Chapter 318: 319. Chapter 315: Helping Him Is Helping Yourself

319. Chapter 315: Helping Him Is Helping Yourself

After returning from Lanse's office, many of the young people staying here were asking Allen what Lanse had wanted him for.

Allen handled his interpersonal relationships well among these young people, and since he had saved Erwen, everyone knew about it. Although he wasn't a captain yet, just an ordinary member, no one looked down on him.

As long as Erwen was still alive, and as long as the relationship between Lanse and Erwen remained good, Allen would certainly be valued by these two people.

But the opportunity to be called directly to Lanse's office like today was rare.

Sometimes others would come to notify them of what to do, or a captain would come to take some people away; Lanse didn't often issue instructions to them directly.

That was why they were curious about why Lanse had let Allen go.

Allen had an irrepressible smile on his face. He pursed his lips and didn't tell the truth, "There's something that needs me to do it. The captains all have their own work right now."

"I need a few people to cooperate with me." He looked at those who had all stood up, pointed at two guys he had a good relationship with, and finally, after his gaze swept back and forth several times, it landed on a newcomer named Beinuo.

Beinuo, this young man, had only joined the Lanse family for two months, but he had already become good friends with everyone and could talk to anyone.

He had a cheerful and outgoing personality, but he wasn't the aggressive type.

Unlike some people who insisted on making themselves the "core" in people's eyes and wanted everyone to revolve around them.

Beinuo was a guy who was easy to communicate with and also suitable to be a friend; no one would refuse to become his friend.

So, he finally picked Beinuo's name.

Beinuo waved his fist, "I knew you wouldn't forget me, Allen."

He bumped fists with Allen. Both were young people who could chat, and their relationship had always been good.

"Are we leaving now?"

Having found three people, the manpower was already enough. This was just a small matter, and Allen didn't intend to find too many people. Recently, the Imperial District hadn't been very peaceful, and Lanse could launch an attack on the Wolf Gang and the Port District at any time. Having three people to help him was already enough.

They went to the gunsmith's side to collect the weapons needed for this job—

Four alloy baseball bats from the sailing team, and one 1212 semi-automatic pistol.

Allen carried the pistol, and everyone had a baseball bat.

Before establishing the family rules, Lanse understood one principle very well: when a person faces an offense, as long as he has a weapon in his arms that can be used to kill the other party, he will not choose to retreat!

Especially young people, who often make some extreme behaviors under impulse.

Lanse didn't want the Lanse family to become "fear" itself, and he didn't want people to show worry and fear when talking about them. Therefore, during operations, except for special actions where a firefight was bound to happen, only captains and the like would be equipped with guns for ordinary tasks, just in case.

After getting the weapons, the group went to Meiluo's side to collect funds. Five hundred dollars was already a lot for this era.

There was also a car.

The four of them drove the car toward the industrial district. Along the way, Allen was telling them about the mission for this job.

"Find the guy, or company, behind the scenes who is tripping up the factory, and then wait for Lanse's instructions."

Allen allocated the workflow for this job clearly, and naturally, no one had any objections. It was a very simple job.

After work in the evening, the workers in the factory left their workstations. These workers were clearly divided into two parts.

One part was a small group, but this small group was clearly more attractive because people were constantly joining them.

The other group appeared relatively loose, walking in groups of three or five.

Those who looked more united were composed of skilled workers and union workers, while among the loose part, many were people who had come over from Lanse's office.

They didn't have their own work cards, were unwilling to pay union dues, and at the same time, didn't have the qualifications to pay.

Not everyone could pay dues to become a union member. First, you had to have your own work card, and this step blocked the idea of all illegal immigrants joining the union.

Actually, this was a very wrong manifestation. The unity of workers didn't mean "union workers united together"; it should be "the working class united together."

Clearly, the people who first shouted these slogans, as well as the Labor Federation and various industry unions established later, had gradually deviated from their original track.

Several workers separated at the intersection. They didn't notice that a car had been following them behind.

One of the guys walked alone toward another road, and Allen decided it was him.

The car accelerated and stopped a little ahead of him. This movement made the worker curse a few times in his heart, although he didn't move his mouth.

While yearning to become such a person, he cursed these people at the same time; this was actually very common.

After the three of them got down, they all looked at him. Although the worker didn't know why they looked like they were coming for him, as a federal citizen and a resident of New Jincheng, his first thought was to run!

He turned around and ran toward the road he came from almost without any hesitation. Allen cursed. Before he had even started running, Beinuo rushed out, his speed extremely fast!

In just that moment of hesitation, Beinuo was already about to catch up to him. Allen and another person also chased after him.

Seeing that the man was about to run out of the street corner, where a shout would surely attract his fellow workers, Beinuo used all his strength and reached out to push forward.

