Chapter 39 Heavy Rainy Night
More than two months had passed in a flash, and the Chinese Lunar New Year was approaching.
During this time, the lives of Su Tianyu and his companions had not changed much. The dirty gang's business continued to operate as usual, and they had even completed three more smuggling deals under the table.
With the success of the first delivery, the quantity of goods in the following deliveries continued to increase. On their last trip, Su Tianyu and his team unloaded more than 400 crates of goods from the ship, and the three speedboats originally used for delivery had increased to seven. Overall, the business at sea was becoming clearer, and the team's division of labor was becoming more defined.
As the business grew, the amount of money earned by the group also increased. From the initial two thousand yuan, it slowly grew to four, six, and in the end, nearly eighty thousand yuan for the last delivery to Su's family.
This huge profit also increased the enthusiasm of Su, Bai, and Kong families to work in this field. By the time they completed their third deal, Su Zhengcai, the Bai family's patriarch, and the Kong family's elder had already begun to establish new relationships and contact new sources of goods. This was because Yu Mingyuan had already stated that the supply of goods could be increased as long as they could distribute them quickly and had channels to do so.
However, until the new sales channels were established, the proportion of the team's division of earnings remained unchanged, and the Su, Bai, and Kong families still received a ten percent share.
To be honest, this division of earnings was slightly high, as the work done by the Su, Bai, and Kong families had no technical barriers. At most, they could use their garbage trucks as cover during distribution to reduce the risk of exposure. But this was not enough to warrant a ten percent share.
Therefore, the price offered by Yu Mingyuan was more due to the potential of the three families in expanding sales channels. They all had regional circles, and once they opened up new channels, the amount of goods sold could increase several times. So it was normal to give them more money at the beginning to support them.
—---
On Saturday evening, it started to rain heavily in Dragon City. The thunderous sounds outside and the foggy mist covered the air.
In Su's garbage dump, Su Tianyu sat in his office in the south of the city, holding the phone and speaking to Yu Mingyuan: "There will be more goods arriving tomorrow night, right?"
"Yes," Yu Mingyuan nodded. "Arrange it in advance. Distribute the goods normally."
"Alright, got it." Su Tianyu hung up his phone and stretched lazily. "Damn, I have to stay up late again tomorrow night."
"If you're tired, I'll ask Tianbei to cover for you," Su Tiannan offered.
"No need, I only do one or two jobs a month. I don't want to trouble Second Brother," Su Tianyu replied with a smile, pointing to the door. "I'm going to talk to Wu Shixiong for a bit."
"Okay," Su Tiannan nodded.
Su Tianyu walked out of the main building, holding an umbrella, and went to the side of the workshop. He stood under the rain cover and shouted, "Wu Shixiong!"
"I'm coming, Little Yu!" Wu Shixiong bent over and ran out.
"Tomorrow night, we'll be picking up some goods. You need to get everything ready over at the third-story building today," Su Tianyu said softly. "Check all the tools and diesel, and call Zhang Hao if anything's missing."
"Okay... Okay, I got it," Wu Shixiong replied. He was the team's warehouse manager, and Su Tianyu not only let him stay for free in the third-story building but also gave him an extra 300 yuan a month for managing the equipment and tools.
"Alright, that's it. I'm going back now."
"Okay," Wu Shixiong also responded, "I'm off work now, so I'll... head back."
"Be safe!"
"I... I will, Little Yu," Wu Shixiong grinned.
After the two finished their discussion, Su Tianyu drove his car back home, while Wu Shixiong, wearing a raincoat and riding a bicycle, took over forty minutes to reach the third-story building.
Around the beach, the waves were crashing and the wind was howling.
Wu Shixiong stopped his bicycle and looked up to see a police car and two off-road vehicles parked in front of the third-story building. The lights inside the building were also on.
Wu Shixiong wasn't surprised by the scene, as Tang Baiqing and his colleagues worked nearby. They often came to this third-story building to play cards when they were on night duty, essentially avoiding work. While regular marine police patrolled the sea, these second-generation rich kids, who had connections, preferred to avoid staying on a boat overnight. They would just clock in at the unit during working hours, then use patrolling as an excuse to take the car out and kill time somewhere else.
