"Rest assured, Master. I will begin at once."
The voice on the phone belonged to Li Tu of Central State, whom Jiang Xinghai had recently taken as a servant.
After the call ended,
everyone was once again stunned.
"Duke Jiang, so the Butcher of Central State is one of us too," Du Jingsong said, quite surprised.
"That's right."
Jiang Xinghai lit a cigarette and gazed out at the night. "The underground of Central State is currently leaderless. The Butcher will rise to fill the void."
"Excellent!"
Ma Long nodded repeatedly. "Since the Butcher is on our side, I can rest easy with my son serving as the head of Jizhou's underworld."
As everyone knew, tonight's operation was originally aid only at the Jizhou underworld.
No one had expected that the Central State underworld would also be purged in the process.
"However, the Central State underworld is much larger," Jiang Xinghai said with a smile. "And Wanyan Honglie was just a scapegoat. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent his son, Wanyan Xiong, to Jizhou thirty years ago to seek out more opportunities. Now, the Butcher will have to act as a scapegoat for a while, too."
"Duke Jiang, Central State has far more Martial Arts experts. Should I go and assist the Butcher?" Du Jingsong asked hurriedly.
"There's no need. Certain people from Central State will inevitably send investigators to Jizhou in secret. We can simply eliminate them when they arrive." Jiang Xinghai wasn't the least bit worried about such trivial matters. "If they truly provoke , I'll just make a trip there myself."
Only then did everyone feel at ease.
And all of this was part of Jiang Xinghai's process of paving the way for the Shen Family.
"Ma Long, before dawn, rena Huwei Mansion to Longwei Mansion. I'm leaving that place in your hands."
"Rember, do not keep anyone who is incorrigibly vicious. From now on, transition the underground industries from shady to legitimate as quickly as possible. I believe that with the counsel of all your families, we can achieve great things together," Jiang Xinghai instructed.
Ma Long nodded emphatically.
"Also, the Shen Family will be hosting a banquet at ten o'clock tomorrow morning to mark their ascension to a First-class Clan. All of you, rember to be there to show your support." Jiang Xinghai's gaze swept over them.
"Absolutely!"
"Tomorrow will surely be a new day for Jizhou!"
"Duke Jiang, we'll take our leave now."
The group departed one after another.
Jiang Xinghai stayed behind and looked at Xue Zhong and Lin Qingyuan.
"Jiang, what incredible boldness!" Lin Qingyuan's eyes shone.
"Of course. My master is no ordinary man," Xue Zhong said with great pride, stroking his beard.
"But, Jiang," Lin Qingyuan began, frowning, "ever since Liping and Lulu left for the Provincial City, they just gave a quick call to say they were safe and then hung up abruptly. I can't help but feel sothing isn't right... Have they contacted you?"
Jiang Xinghai's heart skipped a beat.
Lin Liping and Feng Lulu had left for the Provincial City today, and he hadn't even had the chance to see them off.
Afterward, he had gone to Ye Zhiqiu's place and had an... indescribable encounter with Mi Hong on the way. Then ca the battle with Wanyan Xiong tonight, which had lasted until now...
"My phone's still off." Jiang Xinghai hurriedly turned it on.
Dozens of missed calls imdiately popped up.
Sure enough, aside from missed calls from Shen Lingxue, Shen Lingyin, and Su Yanyun, there were also missed calls from Lin Liping and Feng Lulu!
"I'll call and ask."
Jiang Xinghai cald himself and first dialed Lin Liping's number.
Unfortunately, Lin Liping didn't pick up.
He then dialed Feng Lulu's number. Luckily, she answered.
"Xinghai, you're still awake?" Feng Lulu said with a sweet smile in her voice.
"Lulu, are you and your aunt doing okay?" Jiang Xinghai asked directly.
"Why do you ask? I'm at the Feng Family's residence in the Provincial City, so you could say I'm ho. Everything is great. My aunt and I are fine, you don't need to worry about us." Feng Lulu's voice held a hint of sadness. "Were you hoping to talk to my aunt? Too bad, she's already asleep."
"But didn't you always hold a grudge against the Feng Family in the Provincial City?" Jiang Xinghai didn't understand.
'Why does her voice sound so cheerful?'
'And this cheerful tone... it doesn't seem genuine.'
Feng Lulu hesitated for a mont before saying softly, "Xinghai, my aunt and I only ca to the Provincial City to investigate the truth behind my mother's death. So I have to put on a good act to make them lower their guard. It's as simple as that."
"So nothing unpleasant has happened?" Jiang Xinghai pressed.
"You don't need to worry about us," Feng Lulu said gently.
"Alright then. If anything happens, rember to call ." Jiang Xinghai handed the phone to Lin Qingyuan. "Your grandfather wants to talk to you, too."
Lin Qingyuan chatted with Feng Lulu for a little while longer before the call ended.
"Elder Lin, don't you think Lulu's tone has changed a lot?" Jiang Xinghai then asked.
Lin Qingyuan nodded thoughtfully.
「anwhile, at the Feng Family's residence in the Provincial City.」
Inside an unremarkable side room, cobwebs covered everything, and the air was thick with a damp, foul stench.
Tears glistened in the eyes of Lin Liping and Feng Lulu as they struggled to clean the room.
This room, less than ten square ters in size, was the living quarters the Provincial City's Feng Family had assigned them!
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