Chapter 139: I Want to Challenge Him to a Duel!

In the hotel, after posting, Liu Liansha’s hands trembled slightly.

How bold must one be to dare to post something like this on the dark web?

Even knowing that IP addresses on the dark web are hidden and no one can trace them, Liu Liansha still felt a wave of fear.

…

At the Tang family home, in the living room.

Ji Dongshan and Ji Rumei were both sitting on the sofa.

Ji Dongshan’s eyes were bloodshot, and he had heavy bags under his eyes, clearly having not rested for a long time. Beside him, Ji Rumei wore a worried expression, her face pale.

Tang Mingde also looked unwell; in just two nights, he had gained quite a bit of white hair.

The situation was escalating. In the past two days, the Tang family and Ji family’s partners had nearly all run away.

The entanglement of interests was always multifaceted.

With these partners gone, the Tang Group and Ji family’s Huanben Group resembled a giant without limbs, gasping for breath and unable to move.

Business operations had nearly come to a complete halt, and even the shareholders within the group were clamoring to cash out and leave.

If this continued, in less than two weeks, the Tang Group and Huanben Group would completely collapse.

Ji Rumei had already uncovered that the mastermind behind this series of events was Yang Yinzhu, who had been silent for a while.

Yang Yinzhu was using the Zheng family’s power, combined with the Yang family’s influence in Jiangnan, to force those enterprises to take sides.

The Zheng family was the foremost martial arts family in Xiangcheng, and under the coercion of such a family, those enterprises had no choice but to side with the Yang family.

Currently, the Tang and Ji families could not find any good way to break the deadlock.

To get those enterprises to return, they needed the support of a family that was on par with, or even stronger than, the Zheng family.

But as it stood, in the vast Jiangnan, and even in Xiangcheng, there was no family that could compare to the Zheng family.

“What should we do?” In the past two days, Tang Mingde and Ji Dongshan had been pondering this question.

At that moment, the elderly Tang patriarch, in a wheelchair and supported by a servant, came downstairs.

Ji Dongshan and Ji Rumei quickly stood up to greet him.

The Tang patriarch waved his hand and said, “If the opponent is the Zheng family, it’s impossible for you all to come up with a solution just by sitting here.”

The expressions of the three people present changed slightly.

The Tang patriarch was speaking the truth; they indeed could not think of any solution.

“Why don’t you tell Doctor Fang about this… and let him help?” the Tang patriarch said in a deep voice.

“Old Tang, we actually thought about asking Mr. Fang for help… but Mr. Fang is not a businessman, and he probably wouldn’t be interested in this kind of corporate struggle, so we didn’t want to disturb him…” Ji Rumei replied.

“Doctor Fang is indeed not a businessman, but he knows someone who can contend with the Zheng family,” the Tang patriarch said.

Ji Rumei’s expression changed slightly as she asked, “Old Tang, are you referring to Miss Qin?”

The Tang patriarch nodded and said, “Miss Qin came to Jiangnan to expand the Qin family’s business. If our two families cooperate with Miss Qin, we can definitely explore a win-win solution.”

Hearing what the Tang patriarch said, a glimmer of hope appeared in Tang Mingde’s and the others’ eyes.

The Qin family behind Qin Yimo was definitely not weaker than the Zheng family; in fact, it could be said to be firmly stronger than the Zheng family.

If they could reach a cooperation with Qin Yimo, it would undoubtedly be a lifeline for the Tang and Ji families, allowing them to use the Qin family’s influence to recall all those partners…

But to cooperate with Qin Yimo, the key point lay with one person.

Fang Yu.

Only Fang Yu was familiar with Qin Yimo.

“Sigh, we have to trouble Doctor Fang again… I hope he won’t feel annoyed; we have no other choice,” the Tang patriarch sighed.

…

The next day, Fang Yu received a call from Ji Rumei.

After hearing about the recent events, Fang Yu frowned slightly.

The Zheng family? The Yang family?

They still weren’t letting up?

It seemed the lesson he taught them at Moon Heart Lake was still too light.

“You want to cooperate with Qin Yimo?” Fang Yu asked.

“Yes, we can only seek cooperation with Miss Qin now… otherwise, our two families will collapse,” Ji Rumei said.

“I will inform Qin Yimo and let her meet with you,” Fang Yu replied.

“Thank you, Mr. Fang,” Ji Rumei said sincerely.

After hanging up, Fang Yu immediately called Qin Yimo.

