Chapter 879 Wei Xiangzuo

Three days later, a little after nine in the morning, Su Tianyu, Yu Mingyuan, Yu Jinrong, and others were sitting on the sofas in the Yu family's living room, drinking tea and watching the Dragon City morning news.

"Yesterday, the Dragon City Police Department held a press conference to respond to the recent criminal cases and large-scale brawls involving unsavory elements in our city. The Police Chief, Lin You, clearly stated that these incidents were caused by some business owners at the Zha Nan docks who disregarded the law and were driven by greed. Numerous individuals were involved with complex identities, but the main culprits have been apprehended, and the cases are under further investigation. Chief Lin You also stated that the Police Department will strengthen the management of port security and increase police force…!"

Sitting on the sofa, Yu Jinrong watched the television and chuckled, "The Dockworkers Association still has connections to the highest levels in Dragon City! Such a big thing, yet the official media didn't mention the association at all, pushing all the blame onto some trading companies and individuals…!"

"If they really pushed them too hard, the docks would be shut down for a few days, and the higher-ups would be very uncomfortable," an officer from the garrison said with a smile. "What the First District Supervisory Committee wants to see is stability, so our Dragon City management is restrained. They want to have a presence, but they don't dare to cause too much trouble, and the Dockworkers Association is also very large. Heh heh, this is the mutual check and balance between different levels."

Yu Jinrong was too lazy to watch the news and directly turned off the TV with the remote control, folding his hands and looking at Su Tianyu, who was drinking tea beside him. "Stop slurping, don't you have anything to say?"

"Huh?" Su Tianyu raised his head. "What's wrong, Uncle Yu?"

"My dad wants to ask you about Wei Xiangzuo," Yu Mingyuan said directly, seeing Su Tianyu pretending to be ignorant.

Su Tianyu put down his teacup and, seeing Yu Jinrong nodding at him, said in front of everyone, "I don't think there's a big problem."

"Zhang Zhengfang is gone, isn't Wei Xiangzuo's power in the Dockworkers Association a bit weaker?" The officer from the garrison also asked Su Tianyu directly.

The Yu family's decision to fully support Wei Xiangzuo was due to various reasons, the most important of which was that Lao Wei had Zhang Zhengfang in his pocket.

Why?

Because taking down Xu Hu wouldn't allow Wei Xiangzuo to ascend to the top in one step, directly becoming the head of Zha Nan District. If he wanted to sit in that position, he had to have the recognition and support of the General Association to be legitimate. Zhang Zhengfang was originally able to give Wei Xiangzuo a lot of support in this step, but now that he was gone, that support naturally no longer existed.

Without Zhang Zhengfang, a very influential member of the Elders Council, Wei Xiangzuo would seem a bit weak relying solely on the support of Dong Zheng from the Fukuoka District and the local forces in Zha Nan. Just the rumors that he killed Gu Tongshan were difficult to whitewash.

Su Tianyu understood everyone's concerns and immediately responded softly, "There are several potential factors that are very beneficial to Wei Xiangzuo."

"Tell me, I'm listening!" Yu Jinrong looked at him and replied.

"The five million I gave Wei Xiangzuo earlier hasn't been spent yet," Su Tianyu replied with a very clear mind. "Now, this money can be put to good use."

"Used where?" Yu Jinrong asked, pressing him.

"Used on the relationship with the Zha Nan Customs," Su Tianyu replied with a smile. "To put it simply, the structure of this Dockworkers Association is a typical pyramid management! The General Association controls the overall situation, while specific management is handled by the halls in each district. This results in a high degree of freedom for each district. As long as they don't violate the rules, they operate independently. Take Zha Nan, for example. When Xu Hu was in charge, the Customs Anti-Smuggling, Coast Guard, Navy, customs checkpoints, and port management departments only recognized him or Wei Xiangzuo, and not necessarily the Dockworkers Association."

Yu Jinrong's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Perhaps those in high positions have close relationships with the upper echelons of the Dockworkers Association, but they are not the ones doing the specific work and are not responsible for management, so the middle and lower levels of Customs also have a lot of say," Su Tianyu said concisely. "Xu Hu is dead, and these people are more willing to see a familiar face take over Zha Nan, because it's convenient, and the rules don't need to be changed, so Wei Xiangzuo only needs to win over those who originally supported Xu Hu. A single sentence from those Customs people can completely make up for the part of the power that Zhang Zhengfang represented."

"That makes sense," the garrison officer nodded slowly.

"Most of the money will be spent on the Customs side," Su Tianyu continued. "Let's analyze it from within the Dockworkers Association. Gu Tongshan's son supports Lao Wei, the people from the Fukuoka District will also support him, plus the local forces in Zha Nan. This power is actually not small. To put it bluntly, if things get to this point and the president of the Dockworkers Association still wants to get rid of Wei Xiangzuo and parachute in a new leader, then what happened a few days ago could easily happen again after a while. If the people in Zha Nan don't accept it, they will still fight. But the aftershocks of this incident haven't dissipated yet, and you continue to stir up trouble. Isn't that courting death?"

Yu Jinrong felt much relieved when he heard this, because he had been worried that Zha Nan would be out of control if Wei Xiangzuo was imprisoned.

Su Tianyu added with a chuckle, "There's also the fact that the Police Department's words carry some weight, after all, they have the power to handle the case! Hehe, Uncle Yu, you can actually contact Chief Lin. As long as he's willing to say a few more words, it's more useful than a hundred sentences from the people below."

Yu Jinrong looked at Su Tianyu with satisfaction, pointed at him, and asked the garrison officer, "How about it, this kid from the Su family is not bad, right?!"

"Quick-witted," the garrison officer nodded. "He's a good seed for plotting conspiracies."

"Haha!"

Everyone laughed. Yu Jinrong stood up and pointed at Su Tianyu, saying, "We made a lot of friends in the police department this time. You can get the money from Mingyuan later and properly express our gratitude to them!"

"I already called Wang Daolin, just waiting for the upper-level funds to be allocated!"

"Don't embezzle anything, or I'll deal with you!" Yu Jinrong reminded him.

"Okay, Uncle Yu!" Su Tianyu responded sweetly.

After everyone finished chatting at the Yu family, Su Tianyu immediately drove Kong Zhenghui and Bai Hongbo to meet Wang Daolin.

…

First District, Hua Du.

An Qiqi, wearing a shiny sports watch on her left wrist, walked through the mall and asked Wawa, "What do you think… what should I buy him?"

"Who?"

"Who else could it be?! Su Liu!"

"Tsk tsk… Su Liu? I'm freaking Shen Qi! That's so sappy." Wawa shivered, glanced at the men's underwear store next to her, and blurted out, "Why not buy him some steel underpants, that way it's good for both of you, to avoid accidental friction."

"Get lost!" An Qiqi spat and scolded, "I'm just returning a gift out of courtesy."

With that, An Qiqi looked at a new store not far away, and her eyes lit up. "What about sending him that?!"