Chapter 2798 — An Liwen's Comeback
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"So that's how it is. I understand. Brother Lin is a lone cultivator, so this spirit beast is like a contracted spirit beast to you—you can't bear to be parted from it," Ge Xian surmised with great self-assurance.
Wei Zhao smiled and did not bother to explain. Instead he changed the subject and asked Li Ciba, "By the way, Ciba, what ultimate technique does Zhang Naipao actually have that could leave your junior brother crippled? I heard your junior brother only threw one punch at Zhang Naipao, and Zhang Naipao never even lifted a hand—yet your junior brother ended up a cripple?"
"That's right!" Li Ciba nodded. "I was standing right there at the time, and even I found it baffling. Zhang Naipao just stood there and took my junior brother's punch head-on. The blow made him cough up blood, and he swallowed a Small Return Pill on the spot. I thought my junior brother was going to win. But what I never expected was that after throwing that one punch, my junior brother simply collapsed to the ground, his internal injuries gravely severe, unconscious and unresponsive. I couldn't even ask him what had happened..."
"Oh?" Wei Zhao was taken aback. He had not expected the matter to be quite so bizarre. He had assumed Ge Xian was merely repeating hearsay, but now, hearing it from someone who had been there, Wei Zhao realized the strangeness of it all surpassed anything he had imagined. "Zhang Naipao did nothing at all, yet he was the one injured—while your junior brother was the one left gravely wounded and unconscious?"
"Exactly. Strange, isn't it?" Li Ciba smiled bitterly. "The truth is, I've been puzzling over it myself."
"It seems that when it comes to a contest with Zhang Naipao, I really will have to tread carefully." Wei Zhao pondered the matter of Zhang Naipao thoughtfully.
After returning to his room, Wei Zhao called Gu Mengyao and asked whether anything had happened at home. Only after learning that all was well did he set his mind at ease. What Wei Zhao did not know, however, was that An Liwen's schemes had been set in motion once again...
For some time now, An Liwen had been biding his time. In truth, so long as Wei Zhao was in Donghai City, he truly could not stir up any real trouble there. With Qiu Lingshan holding office in the city, the moment any strange case arose, Wei Zhao would immediately think of An Liwen as the culprit.
Thus, left with no other choice, An Liwen had begun considering committing his crimes elsewhere. But committing crimes in another place required opportunity—one could not simply go at will. Preparation was necessary.
What thrilled An Liwen, however, was that the deputy leader of the Fire Wolf Gang's northern branch had personally called him, assigning him a major task.
In Yanjing City, inside a high-class nightclub, Liu Tianli was entertaining a major medicinal herb supplier over dinner. This supplier's quoted prices were considerably cheaper than those of the previous one. After several days of contact, Liu Tianli had discovered that the head of this company had no other hobby—he simply loved to spend every night singing and reveling at nightclubs. To secure a better price, Liu Tianli naturally accompanied him in person each day.
After all, a supplier of this caliber was not something an ordinary vice president could handle.
"President Liu, this nightclub is excellent. I like it a great deal—especially the décor. It lifts my spirits just to look at it!" This supplier was named President Lang, a man of forthright and generous character. He did not pressure Liu Tianli unduly, merely telling him, "Keep me entertained and happy, and I'll sign with you!"
Of all business entertainment, this kind was in fact the simplest. When the other party had a hobby, all you had to do was cater to it. Liu Tianli spent his days eating and drinking with President Lang, and it did not cost him much at all.