Lin Chuan puffed on his cigarette, his face finally returning to a normal expression as he slowly walked towards home.

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Mr. Hu's men came up empty-handed once again, and this time, Mr. Hu had given some thought to selecting his crew. Unexpectedly, they still failed, which infuriated Mr. Hu. Especially after learning that his men got beaten up so badly one of them looked like a pig's head and several ribs were broken, he was extremely furious.

Central Hospital, several of his minions were hospitalized.

Mr. Hu stood in one of the hospital rooms, his face grim. After getting some sleep, he hurriedly rushed to the hospital upon hearing that his men had been severely beaten and admitted to the hospital, which irritated him further.

"What exactly happened?" Mr. Hu glared angrily at the other side.

"This..." Song Wen was silent next to him.

Mr. Hu scanned everyone present and said, "A group of you couldn't handle just one Lin Chuan?"

The men indeed felt embarrassed, moreover, those men were personally picked by Mr. Hu, each a veteran fighter capable of taking on ten opponents singlehandedly. Yet, they were brutally defeated by Lin Chuan, barely escaping with their lives and ending up in the hospital, which was utterly humiliating for them.

Song Wen, pausing for a moment, hastily said, "Mr. Hu, it's...it's because Lin Chuan had a group of people with him."

"A group of people?" Mr. Hu was taken aback and said, "Didn't I tell you to ambush him? If Lin Chuan had a group of people around him, what were you ambushing?"

"No, it's not like that," Song Wen said awkwardly. "It's our fault for choosing the wrong location."

"Where did you set the ambush?" Mr. Hu asked.

"At... at the entrance of Changlin Factory." Song Wen said with an embarrassed face.

Mr. Hu was about to scold them, but then he quickly realized that he was the one who had chosen that place. Mr. Hu quickly asked, "What's wrong with that place? Isn't it suitable?"

"Just as we made our move, a girl with Lin Chuan went to tip them off," Song Wen said helplessly. "You know, Lin Chuan also has a group of people, and they quickly arrived at the scene and gave us a severe beating."

Mr. Hu's minions were stunned upon hearing this. The situation wasn't like that, and they wondered why Song Wen would say it was. Fortunately, they were not fools and soon understood the implication behind his words. Song Wen was simply trying to prove that they weren't useless, but that the other side had too many people, making it impossible to win. If this was the case, it seemed excusable. But, if they lost to just Lin Chuan alone, it would appear that his men were indeed worthless.

"Exactly, exactly," Mr. Hu's minions nodded repeatedly and said, "It's because they had too many people, and we were no match for them."

"Mr. Hu, they were too brutal. More than twenty people came at once, and they brought weapons," the leading strong man lying on the hospital bed said, now understanding the advantages and disadvantages. Thus, he immediately began to support Song Wen, convinced that their loss was due to the overwhelming number of opponents.

Everyone was giving their opinions, and Mr. Hu actually believed them.

Mr. Hu squinted his eyes and said, "This Lin Chuan is really tough to deal with, he even has a group of people under him?"

"Exactly," Song Wu quickly nodded, saying, "Just recently, Lin Chuan took over Long Wu's territory in the eastern city area, leaving Long Wu completely speechless. Mr. Hu, looking at how this situation has developed, it's really infuriating."

"Hmm," Mr. Hu stroked his chin, seemingly pondering how to deal with Lin Chuan.

At that moment, Song Wu hurriedly said, "Mr. Hu, in my opinion, let's just crush their turf. Cut off their financial source."

"That won't do," Mr. Hu shook his head and said, "How can I meddle with Feng Taibao's turf? Besides, Long Wu is one of Feng Taibao's men, and he hasn't made a peep. How can I just interfere? This matter needs to be carefully considered. Actually, dealing with Lin Chuan isn't that difficult."

"How so?" Song Wen asked curiously.

"Lin Chuan is just a small punk," Mr. Hu sneered. "The key is Secretary Tang behind Lin Chuan. The relationship between Lin Chuan and Secretary Tang must not be simple; otherwise, how could Lin Chuan be recruited as her personal driver?"

Upon hearing this, Song Wen felt it made a lot of sense. He nodded and said, "Yes, now that you mention it, it does seem quite reasonable."

"Right," Mr. Hu nodded, "So, we need to think this through carefully."

"Mr. Hu, at this point, are we still thinking?" the leading strong man said with annoyance, "Once my injuries heal, I'll go to the black market to get a gun. I don't believe I can't take him down. Humph!"

Mr. Hu heard this and surprisingly didn't reject the idea, seemingly somewhat agreeing tacitly.

"Let's discuss this matter later," Mr. Hu said, glancing at Song Wen.

After speaking, he turned and walked away.

