Richest Rag-picker

Chapter 265: Chapter 264: Nothing to Do With Me?

After hearing this, Qi Xiaotian nodded, then shouted loudly:

"Mu Tou! Shi Tou! gold!"

Hearing Qi Xiaotian’s call, the three men immediately puffed out their chests and yelled, "Here!"

"Everyone, you have three minutes to prepare! In three minutes, we’re doing a three-kilometer weighted cross-country run!"

The three were stunned for a moment, but after it registered, they immediately sprinted toward Villa No. 6.

They had to grab their packs and run a lap around the inside of the villa complex, a distance of exactly three kilometers.

Watching their retreating figures, a smug smile crept onto Qi Xiaotian’s lips. He then turned back to the brand-new Apache helicopter in front of him, his eyes practically sparkling.

Without a second thought, he strode toward the helicopter.

When he reached it, he caressed the helicopter’s cold fuselage, his excitement palpable.

’I can’t believe it... I really can’t believe it. To think I’d get to fly one of these even after leaving the service!’

As Qi Xiaotian was muttering to himself, Fang Chenyi, having heard the commotion, came downstairs. Seeing the adoring look on Qi Xiaotian’s face—not much different from Mu Tou and the others—Fang Chenyi was speechless. ’Talk about a double standard.’

"Ahem, you kid. Weren’t you supposed to be picking people up from the train station?"

The sound from behind startled Qi Xiaotian, but after recognizing Fang Chenyi’s voice, he turned around, slightly embarrassed.

"Brother Fang, what are you doing down here? Uh, I’ve brought the men. They’re all over there."

As he spoke, he pointed to a group of men standing in a line at the entrance of Villa No. 6.

Following Qi Xiaotian’s finger, Fang Chenyi saw five young men standing ramrod straight.

Fang Chenyi slapped his forehead in realization. "Hey, I completely forgot about that. Are these the new recruits? Let’s go, we’ll go have a look."

After speaking, Fang Chenyi strode toward the five men. When they got there, Qi Xiaotian first introduced the boss to the five men, then introduced each of the five to Fang Chenyi.

All five were retired recon soldiers. Although they were quite a bit older than Qi Xiaotian, he had been their drill instructor.

He then used his walkie-talkie to call Mu Tou and the others who were out running, telling them to come back immediately to familiarize the five new men with their duties here. He also ordered that they were to officially start their posts tonight.

Then, he pulled Fang Chenyi toward the Apache.

"Heh heh, we’ve got nothing to do right now anyway. Brother Fang, how about we take it for a spin?" ƒгeewёbnovel.com

Fang Chenyi gave Qi Xiaotian a light rap on the head. "A spin? Are you kidding me? If we just take off like that, it’d be a miracle if we didn’t get shot down! All right, go take care of the paperwork in the next couple of days, and file a flight plan."

On second thought, that was true. This wasn’t the military. If they really did take off, they probably wouldn’t get shot down, but they would definitely get a visit from the authorities.

Hearing that Fang Chenyi wanted him to handle the flight authorizations, Qi Xiaotian immediately agreed. After a quick farewell, he trotted off and left the villa complex.

The days passed one by one.

「Three days later」

He finally received a call from Director Sun. Over the phone, an excited Director Sun told Fang Chenyi that his superiors had reported the matter to their own superiors. As long as Fang Chenyi’s funds were in place, they would immediately cooperate with the relocation matters.

Not only that, but the higher-ups had even offered a five-year, 30% tax exemption, along with a series of other preferential policies.

Fang Chenyi didn’t pay much mind to this. He checked his available funds and saw he had a total of just over 739 million.

Of course, this was his entire liquid net worth. As for the many companies he owned, he had only taken over the most recent ones two months ago, so it was still too early for dividends.

Looking at the seven-hundred-odd million in his account, Fang Chenyi felt a headache coming on. ’I thought I was already rich, but it turns out I still can’t spend money as I please. So what if I own a dozen top-tier companies? In the end, I still can’t pull out much cash...’

He had promised Director Sun an initial investment of five billion. This money was just for land acquisition, village relocation, and land leveling. The subsequent construction wouldn’t need to be considered for another two or three months.

But even so, Fang Chenyi couldn’t come up with five billion right now.

He sighed helplessly. ’Oh well, I’ll just have to pull it from a few of the companies first.’

With that thought, he pulled out his phone to make a call. freёweɓnovel.com

But after thinking it over, the only suitable option seemed to be Southern Airlines. After all, the other companies he fully controlled either didn’t have enough cash or were located overseas.

Although Southern Airlines had now been handed over to his father-in-law to manage, the man had yet to even visit. The one truly in charge was still Lu Zhisen.

He first called his father-in-law to let him know he needed to move some of Southern Airlines’ funds, and only then did he call the CFO directly.

However, when the CFO heard the boss asking how much liquid capital was in the group’s accounts, he hesitated and asked, "Have you spoken with President Lu?"

Hearing his hesitant tone, Fang Chenyi was both amused and annoyed. He spoke in a cold voice:

"What, does Southern Airlines belong to your President Lu? Fine. You can start preparing for your handover. Effective immediately, you’re fired."

After saying that, Fang Chenyi hung up. ’It seems this Lu Zhisen’s prestige at Southern Airlines is really quite high. Now even I, the chairman, need to inform him before asking about anything?’

’That bastard is way too fucking arrogant!’

With that, Fang Chenyi simply called for Qi Xiaotian, then called his father-in-law again. After picking him up, the three of them, flown by Char and his crew, went directly to the Southern Airlines Headquarters.

At a little past one in the morning, the plane landed smoothly in the city where Southern Airlines was located.

After leaving the airport, since it was already so late, the three of them went straight to the nearest hotel to stay the night.

「The night passed without incident. The next morning」

Fang Chenyi didn’t notify Lu Zhisen. Instead, he hailed a taxi and went straight to the Southern Airlines Headquarters.

Perhaps they had arrived too early, right during the morning rush. To his surprise, Fang Chenyi and his two companions were able to follow the stream of people inside without being stopped by the security guards outside. This made Fang Chenyi frown. ’Logically, they shouldn’t be able to enter without work IDs.’

The three of them arrived in the main lobby of the Southern Airlines Headquarters. To their left, they saw a large wall displaying team photos and job titles.

He walked over to the wall and looked up. He saw that the very first name in the top row was: Executive President, Lu Zhisen.

Below that were the Executive Vice President and other positions.

Seeing this, the corner of Fang Chenyi’s mouth curled up slightly. ’This Lu Zhisen seems to be doing a ’great’ job.’

[To be continued...]

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