"Four Square Transportation Company is one of the largest freight companies in the north of the city. Its main business is the transportation of goods between satellite cities. Sometimes it can even undertake freight transportation between the main city and other high-walled cities. Their boss is a woman surnamed Chen. It is said that she has a large business, and her business scope is not only limited to several surrounding satellite cities, but also extends to the main city!" "Xiao Lu Ge, are we sure... we want to find them?"

To his surprise, having received Lu Xin's permission to join the project, Lü Cheng appeared very grateful. He knew that with his qualifications, even though he had the favor of the director's daughter, it was still very difficult to stay in the company without any achievements, especially after his attempt to snatch Lu Xin's job failed and he had become disliked by everyone in the office, with his reputation greatly tarnished. Therefore, he was very dedicated to this job. For the entire company, this was also a very important business. Their company was a small trading company, mainly engaged in trade between satellite cities, but this business, which was specifically assigned to Lu Xin, was related to the main city, and being able to conduct business with the main city was the dream of all companies. So, not only did he quickly help Lu Xin organize the materials, but he also decided early on to accompany Lu Xin on the inspection. However, when they set off, there were three people. Princess Xiao Qing also came along, seemingly worried that Lu Xin would deliberately exclude her boyfriend from work. Lu Xin didn't mind, after all, Princess Xiao Qing had a car. 'I'm afraid that Sifang Transportation Company is not as simple as it seems on the surface...' Lu Xin thought to himself while listening to Lü Cheng's report. In modern society, although the discovery of wild grains and the revival of some industries have solved the food problem for most people, we are still far from building the industrial system of the past. One of the important difficulties is transportation. The roads outside the high city walls are severely damaged, full of obstacles, and there are countless lunatics who cannot be cleaned up no matter how hard one tries, wandering outside the city, relying on looting materials for a living, including refugees and knight groups, and many other dangers that cannot be anticipated in advance. Therefore, those who dare to engage in transportation outside the city are all quite fierce and confident, with the means to do so... Especially after Chen Jing gave him another piece of information, he learned many insider details that could not be found on the surface. For instance, this woman surnamed Chen is actually just a puppet on the surface of Sifang Transportation Company. The real boss is a person from the wilderness named Qin Ran. It is only because people from the wilderness are not given formal status before living in the high wall city for three years, nor do they have the opportunity to attend school, and they are not allowed to register a company or hold administrative positions until they have lived there for ten years, so one of his lovers was pushed forward, and the business of this Sifang company is probably not just about honestly transporting goods! People born in the wilderness can never be simple, nor will they be honest! ... ... 'Let's find them, after all, there are not many who dare to take on transportation business outside the city now.'

Lu Xin didn't elaborate much; for his company, this was indeed a business deal. However, for his other job, it was truly important to get in touch with Qin Ran and see if there were any issues. Princess Xiao Qing, who was driving in the front, rolled her eyes through the rearview mirror. She felt that Lu Xin was putting on a bit too much of an act in front of her boyfriend. But having already endured a scolding from the director yesterday, she didn't dare to say much at this moment. The car quickly arrived at the Sifang Transportation Company in the north of the city, where a huge factory building stood. Most of the structures inside had been demolished, replaced by neat cement roads. In the large courtyard, a row of pickups with thick iron plates, even spikes welded onto them, were parked. Without exception, all the vehicles were filthy, resembling big monsters covered in moss and mud. They had called ahead, and as soon as Lu Xin and the others got out of the car, a young man with half his head shaved, smoking a cigarette, and wearing slippers approached them. With an arm so thin it was almost like a stick, he gestured to Lu Xin and the others and then walked inside. Along the way, cold gazes fell on them from time to time, sizing them up and down. Among these people, there were young men with open chests and a ruffian air, as well as extremely tough-looking men. 'You go inside and discuss with the manager first,' Lu Xin said with a smile to Lü Cheng and Princess Xiao Qing when they reached the office door. 'I'll be outside, checking out their trucks.'

Lü Cheng and Princess Xiaoqing hesitated for a moment, but then Princess Xiaoqing tugged at Lü Cheng, and the two of them hurried inside. Before finalizing the contract, it was naturally appropriate to take a look at the other party's trucks used for transportation. Moreover, if Lü Cheng could settle the specific terms, it would be a prominent achievement in his work, so Princess Xiaoqing was quite capable of distinguishing what was important. After the two of them went in, Lu Xin slowly walked around outside. In the information Chen Jing provided, it was only mentioned that there were seven or eight homicide cases related to this company, but it was not certain whether they were involved in a mental pollution incident. After all, for them, disputes and some shady business deals resulting in deaths were quite common, and for Gaoqiang City, such cases were considered trivial and not worth paying attention to... What he needed to do now was to determine the truth of the matter. So he first walked around the company to see if there were any strange scenes similar to those encountered at the coffee shop before. 'Those who run around outside are indeed very formidable...' Lu Xin thought to himself as he walked around the company and carefully examined several trucks. On these trucks, one could see a variety of traces, some resembling impacts from stones, others like cuts from knives, and on the tires or chassis, there were some dark red stains, which one could not tell whether they were blood or not. Lu Xin was not actually a professional in such matters. But he felt that he should try to appear more professional. So he looked carefully, thinking about where exactly he should be suspicious. 'Hey, what are you guys doing?'

