Chapter 283: The Zheng Family Takes Action
"He had a severe headache and took some medicine and went to sleep," Zhuang Mingxu said, then asked about the current situation.
After learning that Lu Weiyi actually bowed to the team members one by one in order to save the lives of the Zhuang family, Zhuang Mingxu felt extremely distressed.
"I got it. I... cough..." Zhuang Mingxu's voice was hoarse, his heart aching. "I'll go find Major General Lu to deal with external affairs. Please take care of the team members, and pay special attention to some people with special abilities approaching."
Qi Lin nodded.
"Thank you for saving Ai Yi this time. I owe you one. You can always come to me if you need anything in the future," Zhuang Mingxu said to Xu Yi seriously.
Xu Yi snorted and muttered, "We're even."
Zhuang Mingxu looked up at him and said nothing.
"Dad, I have a younger brother now." After making his complaint, Zhuang Aiyi immediately introduced his little friend. He held Taotao with both hands and said to the child. "Taotao, this is Big Daddy."
"Big Daddy" Taotao called him obediently, her pair of black eyes were as beautiful and moist as grapes.
"..." Zhuang Mingxu looked at Xu Yi, "Whose child did you bring back?"
He is so well-fed, you can tell at a glance that he has never suffered. Qi Lin has been out looking for Lu Xiao these days, so it is impossible for the others to have this opportunity. So, Xu Yi is the only one left.
"Ha, this is Lu Weiyi's son, he brought him up personally." Xu Yi was afraid of Zhuang Mingxu and didn't dare to act unruly in front of him, but if he had a chance to stab him twice, he was unwilling to let it go.
Zhuang Mingxu looked at Qi Lin.
Qi Lin nodded at him, "I don't know the details either," he hinted, "When the team leader recovered, he was holding this child in his arms, and the child called him father. We were busy all morning and didn't have a chance to ask for details."
Zhuang Mingxu looked at the child's features and found no similarities with Lu Weiyi. Also, judging from his age, Lu Weiyi should not have the chance to have children.
Zhuang Mingxu did not ask overly much as Xu Yi had expected. He just nodded lightly, leaned over and pinched the child's face, "Taotao, be good and go play with your brother. Daddy will be back to play games with you."
Taotao let him pinch her obediently, and finally nodded slowly.
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As soon as he left the villa, Zhuang Mingxu's aura changed instantly.
After knowing that Lu Xiao was busy, Zhuang Mingxu did not go out to look for him. Instead, he asked Cong Qing, the person in charge who stayed behind, about the situation at the base early in the morning.
The people standing guard in the villa were all Lu Xiao's subordinates, so Cong Qing could not hide what happened at this moment, so he explained the latest findings to him one by one.
"The people in the Hunter's Guild are still trying their best to find Luo Laoqi, and the rest are trying to fish in troubled waters to get supplies. Luo Feifei is not strong enough to stop them. All the teams are now in chaos. There was a melee half an hour ago, and they controlled Luo Feifei."
"Both the Zheng family and the Zhao family have had contact with people from the Hunter's Guild. Some teams didn't tell the situation out of consideration for the missing people, while some teams have already revealed the matter. They should have known about the cooperation between Luo Laoqi and the Zhuang family." Cong Qing said this and looked up at Zhuang Mingxu calmly, without seeing any emotion on his face, as if the family he had just been talking about was not his.
Zhuang Mingxu ignored his scrutiny, rubbing his fingertips unconsciously and asking, "Don't you have the power to contact the people under the Zhuang family?"
"Yes, both parties are in contact, but the Zhuang family is surrounded by Mr. Xiao's men. After Zhao Qiang asked, he stopped and no other actions have been found for the time being. The Zheng family tried to contact Brigade Commander Sun and Major Liu."
Afraid that he was not aware of the importance of these two people, Cong Qingduo explained, "They are the power in the hands of the Zhuang family's eldest branch, and are slightly weaker than Master Xiao."
"Did they meet?" Zhuang Mingxu asked.
"No," Cong Qing said, "Master Xiao asked someone to hand them a cell phone."
Zhuang Mingxu raised his eyes and looked over.
Cong Qing had a smile on his face and looked gentle. "The videos inside are of the few people under the two men who were sent to the laboratory and are still alive."
When Zhuang Mingxu heard this, he understood that Lu Xiao wanted to have these two people under his control, "What about the forces of the third branch of the Zhuang family?"
"Master Xiao went to contact them," Cong Qing said. In fact, Lu Xiao directly brought people to control the main material warehouse of the third house.
Although the warehouses of each company are relatively hidden, but at his level, he always has some channels of his own, especially the material warehouses of his own forces.
This also means that Lu Xiao intends to completely take over the banker's power.
Cong Qing thought that it was the result of his persuasion, and he was very excited. He was even secretly thinking about how to stabilize the various small groups and even gain a foothold among other forces in Kyoto.
After all, most men still have a dream of doing something big, and those who just want to lie down like Lu Weiyi are only a minority.
When Zhuang Mingxu heard what he said, he understood what Lu Xiao meant.
If he was still thinking about how to help the dealer when he was locked in the laboratory at the beginning, then after seeing Lu Weiyi's current situation and the concessions he made, he no longer had any thoughts at all.
