Ma Peng's face immediately darkened. "Why aren't you apologizing to Mr. Chen quickly?!"
Cheng Hua's face was ashen, but he still bowed to Chen Fan and apologized, "Mr. Chen, I was the one who hired assassins to kill you. This matter has nothing to do with Mr. [Ma Peng], please forgive me."
Da Xiong looked at Cheng Hua's pale face and the faint bloodstains on his bandages, knowing that his hands had been cut off not long ago.
"Since Mr. Ma says so, and you've cut off your hands, let's just let this matter go," Chen Fan glanced at Ma Peng and replied.
"Mr. Chen is truly magnanimous. You will surely achieve great things in the future," Ma Peng cupped his fists towards Chen Fan.
However, he immediately spoke again, "This matter was ultimately done by someone close to me. If Mr. Chen has any needs, I will do my best to satisfy them to express my apology."
Chen Fan smiled faintly, "Good, I've noted Mr. Ma's words. If there's anything, I will naturally trouble Mr. Ma for his help."
"Hahaha, good, then let's begin our meal. The food at Yue Wang Tower is truly excellent. Ever since I went abroad, I've often missed the delicacies here," Ma Peng said with a smile, preparing to start eating.
Chen Fan looked at the hands in the box in front of him and slowly stood up. "Let's forget about eating. I don't have much appetite for this kind of occasion today."
Ma Peng slapped his forehead. "I completely forgot about that. Cheng Hua, quickly take your hands away!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Hua quickly stepped forward.
However, Chen Fan waved his hand and said, "No need. I am very satisfied with this gift. Mr. Ma, we shall meet again."
With that, Chen Fan turned and walked out of the private room, with Da Xiong following closely behind him.
"Mr. Chen, please excuse me for not seeing you off," Ma Peng's voice came from the private room.
At this moment, Chen Fan and Da Xiong had already entered the elevator.
As soon as Chen Fan and Da Xiong disappeared from view, Ma Peng's smiling face immediately turned grim.
He looked at Cheng Hua. "Will you blame me for cutting off your hands?"
Cheng Hua quickly bowed. "How dare I blame you, sir? You must have your reasons for doing this. It's just..."
Saying this, Cheng Hua hesitated to speak further.
"Speak," Ma Peng glanced at Cheng Hua.
"It's just that this Chen Fan seems to be more difficult to deal with than we imagined. I heard that Fei Long of the capital has already been subdued by him."
Ma Peng chuckled playfully. "Isn't that even better? It's been a while since I've encountered such an opponent."
Below Yue Wang Tower, Chen Fan and Da Xiong had already gotten into the car.
After Da Xiong started the car, he said with some disbelief, "Brother Fan, I didn't expect Ma Peng to be so ruthless. That was a trusted subordinate who had been with him for ten years, and he actually cut off his hands!"
"He was putting on a show for me," Chen Fan said calmly.
"Putting on a show? Is that necessary? And that Cheng Hua didn't seem to have any complaints. Brother Fan, a person like that, I feel, is quite difficult to deal with."
Chen Fan nodded slightly, but it only strengthened his own thoughts.
"Brother Fan, what do we do next?" Da Xiong asked again.
"Consolidate our forces."
Da Xiong was a little surprised. "Brother Fan, you're not planning to make a move against Ma Peng, are you? If we move against him, our current strength is probably not enough."
Chen Fan shook his head. "Not against Ma Peng, but against E Kui Ping."
"So it's that kid. He's been causing us trouble time and again. I've disliked that kid for a long time."
Saying this, Da Xiong sounded a little worried. "Brother Fan, if we make a move against E Kui Ping, will Ma Peng agree? After all, he's still in that position."
"Just do as I say."
"Okay, I'll start preparing when I get back and have them secretly consolidate their forces."
"No, I want you to make a commotion."
"Make a commotion?" Da Xiong was a little confused.
"Alright, I'll do whatever Brother Fan says." Da Xiong's advantage was that he would always follow Chen Fan's arrangements without asking why, and just agree.
Finding a crossroads, Da Xiong got out of the car, and Chen Fan drove to the psychiatric hospital.
With Zheng Hairong in charge of the surgery department at the psychiatric hospital, there were no problems, and the patients were treated very well.
Moreover, in the past few days, Zheng Hairong had already been promoted to deputy director of surgery at the psychiatric hospital. In Chen Fan's absence, Zheng Hairong was responsible for managing the surgery department.
This also made Chen Fan very satisfied, allowing him to confidently attend to other matters.
He even went to see the dean and said he wanted to give the director position to Zheng Hairong, as he had important matters to attend to and was afraid he couldn't manage the hospital affairs.
However, Luo Yongtang was dismissive and firmly disagreed. He directly gave Chen Fan a long leave of absence, saying he could return to work when his matters were settled, and that he should still come to the hospital to help if there were any urgent matters.
Chen Fan could not refuse Luo Yongtang in the end, as the latter had also helped him a lot back then, and Chen Fan found it difficult to refuse.
After work in the afternoon, Chen Fan spent a small, intimate evening with Qin Shuran. They had dinner, watched a movie, and only returned home to rest in the early hours of the morning.
Back in his long-lost bed, Chen Fan slept very well that night.
But on the same night, the entire underground forces of Hua Nan Province were shaken by a piece of news that kept many people awake all night.
Yesterday afternoon, a piece of news spread from Jiang Cheng and Su Cheng that Da Xiong was going to make a move against E Kui Ping.
This news caused quite a stir.
Because many people knew that Da Xiong was Chen Fan's subordinate, and E Kui Ping was Ma Peng's confidant.
Da Xiong making a move against E Kui Ping was equivalent to Chen Fan confronting Ma Peng head-on. Many people wanted to know who would win in their first confrontation.
The next morning, although Ma Peng had maintained his stance, he tacitly allowed others from several places near Ping Nan City to send people to Ping Nan City to assist E Kui Ping.
E Kui Ping, who had not slept all night, with two dark circles under his eyes, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw people coming to help him.
In Ping Nan City, all of E Kui Ping's businesses were suspended today. The premises were filled with his men, waiting for Da Xiong to bring his people.
"Boss Crocodile, don't worry. No matter how many people they bring today, they'll never return," Hong Wu from Zhu Liang County also brought his men to E Kui Ping's side and said respectfully to E Kui Ping.
"Hahaha, well said! Today, they will never return! I sent assassins and couldn't kill them, and now they dare to come to my doorstep. Heh heh, it's just like the saying goes, they refuse the path to heaven and insist on entering hell!" E Kui Ping, sitting on the sofa and smoking a cigar, couldn't help but show a smug expression.