Chapter 158 Buying Hearts



As Chen Yong knelt down, everyone at the scene was stunned, their faces turned grim.

Many people looked at Chen Yong with disdain. They remembered how he had dealt with Wang Chao before, and now that Wang Chao had been promoted and given a raise, Chen Yong had come to kneel and surrender. What a shameless act.

Wang Chao stepped forward, looking down at Chen Yong from a higher position, and said coldly, "Never two-faced? Heh, Chen Yong, do you even believe the words you just said?"

Chen Yong remained silent for a moment before mustering up his courage and said in a deep voice, "Minister Wang, I am truly willing to follow you."

He had realized that Wang Chao was very powerful and had Shen Bing as his backer. Given time, Wang Chao would undoubtedly become the most powerful person in the company.

Joining forces with Wang Chao now was the best choice!

Even though he had conflicts with Wang Chao before, he gritted his teeth and begged Wang Chao to accept his surrender.

Otherwise, once Wang Chao came into power and started to cause him trouble, he would eventually be kicked out of Danfeng Group.

Chen Yong, facing the mockery of everyone, loudly declared, "I am willing to give up two-thirds of my salary to seek refuge under Minister Wang!"

His salary here was quite high, earning 15,000 RMB per month. Even if he gave up 10,000 RMB, he could still have 5,000 RMB left each month.

As long as he could keep this job, he could make extra money on the side using his status as an official employee of Danfeng Group.

That's why he was determined to stay in Danfeng Group!

"Two-thirds of your salary?"

Upon hearing this, Little Wang, Wang Hongyao, and others were all dumbfounded.

Giving up so much of his salary all at once, even if he stayed in the company, he would probably have little money left and would have to face difficulties from Wang Chao.

Chen Yong was truly courageous!

Wang Chao looked at Chen Yong, smoked his cigarette, and said indifferently, "Chen Yong, a wise person knows the current situation and acts accordingly, but being too opportunistic also means you are a turncoat."

"If someone more powerful than me appears in the future, you will still betray me and go to someone else's side."

Chen Yong's expression changed upon hearing this.

Was Wang Chao rejecting his surrender?

Just as Chen Yong was feeling desperate, Wang Chao suddenly spoke up, "However, I don't believe that there will be anyone more powerful than me."

"So, I accept your surrender!"

"Minister Wang, this Chen Yong cannot be trusted." Wang Hongyao walked up to Wang Chao's side and spoke in a low voice.

He was an old employee of the security department and knew everyone in the department very well.

Chen Yong had always been a turncoat, going wherever he saw an opportunity.

In his opinion, if Wang Chao sheltered Chen Yong, Chen Yong would definitely betray Wang Chao in the future.

ραпdα---nᴏνa| сom "It's alright."

Wang Chao remained calm, looking at Chen Yong who was kneeling on the ground. "Chen Yong, from today onwards, you will follow me, but I won't accept you so quickly."

"However, I will give you three months to prove yourself. As long as you behave and are willing to fully accept my leadership with all your heart and soul during these three months."

"Thank you, Chief Wang."

Chen Yong was overjoyed and immediately kowtowed to Wang Chao.

Instead of accepting his kowtow, Wang Chao reached out and helped him up, saying lightly, "We are colleagues, there is no need to be so polite."

"As long as you turn over a new leaf, I will treat you like my own brother."

"Work hard and do well!"

After speaking, Wang Chao patted Chen Yong's shoulder.

Chen Yong's eyes instantly turned red.

He had previously made a move against Wang Chao and had even wanted to eliminate him. But after Wang Chao came into power, not only did he not retaliate against him, but he also overlooked past grievances and kept him in the security department.

Such broad-mindedness moved him!

Wang Hongyao, Little Wang, and others sighed helplessly when they saw this scene.

At the same time, they admired Wang Chao even more and felt joy in their hearts.

Wang Chao had a magnanimous heart and could forgive those who had conflicts with him in the past. He was truly a great leader.

From now on, even if they made mistakes while following Wang Chao, they wouldn't have to worry about being scolded so severely.

Wang Chao ignored Chen Yong and others, and said to the security guards who had gathered around, "Everyone, please be quiet for a moment."

As soon as he spoke, everyone on the scene fell silent, waiting for Wang Chao to speak.

This was the authority of holding heavy power!

As long as he spoke, everyone would obey.

Wang Chao took the cigarette from his mouth, coughed a few times, and then said solemnly, "I declare that starting today, the practice of 'collecting protection fees' by He Xingdong will be abolished."

