Chapter 62: Starting to Pick Up Ore

  Liu Pengfei's invited department head was named Meng Fei, over 50 years old, with white hair and a very majestic appearance, looking like a high-ranking leader at first glance. He liked to gesture with his hands when speaking, as if he were giving a report to others.

  The meeting place was Dazhong Wine House, and when Hei Zi and Zhu Xiaofei arrived, Meng Fei and Liu Pengfei had already arrived first.

  After meeting through Liu Pengfei's introduction, Heizi and others learned that Meng Fei was the head of the security department of the steel company. All the mixed elements who relied on the steel company for food had a relationship with Meng Fei. Without Meng Fei's nod, no matter what kind of mixed element wanted to mix in the scope of the steel company, they would be finished.

  Meng Fei is very impressive and talkative. In his words, Meng Fei reveals his own thoughts, believing that life is short and fleeting like the spring of grass and trees, so one should enjoy it while they can.

  Hei Zi was worried that he couldn't get his hands on it, but with a leader like this, of course, it's good. It seems that being close to Meng Fei will make it easy to mix in the future within the scope of the steel company.

  "A few cups of wine down, Hei Zi pretended to be drunk and said: 'Meng Chu, I'm just a small hoodlum, a little rascal, I don't have any ambitions, I just want to make a living, eat well, play well, but I'm still clever, very understanding. When there's money to be made, everyone makes it. I didn't come here to ask for your help, I came to cooperate with you. I'll take the lead, and you can be the behind-the-scenes boss.'"

  Meng Feifang put down his wine cup and looked at the young punk in front of him, who was only twenty years old. Whether he could be relied on was still a question.

  Hei Zi seemed to have seen Meng Fei's doubts and continued: "Meng, brothers who come out to mix are most concerned with loyalty. You can rest assured that I won't betray my brother."

  Meng Fei secretly smiled in his heart, it seemed this kid had drunk too much and was starting to talk nonsense.

  Liu Pengfei and Meng Fei didn't have a very deep relationship, he still got to know Meng Fei through a big mixed-race guy who was in the steel company. Because of his special identity as a traffic police officer and his father's government official status, Meng Fei gave him face, whenever he asked Meng Fei out for drinks or something, Meng Fei never refused.

  Liu Pengfei kept making eye contact with Heizi, signaling him not to talk nonsense. Heizi pretended to be drunk and didn't seem to notice, continuing to ramble on by himself.

  "Meng Chu, brothers are not like others. When using, send some small money, when not in use, just put it aside. I treat Meng Chu as my own person, I pick up mines on top, and when the time comes to make money, we three families will share one share each."

  Hei Zi wasn't talking nonsense, he really wanted to give Meng Fei one-third of it, but what he said about the three families was nonsense, because there was no third family involved in this matter.

  Meng Fei knew what he meant by picking up mines. If it was a legitimate business that didn't break the law, Cheng Heizi wouldn't have come to cooperate with him.

  One-third of the temptation to Meng Fei is great, as he knows that the open-pit mine steals the most, one night can steal 180,000 worth of ore, if Heizi goes up and calculates an average of 30,000 per day, it will be over 100 million in a year. After deducting various expenses, what is left in his own hands is around 30 million. Now his subordinates and the hooligans who rely on the steel company to eat together can only give him 40-50 million yuan each year, and he still has to take out some money to grease the palms of his superiors and relevant departments, leaving him with at most 20 million yuan.

  After much hesitation, Meng Fei expressed his support. Hei Zi smiled and corrected Meng Fei's words: "Meng, we are cooperating, of course this cooperation cannot be contracted. If something happens to me, it has nothing to do with you."

  Meng Fei was unwilling to make a move, what he worried about most was that something would go wrong. Over the years, the more money he accumulated in his hands, the less at ease he felt in his heart. This year he is 53 years old, and in a few more years he will be retired. He really wants to make a steady profit and leave with a clear conscience.

  Meng Fei said unhappily: "What are you talking about? Something's happened. You want something to happen?"

  "Hei Zi shook his head and said, 'Who wants trouble? I'm worried. My suggestion is that if something happens, I'll call Peng Fei and he can tell you. It's best we don't see each other often. Every month, I'll transfer the money to your card.'"

  Meng Fei nodded and said, "Heizi, I didn't expect you to be so cautious at such a young age. This method is not bad. We'll meet less often. My responsibility is to prevent others from disturbing you and try to clear the obstacles for you. If there's any movement upstairs, I'll notify you. As for other things, I won't interfere, it's all up to you."

  "Hei Zi nodded and said: 'Don't worry, Meng Chu, we will definitely have a rolling fortune.'"

  After meeting with Meng Fei, Hei Zi felt at ease in his heart. He felt that a big umbrella had opened up above his head, and he knew that now he had an advantage over other thugs. While others were sneaking around, he could do things openly and honestly.

  The next day after returning to the town, Hei Zi received a call from Deputy Director Liu. Deputy Director Liu told him that Zhao Weiguo agreed to let Hei Zi and his team pick up the mine. This matter was fully responsible by Deputy Director Liu. The contract fee would be 100,000 yuan per year, which could be settled with coal as suggested by Hei Zi.

  Hei Zi was delighted to hear that, and using coal as payment would be equivalent to saving himself 50,000 yuan. Hei Zi was familiar with transporting coal and could easily sell the six or seven million worth of coal for one million.

  As soon as the contract was signed, Hei Zi became busy. In terms of personnel, he chose very carefully. The bus company and Hongkou were temporarily handed over to Yin Le, and he pulled out Er Cheng and Hu Changfu to go to the open-pit mining area.

  Yin Le was very happy with this arrangement. The bus company and Hongmeikou would earn 200,000 to 300,000 yuan each year. Now he could take the money himself and use tens of thousands of yuan without Blackie knowing.

  Hei Zi excluded Yin Le because he didn't trust him, although Yin Le had always been loyal to him. He understood Yin Le's character and believed that he would betray himself in the face of a large amount of money. The open-pit mine area was different from the small town, where the environment was complex, and Hei Zi didn't want to be betrayed by his own brother.

  The first step in Heizi's open-pit mine is to repair the road.

  He took out all his savings, over 300,000 yuan, and spent 200,000 to buy a used excavator. He hired a driver and started repairing the road.

  After the road was repaired, a flat area was selected under the slag yard to build six simple houses. Two of these houses were used for living and office purposes, while the others became kitchens, dining halls, and warehouses.

  After the house was ready, they started to open up the land. To pick up ore, they needed a magnetic roller. Under the slag yard, an excavator pushed out a small square, and on the edge of the square, two rows of old magnetic rollers were installed. Everyone who saw Hei Zi doing this thought he had gone crazy, and it would be strange if he didn't lose all his money.

  Hei Zi made another bizarre move, hiring a young chef and several others to eat and drink with the two drivers he had hired every day. The two drivers were embarrassed as they had never done this kind of work before, taking people's wages every day just to eat and drink without doing anything.

  Hei Zi and the others would finish drinking and then go to the mining area to hang out. Every day, they would chat with the workers at the ore dressing plant and the drivers of the mining trucks. The drivers soon became familiar with them.

  There are many people who don't want to go back at noon and eat here at Heizi's, Heizi is very generous and has never refused anyone. These drivers also know that Heizi's money didn't come easily, so they can't just eat for free. Therefore, occasionally they would make a mistake or two, dumping ore as rock down the slag yard, letting Heizi's people pick it up with a loader.