NOVEL NEXT Chapter 667: Going to Work
"Mr. Qin, Li Dong has already agreed to cooperate with us," the man in the black suit chuckled.
"Hmm!" Qin Dalei nodded and said, "Make good use of this chess piece; it is somewhat helpful to us."
"Absolutely!" The man nodded and said, "Later, we'll incite Li Dong's people to clash with Lin Chuan. I believe Li Dong's people definitely won't be a match for them. Heh heh, by then, we will..."
"Hmm!" Qin Dalei nodded and asked, "By the way, has Xiao Hei and the others returned?"
"Xiao Hei and the others are already on their way back to the country," the man nodded and said, "Moreover, we haven't had any leads on Lin Chuan recently. That Lin Chuan is elusive as a dragon, no telling where he's gone, and Zhou Kai's people don't seem to care about Lin Chuan either. It seems that Lin Chuan is likely no longer in Jiangbei City."
"No matter," Qin Dalei shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter whether he's in Jiangbei City or not, I will keep waiting for him here in Jiangbei City until he comes back."
"Uh..." The man was taken aback, then chuckled and said, "Of course, Lin Chuan is certainly no match for Mr. Qin."
Qin Dalei revealed a crafty smile, puffing on an expensive cigar deeply, then said, "Lin Chuan, I really want to see just how capable you really are."
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At Jiangbei City Airport, a plane from Beijing landed slowly at the airport.
Coming off the plane, Lin Chuan stretched lazily. The air in Jiangbei City was so much nicer than Beijing's. In Beijing, the smog often got so thick that you could hardly see the road in front of you. Jiangbei City's air was great, the skies were blue, and the oxygen molecules in the air were so energetic.
Drawing a deep breath, Lin Chuan stretched his arms wide and said, "Home's air is the best, so fresh."
"Hey, are you getting on the bus or what?" a nearby airport staff member hurriedly shouted.
"Coming, coming," Lin Chuan quickly ran and boarded the airport shuttle bus.
This time Lin Chuan returned without notifying anyone, nor did he tell anyone. Coming out of the airport, he got into a taxi and headed straight for the transport market.
Transport market. Zhou Kai and the others were busy working. Haiqing Pool was temporarily closed for business, as no one knew when Li Dong's people might launch a surprise attack. For now, they claimed interior renovation and temporarily halted business operations. Definitely better than being attacked.
"Kai, when are we going to reopen Haiqing Pool!" Huang Bo spoke up and said, "It doesn't seem right to keep it closed like this."
"What's wrong with that?" Zhou Kai asked, "I think it's quite good, don't you?"
Huang Bo laughed and said, "We're losing tens of thousands a day. Don't you think that's a loss!"
"A loss!" Zhou Kai nodded and said, "It's better than being harassed, right? Now that we have hit Jingwu Sect this hard, they'll definitely look for ways to retaliate. Once Haiqing Pool reopens, it will surely become their target for revenge, don't you think?"
"You have a point," Huang Bo nodded and said, "But we can't keep this up forever; we're helpless."
"Let's wait for Brother Chuan to come back before deciding on anything," Zhou Kai replied.
"This..." Huang Bo thought for a moment, helplessly nodded and said, "Alright. We can only wait for Brother Chuan to come back then."
Just then, someone shouted, "Brother Chuan is back!"
"Fuck, who's spreading rumors there?" Huang Bo frowned.
Before long, a group of people rushed toward the main entrance hurriedly. Everyone swarmed over, gathering at the entrance. They shouted one after another, "Brother Chuan, you're back?"
"Brother Chuan, that's great, you finally came back?"
"Why are you all so excited?" Lin Chuan, with a cigarette in his mouth, was left behind by the departing taxi.
"Heh heh, we were bullied last night," Li Qiang scratched his head and said, "But we've fought back already."
"What happened?" Lin Chuan asked curiously.
Li Qiang hurriedly explained, "Last night, Monk and his group joined forces, and with the people from Jingwu Sect, they came together to smash our places, even taking over all our bars..."
"That happened?" Lin Chuan asked.
"Yes!" Li Qiang nodded emphatically.
At this moment, Zhou Kai and Lu Dapao arrived one after another.
"Brother Chuan, you're really back?" Zhou Kai exclaimed joyfully. He gave Lin Chuan an excited bear hug and then said, "That's fantastic, now it's time for our revenge."
"First, come inside and explain the situation to me," Lin Chuan said.
Soon after, several of them immediately entered Feixiang Company.
Zhou Kai detailed the situation from beginning to end. Lin Chuan was puzzled: "How could Monk's group suddenly join forces? Who's behind this causing trouble?"
"That's the thing!" Lu Dapao hastily said, "Actually, we've been pressing them too hard."
