The goods were back, Zhang Hao and the others were rescued, Xu Hu of the Ma Gang (dock gang) also lost face, Yu Mingyuan slapped Tang Baiqing, and in the end, Mingyuan Company didn't pay any economic price.

On the surface, Yu Mingyuan led everyone to a complete victory in this contest, and vented all the anger they needed to. But from a future perspective, Mingyuan Trading Company is actually facing a situation where there is no business to do.

...

Two days later.

Su Tianyu arranged things for the brothers who were injured in this incident, and organized people to distribute the recovered goods. After dealing with the follow-up matters, he went to the company.

In the office, Yu Mingyuan was wearing a white shirt, sitting on the sofa, smoking a cigarette fiercely.

"Brother Yuan!" Su Tianyu walked in, greeted Yu Mingyuan, and sat next to him, "I've finished all the things that needed to be done."

Yu Mingyuan nodded, "It's good if it's arranged properly."

Su Tianyu looked at Yu Mingyuan, and didn't take the initiative to talk about the company's current situation, because he was the boss, and since he had made a choice, he should control the direction.

Sure enough, after taking two puffs of cigarettes, Yu Mingyuan turned his head to look at Su Tianyu and said, "Having offended the Ma Gang and the port authorities, it will be difficult to get goods in the future."

"Yes." Su Tianyu nodded in agreement.

"Do you have any good ideas?" Yu Mingyuan asked.

"We have to find new connections and rebuild the chain of interests." Su Tianyu replied, resting his chin. "The Ma Gang and the port authorities will definitely retaliate, but we can't rush it. We have to sort things out before deciding how to fight back."

"Do you have any specific ideas?" Yu Mingyuan asked.

"I'm thinking, but it's not perfect yet." Su Tianyu replied softly, "Let's walk on two legs. On the one hand, we make connections, and on the other hand, we think about countermeasures."

"Doesn't Wang Daolin have connections in the customs? If he can help build a new channel, I don't mind giving him a share." Yu Mingyuan said.

"My second uncle will talk to him about his side. They are comrades-in-arms, so it's easy to talk to him." Su Tianyu replied, "I'll give you a letter after they finish talking."

"Okay!"

Yu Mingyuan suddenly stood up, walked to the desk, opened the drawer, took out some documents from it, and placed them on the table in front of Su Tianyu, saying, "Take a look."

Su Tianyu heard this, picked up the documents, and glanced through them. He saw that these were all condition lists and related courseware materials for applying for customs civil servants.

"What's this about?" Su Tianyu asked, raising his head.

"Next year, you should apply for a civil service position, and choose the customs industry, preferably the coast guard, or the anti-smuggling department." Yu Mingyuan leaned down and sat down, picked up his teacup and said, "I'll help you operate it then."

Su Tianyu asked with a blank expression, "This is...letting me infiltrate the enemy?"

"Damn it, it's better to rely on yourself than to ask anyone else." Yu Mingyuan said bluntly, "This line of work won't be short-term. It's much more convenient to have one of our own at the official level. It just so happens that you want to take the civil service exam, so choose this one."

"Shouldn't you discuss this with me first?" Su Tianyu asked.

"If you go to the exam, I'll spend money to train you, encourage you, and help you operate it; if you don't go, I don't care which department you go to." Yu Mingyuan said very realistically.

Su Tianyu looked at the documents and immediately began to backtrack, "The Dragon City is a port city, the customs department has real power, and the promotion channels are quite wide, so it's actually a good choice!"

"It's more than just a good choice!" Yu Mingyuan replied, picking up the conversation, "The current four district chiefs of Dragon City, seven or eight heads of major special zone departments, and the current mayor all came from the customs. Seventy percent of the city's economy relies on seaport trade. On a larger scale, the customs department can quickly accumulate political achievements and qualifications; on a smaller scale, this is a very lucrative place. If you do well, you can become a sea king!"

"Okay, for the sake of this sea king, I'll study it." Su Tianyu agreed with a smile.

Yu Mingyuan grinned, lowered his head and glanced at his watch and said, "Let's go, come out with me and meet someone."

"Who are we meeting?" Su Tianyu asked.

"You'll know when you get there." Yu Mingyuan stood up and called out, "Let's go."

...

Within Tianhong Port.

Tang Baiqing, covered in sweat, drove his car hastily to an entertainment city belonging to the Ma Gang.

Inside the lobby, a manager who was chatting with a young lady at the front desk saw Tang Baiqing walking in covered in sweat with a pale face, and immediately greeted him and asked, "What's wrong, Brother Tang?"

Tang Baiqing was breathing heavily, frowned and replied, "Get me some, quick!"

"Come, come, quickly come into the private room!" The manager immediately understood what the other party meant, led him to the second floor, entered a private room with a hidden door, and then took out needles, rubber tubes, and other equipment from the cabinet.

Two minutes later, Tang Baiqing lay on the sofa with a ruddy complexion and refreshed spirit, "Call...call a woman over."

"Okay." The manager smiled, pushed the door open and walked out.

Tang Baiqing curled up on the sofa, just wanting to relax for a while, when the phone in his pocket rang.

"Hello? Dad!"

Tang Baiqing saw the caller ID and immediately sat up straight and pressed the answer button.

"Where are you?"

"I'm at work!"

"...Did you break up with the Yu family?" Tang's father asked in a cold voice.

Tang Baiqing touched his head and replied in a low voice, "Dad, it's not that I broke up with them, it's that the Yu family didn't take us seriously at all. The Ma Gang saw that Yu Mingyuan's business was getting bigger and bigger, and they were unhappy and wanted to take a share. I helped mediate in the middle, but who knew that Yu Mingyuan would turn against me!"

"...How many times have I told you? Although the Ma Gang and the customs unit have a close relationship, your identities are different! You are a civil servant, and you should stay out of trouble, especially in ground conflicts. You shouldn't show up and fight them head-on." Tang's father scolded with annoyance, "In this matter, you could have been the good guy, but now you've not only broken up with the Yu family, but you've also put yourself in a position where you have to help the dockworkers. You're such an idiot!"

Tang Baiqing didn't dare to argue back as he listened to his father's scolding.

Tang Baiqing's life has been extremely unsatisfactory recently. For the previous case, the Tang family didn't know how much money and connections they had spent to suppress the matter. Now, after all this trouble, he has fallen out with the Yu family again. In short, in the past few months, nothing has gone smoothly for Tang Baiqing, and his emotions are very depressed.

In the phone call, Tang's father's scolding continued. Tang Baiqing loosened his collar. His mood, which had just relaxed, began to become agitated again, and he was so angry that he immediately gave himself another shot on the spot.

...

In a Chinese restaurant in Zha Nan District.

After Su Tianyu sat in the private room and ordered the food, he whispered to Yu Mingyuan, "Who is it anyway? Do I know them?"

"Bang!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a man strode in. When Su Tianyu saw him, he said in surprise, "Damn, you're meeting him!"