That very night, Hu Xiandong's top lieutenant, Fei Ji, led a large group of men and marched in a grand procession towards the Royal Palace KTV.
The power of three million dollars is quite evident.
But to my surprise, when I arrived at the street where the Royal Palace KTV was located, I found several police cars parked at the entrance, and dozens of riot police cars with shields and weapons, already on high alert.
"Stop immediately, lay down your weapons and surrender!"
A portly middle-aged man, dressed in a police uniform, held a megaphone and shouted.
"They're all police, Bro, what do we do?" one of the underlings asked.
"Fuck your mother! Those scumbags from the New Marshal Group dare to play dirty tricks! They actually hired the cops for underworld matters! A bunch of trash! Get out of here!"
The plane cursed as it ordered its underlings to retreat.
These people were only hastily gathered together for money, and they scattered like birds and beasts. When the police chased after them, they didn't catch many of them.
Amidst the vibrant colors of the city, Tang Ping stood on the rooftop, looking at the police cars across the street with their flashing red and blue lights. He frowned and said, "This Ma Shuai doesn't play by the rules. He actually called the police. Heh, what's that fat guy's background? Standing guard for the underworld, he's really something."
“Guo Daming is the head of the local police station. He arrested all our people and won’t bail them out. This guy is very arrogant and is clearly in cahoots with the Xinshuai Group,” Zhao Wei said from the side.
"Damn it. Officials and bandits colluding, they're deliberately trying to annoy me. It's only three million, I don't care about the money, but Ma Shuai has someone backing him up, that's going to be difficult."
Tang Ping was also a little worried.
The original plan was to overwhelm this new leader's group with money, but unexpectedly, they had powerful backers, and even the police station was on guard for them. So what was the point of fighting them?
"Boss, there are police everywhere downstairs, the brothers can't do anything," Fei Ji said angrily as he walked up.
Tang Ping waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let everyone go home and get some rest. I'll think of something else."
"Boss, what about the travel expenses?"
"Whether a fight breaks out or not, the money that is due should be paid to them, not a penny less."
"Yes, boss."
After everyone had left, Tang Ping returned home close to midnight.
After entering the courtyard, I glanced around at the gate and was about to go upstairs when my elderly mother came out, wearing a coat, and opened the door, saying, "You brat, haven't you eaten dinner yet? I'll go heat up some food for you right away."
Tang Ping waved his hand and said, "No need, Mom, I'll just make some instant noodles."
"Can you eat instant noodles all the time? Hurry up, I've saved some food for you tonight, I'll heat it up in a bit."
The elderly mother insisted on pulling Tang Ping into the house, and the noise woke up her aunt, Tang Shuyun, who also got up to help tidy up.
Before long, the steaming hot food was served, even the soup was cooked and placed on the stove.
The two elders didn't eat either; they just sat on the sofa and watched.
Tang Ping felt a warm glow in his heart. After eating and drinking his fill, he wiped his mouth and went upstairs.
Tang Ping opened his phone and saw several text messages from Meng Yu. He replied, but there was no sound from her side; she was probably asleep.
Just as I was about to go to sleep, Chen Shuting called.
"What's wrong? I heard you're having some trouble?"
Tang Ping quickly denied it, saying, "No, there's no trouble at all. How are things going in Jianning? Is the project progressing smoothly?"
"It went quite smoothly, Tang Ping. You're just too competitive. Sometimes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Do you really need to personally get involved in these fighting and killing? Can you stop making me worry all the time?" Chen Shuting said.
"I see."
"Okay, go to bed early, don't stay up late."
After hanging up the phone, Tang Ping fell into deep thought.
He certainly understood the principle that "the enemy of my enemy is my friend." Chen Shuting meant that he should seek help from Uncle Tai to join forces against the new commander's group.
After all, Uncle Tai was also attacked last time, and his hatred for the New Marshal Group is no less than his own.
Originally, Tang Ping didn't want to approach Uncle Tai because he was competing with the Construction Group for the coastal highway project. But given the current situation, Chen Shuting might be right.
After thinking it over for a while, Tang Ping still called Uncle Tai.
"Hey, Tang Ping, what's up?" Uncle Tai didn't seem to be asleep either.
Tang Ping said, "Uncle Tai, this new Shuai Group has been very arrogant lately. An outsider has slapped two of our locals in the face. Do you think it would be inappropriate for us not to fight back?"
"Hehe, kid, just say what you want to say," Uncle Tai said with a smile.
Tang Ping didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "Let's join forces, drive this new leadership group out first, and then we'll compete fairly for the coastal highway project. What do you say?"
On the other end of the phone, Uncle Tai paused for a moment, then said, "Joining forces is possible, but do you know who is backing this New Marshal Group?"
Who is it?
Tang Ping was also very curious.
The fact that the new leader's group dared to enter Jinghai so arrogantly must mean they had powerful backers, but Tang Ping wasn't really aware of the power struggles within Jinghai's officialdom.
Uncle Tai reminded him, "Your old acquaintance, Zhao Yu."
Zhao Yu!
This thing has resurfaced!
Upon hearing Zhao Yu's name, Tang Ping instantly understood and exclaimed, "I get it now! No wonder that idiot Ma Shuai has to provoke everyone. It turns out Zhao Yu has a grudge against both of us. That makes no difference."
Uncle Tai chuckled slyly and said, "Heh heh, I have a grudge against you, Tang Ping. Don't even think about dragging me down with you. Your front-page headline back then really hit Zhao Lidong where it hurt, and made him suffer for quite a while."
"That's not how it works, Uncle Tai. The way you sabotaged Tiger's old street project wasn't exactly honorable either. Zhao Yu is a vengeful person, otherwise why would Commander Ma want to kill you? I feel that Zhao Yu hates you even more."
Tang Ping smiled.
Back then, Tiger was Zhao Lidong's henchman. In order to sabotage the Old Street project, Uncle Tai bribed a uremia patient to jump off a building. The matter got out of hand, and Zhao Lidong couldn't cover it up anymore. In the end, Tiger was forced out of the game.
Uncle Tai chuckled, "Hehe, you rascal. Alright, let's not argue. Since we're joining forces, we need to show sincerity. I plan to have Gao Qiqiang handle this. Contact him tomorrow. I've already told him the specifics. Oh, and there's something else you probably don't know yet?"
"What?"
“Your future father-in-law has been transferred. Now, in the Jinghai political and legal system, Zhao Lidong is the one who calls the shots.”
"Understood."
Tang Ping already knew that Meng Dehai had been transferred to Qinghua District.
But I didn't expect it to come so quickly.
With Meng Dehai gone, the entire political and legal system fell under Zhao Lidong's control, and this period was the most chaotic and darkest time in Jinghai.
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