"Let's go!" Lin Chuan was not afraid in the slightest. What kind of place is this supposed to be? Lin Chuan has been to far more dangerous places than this, places crawling with more peril than a dragon's pool and a tiger's den. Terrorist lairs, the headquarters of Mexico's biggest drug lords... Where hasn't he been? What's so great about Long Wu's headquarters? Lin Chuan didn't even consider Long Wu worth a glance. Moreover, Long Wu and his lackeys? They're less than a third of the Thirteen Grand Protectors. Even Feng Taibao was driven off by him, so what's Long Wu by himself?"

"Brother Lin, we... maybe we shouldn't go up there," Nuo Xiaoxi was very frightened inside.

"Don't be afraid!" Lin Chuan shook his head and said, "With Brother Lin here, no one dares to touch you!"

"Oh!" Nuo Xiaoxi gripped Lin Chuan's arm tightly, quickening her pace to keep up, for fear she wouldn't be able to follow his steps.

Upon reaching the third floor, Long Wu had already set up his battle array.

A large door on the third floor had a golden plaque hanging above it: Conference Room!

Clearly, there was plenty of space inside. Lin Chuan had anticipated that the enemy would plant some people in ambush. However, Lin Chuan was not at all afraid; on the contrary, a disdainful smile crept onto the corner of his mouth, viewing Long Wu's arrangement as child's play.

Lin Chuan kicked open the main door.

Sitting directly opposite was Long Wu, dressed in a black robe, wearing a pair of leather shoes, his shiny bald head reflecting light from the sun shining through the window. He bore a smile on his face and said, "Lin Chuan, you've finally arrived?"

"What's the matter, Long? You planning to gobble me up?" Lin Chuan joked as he strolled in.

Behind him, Nuo Xiaoxi, seeing Long Wu, trembled all over even more, her hand clutching tightly to Lin Chuan's clothes, timidly hiding behind him.

"Eat you?" Long Wu touched his slick bald head and said, "How would I dare? You're the big brother of the eastern district in Jiangbei City, what am I compared to you?"

"Then why did you ask me here?" Lin Chuan retorted.

"However, even a big brother should speak reasonably, right?" Long Wu chuckled as he pulled out an IOU from his pocket, then said, "This is from when Nuo Xiaoxi borrowed money from me last time, it's been over a year now, and with the interest compounded daily at two percent, it's now over a million. Lin Chuan, how do you plan to settle this debt..."

"Wasn't it settled last time with the Porsche?" Lin Chuan narrowed his eyes.

"Last time? Which time?" Long Wu blinked, feigning ignorance.

Lin Chuan immediately understood, this guy had his eyes on Nuo Xiaoxi. Lin Chuan laughed, "Alright then, playing dirty with me, huh?"

"No, no, no!" Long Wu quickly shook his head and said, "In the eastern district of Jiangbei City, what am I, Long Wu? Brother Chuan is the second in command. I'm only flattered to be known as the third, barely fit to even hold your shoes, right? But as the big brother, you should be righteous and moral, and paying debts is a natural duty!"

"What if I don't pay?" Lin Chuan asked in a cold voice.

"Not pay?" Long Wu was taken aback, his gaze unapologetically landing on Nuo Xiaoxi, he smiled, "Then you can settle the debt with that girl."

"And if I say no?" Lin Chuan narrowed his eyes, a fierce light flashing through them.

"Hmph!" Long Wu took two steps back and said, "Then don't blame me for not being polite!"

Rustling...

Suddenly, several dozen fierce underlings jumped out from behind, some of them even holding guns. Clearly, Long Wu came prepared this time. Long Wu knew that Lin Chuan was tough, even the boss couldn't keep up with him, and it was said that this guy could dodge bullets. For this encounter, Long Wu decided to get a few more guns, and to obtain them, he specifically sourced some workshop-made firearms through the black market. Though they weren't as powerful as those made by formal military factories, they were still more than sufficient for killing.

Long Wu believed Lin Chuan might dodge a bullet from one gun, but he surely couldn't dodge bullets fired simultaneously from several guns, right? That's why Long Wu was particularly smug.

"Is this your strategy?" Lin Chuan asked with a smile.

"How about it?" Long Wu grinned at Lin Chuan, with a soft Zhonghua cigarette dangling from his mouth, leaning triumphantly against a tea table beside him.

"Long Wu, considering we all run in the eastern district, I advise you to hand over the IOU willingly and to live your life honestly," Lin Chuan said after giving Long Wu a look, then continued, "After all, we can make a fortune together and share in the work. We're still brothers. But if you act like this, I'm afraid it will be hard for you to keep going here."

"Fuck, you trying to scare me!" bellowed Long Wu angrily, "Lin Chuan, make no mistake, there are three guns here. I know you're tough, able to dodge bullets, but I'm curious, can you dodge three at once?"

Lin Chuan looked at Long Wu with disdain and said, "Want to give it a try?"

