Chapter 75: 24K Pure Idiot
Chapter 75: 24K Pure Idiot
“Ma Chuan, who do you think you are? You said we should work, so we must work?”
“Exactly, you idiot, what are you?”
“Call Yu Meilin here. Based on seniority, I’m her uncle!”
“We’re all members of the Yu Family. She wants us to do such dirty work? Does she still want to return to the Yu Family?”
“No way, I’m calling our uncle right now. I’ll ask him to come see how his good daughter treats us contributors!”
Inside the warehouse, a large group of well-dressed “loaders” were making a racket. Most of these people were related to the Yu Family in some way, so why would they care about a lowly security guard like Ma Chuan?
When Li Zian entered the warehouse, Ma Chuan stood opposite the group, head lowered, being scolded like a grandson and not daring to speak.
It seemed Yu Meilin hadn’t accurately conveyed his, the behind-the-scenes “Strategist’s,” instructions to Ma Chuan. Otherwise, would he be acting so cowardly?
But it wasn’t surprising. Yu Meilin always disliked him, so she probably didn’t want to speak much with him.
The attention of the large group shifted onto Li Zian. The verbal attacks originally aimed at Ma Chuan immediately turned toward Li Zian.
“Isn’t that Yu Meilin’s Husband?”
“I heard he came from the mountains and never even went to college.”
“Look at his face, he totally looks like a gigolo.”
“A guy like that doesn’t need to go to college; he just needs a slick tongue.”
“A simp, this jerk is a simp. Making us come work as loaders in the warehouse must’ve been his stupid idea!”
“This Little Rascal should go be a male prostitute. What’s he doing here?”
“Showing off, look at his smug, petty face…”
They said all sorts of things, each comment nastier than the last.
Li Zian felt completely calm inside; he even wanted to laugh.
Could these words hurt him?
They thought too much.
Compared to the villagers of Crescent Moon Village, their insults were amateurish. He had forged Golden Crystal Fire Ears in Crescent Moon Village. These insults were like a gentle breeze to him, not even ruffling a single hair.
Ma Chuan scurried over, bowing slightly, his face plastered with an ingratiating smile: “Lord An, you’re here, great. These bastards won’t listen to me at all, and they’re all relatives of the Yu Family. It’s difficult for me.”
Li Zian said softly, “I came specifically to congratulate you.”
Ma Chuan asked, surprised, “Huh? Congratulate me? What good thing happened?”
Li Zian said, “You were just promoted to Section Chief of the Security Section at New Star Company. Your good buddy Wei Dazhuang is the Deputy Section Chief.”
Ma Chuan stood stunned. He never dreamed the good thing Li Zian mentioned would be this.
Li Zian patted his shoulder: “From now on, if you work hard, buying an apartment in Shanghai won’t be a problem.”
Ma Chuan finally snapped out of it, excitedly saying: “Yes, yes, Lord An, don’t worry. From now on, I’m the dog you and General Manager Yu keep. You tell me to do something, I’ll do it. You tell me to bite someone, I’ll bite them!”
Petty people actually had their cute side too.
Li Zian said, “These people are like tumors to the company. They need to be removed, understand my meaning?”
“I understand, but most of these people are connected to the Yu Family, I…”
“Do it boldly. Would the Yu Family make you Section Chief? Would they pay your salary?” Li Zian retorted.
Ma Chuan nodded immediately, and the way he looked at the group changed: “Lord An, with your word, that’s enough. These idiots were strutting around in front of me earlier; I’ve been holding in my anger for a long time.”
Li Zian smiled faintly and said calmly, “Go on, do what you need to do.”
Ma Chuan walked back towards the group. Just moments ago, he seemed like a sheep in front of them, but now he had turned into a wolf. His gaze was venomous, as if he wanted to take a bite out of anyone he looked at.
A middle-aged man spoke up: “Hey you, you’re Meilin’s Husband, right? Come here, we want to talk to you.”
A middle-aged woman said: “Come over here. By seniority, you should call me aunt. Yu Meilin’s mother treats me respectfully. I’ve worked at this company for ten years. What does she mean by transferring me here to be a loader?”
Li Zian smiled but said nothing.
Was he a spittoon for their complaints?
He was just here to watch the show.
Ma Chuan reached the group and suddenly roared, then started cursing like a machine gun: “What do I mean? I mean your mother! Listen up, either you guys work obediently for me, or get lost!”
The middle-aged woman was instantly furious. She pointed at Ma Chuan: “You… you Little Rascal, who are you cursing?”
Ma Chuan spat on the ground: “I’m cursing you! Don’t like it? Come fight me one-on-one!”
Li Zian almost couldn’t hold back his laughter.
This guy really was a top-tier petty person. He actually challenged a woman to a fight?
A young man suddenly stepped forward and slapped Ma Chuan across the face. A sharp crack sounded, and a handprint immediately appeared on his face.
“You idiot Little Rascal, how dare you curse my aunt like that! Why are you glaring at me? Try glaring again! I’ll smash your dog teeth!” The young man was strong and sturdy, looked like he frequented the gym.
Ma Chuan didn’t retaliate physically. He looked up at the surveillance camera on the ceiling, then grinned: “Hit me? Fine. I’m the Section Chief of the Security Section. Assaulting company leadership. Your name is Yu Jiabing. I’ll write down your name. You’re fired.”
The young man called Yu Jiabing grabbed Ma Chuan’s collar: “You don’t have the authority to fire me, you mad dog! Act arrogant in front of me again, and I’ll beat you to death!”
