Back at the Keris Hotel, Wei Xueqing locked herself in the room.
It wasn’t until after ten o’clock that Zhou Lan knocked on the door.
"President Wei, something’s wrong!" Zhou Lan’s face was full of urgency.
Wei Xueqing frowned at her and asked, "What’s the matter?"
Zhou Lan hurriedly said, "I heard the Blue Maple Group has sent someone to Cheng City!"
Hearing the name Blue Maple Group, Wei Xueqing frowned.
When discussing the development of the Shangdong Group in recent years, the Blue Maple Group inevitably comes up.
Frankly speaking, the Blue Maple Group almost stepped on Shangdong Group to rise in status.
The Shangdong Group’s business was scattered, covering clothing, services, catering, education...
While the Blue Maple Group was more focused, dealing only in clothing and catering.
In Wei Xueqing’s view, the Blue Maple Group was like a streamlined version of the Shangdong Group.
Moreover, the two often competed in business.
At this time, the Blue Maple Group’s visit to Cheng City seemed a bit suspicious.
"What are they doing in Cheng City?" Wei Xueqing asked.
Zhou Lan said, "I heard they’re here to discuss a clothing collaboration with a major company in Cheng City."
Wei Xueqing immediately said, "Call a meeting! Everyone must be present!"
"Yes!" Zhou Lan hurried to inform the others.
The informed Yang Chen naturally stayed close to Wei Xueqing.
All night, they explored potential collaborations with the company Daucure, aiming to safeguard their interests while lowering their baseline.
Yang Chen wasn’t interested in these matters, sitting in the corner with his eyes closed, resting.
By the time the meeting concluded, it was already two in the morning.
Everyone was exhausted and went back to rest.
But after returning to the guest room, Yang Chen’s eyes suddenly burst with sharp light, shedding the lazy demeanor just now!
He changed into clothes suitable for action and jumped out the window.
Mind you, this was the sixth floor!
In a villa on the outskirts of Cheng City.
Thomas knelt on the ground, his head wrapped in a white cloth.
Hayden Will was the leader of the Mo Zhi Association in Cheng City, wielding astonishing power.
Someone like Thomas, a small fry, would typically be unknown to him.
But Thomas happened to be his cousin from his aunt’s family, meaning Thomas was his cousin.
So now, with his cousin beaten up, he had to pay attention.
Hearing Thomas say a Flame Country man wanted to visit him made him even more curious.
When did the people from the Flame Country become so bold?
Coming to meet them alone?
What did he consider the Mo Zhi Association in Cheng City to be?
Hayden Will had his men ready, planning to turn that Flame Country man into swiss cheese as soon as he arrived!
No matter how good he is at fighting, how can he stand against hot weapons?
"Thomas, you can’t even take down a Flame Country man with a gun, you really embarrass my aunt!" Hayden Will said disdainfully.
"Cousin, that guy was too tough, we didn’t even have a chance to fight back." Thomas said, kneeling on the ground in grievance.
Hayden Will sneered, pulled out his gold-plated gun, and pointed it at Thomas, saying, "If he dares to come, I’ll blow his head off with one shot!"
Just as he finished speaking, there was a thud, the power was cut off, and the room plunged into darkness.
"Fake! Turn on the lights! Quickly!" Hayden Will cursed angrily.
At that moment, Hayden Will saw a cold glint flash by, and a chilling knife was already pressed against his neck!
"Where’s Tommy?" The person’s voice was so cold that it seemed to freeze one’s soul.
Hayden Will shivered with fear.
Tommy Norris was his predecessor, originally managing faction forces in Cheng City.
But three years ago, after offending someone he shouldn’t have, his men were wiped out; the higher-ups found out and fed him to the fish in the sea!
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have had the chance to take this position.
"Who, who are you?" Hayden Will asked in a trembling voice.
The power switch was flipped, light restored, and everyone instinctively shut their eyes against the brightness.
When they opened their eyes, they were immediately stunned with fear.
A man from Flame Country had somehow already stood behind their boss, pressing a knife to their boss’s throat.
Thomas exclaimed upon seeing the man, "Cousin, it’s him! That’s the Flame Country man!"
Indeed, this person was Yang Chen!
Seeing Thomas yelling, Yang Chen frowned slightly, kicked up a wine glass from the table.
"Noisy!" Yang Chen snorted coldly, and the wine glass flew out.
Before Thomas could react, the glass hit his mouth, shattering into his flesh, blood flowing, skin torn and flesh opened.
"Ah!" Thomas widened his eyes in terror, clutching his face and wailing in pain.
"Shut up!" Yang Chen reprimanded.
Thomas shivered all over, curled up on the ground, whimpering, eyes streaming with tears, but dared not shout again.
Yang Chen’s knife sliced Hayden Will’s skin, piercing the flesh, as he coldly said, "Tell your men to leave!"
Hayden Will was stunned by Yang Chen’s move, dared not resist, and shouted to his men, "Leave, all of you go out!"
Those people exchanged glances, and quickly left the room.
Thomas also struggled to his feet and stumbled out.
Yang Chen took the gold-plated gun from Hayden Will’s hands, came face to face with him, and asked, "Where’s Tommy?"
Hayden Will swallowed and said in a trembling voice, "He, he is dead!"
At this moment, Hayden Will had lost any will to resist.
As the head of Cheng City, regardless of his real position, his defenses were extremely tight. The entire villa was guarded by dozens of men armed with machine guns.
Yet this man before him turned off the power and reached him effortlessly.
He believed if this man wanted to kill him, it would be as easy as pie—elusive and unnoticed.
But he didn’t, indicating there’s still room to reconcile.
Hayden Will was a smart man; he didn’t rely solely on black income to fill his wallet; he also did business.
So, he hoped to negotiate a deal with Yang Chen. As long as he could save his life, he would give whatever it takes, knowing that as long as he lives, everything could be earned back!
"Dead?" Yang Chen frowned upon hearing of Tommy’s death, "How did he die?"
"He was fed to the fish in the sea by people from Ke Island." Hayden Will carefully replied.
Yang Chen raised an eyebrow, "The headquarters took action?"
Hayden Will nodded repeatedly, "It’s said he provoked someone he shouldn’t have, leading to all his men being wiped out. Once the headquarters knew, they executed him."
Provoked someone he shouldn’t have? All his men were wiped out? Yang Chen couldn’t help but smile bitterly; this seemed like his doing.