Zhong Yaodang slapped Li Yuanchao hard on the shoulder, his tone full of mockery.
"Besides, aren't you and Jiu Yang both single? What right do you have to talk about me like that?"
“I wasn’t talking about you.” Zheng Jiuyang’s voice sounded like it was squeezed out of his chest, deep and powerful.
Zhong Yaodang ignored him, his peach blossom eyes fixed on Li Yuanchao with great interest, the curve of his lips becoming increasingly amused.
"Although I've only been in Funing County for a little over two hours, I've still managed to ask around a bit."
He paused, then said, word by word, "That Mr. Li, it seems, has someone he's interested in, right? And that person... is married?"
The color drained from Li Yuanchao's face instantly, and his eyes turned icy cold!
"Zhong Yaodang, don't do anything reckless!"
"Look how nervous you are."
Zhong Yaodang smiled nonchalantly, sat back in his chair, leaned back, and crossed his legs, but the flippancy in his eyes turned into a chilling coldness.
“Yuanchao, you were once a notorious gangster in Beijing.”
"Why have you become so cowardly now because of a woman?"
...
at the same time.
As Li Yuanyuan walked out of the Lanjiang Hotel, the evening breeze ruffled her hair and disrupted her carefully maintained composure.
She flagged down a pedicab and sat down with a serious expression.
A woman's beauty is a weapon; it can hurt others, but it can also hurt herself.
She knew this better than anyone else.
Li Yuanyuan was absolutely confident that she could manipulate Li Yuanchao and make him willingly become her stepping stone to advancement.
But that man named Zhong Yaodang...
In just a brief encounter, Li Yuanyuan sensed the dangerous, lawless aura emanating from him.
It was a pure, self-centered destructive urge.
If we let him stay in Funing County, something terrible will definitely happen.
He might even set his sights on Zhang Cheng!
The thought of this possibility made Li Yuanyuan's heart sink, as if it were being gripped by an icy hand.
"We must find a way to get him out of Funing."
"Or... make sure he never gets to notice Zhang Cheng!"
Li Yuanyuan had a splitting headache; this problem was far more troublesome than securing the entire smelter project.
Her original plan was to take advantage of Li Yuanchao's influence to quickly integrate the commercial resources of Funing County and accumulate a large amount of capital.
Then, when Zhang Cheng returned to the county town, she handed over her entire vast family business.
As for himself, he would go far away to hide for a few years and completely avoid Li Yuanchao's entanglement.
As for whether Li Yuanchao will take his anger out on Zhang Cheng?
As long as the interests of all the merchants in Funing County are tied together with Zhang Cheng, forming a huge community of shared interests, even if Li Yuanchao has powerful connections, he would never dare to risk making a huge fuss by touching Zhang Cheng.
But now, the emergence of Zhong Yaodang has become a fatal variable.
"This is so... hard!"
Li Yuanyuan pouted, a rare occurrence for her, and that vulnerability was quickly replaced by a resolute expression.
She clenched her fists tightly, as if to encourage herself.
"Li Yuanyuan, you can do it! You definitely can!"
"They're just a few spoiled brats from Beijing, they're not like they have three heads and six arms..."
...
Shenzhen, a remote, dark dock where you can't see your hand in front of your face.
Zhang Zhongming leaned against the ship's railing, the embers of his cigarette flickering in the darkness, reflecting on his face, which appeared even more somber due to damage to his vocal cords.
In the distance, the lights of a truck tore through the night.
He waved to Ah Long beside him, his voice hoarse as if sandpaper was being rubbed.
"Get the goods out first, then show your equipment."
"If anything seems amiss, shoot immediately. Don't believe these bastards' lies!"
"clear!"
Ah Long grinned maliciously and ordered his men to start moving the goods.
The truck came to a stop, and two burly men jumped off. One of them, named Niu Dingtian, walked over laughing.
"Brother Long, this time there's a lot of stock!"
“Three hundred thousand worth of goods.” Ah Long’s voice was icy.
Niu Dingtian's smile froze, and he rubbed his hands together, saying, "Brother Long, let's make a deal. Three hundred thousand is too much; we can't handle the cash flow. Could we pay a portion first, and then wait until the goods are shipped..."
Ah Long's eyes narrowed dangerously.
Are you sure you can't give it to me?
"Brother Long! We've cooperated so many times, don't you know how reliable we are?" Niu Dingtian patted his chest, making a solemn vow.
"OK."
Ah Long grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth. "Of course I believe you."
"Haha, I knew Brother Long was the most loyal..."
Niu Dingtian's laughter stopped abruptly.
As Ah Long pounced like a cheetah, before the last syllable of "I believe you" had faded, the dark muzzle of a gun was already pressed against his forehead!
"Bang!"
Gunshots rang out in the deathly silence of the dock, deafeningly loud.
Niu Dingtian's eyes widened as he fell straight down. Even in death, he couldn't understand why they had been brothers one second and were now facing each other to the death the next.
Almost simultaneously, Zhang Zhongming's men drew their guns.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Another burly man was instantly riddled with bullets.
Beside the small boat, Zhang Zhongming slowly straightened up, threw his cigarette butt into the sea, and shouted, "Get the money back and leave now!"
Ah Long rushed onto the truck and quickly pulled out a black bag containing over 100,000 yuan in cash.
He slung the bag over his shoulder and excitedly ran back to the boat.
The small boat quickly left the shore and disappeared into the darkness.
On the boat, Zhang Zhongming looked at Ah Long counting the money and said hoarsely, "These bastards in Shenzhen are getting more and more unruly."
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