Lin Chuan immediately turned beet red, not having expected Mu Bai to bring this up at all. Blushing, he said, "Mu Bai, can we... can we not talk about this?"

"Of course we can't!" Mu Bai snorted lightly and said, "I'm asking you, did you take advantage of someone in danger last night? Knowing full well I was 'poisoned', you still went ahead and... took away this lady's pure body. How am I supposed to get married in the future?"

"Mu Bai, aren't you being a bit too naive?" Lin Chuan laughed, "How many women are still virgins when they get married these days?"

"I don't care about others, I have to be responsible to my future man," Mu Bai retorted coldly.

"Then let me be responsible for you," Lin Chuan chuckled with a hehe.

"I'm not flattered by that," Mu Bai glared at Lin Chuan.

After dropping Mu Bai off at her place, she went upstairs without looking back. Resigning from the television station and going to the bar for some leisure, she hadn't expected to lose her virginity – such a melodramatic event had really happened to her. Mu Bai was heartbroken and distressed. Fortunately, she would have many things to do and to keep her busy in the coming days, which she could use to conceal the pain in her heart.

After resigning, Lin Chuan didn't contact Tang Yumeng either, but immersed himself in the work of the transport market alone.

"Brother Chuan, why don't we take this chance while we're strong to take over Dongbei Hu's sand quarry?" Zhou Kai followed behind Lin Chuan.

"Okay," Lin Chuan nodded.

Dongbei Hu's sand quarry was relatively large in the transport market, with two sand dredgers capable of mining a lot of sand daily. If they could take over this quarry, they could completely avoid the cost of transporting sand. They'd only need to cover some of the dredgers' operational expenses and basic labor costs.

"Then it's settled," Zhou Kai said with a cold smile, "We'll take action tonight."

"Hmm!" Lin Chuan nodded.

He agreed purely because he was in a bad mood today and needed something to distract himself. Zhou Kai's sudden proposal, coupled with the recent price hike by the Tiger Gang and several other quarries that troubled the transport companies in the market, increasing costs and thus reducing their own income. Nobody would be happy with such a situation.

"These guys are jacking up the prices, monopolizing the business," Zhou Kai sneered, "**** it, I've been unhappy with them for a long time."

"I've been wanting to take over the Tiger Gang's sand quarry for a while," Lu Dapao said with a cold laugh.

That very night, Lin Chuan led Zhou Kai and others, ready to take action.

The Tiger Gang had over twenty people working the night shift at the sand quarry, chiefly to guard the two dredging boats—'gold-digging boats'. East River's sand seemed inexhaustible; just keep dredging with boats and it was virtually an extremely profitable business. Moreover, Mr. Hu's initial fortune had been thanks largely to this quarry, which allowed him to amass his wealth today. Now, the income from this quarry was almost negligible to him.

At the Tiger Gang's sand quarry, over twenty people took turns on duty, with a group sleeping inside while more than ten were on duty outside. With nothing better to do, they set up a grill and made some barbecue. Eating skewers and drinking beer under the starry sky.

"The weather's really nice, eh?"

"What a beautiful life, eating skewers and drinking beer under the clear starry sky."

"Haha..."

The crowd laughed heartily.

Little did they know, danger was approaching at that moment.

Not far from a sand dune, dozens of dark figures were slowly closing in on them, armed with knives, guns, sticks, and clubs, apparently heading straight for them. The group moved quickly, sprinting towards them at a breakneck pace.

"Big brother, aren't those some people over there?" A drunken man asked.

"Haha, this late at night, how could there be people?" A strong man replied, "You're just drunk, mistaking the bushes for people."

"Hehe..." The lackey chuckled.

At that moment, a group charged over, and their weapons were immediately placed against their necks.

"Don't move, hands up," Zhou Kai roared.

The drunken guys sobered up instantly, and just as they were about to grab knives to resist, they realized they were completely surrounded. Zhou Kai shouted, "Anyone who tries anything dies!"

The group instantly fell silent, squatting down obediently and raising their hands.

"Go, drag up the ones sleeping in the sheds," Lu Dapao commanded.

Then, Li Qiang and Liu Cheng led some men and immediately stormed the shacks. More than a dozen half-dressed underlings were pulled out of their slumber, looking dumbfounded at the group of strangers armed with weapons.

"You are... Jvyi Gang's people!" Someone recognized them.

"Get lost!" With a swing of his club, Li Qiang lashed out and scolded, "From today on, this quarry belongs to the Jvyi Gang."

"What?!" The gang seethed but dared not speak out.

One by one, they crawled out of the work shacks clutching their clothes. More than twenty people were herded into the middle of the sand field.

Lin Chuan, with a cigarette hanging from his mouth, glanced at the group and said, "We're all out here just trying to make a living, I won't make it difficult for you. Those who want to leave can leave, and those who want to stay can follow me, Lin Chuan. It's your call."

