"Hui Lang, I need a large shipment, the latest and most powerful firepower."
"No problem, but the price might double."
"Why? Prices don't skyrocket like that. You're crazy about making money. Don't forget what happened before..."
Wang Gebi's voice was cold. Money wasn't an issue, but he wouldn't allow himself to be extorted, especially considering Hui Lang owed him his life.
Hui Lang hurried to explain, "It's not my fault. You guys offended the wrong people. At this time, even if it's not me, finding someone willing to sell you weapons is impossible. I'd pay you if you could."
Hearing Hui Lang's tone, Wang Gebi realized things were beyond his control. "Offended people? What happened?"
"Don't you know?"
"I've been laying low lately, haven't received any news."
Taking a deep breath, Hui Lang said, "Lan Ling, listen carefully and stay calm. The Shadow is gone."
"Gone? How is that possible?"
Wang Gebi couldn't believe it. The Shadow was the world's number one assassin organization.
"It's true. Now the assassin world is going crazy. Providing clues fetches ten million, proving someone is from the Shadow starts at a billion, not to mention those on the rankings. Even the attempts on their lives were thwarted. Don't show your face now, just find a safe place to hide."
Wang Gebi took a sharp breath, but soon he calmed down. "Forget about that. Let's talk about the arms deal. I agree to the price. Send them to Jiang City in Hua Country."
"So, you're hiding in Hua Country. It's indeed safer there. Okay, I'll contact you with the details."
After exchanging pleasantries, Hui Lang hung up. If it weren't for the life-saving favor from Lan Ling, he wouldn't risk his life doing this.
Money could be made anywhere, but if labeled with the Shadow's tag, one might not see tomorrow's sun.
With the arms deal settled, it was time to deal with personnel.
The Wang family had been involved in charity work for years, adopting many orphans and providing them with employment opportunities when they grew up. Many ended up working as bodyguards.
For Wang Gebi to build his own team, the best choice was to select from these people. After all, some things needed trusted individuals for proper management.
Most of the security company staff were ex-soldiers, trained in the military in their earlier years.
After leaving the military, they were recruited by the Wang family with generous salaries. Grateful to the Wang family, some of them turned down higher-paying offers, showing that these individuals were valuable assets in Wang Gebi's eyes.
Thirty-six strong young men were carefully selected, and Wang Gebi began training them in his own way.
Days flew by, and Wang Gebi received an unfamiliar call on his cellphone.
"The goods are here. Ten o'clock tonight, at Jiangwan Wharf."
The call came and went in haste, seeming to be just a notification. Before Wang Gebi could respond, the caller had already hung up.
Biyun Grand Hotel
Reception Dinner for Wang Gebi
To celebrate Wang Gebi's release from the hospital and prison, a double joyous occasion.
The four dandies of Jiangcheng specially gathered at the hotel.
To celebrate together.
"Come on, Wang Ge, we toast to you."
"Zhou Ge, cheers."
After three rounds of drinks and five flavors of dishes,
Several people finally began to discuss serious matters.
"Zhou Ge, what I did that day was wrong, I'll punish myself with three cups."
Wang Gebi filled his glass and drank three cups.
He mixes in Jiangcheng and inevitably has to deal with the Zhou family.
Now, with enemies still lurking in the shadows and Wang Gebi's foundation not yet stable, he can only first win over the Zhou family.
Once he's sorted out his own affairs, it will naturally be Zhou Luo's turn.
But before that, he absolutely cannot offend the Zhou family.
"Hey, good brother, look, your big brother isn't doing well, let bygones be bygones."
Zhou Luo said generously, but didn't touch his drink.
Just putting on a show.
Ring, ring.
Ring, ring.
Apologizing.
Wang Gebi's phone suddenly rang.
"Sorry, I need to take this call."
Wang Gebi glanced at the caller ID on his phone and couldn't help but frown.
It was his man sent to the Jiangwan Wharf.
Leaving the private room, Wang Gebi hurriedly answered the phone.
"Boss, it's bad, the cops found that batch of goods, they're searching everywhere."
The voice on the other end of the line sounded urgent.
"What? I see, try to gather towards the Biyun Grand Hotel on this side, I'll think of something."
With a turn of his mind, Wang Gebi came up with a brilliant idea.
"Big brother, sorry, just got a call."
Wang Gebi walked back in with a smile on his face.
"No worries, no worries."
Zhou Luo naturally knew what call Wang Gebi received.
He's the upstanding citizen who reported that batch of arms.
Just short of receiving a commendation.
"Big brother, to be honest, that day, neither of us won, it's regrettable."
"I often think, if I hadn't cheated that day."
"Dare I ask big brother, can you give me a chance to rematch, fulfill this small wish of mine?"
Wang Gebi lowered his head earnestly.
He was also helpless, but to break the deadlock, this was necessary.
"No problem, no problem, I also feel that day wasn't satisfying enough."
Zhou Luo had long been prepared and naturally wouldn't refuse.
He even wanted to fleece the sheep again.
"Okay, this time let's just be reckless in the city."
"The mountain road of Yuecong Mountain may be steep, but it's not as thrilling as weaving through traffic."
Wang Gebi made up his mind to draw police attention to these second-generation rich kids.
"Alright."
Zhou Luo readily agreed.
"Brothers, you guys have fun, we..."
Zhao Yi and the others didn't want to get involved in their affairs.
"Hey, that's not right, us four dandies naturally go hand in hand."
"Don't worry, I'll cover the betting money this time."
Wang Gebi spoke boldly.
Compared to the gains and losses of the arms, the potential danger posed.
This bit of money was nothing.
"Well... then, alright."
Since Wang Gebi put it this way, Zhao Yi and the others didn't dare to refuse.
Outside the Biyun Grand Hotel
Four supercars parked in a line, as usual, with a princess throwing her stockings fiercely upward.
As soon as they hit the ground, four sports cars burst out in an instant.
Vroom... vroom... screech!
The piercing sound of brakes echoed through the air a kilometer away from the Blue Cloud Hotel.
"Comrade, hello, please turn off the engine, get out of the car, and cooperate with us."
The road ahead was completely blocked, not even a gap left. A group of traffic police surrounded the four sports cars.
Seeing the situation, the four individuals had no choice but to obediently get out of the car. Even if they were arrogant, they wouldn't dare to openly resist in front of everyone, especially when the road was already sealed off, leaving them with no chance of escape.
"Come on, blow into this."
The traffic police took out a breathalyzer and placed it in front of everyone.
Zhou Luo stepped forward first, and the machine showed no anomalies. He hadn't drunk any alcohol at all.
Then, the remaining three refused to take the test no matter what, but they all knew whether they had been drinking or not.
"Well then, see you at the finish line."
Zhou Luo waved casually, then drove the sports car away leisurely.
Leaving behind the three individuals and a group of traffic police staring at each other.
"Comrade, please cooperate, or else we'll have to enforce it."
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