“The Tang and Ji families… I will arrange a meeting with them, but cooperation is not guaranteed; I will primarily consider the interests of our Qin family,” Qin Yimo said.

…

On Sunday afternoon, at the invitation of Xia He Guang, Fang Yu arrived at Jiangnan, at the courtyard where Xia He Guang was located.

“Master Fang, you’re here,” Xia He Guang, who was sitting in the courtyard drinking tea, immediately stood up upon seeing Fang Yu.

“Please, have a seat,” Xia He Guang invited.

Fang Yu sat down in the seat in front of Xia He Guang.

“Xia Tinghua, hurry up and bring the tea!” Xia He Guang shouted towards the back of the house.

“Coming, Grandpa,” Xia Tinghua, dressed in casual clothes, reluctantly walked out from the house.

Xia Tinghua approached Fang Yu, glanced at him, and a hint of fear flashed in her eyes; she still remembered what Fang Yu had said to her that day, as well as his ruthless methods.

Xia Tinghua lowered her head and poured a cup of hot tea for Fang Yu.

“Mr. Fang, tea,” Xia Tinghua said, presenting the tea to Fang Yu, not daring to meet his gaze.

Fang Yu paid no attention to Xia Tinghua, took the teacup, and drank a sip.

“You asked me to come; is there something you need?” Fang Yu asked.

“There’s only a month and a half left until the grand competition, and each security headquarters must send a team of ten. I invited Master Fang here today to let you select the team members who will accompany you to the competition… Soon, Xiao Long will bring his entire elite team over, probably around fifty or sixty people. Aside from Xiao Long, you just need to select eight more to join the team,” Xia He Guang explained.

“Oh,” Fang Yu nodded.

After drinking two more cups of tea, footsteps sounded from outside the courtyard.

Huang Xiaolong and Xia Weiyu entered the courtyard.

Upon seeing Fang Yu sitting there drinking tea with Xia He Guang, Xia Weiyu’s expression instantly changed.

Huang Xiaolong also narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression darkening.

“Grandpa, you said you found a master to lead the team; it turns out it really is him? How is he qualified…” Xia Weiyu angrily stepped forward to question.

“Weiyu! Where’s your manners!? Shut up!” Xia He Guang reprimanded.

Seeing her grandfather angry, Xia Weiyu was taken aback, her expression changing.

But when she saw Fang Yu’s calm demeanor, she felt a surge of indignation and couldn’t help but continue, “Grandpa, why did you choose him to lead the team? He’s just a…”

Xia Weiyu wanted to continue, but Xia Tinghua pulled her hand, stopping her from speaking further.

At that moment, Huang Xiaolong stepped forward, saluted Xia He Guang, and said, “Report, Commander! I have brought all the members of the Divine Team, a total of fifty-four people, and they are waiting outside!”

“Good, Master Fang will personally select the team members for this competition,” Xia He Guang nodded and said.

Huang Xiaolong looked at Fang Yu, his eyes filled with resentment, even a hint of hatred.

He never expected that Xia He Guang would actually invite Fang Yu back!

Fang Yu was clearly just a congenital martial artist!

And he, Huang Xiaolong, was a master, a senior guard! He had worked for Xia He Guang for many years!

In terms of both feelings and reason, it should be him leading the team for this grand competition!

Every team leader in each competition could receive a substantial reward.

If he could achieve a good ranking, it would be a tremendous honor, greatly impacting his personal resume.

Huang Xiaolong had been diligently training for years, striving to improve his level, all for the sake of shining in this grand competition.

But Xia He Guang hurriedly brought in such an outsider, and a high school student at that, to lead the team!

This was unacceptable to Huang Xiaolong!

Huang Xiaolong looked at Xia He Guang, his eyes filled with resentment, and said, “Commander, are you really going to let him lead the team for this grand competition?”

Xia He Guang nodded, saying solemnly, “This is my well-considered decision.”

“Well-considered?” Huang Xiaolong laughed in anger, suddenly pointing at Fang Yu’s face and saying, “Commander, this person only has the cultivation of a congenital martial artist; what qualifications does he have to lead the team? Among the fifty-four elites standing outside, at least fifty of them have higher cultivation than him! If you let him lead, who will respect him?”

Xia He Guang’s expression grew serious as he said, “Xiao Long, I know how you feel…”

“I demand a one-on-one challenge! Commander, I want to challenge him! If I win, let me lead the team, and let this person roll away! If I lose, I will obey the arrangement!” Huang Xiaolong gritted his teeth and said.