Chapter 47: Joining the Dragon Group
Upon seeing Li Yun in this state, it seemed he had already guessed the purpose of the visit.
After a moment of thought, Ouyang Zhentian decided to state his intentions.
"Mr. Li, I've come this time intending to mediate the conflict between the Li family and the King's Palace."
"These past days, the disturbances you've caused have been too great, severely affecting social peace. Our organization, the Dragon Group, has its core mission of maintaining peace in the Great Han Empire."
"So, I hope both sides can stop and end the violence."
Indeed, he had come to mediate.
Li Yun let out a mocking laugh, uncertain if Ouyang Zhentian had lost his mind or if this was an attempt at "courtesy first, war later."
At this point, who could possibly achieve reconciliation?
Neither he nor Mo Bufan would accept it.
"What Leader Ouyang says is admirable—'cease violence and hostilities'—but Mo Bufan broke my son's leg, killed Chen Feilong, the son of Chen Tianfang, hacked the businesses of four major families, attacked our stocks, and now you ask me to make peace with him? It seems Leader Ouyang is joking too much."
"Mr. Li, from what I understand, your son's injury isn't serious. As for Chen Feilong's death, he provoked the people of the King's Palace. Regarding the stock attacks, your losses haven't been significant. Meanwhile, the subordinates of the King's Palace killed are countless. Continuing this dispute won't benefit either side."
"Oh?"
"Is that so?"
"Isn't the Great Han Empire supposed to be a no-go zone for mercenaries? Now, with so many mercenaries entering, what is your organization doing? Why aren't you intervening?"
"I, Li Yun, as the richest man in Jinling, have the responsibility and duty to eliminate these murderous mercenaries for the safety of Jinling's people."
"Since your organization has ties with these mercenaries and refuses to act, naturally, I must step in. I won't allow these mercenaries to threaten society."
Li Yun spoke firmly, showing that mediation wasn't an option.
"Mr. Li, I advise you to reconsider. These mercenaries aren't as simple as you think. They kill, burn, bomb, and assassinate—they're capable of anything. While our organization is doing its best to suppress them, we can't guarantee they won't take risks and do something extreme."
"If Mr. Li is willing to make peace with them, I can mediate and guarantee that the people of the King's Palace withdraw completely from Jinling, even the Great Han Empire."
Ouyang Zhentian didn't give up and continued to persuade him.
"Something extreme? I'd like to see what kind of extreme measures they could take." Li Yun sneered. Was this man trying to threaten him?
He couldn't control Mo Bufan, yet he thought Li Yun was an easy target?
"Sir! Something has happened, Sir!"
At that moment, a servant rushed in frantically.
"What happened?"
"It's the gold mine. The guards reported that unknown individuals broke in and blew it up. Dozens of workers are trapped underground and can't get out."
The servant reported trembling, fearful of Li Yun's wrath.
"Leader Ouyang, are you telling me this is Mo Bufan's 'extreme measure'? If I don't back down, will my mansion be the next to blow up?" Li Yun turned to Ouyang Zhentian, waiting to hear what else he had to say.
Ouyang Zhentian's face turned pale.
This was a slap in the face!
A direct slap!
That damned Mo Bufan—despite the warnings, he'd gone and blown up someone else's mine.
"Mr. Li, I will investigate this and give you an answer."
"Wait!" Li Yun raised his hand, stopping Ouyang Zhentian as he prepared to leave.
"Do you have anything else to say, Mr. Li?" Ouyang Zhentian turned back, looking at him in confusion, unsure of what more he wanted.
"Leader Ouyang, now that Mo Bufan and these mercenaries are so out of control, shouldn't you, as the leader of the Dragon Group, do something for society?"
"I'm not asking you to kill them, but at the very least, maintain peace and stability, right?"
"That's not something Mr. Li should worry about. Our organization has the capability to decide."
"I'd rather not worry. But when Mo Bufan was imprisoned, everything was under control. Then someone decided to release him, which led to all these problems."
"Are you blaming General Liu?"
Ouyang Zhentian looked at Li Yun with disdain. Was this man daring to openly blame Liu?
"Blaming him? No. General Liu promised that Mo Bufan wouldn't cause trouble here. But now, Leader Ouyang, by shielding a mercenary, you're letting him harm the people of the Great Han Empire. If you can't control Mo Bufan, then for the sake of Jinling's people, I, Li Yun, will have to step in."
The Dragon Group wanted to stay neutral, but it wouldn't be so easy.
He wanted Ouyang Zhentian to take a stance against Mo Bufan.
"Mr. Li, don't worry. In three days, I'll give you and the people of Jinling an answer."
Ouyang Zhentian said this and didn't linger, as he needed to figure out what Mo Bufan was up to.
...
At the Chen family residence.
Two figures, one ahead and one behind, appeared near the Chen house.
"Tao Ruisi, I'm warning you again, the King gave clear orders—no killing of innocents," the phantom operative warned Tao Ruisi once more.
"Enough already! Why are you so annoying? I'm not going to kill them, just scare them out of their wits."
Ignoring the phantom operative's persistence, Tao Ruisi leapt into the Chen house.
The operative shook his head and quickly followed.
...
"What?"
"The Wuji gold mine has collapsed? What's going on? What happened?"
In his study, Chen Tianfang erupted in fury upon hearing about the collapse of the Wuji gold mine.
That was a project worth hundreds of millions, with at least tens of millions in profits for him.
Now that it had collapsed, not only had he lost money, but workers were also trapped. This needed to be resolved immediately.
Moreover, the impact of this incident would be hard to erase.
The butler, seeing Chen Tianfang's rage, also trembled in fear.
"The exact situation is still being investigated. It's said that someone infiltrated the mine. President Li has already sent many people and resources to handle it and investigate, along with the city government officials."
Someone infiltrated?
Was it that damned Mo Bufan again?
"Dammit!"
"Send someone to get to the bottom of this. Also, send personnel to assist President Li's people in rescuing the trapped workers."
"Understood!"
The butler quickly left, leaving Chen Tianfang seething with anger.
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