Tranxending Vision - Chapter 234

Chapter 234: 234

Xia Lei’s smile carried a hint of anger but he had no other choice before him .  

“Xia Lei, you can’t buy the battery parts now and your factory is being sealed . I’m not afraid to tell you that what’s coming next is customs . Your product won’t even be able to leave the borders, so how will you sell to the European and American markets?” said Gu Ke-Wen, “Don’t think that you can act as you please because you know a few people in Jing-Du . Fight with us? You’re not qualified . ” 

Gu Ke-Wu sneered, “You had the support of Mu Jian-Feng from China Industrial Group and it was not easy for me to make trouble for you in the past but China Industrial Group has no connections to you now . Can you still ask Mu Jian-Feng for help?” 

Xia Lei shook his head . “No . ” 

“Haha!” laughed Gu Ke-Wu, “Oh, right . You can go look for Shentu Tian-Yin . She’ll probably help you but I won’t be nice to her this time . Think carefully before you contact her . ” 

Xia Lei had not even thought of getting Shentu Tian-Yin to help . Vientaine Group was indeed powerful enough to go toe-to-toe with the Gu clan but that was her company, not his . What right had he to have her help in such a way? He thought of Shi Bo-Ren and Long Bing . He could only ask these two for help if he needed it .  

“How about this, Xia Lei - I’ll give you 50,000,000 . Sell the company and the patent to me . You take the money and leave, and everything will be settled between us . What do you think?” said Gu Ke-Wen .  

Xia Lei controlled the flames of anger in his heart . “So this is how the Gu clan expanded . Let me tell you, you’ll never gets your hands on my company even if it’s destroyed!”

Gu Ke-Wen snorted . “This is the last chance I’m giving you . Your company will not be able to open its doors again after it’s sealed up today . You’ve received so many orders but cannot deliver - the compensation fees alone will kill you!”

“Seal my company? Heh Heh, you can try . ” Xia Lei sounded tough .  

“Do you think that it’s just those few people? Look to your left,” said Gu Ke-Wu .  

Xia Lei raised his head to look at the left side of the road . A long line of vans were parked along two hundred metres of road and there were also two big buses . The vans and buses all held ‘City Enforcement’ officers . There were more people in the vehicles than on the factory grounds .  

Gu Ke-Wu spoke casually, “I know you can fight . I’ll acknowledge it if you can defeat so many people . ” 

Gu Ke-Wen added, “Big Brother, he has a few hundred people in his factory too . He’s not afraid at all . Let them fight . It’ll be more entertaining if a few of them get beaten to death . ” 

Xia Lei turned and walked towards his factory .  

“Hello? I’m asking you for the last time . ” Gu Ke-Wen stuck her head out the car window . “50,000,000 - selling it?”

Xia Lei looked back at her and said right away, “Fucking sell your mother’s cunt!”  

Gu Ke-Wen froze, her face ashen .  

Gu Ke-Wu’s eyes filled with ferocity . How dare he curse his mother!

Xia Lei entered his factory and walked straight to Qiao Ping . He took the document from his hands, signed his name on it, then put it back in Qiao Ping’s hands . “All right, we’ll suspend operations . Come back for an inspection in a month . ” 

“It’s not one month, it’s half a year!” Qiao Ping’s arrogance grew with the backing of others .  

Xia Lei smiled . “Sure, sure . Half a year it is . Well, let’s not talk about half a year - sixty years would be no problem either . ” 

“Don’t act tough . You’d come crying when it’s time . ” Qiao Ping waved a hand after throwing out that line . “We’re going . ” 

The big group of Trade and Commerce and Quality Inspection people left, as well as the ‘City Enforcement’ group .  

The workers came out of the workshops and gathered around Xia Lei in a cacophony of voices .  

“The factory’s going to be sealed up just like that, Chairman Xia? Isn’t this an obvious attempt to bury us? Do the laws not exist anymore?” said Liu Xue-Bing . He felt that it was unfair .  

A young man spoke up too . “Chairman Xia, why didn’t you let us fight with them? We’re not afraid of trouble!” 

“It’s going to be sealed for half a year - what do we do?” Zhou Xiao-Hong looked miserable and was about to cry .  

“Make a decision, Chairman Xia,” said Yin Hao, “We will do whatever you ask . I don’t believe that they can hide the truth from the masses!”

“Everyone can fight but you were up against thugs . Every one of them is scum . You can go to prison if you hurt them or kill them but is it worth it? If they injure you or kill you, your parents, wives, children - what will happen to them? Everyone here is a regular person coming to work to feed his or her family . There is no need for this violence,” said Xia Lei .  

“But… Chairman Xia, the factory’s been sealed . How are we going to make money to support our families?” Liu Xue-Bing looked sad . “I still want my son to go to university! Argh . ”

“No need to worry about this . Take a holiday of three days . Wages will be paid as per normal . Come back in three days and we will resume production,” said Xia Lei .  

“Three days? Wasn’t it being sealed for half a year?” said a worker .  

“Chairman Xia said three days, so there is a guarantee that the factory sealing will be cancelled in three days!” said a worker .  

