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Chapter 1248 - 619 Security Team Old Gao Gets Things Done_2

Chapter 1248: Chapter 619 Security Team Old Gao Gets Things Done_2

Seeking out Old Pan was because he had a list of veterans; although nowadays there’s talk of finding placements for discharged soldiers, finding those placements is quite the conundrum. With the salary and benefits of the cattle farm, loads of people are willing to come.

"Then this matter is pretty much settled!" Yan Fei readily decided. "Old Gao will be in charge of this, is that okay, Old Gao?"

Old Gao immediately looked uncomfortable: "Am I up for it? Besides, like I said just now, the people that come from there, they all have criminal records. What if they’re okay now but commit some crime after a long time..."

"There’s no need to worry about that!" Old Ou started to laugh before he even spoke. "With Brother Fei’s charismatic leadership, no matter what kind of past they had, they’ll surely turn into hardworking, earnest, and diligent good people once they’re here! Brother Heizi, don’t you have a particular understanding of this?"

As soon as these words came out, there was unanimous smiling consensus from everyone, with several women smirking: Brother Fei’s charismatic leadership, huh, who dares to dissent?

Brother Heizi’s ’glorious’ exploits need no mention, like his numerous attempts to escape and being caught each time, not to forget the particularly poignant experience of being hung upside down by the legs underneath a bridge by Boss Yan in the middle of the night—all of these are now part of his dark history.

Yan Fei was not pleased: "What do you mean by my ’charismatic leadership’? Specify?"

Old Ou and the others quickly covered their faces with their bowls and started shoveling food into their mouths—at mealtime, this was the benefit of discussing matters; if anything went awry, one could always hide behind a bowl.

Old Gao was someone who disliked getting involved in things. Seeing that his excuse didn’t hold, he still tried to dodge the responsibility: "But we’re still looking for veterans, right? Would they even listen to a reformed criminal like me?"

"What ’reformed criminal’? Once you’re in the farm, everyone’s the same; let’s not bring up past issues," Yan Fei waved off. "If you come across something you can’t handle, Aunt Yu Mei can offer you advice. As for things like patrol training, Old Master Cheng could also lend you a hand. That settles it."

Old Cheng was a genuine war veteran; it didn’t matter that he was disabled, as long as he wasn’t the one catching thieves himself, he was perfectly capable of providing strategies and advice.

As for having Lin Yumei provide advice, that was deliberately suggested by Yan Fei—couldn’t everyone in the farm see the lovey-dovey vibe between Old Gao and Lin Yumei? It was just the two of them being hesitant, not taking the final step, which made others anxious on their behalf!

Sure enough, as soon as Yan Fei mentioned Lin Yumei, Old Gao subconsciously glanced at the young widow who’s face reddened in an instant, and he fell silent.

Old Gao kept quiet, but Blind man chuckled and took up the conversation: "Old Gao, when you’re finding people, you should also look for a couple of apprentices for yourself. You’ll be a leader in the future, so you’d do well to do less of the slaughtering work."

No one else thought much of it, but later when Lin Yumei got up to head to the kitchen, as she passed by Blind man she said, "Uncle Blind man, do you want more food? I’ll get you some more!"

Blind man happily and carelessly offered his bowl: "Just take the bowl over there for me, one bowl is enough, and I’ve eaten well!"

Being mostly young people, nobody thought deeply about what that meant. In fact, it’s a local saying; the older generation pays attention to this, claiming that the work of slaughtering cattle diminishes one’s moral virtue. Old Gao was close to being with Lin Yumei, and neither of them was very old. Who’s to say they couldn’t still have a chubby baby boy in the future? With such a suggestion from Blind man, how could Lin Yumei not be pleased?

Truly, this could also be considered part of Boss Yan’s charismatic leadership; everyone at the farm took care of each other and got along like one big happy family. How could the business not thrive?

However, what no one expected was that Old Gao would encounter a problem on his very first task.

The next day, while Yan Fei was teaching a class, he received a call from the farm: Old Gao had gotten into trouble.

When Yan Fei got back to the farm, he learned that Old Gao had gone out to recruit people and ended up getting into a fight while in the county town—although, given his fighting skills, calling it a fight was not quite accurate; it was more like he beat someone up.

By the time Yan Fei and Brother Heizi arrived at a local police station in the county, they finally understood the ins and outs of the incident.

