"Long!" Everyone nodded in agreement.

If they wanted to take back the transportation market, they had to defeat the Jvyi Gang. Now, the Jvyi Gang was developing smoothly. The current plan was to divide and conquer; they absolutely couldn't clash head-on with the enemy. Everyone gathered to discuss the strategy. In the end, Long Wu definitively decided on a plan.

"That's settled then." Long Wu declared confidently.

"I don't think there's a problem." A brother spoke up: "Zhou Rui is from Changlin Factory, and she grew up with Lin Chuan and Zhou Kai. So, as long as we control Zhou Rui and use her to pressure Lin Chuan into handing over the property rights of the transportation market, there shouldn't be any problems."

"Hmm." Long Wu nodded and said, "That's a good method, but we must be cautious of Lin Chuan's retaliation."

"We have more than two hundred brothers, there's nothing to fear." The brothers spoke up one after another.

Long Wu thought about it and felt there was some sense to it. However, to be on the safe side, he still prepared a contingency plan. On one hand, he arranged for someone to find ways to control Zhou Rui, while on the other, he prepared to flee at a moment's notice. If everything failed, they would escape immediately. Such ventures were too risky; knowing Lin Chuan's character, if he caught them, they'd surely be skinned alive.

Although Long Wu's plan seemed flawless, unfortunately, with Lin Chuan's strength, even if Long Wu had tricks up his sleeve, there was no way he could escape from Lin Chuan's grasp.

Long Wu was always a man of action.

Despite having been at a disadvantage many times at Lin Chuan's hands, he repeatedly forgot the pain once the wounds healed. Of course, this was mainly because the transportation market Lin Chuan held was extremely tempting. It used to be his, but later, it was snatched away by Lin Chuan with his men. If not for this, he might have already become a millionaire by now. With Long Wu's methods, he wouldn't do business like Lin Chuan. Instead, he would monopolize the entire sand market, taking advantage of the golden season for sand sales to drive up prices.

Long Wu's thoughts, as abhorrent as they were, were nothing but a manifestation of our people's worst aspects, weren't they?

Mid-June.

As the sun set, another busy day ended. The sandpit gradually emptied, the sand dealers had already left the transportation market. Zhou Kai and his crew had wrapped up a day's work, carrying their tired bodies home to rest. Those brothers still full of energy went out for kebabs, some headed for Haiqing Pool to unwind.

Li Qiang and others were chatting downstairs of Feixiang Company.

"Our company's been doing pretty well recently," Li Qiang said excitedly.

"Yeah." Liu Cheng nodded, "I never thought a sandpit could be so profitable, it's truly beyond belief."

"Heh, there's a lot you don't know, buddy," Li Qiang said with a grin: "You'd regret it if you hadn't come back."

"That's true, that's true," Liu Cheng admitted sheepishly.

Li Qiang became more animated as he spoke: "I don't know what you were thinking, getting into pyramid schemes. That scam that fools people, it's a wonder it doesn't kill someone."

Liu Cheng hung his head in embarrassment and said, "I was just not thinking straight back then. It's different now. I've made up my mind to follow Brother Chuan. I'll strive to stand out and make a name for myself sooner rather than later."

"That's more like it," Li Qiang nodded and said: "You should've thought this way earlier, right?"

"Hehe..." Liu Cheng chuckled.

Li Qiang, with a smirk and cigarette in mouth, had the air of a boss about him. Li Qiang was a team leader, and so was Liu Cheng. However, Li Qiang had more than twenty brothers under him, while Liu Cheng only had a dozen. Although Liu Cheng wanted to lead more people, no one was willing to follow him due to his lack of capability, which was quite headache-inducing for him.

At this moment, Li Qiang glanced at his phone and then said, "It's already eleven o' clock, why is Hot Pepper still upstairs?"

"Shall we go up and have a look?" Liu Cheng quickly suggested.

"Yes, let's check on her," Li Qiang nodded, "Just to make sure nothing's wrong."

After saying this, the two hurriedly went upstairs.

When they pushed open the office door, they found Zhou Rui still working at her desk. There were many documents on the table, along with financial reports submitted from below.

"How did you guys get in?" Zhou Rui asked.

"We saw that you hadn't come down so late, so we came up to check on you," Li Qiang smiled and said, "It's very late, go home and rest. Continue the work tomorrow."

"You go ahead, I'll finish up soon," Zhou Rui said with a smile.

