Chapter 453: Standing Alone

### Chapter 453: The New Alliance

Previously, Rose had mentioned that an influential figure from outside the region was seeking to collaborate with her to expand the underground forces in the south and consolidate the smaller gangs. The thought had rekindled her dormant but passionate spirit. With Yang Chen's approval, she began to strategize and plan.

However, Yang Chen had never bothered to delve into the details and was unaware of who Rose's collaborator was. It wasn't until now, when Liu Qingshan displayed that "so what?" expression, that Yang Chen finally understood.

Damn, his first meeting with one of his "future fathers-in-law" turned out to be with an underworld boss! And his so-called "business" in Beijing might well be the operations of a criminal syndicate under the Emperor's nose!