Chapter 1 The Washroom in Prison

Zha Island Prison, A Block, sixth floor washroom.

Su Tiannan stood in the corner, his mind buzzing, feeling apprehensive. He couldn't understand the taunts of the white and black inmates, nor did he grasp what they meant.

Everywhere he looked, Su Tiannan saw prisoners who were at least half a head taller and sturdier than him. Their expressions were mocking, and their eyes held no kindness.

Huddled in the corner, Su Tiannan felt even more angry and fearful. He was like a young tiger that had fallen into a pride of lions, lonely and helpless.

"Hey!! Brother, I need you to wash my dick!" A black suspect patted Su Tiannan's head with his large hand, teasing him in English that the latter couldn't understand. "I saw it, you have gentle hands!"

"Slap!"

Su Tiannan slapped the man's arm away, looked up at the tall criminal, and turned to leave.

"Oh, look at him, skinny as a monkey, and he dares to ignore my order! He insulted me, brothers!" The black man grabbed Su Tiannan by the scruff of his neck. "We need to teach him the rules here!"

Whether it was because Miao Ziwei had spoken to the people here, and the prisoners were deliberately targeting Su Tiannan, or because the prisoners here were simply bullying newcomers, the fact remained that the big brother was dragged by six people into the bathing area in a sorry state.

A plastic washbasin fell to the ground, its contents—towels, toothbrush mugs, and the like—scattered all over. Only the toothbrush handle was missing.

"Ooh-hoo!"

The onlookers who were watching the show all followed to the bathing area, blocking the entrance completely!

Five seconds later.

A scream rang out from the bathroom.

Half a minute later, a chorus of screams echoed throughout the washroom.

…

Half a month passed in a flash.

The Dang faction, represented by Baolong Group and Huihong Pharmaceuticals, and the Dang faction represented by Li Mingsheng, finally completed their final negotiations behind closed doors.

First, let's talk about the issue of dividing the mining assets. Initially, Zhang Taotao's condition was that Baolong Group would own 60% of the mining shares, and the remaining 40% would be given to the Dragon City government free of charge, so that the two parties could jointly develop this resource.

But this condition was rejected by Li Mingsheng's team. They used the mining accident as an excuse, saying that the Baolong Mining brand had been completely ruined, and its image in the eyes of the public and the media was very poor, and it could not be approved for operation again.

In this round of negotiations, Li Mingsheng's team didn't mention how many chips they wanted, but only focused on magnifying Baolong's black history.

As a result, Zhang Taotao wasn't stupid either. After two rounds of continuous gaming, the final division result was finalized.

1. Baolong Group owns 40% of the mining shares. 2. The Dragon City municipal unit owns 20% of the shares. The dividends generated by these 20% of the shares each year are directly managed by the municipal finance department and used for civil construction, with dedicated funds for dedicated use, and no one is allowed to interfere. 3. Finally, the remaining 40% of the shares were acquired by an organization called Hanhua Financial Company for an acquisition price of one million.

This one million is actually just a tiny fraction of a hair for a mining company, completely insignificant.

Therefore, this acquisition money is obviously symbolic and is the result of Baolong Group's compromise.

This Hanhua Financial Company was established eight years ago, but it has never had any actual business, and it doesn't even have a company office. It is a purely empty shell, but during the negotiations between the two parties, it was injected with three waves of funds, totaling as much as 150 million.

Is Hanhua Financial Company Li Mingsheng's private treasury?

Actually, it's not. He originally wanted to use all the dividends from these 60% of the shares to improve the Dragon City people's livelihood, but Ouyang Zhen came from District One and directly took 40%, saying that the upper echelons were preparing to inject capital into Hanhua Group, thereby indirectly controlling and supervising the direction of Dragon City's important mining resources. Dafeng Novel

When Li Mingsheng heard this request, he had a big fight with Ouyang Zhen, but in the end, he couldn't twist his thigh against his arm.

Ouyang Zhen only said one sentence to Li Mingsheng: "Do you understand what the purpose of the upper echelons putting you here is? It's not for bargaining! The Supervision Committee is a matter, the Mining Group is a matter, and Seventh Island is a matter. The upper echelons are supporting you, so don't you have to give something back?"

Li Mingsheng was speechless for a long time, and finally only said: "Okay, I admit it. What's the situation, let's talk!"

