Chapter 367: Recruiting a Junior

They greeted each other.

Wu An looked curious, and Gao Qiangqi said, "Earlier his father had a little dispute with some vendors in their town, then he came to our town, and it just so happened that I was collecting the goods."

"Later, whenever they came to our side, they always looked for me."

Fan Dali said, "Boss Gao is a good person, helped us settle the matter."

Fan Xiao Zhu also wore a grateful expression.

Wu An didn't ask further; they're all people with stories.

Gao Qiangqi looked at them and asked, "What is this for you?"

Fan Dali scratched his head and said, "Here's the thing: the day before yesterday the three of us—father and sons—went out to sea, met Wu An and his group on the water, and we all dropped a Crab Pot together."

"We rode his good luck."

"We made a good amount of money, and I treated him to a meal as a token of appreciation."

Fan Xiao Zhu, like a repeat machine, said, "Thanks to Wu An for leading us to earn big money."

Gao Qiangqi brightened, laughing, "You followed Wu An, that counts as your luck."

"Alright, I won't disturb you any more."

"A An, Qin Zong seems to have something for you."

Wu An's mind sparked, and he followed Gao Qiangqi to a side.

The two of them came to an empty private room.

They closed the door.

Gao Qiangqi took out a Cigarette, and Wu An saw a lighter on the table, picked it up and with a "snap" lit the Cigarette for him.

Gao Qiangqi smiled, "You've even learned this trick."

Wu An said, "What's the point of giving you a light?"

Gao Qiangqi patted him.

Wu An still couldn't hold back and asked, "Qiang Ge, any progress?"

"Yes." Gao Qiangqi sat down, took out his phone, and said, "Your suspicion is spot on; it was Ma Weiqun leading people to do it."

Wu An nodded.

He looked at the video on the phone and opened it.

The man in the video was drinking, with no sign of coercion—at least none could be seen from the video; he had been drinking a bit too much, his face flushed.

Next to him was a girl, with an ordinary look and average figure, but dressed fairly fashionably; her makeup was a bit heavy, looking like a smoky eye, giving a slightly decadent vibe, as if girls around here favor that style.

The girl made the man facing the camera speak properly.

The man actually obeyed and said it out loud.

Wu An looked up at Gao Qiangqi, "Qiang Ge, how did you manage that?"

That's just too amazing.

A beauty trap?

Gao Qiangqi laughed, "When I checked, it was a coincidence: this guy named Du Shuai, a scrawny fellow, is a classmate of one of my employees, and even more coincidentally, that employee said Du Shuai likes his sister."

"Don't deny it, the beauty trap is simple but indeed effective."

"Give him some drink, and he'll spill everything."

"Ma Weiqun leading them, it's not the first time they've done this; they're repeat offenders."

"However, this time is unusual; Ma Weiqun took them straight into unfamiliar waters, heading straight for you."

"Ma Weiqun said someone guided them."

Wu An asked, "Who?"

Gao Qiangqi shook his head, "He doesn't know either, but Ma Weiqun said he produced a tenth, claiming it was a gratuity, in cash."

Wu An said, "Then we learned too late; I guess Ma Weiqun has already met that person, and there's no way to investigate, we can only…"

He looked at Gao Qiangqi.

Gao Qiangqi also looked at him.

The two said in unison, "One more time, follow the trail."

Gao Qiangqi smiled, "Feasible."

"That Ma Weiqun brat specializes in dirty work; there are many people on the ship."

"You need to be prepared."

Wu An nodded and said, "Qiang Ge, the main part is still on you…"

"Don't worry."

"…"

The two chatted in the private room for a while, settled the matter; Wu An was about to leave when Gao Qiangqi seemed to recall something and said, "The Fan family brothers are still decent."

"I see they invited you to a meal, still coming here, truly a huge expense."

"Probably they want you to lead."

"If you think the problem isn't big, just take them; on the sea, more helpers are beneficial."

Wu An nodded, indicating he understood.

Gao Qiangqi has a "professional disease"; wherever he goes, he can make friends.

He also had to admit, the big boss has something; his eyes are sharp, he reads people accurately, and just from a glance he saw the Fan family brothers' intentions.

He had considered that, which is why he agreed to have this drink with the Fan family brothers.

After Wu An left the private room, Gao Qiangqi took out his phone, called an employee, chatted for a while, and only felt at ease after arranging everything properly.

He has to pay attention to the little junior's matter.

……

Wu An returned, and A Qing curiously asked: "Brother, you've been gone so long, what's up?"

Just a small matter.

Wu An took a sip of wine to wet his throat.

He ate two bites of vegetables.

Fan Dali offered another toast.

Wu An clinked glasses with him, drank, and said: "You're friends with Qiang Ge; given that connection, we're friends too, Brother Dali—just tell me if you need anything."

Fan Dali, emboldened by the drink, said his goal was to follow him in the future and shout to join him when going out to sea.

Fan Xiao Zhu added: "We've heard you're lucky; we want to share in your luck."

Wu An raised an eyebrow and asked: "Isn't that enough of a freebie?"

The Fan brothers' faces were already flushed; hearing this question, they looked extremely embarrassed, just about to explain—but before they could say anything, Wu An smiled and said: "If you want to follow, then follow."

You two brothers are fine; I don't really mind.

As for earnings, nobody can guarantee anything for you.

However, I have one condition.

If we run into any trouble at sea and need your help, you have to help.

Upon hearing this, the Fan brothers were delighted, like two gorillas—more precisely, one like a gorilla, the other like a skinny monkey—thumping their chests with a bang-bang sound, they swore: "Wu An, no matter what trouble comes, we'll be the first to step up, taking the lead."

Wu An smiled: "Just call me A An."

A Qing was also very happy.

Brother has taken on a little brother.

Roughly speaking, he also has a little brother now.

Good.

Great.

Think back two months ago—they were hanging out and couldn't even compare to village ruffians; now they have tough guys coming to pay their respects.

Brother is really impressive.

But A Qing also thinks he's pretty impressive.

Look at his vision—he's been following Brother since childhood.

In Water Margin, he'd at least be considered a second-in-command.

A Qing thinks about it and still feels pretty proud.

Leaving the restaurant, Fan Dali took cigarettes and alcohol from his motorcycle and gave them to Wu An—two packs of Zhonghua, two bottles of Tianzhi Lan—and said: "A An, don't disdain them."

This trip really profited from your luck—we made money.

Don't disdain them.

Wu An refused: "No need for that—you say you're just riding my luck, but the catch hauling up the crab pots isn't my doing, and besides, the catch is all your hard work pulling it up."

"A An, please keep it—we'll still be following you later." Fan Dali said while speaking, directly shoved it into A Qing's hand; A Qing didn't refuse and took hold of it.

After chatting a bit about nothing much, the Fan brothers first rode off on their motorcycles.

It was still early; Wu An called Mai Hangyu, who soon arrived on his motorcycle. Wu An parked his three-wheeled motorcycle at the market, and the two of them got directly onto Mai Hangyu's motorcycle.

This motorcycle is big enough that three people can squeeze in and sit.