Chapter 829: 823. Far-Reaching Considerations (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

Early the next morning, Meng Shu packed his things and found Zhang Ran.

Seeing that he had already made up his mind, Zhang Ran didn't say anything more and took him directly onto the plane.

This time, Zhang Ran didn't even go home; he truly had no time. Of course, one could also see from this just how much importance Zhang Ran placed on this matter.

On the plane, Meng Shu carefully read through some specific documents. Once he had finished reading them entirely, he was shocked once again, despite having already prepared himself mentally.

He finally understood why Zhang Ran had come to find him now; the matter was simply too significant. If it were handed to people who weren't trusted, a major problem could arise from the slightest carelessness.

At the same time, he felt more and more that Zhang Ran's trust in him had not completely dissipated, so Meng Shu made up his mind that this time, he would absolutely not let Zhang Ran down again.

Upon returning to South Africa, Zhang Ran directly called over Yin Long and Li Cheng and the others. Yin Long could be considered part of his core team; at the very least, regarding many matters, aside from He Yong, Yin Long was the one who knew the most.

Moreover, Yin Long could now be considered Zhang Ran's right-hand man, and Zhang Ran entrusted many things to Yin Long to handle.

This time, even He Qing was not allowed to enter, from which one could see just how important this matter was.

Zhang Ran prepared dinner at home; this was the first time in over twenty years that Yin Long and the others had met with Meng Shu.

Chatting while eating was the most appropriate way.

Of course, it was mainly because Zhang Ran didn't have much time; otherwise, he could have let Meng Shu familiarize himself with things first.

Now, he could only let him familiarize himself while working.

"Brother Shu." The moment Li Cheng saw Meng Shu, he excitedly hugged him; they were brothers who had once faced life and death together.

Now that they could finally fight together again, although they were already old, he still felt incomparably excited to be able to fight alongside each other once more.

Meng Shu was also extremely moved.

Yin Long, however, seemed a bit awkward. It wasn't because of anything else, but simply because Meng Shu and his group had actually been set up by him back in the day.

Although the main reason was that Meng Shu and the others were to blame themselves, he had indeed played a role in fanning the flames.

Of course, this also provided an excuse for everyone to be able to gather together now, regardless of what that excuse was.

Meng Shu looked at Yin Long, laughed loudly, and took the initiative to embrace him, "Xiao Long, you've done well, truly."

These words were spoken very sincerely, without a shred of resentment.

Yin Long was silent for a moment, then also hugged him very tightly.

Seeing them finished with their excitement, Zhang Ran smiled and said, "Alright, everyone sit down. Let's eat and talk; there will be plenty of time for you to reminisce later."

Hearing this, the few of them sat down, but they still kept talking about things that had happened over the years.

When Meng Shu had finished listening to what they had to say, he sighed and said, "I don't have your capabilities, and I have failed Brother Zhang's trust."

Compared to Yin Long and Li Cheng, he had achieved nothing, and the things Yin Long and Li Cheng did were actually also for Zhang Ran, just following their own ideas.

Thus, Meng Shu felt that he was a head shorter than them.

However, this also reaffirmed his conviction that he would not let Zhang Ran down again; this time, absolutely not.

Zhang Ran waved his hand and said, "Let the past be the past. Let's not bring up those matters anymore. Starting from today, I still need your help.

Come, I toast you all. Thank you for your help; I will still have to rely on you in the future."

After saying this, Zhang Ran downed his drink in one gulp.

Meng Shu and the others did not hesitate in the slightest and all downed this glass of wine!

Zhang Ran intended to put the past behind them, so he directly began discussing future plans.

"Right now, Lianhua Security is still lacking quite a few management talents. I will arrange for people to search for them, but when the time comes, the main management will still require you two, Orange and Big Tree.

Orange will be responsible for matters regarding force, and Big Tree, you will be responsible for management and some intelligence work.

I hope you can cooperate wholeheartedly," Zhang Ran said.

Meng Shu didn't say much, just nodded seriously, though he understood that he couldn't get too close to Li Cheng in the future.

Although Zhang Ran had brought him back, which proved that Zhang Ran still trusted him, there were still things that needed to be done.

Li Cheng understood this point, and Meng Shu understood it even more clearly.

In fact, it was precisely because of what happened before that Meng Shu would be even more mindful of this aspect.

Li Cheng had the same thought; in the future, he and Meng Shu would likely only be able to maintain a colleague relationship. But this was enough; being able to fight alongside an old comrade-in-arms was already something he had dreamed of.

"Brother Zhang, we are still lacking a supervisor here. To put it plainly, some personnel changes actually still require you, Brother Zhang, to make the final decision.

Also, there is the financial aspect; this also needs supervision. I'm not worried about anything myself; I'm just afraid I might fall back into my old habits," Meng Shu said after some thought.

The old habit he spoke of was being too soft-hearted toward comrades, which would make it difficult for him to handle certain matters.

Of course, this was actually just an excuse. What he needed was for Zhang Ran to have supervision over the Security Company; this way, it could also reduce some of Zhang Ran's suspicions.

A more important point was that he was also preparing for a future successor.

This might be the influence Zhang Ran had brought them; when Zhang Ran did something, he wouldn't just do it as a short-term business.

Moreover, Zhang Ran was being so solemn this time; he definitely wanted to run the Security Company for the long term and turn it into a trump card he could rely on.

Hearing this, Zhang Ran said, "I have considered this point as well. I will make arrangements when the time comes, and it will be incorporated into the Supervision Department. However, the people here will not be on the official record and will still go through the Security Company's accounts."

Hearing Zhang Ran say this, Meng Shu breathed a sigh of relief; this was for the best.

What he wanted now was to expand the strength of the Security Company for Zhang Ran, and at the same time, he would choose to step down again when the time was right, letting a newcomer take over.

As for Li Cheng, Zhang Ran had also considered him. Zhang Ran's first choice for Li Cheng's successor was Scorpion.

Although it was a bit early to consider this now, many things still needed to be prepared in advance.

Li Cheng's successor had to be chosen by him personally, because Zhang Sicheng was truly not familiar with this area at all.

And after such a long time, the assessment of Scorpion was almost complete. The biggest impression he gave Zhang Ran was that keeping him by his side as a bodyguard was a waste of his talents.