Chapter 1 The Dragon City Rises

Tianhong Port, in the conference room.

Xue Ping'an stood at the door, veins bulging on his forehead, and after pausing for a good three or four seconds, he hurried out and dialed his home number.

Two minutes later, Xue Ping'an returned to the conference room, his eyes bloodshot, and said to Xu Hu, "Come out, I need to talk to you!"

Xu Hu was taken aback, stood up, and followed him out. "What's wrong?!"

Xue Ping'an gritted his teeth and said in a hoarse voice, "I have to leave!"

"Leave?! What do you mean?" Xu Hu was a little confused.

"Something happened at home. My son was at the workshop and was captured by the Yu family." Xue Ping'an clenched his fist and replied, "They've gone to Bocan!"

Xu Hu stared at him in disbelief, and after a long while, he questioned, "Why, at this crucial moment, did you have no precautions whatsoever? You…!"

Hearing the hint of blame in his words, Xue Ping'an instantly exploded, "Damn it, how many people are in my family? Hundreds, inside and out, with over twenty workshops! Yu Jinrong returned suddenly, how could we have prepared in advance? Should we have shut down all the workshops and canceled all the orders just because of your little problem?! Do you understand that if it wasn't my son today, it would have been someone else in my family!"

Xu Hu was speechless.

"My people definitely can't move, or something will happen to my son." Xue Ping'an's mind was in chaos. He looked down at his watch. "I'm going back now. You guys handle things here!"

"If you leave now, what will the people inside think?!"

"Am I supposed to just abandon my own son?!" Xue Ping'an demanded.

Xu Hu forced himself to calm down and said in a low voice, "Lao Xue, you can't leave now. If you do, the people inside will start overthinking things!"

"Tell them there's a temporary problem at my factory. I'll call Li Hongze later to explain the situation and tell them not to panic!" Xue Ping'an replied, then pointed at Xu Hu's chest and said, "But you need to understand! You're the one in charge! You can't always rely on our strength to solve problems! If I didn't have these dozen desperados today, wouldn't any of your brothers, Xu Hu, dare to even pick up a knife?"

Xu Hu stared blankly at him, feeling extremely annoyed.

"I'm leaving!" Xue Ping'an called his brothers in the corridor, turned, and walked outside.

Once in the courtyard, after getting into the car, Xue Ping'an sent Su Tianyu a text message: "You little bastard, if you dare to touch my son! I'll quit everything and take out twenty percent of my profits every year to hire Da Quan to mess with you! I don't believe you'll never leave your house again!"

…

Inside the Yu family's villa.

Su Tianyu looked at Xue Ping'an's text message, a sarcastic smile appearing on his lips. He looked up at Yu Jinrong and said, "Xu Hu's most powerful right-hand man is now tied up!"

"And then?" Yu Jinrong asked softly, holding a teacup.

"I'll make a call first." Su Tianyu paused, reached for his second phone, and dialed a number. "Where are you guys?"

…

Outside the Ma Gang's conference room, Xu Hu stood at the door, took a deep breath, calmed his emotions, and then pushed the door open and walked in.

Everyone turned to look at him. Xu Hu said in a low voice, "Lao Xue has some urgent business at home and had to leave."

Li Hongze was a little confused. "Left now?"

"Yes, there's a border conflict in the Xinaluo area tonight, and his workshops are vulnerable. He went back to keep an eye on things." Xu Hu replied blandly, "But it's okay, he's been in contact with me by phone."

The crowd was somewhat suspicious, but they didn't ask too much.

Xu Hu bent down and sat down, looking at everyone and continuing, "Originally, I wanted Xue's family to deal with Yu Jinrong, so the pressure from the police department wouldn't be too much on us, but his family has a problem now, so we have to do it ourselves."

Hearing this, Lu Feng couldn't help but ask, "So, we've all been sitting here for two or three hours, doing nothing but drinking tea?"

Li Hongze glared at Lu Feng upon hearing this.

"Okay, I won't say anything then." Lu Feng picked up his cigarette case and fiddled with his phone, looking down.