Both of them lost their balance at almost the same time, falling heavily to the ground, and the fall was not light.

By the time Allen ran over, Beinuo was riding on top of the other party.

"You're injured!" Allen was a little worried. Beinuo's arms were both severely scraped, his clothes were torn, and there should be other wounds on his body.

But Beinuo had an indifferent look on his face, "Just a small injury."

He panted and gave the guy on the ground a punch, "I'm asking you something, why are you running?"

The fallen worker was also bruised and swollen, with large abrasions on his face and arms. He wailed, "I'll say anything, don't hurt me!"

Beinuo stood up from him, panting heavily, grabbed his collar, lifted him up, and pushed him against the wall on the side of the road.

Having just fallen heavily, and now being pushed against the wall, he felt like his whole body was about to fall apart!

"Don't hurt me, I feel like I'm about to die!"

Beinuo was just about to swing his fist to give this guy a few hits to let him feel what it was like to be truly about to die, but Allen stopped him.

He walked in front of this person, "Listen, there's one question. If you tell me, not only will I let you go, but I'll also give you ten dollars."

"But if you lie, I will find you again."

He also took out two five-dollar bills, holding them with his index and middle fingers, which made him feel that his approach was very cool.

The thing he liked most was watching Lanse and those captains spend money. He felt that those actions were simply cool!

He had always wanted to do this, but he just never had the opportunity.

After all, no matter what was done, he couldn't be the one in the spotlight; he could only be one of the background boards, even if it was an important background board.

But now, he enjoyed this moment.

Between choosing to be beaten up and taking ten dollars to leave, the worker wisely chose to compromise, "What do you want to know?"

Allen asked the question he cared about, "After the 15th ends, which factory did you agree to work at?"

The worker immediately realized where the problem was, "Are you people from Laini?"

He couldn't believe this was true!

Usually, Laini never showed these things. Although some people said that the boss behind Laini might know Debbie from the local Labor Federation, it was just a Debbie.

As a frontline skilled worker, he really didn't take Debbie seriously; she was actually just like that.

The current Labor Federation actually didn't have strong binding power over skilled workers; instead, they relied more on the solidarity of skilled workers because only when a large number of skilled workers were united did the Labor Federation have power and value.

On the contrary, if skilled workers didn't take them seriously, skilled workers themselves wouldn't lack job opportunities, but the Labor Federation would lose its weight in speaking, so Debbie couldn't stop them from leaving.

This is also the reason why the Labor Federation sent a state-level vice president to visit the Dockworkers Union competition!

They were seeking ways to try to restrain skilled workers. They had thought of many ways before, but they all failed.

And Lanse provided them with an effective method, which was the Lanse-White grading system!

They could propose to capitalists to pay wages according to the grade of the job, so that the Labor Federation would have a way to control the workers.

What grade of worker you are is decided by the Labor Federation. If you don't listen to the Labor Federation, the federation will directly lower your grade, and capitalists will certainly not pay you according to your original grade.

Perhaps this wouldn't have a huge impact on those top-tier workers, but how many top-tier workers are there in the entire federation?

The grading system mentioned by Lanse provided them with such an excellent solution, so what was wrong with giving him a name?

So no one opposed directly using Lanse's name to name this grading system. It would be groundbreaking, revolutionary, and subversive!

Of course, these had nothing to do with the present. This worker was shocked that someone like Laini, who looked so easy to get along with, also had these people behind him. This made him a little surprised, but he also felt it was reasonable.

In New Jincheng, if you want to do business well, how can you do it without some reliable power?

Either you know people in the underworld, or you know people in the police; you always have to know a few!

He looked at these people, and his gaze finally landed on the person in front of him, "I don't know. They said they would take us to the new factory on the morning of the 16th, and there are forty dollars a month."

Forty dollars, even if it was just a small increase compared to before, for ordinary people, this was already a huge change.

"Tell me that name!"

The worker said the name of the team leader who taught him how to sew clothes quickly, and at the same time, he felt a little guilty, "Can I go now?"

Allen stepped aside two steps. He walked two steps slowly. Seeing that they didn't intend to deal with him, the abrasions caused by the fall suddenly began to hurt. He grinned and was just about to leave when Allen's shout came from behind, "Wait a minute."

The expression on his face, "I'm having such bad luck," changed into resignation. He turned around slowly, sighed, and said with some flattery, "What else do you want to ask?"

"Your ten dollars."

Nailed it!

Allen, learning the feeling of Lanse or Erwen, handed over the money with his fingers, "I am a person who keeps his word."

He didn't care if the worker was happy, anyway, he was happy himself. That feeling of slightly raising his chin made him feel good from his hair to his toes!

