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It felt as if an invisible hand was pushing me forward. This realization began the moment I learned that Old Zhao was the Underworld Boss. My eyes suddenly lit up! I understood everything! This was indeed a deliberate arrangement by Old Zhao. From the moment we had dinner on my birthday, he had been laying the groundwork. He was telling me that everything was true! He was pushing me forward, and from the instant he arranged for Ouyang Xiong to meet me, he had made up his mind to hand over everything to me.
However, as I came to this understanding, I did not feel elated; instead, a sense of unease washed over me. What could have prompted Old Zhao to rush things so hastily? Just as he said, there were undercurrents swirling beneath the surface!
In front of my younger brothers, I felt confident now! They had all been carefully selected by Old Zhao; how could they possibly harm me?
"Everyone, I apologize for my ignorance," I said, bowing slightly to them.
My words and actions only deepened their confusion. "What’s wrong with Xiao Zhao?" they murmured among themselves. That day when I was cornered by Ouyang Xiong, I thought there was a spy among us.
As soon as I spoke those words, the room erupted in disbelief. They knew each other too well for such a thing to be true, yet the incident had indeed occurred. Even if they were skeptical, they looked at their brothers beside them with doubt.
"Everyone, don’t be anxious; I haven’t finished speaking yet. The truth is that this was arranged by my father. I don’t know why he did it; he probably has his own plans. And I shouldn’t doubt any of you. I'm sorry."
This statement eased their concerns. Of course, they were all familiar with one another; how could there possibly be a spy among them? My actions had instantly bridged the gap between us. After all, it was rare for Old Zhao to apologize to his younger brothers, and here I was treating them with respect as if they were my equals rather than mere subordinates.
"Xiao Zhao, you’re being too harsh on yourself. We have absolute loyalty to the boss and will never allow a spy among us!" one of them declared.
"Exactly! Just rest easy, Xiao Zhao!" another chimed in.
Rather than just closing the distance between us, their responses also drew them closer to me—it was mutual.
"Thank you all! Now it’s time for serious matters. As far as I know, Wang Shang is likely planning some moves to invade the lake soon. You’ve been following my father for so long; you must remember that he even allied with Ouyang Xiong to resist their advance back then. Now they still have such intentions—do we agree or not?"
Their thoughts were instantly pulled back to a time before I was even born. Back then, in order to prevent Wang Shang from extending his reach into the lake, our two families united and fought against him at the junction of Hubei and Guangdong provinces for a long time—suffering heavy casualties just to ensure that Wang Shang couldn’t invade and consume both our families! Such tactics were Wang Shang’s specialty; we absolutely could not allow this to happen!
We will never agree!
A series of roars echoed throughout the alley!
"Xiao Zhao, just tell us what you want us to do. Should we grab our weapons and take out the entire Wang Family?"
Click.
Some of the hotheads even pulled out their guns and loaded them!
This move scared me to death!
"What are you doing? Put those weapons away! We can't just whip them out at the slightest provocation!"
"We're living in a society governed by law now! It's not like it was ten or twenty years ago. We need to rely on the law to protect ourselves!"
"I'm not afraid of hotheads who can fight; I'm afraid of hotheads who understand the law!"
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