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Chapter 322 - Chapter 322 Chapter 322 Holy shit this is a grandpa

Chapter 322: Chapter 322 Holy shit, this is a grandpa! Chapter 322: Chapter 322 Holy shit, this is a grandpa! “Don’t!” Brother Da Wei saw Wang Hao getting worked up and quickly grabbed him. As he reached out, he obviously grimaced in pain and said, “Don’t go–if you really start fighting with them, we’ll never get the money back.”

Brother Da Wei’s expression had not escaped Wang Hao’s notice, and he frowned immediately, asking, “Brother Da Wei, did they hit you?”

“No, it’s nothing. I just scraped my arm earlier,” Brother Da Wei began to stutter as Wang Hao asked about it, continuing, “Don’t take it too much to heart. I’ve just been feeling down these past few days and had nobody to share it with, so I thought of looking for you.”

Damn it, I can’t put up with this!

Brother Da Wei and I have been close since we were kids. When we used to get into trouble as children, Brother Da Wei helped me plead with my dad and mom so many times. And now, wrapping up a construction project, not only can’t he get the money owed, he even got hurt!

If we can put up with this, then are we still human?

You bunch of scumbags, just wait for me!

But anger aside, the situation is really quite tricky; we can’t just muscle our way through this.

Didn’t Brother Da Wei say so? The other side might have official backing, and they seem to know some thugs from the streets. It’s no wonder they act so arrogant. We need to plan properly, at the very least we need to get a clear picture of the situation before making a move.

“Brother Da Wei, don’t panic,” reassured Wang Hao: “There’s always a solution to a problem. First, tell me in detail–are they just planning on flat out not paying you back, or are they trying to drag out the payment?”

Upon hearing Wang Hao’s question, Brother Da Wei thought carefully and then said, “When I went before, they gave me bureaucratic runaround, saying the city’s funds were tight and that the higher-ups hadn’t signed off on the payment yet. Later on, when I returned, they told me they’d settle up in a year, and when I tried to get inside to talk things over, they flat out refused to let me in, threatening to break my legs if I showed up again.”

“So that’s how it is,” Wang Hao murmured thoughtfully.

What Brother Da Wei described didn’t seem like the city was simply dragging its feet over the payment. After all, the amount was not huge; adding up the costs, it was only about a million or so in total. If the official channels really were lacking that one million, that’d clearly be impossible.

“Oh right, Brother Da Wei,” said Wang Hao, his eyes lighting up with an idea, suddenly asking, “Did they mention anything else, like the quality of the construction work being subpar or expressing dissatisfaction with the project you did?”

“Now that you mention it, I remember,” Brother Da Wei nodded eagerly, saying, “They did indeed say that at the beginning, otherwise, I wouldn’t have just watched the issue drag on to this point. I was really conscientious when I was working on the project because I was afraid of ruining my reputation, but they still nitpicked pointless issues. Plain and simple, they just don’t want to pay!”

“Now I get it,” Wang Hao huffed coldly: “These guys are just withholding your money. In plain terms, they’ve misused it, and after the funds from above come down, they don’t want to pay you straight away. It’s easy, Brother Da Wei, don’t be afraid. We’ll go together tomorrow. I want to see for myself what kind of birds these guys are. We can’t let them bully us–if you step back, they’ll advance, taking advantage of your compliance to push you around!”

“What?!” Brother Da Wei reeled in shock at Wang Hao’s declaration to seek justice the next day: “Little brother, please don’t be rash! I was just venting my frustration; they’re beyond what I can provoke! They’re a big company familiar with people from both the legal and underworld sides. How can a small contractor like me, with a family to support, compete with them? Sigh…”

“Rest assured, I’ve got this. There won’t be a problem!” Wang Hao chuckled, then whispered a plan to Brother Da Wei: “Do this… and that… and then that…”

After listening to Wang Hao, Brother Da Wei still looked doubtful, asking, “Can this… really work?”

“Don’t worry,” Wang Hao nodded forcefully: “Guaranteed, no problem!”

“Alright! Let’s go all in!” After all, more than a million was no small sum. If he couldn’t get this money, how would he live out the rest of his life? Brother Da Wei clenched his teeth and decided, “I’ll go take another look tomorrow! I refuse to believe they can just kill me or something!”

