"If Mr. Ye can really help me solve the crisis in Great Britain, I am willing to pay a hefty reward!" Blair said with a smile.
"No, cooperation requires sincerity. If Mr. Blair’s sincerity is just this, I’m afraid the cooperation can’t continue," Ye Chen said, holding a cigarette, competing with another smoker in the office, surrounded by smoke. Blair narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Then... what kind of sincerity does Mr. Ye need?"
"Public cooperation with the Rothschild family, and, from the UK’s Maple Special Forces, assemble a hundred-man troop to guard the safety of Leisure City in the Pacific Ocean!" Ye Chen pressed Blair and then continued, "Provide equipment sufficient for a thousand soldiers. Of course, the most important part is to announce the cooperation with the Rothschild family in public!"
Blair pondered for a long time, then said, "Do you know the importance of the Maple Special Forces?"
"Of course!" Ye Chen nodded and said, "I had contact with the Maple Special Forces in the past. My request is not excessive!"
"Alright, you win!" Blair nodded and said, "But, you must solve the crisis Great Britain is facing within a year!"
"Deal!" Ye Chen nodded.
Time was limited to one year; Ye Chen believed Obama didn’t have that much time to wait either. Within a year, he had to resolve the crisis of the Church Court. It was an urgent issue. Ye Chen felt a tremendous pressure. Up to this day, he had never met the White-clothed Great Master, let alone the most mysterious Red-clothed Great Master.
"Mr. Ye, how do you plan to deal with the Church Court?" Blair asked at the dining table.
Blair was quite proper while eating, sitting in a standard posture with a napkin hung around his neck, holding a fork in his left hand and a knife in his right. There was something endearingly quaint about him. Blair, a middle-aged man, was quite experienced in some matters. For instance, this question seemed to hit Ye Chen’s Achilles’ heel.
How to deal with the Church Court was an issue Ye Chen must think about now and even for the next year.
"I will answer you very honestly, I have not yet come up with a method to deal with the Church Court!" Ye Chen shrugged and said, "First, the Church Court has a vast influence, deeply rooted in Europe, where many residents hold great reverence and respect for their leaders!"
"Furthermore, they have four leaders, all very mysterious figures!" Ye Chen put down his cutlery and continued, "The Red Clothes Great Master and three White-clothed Great Masters. All four are elusive, rarely seen in public, creating a very mysterious image. To completely destroy the Church Court, you must find these four people and expose their corpses under the sun. That way, you can completely shatter the Church Court’s authority."
"Hmm!" Blair nodded and smiled, "The method sounds good, but the key is you must be able to find them. Otherwise, how can you capture them?"
"I will naturally find a way. You just need to provide what’s necessary for our cooperation," Ye Chen replied with a smile.
The two continued their enjoyable conversation while dining, maintaining a friendly rapport between them.
Ye Chen stayed in London for two days when news arrived from San Francisco. The Heavenly Reversal Gang had been struck by the mafia there—a comprehensive strike. Xiao Bai and Jiang Wei were also slightly injured in this struggle, with over twenty casualties. This was a heavy blow for the Heavenly Reversal Gang and also a hit for Xiao Bai and Jiang Wei. They had been doing well in the Arab region, maintaining a high morale, but unexpectedly, they were heavily struck upon arriving in the US.
Over the phone, Ye Chen didn’t comfort them but warned them to stay alert, reminding them that San Francisco was not Saudi Arabia.
Xiao Bai and Jiang Wei remained silent on the phone for a while, then said, "Brother Chen, rest assured, we will carve out a new territory for you to see!"
"Mm," Ye Chen responded softly.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Chen entered the airport in London. He planned to return to his country.
However, back home, chaos had already erupted. Following the complete withdrawal of the Heavenly Reversal Gang from Z province, various gangs made their entrance and began fighting for territory. Zhang Dadan’s Mad Dragon Gang swiftly captured several important cities including Tongzhou City, but the gang was not popular among the people. Wherever they went, they robbed and pillaged, committing all kinds of evil to the point where the cries of the people filled the air.
The situation was most severe in the Northeast. Hei Hu had returned, leading a group that committed numerous atrocities, causing many residents to be too frightened to speak out, knowing that anyone who dared to report them would not see the next day’s sun.
The Fierce Tiger Gang wantonly caused chaos in the Northeast, stirring up many problems to the point where many could no longer continue to live there. They monopolized various major industries, seizing any possible opportunity to dominate and then violently driving out other merchants and vendors.
Moreover, the Fierce Tiger Gang continued pushing southwards, passing through Hebei, directly threatening the Central Plains.
The same unrest occurred in the Northwest and Southwest, where the previously defeated Gray Wolf Gang and Thirteen Eagles also resurfaced. They wreaked havoc, seizing territories, oppressing local merchants, bullying the locals, forcing them into prostitution, trafficking drugs, and smuggling arms and goods. In short, Huaxia Land was now rampant with villains, yet heaven appeared completely oblivious to this.