CHAPTER 1798: CHAPTER 1859: HELD AT GUNPOINT AGAIN

Important announcement, this book will soon be renamed "Super Soldier in the City".

"President Li, we’re not trying to cause trouble, it’s just... you see, it’s been over two months now, soon it’ll be three months, and everyone is working hard, working overtime every day, just trying to earn a bit more money to help out at home. But with wages not being paid for so long, and no word from you, it’s making us anxious!" The foreman leading the group had no choice but to bite the bullet and step forward, rubbing his hands as he spoke.

Li Xianjin spat on the ground and cursed, "Screw you, did I ever say I wouldn’t pay you? Do you think I would welch on your little salary? What the hell is this? I’m telling you, breaking in here is illegal. If I call the police now, you’ll all have to go to jail, and no one will escape. How dare you threaten me, truly asking for it!"

"It’s not that... President Li, we didn’t do anything but come to ask when we’ll get paid. We’ve been out here for more than half a year, and when our families ask, they think we’ve earned a lot, but there’s no money to show. This isn’t right, is it? Our group can’t possibly be short on this small amount, so... if we haven’t caused any trouble, could you give us some wages today?"

"Yeah, President Li, we absolutely didn’t come to make trouble today, we just want some wages, even if it’s just one month’s worth. There’s only a few of us, not even a few hundred thousand..."

"Exactly, I said that with Handing Group’s size, they wouldn’t care about such a small amount with us."

The crowd buzzed with whispers, all trying to flatter in different ways—they didn’t want to completely fall out and lose their jobs, nor did they want to leave empty-handed, that was absolutely not what they wanted.

But would Li Xianjin let them have their way?

Li Yifei stood with his arms crossed, quietly watching Li Xianjin to see how he would respond. Judging by the title, this person was also a manager in Handing Group. Regardless of his level as a manager, he was the highest-ranking official Li Yifei had seen so far today.

But as soon as the guy opened his mouth, it displeased Li Yifei very much. Is the mighty Handing Group under the Li family just a bunch of fools? After he spoke a few words, Li Yifei decided to conduct a thorough investigation into the people of the Handing Group.

Especially since this thug was even carrying a gun! This was something Li Yifei couldn’t tolerate, acting recklessly in the name of the group, in the name of the Li family, right under their noses—how audacious must this person be?

Li Xianjin’s attention turned to Li Yifei. The laborers were easy to deal with, but this man who suddenly appeared made him very curious, and this man alone had injured more than a dozen of those under Heigou.

Li Xianjin had seen some of the world and knew people who could fight, so he didn’t really care. Besides, Heigou’s gang was only there to intimidate the laborers; they couldn’t be relied on if real trouble arose.

Li Xianjin glared at Li Yifei, pointing his gun at him, lifted his chin, and said, "You may not have caused trouble, but you’ve torn down my gate. I understand, but this man appeared and injured so many people, how do you explain that?"

With this, the laborers were immediately at a loss for words.

But before a few seconds of silence passed, a female laborer spoke up: "President Li, we don’t know this person or where he came from. There’s no such person at our worksite, so it’s not our problem!"

Once she spoke, some responded, but others whispered, "We can’t do this, if it weren’t for this man, many of us would have gotten beaten up, especially those at the front. You all were beaten, and now that this man helped us, we’re turning our backs on him?"

However, those who said such things were in the minority, and more chose to remain silent.

Li Xianjin laughed heartily, both arrogantly and disdainfully. After laughing enough, he made a downward gesture with his hand, and as the laborers quieted down, he said to Li Yifei, "Kid, you’re impressive, daring to hit people from Handing Group. Come on, report your name so we can settle the score."

Li Yifei first confirmed one thing: this guy didn’t recognize him. An employee of the Li family who didn’t even know Li Yifei couldn’t be that high in rank, but the arrogance was even greater than Li Yifei’s.

"Just passing by, stepped in when I saw injustice," Li Yifei coolly replied, then added, "Actually, I just wanted to see why such a large enterprise like Handing Group would default on wages of a couple hundred thousand."

Li Xianjin squinted with a smile, then opened his eyes and said, "Alright, I got it. Come here, let me fire a couple of shots, and we’ll call it a day."

"And if I don’t come over?"

Li Xianjin shrugged with a sinister smile, saying, "I’m afraid that might not be up to you, oh I know you’re skilled, too close might let you seize an advantage, but this is a real gun, no matter how fast you are, you can’t be faster than a bullet."

Seeing that Li Xianjin really intended to shoot, the man who had spoken to Li Yifei earlier shouted from the crowd, "President Li, this isn’t his fault, today is just a misunderstanding..."

"Misunderstanding, my ass, smarten up and shut up. Just for that little bit of money, why make a fuss? If you piss me off, I’ll kick you all out!"

As for how capable Li Xianjin was, he really wasn’t all that. The guy hadn’t even finished junior high before he mixed on the streets, once even worse off than Heigou, barely scraping by, but fortunes change, his sister hooked up with someone quite influential, who is now the head of Handing Group. This guy then got pushed into Handing Group, became an engineering supervisor, and was also in charge of payroll, a job with plenty of kickbacks. After a few months, Li Xianjin was driving a nice car, frequenting high-end places, and with his brother-in-law, he gained a lot of insight, knowing the clout the Li family behind Handing Group wielded.

Not to mention anything else, but throughout the province, the Li family was absolutely influential, so Handing Group was influential, his brother-in-law was influential, and this lucky brother-in-law was thus influential as well.

In just half a year at the company, Li Xianjin had managed to feed Heigou and his lackeys. Using the pretext of needing security for the company, he recruited a dozen petty thugs. Together, they were initially restrained, but gradually grew bolder, to the point where, egged on by Heigou, a few of them acquired guns, under the guise that it was to protect the company.

Li Xianjin occasionally sighed with emotion, the Li family was so damn powerful, once he even drew a gun in front of the police, and they didn’t dare interfere. If it were someone else, with the gun just out, they might have been shot dead by the police, but mention the Li family, and those officers turned a blind eye.

Li Xianjin became inflated, spending his days indulging in debauchery, and his pocket money steadily grew—life was simply too good.