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"Fairy, my foot!" Chen Zao retorted at Zhuo Chugang, wrapping his arms around Ma Zhao's waist. As Ma Zhao smiled and leaned his bun head affectionately against him, he stunned the two brothers who were watching: "—Call her Cook's Wife."
"Pfft!"
That title almost made Ma Zhao burst out laughing; it was just too awkward!
"Cook's Wife?" Zhuo Chugang was bewildered.
Triumph was the first to react, pointing at the two in surprise: "You two...?!"
"From now on, when I enter the forest, I will only recognize this one tree."
Chen Zao was in top form, making Ma Zhao almost bow down in admiration.
"No way!"
Zhuo Chugang looked shocked, questioning his life choices, but immediately congratulated Chen Zao: "Zao! You really did it! After being single for so many years, your right hand is finally tired! Looks like you're not bent after all!"
"Of course I'm not bent!" Chen Zao replied.
Ma Zhao chuckled and teased Chen Zao: "So you were looking for me because your right hand was injured?"
Chen Zao laughed: "What do you think?"
Ma Zhao was speechless; he had lost all interest in flirting.
6Triumph asked with interest, "Brother Zao, you’ve hidden this too well! How did you meet Cook's Wife? When did you two get together? Why didn’t you give the brothers any hint before?"
Chen Zao replied, "I guess it was love at first sight. We only established our relationship on the way to the hotel. What hints could I have given you?"
Zhuo Chugang admired, "You’re amazing! Even better than me!"
Chen Zao proudly said, "Haha, I only make my move when necessary, and when I do, it’s bound to be impressive!"
6Triumph agreed, "Exactly, Brother Zao, you always make a grand entrance."
"Come on, sit down! Let’s eat and chat. Today is a big day for Zao; we need to celebrate properly!"
Zhuo Chugang excitedly invited Chen Zao and Ma Zhao to the table, and the three brothers happily started drinking together.
Ma Zhao was concerned about the matters regarding Haitao Gang. Taking advantage of a trip to the restroom, she called Ma Fulong to report on the situation. However, Ma Fulong seemed to be busy with something important and did not answer her call.
Half an hour later, Ma Zhao called Ma Fulong again, but still received no response. This made her realize that Ma Fulong must have an important meeting tonight, so she decided not to disturb him.
She resolved to handle the matter regarding Chen Zao herself.
The Haitao Gang, established by Fu Haitao, had significant influence in Chang'an's Ba River District. It was a ruthless gang that had risen in recent years. With a strong backing, even someone like Ma Fulong, who had been a prominent figure in Chang'an for decades, was reluctant to provoke Fu Haitao. Everyone kept a clear distinction; they avoided each other and had little interaction.
Faced with such an adversary, Ma Zhao felt quite troubled. She guessed that reasoning or leveraging her status might not be enough to sway Fu Haitao. Therefore, she asked Ma Fulong's top enforcer, He the Great, to find a brother and wait at a teahouse two streets away from Sakura Bar. If things didn’t go well later on, she would call this brother for help. She was determined not to let anyone from the Haitao Gang harm Chen Zao. With so many brothers around, she believed that the Haitao Gang would also have their reservations and wouldn’t dare to escalate things.
If it were just a scuffle involving ten or twenty people, it could easily lead to violence with potentially severe consequences. However, in today’s Chang'an city, it was difficult for large groups of over a hundred people to truly engage in a fight. If such a large brawl were to break out, both Fu Haitao and Dragon Lord would likely be invited to the police station for questioning. Every gangster understood this; in front of powerful public scrutiny, they wouldn’t dare create such a major incident. Otherwise, not only would they suffer consequences, but their powerful backers would also face repercussions—making it impossible for anyone involved to continue in their line of work.
As for gathering so many people to surround the Haitao Gang, whether they will face a crazy retaliation from the Haitao Gang in the future is something Ma Zhao won't worry about for now. She believes that as long as there is no fight tonight, everything will be settled once the Dragon Lord returns.
At nine o'clock in the evening.
After parting ways with Zhuo Chugang and Triumph, Ma Zhao brought Chen Zao to the Sakura Bar in the Ba River District.
The punk who called Chen Zao earlier was named Li Nan, a leader of the Haitao Gang, and he was waiting for Chen Zao at the entrance of the bar.
Li Nan had a photo of Chen Zao and was energized when he saw Chen Zao arriving with an elegantly dressed beauty. He quickly approached Chen Zao with a few of his brothers.
"Sun Thief, you're bold! You really dared to come!"
As soon as he reached Chen Zao, Li Nan started to boast.
Chen Zao recognized that this yellow-haired guy in front of him was the one who had called him. The alcohol in his eyes cleared slightly as he coldly asked, "Are you looking for me?"
"Not just me; many people are looking for you! If you have guts, come with me!"
Li Nan gestured towards the entrance of the bar, intending to take Chen Zao inside.
Suppressing his anger, Chen Zao calmly followed Li Nan and his group into the bar.
Inside, a loud heavy metal party was underway.
Li Nan and his group led Chen Zao and Ma Zhao to the back hall of the bar, down a stinky corridor that led to a massive underground level hidden beneath the bar.
Ma Zhao felt a bit nervous as soon as she entered the bar, and when it was time to go to the basement, her heart was practically in her throat!
She had heard before that the basement of Sakura Bar was a Slaughterhouse, and that Fu Haitao, the leader of the Haitao Gang, used to be a butcher when he was young. Later, he was supported by a powerful figure behind the scenes and became a local tyrant, but he continued to engage in his old profession as a butcher.
In this Slaughterhouse, there were many dead pigs hanging around, all of which were Fu Haitao's handiwork. There were also more than a dozen Vicious Dogs raised here, said to specifically eat people.
There were always rumors on the streets about someone being taken by the Haitao Gang to this Slaughterhouse to be fed to the dogs. Ma Zhao had never believed it until now; she realized that it was all true!
Fu Haitao was indeed a madman!
Tonight... something big was likely going to happen!
What she didn't know was that Chen Zao, who was "dim-witted," was even crazier than Fu Haitao.
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