After breaking up with my boyfriend, I made a fortune and rose rapidly in my career.

Monday, 9:00 AM.

The weather in Nanzhou was somewhat gloomy.

The atmosphere on the main road leading from the High-tech Zone to the Chipfire Industrial Park was also tense. Zhang Chao sat in the passenger seat, his palms sweaty, constantly glancing behind him through the rearview mirror.

"Director, something seems off at the intersection." He lowered his voice, his tone tense. "I just saw several unlicensed bread trucks parked on the side of the road, and a lot of people got out. They didn't look like good people."

Chen Ping leaned back in the back seat with his eyes closed.

"Hmm," he uttered only a nasal sound.

Zhang Chao felt even more uncertain. The cable had just been cut, and now people were gathering, clearly there because of the governor's inspection. But in the past two days, besides having the engineering team repair the lines and having the Huaxin International technical team arrive ahead of schedule, Director Chen hadn't made any other arrangements for security besides replacing them with his own people.

They neither requested police support from the city nor made any emergency plans.

What exactly is going on here?

The car slowly came to a stop at the park's main entrance. Chen Ping opened his eyes, didn't get out of the car, and said to the driver, "Go to the property management office."

Inside the office, a deputy director surnamed Sun from the property management department was fidgeting, his cup of tea already empty.

The door was pushed open, and when he saw that it was Chen Pingfang who walked in, his face turned pale instantly, his hand trembled, and the teacup fell to the ground and shattered.

"Director Chen... Director Chen."

Chen Pingfang's gaze lingered on his face for two seconds, then he calmly walked to the sofa opposite him and sat down, while Zhang Chao stood guard at the door.

"Director Sun, don't be nervous," Chen Pingfang said gently. "I just came to ask about the rental rates for those vacant warehouses in the park."

Deputy Director Sun was stunned, never expecting Chen Pingfang to ask this.

"Huh? Um... I need to check the accounts, I..."

"No need to check." Chen Ping interrupted him, leaning forward slightly. "I asked for you. Your cousin's logistics company only paid 50,000 yuan in rent for Warehouse No. 3 the year before last, right? The market value is 800,000 yuan."

Sweat immediately beaded on Deputy Director Sun's forehead.

"Director Hu is indeed a good person to his subordinates," Chen Pingfang said casually. "However, the main power cable for Factory No. 3 has been cut. Do you know what that means?"

He looked at Deputy Director Sun, whose face was deathly pale, and his voice remained calm.

"If the governor and experts from Huaxin International were inside, and there was a sudden power outage, the backup power failed, the ventilation system stopped... some of the equipment inside, once started, would produce toxic gases if the power was cut off. Director Sun, this is not just dereliction of duty, this is attempted murder."

Deputy Director Sun's body began to tremble, his lips quivered, and he couldn't utter a single word.

"I tipped you off and told you to find someone to cut the cables; that's treating you like one of my own. But if something goes wrong, who's going to take the blame?" Chen Ping picked up the tea that Deputy Director Sun hadn't finished drinking from the table, gently blew on it, and said, "Do you think you can handle it?"

With a "thump".

Deputy Director Sun's legs went weak, and he slid off the chair and knelt on the ground.

"Director Chen, I was wrong! I... I was forced into it! Director Hu said he just wanted to embarrass you in front of the governor. He... he even arranged for people to be at the intersection outside, claiming to be creditors of Xin Huo, to stop the governor's motorcade and file a complaint!"

Chen Ping took a sip of tea, his face showing no surprise.

He took out his phone and dialed two numbers directly.

The first call was to Liu Hongwei, the construction boss who was the loudest.

"Mr. Liu, this is Chen Pingfang."

"Director Chen! What are your instructions?" Liu Hongwei on the other end of the phone was very respectful.

"Your four hundred million is now in shares of the new company. Someone wants to throw excrement on our door on the company's opening day to scare away our biggest investor. What do you think about this?"

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone, followed by Liu Hongwei's heavy breathing: "Damn it! Anyone who dares to touch my money, I'll make sure their whole family suffers! Director Chen, what do you say we do?"

