Chapter 109 All the Devils Are Out

On the way to the maritime trade zone, Van Lai, the director of the Hanoi Police Department, sat in the back seat of the car, his heart pounding.

What was coming, was coming!

When Xiao Qinglong suddenly called late at night, inviting him for tea, Van Lai already had an idea of what it was about. He knew the invitation was related to the upcoming firefight between several major families.

Although Van Lai was unclear why Xiao Pingxi, with Gui Mengjun already dead, would involve himself, now that the other party had made it clear, he couldn't pretend to be ignorant.

Van Lai looked at Xiao Qinglong with a smile and whispered, "That case is still under investigation. Our police department..."

Xiao Qinglong slowly raised his hand, interrupting him, and said casually, "I was just asking. You might not know, but Gui Mengjun was also someone who ran errands for our commander. The military supplies business always has some political factors."

"Yes, yes," Van Lai echoed.

"Ah, Gui Mengjun's fate was not good. He just made a name for himself, and now he's gone." Xiao Qinglong sighed softly, "Director Van, for the sake of him doing things for the commander, please put some effort into the investigation of the sea attack case. Hehe, we need to know how he died, right?"

With just this sentence, Van Lai, the head of the Hanoi Police Department, was already sweating on his forehead.

Although Xiao Pingxi was a guest in the Old Triangle, and only responsible for jointly defending the Fifth District with the local troops militarily, holding neither military initiative nor political power, no one in the entire Old Triangle dared to underestimate him, let alone openly offend him.

Why?

Because behind Xiao Pingxi stood Hua, the largest in land area, the first in economic standing, the first in military standing, and the first in overall strength in the Asian Alliance.

It was like the old Měi who stationed large numbers of troops in Japan, Korea, and other regions of Asia before the Era Calendar, a guest who could influence the local political direction.

If Xiao Pingxi wanted to say something, Van Lai could be dismissed in minutes. Wasn't that terrifying?

Xiao Qinglong smiled, turned his head, patted Van Lai's arm, and added, "Gui Mengjun is gone, but his parents are still there, his family is still there... I'll have to trouble you, Director Van, to take care of them in the future."

If Xiao Qinglong's words were still relatively subtle before, now they were a clear indication, pointing out the firefight tonight.

If Van Lai were a political idiot, he would never have reached his current position. He instantly understood Xiao Qinglong's meaning and immediately nodded and bowed, saying, "Understood, understood, don't worry. With me here, the Gui family will definitely be fine."

"Hehe, the commander trusts your words," Xiao Qinglong replied with a smile.

"Oh, right, Mr. Long, there's a well-known entrepreneur in our Hedong District who knows people well here. How about I give him a call and ask him to join us?" Van Lai asked, holding his phone as if seeking permission.

"You're talking about Tai Zhengkang, right? A familiar face!" Xiao Qinglong nodded. "Call him over for a chat."

Van Lai, having received permission, immediately dialed Tai Zhengkang's number.

A dozen seconds later, Tai Zhengkang's voice came from the phone: "Hello, Lao Van?"

"Hehe, are you busy?" Van Lai asked softly.

Tai Zhengkang paused when he heard this. "I'm feeling a bit unwell, just took some medicine and lay down."

"Ah, I'm with Mr. Long from the Southwest Military Command of Hua," Van Lai immediately replied. "Are you free to come out for a bit?"

Tai Zhengkang frowned upon hearing this, but replied politely, "I'm swamped with the expo these days, really not feeling well. Please tell Mr. Long that I'll definitely host him personally after the expo."

"Okay, okay, then you rest."

With a few words, the two ended the call.

"He's sick and not feeling well," Van Lai said to Xiao Qinglong.

"Then let him rest," Xiao Qinglong replied blandly.

...

Inside the main building of the Tai family's villa.

Tai Zhengkang slammed the phone heavily on the coffee table, his face pale and his brow furrowed.

"What's wrong, Dad?!" his eldest son asked.

"Van Lai was called away by Mr. Long." Tai Zhengkang replied hoarsely, "Xiao Pingxi is going to get involved."

The eldest son paused for a moment. "Then why would he look for Van Lai...?"

"Van Lai is the head of the Hanoi police force. A firefight in Hedong District, who else would he look for? Me?!" Tai Zhengkang looked up and replied, "Immediately notify our people not to go in. And call Gui Mengxiong and tell him that the police won't be helping him anymore tonight. Tell him to resolve the problem as soon as possible."

"Mr. Long has stepped in. Won't Gui Mengxiong anger the Southwest Theater Command if he continues?" his son asked worriedly.

"What does the Gui family's internal strife have to do with us?!" Tai Zhengkang looked up. "If Lao Gui and his son die at the hands of their own family, how can Xiao Pingxi avenge them?"

Hearing this, the eldest son instantly understood.

"We can't move. Let them fight it out themselves." Tai Zhengkang stood up, pointed at his eldest son, and said, "Go contact Gui Mengxiong immediately and tell him to move quickly!!"

"Yes!" the eldest son nodded.

Xiao Pingxi didn't show his face, only sending Xiao Qinglong, who held no official position, to Hanoi, and single-handedly suppressed the Tai family, preventing them from moving at all. And this was only the beginning of the counterattack.

...

Inside the supplies factory.

Lao Hei, with his brothers and Gui Mengzheng's henchmen, had retreated to the second floor of the dormitory building, barely guarding the vicinity of the two staircases. But they were few in number and had consumed a lot of ammunition, so they could be overrun and captured alive at any time.

Even Gui's second young master was injured in the corridor, shot in the leg, and lying on the ground in a miserable state.

Lao Hei had Deng Pao come forward, holding the phone and shouting at Su Tianyu, "Damn it, is there any movement on your end? If this goes on, I'm going to be buried here!"

About two kilometers away from the supplies factory, Su Tianyu replied in a hoarse voice, "Soon, soon!"

At the same time.

On the periphery of the supplies factory, Gui Mengxiong, after receiving the call from Tai Zhengkang's son, hysterically shouted into his phone, "Let me tell you clearly, if you keep watching like this, and the old man can't hold it down in the end, then we're all finished! If I'm gone, will you be better off?! People from the Southwest Theater Command are already heading into the city!"

Gui Mengxiong was also anxious, urging other high-level people who had rebelled with him to have their relatives join the fight.

Sure enough, less than two minutes later, a large number of cars with lights on drove from the south of the road, directly rushing into the factory.

Inside a city apartment, Gui Mengjun led people out of the room and quickly walked downstairs.

"All the devils are out!" Gui Mengjun shouted into the phone at Su Tianyu, "You're responsible for the inside, I'm responsible for the outside! If you kill Gui Mengxiong and Wu Ziliang, I'll let you load money in Long City with trucks in the future!!!"