"Sure." Long Wu looked back at Lin Chuan disdainfully and said, "If you can dodge the barrage from three guns simultaneously, I'll give you back this IOU."

Lin Chuan narrowed his eyes, turned to Nuo Xiaoxi and instructed her with a few words, she obediently nodded her head, then hid to one side.

"Long Wu, watch closely," Lin Chuan said with a smile.

At this moment, the men holding the guns were all tense, having heard about the various feats of Lin Chuan, they were extremely anxious.

Whoosh...

Before they could react, Lin Chuan suddenly disappeared from where he was. Even Long Wu only saw a white shadow rushing towards him. Suddenly, Long Wu felt an icy sensation on his neck and immediately realized he was in trouble.

"Don't move!" Suddenly, Lin Chuan spoke.

Long Wu was dumbfounded, standing still without daring a peep, as a dagger thin as cicada's wings pressed against his neck. Panic-stricken and completely flustered, Long Wu steadied himself and took a deep breath, "Bro, I'm not moving, I won't move. You just make sure not to shake your hand."

"Of course, I won't," Lin Chuan said with a smile. "But if my hand accidentally shakes and cuts your windpipe, then it has nothing to do with me."

"You..." Long Wu hurriedly said, "We can... we can talk it over, really."

"That sounds more like it," Lin Chuan nodded. "Speaking of which, since we're talking, let's have a proper discussion. Go on, get your men to bring out the original IOU, and don't fucking try to fool me with a photocopy!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Long Wu nodded rapidly.

Long Wu always liked to con people with photocopies of IOUs. Ordinary folks really couldn't do much to him. Even some who actually paid their debt might still end up with just a copy of the IOU, suffering a fool's loss.

Long Wu quickly instructed his henchmen to retrieve the IOU from his office.

The henchmen didn't dare to delay, hastily bringing over the IOU. Lin Chuan said to Nuo Xiaoxi, "Xiao Xi, you verify it yourself, see if this is the original that you wrote."

Nuo Xiaoxi glanced over it hurriedly and nodded vigorously, "This is indeed what I wrote. There's a smudge of ink here from when I wrote it. I remember—it's not from a photocopy, it's a smudge I left."

"Then that's good," Lin Chuan nodded. "Burn this IOU."

Nuo Xiaoxi quickly agreed, and the IOU was soon burnt to ashes. Only then did Lin Chuan let go of the dagger at Long Wu's neck and said with a smile, "Long Wu, consider this a light warning. If you dare to play rogue in front of me again, I'll send you straight to meet Marx."

"You!" Long Wu's face turned beet red as he gritted his teeth, then said, "Alright, you're tough!"

"Haha…" Lin Chuan laughed heartily.

After the laughter, Lin Chuan immediately grabbed Nuo Xiaoxi's arm and said, "Xiao Xi, let's go!"

Nuo Xiaoxi promptly followed Lin Chuan and left.

Watching the two leave, a henchman hastily said, "Big Brother, how can we just let them go? We should just shoot them, take out Lin Chuan first, and keep that woman for Big Brother to have some fun!"

"Don't be impulsive!" Long Wu shook his head quickly, saying, "Not to mention that murder spells doom, but also, this matter is probably not that simple. You think killing Lin Chuan solves everything? Lin Chuan has a rapidly growing group under him. If Lin Chuan dies, are you sure we can withstand their retaliation?"

After thinking it over, everyone felt they couldn't withstand it, so they all shook their heads indicating it wasn't possible.

"Impossible!" one henchman shook his head.

"See?" Long Wu sneered, "If we really want to kill Lin Chuan, we definitely can't do it here."

"Then…" The crowd asked curiously.

"Find a secluded place," Long Wu's face revealed a sinister expression, then continued, "Best to take him out without anyone noticing. Then nobody knows who did it. This way, no one from Changlin Factory will know who's responsible. We then can rest easy."

"Brother is wise!" The henchmen all laughed.

...

Having left the bar street, Lin Chuan took Nuo Xiaoxi by taxi back to Changlin Factory.

All the way, Nuo Xiaoxi hung her head as if feeling very guilty.

"Xiao Xi, what's wrong?" Lin Chuan asked.

"Brother Lin, I've caused you trouble again," Nuo Xiaoxi said guiltily. "If it weren't for borrowing money from Long Wu, I wouldn't have brought you so much trouble."

"It's nothing," Lin Chuan shook his head, then said, "What's this to worry about. Besides, it's not your fault. It's Long Wu who's too despicable, actually using a photocopy of the IOU to deceive people. He almost fooled me as well. It's infuriating."

"It has a lot to do with me," Nuo Xiaoxi said awkwardly.

"No, it has nothing to do with you," Lin Chuan insisted with a smile.

Unknowingly, the two arrived at their house where Mrs. Lin had a day off and was picking vegetables at the door. Seeing them return, she smiled and said, "Chuan, have you come back from your business trip?"

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