At the same time, some members of the Dragon King Hall mobilized. Based on the confessions of the Ye family members, they compiled a list of people who had bullied Ye Qingmei and her mother over the past three years.
The list included sons and daughters of some influential families, as well as common ruffians.
Members of the Dragon King Hall visited them one by one.
"Those who bullied Ye Qingmei and her mother no more than three times, break one arm as an apology!"
"Those who did so more than three times, commit suicide as an apology, and their families will be spared the punishment for poor upbringing."
"Those who did so more than ten times, the individual commits suicide as an apology, their direct relatives break one arm, and their families pay half of their assets as atonement!"
"You have only one day to confess!"
This move infuriated some of the influential families in Jiang City.
You, Li Xiaotian, a good-for-nothing live-in son-in-law, a wimp.
After three years of absence, you captured the eldest young master of the Wang family with some unsavory characters, and now you dare to provoke other families?
Are you tired of living?
Or are you so arrogant that you think you can oppose half of Jiang City's forces with some mere martial artists?
Many hot-headed disciples from prominent families couldn't resist the urge to immediately go to the Ye family and teach Li Xiaotian a lesson for his arrogance.
However, they were all stopped by their elders. It wasn't that they were afraid of Li Xiaotian.
Rather, they felt that since Li Xiaotian had tormented Wang Xing in this way, the Wang family must be furious.
Therefore, it was best to leave Li Xiaotian and his men's lives to the Wang family, allowing them to vent their anger.
If others interfered casually, they would not only steal the Wang family's thunder but also potentially incur their resentment.
At this moment, everyone believed Li Xiaotian was a dead man, the only difference being that his death might come in various forms.
Jiang City, the Wang Family!
In the main hall of the Wang family, tables and chairs were smashed all over the floor. More than a dozen people stood respectfully in the hall, each facing the wrath of the Wang family patriarch, Wang Longtao, with trepidation.
"Ahhh!! You useless brutes! I've raised you for so many years, and in the end, you couldn't even protect my only son!"
"To have him captured and hung up at the gate like a criminal!"
"You still have the nerve to confess? Why don't you all just die!"
Wang Longtao's face contorted with rage, and he smashed another antique vase worth millions.
Yesterday, he and his mother had gone to his mother's family, the Yang family, to discuss how the Wang family could obtain more resources.
To his surprise, upon hearing that his son, Wang Xing, had been abducted from a hospital, he rushed back to Jiang City overnight.
As soon as he returned to the Wang family, he heard about Wang Xing being hung at the gate. How could this not infuriate him?
After all, this was Jiang City, his territory, Wang Longtao's territory! He was the King of Jiang City! The Sky of Jiang City!
Yet, on his own turf, his only son was treated like a criminal!
Wang Longtao's expression was ferocious, his eyes bloodshot. He glared at everyone in the hall and said through gritted teeth.
"Go, gather all my men, and rescue my son now! I will make sure those who captured Wang Xing have nowhere to die!"
"Brother, please calm down! They took Young Master Wang away at dawn. By the time we received the news, it was already too late!"
"It's daytime now, and the authorities prohibit public brawls. You know that the authorities have been keeping a close eye on our underworld organizations lately!"
In the hall, Wang Longtao's confidant, Wang Dongyang, quickly advised, then continued.
"Furthermore, the guards who protected Young Master Wang last night were all formidable individuals, yet they all died! The people Li Xiaotian brought are not simple!"
"Screw you! ...Bang!"
Wang Longtao roared and smashed the teacup in his hand onto Wang Dongyang's head.
Immediately, Wang Dongyang's head began to bleed profusely, but he dared not wipe it, only enduring it respectfully.
"So, you're just going to let my son be humiliated like this?"
Wang Longtao's face was flushed, his eyes bloodshot.
"Li Xiaotian! The Ye family's live-in son-in-law! A nobody! In my eyes, he's not even as significant as an ant, how dare he capture my son?"
The subordinates in the hall were both angry and puzzled. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't understand how a live-in son-in-law who had been missing for three years could have such capable subordinates.
"Brother, Donghai has already gone to the Ye family. With his intervention, at least Li Xiaotian might be wary, and perhaps he'll even release Young Master Wang."
Wang Dongyang said hurriedly, his tone filled with doubt.
"Donghai and I suspect that Li Xiaotian must have someone backing him. Otherwise, for a nobody like him, even with a hundred times the courage, he wouldn't dare to oppose our Wang family!"
Three years ago, everyone in Jiang City knew Li Xiaotian, the Ye family's live-in son-in-law, a wimp. He was the laughingstock of Jiang City at the time.
Therefore, when some of Wang Longtao's confidants learned that Li Xiaotian had brought people to capture Wang Xing, they almost unanimously felt that something was amiss.
It was likely that the Wang family's rivals were secretly manipulating Li Xiaotian to antagonize them.
"Good, good, good! Well done, Li Xiaotian!" Wang Longtao laughed in extreme anger, gritting his teeth.
"No matter who supports this wimp, anyone who dares to oppose our Wang family, I, Wang Longtao, swear to destroy them all!"
"Pass my order! First, gather forces and surround the Ye family. Then, after dark, annihilate everyone in the Ye family!"
"I want to see who has the audacity to oppose me, Wang Longtao, in Jiang City!"
Following Wang Longtao's command, the forces controlled by the Wang family mobilized.
The Wang family was like the de facto emperor of this small city, Jiang City, with their influence spread throughout.
Once the Wang family unleashed its full might, it would be like a devastating tidal wave, crushing any force that dared to resist them.
However, it was likely that neither the Wang family nor all the influential families in Jiang City could have imagined that they would face an enemy this time – a behemoth capable of destroying them with a mere breath!
At this moment, outside the Ye family gate, a black Audi stopped. A bald middle-aged man got out, his expression ferocious as he looked at the scene at the gate.
"Presumptuous!!" the bald man roared and charged forward, intending to stop the Dragon King Hall members from torturing Wang Xing.
But he had only taken a few steps before one of the four guards from the Dragon King Hall stationed outside the Ye family gate intercepted him.
"Bang!" The two exchanged a punch. The bald man's body trembled slightly, and he was forced to take a step back, while the Dragon King Hall member who had made the move remained stationary.
A master! A flicker of shock flashed through the bald man's mind. He was Wang Donghai, a trusted confidant of Wang Longtao, and among Wang Longtao's confidants, his strength was considered quite formidable.
Yet, to his surprise, even with his best effort, the strength of a mere guard far surpassed his own!