The worker took the money and thanked him before leaving. When he left, the wounds on his body didn't seem to hurt so much anymore.

Allen only knew the name but didn't know the person. He first called Lanse, and then Lanse let him make another call.

Not long after, the person on the other end of the phone gave them an address.

People from the police station, although the other party didn't introduce their identity, Allen could guess it.

"Only the police can find the address so quickly, so I said, following the Boss is our most correct choice!"

"Look at the whole New Jincheng, who can be like us?"

"The police not only don't look for trouble with us, but instead become friends with us!"

He glanced at Beinuo, "I'll tell you a secret, don't tell anyone else."

While driving, he couldn't help but blurt out this result that excited him.

Some words are hard to hide. Allen was still young, and he had a strong desire to perform. After he finished showing off, he couldn't help it anymore.

"What?"

The other three asked.

Allen said in a tone of "I told you not to tell others, but you must not tell," "I might be promoted to captain!"

His two good buddies were truly happy for him, and Beinuo soon became full of smiles, saying things like he would follow Allen in the future.

From the compliments of the three people, Allen once again gained huge satisfaction, and his whole person felt transparent!

It was like nostrils that had been blocked for several days suddenly cleared up, as if one breath could suck the air into the brain!

The car soon stopped outside an apartment in the Imperial District. Most of the people working in the industrial district lived in the Imperial District and the Port District. It was very close to the industrial district, and the housing prices and rent were also very cheap, making it the most suitable place for poor people to live.

They easily knocked open the door, found the skilled worker, and forced the name of a factory out of his mouth.

It was already late, past eight o'clock. Allen took the three of them to buy something to eat on the side of the road and then returned to the dormitory.

The Lanse family supplied alcohol to members, but it also cost money, though it was only charged at cost price, and everyone had a limited supply.

It wasn't that they were afraid of them reselling it; a small amount of resale by one person couldn't affect the family's entire alcohol business. Lanse was afraid that they would become alcoholics!

In an environment where ordinary people couldn't come into contact with any high-level serious dependencies, alcohol became an addictive substance that they could easily come into contact with and which was very harmful.

He didn't want his subordinates to be alcoholics; not only was it ugly and smelly, but it was also easy to mess up work.

The four of them ate for a while, drank a little wine, and then returned to their respective rooms.

The next day, Beinuo got up early. He went out for a trip, found a safe place, and made a call to Officer Lukaer.

"You haven't called me for a long time. I even suspected if you have really joined them!"

"However, you still have to be careful. If they find out you are an undercover agent, you already know how they deal with undercover agents!"

This sentence sounded like a reminder to be careful, but it also sounded like a warning to him, warning him that if he didn't provide information according to the agreement, Officer Lukaer would have a way to expose his identity.

Beinuo frowned slightly. He didn't like Officer Lukaer's way of speaking, but considering that he could help himself eventually become an agent of the Hazardous Materials Management Bureau, he endured it for the time being.

"I've been busy patrolling the streets these days, Officer Lukaer. You wouldn't think that a new character like me could attend their core meetings, would you?"

This sentence left Officer Lukaer speechless. He could only hum twice, "You'd better not forget!"

He paused for a while, "What's the matter with calling this time?"

Beinuo lit a cigarette. He originally thought that betrayal wouldn't have much burden, but in reality, there was still some.

"There is a factory in the factory district that has a relationship with Lanse and the others. They encountered some competitors. I'm dealing with this matter today. I don't know if it's of any use to you."

"In addition, the person I'm following, named Allen, is about to be promoted to captain. Do you understand what I mean?"

Officer Lukaer certainly understood, "You need me to help you?"

Beinuo didn't deny it, "If I can perform more brilliantly on Allen's side and let him get more appreciation from Lanse, he will be able to attend core meetings."

"He saved Erwen and can be considered their core peripheral character, just a little bit away from entering the core!"

"Our relationship is very good. If he can join the core meeting, then I will be able to get more intelligence about the core of the Lanse family from him."

Officer Lukaer thought seriously for a while and then asked, "How do you want me to help you?"

Beinuo looked around; there was no one on the street, "I heard they plan to go to war with the Wolf Gang. The Wolf Gang opened a bar here and was strafed by them."

"I believe that if I can provide the specific location of one or two Wolf Gang bars, it will be of great help for Allen to be promoted to captain and enter the core meeting!"

Officer Lukaer soon refused, "How can I know what you don't know?"

"Come on, Officer Lukaer, you know, all of us know, you and the Wolf Gang are actually in the same group!"

This sentence made Officer Lukaer a little flushed and a little annoyed, "That's them, not me!"

He paused while speaking, and then gave him an address, "I heard there is a bar here. The specific situation inside is not very clear. You have to go and figure it out yourselves!" ===== CHAPTER 319 =====