"In other words, from next month onwards, you will not have to pay any protection fees, and you will receive your full salary!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone at the scene was stunned.

They had been working here for a long time, always paying protection fees in disguise to the section chief, whether it was He Xingdong or the previous section chief, the only difference was the amount!

After all, once they sat in the position of section chief, they were here to make money.

Now Wang Chao actually abolished this rule and wanted to return the money to them?

This, this was impossible!

For a moment, they all doubted whether they had misheard.

"You didn't hear it wrong, from now on, you can all receive full pay! Everyone can receive it, including Chen Yong and others," Wang Chao said solemnly.

Silence!

The crowd fell into a moment of silence!

"Long live the Minister!"

After who knows how long, a burst of ecstatic cheers erupted from the crowd.

Immediately, all the security guards became excited and cheered enthusiastically.

"Long live the Minister!"

"Long live the Minister!!"

Little Wang and some of the younger security guards were particularly excited, jumping up and rushing over to lift Wang Chao into the air.

The cheers continued, and all the security guards were overjoyed, laughing loudly, treating Wang Chao like a ball, constantly tossing him into the air, expressing their respect and admiration for him.

Wang Chao felt helpless.

These guys were too excited, he didn't even know where his cigarette went.

He thought for a moment, landed back on the ground, stood in place, waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, it's just full pay, why are you so excited?"

"When I have time on the weekend, I'll treat you all to a meal to celebrate my promotion."

"Work is important now, everyone can disperse."

He originally wanted to treat them to a meal tonight, but he remembered that he had a date with Yang Mi last night, so he had to postpone it.

The security guards finally stopped cheering, but they were still very happy, expressing gratitude to Wang Chao, even when they returned to their respective posts, their faces were filled with smiles.

Not having to pay "protection fees" meant that they would have more money every month, and their lives could greatly improve.

"From now on, if Minister Wang tells me to go west, I will never go east!"

Almost everyone had this thought in their hearts, sincerely grateful to Wang Chao.

Especially Chen Yong, he stood at his post with red eyes.

He had imagined many scenarios, such as Wang Chao forcing him to kneel, Wang Chao forcing him to do humiliating things, Wang Chao withholding his salary, Wang Chao humiliating him, or Wang Chao firing him.

But he never expected that Wang Chao didn't do anything, forgave him, and treated him equally by giving him full pay.

This treatment was something he didn't dare to imagine before!

Slap!

Chen Yong suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself hard, cursing himself in his heart, "Chen Yong, you're such a bastard, how could you have treated Minister Wang like that before?"

"You're not human!"

"From now on, you must firmly support all of Minister Wang's decisions, even if it means going through fire and water, without hesitation."

Wang Chao returned to his office, enjoying the cool air from the air conditioning and smoking a cigarette, feeling extremely comfortable. However, the labels in his office have been changed to "Director Wang" now. From now on, he is the official leader of the security department of Danfeng Group, wielding great power and having the final say in the security department.

Just as he was feeling content, Shen Bing's call came in.

"President Shen." Wang Chao answered the phone.

"Brother Chao, you did a great job today. You've brought glory to our Shen family and dealt a blow to Shen Dongshan," Shen Bing praised over the phone. "Moreover, I heard about the incident in the security department just now. I thought you were only good at using force, but I didn't expect you to be so adept at winning people's hearts."

She had been keeping an eye on Wang Chao's situation and had initially worried that he might encounter trouble and not be able to win over the security department.

However, when she learned that Wang Chao had sent full wages to all the security personnel, her eyes brightened and she applauded. It was a brilliant move that had won over the hearts of all the security personnel. From now on, no one could shake Wang Chao's position in the security department, not even Shen Dongshan.

"It's the power of money. These security guards are already living a difficult life, having to pay money to He Xingdong every month. They are an oppressed group, and what I did can be considered as liberating them," Wang Chao said calmly.

"Don't you want the money for yourself?"

"Just a few tens of thousands of yuan a month, I don't really care." Wang Chao remained composed.

If he wasn't worried about exposing his identity, he could simply give an order, and the mercenary group he had connections with overseas would bring him tons of gold mines.

Besides, setting aside his identity as a soldier, he still had tens of millions in his bank account.

He really didn't care about the protection fee from the security department.

After a pause, Wang Chao asked, "President Shen, I don't think you called me just for this, right? Tell me, what's the matter?"

On the other end of the phone, Shen Bing remained silent for ten seconds before finally saying, "Are you free tonight? I have two extra movie tickets here. Will you accompany me to watch a movie?"

Wang Chao was taken aback.

What's going on?

Is Shen Bing asking him out?