Chapter 3849 — Nan Tianguan's Trump Card
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So the purpose of his visit today was merely to make a show of force before Hong Zhong, using the death of Nan Tianyong as his pretext. He did not truly mean to pick a fight, still less to break with the man outright.
"Spurn the face offered you?" Hong Zhong looked at him in surprise, then said with a half-smile, "That is a line I believe I should be speaking, is it not? You, sir, are an ill-mannered guest who came uninvited. I have already raised my cup to see you off, yet you still shamelessly linger here. Who, then, is spurning the face offered?"
He paused, then said gravely, "Since you have such a thick hide, sir, I shall speak plainly. Your request, I fear, is beyond my humble power. Mind your step on the way out."
"You old fool! I showed you some respect out of regard for your post as a manager of the Hong Chamber of Commerce, but since you refuse the toast only to drink the forfeit, do not blame me for dispensing with courtesy!" As Nan Tianguan spoke, his aura surged suddenly to its peak, like the calm before a storm, and the tables and chairs around them began to tremble without cease.
"Foundation Establishment consummation, is it? A notch stronger than that Nan Tianyong of before, I grant you. But with only this much strength, you dare come here making a racket? You think too little of the Hong Chamber of Commerce." Hong Zhong's expression turned stern.
There was no need for Hong Zhong to give any order. The instant Nan Tianguan released his aura, four mighty presences—not a whit inferior to his, some even above him—had already locked onto him from afar and held him fast.
Should Nan Tianguan persist in his folly, he would without question repeat Nan Tianyong's fate. Even if he was stronger than Nan Tianyong, his end would be no better.
If he, the senior managing disciple of the Soaring Sky Pavilion, were flung out a window like his brother Nan Tianyong, he would lose every shred of face. Even seated in that coveted post, he would struggle to command respect, and would become a laughingstock for all!
If it truly came to blows, Nan Tianguan knew in his heart that he had no means of fending off so many formidable retainers of the Hong Chamber of Commerce. Seeing the situation turn against him, he had no choice but to hastily bring out the trump card he had spent three days preparing.
"Hold! If you mean to lay hands on me, I advise you few to read this letter first!" Nan Tianguan abruptly drew a sheet of paper from his robes and flung it onto the floor before him.
The four retainers had not appeared, but with strength like theirs, reading the contents of that sheet posed no difficulty. Barely a breath after Nan Tianguan tossed the letter down, the four mighty presences dispersed at once, as though they had never been there.
And Hong Zhong's face, after he read what the sheet contained, for the first time ever took on a shade of gloom.
The letter dealt precisely with the matter of Lin Er's identity. By its account, this Nan Tianguan before them was a key client recognized by the whole of the Hong Chamber of Commerce, whereas that Lin Er was merely a client of Hong Zhong's own making. Which weighed more was plain at a glance.
The final line of the letter bade Hong Zhong cooperate unconditionally with Nan Tianguan's demands. Otherwise, should he persist willfully and bring loss upon the Hong Chamber of Commerce, he would be investigated and punished severely on the charge of dereliction of duty.