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On January 23, Lin Dong completed the equity transfer and handover procedures, officially becoming the de facto second-in-command of Wanqi.

That day, Lin Dong made a phone call that he considered very important. The person who answered the phone was his old comrade-in-arms Niu Defa, who was far away in Jiangsu Province.

[Niu Defa, 24 years old, codename: Old Niu, skilled in close combat, especially adept at using daggers and triangular bayonets.]

Old Niu

Upon hearing Lin Dong's idea, Niu Defa immediately gathered three more retired comrades-in-arms without hesitation:

Fu Yijun, 23 years old, codename: War God, specializes in firearms modification and demolition.

God of War

[Cong Ying, 25 years old, codename: Eagle Eye, sniper, three-time champion of the Southwest Military Region Sniper Skills Competition.]

Hawkeye

Chang Feng, 25 years old, codename: Fengzi, before retiring, was a top expert in disguise, reconnaissance, and tracking within his company.

Fengzi

Niu Defa and his three companions were all fellow veterans who retired with Lin Dong in the same batch; they came from the same reconnaissance squad.

At that time, Lin Dong was the squad leader, codename: Wild Wolf.

Because back in the reconnaissance company, Lin Dong was not only the most intelligent, but also ruthless and unpredictable. In solo jungle warfare, no one could match him.

These individuals were already included in Lin Dong's recruitment plan when he first conceived of building his power base.

Now that the time is ripe, it's time to bring them together.

The world is a dangerous place, and danger can strike at any time.

With few trustworthy people available, Lin Dong will be in a very passive position.

Furthermore, with them around, Lin Dong will no longer have to worry about his mother's safety.

Lin Dong didn't expect this seemingly casual decision of his.

Soon after, it really came in handy, even saving him from a desperate situation.

Besides gathering these four capable comrades and bringing together these brothers who had shared life-and-death experiences, Lin Dong also did something else in secret.

He secretly found Fei Fei, the beautiful hostess from JJ Karaoke that night.

After the two met privately, the popular hostess resigned and left that same day.

She has disappeared.

Apart from Lin Dong, no one knew where she went.

(PS: Don't get the wrong idea, it's not what you're thinking. Feifei was obviously doing something important.)