Chapter Twenty-One: Depending on Assistance

  Gao Chuanliang, riding on horseback, almost prayed to all the gods and Buddhas he knew along the way, praying that heaven would bless Sima from being torn apart by those red-eyed workers.

  Years ago, there was a case in Xiaotuan where an angry worker killed his master. As soon as he received the news from Wu Mantun, Gao Chuanliang felt that the sky was about to collapse.

  At that time, as soon as he heard the letter, he was so frightened that he almost scared Gao Chuanliang to death. Without even changing his shoes, he hastily got on horseback and rushed to the camp, fearing that something might happen to the young master alone there.

  They all went out for a mile before Lian realized that if he were to leave like this, in case something happened later on, he might not be able to handle it himself.

  When Gao Zhenliang, who had experienced countless storms in his youth, also calmed down, he hastily ran to the train station in Zhuangzi Village again. At this time, for Old Man Gao, the only force that could be relied on was the dozens of men and guns from the railway police team at the train station.

  As long as they bring these people with them, even if things get out of hand later, they can rely on them to protect themselves and the young master, otherwise it's no different from going alone and sending oneself to death.

  As soon as he arrived at the train station, Gao Chuanliang rushed to the stationmaster's office. After seeing Sun Mingli, he didn't bother to exchange pleasantries with him and directly stated his purpose for coming.

  Earlier, Zeng had hoped that Old Master Gao would introduce him to Sima Young Master's grandson, Sun Mingli. As soon as he heard it was this matter, he immediately reacted and realized this was his own opportunity. Whether or not he could cling to this big tree depended on this one time.

  Without saying another word, they agreed on the spot and hung their guns on the wall. As soon as the whistle blew to assemble, more than 20 members of the patrol team gathered with their guns in just a few minutes.

  Gao Chuanliang and Sun Mingli rode side by side at the front, while more than 20 patrol team members followed behind them on horseback with guns slung over their shoulders. Along the way, Gao Chuanliang was anxious and impatient, constantly urging the patrol team to speed up.

  Who knows what would have happened if they had gone a few minutes later, obviously the two legs couldn't keep up with the speed of four legs. Soon, the foot patrol team members slowly fell behind Gao and Sun who were riding horses.

  Gao Chuanliang, who was anxious, and Sun Mingli, who wanted to take the opportunity to get close to Sima, both had their own concerns and did not notice the patrol team they were relying on.

  This had already been thrown behind them by hundreds of meters, Sun Mingli was urged by Gao Chuanliang to whip the horse under him in an attempt to rush to the scene as soon as possible.

  In Sun Mingli's view, this young master Sima is simply burning money. It doesn't matter where he opens a factory, but he ran to the outskirts to open one. However, his factory happens to be in a good location, and most of the goods produced here are shipped out from his own station.

  In this way, the young master can find a place to use his own value and show his worth. Sun Mingli, who had mixed with these wealthy families for half his life, naturally knew that in their eyes, a useful person was far more valuable than a flattering servant.

  "Master, I've come with Captain Sun and the patrol team."

  From a distance, looking at Sima still standing on the tow truck, it seemed that nothing had happened. Gao Chuanliang, who was afraid that something would happen soon, shouted loudly, hoping to intimidate these poor guys from Guanli with the patrol team.

  "Patrol Team Leader Sun"

  Although I don't know what kind of person Sun Zhangchang is, Sima still guessed the meaning of Lao Gao's words. Unfortunately, it's no longer necessary to use the patrol team to intimidate these people now. Lao Gao was a bit late.

  Simawei looked back and saw Lao Gao and another person riding horses towards here, where he could see the patrol team in his mouth.

  "Hehe, Station Master Sun, I'm troubling you today."

  Sun Mingli, who had originally wanted to take this opportunity to show his face in front of Sima, now looked rather ugly. It was no wonder that he had been too hasty at the time and only considered galloping with Lao Gao, leaving the brothers of the patrol team far behind.

  "Master, I'm sorry, today was really embarrassing. I shouldn't have let you get hurt, it's all my fault."

  What a humiliation! Sun Mingli had never felt so humiliated before. His face was exposed, but his reputation was also completely ruined.

  "Brother Sun, no need to be polite. I appreciate you rushing over to help me out today. Let's not wait for a better day, let's just do it now. Today, I'm hosting at Yangcai Restaurant, and I'd like you to join us. Firstly, it's to thank you for your timely assistance, and secondly, my brothers have run over 10 miles and are exhausted. I'd like to treat you to a simple meal as a token of my appreciation, please don't decline."

  Although the station master Sun in front of him is just a train station master, he will have great use for Sima in the future. This is exactly the opportunity to get close to him and see that Station Master Sun also seems to have the idea of getting close to himself. Such an opportunity Sima will not let go.

  "Everything is fine, even better than fine, all smooth sailing now."

  Yangcai Restaurant is the largest and best restaurant in Kong Family Village Market, although it can't be compared with restaurants in big cities like Zhangjiakou, but in this place, it's also considered a high-end restaurant.

