Lin Chuan pushed through the crowd and walked in.

At that moment, the man in black slowly lifted his head and stared at Lin Chuan. In that instant, Lin Chuan felt a piercing killing intent. His gaze fixed on the man in black. As their eyes met, the man's look became even more arrogant, as if provoking Lin Chuan. Unexpectedly, Lin Chuan didn't take it seriously and brushed past him. However, deep inside, Lin Chuan was slightly surprised; clearly, this guy was no ordinary man, and he must have been involved in numerous homicides.

"Speak, what do you want from me?" Lin Chuan said with a cigarette in his mouth as he walked in.

"It's not me looking for you; it's Baoye who's seeking you," Long Wu pulled the ace up his sleeve and sneered, "Today I'm here representing Baoye to negotiate with you."

"Baoye?" Lin Chuan was taken aback.

"From the east side of the city, Thirteen Grand Protectors." Long Wu spoke with pride and even gave a thumbs up.

"Damn, isn't that just the old rascal Feng Taibao?" Lin Chuan disdainfully responded.

Whoosh...

Suddenly, a dark silhouette rushed towards Lin Chuan. In that moment, Lin Chuan quickly reacted. He decisively ducked down, using his hands to support himself and using the strength of his legs, his legs snapped together like scissors in an instant and flung the attacker violently away.

Boom...

The man in black was thrown by Lin Chuan on the spot and hit the iron door behind him. Unwilling to give up, the man gritted his teeth and said, "I won't allow you to call Baoye by his name!"

After saying that, he charged again.

"Motherfucker, is this one of Feng Taibao's brain-dead lackeys?" Lin Chuan frowned. He swiftly snatched the galvanized water pipe from Long Wu.

"Holy shit." Long Wu exclaimed in shock.

The man in black drew a dagger and swiftly stabbed towards Lin Chuan.

Bang...

Lin Chuan raised the galvanized water pipe in his hand and with lightning speed struck down on the man's arm.

"Ouch..." the man in black screamed in pain, the galvanized water pipe fell to the ground.

Bang...

Lin Chuan didn't let up, continuing to violently swing the galvanized water pipe he held at his opponent. The man in black covered his head and scurried away. Long Wu was dumbfounded, muttering, "Holy shit, is this supposed to be Baoye's top enforcer? Why does he look so lame?"

"Lin Chuan, stop beating him," Long Wu hurriedly shouted, "We… we have important matters to discuss."

Clang...

Lin Chuan tossed the water pipe aside, cursing, "Dare to pull a knife in front of me, I'll sort you out sooner or later."

Zhou Kai and the others looked on with awe at Lin Chuan, the opponent's skills seemed all right, but he was no match for Lin Chuan, which pleasantly surprised everyone.

"Brother Chuan really is formidable," Zhou Kai laughed.

"When will Brother Chuan teach us some skills?" Lu Dapao asked excitedly, "So we won't bother Brother Chuan every time. We could also handle those bastards ourselves in the future."

"You?" Zhou Kai laughed, "Didn't you want to learn throwing knives last time? Brother Chuan said it takes seven to eight years; can you handle that?"

Lu Dapao immediately simmered down.

Lin Chuan walked in from the outside and asked, "Long Wu, what do you want to say, hurry up."

The man in black dejectedly returned to the management office; he had realized that he was no match for Lin Chuan, and it was better to report back to Baoye. With a smile plastered across his face, Long Wu said, "Lin Chuan, actually, our visit isn't for trouble, nor did we intend to fight with you. Look at you all, armed to the teeth, it's not good, right? It's okay if you hurt us, but what if you damaged the flowers and plants, that wouldn't be good."

"Cut the crap," Lin Chuan glared at Long Wu, saying, "Speak quickly about the important matters, don't waste my time."

As he spoke, Lin Chuan picked up a cup and took a drink of water; after fighting for a while, he was quite thirsty.

"Yes, yes." Long Wu nodded hurriedly, saying, "It's like this, Baoye has taken a liking to you."

Splurt...

Lin Chuan immediately spat the water onto Long Wu's face and his bald head. Long Wu was dumbfounded, he clumsily wiped his face. Just as he was about to get angry, Lin Chuan quickly waved his hand and said, "Fuck, go tell him, I'm not into dudes, goddammit, find someone else if it's about that."

Splurt...

In the management office, everyone collapsed in laughter. They laughed so hard they nearly fainted.

Long Wu's face turned red with anger, he yelled, "Fuck, Baoye's not queer, he... he likes big-titted women. You..."

"Then go find him a woman." Lin Chuan touched his chest and then patted his butt, saying, "I'm not a woman, have no big boobs, nor a big butt, why are you looking for me."

"You..." Long Wu found himself at a loss for words. He took a deep breath and said, "Lin Chuan, Da Pao wants you to join us. Together we can make money and have fun with the girls in the eastern district."

"Get lost." Lin Chuan glared at Long Wu and said, "Who the hell wants to be with you guys. I don't fancy playing bullsh*t games."

