Song Qiao withdrew the oppressive aura he had exuded.
Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.
This included Wen Shao.
However, perhaps due to his intense hatred for Song Qiao, even while enduring immense pressure and the pain of his broken leg, Wen Shao still divulged what he knew to Li Chong.
He appeared indignant as he relayed Song Qiao's earlier words to Li Chong, who stood at the doorway.
He specifically emphasized the part where Song Qiao had broken Tao Fan's hand.
Li Chong, who had already been feeling dizzy and disoriented under Song Qiao's pressure, instantly became much more alert upon hearing this. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Tao Fan was no other than his master.
He had heard about Song Qiao from his senior sister, Jiang Rou.
At the time, Jiang Rou had gone to seek revenge on Song Qiao and ended up severely injured. Ever since then, she had harbored strong doubts about the cause of their master's death.
This was because Song Qiao had personally stated that he did not kill the person. And she believed that given Song Qiao's strength, influence, and character, he had no reason to lie. If he had killed the person, he would not have denied it.
Furthermore, the cause of their master Tao Fan's death was a gunshot wound, and Song Qiao had not used a gun at that time.
This implied that he and Song Qiao had no life-or-death feud.
Combined with the oppressive aura Song Qiao emanated and the fact that he could break his master's hand, Li Chong reconfirmed that Song Qiao was unbelievably powerful.
How could he possibly confront such a person head-on? What should he do?
This couldn't continue. He couldn't let this Wen Shao use him as a pawn.
Even if they were talking about one percent of the assets, he had to be alive to enjoy it…
Therefore, as soon as Song Qiao lessened the pressure, Li Chong quickly stood up, a wide smile on his face.
The smile was so thick it seemed about to spill from his face.
He cupped his fists and bowed to Song Qiao, "Mr. Song, please don't misunderstand. I was just joking with you earlier!"
Li Chong's complete change in attitude stunned everyone present.
Just then, one of his subordinates, utterly confused, blurted out, "Boss, who is this idiot? Doesn't he know you..."
Before the subordinate could finish speaking, Li Chong grabbed a knife and plunged it into his stomach.
The subordinate fell to the ground, confusion etched on his face, writhing in pain.
The other subordinates were equally stunned. What was happening to their boss? Had he gone mad?
Then, they watched as Li Chong let go of the knife handle and respectfully said to Song Qiao again, "Mr. Song, I will not interfere with matters here. You can handle them however you see fit! Also, if there's anything you need my help with, please don't hesitate to ask. I will certainly do it well!"
He said this with a fawning smile.
Wen Shao was completely dumbfounded. He couldn't fathom why the powerful backer he had brought had switched sides. Wasn't this going to cost him his life?
He asked, utterly bewildered, "Brother Li, what's going on?"
Before he could finish, Li Chong interrupted him, his face a mask of ferocity, "Shut up! If you say another word, I'll kill you!"
Wen Shao quickly fell silent, as he could feel the intense killing intent.
If he didn't shut up, he might very well be killed by Li Chong with a knife, just like his subordinate moments ago.
Then, without waiting for Song Qiao to speak, Li Chong ordered his men to throw Wen Shao out the door.
"Sir, is this satisfactory?"
Song Qiao nodded. "Good… Let it be so. Have these people and their junk thrown out!"
Li Chong nodded heavily. "No problem, just watch me!"
He was overjoyed. His life had been spared.
Simultaneously, he instructed his subordinates to get to work.
These subordinates, who usually lorded over others, were somewhat hesitant when faced with these rich young men.
Li Chong bellowed, "Hurry up! Anyone who slacks off won't be my subordinate anymore!"
Upon hearing this dire consequence, his subordinates had no choice but to quickly comply.
Thus, those who had been indulging in debauchery and drug use in the villa were dragged out and thrown outside by the members of the Tongmen.
These thugs were not gentle in their actions; in fact, they were deliberately rough.
Some dragged people out by one leg, while others carried one person between two, unceremoniously dumping them on the ground from a distance, eliciting wails of agony.
In a short while, the villa was thoroughly cleared.
At the same time, Li Chong also had his men clear out the messy debris and gather the belongings of the expelled individuals into bundles, tossing them outside the door.
The thugs even went so far as to sweep and scrub the villa clean.
By now, the events unfolding here had attracted the attention of the surrounding residents.
Although the area was sparsely populated, such a large group of people gathered could not escape notice.
These guys were definitely up to no good!
When the onlookers saw the sorry state of the rich youngsters, they felt a sense of satisfaction.
Simultaneously, they cheered on the Tongmen members involved, spurring them on to work harder.
Inside the villa, Song Qiao was questioning Li Chong.
"Who is in charge here in Modu now?"
"It's my senior sister, Jiang Rou," Li Chong replied respectfully.
"And your relationship with that Wen Shao… was it quite good?"
Li Chong's expression tensed. "With him… not very close. He sometimes tried to curry favor with me. Don't worry, it won't happen again…"
Song Qiao waved his hand, reassuring him.
He knew he had thoroughly terrified Li Chong.
"It's fine. In this world, one inevitably has to interact with various people. I'm not blaming you. I just want to know where that surnamed Wen got this property from."
He wasn't going to hold him accountable?
Li Chong breathed a huge sigh of relief.
"He got it from Gao Run of the Gao family."
"Gao Run?" Upon hearing it was a Gao family member, Song Qiao was not surprised. It was precisely the kind of thing the Gao family would do.
"Gao Run!" Gao Meng gritted her teeth, her eyebrows shooting up.
Song Qiao patted the back of her hand. "Don't worry, we'll deal with him properly!"
Hearing Song Qiao casually mention his opinion of Gao Run, Li Chong felt a pang of trepidation.
He knew Gao Run was no simple character; he was someone who could make Modu tremble with a stomp of his foot.
However, now that he had crossed paths with Song Qiao, he was bound to suffer.
"Alright, you're no longer needed here," Song Qiao said, waving for Li Chong to leave.
Li Chong felt as if he had been granted a great pardon. He said deferentially, "Mr. Song, please don't hesitate to ask for anything you require. Oh, right, here's my business card. You can call me, or I can leave a subordinate here to await your command at any time!"
"Very well. You may go now!"
"Yes!"
Li Chong backed out of the room. Finally, with a wave of his hand, he signaled his subordinates to follow him.
In the blink of an eye, only Song Qiao and Gao Meng remained in the villa.
Song Qiao looked at her angry expression and smiled. "Stop being angry. Let's talk about something happy. Judging by how you handled those thugs earlier, you've already developed a certain commanding presence."
"It's all thanks to your excellent teaching! Thank you, Master!" Gao Meng said, brimming with joy. "Then you should rest early. I'll practice with you tomorrow."
As Gao Meng spoke, she started to head upstairs.
"Resting so early? The sky is still light!" Song Qiao glanced at the sky. The sunset glow still lingered in the western sky, and he couldn't help but grumble, "Which one of you girls is the master? You're even arranging my schedule now."