With the benefits promised by Su Yi, both Clay and Gago naturally shifted their objectives.
Moreover, their European Union was not what it used to be, having weakened over the years and internally fragmented.
Their strength was somewhat lacking.
After Su Yi sternly rejected their various cooperation proposals, they wouldn't dare to engage in any petty actions on Kyushu's territory, even without receiving benefits.
Their ancestors were once powerful, so they clearly understood that Kyushu was currently in an unstoppable phase of growth.
At such a time, it was best not to do anything too outrageous, or the consequences might be more than their European Union could bear.
However, the European Union lacked strength and was self-aware enough not to act recklessly.
But the world is not short of those with inherent strength and confidence, nor is it short of those who lack self-awareness.
So, this night was not peaceful.
Wanting to play some off-field tricks before the meeting were not just Clay and Gago; there were also people from other countries and multinational corporations.
However, their methods were more extreme.
Of course, they wouldn't brave the rain to wait outside Su Yi's door in the middle of the night.
In fact, it wasn't that they couldn't find Su Yi's home; they had already received information that Tianyu Group had reached an agreement with a well-known Kyushu security company, hiring over a thousand demobilized special forces soldiers at once, professional security personnel who could legally carry weapons.
According to their intelligence, about half of these people were sent to protect the executives of Tianyu Group, while the whereabouts of the remaining five hundred were unknown.
After all, this was Kyushu, and the information network that these forces had abroad wasn't as effective here, especially with the Kyushu government intentionally concealing things.
Not only would they not get much useful information, but they would also receive some misleading false information.
For example, the news that Su Yi had placed the hundreds of missing security personnel all around him to protect his safety, while the security around his parents' home was very limited.
This news made the various factions with ulterior motives couldn't help but feel excited.
Then they rushed headlong into Su Yi's hometown.
A small mountain village located in the southernmost part of Chu Province.
According to villagers' recollections, the thunder that night was particularly loud and frequent, especially on the road into the mountains, where it thundered all night long. The next morning, when villagers passed by the mountain road, they saw official rescue teams had blocked the road and were salvaging cars that had fallen into the reservoir beside the road.
It was said that a small-scale landslide occurred on the mountain road last night, and some cars were struck by lightning and crashed into the water, and there was more than one; those cars were either Land Rovers or Mercedes-Benzes.
The village all said that these people were struck by lightning in the middle of the night because they must have done something bad and were being punished by Heaven.
The next morning, Su Yi received a call from his parents before he even woke up.
"Xiao Yi, let me tell you, this flag-raising ceremony is so meaningful, but there are a lot of people, and it's hard to queue up. You don't know, your dad was even shedding tears when he saw it. You must come and see it next time."
"What, I was a soldier too, what's wrong with shedding a few tears? Xiao Yi, don't listen to your mom's nonsense, what does she know? You're busy with your things, don't worry about us."
"..."
Listening to the bickering of the old couple, Su Yi didn't feel impatient. After they finished speaking, he said:
"In short, you can rest assured and have fun in the capital. I'll have someone pick you up in a couple of days."
"Why bother with so much trouble? Your dad and I can read, so we can't take the train home ourselves? By the way, what are those young men and women doing following us every day? Isn't that a waste of their time?"
"What a waste of time, they are bodyguards, I pay them wages, this is their job, if you drive them away, they will have no job," Su Yi joked.
"We are two old people, not celebrities, why do we need bodyguards when we go out to travel? You are wasting money like this now that you have made money, you should marry a wife earlier..."
Faced with his mother's nagging, Su Yi just listened quietly, without any intention of refuting.
Just say yes, yes, yes, the main thing is to let it in one ear and out the other, I'll lose if I listen to a word.
By the time he packed up and prepared to go out, it was almost time for the meeting he had agreed with those people.
The location was at Tianyu Group's temporary headquarters in Jiangcheng.
An office building bought temporarily.
It wasn't in the prosperous area of Jiangcheng, it didn't cost much, and it wasn't far from Su Yi's residence.
He arrived at the destination quickly with Yue Ling.
Today his schedule was quite full. After dealing with these annoying things in the morning, he would go out to dinner with Yang Yiyi in the afternoon.
It was said that she was about to start school, and her roommates had already come to Jiangcheng, planning to have a meal together.
Considering that they all brought their boyfriends, she cautiously asked Su Yi if he could accompany her.
Did she even need to ask? He could carry the bag!
What is a class reunion if not a place to show off?
He was too familiar with this.
As for the nonsense about being low-key, what's the point of not showing off when you're rich and pretending to be a grandson every day.
So Su Yi agreed without thinking.
As the big boss of the company, he certainly didn't need to prepare things like welcoming guests.
When he arrived at the prepared meeting room with Yue Ling, everyone else was already there waiting for him.
Without much small talk, Su Yi didn't even bother to say hello.
He walked into the door, glanced around, and then focused his gaze on several Kyushu people.
Each person had a sign in front of them with their origins written on it.
Obviously, these people targeted by Su Yi were representatives from Kyushu enterprises and officials.
Obviously, they were the part of the people sent by Lin old man to stir the water.
"Everyone, I have some matters to discuss with these foreign friends, could you please go to the lounge next door to rest for a while?"
"???"
As soon as this remark came out, everyone present was at a loss.
Everyone had been sitting here for a while, and they had all guessed what Su Yi would say as soon as he came in.
Some people thought that he would politely greet everyone, and then obediently discuss cooperation or mergers with them.
Some people also thought that according to Su Yi's previous personality, plus the things that happened last night, he couldn't possibly not know, and he would definitely be furious as soon as he entered the door, refuse to cooperate, or even directly drive people away.
Some people also thought that although last night's affair failed, it had already given Su Yi a warning, and if he knew what was good for him, he would definitely compromise now.
In short, there were guesses of all kinds.
But they never expected that Su Yi's first sentence when he entered the door was to let the people from Kyushu go out first.
Bro, aren't you guys on the same team?
You let your teammates go first as soon as you come up, which makes us very flustered!
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