Not only did Tang Baiqing and his group play cards here from time to time, but they also made time to party and chase girls in Longkou. Their carefree life seemed very stylish.
Wu Shixiong, wearing a raincoat, hurriedly walked into the third-story building and saw Tang Baiqing and six or seven others playing Texas hold'em by the table. They were betting big, with the largest denomination of cash piled up on the table.
"Hey Tang ge, Zhou ge, you guys are here!" Wu Shixiong greeted them.
"Did Foolish Xiong finish work?" Tang Baiqing asked with a smile.
"Yeah," Wu Shixiong nodded, not correcting the way they addressed him. It seemed that he had already gotten used to it.
"Damn it, we're out of water and booze." Tang Baiqing casually picked up three hundred yuan bills from the table and handed them directly to Wu Shixiong, saying, "Go buy some and get some snacks, spicy ones, and the rest of the money is yours."
"Okay, Tang ge!" Wu Shixiong nodded and headed out on his bike to the supermarket three or four kilometers away.
Meanwhile, the others continued playing cards, with Tang Baiqing doing well and winning three or four thousand yuan in just over 20 minutes. However, an unexpected visitor arrived.
At around nine in the evening, a stylishly dressed girl arrived in a white car and barged into the small building on the third-story building.
Tang Baiqing heard the commotion and turned around, frowning and habitually sniffing, "Why are you here?"
"Tang Baiqing, are you human? I've been calling you for days, and you don't answer. What's going on with you?" The girl's face was not good, with a sickly white complexion. She glared at Tang Baiqing and went to the table, disrupting the cards, "You have to give me an explanation today!"
"What the hell are you doing?" Tang Baiqing stood up abruptly, pushing the woman away, "I'm playing cards, can't you see?"
The two of them argued fiercely, and the others around them could no longer play. So they all gathered their own money and stood up.
"Let's call it a night, Old Tang."
"You two should stop fighting and talk things out."
"...!"
The crowd bid their farewells with much chatter and left the third-story building, each with their own belongings, leaving the room to Tang Baiqing and the woman.
Outside, the rain poured heavily, making a loud noise.
Inside, the room was dimly lit, with a heavy atmosphere.
Tang Baiqing sat on the sofa, lit a cigarette, and took two deep puffs. "Are you crazy? Why did you have to involve me in your affairs?" he asked.
"Are you even speaking human language?" the girl retorted. "You had your fun and now you don't care about anyone else? Well, I'm telling you, I'm pregnant! You better figure out what to do!"
"What do you want me to do?" Tang Baiqing frowned and asked. "Do you want me to marry you? I already have someone, you know?"
"What about me?"
"Get an abortion. I'll give you some money," Tang Baiqing said as he sniffed, threw the cigarette butt away, and turned to leave.
The woman was enraged by his attitude, grabbed his arm, and shouted, "Are you using me as a stepping stone? Today, you have to give me an explanation!"
"Don't touch me, let go!" Tang Baiqing struggled to free himself and leave.
The girl broke down in tears, hit and scratched Tang Baiqing, and screamed, "If you don't give me an explanation, I'll go to your girlfriend's house. If I'm not good, no one will be!"
"You're insane!" Tang Baiqing tried to control his emotions, but he had many bad habits in his life. He could restrain himself in front of strangers, but he could be temperamental with acquaintances. The girl kept harassing him and even hit him, so he became furious. "You're on your own. You loved it, so go ahead and report it to whoever you want!"
"Don't think I won't do it. I'll go to your house and your girlfriend's house tomorrow, and we'll see who wins."
"Go to hell! Are you not done yet?" Tang Baiqing was fed up, grabbed an object from the cabinet without thinking, and threw it at her.
"Bang!"
The girl's body stiffened for a moment while they were still struggling playfully. Tang Baiqing pushed her away and said, "Get out!"
The girl fell to the ground, and her body twitched. Tang Baiqing turned to leave, but he instinctively looked back when he heard her fall.
On the ground, the girl's eyes rolled back, and her body twitched. Blood flowed visibly from her temple and the back of her head.
Tang Baiqing was stunned.
"Clang!"
The door opened, and a burly young man entered, carrying several food bags, drenched in water.
