Chapter 14

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The sound of fists hitting flesh echoed in the gym, occasionally mixed with a few screams of pain!

Liu DaKui, struggling with his extremely exhausted body, threw punch after punch, striving to end this battle that had made him so frustrated he wanted to spit blood!

Under Xiao Chen's watchful eye, the young men dared not hold back. While they didn't use their full strength, they certainly used seven or eight tenths of it. The two sides exchanged blows fiercely!

Bang.

Liu DaKui's face was hit by a punch, causing him to wince in pain. He immediately retaliated with a punch, knocking the young man who hit him to the ground.

After three minutes, all the young men were lying on the ground. While they weren't bruised and swollen, they had certainly taken their fair share of hits and were in pain all over!

As for Liu DaKui, he wasn't much better. He plopped down on the ground, panting heavily, with a bruise under his eye, looking quite disheveled!

Clap. Clap. Clap.

Xiao Chen clapped his hands and said with a smile, "No wonder you came from the special forces, you're truly impressive! Manager Liu, congratulations on passing the test! Everyone else, I'm sorry, but you'll have to leave the company. Go to the HR department to complete the resignation procedures."

Liu DaKui and the others' faces changed slightly. This guy was really serious!

"Alright, everyone else, pair up and practice. Let me see your skills! Remember, we have no grudges, so just go until the point of contact!" Xiao Chen turned to the remaining security guards and said, ignoring Liu DaKui and his group.

"Yes!"

"..." Liu DaKui and the others' faces turned green. Damn it, why didn't he let us go until the point of contact just now!

After the practice, Xiao Chen had a preliminary understanding of the security department and remembered everyone's names. This was the first step in his official takeover of the security department!

After resting for a while, Liu DaKui's few confidants, dragging their exhausted bodies, left the gym and headed to the HR department to complete the procedures!

To be honest, they didn't want to leave. The company paid well, and the benefits were good. Many people couldn't even get in, and now they were being fired!

"Don't worry, I'll get you all back!" Liu DaKui assured them as they left!

Before they could return to the security department, another group of security guards arrived!

Through the previous practice, Xiao Chen already knew who Liu DaKui's confidants were!

So, he didn't even bother to hide it and bluntly pointed out Liu DaKui's confidants, making them undergo a 'non-standard' test!

"Manager Liu, I heard these few are also quite strong. Why don't you practice with them again?" Xiao Chen looked at Liu DaKui and said with a wicked smile.

Liu DaKui's heart shuddered. What, he was still feeling weak all over, and now this again?

Before Liu DaKui could respond, Xiao Chen said sternly, "The same rules apply. Whoever loses, leaves the company!"

"Xiao Chen, you're deliberately targeting me!" Liu DaKui finally couldn't hold back and shouted angrily!

Xiao Chen grinned, "That's right, what are you going to do about it?"

"You... What do you want? There are over twenty security guards in the company, and you want to fire half of them? I'll go to President Su about this!"

"Hehe, no need for you to go. I'll call President Su right now and ask if I can fire them!" Xiao Chen said and called Su Qing.

Liu DaKui didn't say anything, whether from exhaustion or anger, his whole body was trembling.

"Hello, Xiao Chen, what's up?" Su Qing's voice came through.

Xiao Chen put the call on speaker and said with a smile, "President Su, I've fired half of the security department. Is that okay?"

"So many?" Su Qing was a bit surprised.

"Yes, no destruction, no creation!"

"Alright, do as you see fit! I'm busy, we'll talk later!"

"Okay, I'll come to your office after I finish here." Xiao Chen hung up and waved his phone at Liu DaKui in a threatening manner: "Manager Liu, did you hear that?"

Liu DaKui glared at Xiao Chen, his face full of resentment. If these few were fired, he would have no confidants left in the security department!

"Alright, let's start now!" Xiao Chen didn't care about Liu DaKui's feelings and said loudly.

Liu DaKui's face changed a few times before he said in a low voice, "Old Chen, you few resign voluntarily!"

Xiao Chen was a bit surprised. Liu DaKui had some brains after all!

"Xiao Chen, now that they've resigned, they don't need to be tested anymore, right?" Liu DaKui said through gritted teeth.

"Hehe, of course not. Those who resigned, go complete the procedures!" Xiao Chen waved his hand, and half of the security department was fired!

