Facing his subordinate's confusion, Li Ding took a sip of tea and nodded noncommittally.
The subordinate had always had unwavering faith in his commander's judgment.
“So Commander... should we lend a hand to Uncle Cai and the others?”
“Help Uncle Cai... heh.”
Li Ding had just lifted his teacup to take a sip when he was amused by his subordinate's words.
He put down his teacup and said: “You think Dabang has stood firm on Three Sides Slope for all these years just by relying on the help of our Northern Border Army?”
“Besides, this is Uncle Cai's test for his subordinates. What are we going to do by interfering?”
“Shen Xing?” the subordinate said.
Looking at his subordinate, Li Ding thought to himself, this old classmate of his seemed to have a good relationship with Shen Xing.
Li Ding wasn't surprised by this.
They were about the same age and both Chinese, naturally, they would have more common ground.
On the other hand, it also showed Shen Xing's social skills.
Therefore, Li Ding also guessed why Uncle Cai placed so much emphasis on cultivating Shen Xing.
It seems he intended to make him his successor.
“Right, Commander.”
The subordinate handed a document to Li Ding and said, “This was sent by Mu Yaozi.”
“He sent all the precious jewels he found at Wu Haishan's house, all packed up.”
Taking the document and glancing at it, Li Ding laughed, “This Wu Haishan really has a deep foundation, hiding so many good things.”
“All those people from the Federal Government’s Mining Department have been hanging around Wu Haishan’s house, but they didn't know all these good things were right under their noses.”
The subordinate continued to ask: “Then Commander, what do we do with these things?”
The value of gems is uncertain, and they are not easy for the Northern Border Army to handle at this time.
Moreover, these gems were almost all of Wu Haishan's wealth.
But for the Northern Border Army, it was like a pebble falling into the ocean, causing only a small splash.
Li Ding thought for a moment and said: “Give them to Uncle Cai.”
“Uncle Cai has been with us for quite a while and has done many things for us.”
“We should give them some return. Now that Luan Basong wants to move the small mill, Uncle Cai and the others will be able to deal with Luan Basong more easily with these gems.”
The subordinate nodded: “Understood. Then Commander, I'll send someone to deliver them to Uncle Cai.”
Just as Mu Yaozi sent someone to deliver these gems and some other miscellaneous things, they hadn’t been unloaded yet.
After receiving Li Ding's approval, the subordinate immediately sent people to deliver them to Uncle Cai.
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Upon receiving these gems, Uncle Cai was excited and held the document for a long time without speaking.
After a while,
Uncle Cai, with a face full of gratitude, said to the subordinate: “Thank you for the Commander’s generosity, please tell the Commander for me that Dabang will definitely go through fire and water for the Northern Border Army, and for the Commander in the future!”
Li Ding's subordinate nodded, “I will convey it truthfully!”
Then the subordinate left.
However, the reason why Uncle Cai was so excited was not the value of these gems.
Although these gems were indeed worth a lot of money, it was not enough to make Uncle Cai so excited.
The reason why Uncle Cai was so excited was because these gems represented Li Ding's recognition.
At this moment;
They truly integrated into the Northern Border Army.
After instructing Thin Dog and the others to take good care of these gems, Uncle Cai still felt that he should personally thank Li Ding and went to see him.
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“Commander, thank you.”
Leading Uncle Cai to sit down at the door of the room, Li Ding laughed, “We are all our own people. We don’t need to say thank you amongst ourselves.”
Uncle Cai said respectfully: “Yes, Dabang will definitely go through fire and water for the Commander in the future!”
Li Ding asked his subordinate to pour Uncle Cai a cup of tea. Then he looked at his subordinate and said to Uncle Cai, “If you have any difficulties with the small mill, tell me or my subordinate.”
Uncle Cai took the tea and said, “It’s okay, Commander, don’t worry, the small mill is nothing, Dabang can handle it.”
Then, Uncle Cai added, “Commander, Luan Basong is indeed a good opponent.”
“But now he’s targeting the surrounding areas.”
“Even if Jin Zhanba’s hand is long enough, he wouldn't dare act before the situation on Three Sides Slope is settled.”
“This time, it’s just his subordinate, Jason Li, making trouble. It’s also a good chance to train that kid, Shen Xing.”
Li Ding took a sip of tea and asked, “What about the situation in Da Qu Lin?”
“Da Qu Lin…”
Uncle Cai hesitated for a moment and said, “Da Qu Lin is actually mainly a few nightclubs, karaoke bars, etc.”
“There are two main forces in charge, one is Ming Ge, he’s considered our own people in Dabang.”
“The other is a woman called Liu Jincui.”
“Liu Jincui?” Li Ding looked at Uncle Cai and asked with a frown, “I remember this person seems to be under Ming Ge.”
“It seems the Commander knows something about her.”
Uncle Cai explained, “Previously, Liu Jincui was indeed under Ming Ge.”
“But I don’t know how she got the support of the Xianglong Trading Company, then she left Ming Ge and opened her own karaoke bar.”
“Business is booming, overshadowing Ming Ge. The last two times we held private gatherings in Dabang, Ming Ge complained about Liu Jincui a lot.”
After listening to Uncle Cai’s explanation, Li Ding asked again, “This karaoke business of Liu Jincui’s is not within the scope of the Xianglong Trading Company’s main business, is it?”
“How could the company agree to Chen Hao providing funds to support Liu Jincui in doing this?”
Uncle Cai smiled, “What’s wrong with that, isn’t that what happens in Three Sides Slope? Gambling, jade gambling, and then this.”
“But I also think that the company might not agree. Maybe it’s Chen Hao himself who’s doing it in private.”
“Like that jade gambling market, on the surface, it’s under the company, but actually, the company only gets less than 10% of the profit, the rest is all going into Chen Hao and Wu Haishan’s pockets.”
Li Ding listened and laughed, “Then let’s put more pressure on Chairman Chen Hao so that he can make a decision soon.”
Uncle Cai smiled, “Understood, Commander, don’t worry, just leave it to us in Dabang.”