At 12:03 p.m., the black MPV pulled into the old freight yard on the South Embankment.There really were fifty-six people outside the gate.Some sat on the steps eating boxed lunches. Some leaned against their cars and smoked. Seven or eight had even stripped off their shirts and were comparing the thickness of their wrists.When Shen Kaiyue stepped out, the noisy crowd slowly fell silent.There was a medicated patch beneath his right ribs. He could walk normally, though his injured leg lagged half a beat as he got out of the vehicle.Luan Xiaoman had sharp eyes. She noticed first."You're limping?""No.""You looked like it getting out.""Who was standing off to the side last night shouting, 'Nice hit'?""I didn't say that.""You shouted, 'Hit him again.'"Luan Xiaoman cleared her throat and shoved the list in her hand at him."Fifty-six people. Nineteen truckers, eleven mechanics, twenty with security experience, and six who say they can do anything.""People who say that usually ca

"It isn't taking their business," Luan Zhaowan said. "The supplier already terminated the old contract. Whoever delivers the equipment on time gets paid.""Still sounds like taking it.""Read the contract first."Half an hour later, representatives from the equipment supplier arrived at the freight yard.The project manager was a man in his forties with dark circles beneath his eyes. As soon as he entered, he placed three document cases on the table.The transport contract, cargo insurance, customs declarations, and equipment manifest were all there.Three imported emergency medical devices, worth a total of thirty-one million yuan.They would be loaded at the East Port Bonded Zone at seven in the morning and delivered to Chengwan Hospital's new emergency center for installation before four in the afternoon. If a delay caused the installation to be postponed, the full escort fee would be refunded. If Dingchao's gross negligence damaged the equipment, it would bear the portion of liabi