Leaving the hospital, Mr. Hu's lips slightly curled into a smile. In fact, deep inside, he didn't really want to harm Lin Chuan. If Mr. Hu truly wanted to deal with Lin Chuan, it would be as simple as giving an order and summoning hundreds of people to surround and smash Lin Chuan's transportation market. Or, he could just hire a gunman to shoot Lin Chuan from the shadows. Such an approach would have a high success rate. He would never send just a few of his men to handle Lin Chuan.

Mr. Hu acted this way simply to give the Song brothers an explanation. Giving an explanation to the Song brothers essentially meant providing an explanation to Song Ming. Relying on Song Ming, he had to be polite to the Song brothers. As the saying goes, when one man gains power, even his pets ascend to heaven. Song Ming, being the influential leader, and naturally, his two nephews could not be offended.

After leaving the hospital, Mr. Hu directly got into his car and then drove off from the hospital.

In the hospital, a group of people in the ward fell silent.

After a while, the leader of the strong men chuckled and said, "We managed to bluff our way through this time."

"That's all the capabilities you've got," Song Wen glanced at him and said, "Lin Chuan beat you up like this, and you can only think of bluffing your way through, without even considering how to deal with Lin Chuan."

The strong man sneered: "Humph, I don't want to deal with Lin Chuan anymore, and neither do my brothers."

"What do you mean?" Song Wen frowned.

"Do you really not understand what I mean?" The strong man's lips curled into a sneer, "I mean, I have no grudges with Lin Chuan, and I don't want to risk my life for this. Don't bother us with your matters in the future; we can't afford this responsibility."

Their conversation clearly carried an opposing tone.

Song Wen became anxious: "Damn, you are Mr. Hu's man; you have to listen to Mr. Hu."

"Are you f**king kidding?" the strong man coldly chuckled,"Mr. Hu doesn't truly want to deal with Lin Chuan."

"You're talking nonsense." Song Wu also became anxious.

"Am I talking nonsense?" the strong man scoffed disdainfully, "I've followed Mr. Hu for so many years, how could I not understand what he thinks? Let me tell you, Mr. Hu definitely doesn't want to get rid of Lin Chuan."

"Why?" Song Wen asked, puzzled.

"Lin Chuan is not useless; for Mr. Hu, Lin Chuan is a chess piece to deal with the Thirteen Grand Protectors," the strong man sneered, "Who would want an opponent as powerful as himself on their own turf? Mr. Hu has always dreamed of eliminating Feng Taibao, that old sly fox. So, who would want to remove a useful chess piece?"

Song Wen thought about it and felt there was some sense in what he said.

Song Wu laughed: "That's right, it seems we still have to endure a bit, Lin Chuan really is of great use to Mr. Hu."

"Of course!" the strong man immediately nodded.

"Alright, we should also be going," finished speaking, Song Wu pulled Song Wen and left the ward.

Upon leaving the ward, the faces of the Song brothers were visibly upset and even seemed furious. The two silently walked until they reached the hospital's main gate. Then, Song Wen finally spoke,"Damn, who would have thought we didn't teach Lin Chuan a lesson but ended up suffering for no reason."

"Sigh, it seems Mr. Hu doesn't really want to deal with Lin Chuan," Song Wu took a drag of his cigarette and said, "Is there really no one in this world who can handle Lin Chuan?"

"Feng Taibao," Song Wen sneered, "I think Feng Taibao can deal with Lin Chuan."

"But we don't have much interaction with Feng Taibao," Song Wu said.

"What does that matter?" Song Wen shook his head, "As long as we approach him, wouldn't he treat us like Buddhas?"

"This..." Song Wu frowned. As the younger brother, he was always known for his caution, while his older brother was a careless and high-profile person. Such a personality often leads to losses and failures.

"What? You don't want to go?" Song Wen asked.

"Let's talk about it later," Song Wu exhaled a heavy breath, "I'm exhausted both physically and mentally now, that beating nearly broke me. Sigh…"

"Looks like, I need to get my teeth fixed," Song Wen gritted his teeth, "Damn it, the teeth I finally got fixed just got broken, it's really infuriating."

The two brothers could only hurriedly drive away from the hospital. They came to the hospital early this morning specially. Now, they had to rush back to the City Committee to report in. Although end-of-year work is usually relaxed, the brothers still had to hurry to check in, especially since they are serving the person they fear the most, Song Ming. If Song Ming discovered their laziness, they would probably be in for a scolding again.

Rushing back to the City Committee, the two hurriedly went upstairs.

"Yo, you two dare to come," Lin Chuan was incidentally at the entrance and bumped into the Song brothers.

Seeing Lin Chuan, the brothers naturally felt a surge of anger they couldn't express, repressing their frustration. After a long while, Song Wen finally spoke, "Lin Chuan, don't push people too far."

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