Chapter 73: Chapter 73: Expansion of Scale
"So that's what happened. Those thugs are outrageous, causing trouble for Sister Lin's friend in broad daylight, and not even considering who Sister Lin is. If Sister Lin encounters such trouble next time, she can directly send them to our station, that would be helping us out." The four policemen nodded, then said, "Oh right, we received a report of a fight breaking out here, that's why we came."
Then, they turned their attention to Feng Lianggong and his group. One of them began to question seriously, "So, were you guys the ones who were beaten?"
"No, no." Feng Lianggong and his group quickly shook their heads.
They were not fools; they saw how close the four policemen were with this girl. If they were to admit to it, wouldn't they be heading straight into the tiger's jaws?
"Then, you guys were the ones hitting other people?" The young policeman asked with a frown.
"No, no." Feng Lianggong and his group shook their heads vehemently again.
"Then how did you get the injuries on your bodies?" The young policeman asked sternly.
"I suggest we take them to the station for a more thorough questioning. They're not coming clean." Another young policeman suggested with a slight smirk, intentionally provoking.
"Our injuries... we got them by accident... we fell... fell on the ground..."
Feng Lianggong and his group panicked. One of them quickly thought of an excuse and proceeded to explain.
"Yes, yes, yes, we fell..."
"Accidentally..."
The rest of them nodded aggressively, reinforcing the statement.
They were paranoid that if they nodded too slowly, the four policemen might frame them for something.
"Really? You guys fell?" The policeman queried skeptically.
"Yes, we really fell!"
Feng Lianggong and his group nodded forcefully.
"Alright then, be careful next time. You're all grown up and still falling over like kids!" One of the policemen smirked.
"Okay, okay!"
Feng Lianggong and his group hastily made an exit, stumbling all the way.
Their injuries were not slight, and the standing around coupled with the scare had numbed their legs and left them feeling weak.
"Thank you, Little Gao, Little Wang, Qiangzi, Little Guan." Once Feng Lianggong's group had moved away, Lin Mengmeng smiled at the four officers.
"It's nothing big, there's no need to thank us." Little Gao laughed in return.
"Sister Lin beating up those guys... we don't even need to ask. It was definitely their fault. We're actually letting them off easy by not taking them in!" Little Wang chimed in, laughing.
Qiangzi and Little Guan smiled but said nothing.
"Great, no need for any more pleasantries. When I have time, I'll treat you guys to a meal." Lin Mengmeng said nodding her head.
"If Sister Lin is treating us, we'll definitely be there!"
"Sister Lin, when you have time, could you teach us a few moves?"
The four Officers, Little Gao, Little Wang, Qiangzi, and Little Guan, laughed.
"No problem, teaching you guys some moves." Lin Mengmeng laughed in return.
Soon enough, both parties bid their goodbyes.
"It's all settled." Lin Mengmeng returned to Lin Yun, looked at him, and winked.
"Thanks a lot." Lin Yun smiled in response.
He was a little touched.
Was this the effect of having high-ranking connections?
If he had encountered this kind of situation, it wouldn't have ended so easily.
Even if he had plenty of money.
On the other hand, the wholesalers had developed a newfound respect for Lin Mengmeng.
This issue wasn't insignificant, yet this young lady had resolved it so effortlessly.
Those four officers seemed to treat this young lady very courteously.
Perhaps this young lady's background was not as simple as it seemed.
No wonder Lin Yun was willing to issue her a free Gold Card.
Everyone exchanged a few words of farewell before dispersing.
Lin Mengmeng returned to the Gold Sword Security Company.
The wholesalers each returned to their respective places.
They had already given their addresses to Lin Yun, and he would arrange for the mobile phone chargers they had purchased to be delivered.
Lin Yun assigned some tasks to Jiayun Lee and Xia Qingqing before taking his leave as well.
He planned to return to the small factory.
Handling 450,000 mobile phone chargers not only posed a packaging issue, but also a manpower issue.
Half an hour later, Lin Yun arrived at the factory.
Ding Wei was busy, as was Little Mei, who was directing many people.
"Boss." Upon seeing Lin Yun arrive, Ding Wei and Little Mei both went over to greet him.
"How are the arrangements for the charger's packaging? What about the hiring of the workers I asked you about?" Lin Yun inquired.
"We've contacted several packaging manufacturers. They assured they could produce 500,000 packages within a week. We've also successfully hired the workers. With the attractive salary the boss is offering, many people wanted to work in our factory. In the end, Little Mei and I chose 20 people, they're already working on the charger's packaging." Ding Wei replied, nodding his head.
Little Mei nodded too, then quickly added, "Right, boss, our place is too crammed now. After hiring twenty more people and with the large volume of phone chargers taking up space, we barely have any room left in the factory."
Fortunately, their factory equipment had been taken away. Now, without any equipment to take up space, their factory was just about managing to fit everything. Otherwise, they really wouldn't have had any space left.
"I'll go and see if there are any suitable factory buildings nearby that I can rent." Lin Yun nodded slightly.
Buying land in the industrial zone and building a factory, or renting a large factory building in the industrial zone, are not small matters.
He decided to first rent some storefronts nearby to address the current issue.
At this moment, he deeply felt the shortage of manpower.
He only had Ding Wei, Little Mei, and Xia Qingqing, it was hard for them to handle bigger tasks.
His time was literally money, so it would be a huge waste if he were to personally manage these issues.
Moreover, it wasn't appropriate for him to always ask his bodyguards to take charge of these matters.
"Zhong Ling, are you free right now? Can you come over to my factory? I need to discuss something with you." Lin Yun thought for a while, and decided to give Zhong Ling a call.
In Shen City, he didn't know many people he could fully trust. There were even fewer in the business world, and they had their own things to handle. Finally, he thought of Zhong Ling. Many of the tasks he would be involved in could potentially involve legal issues. Having Zhong Ling help him out would be best. He did trust Zhong Ling after their two previous collaborations.
"Okay, Lin Yun, I'll be there in about half an hour." Zhong Ling answered from the other end.
She didn't ask for Lin Yun's address, she already knew where his factory was located.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Yun headed out to check if there were any vacant storefronts for rent in the area.
In Shen City, particularly in the urban villages of the Qinglong District, the governance over such small factories was not very strict.
As long as it's a first-floor storefront, it would do. The upper floors were not allowed.
The urban village wasn't too large or small. There were vacant storefronts for rent. Some were in great locations, and therefore, priced high. They were not easily rented out due to their prices, and also because the landlords were unwilling to lower the rent. Some were in poor locations, with landlords still unwilling to lower rent, leaving them vacant.
Now that Lin Yun was not short on money, he directly chose a storefront that was well-located and spacious. He checked the contact details on the storefront and started to negotiate with the landlord.