“Don't hit people...” “If you keep hitting people, I'm going to the Security Office...” “...” While Lu Xin was watching, suddenly a burst of crying and shouting came from a row of bungalows used as offices in front. He hurried over and saw several ruffian-like young men surrounding Lü Cheng, kicking him while viciously cursing: “Is this how you do business? We run around outside, with our brains on our waists, risking our lives, just so you can undercut us? Pretending to be cultured in front of me, I'll throw you out to feed those lunatics right now?” Lü Cheng was hugging his head, pleading for mercy, while Princess Xiao Qing was shouting on the side, but didn't dare to step forward to stop them. “What happened?” Lu Xin quickly walked forward, pulling his backpack to his chest. Princess Xiao Qing cried and said, “We just thought their quote was too high, and we wanted to lower it, but they started hitting people. Also, I saw that there are too many problems with their accounts, we can't cooperate with them, it will definitely be very troublesome if we do...” Before she could finish, a woman rushed over from the side, grabbed her hair, and started slapping her face forcefully. “Stinky bitch, who are you saying has too many problems?” “If it weren't for your endless nagging, why would I hit you?” “Ah, say it, why did I hit you?”

Princess Xiaoqing's face was swollen from the slapping, and she dared not speak anymore, sobbing with choked sobs. Seeing her being slapped, Lu Xin's hand, which had reached into his backpack, withdrew, and his steps unconsciously slowed down a bit. "I'm sorry, everyone, I'm really sorry..." Hesitating and taking a long time to come forward, Lu Xin kept apologizing, saying, "Why did you suddenly start fighting?" "Don't give me any nonsense..." A man with his upper body bare and a scar on his face glanced sideways at Lu Xin and said, "You're the leader, right?" "The phone call said something about Manager Lu? Fine, I'll find you. You called and said you needed a car, I've prepared the car, and I've found a driver for you. Now you suddenly change your mind, is that playing with us? In these times, everyone is struggling to survive. If you give an inch, I'll give an inch, and we can all get by, but if you're not willing to give, then don't blame us for being impolite..." "..." "What the big brother said is right." Lu Xin said with a smiling face, "Then may I go back and discuss it, okay?"

Regarding the plight of Lu Cheng and Princess Xiao Qing, Lu Xin felt it was not unexpected. Their company is a small trading company in a satellite city, which, simply put, mainly engages in the non-strategic material circulation between satellite cities. Because the boss has connections with the Material Management Department and obtained a pass, he has a bit of power in his hands. Therefore, the logistics companies they usually deal with all flatter them, and sometimes they even give them considerable kickbacks. Suddenly encountering them, how could they have expected that this Sifang Logistics Company was different? They still don't know the specific reason for their beating, but it's quite normal for two incompatible attitudes to clash. 'Negotiate?' The scar-faced man sneered, spat on the ground, and said, 'Everyone is busy saving their lives, who has the time to grind their teeth with you?' Lu Xin looked somewhat embarrassed and said, 'Then what do you want?' The scar-faced man said, 'Sign the contract, hurry up and pay for the work, and everyone will save trouble!' Lu Xin was silent for a moment, then said, 'The contract definitely can't be signed just like that.' Hearing this, the scar-faced man sneered, 'This little manager has a hard head...' At this moment, the people around lazily came up, each with a half-smile, surrounding Lu Xin in the middle. Seeing this scene, Lu Xin hesitated for a moment, then suddenly pulled out a gun from his backpack and pointed it at them. 'A gun?'

These people looked on, stunned for a moment. Even Lu Cheng, who had been kicked and lay crooked on the ground without daring to get up, and Princess Xiao Qing, whose hair was being pulled, stared in shock. No one had expected Lu Xin to pull out a gun. "He actually has a gun..." "Haha..." "..." But what followed was a burst of laughter. The expressions of these men all turned mocking, even the woman holding onto Princess Xiao Qing's hair showed a disdainful look on her face, and some quietly drew out pointed iron pipes from around them, or took out hammers, axes, and the like. "Who would have thought that inside this wall, there would actually be someone with a gun..." "Hehe, young man, is that gun of yours even real?" "..." A group of people laughed and slowly approached, a lean and vigorous young man holding a rusty knife in his hand. Taking advantage of the distraction, his gaze turned cold, and he suddenly charged towards Lu Xin's back. At this moment, his eyes were filled with ferocity. As someone who had made his way on the streets, he knew very well that the most important thing for a thug was to stand out, but opportunities to do so were not easy to come by. Apart from those big scenes that required risking one's life, it usually came down to who was the most ruthless and quickest to act. Now, this unsuspecting person was doomed to be unlucky; as long as he could stab him down with one knife, he would be able to eat meat that night... But before he could actually stab, Lu Xin, who seemed unprepared, suddenly turned around. He held the gun in his hand, then fired without hesitation. "Bang!"

The young man screamed in agony, collapsing two meters away, blood gushing from a wound on his left thigh. Lu Xin was using a gun for the first time, and his marksmanship was truly poor. However, at the sound of the gunshot, everyone around suddenly gasped in shock and scrambled backward. The surroundings instantly fell silent; all the laughter and jeering vanished completely. Only the young man who had been shot was now rolling on the ground, clutching his leg, his screams sounding like a pig being slaughtered, even clearly tinged with sobs. Everyone looked at Lu Xin as if he were a madman. Who would have thought it was a real gun? Even more unimaginable was how he dared to actually fire it. This was inside the High Wall City, not outside. Did the Security Bureau eat grass? Those who often roamed the wilderness were tough, but they were not fearless; on the contrary, they feared death even more. It was the young men who mixed in the city who, once their blood was up, dared to do anything, which was also why Lu Xin shot him first. After shooting this man, Lu Xin immediately turned the gun's muzzle towards a middle-aged woman standing at the back of the crowd. 'Don't force me!' 'You all can see, my gun is very serious...'