NOVEL NEXT Chapter 167 The Shield Is Down?
An undisguised threat!
Upon hearing Fang Cunshan's words, Wang Ye glanced at him with some trepidation and asked, "But haven't we been cooperating recently? Shouldn't we be in a cooperative relationship?"
"Why, at this point in time, do you plan instead to side with these people to harm me?"
"Ha! Cooperate!"
Fang Cunshan laughed coldly upon hearing Wang Ye's words and said, "Wang Ye, oh Wang Ye, I don't know if you're really naive or just pretending to be."
"Just because I said I'd cooperate with you, does it mean I can only work with you from now on?"
"Besides, our cooperation was nothing more than mutual use, there was never any true cooperation..."
As Fang Cunshan spoke, his voice gradually came to a halt, and the look in his eyes as he gazed at Wang Ye shifted from the previous ferocity to something unsettling.
Fang Cunshan had an ominous feeling.
Wang Ye... the way he acted today was somewhat different from usual.
Wang Ye is not usually this vulnerable.
But today, Wang Ye was far too gentle!
No wonder, from the very beginning, I felt something was amiss, but couldn't pinpoint what it was. Now, after giving it some thought, Fang Cunshan finally realized that the problem was here!
Fang Cunshan stared at Wang Ye.
Wang Ye's behavior could only be due to two reasons.
The first reason could be that the person in the meeting room isn't Wang Ye.
The other reason could be that Wang Ye's actions might be part of another plan, another purpose.
This isn't "Journey to the West."
So, there's no true or fake Monkey King involved.
Therefore... the second possibility is the only one left.
The smile on Fang Cunshan's face faded away, and as he stared at Wang Ye, for some reason, he suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of danger.
Ding-ling-ling.
Ding-ling-ling.
Just then, Wang Ye's phone rang.
Almost the moment Fang Cunshan sensed something was wrong, Yang Xing, He Guang, and Mei Yu also realized the discrepancy.
Upon hearing the ringtone of Wang Ye's phone, all four of them exchanged glances instantly.
Wasn't the signal in the meeting room supposed to be jammed?
They had activated a signal jammer!
They glanced at the signal jammer, which was turned on and not shut off.
But the key issue was, if the signal jammer was turned off, then why would Wang Ye's phone ring?
Fang Cunshan and the others took out their phones to check.
After a glance, they could all confirm that their phones had no signal!
Could it be...
The four of them took a look at Wang Ye's phone, and actually, there was no incoming call, but an alarm Wang Ye had set?
"Wait a moment, I need to take this call," Wang Ye said to Yang Xing and the other three, picking up his phone.
Seeing Wang Ye's earnest facade, Yang Xing couldn't help but mock, "Wang Ye, stop putting on an act. The signal in the meeting room has already been jammed by our signal jammer. Here, you can't contact the outside, nor can the outside reach you."
"Is that so?"
Wang Ye sounded somewhat skeptical, "Then why could I receive a call?"
As he spoke, Wang Ye pressed the answer button.
Yang Xing, He Guang, Mei Yu, Fang Cunshan—their faces were full of disdain, because they were not afraid at all.
There was already a signal jammer in place, so how could Wang Ye possibly receive a call?
However.
The next moment, the expressions on their faces changed.
"Hello, Master Wang,"
a voice came through the phone.
It really connected!
And this voice, it was very familiar, like they had heard it somewhere before.
"Uncle Zhang," Wang Ye greeted.
"You've returned to Yun City, haven't you? How are things, have He Guang, Fang Cunshan, Mei Yu, and Yang Xing made things difficult for you?" Zhang Mengchuang began to inquire.
The four, Yang Xing and the others, upon hearing this sentence from the other end of the phone, exchanged glances, seemingly trying to glean answers from each other's eyes to confirm the identity of the person on the line.
After a moment of eye contact.
The four, Yang Xing and the rest, now knew who was on the phone with Wang Ye.
Head of the Zhang Family of Zheng He City, Zhang Mengchuang!
How could Wang Ye have a connection with the Zhang family of Zheng He City?
Hadn't their previous investigations shown that Wang Ye had no real backing?
During their shock, Wang Ye and Yang Xing were already continuing their chat.
"They haven't made things difficult for me, but they have been quite polite, and now they've invited me into their conference room. The four family heads from the four great families are all seeing to my needs—I feel a sense of achievement and am flattered," said Wang Ye. Though he spoke casually, there was a playful undertone, and Zhang Mengchuang already knew what situation Wang Ye was in.
Immediately, Zhang Mengchuang's voice grew colder, "Hand them your phone; next, I want to have a proper chat with them."
"Okay."
Upon hearing Zhang Mengchuang's word, Wang Ye turned his head to look at Yang Xing and the other three and said, "The head of the Zhang family from Zheng He City would like to have a chat with you."
After hearing what Wang Ye said, the four, Yang Xing and the others, could now confirm the identity of the person on the phone.
It was indeed Zhang Mengchuang.
Looking at Wang Ye, although they were wondering internally—wasn't Wang Ye supposed to have no background?
On the other hand, they also greeted the Zhang Mengchuang on the phone.
After the greetings, Zhang Mengchuang's sneer came through, "Tsk tsk, the Four Great Families of Yun City, when did the family heads become so bold?"
With that, Zhang Mengchuang's voice dropped even colder, "To even dare lay a hand on me!"
Yang Xing and the others were utterly confused by what Zhang Mengchuang had just said.
What the hell?
What did he mean by daring to lay a hand on Zhang Mengchuang?
They had never even thought about harming Zhang Mengchuang.
Zhang Mengchuang was one of the family heads of the Four Great Families of Zheng He City—how could they dare to oppose him?
"Brother Zhang, you've misunderstood us with that statement, we had no such intention," they said.
"Indeed, Brother Zhang, to you, we are but small fry. How could we insignificant figures dare to offend you?"
"Brother Zhang, you are an idol in all our hearts; no matter what, we would never dare to think of harming you."
"Indeed, Brother Zhang."
The same four people who had just been acting like tigers in front of Wang Ye and Xia Qingxin…