What?
Master Zhong: "What did you say? Am I... hallucinating?"
He couldn't quite understand what the Zhong family had just said.
What does it mean to transfer thousands of henchmen from your hometown?
What do you mean by "already leading men to attack Rongxing's base"?
...
He can understand each word individually, so why can't he understand them when they're put together? It feels like they're completely disconnected.
Not just him:
Neither Master Zhong nor Zhong Ling could understand it!
Then the Zhong family member explained it in detail again, and this time the three of them had no choice but to believe it.
Third Master Zhong: "Has he gone mad? Sending men straight from his hometown to attack Rongxing's stronghold? He's going to cause a huge uproar..."
Master Zhong: "No wonder Zhong Ling said he was going to end everything tomorrow; it turns out he wanted a bloodbath..."
Third Master Zhong: "How dare he do this? Putting aside the fact that such a thing would definitely be suppressed by the higher-ups if it got out of hand, even a few hundred or thousand people probably couldn't take down Rongxing..."
Master Zhong: "I don't know why, but I always feel that things aren't that simple."
Third Master Zhong: "I'm still completely dazed..."
Master Zhong: "Never mind, let's go check it out first..."
As he spoke.
Master Zhong, Master Zhong, and Zhong Ling, who insisted on going along, took a car straight to Rongxing's lair.
...
at the same time.
Not only the Zhong family, but people from all sides, even those who didn't attend Rongxing's birthday banquet, drove to Rongxing's old lair.
This clash between two powerful forces—involving the mainland's billionaire chairman Heilong and the local powerhouse Rongxing—is so compelling that no one could resist going to see it for themselves...
.....
at the same time!
Local security officials received the news immediately, but when they reported it to their superiors, they found that the leadership was in an important meeting.
This meeting was scheduled for yesterday in Pudi, and it involves many important decisions.
The meeting is completely private and no outside interference is allowed!
Therefore, without a decision-making body's approval, and given that although Heilongjiang personnel went to Rongxing's stronghold but no actual fighting took place, no one dared to take responsibility and order an operation to suppress them.
We can only wait!
I hope the meeting ends soon!
Little did they know that this meeting was just a delaying tactic. After all, even if they suppressed the Black Dragon immediately, how could they still achieve their true objective?
...
Rongxing Headquarters!
Today was a day of great excitement and celebration: countless bigwigs from Pudong came to offer their congratulations.
Outside the door!
The sounds of various important figures arriving and presenting gifts filled the air.
"The head of the Liu family has arrived! He's bringing a century-old ginseng root!"
"The chairman of Qilin Company has arrived: Here's a golden longevity peach!"
"**The bank manager has arrived! He's presenting a piece of calligraphy or painting by a famous artist!"
...
Each gift is priceless; yet here they are all piled up as if they were ordinary gifts.
In the hall!
Dozens of tables were set up for a lavish banquet: the food was absolutely top-notch, with all kinds of delicacies from land and sea.
On stage!
Rongxing sat there imposingly, showing no signs of the humiliation he suffered yesterday. Everyone knew that what happened yesterday was just the tip of the iceberg for Rongxing and couldn't have caused him any real harm. The incident yesterday had actually boosted his status in Pudi, otherwise so many people wouldn't have come to celebrate his birthday today!
.....
Several of those who attended the Zhong family banquet yesterday were deliberately behaving in a friendly manner.
Someone stepped forward and said, "Congratulations to Brother Rong on turning another year older! May every year bring you great success! May you rise higher and higher in the future..."
Someone stood up and said, "Pudi is lucky to have Rong Ge there..."
...
Basically, he showered her with praise!
Even worse:
Many people climbed to their positions by stepping on the Zhong family. They went to the Zhong family yesterday to find out the specifics.
Those mainland bigwigs who didn't give Brother Rong face are now being attacked; it's divine retribution.
...
etc!
Anyway, they'll use Qin Jiang and the Zhong family to show their loyalty to Rongxing. The Zhong family is nothing, and although Qin Jiang is considered a distinguished guest of the Ning family, he's currently in trouble and will probably leave Pudi soon, so who cares about him? Right now, the most important thing is to leave a good impression on Rongxing.
now.
Rongxing laughed heartily: "Haha...Good! Everyone who has come to my birthday banquet is a friend of mine, Rongxing..."
"My motto remains the same: be my friend and you'll have wine and meat to eat; be my enemy... hehe..."
Just then, he realized that his domineering aura was overflowing.
Suddenly, a younger brother rushed in from outside:
"Brother Rong...Brother Rong...something's happened..."
Iron Fist South scolded, "What kind of behavior is this, all flustered? Speak slowly. With Brother Rong here in Pudi, nothing will happen!"
The henchman said, "It's Qin Jiang! He's leading over a thousand men and attacking us..."
Hear this.
Rong Xing and Tie Quan Nan both narrowed their eyes slightly: Although they had known for some time that Qin Jiang had transferred people from his hometown, they did not expect him to actually take action so decisively, and they did not expect his actions to be so swift.
It was attacked just yesterday!
We transferred people from our hometown overnight!
I'll bring my men and kill them today!
...
This is truly a case of revenge coming in a flash!
While the two people were merely surprised, many others in the hall were so shocked that they immediately stood up.
The uproar continued...
"My God... what is Qin Jiang up to? Where did he get thousands of men from? From the Ning family?"
"Are you really unaware, or are you pretending not to? Yesterday, rumors circulated that Qin Jiang had brought over a thousand men from his hometown. At first, I didn't believe it, but now it seems Qin Jiang is truly insane..."
"Absolutely right! A complete lunatic..."
Everyone was shocked: knowing that the Qin family had transferred people from their hometown was one thing, but hearing with their own ears that the other party had already led people to kill was another. They couldn't understand why a tycoon who could build a net worth of hundreds of billions would act so impulsively. Was he really blinded by yesterday's attack?
That's unreasonable!
Tsk tsk...
In the end, they could only conclude that:
Qin Jiang has powerful connections back in his hometown; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to quickly arrange visas and bring in so many people. He's young and impetuous! He's used to being lawless in his hometown and has never experienced such humiliation, which is why he acted so impulsively.
They immediately turned their gaze to Rongxing, wanting to see how he would react.
Rong Xing remained seated there, completely unperturbed, even a hint of mockery in his voice: "This Qin Jiang is truly courting death, daring to do such a thing..."
"For years, no one has dared to bring people to my territory to cause trouble. I want to see if Qin Jiang has any skills."
"Someone come here!"
Iron Fist South: "Here!"
Rongxing: "Call the brothers over here!"
Iron Fist South: "Yes!"
moment!
Whoosh...
A large number of Rongxing henchmen poured out of the back hall, densely packed together, numbering no less than a thousand. And that doesn't even include the unseen number inside the back hall; the actual number could be several thousand...