"We need to ensure your safety," Li Qiang quickly objected.

"It's fine," Zhou Rui shook her head, "Nothing happens at night."

"Well... we'll be heading out then!" Li Qiang, convinced by her rationale and with the temptation in his pants growing strong, decided to relax at Haiqing Pool.

"Hmm, you go on," Zhou Rui nodded.

Then, Li Qiang and Liu Cheng immediately turned and left, rushing towards Haiqing Pool.

"Damn, I've been holding back too long, I've been wanting to have a blast," Li Qiang said exhilaratedly.

"Me too, it's been almost a week," Liu Cheng, with a cigarette in his mouth, said with excitement while walking.

Just as the two left, several black figures quietly emerged from the nearby woods. The leader, a man in a black tee, glanced around and then said, "There's no one else around, right?"

"Big brother, everyone's gone," one of the underlings hurriedly reported.

"Let's go!" the man in black ordered. "Move quickly."

Then, the three of them dashed straight towards Feixiang Transport Company.

"Who's there?" At the entrance, one of the underlings came out.

Bang!

The man in black wielding an iron rod swung it. The Jvyi Gang underling was caught off guard and collapsed on the spot.

"Damn, there was still someone hiding here?" the man in black cursed.

"Big brother, there's no time to waste; let's hurry," the two men behind him urged.

"Hmm!" The man in black nodded.

Then, the three rushed towards the second floor.

Zhou Rui was still busy when she heard the sound of the door opening. Without lifting her head, she said, "Didn't I tell you to leave first? Why are you back again?"

"Heh heh…" The leading man in black let out a sinister chuckle.

Zhou Rui immediately sensed something was wrong. She quickly looked up to see three completely unfamiliar men, wearing expressions that boded ill. She didn't know any of these people. Zhou Rui forced herself to stay calm: "Who… who are you?"

"Girl, don't worry about who we are. Just come with us," the man in black toyed with an iron rod in his hand and said, "As long as you come with us, we promise not to make things difficult for you. How about that?"

"Leave now, or I'm calling for help," Zhou Rui said with furrowed brows, her hand stealthily reaching for her cell phone.

"Don't do anything stupid," the man in black warned with a smile. "Otherwise, me and my brothers here might stop being so polite."

Outnumbered and overpowered, Zhou Rui, a mere woman, knew she was no match for them in a fight. Reluctantly, she said, "What do you want? If it's money, I'll give it to you."

"Sorry, we're not interested in your money," the man in black slowly walked towards Zhou Rui.

Zhou Rui was thoroughly frightened as she kept backing away.

At this point, the two men behind him took out a large black bag from their clothes. The bag was big enough to fit a person. Zhou Rui immediately realized they had come specifically for her, presumably to kidnap her.

Zhou Rui quickly grabbed an aluminum baseball bat from under the table. Clenching her teeth, she said, "Don't come any closer, or else I won't be polite."

"Hahaha…" The men burst out laughing.

"Little girl, I'd advise you not to resist, or you're going to regret it," the leader in black showed a ferocious expression.

Zhou Rui was seriously scared and frantically pleaded, "Don't come any closer, don't…"

The three men's footsteps drew closer and closer.

Zhou Rui gripped the baseball bat and swung it fiercely at them.

Thump…

Due to excessive nervousness, coupled with too much force, when she swung, the baseball bat slipped out of her hands. It hit a flowerpot on the opposite side. Zhou Rui was stunned.

"Hahaha…" They burst into laughter again.

The two men immediately went forward, grabbed Zhou Rui's arms, and tightly wrapped them with tape. Just as Zhou Rui was about to scream, they stuffed something in her mouth, immobilizing her.

With her hands and feet bound, the man in black grabbed the large bag, threw Zhou Rui over his shoulder, and swiftly left Feixiang Company.

Having succeeded in their mission, Long Wu now had the leverage he needed for negotiation.

............

The next morning, bright and early on the weekend, the City Committee was on holiday.

Lin Chuan was sleeping at home when a series of urgent knocks on the door awakened him.

"Who is it?" Lin Chuan got up reluctantly, the knocking sound preventing him from continuing to sleep.

When Lin Chuan opened the door, he saw Aunt Zhou with a curious expression. As soon as Lin Chuan opened the door, Aunt Zhou didn't hesitate and walked in, heading straight towards Lin Chuan's room. Lin Chuan quickly asked, "Aunt Zhou, what...what are you doing?"

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