Chapter 39 Heavy Rainy Night
More than two months had passed in a flash, and the Chinese Lunar New Year was approaching.
During this time, the lives of Su Tianyu and his companions had not changed much. The dirty gang's business continued to operate as usual, and they had even completed three more smuggling deals under the table.
With the success of the first delivery, the quantity of goods in the following deliveries continued to increase. On their last trip, Su Tianyu and his team unloaded more than 400 crates of goods from the ship, and the three speedboats originally used for delivery had increased to seven. Overall, the business at sea was becoming clearer, and the team's division of labor was becoming more defined.
As the business grew, the amount of money earned by the group also increased. From the initial two thousand yuan, it slowly grew to four, six, and in the end, nearly eighty thousand yuan for the last delivery to Su's family.
This huge profit also increased the enthusiasm of Su, Bai, and Kong families to work in this field. By the time they completed their third deal, Su Zhengcai, the Bai family's patriarch, and the Kong family's elder had already begun to establish new relationships and contact new sources of goods. This was because Yu Mingyuan had already stated that the supply of goods could be increased as long as they could distribute them quickly and had channels to do so.
However, until the new sales channels were established, the proportion of the team's division of earnings remained unchanged, and the Su, Bai, and Kong families still received a ten percent share.
To be honest, this division of earnings was slightly high, as the work done by the Su, Bai, and Kong families had no technical barriers. At most, they could use their garbage trucks as cover during distribution to reduce the risk of exposure. But this was not enough to warrant a ten percent share.
Therefore, the price offered by Yu Mingyuan was more due to the potential of the three families in expanding sales channels. They all had regional circles, and once they opened up new channels, the amount of goods sold could increase several times. So it was normal to give them more money at the beginning to support them.
—---
On Saturday evening, it started to rain heavily in Dragon City. The thunderous sounds outside and the foggy mist covered the air.
In Su's garbage dump, Su Tianyu sat in his office in the south of the city, holding the phone and speaking to Yu Mingyuan: "There will be more goods arriving tomorrow night, right?"
"Yes," Yu Mingyuan nodded. "Arrange it in advance. Distribute the goods normally."
"Alright, got it." Su Tianyu hung up his phone and stretched lazily. "Damn, I have to stay up late again tomorrow night."
"If you're tired, I'll ask Tianbei to cover for you," Su Tiannan offered.
"No need, I only do one or two jobs a month. I don't want to trouble Second Brother," Su Tianyu replied with a smile, pointing to the door. "I'm going to talk to Wu Shixiong for a bit."
"Okay," Su Tiannan nodded.
Su Tianyu walked out of the main building, holding an umbrella, and went to the side of the workshop. He stood under the rain cover and shouted, "Wu Shixiong!"
"I'm coming, Little Yu!" Wu Shixiong bent over and ran out.
"Tomorrow night, we'll be picking up some goods. You need to get everything ready over at the third-story building today," Su Tianyu said softly. "Check all the tools and diesel, and call Zhang Hao if anything's missing."
"Okay... Okay, I got it," Wu Shixiong replied. He was the team's warehouse manager, and Su Tianyu not only let him stay for free in the third-story building but also gave him an extra 300 yuan a month for managing the equipment and tools.
"Alright, that's it. I'm going back now."
"Okay," Wu Shixiong also responded, "I'm off work now, so I'll... head back."
"Be safe!"
"I... I will, Little Yu," Wu Shixiong grinned.
After the two finished their discussion, Su Tianyu drove his car back home, while Wu Shixiong, wearing a raincoat and riding a bicycle, took over forty minutes to reach the third-story building.
Around the beach, the waves were crashing and the wind was howling.
Wu Shixiong stopped his bicycle and looked up to see a police car and two off-road vehicles parked in front of the third-story building. The lights inside the building were also on.
Wu Shixiong wasn't surprised by the scene, as Tang Baiqing and his colleagues worked nearby. They often came to this third-story building to play cards when they were on night duty, essentially avoiding work. While regular marine police patrolled the sea, these second-generation rich kids, who had connections, preferred to avoid staying on a boat overnight. They would just clock in at the unit during working hours, then use patrolling as an excuse to take the car out and kill time somewhere else.