More than twenty people looked at each other. Some wanted to leave, but felt too intimidated by Lin Chuan and the others to do so, afraid they would be sliced up with random knives if they took a few steps away.

"Relax, those who want to leave should leave quickly," Lin Chuan spoke up: "If you truly want to stay, our Jvyi Gang will also treat you as brothers."

A couple of team leaders took a step out, then bolted. They kept glancing back as they ran until they were out of sight. It was then that the others believed what Lin Chuan had said. Subsequently, more than ten people also ran off, leaving seven or eight behind at the site.

Looking at these seven or eight, Lin Chuan gave them a look and asked, "Do you all really want to stay?"

"We... we do!" Some nodded.

"The Tiger Gang doesn't treat us like humans; we've long wanted to stop running with them."

"That's right, they make us do all kinds of work. We've heard that the brothers from Jvyi Gang honor loyalty and righteousness, and we few brothers want to run with Brother Chuan."

A few voices expressed their sentiments.

"Alright," Lin Chuan nodded and said: "Now that you've joined our Jvyi Gang, we naturally treat you as brothers. From now on, you will be part of Zhou Kai's Unity Hall and follow Zhou Kai's orders."

"Hehe..." Zhou Kai walked over with a laugh, giving each of the few men a bear hug. He said with a smile: "Since you are brothers of Unity Hall, settle down. Our slogan is 'Brothers are like limbs, wealth is shared amongst us, and girls are enjoyed together'."

"Hahaha..."

The group was quickly won over by Zhou Kai's friendliness. Zhou Kai himself didn't put on airs, unlike those bosses from the Tiger Gang who were arrogant and treated their subordinates like cattle and horses. The seven or eight were quickly integrated into Unity Hall.

With the help of these seven or eight people, Lin Chuan quickly took complete control of the Tiger Gang's sand field.

Two sand dredging boats and a sand unloading system, the total price was about two hundred thousand. However, investing two hundred thousand could earn a continuous stream of money, which was definitely a highly profitable investment. Lin Chuan walked around the sand field; all this equipment was quite old, the sand dredging boats were nearly ten years old, while the sand unloading system was installed just two years prior. A few days ago, real estate was booming, and there was an enormous demand for sand, so the managers set up this sand unloading system that continuously transfers sand from the dredging boats onto the open-air warehouse in the transport market via conveyor belts.

The lights of the sand field were turned on, and Lin Chuan surveyed the place.

"Not bad," Lin Chuan nodded and said: "Very good."

"Brother Chuan, we've taken over this sand field today, do you think the Northeast Tiger... will he..." Zhou Kai said awkwardly.

"Hehe..." Lin Chuan hooked his lips into a sneaky smile and said: "Don't worry, the Northeast Tiger wouldn't dare to make a move these days."

"That's true." Zhou Kai nodded and said: "Recently, the Northeast Tiger is caught in a whirlpool of public opinion, he definitely wouldn't stir up a hornet's nest, otherwise, this guy is toast."

"Get to work on the sand field quickly." Lin Chuan glanced at Zhou Kai and said: "As for those brothers left from the Tiger Gang, don't alienate them, treat them as your own brothers."

Zhou Kai blinked and sneakily glanced at those few, who were at that moment introducing the sand field equipment to the Jvyi Gang members. Zhou Kai quickly said: "Brother Chuan, aren't you... aren't you afraid they might stay as inside men for the Tiger Gang?"

"Zhou Kai." Lin Chuan suddenly looked at Zhou Kai and said: "As a leader, you should 'trust those you employ and not employ those you don't trust.' Understand?"

"Yes!" Zhou Kai promptly nodded.

With Lin Chuan's words, Zhou Kai naturally had no reply.

They were busy until after two in the morning, and finally, the sand field's procedures were sorted out.

Thus, having seized this sand field, as long as their own people took over, there was no need for any additional work.

Busy until after two in the morning.

After Lin Chuan left, Zhou Kai and the others excitedly toured the sand field.

"Damn, we also have a sand field now." Zhou Kai laughed.

"With this sand field, our brothers can earn even more money in the future," Lu Dapao said excitedly.

"By the way, how much money does our company's account have in the last few months?" Zhou Kai asked curiously.

"How would I know?" Lu Dapao shook his head.

"Damn, can't you ask Chili Pepper about it?" Zhou Kai urgently said: "Aren't you chasing her? Get her to spill some info."

"Screw off!" Lu Dapao snapped angrily.

When it came to that embarrassing incident from the past, Lu Dapao still took it hard. For him, nothing was more shameful than that. His failed pursuit of Chili Pepper had become common knowledge within the Jvyi Gang. Everyone knew it, even if they didn't talk about it on the surface.

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