The remaining security guards, while relieved, also muttered to themselves. This new department head seemed easy to talk to, but he was definitely a tough guy. They had to be careful not to cross him, or they wouldn't know how they would die!

Back at the security department, Xiao Chen first called Ding Li into his office. After a long conversation, he gathered the remaining security guards for a meeting!

At the meeting, Xiao Chen divided the remaining dozen or so security guards into two groups. The first group would be led by Liu DaKui, and the second group by Ding Li!

When Liu DaKui heard this, he almost jumped out of his chair in anger. If he followed Xiao Chen's arrangement, he would be reduced to a mere team leader, a nominal department head!

What he found most unbearable was that Ding Li, a coward and a wimp, would be on the same level as him!

"Manager Liu, the security department is short-staffed now. You'll manage one group first. We'll reassign you after we recruit more people in a few days." Xiao Chen looked at Liu DaKui's grim face and said with a smile.

Liu DaKui gritted his teeth, suppressing his anger, and didn't say anything.

After the meeting, Xiao Chen left the security department. He needed to discuss the recruitment with Su Qing!

After Xiao Chen left, Liu DaKui returned to his office and called Ren Kun again.

"Old Liu, what's up?"

"Ren Shao, Xiao Chen is at the company now. Bring the experts over quickly!" Hearing Ren Kun's voice, Liu DaKui was so excited that he almost cried.

"Old Liu, those two experts went with my dad to a neighboring province. They won't be back for two or three days!"

"What? Two or three days?" Liu DaKui was in a panic. He couldn't wait even a few hours, let alone two or three days!

"Um, when they come back, I'll bring them over... Anyway, Xiao Chen is Su Qing's bodyguard, he won't run away. It's not urgent to do it in the next two or three days."

"But...?"

"Alright, Old Liu, let's talk later. I just had a bath, and now I need to take care of some business!" Ren Kun hung up the phone.

"Hello? Hello? Damn it, all he cares about is women. That bastard can't be relied on!"

Liu DaKui cursed in anger. Ren Kun could wait, but he couldn't. First, he couldn't swallow this humiliation, and second, he felt a sense of crisis!

"Kid, do you really think I'm easy to bully? I'll find someone to deal with you right now! And Su Qing, you won't let me be the department head? I'll show you that no one can run the security department except me, Liu DaKui!" Liu DaKui's expression turned fierce, and he picked up his phone, dialing another number.

...

In the president's office, Xiao Chen was discussing the security department with Su Qing.

After listening to Xiao Chen, Su Qing thought for a moment and asked, "What do you plan to do next?"

"Recruit new security guards!"

"No problem, I can have the HR department assist you!" Su Qing nodded. "What's Liu DaKui's reaction now?"

"Hehe, President Su, since you've decided to overhaul the security department, why worry about Liu DaKui's reaction? Even if he wants to kill someone, he has to see if his knife is sharp enough!"

"I heard Liu DaKui has connections with the underworld...?"

"Underworld? Hehe." Xiao Chen sneered. He had killed countless assassins and mercenaries, so he wasn't afraid of the mafia.

As they were talking, a knock came at the door, and Qin Lan entered.

She first looked at Xiao Chen, then at Su Qing, "President Su, the Falcon Gang is here to collect protection money!"

Su Qing's face changed slightly. They had indeed come!

"What's the Falcon Gang?" Xiao Chen asked curiously.

"The Falcon Gang is a gang in the South District. While not the strongest, they're not weak either. Even in the entire Longhai, they're considered a second-tier force!" Qin Lan explained.

Xiao Chen raised an eyebrow, understanding: "Liu DaKui's backing?"

"Yes, you can say that!"

"What about the protection money?"

"This area is the Falcon Gang's territory. Except for a few very powerful large companies, whether it's street vendors, shop owners, or company owners, they all have to pay protection money..."

Hearing this, Xiao Chen's expression became strange. Were the gangs in Longhai City so arrogant?

However, thinking about how he often led people to collect 'protection money' for the state, he couldn't help but laugh. When it came to collecting protection money, he was the master!

"Hehe, interesting. Since they're here, I'll go meet them!" Xiao Chen stood up as he spoke.

"Don't make too much of a fuss, be mindful of the impact!" Su Qing reminded him.

"Sure, I prefer to reason with people!" Xiao Chen smiled and left the office.