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When they heard this voice, Ma Ye and Zhang Dao both froze in surprise.

They had just thought about lifting their heads to see who this speaker was—the voice was very unfamiliar, unlike any of Tiger's known lieutenants.

"Could it be a newly recruited expert?"

This thought inevitably surfaced in both their minds, so they almost simultaneously wanted to look up.

However, before their heads even moved, they felt their heads and necks were clamped by someone from behind, making them totally immobile.

Ma Ye was a slightly chubby guy who wasn't very strong; according to him—he "makes his living with his brain..." Therefore, he didn't move or resist, priding himself on being smart and not resisting blindly without assessing the situation first.

In his opinion, the reason Eighth Elder had been chopped down wasn't that he wasn't up to the opponent but because he hadn't clearly seen the situation before rashly resisting. If it were Ma Ye in that position, he would certainly have let himself be used to make an example to warn the others.

The current situation was very similar to the robbery that happened yesterday—in the same place, though it was unclear whether it involved the same people. Ma Ye, with his head down, began to calculate.

But Zhang Dao was a robust fellow with considerable strength who had been knocked down by a surprise attack; now he felt too humiliated to continue kneeling and wanted to rise; such disgraceful kneeling wasn't something Brother Dao could accept.

Unfortunately, his strength clearly wasn't sufficient against the person who had gripped his neck, wanting to stand but unable to do so; his leg joints were directly pinned down by someone's feet, which made his face grimace in pain, and with his neck clamped, all he could do was twist his body to show his resistance.

"Loosen your grip, don't be like this! I've already shown such great respect; at the very least, I should be afforded this bit of dignity..."

The voice that had spoken earlier spoke again, the tone now much more heavily laced with mockery.

"Didn't you hear Young Master Qin? Hurry up and let go..."

The men controlling Ma Ye and Zhang Dao hesitated slightly; Mouse Qiang on the side immediately spoke up in displeasure, and they quickly let go and stepped aside.

With their captors' hands loosened, Ma Ye and Zhang Dao were finally free. This time, they didn't rush to stand up but first looked up and noticed Qin Fang, who had settled himself into a chair.

Standing beside Qin Fang was his ever-present brother, Qin Shouxiong, and on the other side was Mouse Qiang, putting on airs as if he had Tiger's might.

"Mouse Qiang!"

Zhang Dao immediately recognized Mouse Qiang and gritted his teeth with a wrathful expression, wishing he could tear Mouse Qiang to pieces.

In the past few days, the attacks on Fang Feixue had been carried out by people sent by Zhang Dao and Wang Hu, and they were naturally familiar with Mouse Qiang sent by Tiger's side.

In fact, they had all treated Mouse Qiang's sudden rise as a joke, never taking him seriously, considering him nothing more than a lucky bootlicker.

Even now, Zhang Dao hadn't changed his mind; he had always looked down on Mouse Qiang, yet here he was, kneeling before him...

With this thought, Zhang Dao no longer hesitated and stood up straight, glaring at Mouse Qiang and gradually shifting his gaze to Qin Fang.

"Young Master Qin?"

Ma Ye also recognized Mouse Qiang, but unlike Zhang Dao, he didn't rise impulsively. Instead, he pondered the meaning of the two words "Young Master Qin."

The rise of Mouse Qiang was due to whom? They had all investigated this—the patron behind Fang Feixue and the one Young Master Rui wanted to deal with. Unfortunately, that person had supposedly died falling off a cliff in Xishu Province, leading Young Master Rui to consider destroying Fang Feixue.

Perhaps out of gratitude, Mouse Qiang's defense of Fang Feixue could be called relentless, a fact that even Li Rui had commended to Ma Ye once, sending chills down his spine. Therefore, Ma Ye had a vivid memory of the event and, naturally, knew a bit more about Mouse Qiang.

"Young Master Qin... That person seems to have the surname... Qin!"

As Ma Ye mulled over it, he suddenly remembered that the man rumored to have died in the fall also had the surname Qin and was only second to Tang Cheng and Li Rui in prestige in Ninghai...

And now... Mouse Qiang was following him, there was still no news from Wang Hu, even Drunken Cat Nightclub where over a hundred of their men were stationed seemed to have been taken over by the opposition, and the young man sitting in front of them had the surname Qin... Could it be that he was the man?

The more Ma Ye thought, the more terrifying he found it, feeling as though they had fallen into a huge conspiracy. Perhaps right from the beginning, the news of that man's death was a ruse, and his superior, Young Master Rui, had been tricked, with the enemy now launching their attack.

"A man surnamed Qin wouldn't dare to trouble Young Master Rui directly, but us..."

