Lu Zhengqian looked at Gan Tang, who understood and got up to leave, bumping right into Mo Huaixing.
He followed behind Fu Cheng, his clothes, which he hadn't had time to change, were covered in frost and chilled him to the bone. His pale face showed a forced smile, clearly indicating that he hadn't slept all night and had just returned from the police station.
"Godfather!" Fu Cheng walked to the coffee table and bowed.
Lu Zhengqian said, "Sit down!"
Fu Cheng sat down on the sofa on the right, and Mo Huaixing stood behind him.
"You sit down too."
Lu Zhengqian pointed to the single sofa on the left.
"Yes!" Mo Huaixing sat down respectfully, his eyes lowered. This was the first time he had sat in front of Lu Zhengqian.
Lu Zhengqian lowered his head to drink his tea, and asked seemingly casually, "Why did the police station release you?"
“Replying to Mr. Fu!” Mo Huaixing knew that this was a crucial turning point in whether Lu Zhengqian would involve him in his unique drug trafficking route. Therefore, although people on land called him Chairman Lu, this time he addressed him very solemnly as Mr. Fu, a name that commanded respect in the underworld.
"Police cannot detain and interrogate someone for more than 24 hours without solid evidence."
Cautious, tight-lipped, and not seeking credit or playing the victim, Lu Zhengqian couldn't help but take another look at Mo Huaixing. Seeing that he could still think of keeping it from the young lady even in the face of extreme danger, he was already satisfied with his initial decision, and now, that satisfaction was deepening little by little.
"You dared to destroy goods worth 100 million yuan without authorization?" Lu Zhengqian glared angrily. "What audacity!"
“Godfather!” Fu Cheng hurriedly explained, “Back then, I handed over the entire management rights of the Zhu Zi Man Cheng Club to him.”
"Is this a problem with the club's management? This is a matter of life and death concerning more than a thousand brothers in the entire gang."
In front of Lu Zhengqian's office was a long corridor with two doors, one inside and one outside. Fu Shaojie, who had been standing outside the inner door, hesitant to enter, heard his father scolding Mo Huaixing and pushed the door open.
"Dad, he just wants to take this opportunity to destroy my goods and make me lose everything." Each batch of drugs is funded by the person in charge, and if it is safely shipped, half of the profits are handed over to the Green Dragon Gang; if something goes wrong, the person in charge has to bear the loss himself.
"Shut up! Who gave you the right to call me 'Dad'?" Within the Lu Group, he was merely a hidden illegitimate son, unworthy to call Lu Zhengqian "father." Lu Zhengqian glanced sideways at Fu Shaojie and asked sharply, "Have all the goods been retrieved?"
"It's back!" Fu Shaojie felt very uncomfortable seeing Mo Huaixing sitting in front of him while he was standing. He said angrily, "Why are other clubs not being investigated, but his club is the only one that's in trouble? Who knows if he's stupid or doing it on purpose?"
The truth is, Zhu Zi Man Cheng Club was the first location Fu Shaojie opened; he hadn't started selling there yet. Instead of using his existing sales channels, he deliberately disguised the drugs as a type of cigarette sold in the club, selling them openly. He even created a special code to encourage word-of-mouth among buyers.
The customers were a mixed bag, and if even one went in, word would reach the police. Mo Huaixing didn't need to put in any effort. If Zhang Po hadn't been cautious and noticed that the people buying cigarettes didn't show any signs of drug use, they would probably all be in jail by now.
Fu Cheng sneered and retorted, "He seems to be doing this on purpose. Did you tell him?"
When Fu Shaojie released the goods, he specifically used the name of Mr. Fu's special permission to prevent them from telling Fu Cheng and Mo Huaixing. His aim was to claim all the credit, but in the end, he had to bear the consequences himself.
"Stop arguing!" Lu Zhengqian snapped, and the empty room instantly turned as cold as an icebox. The faint ticking of the clock became the loudest sound in the room.
"Replying to Mr. Fu!" When no one dared to speak, Mo Huaixing slowly opened his mouth and answered simply and clearly: "Time is of the essence, and I do not have your contact information."
He's no longer under Fu Cheng's jurisdiction, so according to the gang rules, he can't consult him, nor can he tell the young lady. As for Fu Shaojie, there's even less possibility of consulting him.
There was nothing wrong with what he said, but to those with ulterior motives, it was clear that he wanted to climb the social ladder.
“Godfather,” Fu Cheng explained, “he meant that he was worried the club was being wiretapped by the police and was afraid to call…”
Lu Zhengqian raised his hand to stop him and burst into laughter.
While Fu Shaojie was eagerly watching his father punish Mo Huaixing, he watched as Mo Huaixing added his father on WeChat and even received a promise from him.
"From now on, you can come directly to me for instructions on anything you think is important."
What this means is self-evident.
The kettle was bubbling with steam. Lu Zhengqian personally took it out and brewed a pot of Biluochun tea. As the aroma of the tea wafted out, Lu Zhengqian handed the first cup to Mo Huaixing, while Fu Shaojie was still standing in front of the tea table, like a servant.
Mo Huaixing held the teacup with both hands and drank it all in one gulp.
Lu Zhengqian looked at Fu Cheng and smiled, "Cheng, the people you brought out are quite interesting. This is the first time someone has dared to drink directly from the teacup I offered."
Fu Cheng knew he wasn't angry, so he smiled in response. Fu Shaojie, who had been suppressing his anger, jumped up and sarcastically said, "Who do you think you are? You don't deserve to drink the tea brewed by my father."
But Lu Zhengqian had just clearly gestured for him to drink.
"Whether I am worthy or not is not for me to decide. I have no right to judge, much less dare to question Mr. Fu's decision." Mo Huaixing looked up at Lu Zhengqian with a firm gaze: "I only know that what Mr. Fu instructed must be done, and done well."
Lu Zhengqian saw a burning desire in his eyes, exactly like his own when he was young. As if it were contagious, this moment also ignited all his fighting spirit.
Lu Zhengqian felt that he could take bigger and faster steps.
"Cheng, bring the box on top of the safe over here."
It was a bronze square box with intricate openwork carvings, gleaming with a bluish-green light; it was clearly an antique. The lock on it was an ancient mechanical lock, which Lu Zhengqian fiddled with for a full minute before finally opening it.
A bright red, round piece of blood jade lay in the center of a bronze square box, surrounded by four equally vibrant, curved pieces of blood jade. The five jade pendants together formed a larger round piece of blood jade, except that two of the four curved pieces of blood jade were missing.
Fu Cheng looked at Lu Zhengqian in shock, while Fu Shaojie, unaware of what the blood jade represented, was simply amazed by its beauty: "Dad... Chairman, what is this?"
Lu Zhengqian slowly said, "Back then, the five of us brothers accidentally stole an ancient Han Dynasty tomb, thus earning our first pot of gold, but we never sold the jade pendants. As our business grew, we formed the Azure Dragon Gang, swearing an oath with these five jade pendants as tokens, promising never to betray the gang, or else die from being pierced by a thousand arrows. I became the gang leader, holding the central pendant, while my four brothers became the four hall masters, each holding a curved jade pendant. Later,"
At this point, Lu Zhengqian, unwilling to recall the painful past, simply said, "Now, this jade pendant is a symbol of the Azure Dragon Gang's power. Whoever possesses this jade pendant is a hall master of my Azure Dragon Gang. He Zhong and Fu Cheng each have one, and now I am handing this third jade pendant to you!"
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