Just follow Lu Weiyi's arrangement and save their lives.
With no help around, Zhuang Mingxu didn't know whether Old Man Zhuang was still waiting to see him, counting on him to mediate.
After hesitating for a moment, he chose to remain silent - Lu Weiyi had already made the choice for him, and it would be difficult for everyone if he came forward.
The water in Kyoto Base is still too complicated. Zhuang Mingxu thinks it is better to ask Zhuang Mobai as soon as possible to find out the side effects of the drugs on the team members and how long it takes for them to dissipate so that they can leave as soon as possible.
Just when he was about to ask about some information about other forces, hurried footsteps were heard outside the door, and then someone ran towards Cong Qing.
Seeing the visitor's anxious face, Cong Qing stepped away a few steps. The visitor whispered in his ear for a long time, and Cong Qing's face became serious.
"Is the news reliable?" Cong Qing asked.
The visitor nodded.
"What happened?" Zhuang Mingxu asked.
Cong Qing was silent for a moment and then said, "There's a bit of commotion over at the Zheng family. His subordinates spread the news that the Zhuang family is conducting experiments on people with special powers and have captured many of them. They are also inciting those people with special powers to disappear inexplicably."
"They have already contacted the Hunters Guild on a large scale, and even sent people to look for the Zhao family." Cong Qing narrowed his eyes unconsciously and murmured, "What do they want to do?"
Just as he finished speaking, another person ran in from outside and said to Cong Qing, "Someone from Amazon secretly passed us a message."
"Say" Cong Qing stood up straight immediately.
"Someone from the Zheng family contacted Amazon, saying that the supplies in Qiqiao Town were in the hands of the only team, and wanted to persuade them to unite and divide the supplies together."
Zhuang Mingxu looked up suddenly, "Is their information reliable?"
Cong Qing thought for a while and said, "Eighty percent likely. Once, Amazon Flower went out to collect crystal cores, but the news was misplaced and they were surrounded by a group of zombies. They almost all died there. It was Master Xiao who brought his men to save their lives from the brink of death."
"Qianyu said at that time that she owed Master Xiao once and would repay him in the future." I didn't expect it would be at this time.
"Who exactly is the Zheng family trying to target?" Cong Qing was a little anxious. He paced back and forth unconsciously, and even habitually put his fingers into his mouth and bit his nails.
"Maybe it's everyone." Zhuang Mingxu saw it more clearly.
Lu Xiao is obviously part of the Only Team. If the Zheng family wants to take action against the Only Team, they will definitely take Lu Xiao into consideration.
In this case, it would be better to take advantage of the dealer's chaos and take down the entire dealer's power.
After hearing what he said, Cong Qing quickly looked at the man who had been waiting next to him, "Quick, let our people spread the news and say that the people from the Zhuang family used Xiao Ye's son for experiments, but Xiao Ye resisted and wiped them out. Let us occupy the moral high ground first, so that everyone will not think that we are still in cahoots with the Zhuang family."
If there had been no human experiment, Lu Xiao's name would at most be considered a change of power, which would not attract much attention from small figures. However, if he were to be labeled as a human experiment, it would be very detrimental to their future foothold.
"Fortunately, we only showed the video to the various teams of the Hunter's Guild before, and didn't give it to them directly. Now they don't have any clear evidence, so they can only spread rumors," Cong Qing said with relief.
Zhuang Mingxu shook his head and said, "It's useless."
"You forget that this is the end of the world, an era with extremely low legal morality. If the Zheng family is ready to take action against the banker, they don't need any excuses at all. Those rumors are just auxiliary, or just excuses for taking action."
"Basically, as long as your military strength is sufficient, that's enough."
The banker is already in a weak position among the several forces in the base, and is now in a precarious situation and divided into pieces. Lu Xiao's power has been further weakened.
If you want to take it over, now is the best time to act.
How could Cong Qing not understand this logic? However, Lu Xiao couldn't even take down the power of the banker now, so he couldn't afford to fight back. All he could do was to prevent them from having a better excuse.
As the two were talking, a man strode in from outside the door. It was Lu Xiao.
He saw Zhuang Mingxu stunned for a moment, then recovered in an instant, and whispered, "Where's Xiaoyi? How are the health conditions of your team members? Can we leave now?"
Zhuang Mingxu met his gaze without saying a word.
Lu Xiao stroked his hair with his big hand and said, "I just got the news that the Zheng family wants to take action against you. I don't know how they made sure that you got the supplies in Qiqiao Town. Now they are joining forces with other families to divide part of the supplies for their own benefit, and they want to take you down in one fell swoop."
"There are specific records of these materials in the country at that time. These senior officials all have their own channels. They will definitely be tempted by interests. If they really take action, your safety will be difficult to guarantee. You lead the team and leave quickly. I will ask a group of people to escort you." Lu Xiao said, looking at Cong Qing, "Cong Qing, you..."
Cong Qing smiled and said, "Master Xiao and I will stay here to take charge of the rear."
Lu Xiao moved his lips, knowing that he had understood what he meant. Just as he was about to find someone else, he saw Zhuang Mingxu also shaking his head.
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