Suddenly, Ma Ye felt like a pawn in someone's game. He, who always considered himself smart, had underestimated the opponent's strength from the very beginning. He even speculated that last night's event was orchestrated by the man before him, even though it would have been a foolish thing for him to do.

"Guessed who I am?"

Seeing Ma Ye's face suddenly enlightened but then instantly aged, there was not the slightest change of emotion on Qin Fang's face. He had no pity in his heart for the two men before him.

It was said that Zhang Dao and Wang Hu were two valiant generals under Eighth Elder, both very ferocious characters. Qin Fang had already seen Wang Hu, with a Sin Point total just over a hundred, but the Zhang Dao before him had over six hundred Sin Points; the gap was simply too large.

As for Ma Ye, his Sin Points were fewer than Zhang Dao's, but still over three hundred, quite a bit more than Wang Hu, indicating the extent of his ferocity.

Hearing Qin Fang's question, Ma Ye gently nodded. When Mouse Qiang had blurted out Qin Fang's surname, he had already guessed the other's intentions.

But now the situation was beyond his control. On the third floor, there were quite a few of his men, but unfortunately, they were all tossed in a corner, emitting faint moans, while over ten formidable men wielding weapons guarded them.

The experts borrowed from Young Master Rui fared even worse than his own underlings—all had their arms broken and were unconscious.

Anyone could see which side held the absolute advantage in this situation. Probably only someone as foolish and brainless as Zhang Dao would dare to be so arrogant.

"Since you've recognized me, then I won't beat around the bush with you," Qin Fang nodded lightly, seemingly pleased with Ma Ye's attitude, and began to speak, "You've been harassing my Fang Fei Xue for three or four days straight, and you've even injured quite a few of my staff. For this loss… you need to compensate! I'm not asking for much, just one million!"

Ma Ye was slightly taken aback by these words, somewhat unclear about the meaning of Qin Fang's demand. However, if just one million could settle the matter, he could accept it.

"Tonight, I was entertaining friends when your people tried to bring over a hundred men to smash my place and even tried to attack me. Though I was lucky and came out unscathed, the experience was terrifying, and you'll need to compensate for that too… ten million!"

But how could Qin Fang let them off so easily? Just as Ma Ye was about to nod in agreement, Qin Fang pronounced his second demand. The reason was indeed sufficient, but the price suddenly skyrocketed tenfold, leaving Ma Ye dumbfounded and speechless.

Was Qin Fang finished speaking?

Clearly not yet!

He had a third demand...

"Hearing what that Wang Hu said, you have a few hundred more people ready to smash my shop. To ensure my shop continues its operations undisturbed, I specifically hired several experts to negotiate with you, and these experts don't come cheap, you know. It cost a million just to hire one, so count how many are here... looks like forty or fifty, right! Of course, the real experts are right by my side, and this expert brother here cost me a whopping fifty million..."

Pfft~~

Once Qin Fang spoke these words, someone spat out.

Not spitting out water, but... blood!

Who else could it be but Ma Ye!

A million for an expert—actually, they were all elites sent by Tiger, nearly fifty of them, which indeed added up to fifty million.

And that "expert brother," what Qin Fang was referring to was not Qin Shouxiong but Mouse Qiang standing next to him... well, his value just skyrocketed to fifty million.

The two fifty millions summed up was a whopping one hundred million!

Although Ma Ye managed the business here, he had limited control over the funds. He could sign off a million without batting an eye, having that authority.

Ten million was also doable if he gritted his teeth, as he'd just have to explain it to Li Rui afterward. With the news of Qin Fang still being alive, he believed Li Rui wouldn't be too harsh on him.

But one billion...

They might as well kill him with a single strike!

Just think, when Qin Fang stormed the Bihai Pavilion alone, didn't he force Li Rui to bow his head with over a billion in gambling money?

That sum of money would even make Li Rui wince because that's about all the liquid assets he had; a billion was definitely not a small amount.

Having lost forty million the day before, Li Rui almost wiped him out, and now with another billion... clearly, their lives plus the nightclub weren't worth that much.

The most crucial point was that Qin Fang hadn't mentioned a word about Li Rui from start to finish, clearly intending not to drag him into this, treating the conflict as between them and Fang Fei Xue alone.

"Fuck your mother, a billion! Why don't you just go rob a bank..."

Ma Ye was livid with rage, spitting blood, and Zhang Dao wasn't faring any better. With a roar of rage, he lunged toward Qin Fang, apparently planning to capture him and then force these people to let him leave, so he could go out and call for reinforcements... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to go to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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