While eating, a female guard knocked and entered, clearly having something to say. However, upon seeing so many people, she hesitated for a moment. Wang Chao winked at her, and she understood his meaning. She walked straight to Wang Chao's side and said, "Captain, we received news from the leader that the Black-Clad Society is on the move."
Wang Chao nodded and replied, "You all continue eating; I have some matters to attend to!" With that, he stood up and took the guard outside. He certainly couldn't let her discuss the movements of the Black-Clad Society in front of Aikun'er, ensuring that those inside couldn't hear their conversation. Only then did Wang Chao say to the guard, "Go ahead!"
The woman nodded and said, "This morning, there was activity from the Black-Clad Society. Last night, the black market was only allowing exits but no entries. By today, neither is permitted. However, our people managed to send out intelligence; the Black-Clad Society is gathering in large numbers and seems poised to take action soon!"
Wang Chao nodded. The gathering of the Black-Clad Society's members was within his expectations. However, Aivina would not simply send a large force to attack the Zhonghu Safety Zone. Currently, there was a delicate balance among the Zhonghu Safety Zone, Anfei Safe Zone, and the Black-Clad Society; any rash move by one side could lead to disaster. The three forces were mutually restraining each other.
If Aivina were to attack the Zhonghu Safety Zone, Liu He would definitely sit back and watch as they fought each other until both sides were severely weakened before reaping the benefits. Aivina wouldn't be so foolish. So what exactly was Aivina's army gathering for? An attack on Anfei Safe Zone was even less likely; if Aivina didn't have enough confidence in restraining Wang Chao, they would never act so recklessly.
Thinking this through, it seemed that both Wang Chao and Aivina had underestimated Liu He. Now, Wang Chao was just waiting for Shen Zhitao to bring people over. At that time, combined with the forces of Zhonghu Safety Zone, they would surely be able to wipe out Anfei Safe Zone in one fell swoop. Then they could take their time dealing with Aivina. With this thought in mind, Wang Chao called Li Kai over.
"Brother Wang, what's going on?" Li Kai asked. "I'm ready at any time!"
Wang Chao nodded and took out a token from his waist. He said, "Take this Zhonghu Safety Zone token and gather all troops together. Have them stand by outside the Safe Zone; I need to speak with them! I'll be going out shortly; now go!" With that, Wang Chao handed the token to Li Kai. Li Kai nodded and hurried off to carry out Wang Chao's orders.
While Wang Chao was assigning tasks, Liu He was also busy. At that moment, he stood in the largest square of Anfei Safe Zone, looking at thousands of soldiers under his command. Just then, a captain of the guard approached Liu He and whispered, "The Black-Clad Society has already taken action; there hasn't been any movement from Zhonghu Safety Zone yet, but I believe they will act soon."
Liu He patted the man's shoulder and replied, "Good. Tell the brothers to keep a close watch on Zhonghu Safety Zone's movements; if there's any sign of activity, report back immediately!"
"Understood," the man said but hesitated before continuing. "I just wonder if your dealings with that person are somewhat dangerous; if it's Wang Chao's scheme..."
Liu He interrupted him sharply: "This matter will not be Wang Chao's scheme. If it were his scheme, what effect would it have for him? After all, it was that person who acted first; now go!"
With that said, Liu He turned to face his thousand men and looked around before saying: "Boys, as long as we win this battle, the entire south will be ours! After that, only Yangnan Safe Zone will remain—nothing to fear! Our success hinges on this one fight; after that, food, tobacco, alcohol—whatever we want will be ours!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" everyone shouted.
Meanwhile, within the Black Clothes Society.
"As far as I know, the Anfei Safe Zone has already moved, and we in the Black Clothes Society are also on the move. That person has also taken action. Now, it all depends on how Wang Chao will respond!" Aivina was sitting on a genuine leather sofa, her long legs resting on the table in front of her, looking slender and fair. In front of her were two of the highest-ranking captains of the Black Clothes Society, both serving as Vice Presidents.
"President, do you think that lady will...?" one of the Vice Presidents asked.
Aivina shook her head and kept tapping her hand on the sofa. "Don't worry, Wang Chao won't go that far!" As she spoke, a hint of determination appeared in Aivina's eyes, followed by some confusion. But in the end, she said, "Let's proceed as planned! Are you sure our movements have been communicated to those in the Zhonghu Safety Zone? Otherwise, our actions will be meaningless."
"That's right. That person thinks they haven't exposed themselves but has foolishly leaked information," the Vice President replied.
"Wang Chao, are you still alive this time?" Aivina gazed out through the one-way glass window. The underground boxing arena was already empty, with not a single person left.
Half an hour earlier, Iron Joy's assembly had reconvened. At this moment, Iron Joy could hardly contain his excitement and agitation. He looked at the object in his hand and gripped it tightly as if he wanted to crush it in his palm. After a long while, he finally calmed down and addressed the crowd below him. "Starting today, my reign as Iron Joy begins!"
"A woman dares to sit atop me; how can I accept this? But Yuan Min is one thing!" Iron Joy put away the object and continued, "Now there's this Wang Chao who has come along—it's simply too much! What merits does he have to become the second leader of the Zhonghu Safety Zone? It's outrageous! But all of this will come to an end; follow me!"
Shifting his gaze to Wang Chao, who was leisurely finishing his meal before heading outside with Xiaocao and Aikun'er. At that moment, Wang Chao was unaware that beneath the seemingly calm surface of the South, dark currents were already stirring, ready to unleash a storm that could engulf everything. What Wang Chao didn't know was that a massive conspiracy was looming over him.
However, Wang Chao felt an unsettling sense of foreboding. He leaned down and whispered something into Xiaocao's ear.
Xiaocao tilted her head and stared at Wang Chao for a while before saying, "Grandpa said I shouldn't interfere with things here, but if it's just this request, Xiaocao can agree to it!"
"That's good. Let's go, it's time for us to move in the Zhonghu Safety Zone!" Wang Chao said.
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