…

The next morning, in the South Fifth Ring development zone of Zhonghai City.

Brother Da Wei had driven to the front of Hualei Engineering Company, which owed him money, bright and early. Just as he parked, the security guard from the company came over with a frown and said, “Go on, get out of here! Haven’t I told you that our boss isn’t in?”

“I don’t care, I’m here to collect my money today!” Brother Da Wei said as he rushed towards the entrance. “Move aside! Paying debts is an undeniable duty. I refuse to believe that there’s no justice left in this world!”

“Oh, playing tough, huh?” Seeing Brother Da Wei headed for the gate, the security guard whistled sharply, “People, someone’s causing trouble here!”

“Where? Where?” As he spoke, four towering bodyguards charged out from inside, all tattoos on their arms, crew-cuts on their heads, and baseball bats in hand. They looked at Brother Da Wei with smirks, “It’s you again! Haven’t we told you? Our boss is out on a trip, not here. Beat it quickly if you know what’s good for you, or I’ll teach you a lesson about this place!”

“You’re being unreasonable, huh?!” Brother Da Wei said as he retreated, taking out his phone to dial a number: “Just you wait!”

As he made the call, the security guards exchanged looks and laughed together, “Ha, calling for backup? I’m eager to see what sort of reinforcements you can muster!” “It’s been boring today; let’s have some fun with this!”

After Brother Da Wei finished his call, he didn’t hurry this time; he simply sat in his car and waited.

The loafers were getting impatient and yelled at Brother Da Wei, “Hey, what the hell are you doing? Where are your people? If they don’t show up soon, we’re going to smash your junk car!”

“Vroom, vroom, vroom!”

Right after he said that, a roar of an engine echoed from a distance, followed by a Maserati with the license plate Zhong AS6666 leading the pack, driving straight towards them! Brother Da Wei saw that Wang Hao had come alone, which made him feel a bit uneasy. However, having worked with Wang Hao several times before, he forced calmness and went over to open the car door, whispering, “Brother, why’d you come by yourself?”

“I came to check out the situation first, no rush,” Wang Hao chuckled, driving up to the gate and then poking his head out, “Hey, you guys, what are you standing there gawking for? Hurry up and open the gate, you hear me? Or shall I smash up your company, believe it or not?”

Damn, this guy’s a big shot!

The security guards glanced at each other. There was no option; they knew they couldn’t afford to mess with the owner of that license plate. They promptly opened the gate and even bowed and scraped, “Please come in, please come in!”

“At least you lot have some sense!” Wang Hao grunted, then sped off, driving straight through the gate!

Watching Wang Hao park his car, the men whispered among themselves, “Damn, who is this guy?” “Can’t tell how deep he runs; does Wang Wei know someone that badass?”

As they were talking, Wang Hao, dressed in a casual suit and wearing sunglasses, got out of the car and pulled out a cigarette, which Brother Da Wei hastily lit for him with a flick of his lighter.

“Is this the company you were talking about?” Wang Hao took a drag, his tone full of disdain, “Not very impressive. Even a small-scale company like this doesn’t follow the rules now. The forest is truly getting too big if it houses all kinds of birds. Let’s go; show me which hole that trashy company owner crawled out from!”

“Right away, young master, this way, please!” Brother Da Wei bowed and scraped, hurrying to lead the way!

The security guards were left dumbstruck, while the gatekeeper exclaimed, “Damn, who is this young master? He’s got such an imposing presence!” The four bodyguards nodded, “Geez, this is going to be good!”

Entering the Hualei Engineering Company building, Wang Hao looked around.

The building was mediocrely decorated in its entirety, five floors in total, with a not-too-complicated layout. Along the way, they passed by some offices, and peering through the open doors, the office equipment inside seemed pretty basic. They barely saw any staff working in the entire building.

The general manager’s office was on the fifth floor. The two of them walked up the stairs and reached the door; Brother Da Wei pushed it open and said very respectfully, “Young master, please come in.”

“Hmm,” Wang Hao nodded and sauntered into the office. He looked around and sneered, “What kind of place is this, the decor isn’t much to look at. Oh, and there’s a golf putting green; pretty high society, huh?”

Jin Debiao, president of Hualei Company, sat in his office chair, staring dumbfounded at Wang Hao, and asked in confusion, “And who might you be?”

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