"What did you say? Those people are back?"
Wang Yu glanced up slightly, and indeed, he saw Song Yi and the others who had fled in disarray earlier, actually returning.
From their faces, there was no longer any trace of anger or dejection from before, only smugness and arrogance.
Each of them walked with the swagger of a wealthy patron, coupled with an air of utter disregard for anyone else.
When Wang Yu's eyes met theirs, he immediately felt a sense of disdain and confidence, truly as Feng Daochun had said, these guys all looked like they had him and his group cornered!
In such a short time, had these fellows eaten Wei Ge? They had become so arrogant and excited!
"Wang Yu!"
Song Yi once again walked up to Wang Yu. However, having learned from his previous experience of being slapped and kicked, he maintained a relatively safe distance.
"You impudent and arrogant wretch, now is the time for you to pay the price for your earlier insolence!"
"Oh? A price?" Wang Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, curiously inquiring. Honestly, he really wanted to know who had given these guys such courage!
"That's right!" Song Yi was incredibly smug.
Being able to connect with overseas sales channels in this era, and as brand agents in Xizhou, they naturally had their own special connections and networks. While those might have only been for minor, insignificant brands, they were still connections and avenues that ordinary people couldn't even imagine!
So, after being dealt with by Wang Yu and Ding Jianwei, they had immediately gone back and called their backstage connections to smooth things over. Not only did they receive a series of assurances and support, but they even specially invited several important individuals of extraordinary status.
As for the specific positions of those important individuals, one could only say that they were very important indeed! Cough cough!
Therefore, following behind Song Yi were three middle-aged men. Although their appearances varied, they all had the same clean-shaven heads in the Mediterranean style, greasy beer bellies, and a pigeon-toed gait. At first glance, they looked like village bullies.
"Leaders, it's them!"
Song Yi smiled enthusiastically and obsequiously at the three men, his face full of flattery. Then, he turned back to Wang Yu and instantly switched to a stern, cold expression.
"Wang Yu, you and your accomplices who assaulted us, it's not too late to apologize now!"
Song Yi said to Wang Yu with great arrogance, fully embodying the saying of a cat who has gained power acting like a tiger.
"So, you were the ones who laid hands on us earlier?"
As soon as Song Yi finished speaking, a bald, beer-bellied fat man behind him waddled forward and spoke, his voice drawn out and pretentious, full of feigned seriousness.
In short, the kind of person that made you want to beat them up on sight!
"They initiated the personal attack first!"
Wang Yu replied unapologetically.
Although he often taught Brother Hu and the workers in his workshop to be civilized and polite, to reason things out first, and not to resort to fighting, it didn't mean he was a spineless coward!
The people from the 367 Institute were also pitiable. Their disabilities caused by the accidental fire were a misfortune and a tragedy. However, they had not given up on themselves, and under the leadership of Ding Jianwei, they worked hard and lived their lives with self-reliance.
Such people were indeed worthy of admiration and respect. But Song Yi suddenly appeared with all sorts of mockery and insults. What was the difference between that and the keyboard warriors of later generations?
Incredibly petty and malicious!
To Wang Yu's unceremonious reply, the middle-aged fat man shook his head and continued to speak in that annoying, drawn-out tone, "Regardless of anything else, this is still your fault, young comrade! How others speak is their business, why did you have to resort to violence? Hurry up and apologize and compensate them!"
"Apologize and compensate?"
"Exactly. You were in the wrong here. Hurry up and offer an apology, and then pay tens of thousands of yuan, and this matter will be settled. Otherwise..."
The middle-aged man suddenly drew out his words, his tone becoming even more irritating.
"I heard you're running a small automobile factory in Jiangyang County, aren't you? Do you believe that tomorrow it will be forced to shut down due to some irresistible factors?"
The middle-aged fat man's words were full of threats, along with an unspoken challenge to try them if they didn't believe him.
"Oh? Are you threatening or extorting me?"
Wang Yu sneered. How many times had this happened? Why did everyone seem to want to extort or threaten him? And they all talked about his factory being shut down?
Did my ability to keep my factory running depend on them?
"What kind of language are you using, young comrade? How can you call it extortion and threats?" Another bald, Mediterranean-looking fat man chimed in.
"We are providing you with guidance and discipline. Young people need to constantly improve and learn, to move forward through understanding their mistakes!"
"Heh! Actually, isn't it just..."
Wang Yu's sneer was cut short as Ding Jianwei intervened.
"Little Wang, there's no point in wasting your breath. There's no use talking to people like them!"
"Who do you think you are? The leader of these cripples?"
The Mediterranean fat man's gaze fell upon Ding Jianwei's left hand, which had only half of its fingers, and his face immediately showed disdain.
"Since you're disabled, you should just stay home and farm, and don't embarrass yourself in public! It's best to understand the situation, do you have a right to speak here? Which factory are you from? Do you believe I can get you cleaning toilets tomorrow?"
Perhaps seeing Ding Jianwei in his work uniform, dressed like an ordinary worker, the fat man spoke with great arrogance.
But for some reason, Wang Yu felt like he had heard this before somewhere.
"Who am I? The one who's going to beat you!"
Ding Jianwei snorted coldly, stepped forward, and without another word, delivered a slap that sent the fat man reeling. Then, he lunged forward and delivered a powerful kick, right to his round, ball-like belly.
Thump!
With a dull thud, the fat man was sent flying a considerable distance. The two behind him also suffered, tumbling together like rolling gourds in a chain, like oversized balls.
"Director Ding, will this be alright?"
Wang Yu quickly asked from the side. This was unbelievable. With one kick, he had sent flying a fat man weighing at least two hundred pounds, and also sent the other two, who were clearly not lightweights, tumbling with him. How much force was in that kick?
Although these guys looked rather weak, it still seemed a bit much, didn't it?
"Don't worry, I have my limits with my kicks. I avoided the vital areas. These fat-headed scoundrels have so much fat, they'll be fine."
Ding Jianwei smiled. As if to prove his point, the fat man rolled on the ground a few times before clutching his stomach and standing up.
"You attacked me sneakily! I'm going to make you..."
Before the fat man could finish his sentence, he froze completely.
He saw Ding Jianwei slowly unbuttoning his work jacket.
"I don't care which department you're from, or who you have backing you. But I'm telling you here and now, Wang Yu and his automobile factory are under the protection of our 367 Institute! Anyone who opposes him is opposing me, Ding Jianwei!
If you have the guts, deal with him openly. If you want to resort to underhanded and dirty tactics... Hmph!"
Ding Jianwei finished speaking coldly, then directly opened his jacket, revealing rows of impeccably neat medals inside!