Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

After parking the car, Wang An instructed Huang Zhong:

"Xiao Zhong, you just hold the gun and guard the car. If anything happens, we'll run out and you can shoot, but remember, never shoot anyone. It's just to scare them. Got it?"

Huang Zhong nodded solemnly and said:
"Yeah, bro, I definitely won't aim at people when I shoot."

As he spoke, Huang Zhong casually picked up the Type 56 assault rifle.

Wang An nodded and opened the car door, while Wang Li nervously opened his own car door as well.

After Wang An and Wang Li got out of the car, Wang An habitually glanced around and noticed that several people were looking at them. Wang An smiled politely at these people.

It was obvious that these people knew Wang An and his group were coming; otherwise, the GAZ truck probably wouldn't have made it to the entrance of the management office before being stopped.

Of course, it's also possible that this management office is just a reception hall, and there aren't any important people inside.

Wang An glanced at the entrance and was about to go in when a person ran out from the side and asked Wang An and his companion:
"Are you sent by the Wuzhuangbu County government to collect compensation?"

Wang An nodded and said:

"Yes, we at Ling Island said that either Boss Chu or Boss Bai is fine."

Upon hearing this, the man gestured "please" towards the door and politely ushered Wang An and his companion into the house, but he himself did not enter.

When Wang An and Wang Li entered the room, there were four people playing mahjong, and several other people were just standing around the mahjong table.

The term "selling orders" mentioned here is also called "watching the excitement" in the local area, which actually means watching the excitement from the sidelines.

The people playing mahjong glanced at Wang An and his companion as they entered the room and then ignored them. However, one of the people who were just standing around turned to Wang An and asked him:

"What are you two doing here? Buying coal? You can just go to the coal pile and buy it directly."

After saying that, the man turned his head back, but after pausing for less than three seconds, he immediately turned his head back again and said with a hint of realization:

"You two aren't sent by Wuzhuangbu to collect money, are you?"

It's clear that within just half an hour, these people already knew that someone was coming to the coal mine to collect compensation.

Wang An nodded with a smile and said:

"Yes, we're here to collect compensation from Boss Chu or Boss Bai, hehehe."

As he spoke, Wang An took out his cigarettes and began offering them to everyone, speaking very warmly:
"Come on, everyone, have a smoke, hehe. Um, are Boss Chu and Boss Bai here?"

When Wang An was handing out cigarettes to everyone, he deliberately showed the entire pack of Huazi cigarettes so that they could all see it.

Wang An's purpose in doing this was actually a combination of showing off and intimidation.

Unfortunately, even in later generations, Hua Zi cigarettes were definitely not a staple cigarette for most people; at this time, they were more of a symbol of status.

Regardless of your abilities or whether you are truly wealthy, in front of people who don't know you, the moment Hua Ziyan pulls out his cigarette, no one will look down on you.

This is a fact.

Sure enough, Wang An's very easygoing attitude, coupled with the enhancement of Hua Ziyan, immediately changed the way these people looked at him.

The person who had just spoken glanced at the man playing mahjong sitting on the north side, and seeing that the man nodded imperceptibly, he exhaled a puff of smoke and then walked into a door on the east side.

A little while later, the kid came out again, gestured towards the door to Wang An and his companion, and said to Wang An with narrowed eyes:
"Our boss is waiting for you in that room. Please go in."

Wang An nodded repeatedly and said with a smile:

"Okay, okay, thanks then, big brother."

After saying that, Wang An led Wang Li into the room on the east side.

As Wang An and Wang Li walked into the room on the east side, they heard the people behind them saying, "Not bad, this kid is quite decent and sensible, and his attitude is good too."

"If he can afford to smoke Huazi cigarettes, this kid is no ordinary person."

“I was going to take them both down, but since you guys didn’t do anything, I didn’t either.”

"What are you moving? Big brother didn't say we'd do it now."

Wang An heard every single word these people said, and he didn't know if they did it on purpose or if they simply didn't take Wang An and his companion seriously.

Wang An knocked on the door, then pushed it open and went inside.

This room is very large, at least 300 square meters.

There was a section filled with a lot of fitness equipment, including dumbbells, barbells, bench press racks, chest expanders, training benches, and so on.

Several sandbags were hanging from the ceiling, and many boxing gloves, wraps, fingerless tactical gloves, and various other protective gear were hanging on the walls.

At a glance, you can tell that this is a relatively professional training room.

To be honest, in this day and age, to see so many professional and luxurious things in such a remote place was truly astonishing to Wang An.

To be honest, Wang An hadn't seen such a professional training room in his previous life until the 1990s, and this was in 1983!
There's just no way to compare people!
However, this is enough to prove that these people in the coal mine are really damn rich.

To build such a training room in this era, even with Wang An's net worth, it would instantly shrink by half.

The large training room was already filled with people: some were hitting the punching bag, some were working out strength, and others were practicing combat wrestling in pairs.
Overall, the practice room was quite lively.

After Wang An and Wang Li entered, a young man who was about 75 meters tall, quite handsome, and with a muscular physique walked over shirtless. You could tell from the sweat on his face and body that he had been practicing martial arts.

The young man glanced at Wang An and his companion, and said with great disdain:
"Did Silly Dongzi only send the two of you?"

Wang An was taken aback by what he heard and didn't know how to respond.

The main issue is that if Wang An agrees, it would prove that Wu Dong is indeed "Silly Dongzi," and if Wang An doesn't agree, it would seem rather impolite.

So Wang An said with a smile:

"Brother Wu said we could contact either Boss Chu or Boss Bai. May I ask who you are?"

The man snorted and said:

"Remember, my name is Chu Hanshan, the 'Han' in 'shaking' and the 'Shan' in 'mountain'."

Wang An quickly clasped his hands in greeting and said with a smile:

"So it's Brother Hanshan, hehehehe, hello Brother Hanshan, hello Brother Hanshan."

As the old saying goes, "You can't hit someone who's smiling at you." Money isn't something you can just ask for easily, so Wang An's attitude at this moment was definitely humble enough.

However, Chu Hanshan showed no respect whatsoever, giving Wang An a disdainful look and saying:

"Who the hell is your brother? Who the hell are you calling 'brother'?"

Wang An's smile remained unchanged, he chuckled, and immediately changed his tune:

"Um, sorry, sorry, Mr. Chu, I see you're quite busy. How about you give us the money, and we'll go back and report right away? What do you think?"

Chu Hanshan shook his head, rolled his eyes, and said:

"I don't think it's very good. You just say you'll take the money and then take it? Anyone who doesn't know better would think I'm afraid of that idiot Dongzi. Damn it."

It's clear that Chu Hanshan and Wu Dong are truly at odds, but unfortunately, neither of them can defeat the other. (End of Chapter)