Return to 88: Starting from Marrying My Sister-in-law

Two hours later.

Not far from the port city, on the high seas, leaden waves roared and crashed against the reefs, and the salty sea breeze carried Ma Ge's dying sobs.

Dajun released his grip, and the severed limbs traced a twisted parabola in the moonlight, like a bag of blood-soaked garbage thrown into the surging, inky tide.

The wave instantly swallowed the figures, leaving only a few rings of foam struggling in vain.

"Pfft."

The person then disappeared.

Dajun grinned again, tossed aside the blood-stained baseball bat in his hand, letting it silently sink into the deep sea. He took out a towel and slowly wiped the bloodstains between his fingers, winking at his only companion on the ship and saying, "How about that? I told you I wouldn't make things difficult for you, didn't I? It's all settled now."

Gong Ping'an remained expressionless as he raised his wrist, revealing that the hands of his wristwatch pointed to 2:27 a.m.

He spoke into the still-connected phone, his voice colder than the sea, "Boss, the fish have been released into the sea."

On the other end of the phone, the terrace of the Repulse Bay villa was shrouded in mountain mist.

Lu Yang, wrapped in a bathrobe, leaned against the railing. Gong Ping'an's flat report came through the phone receiver, while the distant harbor lights shattered into a blurry halo.

Ahead of him, at the other end of the pool, Xiao Jun was slumped in a wicker chair, chugging whiskey, the soft clinking of the glass against his teeth clearly audible.

Meanwhile, Mu Qizhong's anxious pacing echoed from the living room carpet all the way to the terrace threshold.

The two of them were clearly under no less pressure than Lu Yang at this moment, because the local gangsters who tried to ambush them down the mountain had guns, and Lu Yang didn't hide it from them, telling them immediately.

Especially that kid Xiao Jun.

This kid caused all the trouble. Although Lu Yang dealt with the first group of people, if he doesn't make a targeted response...

Just pretend it never happened.

They might think the other side is scared and won't dare to confront them in Hong Kong. Then the second and third waves of probing, and even a continuous stream of underground gangsters coming to cause trouble, are probably on their way.

What solution?

This keeps going on and on, when will it ever end?
Besides, in two years, his sister Du also wants to develop her career in Hong Kong. With such a potential problem hidden here, how can he feel at ease letting his woman settle down here?

So, in the end, we can't delay. If the other party throws a punch, whether or not it hits, they must retaliate, and they must retaliate strongly and forcefully.

You have to inflict serious damage so that the other person will think twice before trying to do something bad again, and consider whether they can withstand the furious retaliation from here.

As for the incident on the phone just now, another soul has been lost in the high seas, and another pile of fish excrement formed from human decomposition has appeared on the seabed, these are just minor episodes before the real counterattack.

"Fuck-"

The ice puck in Xiao Jun's hand suddenly rolled off, making a sharp, piercing sound as it hit the tiles, before finally falling into the pool.

Pu stood up, gritted his teeth, and said, "I will deal with the trouble I caused myself. You don't need to worry about it. Give me six months, and I... I guarantee... the Li family will never dare to mess with us again."

The tone is loud.

This decision must be difficult to make.

Lu Yang narrowed his eyes and stared at him for three seconds. "I don't object to fighting back, but don't do anything reckless. We are legitimate businessmen, and we don't do things like murder and arson, understand?"

Although he had just given the order a few hours earlier to sink a villain who came with a fire poker and tried to kidnap him into the open sea, feeding him to the sharks.

But is it illegal?
Okay, strictly speaking, it's illegal, but the high seas are not inland waters. It's a place where the laws of any country can govern it, yet no country's laws can govern it. As long as it's not too outrageous and causes public outrage, no one will be idle enough to waste police resources investigating this gangster's disappearance.

Although Mu Qizhong was also anxiously thinking about how to deal with it, he paced back and forth, and even circled around Lu Yang twice.

But his ears were unusually sharp at that moment. Lu Yang had only exchanged a few words with Xiao Jun when he hurriedly came over. "Brother Lu is right. We are legitimate businessmen; we can't imitate others by committing murder and arson, but..."

He paused when he said those two words, and stole a glance at the expression on Lu Yang's face.

Lu Yang gave him a half-smile.

He felt a knot in his heart.

Damn it, this kid clearly has a plan to deal with the Li family, but he won't utter a single word. He's just trying to make me play the villain.

hateful!

Should I tell him or not?
He was unaware that Lu Yang already had a life on his hands.

Naturally, he wouldn't try to steal the spotlight at this time.

If he continues to steal the spotlight, wouldn't he end up bearing all the blame alone?
So even for the sake of fairness, Lu Yang will not take action anymore. It's up to Xiao Jun or Mu Qizhong to shoulder the trouble from the Li family.

