The office.

Li Mingsheng picked up a cigarette pack, his brow furrowed as he added, "You need to understand one thing: we are not actively provoking or repeatedly infringing on the rights of the garrison. It's them constantly using despicable means to seize the governing power of the municipal units. They are blocking us! No matter how large the Dockworkers' Association is, it should operate under the supervision of government units, so what does it have to do with the garrison units?!"

Ouyang Zhen looked at the angry Li Mingsheng and said nothing, only bending down to sit on the sofa. "I understand what you mean. But Lao Li, you've been in the system for so many years, you should know that correct principles cannot be compared to the existing rules of survival. What are the rules? The rules are that Tan Hengqiang holds 50,000 troops in his hands. If you don't give him face, he'll send two regiments into the city every day to inspect the city defense security… how can you cope? Does it not bother you to see them? Can you have our troops standing on the border all day, or can you have Jin Maohui guarding you twenty-four hours a day?"

Lao Li smoked in silence.

"He admits defeat, but he can't save face! More than a dozen soldiers were shot in the city. If you don't show some attitude, he won't be able to explain it to his subordinates!" Ouyang Zhen frowned and advised, "To put it bluntly, let's bow our heads first, get things done first, and then talk about integrity, okay?"

Hearing this, Lao Li felt ashamed and humiliated. As the top official of the Dragon City municipal government, managing the affairs he should manage in his own territory, he ended up having to look at other people's faces. This was undoubtedly a very frustrating thing.

After a long silence, Li Mingsheng replied in a hoarse voice, "The land cannot be approved, that's the bottom line. I'll provide the money, but it can't be given to the garrison by the municipality. It has to go through you first."

"Okay!" Ouyang Zhen didn't make any more "excessive" demands. He and Li Mingsheng were friends for many years, and they had been superiors and subordinates for a long time. He knew Lao Li's character very well.

This was a civil official with a three-foot long sword at his waist, sharp and vigorous.

Lao Li was able to get to where he was today, completely shaking off his marginalized situation in just two or three years, thanks to this kind of character. If it had been a completely slick person, he would never have achieved what he has today. But it was precisely because of this character that Lao Li had suffered several assassinations and personal threats…

After Ouyang Zhen reached an agreement with Lao Li in the office, he left in a hurry.

Lao Li stood up, walked to the computer, and after smoking two cigarettes in a row, he whispered, "Anze City, Anze City, whether you're a dragon or a worm, I don't count on you."

Yes, Lao Li had a plan in his mind a long time ago, but he had been hesitant to make a decision. The Dockworkers' Association incident served as a wake-up call.

His side clearly had the advantage and won this round, but he still had to cede territory and pay indemnities. Lao Li felt frustrated, so he re-examined the plan in his mind and prepared to start brewing it.

…

At the garrison headquarters.

Tan Hengqiang waved his hand to Chief of Staff Zhang and said, "I don't need to communicate with Kang Dinghuang anymore. You can talk to them about the rest. I don't want to manage the Dockworkers' Association."

"Kang Dinghuang's meaning is that although he lost, he can't give up completely." Chief of Staff Zhang replied, stroking his chin, "Isn't Yang Dong still there? He will definitely be kicked out. Let's use him to create a Dockworkers' branch and start all over again!"

Tan Hengqiang was no longer interested in this matter. He only nodded expressionlessly, "You connect with them, you take care of the specifics."

"Okay!" Chief of Staff Zhang nodded, "Ming Chao and the others have been released. Ouyang Zhen also called me just now. Lao Li's meaning is to pay compensation, according to the maximum compensation amount for military casualties, plus an extra two million yuan for settlement."

"Okay, let's do that." Tan Hengqiang didn't care about the money at all. The reason he insisted was just a matter of face.

After the two finished talking.

Chief of Staff Zhang left and met with Yang Dong alone in the headquarters. After talking for a long time, they reached a unified consensus.

Yang Dong will lead the backbone of the Dockworkers' Association in his district, as well as the part of the people who were won over by Zhang Ming before, to completely establish their own portal and break away from the Dockworkers' General Association.

The reason is that the Dockworkers' General Association has been infiltrated by politics, it is not pure, and it can no longer be the master for the grassroots members, so they want to establish an ideal association, continue to develop, and be committed to building an organization that speaks out for the people.

In fact, these reasons are all bullshit. The reason why Kang Dinghuang instructed Yang Dong to come out and establish his own portal is that he doesn't want to completely give up the association organization track, because if you don't care about Yang Dong's group, it means you have to watch Lao Li grow bigger on this track, which is purely a stupid act.

It's okay to not be able to compete, to be at a disadvantage, these are all objective factors, but completely ignoring it goes against the original intention of the Qingyi Bureau's establishment.

Although Yang Dong's side is very weak, and can only pull out the manpower of one district at most, but with such an organization existing, Lao Li's Dockworkers' Association cannot completely represent the opinions of the grassroots.

For Yang Dong himself, there is actually no choice. Since he has decided to stand on the garrison's position, he can only go all the way to the dark.

That night, Yang Dong gathered the backbone of his men and announced the establishment of the Dockworkers' Union, with a total of about 5,000 members.

…

On the other side.

Gui Mengjun took Su Miaomiao and Da Bai back home.

In the living room of the Gui family, almost all of the direct relatives of the same generation as Gui Mengjun were present. After seeing Su Miaomiao, they were also very enthusiastic and kept talking to her.

After Gui Mengjun settled the two, he immediately went upstairs and knocked on the door of the study.

"Enter!" Grandpa Gui shouted.

Gui Mengjun pushed the door open, smiled and said to his father, "People are here, let's go down for a meal!"

Grandpa Gui took off his reading glasses, put his hands together and looked at Gui Mengjun, "Are you forcing the palace?!"

Gui Mengjun paused slightly, smiled and replied, "You're right, I'm forcing the palace!"

At the same time.

Su Tianyu met his second brother, Su Tianbei, at a food stall in Tianhong Port.

"What's the meaning?" Su Tianbei asked.

"Put the arms business on hold for now." Su Tianyu said concisely while eating kebabs, "You go to the Dockworkers' Association!"

"Huh?" Su Tianbei was a little surprised, "Why?"

"There must be our own people there." Su Tianyu replied, "Going there means you will be in the top management of the General Association, the kind with the right to speak."

"Hehe." Su Tianbei grinned, "Who else is going? Kong Zhenghui and Zhou Tonghui will definitely go too??"

"You're wrong, neither of them is going." Su Tianyu shook his head, "Anyway, you prepare yourself. In the next few days, Gu Baishun will clean up the General Association first. After he has laid the groundwork, you will enter the game!"

"Okay!" Su Tianbei replied with a smile, "It's good to go to the Dockworkers' Association! I feel a little constrained in the Tongji Association…!"