Chapter 574 Cooperation

The news of Zhou Liang's escape spread throughout the central town in less than a day. No one knew who spread the news, but many people in the central town witnessed the scene and were probably wondering what had happened.

At the same time, I also heard people talking about this matter, saying that Zhou Liang was driven away and that he deceived everyone in the central town.

To be honest, the power of public opinion is still very strong. Zhou Liang was originally considered a perfect leader in everyone's mind, but in just one day, his image has plummeted in everyone's eyes, which is really quite tragic.

However, I'm actually quite happy with this situation.

Only in this way will Zhou Liang have no chance of returning.

However, I don't care about these things. Let them argue as they please. Right now, I just want Ye Qian and his brother to die.

The grudge against Zhong Jianzhou must be avenged.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, I quietly arrived at the door of Xu Sanshui's room in the central town.

I pushed the door and found it was locked, so I knocked on it.

A voice came from inside, "Who is it?"

"It's me, Lu Xiaonan."

After a short while, the door opened and they let me in.

As soon as I entered, I saw Xu Sanshui discussing countermeasures with his men.

When Xu Sanshui saw me, he asked, "Why did you come here?"

I said, "I've come to discuss something with you."

Xu Sanshui asked in confusion, "What is it?"

"The matter of getting rid of Ye Qian and his brother."

Xu Sanshui's expression remained unchanged, seemingly unsurprised by what I said, and then asked, "You have a way to get rid of them?"

I shook my head and said, "I have no way to get rid of them right now, but we can talk about it."

Xu Sanshui didn't discuss this matter with me directly, but instead asked, "How is my daughter now?"

I said, "She's in Jiajiang now, everything's fine, there's no safety at all."

Hearing what I said, Xu Sanshui was relieved and said, "It's good that you're alright. We can discuss how to get rid of Ye Qian and his group ourselves. You don't need to get involved here. Just take good care of my daughter. You don't need to worry about anything else."

I glanced at the other people in the room with a puzzled look, wondering if they had just been discussing how to eliminate Ye Qian and his group.

Judging from Xu Sanshui's confident demeanor, could it be that he already has a solution?

"Do you have a way to eliminate Ye Qian?" I asked.

Xu Sanshui looked at me and said, "You don't need to worry about this. I have my own way of handling it."

I said bluntly, "So there's still no way?"

Xu Sanshui frowned and stared at me. "Lu Xiaonan, I admit it's impressive that you've survived this long, but the current situation is beyond your control. Even if you join the discussion, what role can you play? If none of us can come to a conclusion, what can you do?"

I looked at Xu Sanshui, completely bewildered as to why his attitude towards me had suddenly changed like this; it shouldn't be like this.

Xu Sanshui was quite willing to listen to my opinions before, could it be that he is acting this way because the last plan failed?

I said, “I might actually be able to help you. Not only do you want them dead, but I want them dead too. Uncle Xu, if you're worried that after killing Ye Qian, I'll take over the power of Central Town from you, then you can rest assured, I have no interest in that. If you want to control Central Town, go ahead and do so, I won't interfere. But I will definitely get involved in killing Ye Qian and the others, because I'm afraid you'll mess it up.”

“We messed up, kid. Aren’t you being a little too arrogant?” A man about the same age as Xu Sanshui stood up and accused me.

I ignored him and stared at Xu Sanshui, saying, "Uncle Xu, let me ask you, how confident are you in killing Ye Qian and his brother?"

This time, Xu Sanshui didn't try to evade me and said directly, "Less than 50%."

I asked, "Why?"

"Why else? Because I have about the same number of men as him. The only difference now is Zhou Liang's group. Originally, this group belonged to Wu Zhaolong, but now they want to start their own business. I'm thinking about how to bring them under my command so that Ye Qian will no longer be a threat to me."

I said, "It's no use."

Xu Sanshui asked, puzzled, "Why?"

I said, "Because Ye Qian must think the same way. You all think Zhou Liang can subdue this group of people, so you also think you can subdue them, right?"

Isn't that so?

I said, "Don't you know what kind of person Zhou Liang is? It took him several days to subdue this group. If it were you and Ye Qian, it would probably take even longer. I'm not looking down on you, but this is the truth."

"Then what do you suggest? Without these people, how can we fight against Ye Qian and his group? Even if we try to fight them head-on, in the end we'll probably both be injured and neither side can defeat the other."

I said, "It's simple, just find someone to cooperate with."

"Cooperate? You mean cooperate with Zhou Liang's group? Do you think I haven't tried? I tried a long time ago, but they wouldn't agree," Xu Sanshui said.

I continued, "They're not agreeing because Ye Qian must have approached them as well. Zhou Liang's men are definitely waiting for you two to name your price. Whoever offers the highest price will be the one they'll cooperate with. But is there any point in doing that? Do you really think these people are fools? Since they know you're adversaries, they must understand that staying out of it is the best option. Only in this way can they reap the benefits while you and Ye Qian are locked in a fierce battle."

My words gradually made Xu Sanshui ponder, and after a long while he asked, "Then what do you suggest we do? If we can't cooperate with this group, then who should we cooperate with?"

I said, "Who else could it be? Of course, it's someone who has a grudge against Ye Qian."

"People who have a grudge against Ye Qian?" Xu Sanshui asked in confusion, then his eyes widened. "You mean Yao Chengjie and his group?"

I nodded. "Yes, it's them. They're the only ones left now."

Xu Sanguo decisively refused, saying, "Impossible! Yao Chengjie and the others don't have a good impression of Central Town. Who knows what might happen if we cooperate with them!"

I said, "What if I can assure you that they won't do anything reckless after killing Ye Qian?"

"What guarantee do you have? You don't even know them."

I said, "Who says I don't know them?"

Xu Sanshui was stunned when he heard this, staring at me with deep thought in his eyes.

I knew what he was thinking, but I didn't say it out loud. I just said, "Give me a day, and I'll help you get in touch with him. Then the two of you can discuss how to cooperate."

(End of this chapter)