Xu Hu turned to look at Li Hongze. "Let's handle this ourselves!"

Li Hongze frowned, not replying immediately.

"Di Di!"

A text message arrived, and Li Hongze's phone rang. He picked it up and looked at it. It was a text message from Xue Ping'an.

"Something came up at home, I'm leaving first! Help Lao Xu, he can't stand on his own, we're putting in both people and money."

Li Hongze scanned the text message, not replying immediately.

Bao Cheng, the leader of the Longkou district, sucked on his cigarette and said fiercely, "Things have already gotten to this point, who cares about the police department?! Just let the guys below draw lots, offer two million, and I don't believe no one will dare to touch Yu Jinrong!"

"I think it's a good idea!" Zhang Zhengfang picked up his teacup.

…

Inside the Yu family's villa.

After Su Tianyu finished his phone call, he turned to look at Yu Jinrong and said, "The people have arrived!"

"Wait a little longer, let Xu Hu make the first move?" Yu Jinrong asked.

"No, since our people have arrived, he won't have the chance to make the first move!" Su Tianyu immediately waved his hand and replied, "Defense is over, I'm going to attack!"

"Are you confident?!" Yu Mingyuan asked excitedly.

"Let the upper-level connections come over." Su Tianyu replied, then immediately dialed Wei Xiangzuo's number.

A dozen seconds later, Wei Xiangzuo sat on the boat, holding the phone and asked, "What's the plan?!"

"Tonight, I'll help you take Zha Nan!" Su Tianyu stood up and replied, "You show your cards first, and don't worry about the rest!"

"What about Changqing?!"

"I said, you don't have to worry about it!" Su Tianyu didn't give him a clear answer, only stubbornly said, "You show your cards first and stir things up in Zha Nan!"

"Okay!" Wei Xiangzuo replied simply and hung up the phone directly.

Su Tianyu's eyes were bright, and he said to Yu Mingyuan with a very meticulous mind, "Call the Ruler Army and have Zhao Weihu come forward to knock on the Xue family!"

"You arrested Xue Ping'an's son and you still want to knock on them?"

"The Xue family is not convinced in their hearts right now. If you don't knock on them, they'll send two Da Quan into the city to snipe you every now and then, and you won't be able to defend against it!" Su Tianyu replied softly, "But they do business in the Xinaluo area, so they definitely wouldn't dare to offend the Ruler Army! With Zhao Weihu coming forward, the Xue family will be completely tied down!"

Yu Jinrong nodded slowly. "I'll have the garrison contact Zhao Weihu!"

Su Tianyu picked up his teacup with some excitement and continued to think about the next steps.

…

Twenty minutes later.

Just as Xu Hu was about to make a move, Bao Cheng suddenly received a call and looked up nervously, saying, "There's movement! Old Dong from Fukuoka brought more than twenty cars of people to Zha Nan!"

Everyone was stunned to hear this.

"Di Ling Ling!"

Immediately after, the phone rang, and Xu Hu immediately answered, "Hello, Lao Dong!"

"Xu Hu, I heard that Gu Lao's death doesn't seem to be that simple!" The leader of the Fukuoka district said bluntly.

"What do you mean?!"

"Lao Wei will be back tonight, and I'm also very curious about Gu Lao's death." Lao Dong replied very straightforwardly, "I brought some people to protect Lao Wei in Zha Nan tonight!! Until things are cleared up, whoever touches Lao Wei is messing with Dong Zheng!"

Hearing this, Xu Hu instantly realized that he had no chance to attack, because the other side was going to take him on!!

Why did Wei Xiangzuo often go to the Fukuoka district alone before? And without bringing anyone?!

Because Lao Dong was the first card he played after the attack began!

On the sea, Wei Xiangzuo stood on the boat and said to his friend who was driving the fishing boat, "Return to the port now!!"

Outside Dragon City, a young man over six feet tall, holding a phone, said honestly, "Brother Douzi... I... I won't go with you, I'll stay with Brother Xiaoyu!"