"What's up, Feng Ge?"
"What's the matter, Boss?"
Everyone there put down their bowls and cups, looking at Xiao Feng as he put his phone back in his pocket.
To avoid affecting everyone's mood while eating and drinking, Xiao Feng made up a random excuse and left the table first.
Everyone exchanged glances; they all knew that what Xiao Feng just said wasn't true, but since Xiao Feng didn't volunteer the information, no one dared to press for details.
"Co on, drink, drink, drink!" Old Ha said to liven up the atmosphere. "No one's leaving tonight. I'm determined to drink you all under the table."
"Blow harder, just keep blowing. With your three-drink limit, you're going to drink us under the table?" Aspergillus oryzae was the first to say defiantly.
Eventually, the atmosphere gradually picked up again.
A mont later, Du Qingyue, Little Lass, Lu Yao, Lin Jiaxuan, Jiang Yixin, and Xue Nuofu all tacitly left the table and went outside.
"What's happened?" Du Qingyue asked.
Xiao Feng exhaled deeply and said, "Pang Tong is dead."
"No way," Little Lass frowned. "Doctor Sun said his injuries weren't life-threatening."
"He was shot to death. He was killed just as he got out of the car at the hospital," Xiao Feng explained.
Since it was murder, there was no need to guess the identity of the killer; it must be soone from the Devil's Concentration Camp.
After a mont of silence, Xiao Feng slowly said, "This serves as a signal to us."
"Signal?" The six of them looked at each other and spoke unanimously, "What kind of signal?"
"Considering the way the Devil's Concentration Camp operates, Pang Tong must not have had important information they were afraid we'd learn.
Yet Pang Tong is dead. It's actually a form of declaring war, telling us they're back, and the days ahead won't be peaceful."
"Devil's Concentration Camp, will they go looking for the Bai Family next?" Lin Jiaxuan said tensely.
Xiao Feng took a glance at her and said, surprised, "Little Xuan smash, you seem to have grown taller?"
"You..." Lin Jiaxuan took a deep breath and said, "Can you focus on the real issues?"
"Listen to finish," Xiao Feng said expressionlessly. "What I'm saying is, if you've grown taller, why is your intelligence still the sa?
You don't even need to think with your feet to know that the Devil's Concentration Camp will definitely go to the Bai Family, might have even already done so."
Lu Yao held Lin Jiaxuan back from bursting out, asking, "If that's the case, should we also take action?"
Xiao Feng smiled and said, "Don't be eager. There's a ninety percent chance that the Devil's Concentration Camp has already approached Bai Huanyu, but Bai Huanyu also has a ninety percent chance of refusing to get involved with them."
"How can you be so sure?" Xue Nuofu asked, puzzled.
"Bai Huanyu isn't stupid; he knows what type of power to ally with, which power not to. Unless he wants to die faster."
"But Pang Tong wasn't stupid either, why would he agree to cooperate with the Devil's Concentration Camp?"
"That's a good question," Xiao Feng praised. "This is the difference between soone with 'roots' and soone without 'roots.'
Of course, I'm talking about roots in the sense of being grounded or having a foundation."
With this explanation, all five won present had faces flushed in embarrassnt and felt silently indignant.
Couldn't you just directly say 'grounded and secure'?
Did you have to say 'people with roots and without roots,' only to provoke misunderstanding!
Then Xiao Feng continued, "Besides a disciple, Pang Tong didn't have anything else holding him back, so he could certainly agree to the Devil's Concentration Camp's terms.
For him, it's a business without capital.
If things succeed, he can spend money extravagantly for the rest of his life, but if things don't work out, as long as I don't catch him, he won't suffer too much."
Of course, whether the Devil's Concentration Camp would truly fulfill their promises, that's another story."
After pausing, allowing a mont of thought, Xiao Feng continued, "Now let's talk about Bai Huanyu, he's not alone, but part of a big family.
The saying 'pulling one hair affects the whole body' applies. Regardless of his personal wishes, he must see things from a broader perspective.
Simply put, he has concerns."
Du Qingyue understood and said, "Ultimately, Bai Huanyu is targeting us to help the Bai Family grow.
And the reason I said he would likely refuse to get involved with the Devil's Concentration Camp is that he knows, if he truly does that, even if he wins against us, the Bai Family would be dood.
It's like before when he had the chance to connect with the Celestial Defect Sect, but he still didn't do it."
"Exactly!" Xiao Feng gave a thumbs up.
Xue Nuofu spoke up, "Then next..."
"Continue recruiting, build up the team. Until the Devil's Concentration Camp is destroyed, having peaceful days will just be a luxury," Xiao Feng said without hesitation.
Upon hearing this, Xue Nuofu found it amusing and said, "You don't care about spending money now?"
"What's money for?"
"For spending, obviously."
"Then, which is more important: money or life?"
"Surely... life is more important."
Xiao Feng patted Xue Nuofu's shoulder, "Knowing this is quite insightful. Since you also understand life is more important than money, first spend yours.
I'll provide food, lodging, and guarantee your safety."
Xue Nuofu's mouth twitched.
Just as expected, others speak normally, this guy speaks and digs a pit.
...
Everyone didn't get up from bed until noon the next day.
It was rare for Xiao Feng not to wake people up in the morning, mainly because everyone was injured and drank a lot last night, and needed to be rested.
If he rigidly insisted on waking everyone up, the reputation of "Xiao the Skinner" would be minor.
The main issue was that waking them up ant nobody would be in the mood to get serious work done, so it was better to rest well for the morning.
Halfway through lunch, three familiar figures entered from outside.
Hua Ling, Gong Kaishan, and Li Ying.
The three looked sowhat tired, apparently not having rested well last night.
"Yikes, here to bum a al, huh?" Little Lass looked at Hua Ling and said, "Our als are made per person, and there's not a grain or morsel extra."
If you want to eat, see who's willing to give up their own al for you."
Yawning, Hua Ling said, "Who's here to bum als off of you. Our al standards are way higher than yours."
While speaking, she pulled over a chair without hesitation and sat down, glancing at the big pot filled with fragrant dishes, asking, "Is this... braised pork?"
"Authentic braised pork, it's delicious!" Little Lass took a piece and popped it into her mouth, her expression exaggerated, "Wow! This is simply heavenly, sweet but not greasy, lts in your mouth."
"Is this really braised pork?" Hua Ling frowned and said, "It doesn't look like it to . Gim a pair of chopsticks to taste if it's braised pork."
Little Lass rolled her eyes as if they might reach the sky, "Just say you want to eat, no need to beat around the bush."
"Who wants to eat?"
"If you don't want to eat it, why does it matter to you whether what we're eating is braised pork?"
Du Qingyue stood up, handed over a pair of new chopsticks to defuse the situation, "Don't mind Shihan's teasing, just feel free to eat, we'll cook more if it's not enough."
"Thank you, Qingyue Jie," Hua Ling smiled sweetly, glared at Little Lass, and started eating.
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