"Mr. Sun, this way."

As Ye Xiao, Sun Yuze, and the others entered the Hualin Hotel, a young man in a neatly tailored suit approached them and spoke.

Sun Yuze immediately whispered to Ye Xiao, "Brother Xiao, this is my father's secretary, Li Lin."

When Li Lin reached Ye Xiao and the others, he looked at Ye Xiao and then smiled, saying, "I presume this must be Mr. Ye."

Ye Xiao responded with a smile, "That's me."

Then Li Lin led Ye Xiao and the others into an elevator, and shortly after, they arrived at a private room marked '888'.

"Mr. Ye, I apologize, but only you and Mr. Sun can enter," Li Lin said to Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow, saying, "I hope this isn't Sun Bin's idea."

Sun Yuze immediately looked at Li Lin and said, "Secretary Li, we can all enter. Open the door."

After glancing at Sun Yuze, Li Lin, seeing that Sun Yuze had spoken, didn't object and immediately opened the door to let Ye Xiao and the others in.

Ye Xiao, Sun Yuze, Zhan Bo, and Weii Yang entered the room, where there was a large round table with a slightly portly middle-aged man sitting at the head.

After entering the room, Sun Yuze immediately looked toward the middle-aged man and swiftly said, "Dad."

This person was Sun Bin. Sun Bin didn't have much confidence in Ye Xiao; the reason was simple—he didn't know Ye Xiao well, and only his son had continuously insisted that only Ye Xiao could help him.

Seeing Sun Yuze and the three young-looking men entering, Sun Bin was puzzled. Could these three young men include the person his son had assured could help him?

As Sun Bin sized up Ye Xiao and the others, Ye Xiao was also observing Sun Bin.

After Ye Xiao and the others entered, Sun Bin didn't stand up but maintained a stern expression. As the second-in-command of Minghai City, he still carried an air of officialdom. Sun Yuze addressed him as 'dad', and Sun Bin barely nodded in acknowledgment.

Ye Xiao walked into the room and boldly sat opposite Sun Bin, while his eyes remained fixed on Sun Bin. Zhan Bo and Weii Yang immediately stood behind Ye Xiao.

Clearly, who Ye Xiao was seemed to be self-evident.

Seeing his father so cold, Sun Yuze looked worriedly at Ye Xiao, then quickly walked up to Sun Bin and said, "Dad, this is the Brother Xiao I mentioned to you."

"So, you are Ye Xiao," Sun Bin said in an official tone.

"Second-in-command of Minghai, quite the stature," Ye Xiao said, very displeased with Sun Bin as soon as he entered the room.

Secretary Li immediately glared at Ye Xiao and said, "How dare you speak like that?"

Ye Xiao raised his hand slightly, and understanding the cue, Zhan Bo and Weii Yang immediately stepped forward. Weii Yang walked up to Li Lin and without a word, kicked him. Li Lin, a mere clerical worker, and Weii Yang, although only a semi-trained martial artist, was still somewhat involved with martial arts. That kick was certainly not light for Li Lin.

Li Lin cried out as he was kicked back two steps and fell to the ground, struggling to get up.

"How dare you hit someone!"

After all, attacking the dog still depends on the owner, let alone this man was Sun Bin's confidant. Sun Bin immediately spoke in a cold voice.

Weii Yang, however, didn't listen to Sun Bin and instead walked up to Li Lin and stepped on his chest, making it even harder for Li Lin to stand up.

"Your attitude towards Brother Xiao is linked to the punishment you receive," Weii Yang declared indifferently, ignoring the furious look from Sun Bin as he glared at Li Lin and spoke loudly.

Sun Yuze was also taken aback. He knew who Li Lin was. Although he was somewhat worried about Li Lin daring to disrespect Ye Xiao, he didn't expect Weii Yang to be so disrespectful. However, Sun Yuze knew Ye Xiao to some extent, so he remained silent.

Ye Xiao chuckled and looked at Sun Bin, saying, "Sun Bin, keep calm. If you make my brother unhappy, I can't guarantee what might happen to this so-called Secretary Li."

"Nonsense." Sun Bin glared at Ye Xiao angrily, saying, "You do realize you are assaulting a staffer."

Sun Bin's words only spurred Weii Yang further, who then proceeded to beat Li Lin severely, leaving Li Lin nearly unconscious.

"Yu Ze." Sun Bin glared at his son.

"Shut your mouth," Ye Xiao suddenly shouted loudly at Sun Bin.

Sun Bin was stunned by Ye Xiao's words, not expecting Ye Xiao to be so audacious, considering he was the second-in-command of Minghai.

"I've been tolerating you for a long time. I'm doing this because you are Sun Yuze's father, otherwise, it might not be Li Lin who's getting beaten," Ye Xiao said coldly.

Sun Bin quickly said, "What do you mean by that? Are you thinking of hitting me too?"

Ye Xiao suddenly laughed. But at that moment, Ye Xiao disappeared from his seat and in an instant, was right in front of Sun Bin.

Sun Bin hadn't even reacted yet.

"I won't hit you, but I dare to kill you," Ye Xiao said as he grabbed Sun Bin by the neck.