The workers buzzed with discussion and the anxious atmosphere dissipated by quite a bit . A holiday of just three days and getting wages like normal was quite acceptable from the perspective of the workers .  

“Disperse, everyone . ” Xia Lei spoke with a smile, “You have all worked very hard recently . Take three days off . Go home and spend more time with your spouses and children . If you don’t have a spouse, then spend time with your girlfriend, boyfriend, and those without a partner can hurry up and go look for one . ” 

The workers laughed and the last bit of anxiousness disappeared .  

Back in the office, Xia Lei punched the wall with a loud thud . A big chunk broke off the wall and his fist bled .  

“Brother, don’t be like this . ” Xia Xue quickly took some tissues to wipe the blood from Xia Lei’s hand .  

Guan Ling-Shan also came over to comfort Xia Lei .  

“I’m fine . No need to bother about me,” said Xia Lei . He calmed down quickly after venting .  

“Chairman Xia, I called several media hotlines in Hai-Zhu City but not one reporter is willing to come,” said Guan Ling-Shan .  

“I called the police but it’s been half an hour and no police officers have turned up,” said Xia Xue .  

Xia Lei smiled wryly . “This is to be expected . They dare seal up the factory so they must have made all preparations prior . ”

“Brother, I don’t believe that we cannot get back at them through legal means . Let’s sue!” said Xia Xue .  

“The law? They came as representatives of the law . That stack of documents Director Qiao produced had complaint reports of our product’s quality issues and complaints that it has injured children . They’ve even prepared the evidence, so would they be afraid of you taking legal action?” said Xia Lei .  

“What do we do, then?” Guan Ling-Shan looked anxious . “We have so many purchase orders to fill, a significant portion of which is from overseas . We can’t afford to compensate for these if we’re unable to deliver on time . ” 

Just then, Yin Hao, Lu Sheng, Zhou Xiao-Hong and a few others appeared in the doorway of the office . The workers had left, and as the backbone and middle-management of Thunder Horse Manufacturing, they had stayed to face this crisis together with Xia Lei .  

“Ling-Shan, bring them to the meeting room for our discussion . You guys try to think of something . Best if it’s a viable solution,” said Xia Lei .  

“Nn . ” Guan Ling-Shan made a sound of agreement, then walked to the door . “Let’s go to the meeting room to discuss this . Let Chairman Xia have some peace and quiet . ” 

Xia Xue hesitated, then followed them to the meeting room .  

The office was quiet after their departure . The faces of Gu-Ke Wen and Gu-Ke Wu kept appearing in Xia Lei’s head . Those siblings had blown hot and cold, and always displayed an arrogant attitude . He could not help the flaring of anger in his heart and he wished for nothing more than to finish those Gu siblings off .  

However, if one thought rationally and put hatred aside, killing the siblings would be an extremely foolish thing to do .  

Xia Lei gradually calmed down again . He mulled over the problem . ‘No wonder there hasn’t been a peep from Gu Ke-Wen and Gu Ke-Wu recently . So they were preparing for today . The might of the Gu clan is too great, and their methods too dirty . This is very troublesome too - I wonder if Long Bing or Boss Shi can help?’

Asking someone for help was the simplest solution . However, the downside of asking for help is that he would owe favours and favours would have to be repaid . Repaying Shi Bo-Ren and Long Bing would not be easy - it sometimes required risking his life . The trip to Germany was one such example so Xia Lei did not want to have to ask either Long Bing or Shi Bo-Ren for help if he could help it but he really had no better choice this time .  

Before Xia Lei could give Long Bing a call, however, Hu Hou called .  

He went straight to the matter at hand . “Xia Lei, it’s not that I won’t help you this time but I really can’t help you,” said Hu Hou . “In case you didn’t know, Gu Ding-Shan was personally involved this time . My words have no effect on those he has talked to . You get what I mean? Don’t blame me, really, I am helpless this time . ” 

Gu Ding-Shan, the father of Gu Ke-Wu and Gu Ke-Wen . He had built his clan up from the underworld and single-handedly created a family fortune of billions . A person like this was no simple man . Gu Ding-Shan was a living legend in the underworld .  

Xia Lei understood why the Gu siblings had been so unscrupulous this time when he heard Hu Hou’s words . He laughed dryly . “Mayor Hu, I completely understand you and I don’t blame you one bit . But you have to give me some tips - what should I do?” 

“This is why I called you . My suggestion is to first suspend the production and rectify the problems, then compensate those who complained about getting injured and the people who complained about quality . Solve these problems first and we can think about the next step together,” said Hu Hou .  

This solution was no solution .

“Mm, I got it, Mayor Hu . That’s that then . You know my situation now . I won’t chat further - there’s a pile of work for me to do,” said Xia Lei .  

“I understand . Contact me if you have questions,” said Hu Hou .  

“Nn, yes, goodbye Mayor Hu . ” Xia Lei hung up .  

Xia Lei dialled Long Bing’s number a minute later .  

Long Bing only said one sentence after listening to Xia Lei describe the situation . “I’ll ask Boss Shi and give you a reply in the evening . ” 

“All right, I’ll wait for your call,” said Xia Lei .