  Whenever distinguished guests come from afar, the host family will bring them here. The business of Yangcai Restaurant is obviously much better than in previous days, with four tables opened by the patrol team alone, plus one table in the inner private room.

  These soldiers on the patrol team usually don't have the opportunity to come to such a big restaurant for meals. As soon as the dishes and a jar of Shanxi old wine were served, the soldiers who normally ate military rations all loved the wine, although they were just a patrol team.

  But after all, this railway patrol team was also transferred from the Northern Army in the past. They just changed their clothes and were still eating military rations. When the wine and dishes came up, they couldn't help but indulge. For a time, only chopsticks were seen flying like clouds, and the sound of drinking orders could be heard clearly dozens of meters away on the street.

  "Heh heh, they're all just rough folks. I hope Young Master Sima won't take offense."

  Sun Mingli listened to the noisy curses and drinking commands coming from outside, frowning involuntarily and smiling awkwardly. But in his heart, he had an urge to go out and drive away this group of rascals.

  "This group of lazy and incompetent people, when can they be more considerate for themselves? A bunch of idiots who can't even handle their liquor."

  "Nothing to defend, nothing to defend."

  As a northerner, Sima was no stranger to this wine and the sound of wine officials.

  Moreover, if those who eat and drink are not of this kind when they are thirsty for wine and hungry for food, Sima would be even more curious, having never seen those who eat and drink quietly.

  "This younger brother will remember Brother Sun's noble deed forever, this cup of watery wine is a toast to Brother Sun."

  As soon as Sima's voice fell, he raised his head and drank a cup of wine in one gulp. It was the authentic Shanxi old Fenjiu from 1915, with a sweet and spicy entrance that had a hint of fragrance, which was far superior to those so-called famous wines of later generations that were mostly made by mixing liquor with essence and purified water.

  To be honest, Sima didn't like drinking wine in small cups of three coins at a time. In later generations, Sima usually drank with a mouthful of two or five taels, one cup and two mouths. Sima personally still liked the feeling of drinking hastily, unlike using this small cup to drink wine, which really lost the taste of drinking.

  Although Sun Mingli's capacity for liquor was also good, after several rounds, Sun Mingli still got drunk. Having worked in a government agency for many years, perhaps he hadn't learned much about the ways of the world.

  But Sima had also learned the art of drinking at wine gatherings, and often after Sima drank just one cup of wine, Sun Mingli would willingly let Sima coax him into drinking several more cups. After a few rounds like this, Sun Mingli could still hold his own.

  "In fact, this younger brother has another request besides thanking Brother Sun for his kindness."

  Taking advantage of Sun Mingli's not yet completely drunk, Sima put forward the real purpose of this time to invite Sun Ming and the patrol team soldiers to drink.

  "Brother, whatever you say, I'll definitely make it happen, no second thoughts."

  Sun Mingli, who was a bit tipsy from drinking, was extremely delighted today. At this dinner table, the young master of the wealthy family, Sima, had given him enough face by personally pouring wine for him and addressing him as "brother".

  At first, Sun Mingli was still able to recall the shame of losing face, but now he was drunk and his tongue was big, he was in high spirits. This is not to mention that it's just a small matter, I'm afraid even if Sima asked him for his favorite concubine, Sun Mingli would agree without hesitation.

  "It's actually no big deal, brother wants to borrow Sun brother's patrol team for a use."

  From the first time he saw the captain of that patrol team, he was impressed. Although it was just a security team set up by the Road and Mining Company, Captain Wang was surprised to find that this patrol team was not in disarray after rushing for over ten miles, completely different from what he had learned about modern armies from history books, let alone such an inferior patrol team.

  Later, Sima learned from Lao Gao that although this was just a company's road protection patrol team, it was actually a group of soldiers who had been pulled out of the old Northern Army and reorganized with a new name just last year. They were real soldiers who had been trained since the Qing dynasty.

  As for the troops that later tarnished the reputation of the regiment, it was probably because not long after the sudden death of Yuan Shikai, the spiritual leader of the Northern Army who failed to become emperor, the Northern Army collapsed and various powerful figures in the Northern Army expanded their forces.

  The combat effectiveness of the Northern Army is still quite impressive, if we look at the combat effectiveness of the Northern Army from these patrol teams, at least these patrol teams have a strong flavor of banditry, and the quality is very good.

  "What's the big deal, brother thinks this patrol team is only useful for showing off, don't know what brother is planning to do"

  Some drunken intention Sun Mingli words connected very quickly, chest pat also very loud, but just fell down words, pat down chest slowed down for a few seconds and hurriedly asked again in front of this Sima young master what use is this patrol team borrowed, if doing something illegal, I'm afraid I still can't afford it.

  "Hehe, don't worry, brother Sun. I just want to borrow the patrol team to come to my construction site and give those poor guys from Guanli a lesson, help them exercise and keep them from getting into trouble when they're idle and full."

  Simaz began to calculate them from the first time he saw these patrol teams, when they didn't know it. Now there is nothing more suitable for doing these things than these patrol teams that look like they have a good quality.