At this point, the mining asset issue was completely divided. Li Mingsheng's team ostensibly won completely, but the real big benefits were all taken away by the Chinese bigwig group at the upper levels of the Dang faction.

The second negotiation concerned the issue of the attribution of personnel appointment rights in important departments of Dragon City, as well as the conflict caused by Seventh Island.

The two sides also met back and forth many times, and finally reached a unified opinion.

To put it simply, the appointment of department-level cadres and deputy department-level cadres in some judicial departments of Dragon City can be decided by the municipal units through discussion.

In other words, Li Mingsheng can directly decide on the heads of the police departments, coast guard departments, and a series of other judicial departments in various districts. Whoever he points to will be the one to do it.

However, the appointment of leaders at the real department level cannot be decided by the municipal units themselves. They must meet with the Supervision Committee for discussion and consultation. In the event of a disagreement, the result can be generated by voting.

This result seems absurd. How can a dignified mayor not be able to appoint the leaders of the departments under his nose? Isn't that like a puppet?

Actually, it's not. Because in the past, the main cadres of various district divisions and municipal departments in Dragon City almost all had to be approved by the Supervision Committee. This time, the result of this game far exceeded Lao Li's expectations. This is equivalent to cutting off half of the Supervision Committee's power with one knife, and he can slowly infiltrate personnel into various units.

In addition, the handling result of the conflict regarding Seventh Island is also very simple. In three or five years, if the Mining Group is successfully listed and its revenue is stable, and there are no major conflicts between the two parties, then Li Mingsheng's team will return the terminal data and ensure that they will not expose the matter, and the other party will also return Su Tiannan.

As for Karl, he is not in the negotiations because this person is in a higher position. He is under house arrest in Dragon City as a bargaining chip. He will not be sentenced, and no one will criticize him.

As for Wang Zhen, he will be executed after being tried!

…

Six days after the end of the negotiations.

The Tongji Association held a second expansion conference. In this expansion conference, the association absorbed Fei Guangtou's group, as well as some social backbone forces, such as Hou Guoyu, Fang Zheng, the captain of the Coast Guard Division, and Cheng Sisi, Li Yuan, the mayor's secretary, and others...

At this meeting, the number of registered members of the Tongji Association expanded to more than 8,000, and many people with certain status in society joined, even Wen Xiaorou, An Qiqi, Wawa and others officially joined the association.

At this point, the association is gradually breaking through from a purely grassroots organization to a higher level!

The meeting ended.

More than a hundred people appeared in front of the Tongji Association compound. Yu Mingyuan sat in the center, with Su Tianyu, Kong Zhenghui, Zhou Tonghui, Su Tianbei, Bai Hongbo, Fei Guangtou, Hou Guoyu, Lao Hei, and dozens of key members of the association sitting on the left and right sides.

The photographer walked to the front and waved his hand, shouting: "Everyone gather a little bit!"

In the crowd, Kong Zhenghui, after enduring it for a long time, suddenly turned his head and said to Su Tianbei: "Let's have a drink sometime?!"

Su Tianbei glanced at him: "After we're done here, I'll go to your house to see the old man!"

"Hehe, okay!"

The two turned their heads straight and smiled.

"Click!"

The photographer pressed the shutter.

…

Three months later.

Inside Zha Island Prison, Zhang Taotao stood in the dark meeting room, waiting quietly with her arms folded.

After a long time, the sound of iron chains rubbing against the ground sounded, and a young man shouted a report in broken English before appearing behind the glass window.

Zhang Taotao looked up at the young man and suddenly froze.

Su Tiannan had a shiny bald head, with seven or eight finger-length scars of various sizes on his scalp. In the center of his chin, all the way to the back of his neck, there was a sutured wound more than ten centimeters long.

Zhang Taotao didn't know why he had become like this.

Su Tiannan picked up the phone, his right little finger and ring finger completely broken: "Long time no see!"

His voice was calm, and his eyes were very calm, so calm that it was a completely different state from when he was outside.

…

In Dragon City, in the newly planned mining area, Gu Baishun, wearing ragged clothes, was directing a team of more than three hundred miners to build sheds.

Gu Baishun was active and devoted himself to the Seventh Island incident, so Lao Li gave him a sweet date to eat, allowing him to participate in the mining development, although it was just a very small job, but... this is also the beginning of Gu Baishun's journey!

(End of this volume, the new volume is called *Dragon Soars, Phoenix Dances*)