After half a lifetime of navigating the world, the system tells me to be a good big brother!

Li Qing obediently followed, a smile that was hard to describe on her face.

"Mayor Pei, what brings you here today? I thought the city would send someone from the Labor Bureau to deal with me directly!"

Pei Zhenbang raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, the gesture looking very casual, without any of the airs a leader should have.

Pei Zhenbang led Li Qing forward, saying in a low voice, "I had to come. The city leaders are watching. I'm here today as their representative."

Besides, this project of yours is no small matter; you don't want your subordinates to mess it up.

He then led Li Qing into an office, and Li Qing followed him inside.

The office wasn't very spacious, and the furnishings were quite simple, with only two desks pushed together and two filing cabinets against the wall.

Besides these, in the remaining empty space, there was a rather large long table covered with a red velvet cloth.

It doesn't match its surroundings at all; this long table looks like it was just temporarily placed there.

Of course, in another corner, there is a set of sofas for receiving guests.

Before Li Qing could finish observing, Pei Zhenbang pressed him down onto the sofa and placed a stack of documents in front of him.

"Take a look at these documents first. These are the resumes of workers who meet the requirements, compiled by someone yesterday."

Most of them had worked at Fengchi for more than five years, with 80% being male workers and the rest being female.

Furthermore, these workers are mostly over thirty years old and have extensive work experience.

After listening to Pei Zhenbang's explanation, Li Qing simply nodded and then began to read carefully.

The information was very comprehensive, clearly explaining everyone's strengths and weaknesses, which saved Li Qing a lot of time.

Twenty minutes later, Li Qing finished getting a general understanding of the situation and then looked at Pei Zhenbang, who was drinking tea and smoking a cigarette.

Li Qing stretched, took out a cigarette, lit it, and then spoke to Pei Zhenbang.

"Boss, I've reviewed all the information. There are over fifty people in total, but I can only recruit about twenty right now. What do we do with the rest?"

Faced with Li Qing's question, Pei Zhenbang did not hesitate and answered directly.

"This isn't a problem. I already told you about it yesterday."

Those you don't get selected this time will go through the next round of selection. Since you're going to expand anyway, it's better to continue hiring skilled workers than new hires, right?

Li Qing nodded repeatedly after listening, agreeing that what he said did make some sense.

"Hmm, I understand now!"

Pei Zhenbang saw him nod, then glanced at the time before continuing to speak to Li Qing.

"It's about time, shall we begin?"

Li Qing nodded, and Pei Zhenbang immediately made arrangements for the other two people in the office.

After the two left the office, Pei Zhenbang pulled Li Qing along, and the two went to a seat behind the long table.

Li Qing understood why the table looked so out of place; it really was just a temporary arrangement.

Nothing else happened after that. Just like a recruitment show on TV, all fifty-odd people were quickly reviewed.

After going through this round, Li Qing selected information on twenty people.

The documents were handed over to Pei Zhenbang. The city said it would take care of everything, and it really did take care of everything from beginning to end, even the workers' contracts.

It was already noon, and they had wanted to treat Pei Zhenbang and the two people who were helping him to lunch, but it didn't work out.

Li Qing didn't press the issue, only saying that he would contact her again later.

After leaving the labor bureau, I drove straight back to the billiard hall. Don't forget, I had a recruitment event there that afternoon.

He wasn't worried about recruiting industrial workers; what worried him was the afternoon session.

You should know that the people we're hiring this afternoon aren't exactly honest folks; these are people who have all "researched" their skills, and to put it bluntly, they could be considered destabilizing factors.

However, since Wang Youliang and Ren Hongyun jointly guaranteed it, he couldn't refuse. Besides, he couldn't refuse because of the mission.

I had lunch with Lin Xia, and afterwards we played ball together at the store.

We played until almost 2 PM, then stopped because we were a little tired and rested for a while on the deck chair.

When he woke up again, it was already three o'clock.

"Brother Qing, didn't Director Wang say he was bringing people over? Why haven't they arrived yet?"

Seeing that it was already this late and the person still hadn't arrived, Lin Xia casually asked a question.

When asked, Li Qing didn't know either, and could only shake his head to indicate that he didn't know.

Just as Li Qing was about to call Wang Youliang to ask, he heard a car stop outside.

Then the noise became chaotic, with various voices speaking one after another.

Hearing the sounds outside the door, Li Qing knew that it must be Wang Suo and his men arriving.

As expected, a group of people filed in from the entrance.

Li Qing looked up and immediately saw the two at the front, namely Wang Youliang and Ren Hongyun.

Li Qing got up from behind the bar and went to greet the person who came.

"Commander Wang and Commander Ren are here! You two are quite late; I was thinking this wasn't happening!"

As he spoke, Li Qing approached the two men and shook hands with each of them.

"It's not that people are easy to get together. These kids are hard to manage when they're all together. It's giving me a headache."

"It's only because Lao Ren has a good temper; otherwise, I would have exploded long ago."

"Old Wang, don't say that, the person is still alive!"

Li Qing listened to the two talking, but their expressions and words didn't seem very credible.

He felt like the two of them were acting against him, and in a very bad way.

Seeing the two of them singing in unison, Li Qing didn't intend to pay them any attention, but instead looked at the young people they had brought with them.

These young people didn't seem to be angered by what the two said, nor did they show any temper.

Judging from their appearance alone, they did not have the arrogance that young people should have; they all appeared very quiet.

Li Qing had no idea what would happen next.

But he wasn't too worried. Don't forget he used to be a gang leader, so he had some experience in keeping these younger guys in check.

"Alright, you two, let's go. Let's talk in the innermost room. All these people blocking the way are affecting my business."

After saying that, Li Qing took the lead and walked inside. Ren Hongyun and Wang Youliang exchanged a glance, both of them understanding each other without saying a word.

"Everyone, follow along. The one who just spoke is Li Qing. You all probably know him from when you were in the same gang. From now on, he'll be your boss."

I don't care what happened in the past, but I hope everyone can forget the past and start a new life.

Everyone, behave well. Whether you get food or not depends on your attitude from now on.

After speaking, Wang Youliang ignored everyone's expressions and walked towards Li Qing's direction.

After he finished speaking, Ren Hongyun called on everyone to follow him.

The two were truly partners, and their teamwork was remarkably seamless at this moment.