"What do you mean?" Lin Chuan asked eagerly.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Dapao explained, "Lately, we've been taking over Dongbei Hu's territories, and other small schools are also trying to seize some, but we haven't given them any chances. I guess that's why they're so angry."
Lin Chuan took a drag of his cigarette and said, "With power comes the right to speak; without power, what right do they have to talk?"
Lu Dapao sneered and continued, "Brother Chuanzi, this time Monk and his crew got Liu Cheng severely injured and hospitalized, he's still in the ICU. What do you say we should do about them?"
"Monk?" Lin Chuan sneered, "I think the main character here is Li Dong, right? The Sect Leader of Jingwu Sect, so openly leading people to trample on our turf? This is disregard for us. Why not just eradicate Jingwu Sect altogether?"
"We would like that too, but Jingwu Sect is still a martial arts school." Zhou Kai gave an awkward smile and said, "Last night, we used air guns and taught them a harsh lesson. I guess Li Dong is now thinking of ways to deal with us."
"If that's the case, then let's throw the doors wide open for them," Lin Chuan said with a cold smile. "This afternoon, Haiqing Pool opens. Tonight, we're going to use this opportunity to unify the Eastern District, eradicating all those cockroaches and ants lurking in the shadows. The Eastern District is ours, no one else should even think of interfering."
"Great!" Zhou Kai exclaimed with joy, "Brother Chuanzi, I love it when you talk like this."
"Go, have the brothers get ready," Lin Chuan stood up and said, "I'm off to the City Committee first, handle tonight's matters on your own."
Having said that, Lin Chuan immediately got up and left for the City Committee.
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Since the killing of Song Hao, Lin Chuan hadn't visited the City Committee in nearly a month. And the people at the City Committee began to forget about Lin Chuan gradually. The security guards at the entrance of the City Committee, who initially buzzed with excitement talking about Lin Chuan, gradually found it dull as the days passed. Although they knew Lin Chuan was an impressive figure, over time, with no sign of him, he naturally faded from memory.
"Lin Chuan hasn't been to work in ages!" One security guard remarked.
"Yeah!" Another security guard took a drag off his cigarette and said wistfully, "Ah, without Lin Chuan, the City Committee lost its liveliness all at once."
"Exactly," the guard nodded, "Without Lin Chuan, the City Committee seems to have become stagnant water. When Lin Chuan was here, there was always something exciting to watch every day. Now it's gone, and the place has become gloomy and listless. Sigh…"
"You kid, have you been bullied by Lin Chuan less?" another guard joked with a laugh. "You're the one he's slapped before!"
"So what?" The guard said disdainfully, "No matter what, Lin Chuan is someone capable, and if he slaps me, I'm willing to endure it."
"Haha, kid you're just asking for it," the guard laughed heartily.
"I think Lin Chuan is quite formidable," another guard also lit a cigarette and then said, "This guy makes me feel that even a poor owner like us can put up a good fight for honor."
"Now that you mention it, I agree."
The two guards seemed to have a deep, heartfelt respect for Lin Chuan.
Just as the two guards were chatting, suddenly, a familiar jeep drove up, without license plates and with a badly scraped front. The vehicle stopped at the door and honked twice. The security guard, without looking up, retorted, "What's up, why are you honking?"
"Acting tough!" Lin Chuan popped his head out and shouted.
"Oh, it's you?" The guard, upon seeing who it was, was taken aback—it was none other than Lin Chuan, the very person they were discussing.
Excited, the guard rushed out of the booth and eagerly offered Lin Chuan a cigarette, saying excitedly, "Lin Chuan, you're back? Weren't you caught and sentenced?"
"Nonsense!" Lin Chuan snorted coldly and said, "Who's spreading rumors here? I'll make sure they regret it!"
"No, no, not at all, it's all hearsay," the guard hurriedly said, "Please... please come inside."
The guard quickly raised the barrier arm.
Lin Chuan floored the accelerator and the vehicle roared as it sped through, pulling into the parking lot swiftly. After parking the car, Lin Chuan immediately hopped out and walked toward the City Committee building at a measured pace.
Lounge.
Without Lin Chuan, the Song family brothers seemed to have regained control of the logistics group. Though Song Hao was dead, his death seemed only to have emboldened the Song family brothers. Because Lin Chuan had been taken away with no known whereabouts, though it's said that he was taken away, but who could really say what happened?
"Old Liu, go buy a couple of pounds of fruit to eat," Song Wen ordered.
Old Liu was an honest and naive man, and the Song family brothers loved to pick on the weak—finding such an easy target to bully, they would have Old Liu do chores every now and again, whether it was to run errands or to buy things to eat, always without repaying him. Strong adversaries like Luo Guoqing, they dared not provoke; although they could beat Luo Guoqing, it would be a pyrrhic victory that they would rather avoid. Moreover, it might cause bad repercussions. But someone like Old Liu wouldn't resist.