Li Baolong entered the basement and saw the large iron door; he had no choice but to force his way in. He took out two one-kilogram C4 explosives, stuck one on each side of the iron door, lit the detonators, and quickly ran dozens of meters away. With a deafening boom, Li Baolong waited for the dust to settle before running back in. The large iron door had collapsed. Li Baolong quickly crawled inside and looked up to see hundreds of polished jade stones piled up densely, most about the size of basketballs, each worth tens of millions. Li Baolong stored them all in his spatial storage. There were also over a hundred boxes of gold, probably fifty tons, worth hundreds of millions of US dollars. In addition, there were seventy or eighty large cardboard boxes containing US dollars and RMB. Li Baolong stored all of this in his spatial storage. This wealth was the ill-gotten gains accumulated by the Bai family over twenty or thirty years, worth billions of US dollars. However, Li Baolong no longer cared about this wealth; after all, he was now a man with a net worth of hundreds of billions of US dollars.
After packing up his belongings, Li Baolong rushed to support Wei Chao. The Bai family militia, seeing Bai Cheng's villa had collapsed, lost their will to fight; only a few die-hards remained, hiding and resisting. Wei Chao was under less pressure, clearing out the remaining Bai family militia members who were still resisting. Li Baolong threw several grenades as he ran, and soon all three strongholds were destroyed.
The fierce fighting continued until the early hours of the morning before gradually subsiding. Under the cover of night, the battlefield was filled with smoke and devastation. Li Baolong, holding binoculars, scanned his surroundings, confirming that any remaining resistance fighters had been wiped out.
He slowly lowered his binoculars, turned to look at Wei Chao beside him, who looked exhausted, patted him on the shoulder, and said firmly, "The Bai family is now at its last gasp, its power is gone! From now on, you are in charge of Kokang Old Street. You will take over all of the Bai family's territory."
Upon hearing this, a flicker of excitement crossed Wei Chao's eyes, but he was mostly exhausted. He nodded, indicating that he understood.
Li Baolong then instructed, "The brothers have all worked hard all night. Let everyone hurry up and clean up the battlefield, then have a good meal and rest."
After giving instructions, Li Baolong turned and got into a car, speeding towards the hotel where Minglan was. After this long and thrilling night of fierce fighting, even the battle-hardened Li Baolong felt somewhat exhausted.
When he arrived at the hotel, it was already dawn. Li Baolong hurriedly went into his room, rushed into the bathroom, and took a hot shower, trying to shake off the fatigue and the smell of blood. After showering, he collapsed onto the bed and soon fell into a deep sleep.
Just as Li Baolong was half asleep, he suddenly heard a soft sound of a door opening. He groggily opened his eyes and saw the door being gently pushed open, and a beautiful figure slipped in—it was Minglan.
Since their marriage, the two were no longer as reserved and polite as before. Minglan quickly walked to the bedside, looked at Li Baolong with concern, and asked softly, "The room attendant told me you were back, and I was worried, so I rushed over to check on you. That fierce battle that happened in the old street last night, I suppose it was your doing?" Li Baolong smiled slightly, reached out and took Minglan's hand, pulling her into the warm bed...
At midday, the sun hung high in the sky, its rays streaming into the room through the gaps in the curtains. Li Baolong stretched lazily on the bed before slowly getting up. He felt unusually energetic, as if his whole body was brimming with power.
Meanwhile, in the kitchen on the other side, Minglan was busy preparing a sumptuous lunch. She carefully selected various fresh ingredients and diligently cooked one delicious dish after another. In no time, the table was filled with colorful, fragrant, and delicious dishes.
After washing up, Li Baolong sat down at the dining table. Looking at the dazzling array of food before him, he couldn't help but feel a surge of appetite. He devoured the sumptuous lunch, praising Minglan's culinary skills.
After finishing their meal and resting briefly, Li Baolong and Minglan drove together to the government building in Guogan Old Street. When they arrived, they found that Wei Chao had already been waiting there with a group of militiamen. These militiamen were all in high spirits and looking very dashing, and they were resting quietly inside the government building.
Meanwhile, Wei Chao had also arranged for government officials to maintain order in the old street. Anyone who dared to take advantage of the chaos was to be severely punished, executed without exception. This swift and decisive approach effectively curbed illegal activities and greatly improved the social environment of the old street.
Li Baolong entered the government building and immediately spotted Wei Chao. The two smiled at each other and greeted one another. It turned out that Minglan and Wei Chao were old acquaintances; they had previously dealt with each other through the buying and selling of jade and had some business dealings.
Li Baolong got straight to the point and said to Wei Chao, "Old Wei, the situation is turbulent right now, and we must strengthen our own power! I hope you can start recruiting soldiers as soon as possible to expand our forces."
Upon hearing this, Wei Chao looked troubled and replied with a wry smile, "Brother Long, your idea is certainly good, but I really don't have much money available right now..."
Li Baolong waved his hand generously and said, "Don't worry about the money! You should first find a way to collect the necessary weapons and ammunition. I will prepare 200 million Chinese yuan in cash as start-up capital. In addition, from now on, Minglan will be the chief financial officer of our team. She will be responsible for distributing military salaries and handling all financial affairs. Also, all the jade mines you control will be handed over to Minglan for unified management and operation."
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