Ma Chuan said unhurriedly: “Hit me again and I’ll fall to the ground. Then I’ll call an ambulance to take me to the hospital. Without a few thousand for check-up fees, ten thousand for nutritional fees, I won’t get up. Go ahead and hit me if you want. Payday is coming up soon anyway; you can just pay me.”
Yu Jiabing’s hand was already raised, but hearing Ma Chuan’s words, he slowly lowered it.
Never mind Yu Jiabing; even if Lu Bu time-traveled here, he’d have to lower his raised halberd.
Injure someone, pay for treatment.
Kill someone, pay with your life.
Faced with such a shameless scoundrel, what could you do?
Li Zian turned and walked out.
Voices from the group followed him.
“Nephew-in-law, why are you leaving?”
“Come over here, let’s chat.”
“Meilin, Meilin is my younger cousin. Go call her over.”
Li Zian pretended not to hear.
At this point, still throwing their weight around and ordering people.
Truly 24K pure idiots.
He couldn’t be bothered with these people.
Exiting the warehouse, Li Zian headed towards the office building. After just a few steps, he saw a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon slowing down as it approached the gate.
That was Ge Jun’s car; he had seen it in Yun Di.
Wei Dazhuang instinctively stood at attention and was about to salute.
Li Zian called out loudly: “Section Chief Wei, come here a moment.”
Wei Dazhuang looked over, confused. He clearly heard Li Zian call him “Section Chief Wei,” but he wasn’t sure if Li Zian meant him. He just stood there frozen.
He really was an honest man.
Li Zian felt a bit speechless. “I’m calling you, Wei Dazhuang!”
“Oh, coming!” Wei Dazhuang ran over.
Beep! Beep!
The Mercedes G-Wagon honked its horn.
“Oh, I need to open the gate.” Wei Dazhuang executed an “emergency brake” and turned to run back.
Li Zian said: “Come back here.”
Wei Dazhuang immediately turned and ran back.
Beep! Beep!…
Wei Dazhuang looked at Li Zian earnestly: “General Manager Li, that’s Chief Ge’s car. Should I go open the gate for him first?”
Li Zian said indifferently: “What Chief Ge? There’s only one Chief in this company, and that’s General Manager Yu. Even I, General Manager Li, don’t really count.”
Wei Dazhuang said hastily: “You count, you count! General Manager Li is also a Chief.”
Li Zian said: “Ge Jun hasn’t been a Chief of this company for a long time. Him coming here is like an outside visitor. How to handle it, do I need to teach you?”
Wei Dazhuang paused for a second, then suddenly stood at attention before Li Zian: “I understand!”
Li Zian waved his hand: “Go on.”
Wei Dazhuang ran back toward the gate.
Li Zian shook his head. If Wei Dazhuang were a bit smarter and sharper, he would have suggested to Yu Meilin that Wei Dazhuang be the main Section Chief and Ma Chuan the deputy. But he was too honest. Although Ma Chuan was a genuine petty person, he could get things done, and most importantly, he was shameless. So an honest person like Wei Dazhuang could only work under someone like Ma Chuan.
In this world, it’s almost impossible for an honest person to get ahead, unless their ancestral grave is smoking.
Beep! Beep!
Ge Jun grew furious. He leaned out of the driver’s window and yelled: “What’s wrong with you? Can’t you see my car? Open the gate for me!”
But Wei Dazhuang walked out holding a registration booklet. He approached the Mercedes G-Wagon and said methodically: “Company rules. Outside visitors must register.”
Ge Jun was taken aback for a moment, then glared at Wei Dazhuang: “You don’t recognize me?”
Wei Dazhuang said: “I do. The former Chief Ge.”
Ge Jun fumed: “Since you know who I am, why are you acting like an idiot making me register? Hurry up and open the gate!”
“Register first, then park your car by the roadside. Don’t block the gate.” Wei Dazhuang held out the registration booklet towards the car window.
Ge Jun suddenly grabbed the booklet and flung it far away.
“Why did you throw my registration booklet!” Wei Dazhuang also got angry.
Even honest people have tempers.
Ge Jun was exasperated. He raised his hand, intending to slap Wei Dazhuang.
Wei Dazhuang instinctively dodged, but one hand clenched into a fist — a fist as big as a steamed bun, veins bulging.
Ge Jun laughed in extreme anger, pointing at Wei Dazhuang with an effeminate finger: “A stupid security guard dares to give me attitude? Get him!”
The doors of the Mercedes G-Wagon opened. A bodyguard in a suit got out from both the passenger seat and the back seat. They marched aggressively towards Wei Dazhuang.
Li Zian walked out from inside the gate, smiling, and said: “So Cousin Sister is here. If you said you were coming, you should’ve called ahead. I could’ve prepared a welcome ceremony to welcome you, our former Chief, inspecting our company’s work.”
Ge Jun looked at Li Zian, his eyes like daggers wanting to slice Li Zian’s flesh.
The two bodyguards had already reached Wei Dazhuang.
Wei Dazhuang didn’t retreat. He had clenched one fist earlier; now both hands were clenched into fists.
In front of General Manager Li, as the Deputy Section Chief of New Star Company’s Security Section, he absolutely couldn’t back down. Even if his teeth got broken, he had to protect the beloved General Manager Li!
The two bodyguards both recognized Li Zian and had witnessed his methods. Seeing Li Zian come out, they froze, not daring to make a move. One of them even glanced back at Ge Jun.
Ge Jun said irritably: “Two cowards, get back here!”
The two bodyguards retreated.
Li Zian walked towards the Mercedes G-Wagon, a smile on his face: “Cousin Sister, did some relative from your family call and ask you to come settle things?”
Another car door opened. A voice suddenly came from inside the Mercedes G-Wagon: “Li Zian, you dog in human clothes, who the hell do you think you are?”