Not only did Tang Baiqing and his group play cards here from time to time, but they also made time to party and chase girls in Longkou. Their carefree life seemed very stylish.
Wu Shixiong, wearing a raincoat, hurriedly walked into the third-story building and saw Tang Baiqing and six or seven others playing Texas hold'em by the table. They were betting big, with the largest denomination of cash piled up on the table.
"Hey Tang ge, Zhou ge, you guys are here!" Wu Shixiong greeted them.
"Did Foolish Xiong finish work?" Tang Baiqing asked with a smile.
"Yeah," Wu Shixiong nodded, not correcting the way they addressed him. It seemed that he had already gotten used to it.
"Damn it, we're out of water and booze." Tang Baiqing casually picked up three hundred yuan bills from the table and handed them directly to Wu Shixiong, saying, "Go buy some and get some snacks, spicy ones, and the rest of the money is yours."
"Okay, Tang ge!" Wu Shixiong nodded and headed out on his bike to the supermarket three or four kilometers away.
Meanwhile, the others continued playing cards, with Tang Baiqing doing well and winning three or four thousand yuan in just over 20 minutes. However, an unexpected visitor arrived.
At around nine in the evening, a stylishly dressed girl arrived in a white car and barged into the small building on the third-story building.
Tang Baiqing heard the commotion and turned around, frowning and habitually sniffing, "Why are you here?"
"Tang Baiqing, are you human? I've been calling you for days, and you don't answer. What's going on with you?" The girl's face was not good, with a sickly white complexion. She glared at Tang Baiqing and went to the table, disrupting the cards, "You have to give me an explanation today!"
"What the hell are you doing?" Tang Baiqing stood up abruptly, pushing the woman away, "I'm playing cards, can't you see?"
The two of them argued fiercely, and the others around them could no longer play. So they all gathered their own money and stood up.
"Let's call it a night, Old Tang."
"You two should stop fighting and talk things out."
"...!"
The crowd bid their farewells with much chatter and left the third-story building, each with their own belongings, leaving the room to Tang Baiqing and the woman.
Outside, the rain poured heavily, making a loud noise.
Inside, the room was dimly lit, with a heavy atmosphere.
Tang Baiqing sat on the sofa, lit a cigarette, and took two deep puffs. "Are you crazy? Why did you have to involve me in your affairs?" he asked.
"Are you even speaking human language?" the girl retorted. "You had your fun and now you don't care about anyone else? Well, I'm telling you, I'm pregnant! You better figure out what to do!"
"What do you want me to do?" Tang Baiqing frowned and asked. "Do you want me to marry you? I already have someone, you know?"
"What about me?"
"Get an abortion. I'll give you some money," Tang Baiqing said as he sniffed, threw the cigarette butt away, and turned to leave.
The woman was enraged by his attitude, grabbed his arm, and shouted, "Are you using me as a stepping stone? Today, you have to give me an explanation!"
"Don't touch me, let go!" Tang Baiqing struggled to free himself and leave.
The girl broke down in tears, hit and scratched Tang Baiqing, and screamed, "If you don't give me an explanation, I'll go to your girlfriend's house. If I'm not good, no one will be!"
"You're insane!" Tang Baiqing tried to control his emotions, but he had many bad habits in his life. He could restrain himself in front of strangers, but he could be temperamental with acquaintances. The girl kept harassing him and even hit him, so he became furious. "You're on your own. You loved it, so go ahead and report it to whoever you want!"
"Don't think I won't do it. I'll go to your house and your girlfriend's house tomorrow, and we'll see who wins."
"Go to hell! Are you not done yet?" Tang Baiqing was fed up, grabbed an object from the cabinet without thinking, and threw it at her.
"Bang!"
The girl's body stiffened for a moment while they were still struggling playfully. Tang Baiqing pushed her away and said, "Get out!"
The girl fell to the ground, and her body twitched. Tang Baiqing turned to leave, but he instinctively looked back when he heard her fall.
On the ground, the girl's eyes rolled back, and her body twitched. Blood flowed visibly from her temple and the back of her head.
Tang Baiqing was stunned.
"Clang!"
The door opened, and a burly young man entered, carrying several food bags, drenched in water.