"Bring your people to the park entrance. Remember, we are company shareholders, here to welcome the provincial governor and protect our own property. Civilized people, don't resort to violence."

"clear!"

The second call was to the CEO of another large supplier.

They said almost exactly the same thing.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Ping stood up, didn't even glance at Deputy Director Sun kneeling on the ground, and walked straight out.

"Hand him over to Old Ma's men and ask them for all the details."

"Yes," Zhang Chao replied.

……

9:45 a.m.

Governor Zhou Jiang's Coaster minibus, escorted by several black sedans, drove smoothly toward the High-tech Zone.

Just as the convoy was about to turn onto the main road leading to the Chipfire Industrial Park, the situation suddenly changed.

Dozens of people holding banners rushed out from the roadside green belt, shouting slogans, and blocked the middle of the road.

The banner bore large, blood-red characters: "Unscrupulous government, give me back my hard-earned money!"

The bald, burly man leading the group even lay down directly in front of the lead vehicle, acting as if he didn't care about his life.

The expressions on the faces of the municipal party secretary and the mayor changed instantly.

Such a mass incident, especially at a critical juncture when the provincial governor is inspecting the area, is a major political incident.

However, before they could get out of the car to deal with it, a muffled engine roar came from behind the road.

A dozen or so huge concrete mixer trucks and construction trucks lined up and drove straight over, completely blocking the retreat of the group of "troublemakers".

The car doors opened, and hundreds of construction workers wearing hard hats and blue overalls jumped out. They carried no weapons, but silently walked to the roadside, stood in two rows, forming a human wall to separate the rioters from the governor's convoy.

Liu Hongwei and several bosses from construction companies got out of an SUV and walked to the front.

The bald, burly man who was lying on the ground throwing a tantrum changed his expression when he saw Liu Hongwei and instinctively tried to get up.

Liu Hongwei knew better than anyone his status in the construction industry in Nanzhou.

"What are you looking at? Lie down properly." Liu Hongwei didn't even look at him directly. He just straightened his suit in the direction of the governor's motorcade and then waved to the workers behind him.

Hundreds of workers simultaneously removed their safety helmets, held them in their hands, and bowed deeply towards the direction of the convoy.

No slogans, no banners.

Only a silent team, and a silent respect.

The hired thugs were completely dumbfounded.

They were just putting on an act, but the ruthlessness in the eyes of the people opposite them was real. They were ready to fight anyone who dared to threaten their livelihood.

How can this play continue?

Inside the Coaster bus, Governor Zhou Jiang quietly watched the scene outside through the window. He first glanced at the "petitioners" whose eyes were darting around and who were obviously guilty, and then at the workers with dark skin and resolute eyes.

He understood everything.

Zhou Jiang was not angry; instead, a slight smile appeared on his face.

The officials were stunned, but Zhou Jiang personally pushed open the car door and got out.

Instead of walking towards the people chanting slogans, he crossed the road and went straight to Liu Hongwei.

"Who are you?"

Liu Hongwei's face flushed slightly. He straightened his back and answered loudly, "Reporting to the Governor! We are shareholders of Nanzhou Xinhuo New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.! Today, we have spontaneously organized ourselves to welcome you to inspect our own company!"

"Shareholders?" Zhou Jiang asked with great interest.

"Yes!" Liu Hongwei pointed to the sea of ​​workers behind him, "They, and I, used to be creditors of Xin Huo. Now, Director Chen has turned our bad debts into shares in the new company! We're here to start work!"

Zhou Jiang nodded, his gaze passing over Liu Hongwei and landing on the young figure standing alone at the park's main entrance.

He turned around and said casually to the municipal party secretary, "It seems that Director Chen, the new director of the High-tech Zone, has a rather unique way of working."

After saying that, he got back into the car through the passage that the workers had spontaneously cleared.

The convoy slowly started and headed towards the Chipfire Industrial Park.

The moment the convoy drove through the gate, Zhou Jiang saw a professional engineering emergency team busily repairing the main cable. Huaxin International's technical expert team was measuring and discussing outside the factory with blueprints in hand. In the distance, several bulldozers had begun leveling the land in preparation for the arrival of new equipment.

The entire park was bustling with activity.