"You... I..." Once again, Long Wu was almost at a loss for words due to Lin Chuan, he angrily said, "In any case, Da Pao wants you to join him, you should hurry up and pledge allegiance; with Da Pao covering you, even the Northeast Tiger wouldn't dare to mess with you."

"Hmph." Lin Chuan scoffed disdainfully.

Pledging allegiance is equivalent to finding a backer, which indirectly acknowledges the other party's higher social status and admits one's own inferiority. Lin Chuan has never done such crappy things. In Jiangbei City, Lin Chuan doesn't need any backers, hence, no need to pledge allegiance.

"What do you mean by that?" Long Wu frowned.

"Go back and tell Feng Taibao." Lin Chuan scoffed, "I, Lin Chuan, don't need any backers, nor will I pledge allegiance to anyone. Because I, Lin Chuan, am a mountain myself!"

Ss...

Long Wu immediately gasped. Was this kid rebelling? Daring to speak such defiant words on Da Pao's turf, he's really tired of living. Long Wu nodded repeatedly and said, "Alright, alright, Fei Dao, you heard it too. Lin Chuan just spoke such defiant words to Da Pao."

The man in black did not make a sound, but secretly glanced at Lin Chuan.

"Yes, that's exactly what I said." Lin Chuan nodded.

"Let's go." Long Wu waved his hand.

Soon, a group of people rushed in and out just as quickly.

Watching their retreating figures, Lu Dapao hurriedly said, "Chuanzi, why didn't you agree just now? Oh my, Da Pao humbled himself to recruit us, which is a form of recognition. If Da Pao is covering for us, it will be much easier to operate in the eastern district."

"Bullsh*t." Zhou Kai glared at Lu Dapao and said, "What do you know? We can make it on our own, why do we need his protection? Don't you have a bit of backbone?"

"Can backbone be eaten as food?" Lu Dapao retorted, then said, "With Da Pao's protection, making money would be much easier. We wouldn't need to look at others' faces. Not just in the eastern district, but all over Jiangbei City, Da Pao's influence is top notch. At least, it would save us ten years of struggle."

Ptui...

Zhou Kai spat at Lu Dapao, cursing, "Spineless!"

"You!" Lu Dapao became agitated.

"Enough, stop arguing." Lin Chuan turned and walked away.

At the management office, Big Sister Hong and the others did not get involved; they were busy with their own work. The management office was starting to get busy: collecting management fees, keeping accounts, organizing events for merchants... These were all tasks for the management office, especially towards the year-end, it was exceptionally busy. They had no interest or willingness to deal with such underworld matters. After all, those were men's issues.

Zhou Kai and the others followed him out as well.

"Brother Chuan, we support any decision you make," Zhou Kai said loudly.

"I support you as well," Lu Dapao hurriedly added, "But, can I share my opinion?"

"You're just spineless at heart," Zhou Kai retorted.

"I..." Lu Dapao's face flushed with urgency.

"Enough said." Lin Chuan glanced at everyone and said, "There's a lot going on recently, you guys better concentrate and get the factory matters sorted out."

"Yes," Zhou Kai nodded.

Afterward, Lin Chuan drove away, leaving more than ten people to take taxis. After Lin Chuan left, Zhou Kai and Lu Dapao got into a fierce fight. They argued and even came to blows, wrestling each other in the mud. After a round, they ended up sitting back to back on the ground, smoking.

What are good brothers? Good brothers are those who after fighting, can still entrust their backs to each other.

"Da Pao, sorry about just now," Zhou Kai said, taking a drag on his cigarette while touching his swollen left eye.

"Heh, it's fine," Lu Dapao shook his head, saying, "But man, you do hit hard; my face is all swollen, how am I supposed to pick up girls now?"

"With that attitude? You think you can pick up girls?" Zhou Kai grinned and laughed.

"Damn it, can't I pick up girls?" Lu Dapao didn't relent and retorted, "Wanna fight again?"

.........

In the afternoon, Lin Chuan went to the City Committee.

However, just as he parked his car and was about to enter the City Committee building, he happened to see Tang Yumeng coming from outside. She wore a wine-red long coat, her hair piled high, her fair neck exposed, with a little suit underneath outlining two tempting features. Lin Chuan glanced at Tang Yumeng and immediately lowered his head, as the two had an unexpected encounter. The awkwardness of this moment made Lin Chuan blush and puzzled on what to do next. Tang Yumeng saw Lin Chuan as well; he had a cigarette hanging casually from his lips.

The two met at the entrance, Lin Chuan didn't speak but just walked inside, and Tang Yumeng silently followed him. From the entrance to the stairway was more than ten meters, and each floor had two sets of stairs with thirteen steps each. Lin Chuan's lounge was on the second floor, while Tang Yumeng's office was on the third floor. This meant that they had at least three minutes closely together. This silent torment was distressing for Lin Chuan.

Tang Yumeng was heartbroken, she didn't understand why Lin Chuan was ignoring her. She walked with her head down, moving slowly up. Tang Yumeng wore high heels, her mind elsewhere. Lin Chuan also remained silent.

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