Old Gao had come to the county because Lin Yumei and Blind man had asked him to check on two students from First High School—Fang Xiaoqing and Gong Hanqing.

The weather had gotten cold, so he was to see if they needed to bring extra clothing or give them money if they were short on funds. There usually wasn’t anyone to visit, so now that the occasion arose, he was asked to make the trip.

Old Gao arrived and went first to that intractably strict brother of hardship, before heading to the school. But upon arriving at the school, Gong Hanqing mysteriously pulled him aside and told him something that immediately made him burst with rage.

The reason was simple, Fang Xiaoqing had inherited her mother’s fine genes and was quite good-looking. Not long after she started attending the school, a boy took a liking to her, sending love letters and asking her out for meals.

Knowing full well her family’s situation, this girl was determined to study hard and make her mother proud, with no time for such nonsense. Naturally, she rejected all advances and even handed the love letters straight to the teacher.

County No.1 High School was a key high school that showed no mercy in dealing with such matters— not to mention that the boy, preoccupied with nothing but dating, was also failing his studies. Without a second thought, the school expelled him.

Unexpectedly, after being expelled, the stubborn student didn’t give up and frequently tried to send messages to harass Fang Xiaoqing through intermediaries. Gong Hanqing originally only knew about the expulsion and thought since Fang Xiaoqing didn’t want to make a fuss, he’d play deaf and dumb along with her, keeping it from everyone at the rink.

Only recently did he find out she was being harassed often. He had been thinking about relaying the message home, but now seeing Old Gao, he decided to tell him instead.

Old Gao was gearing up to be her stepfather, so hearing this news, it was impossible for him to keep his cool. He inquired around and went looking for that student.

In those days, finding someone wasn’t hard. The small county town didn’t have many hangouts for the idle youth— just places like pool halls, video arcades, and skating rinks.

Having located the person at the skating rink, Old Gao pulled him aside and got straight to the point, "You’re the one, aren’t you? Fang Xiaoqing is my relative, so stop harassing her from now on."

But the incorrigible ex-student turned idle lad was not someone you could easily persuade with just a few words. He looked up disdainfully and retorted, "Who the hell are you? Just because you say to stop harassing her, I should stop? And who said it’s harassment, ever heard of free love?"

Old Gao managed to restrain himself and didn’t start a fight right away, "I’m nobody, but she’s my relative. I’ve found you, so please show some respect and stop harassing her, alright?"

He was not one to mince his words, and the fact that he could say this much already showed significant progress compared to his past self.

The stern-faced companion by his side even murmured in the back, "Since when did you become so talkative, Old Gao?"

But the young man, unaware that this was already Old Gao ’being nice’, remained dismissive, "Who do you think you are, asking for face? Don’t you realize who I am before coming to talk to me like this? Get lost, don’t get in the way of my fun..."

As he spoke, he tried to push Old Gao away.

But could someone like Old Gao be pushed around by him? Especially since he was wearing roller skates— instead of pushing Old Gao away, he himself fell flat on his face with a thud.

What followed was a fight; the young man’s companions, seeing the scene, rushed up with fierce momentum... only to be beaten up.

And beaten up they were— even if they had been ready for a confrontation with Old Gao, they were no match for his heavy hand, let alone while wearing skates. His companion of hardship didn’t even need to lift a finger before there was a pile of them on the ground.

The incident was initially in Old Gao’s favor, but he had forgotten one thing— all the good food and drink they had been indulging in at the rink, especially those ’ill-gotten’ goodies Boss Yan brought in to improve their meals, had significantly increased his strength, to the point he himself was unsure of its extent.

So, when he struck, it was a bit too hard, and considering some of them fell on their own in skates, the scene at the rink was... somewhat brutal!

What happened next is not hard to imagine: the group of young men ended up in the hospital, and both he and his brother of hardship, who hadn’t even had a chance to fight, were taken to the police station.

Upon hearing about the situation, Yan Fei didn’t have much to say and made a straightforward offer, "I’ll pay whatever the medical costs are. I’m really busy so can I take them with me now? If there’s any issue later, just come to me directly. Even if they could run away, I certainly can’t, right?"

With him putting it that way, what could the folks at the police station say? It wasn’t just a street-level station— even at the Public Security Bureau, they had to give Boss Yan that much respect, didn’t they?