In an instant, Sun Bin's face turned purple-red.

Seeing his father in mortal danger, Sun Yuze was visibly shocked and quickly looked at Ye Xiao pleadingly, saying, "Brother Xiao, my father didn't mean it."

Sun Bin truly hadn't expected Ye Xiao to confront him so directly.

Sun Yuze then said to Sun Bin, "Dad, we're the ones seeking help now, couldn't you drop that bureaucratic tone? Brother Xiao really might kill you."

By the end, Sun Yuze's voice almost broke into a cry.

"I'm… I'm sorry," Sun Bin finally managed to utter these words.

Ye Xiao then released Sun Bin and chuckled, "Sun Yuze is right, you're asking for my help, so, you need to speak kindly to me, I really hate it when people act all high and mighty in front of me."

Ye Xiao went back to his seat.

Sun Bin looked at Ye Xiao and asked, "Can you really help me?"

"If you don't trust me, why bother calling me here?"

"It's not that I don't trust you, it's just…" Sun Bin looked at Ye Xiao, clearly at a loss for words.

"Come here," Ye Xiao said.

"What for?" Sun Bin looked at Ye Xiao, truly wary of the nearly fatal experience he just had. To him, staying alive was all that mattered now, even if it meant being Chen Maozhong's deputy in the future.

"If you want to be number one, come here," Ye Xiao said.

Sun Bin hesitated for a moment but eventually got up and walked towards Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao pulled out a red card from his clothing, which was the Flame Dragon Team membership card given to him by Ouyang Hua.

As Sun Bin approached Ye Xiao, he looked puzzledly at him. Ye Xiao then handed the Flame Dragon Team membership card to Sun Bin.

Sun Bin was very confused at first but was startled as soon as he looked at it, then stared wide-eyed at Ye Xiao.

"Don't be surprised, I think now you should have enough reason to follow my orders," Ye Xiao said with a smile.

Sun Bin's expression turned serious, and he carefully handed the card back to Ye Xiao, saying, "Of course."

Everyone was surprised, not knowing what that card was and why Sun Bin suddenly showed so much respect for Ye Xiao.

Furthermore, with Sun Bin standing right in front of Ye Xiao, his posture was somewhat humble, making it seem like Sun Bin was a level below Ye Xiao.

"Sun Bin, just quietly wait to become your number one man, but I, Ye Xiao, never engage in a deal that doesn't profit me, so the condition is that you'll need to earnestly uphold Heavenly Gate Security Company's interests in Minghai City in the future."

"Heavenly Gate Security Company?" Sun Bin asked puzzledly, looking at Ye Xiao, "That is…"

Heavenly Gate Security Company had just been established and was still a small company, so it was understandable that Sun Bin didn't know it.

"'Heavenly Gate Security Company,' you'll understand what these words mean in the future, and Sun Yuze will tell you about it," Ye Xiao said.

"I'll do my best," Sun Bin said.

"There's no 'doing your best,' there is only 'doing what must be done,'" Ye Xiao declared.

Sun Bin immediately nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Ye, also, I have prepared some wine today, so…"

"No need for wine, we will have plenty of time for that later, but we still need to eat, as we haven't eaten anything since coming out," Ye Xiao chuckled.

"That's right, that's right," Sun Bin immediately said, "Little Li, why don't you…"

Sun Bin was about to ask Li Lin to arrange the food and drinks but then remembered Li Lin was still being pinned to the ground by Wei Yang's foot.

Wei Yang looked at Ye Xiao, who slightly nodded. Then, Wei Yang returned to Ye Xiao's side.

Listening to the conversation between Sun Bin and Ye Xiao, Li Lin realized that he had offended someone he shouldn't have, wondering who exactly Ye Xiao was.

Clearly, no one was going to tell him that, but now there was something else he needed to do, and that was to take care of the food.

Li Lin patted the dust off his clothes and hurried out.

Then, Ye Xiao, Sun Bin, Wei Yang, and others had a meal in a private room, during which they exchanged some trivial words, and Sun Yuze also explained the details of Heavenly Gate Security Company to his father.

While they were eating, Ye Xiao's phone rang. He pulled it out to see a call from an unknown number and, puzzled, wondered who could have his number but still answered it.

Nie Zhen's voice came through immediately.

"Brother Ye, my father is dead," Nie Zhen's voice was distinctly cold.

Ye Xiao, of course, knew that Nie Zhen's father had died, but he still had use for Nie Zhen and promptly said with concern, "Mr. Nie, please accept my condolences."

"I want revenge; I want Black Dragon Company to pay," Nie Zhen stated.

"Justice, huh?" Ye Xiao chuckled, "Justice in this world is earned with fists. If you destroy Black Dragon Company, you will get your justice."

"That's what I believe too, but now, I need Brother Ye's help securing the head position at Axe Company," Nie Zhen said.

Ye Xiao chuckled and then said, "Alright, come to Hualin Hotel now. I have someone I'd like you to meet."

"Oh? Who?" Nie Zhen asked, curious.

Ye Xiao just smiled and said, "Sun Bin."

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Nie Zhen was stunned for a moment but then said, "Alright, I'll be right over."

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