Lu Yang remained silent, and Mu Qizhong hesitated again. Xiao Jun, an impatient man, couldn't hold back any longer and immediately shouted, "Brother Mu, what's wrong with you? If you have a good idea, just say it. There are no outsiders here. If it doesn't work, I'll go back and bring in some people to take care of them. I don't believe that Hong Kong can still be ruled by the Li family. I'm going to beat up these local bullies."

If this clumsy method is used, it's tantamount to a full-scale war. Once the conflict breaks out, it will affect the stability and unity of Pengcheng and Gangcheng. With 97 approaching, the higher-ups will slap them in the face to maintain stability. As long as the Li family is willing to lower their heads and admit their mistakes, they might be fine. But Xiao Jun, the Qian family he dragged into the mess, and even Lu Yang and Mu Qizhong—anyone involved will definitely suffer the consequences.

Therefore, large-scale conflict is definitely not advisable.

Lu Yang shook his head as soon as he heard that.

I even thought to myself: Seriously? With this level of intelligence, how did we become such good friends in the first place? If he weren't now my brother-in-law, someone I couldn't shake off, cutting ties early on would have been the right thing to do. Sigh—

Mu Qizhong certainly couldn't hear Lu Yang's sigh, but that didn't stop him from almost turning his mouth into a crook after hearing Xiao Jun's speech, which was tantamount to a declaration of war.

Can't you use your brain for a second?
Damn, I hang out with you every day, picking up girls together. It's fun, and I've even gotten younger, but will I catch your stupidity?
He is afraid!

So he put on a pained expression and said, "Brother, I beg you, can you please stop resorting to violence all the time? We are legitimate businessmen. Even if we've suffered some injustice, well, if we want to take action against the Li family, can we do it in a roundabout way? Don't you understand what a roundabout way is?"

Xiao Jun doesn't understand any roundabout methods.

He didn't mind being sprayed with spittle by Mu Qizhong. He wiped his face and said, "You smart people won't help me come up with any ideas, so what can I do? I'm just a brute. They were even going to kidnap me with fire sticks. If it weren't for my brother Ping An and my brother Da Jun arriving in time with their men, I would be finished. I don't care. If you won't help me come up with any ideas, then I'll take my men and fight them."

Could this guy have done this on purpose?

As Lu Yang listened, he sensed something was amiss and looked at Xiao Jun, who appeared furious and on the verge of losing his temper, with a puzzled expression.

But then it seemed that the kid had also noticed something, and he secretly winked in Lu Yang's direction.

What does it mean?
"Don't speak, I'm your brother-in-law. Shut your mouth and listen to what I, Brother Mou, have to say." The two exchanged glances silently.

Four or five seconds passed quietly like that.

Those four or five seconds were enough for Mu Qizhong's brain neurons to react. The old man blurted out, "An eye for an eye! Have you read Jin Yong's martial arts novels? Do you know Murong Fu? His Li family dared to send people to kidnap us, so why don't we also use our brains in private and let the core members of the Li family taste what it's like to almost be kidnapped?"

The voice just fell.

Xiao Jun slapped his thigh, as if he had suddenly realized something, "Great idea! Brother, please tell me in detail, what should we do next? We can't just send someone to kidnap them, can we? That would be so stupid!"

No normal person would do such a thing: sending their own men to kidnap another tycoon. If the matter comes to light, or if the men they sent are arrested, wouldn't they be caught in one fell swoop?
A smart person would surely guess that there's more to it than meets the eye.

only……

Lu Yang gave Xiao Jun a strange look: This kid has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he has always been straightforward in his actions. Could it all be an act?

Then he glanced sideways at Mu Qizhong, whose face was a little stiff: And this old guy, I didn't know he read Jin Yong, um... why doesn't he read the Spring and Autumn Annals?

Mu Qizhong's face was ashen, as if he'd eaten shit. He knew he'd fallen for the trick of this seemingly handsome young man, but the words were already out. Taking them back now would be humiliating and pointless, so he retorted in a desperate attempt to salvage the situation:

"You know perfectly well, so why are you asking me?"

"Hmph, it's nothing more than taking advantage of the chaos."

But how exactly does one fish in troubled waters?
Go on!

Don't stop!
Xiao Jun looked on expectantly, his face practically screaming "Please enlighten me!" He was like a well-behaved 1.8-meter-tall baby waiting for Mu Qizhong to feed him.

Mu Qizhong clutched his heart, his lips trembling with anger. Finally, he closed his eyes and said, "There are plenty of ruthless bandits in this world who want to kidnap the rich and make a fortune. There are countless desperate criminals, but they just don't have the opportunity. We're not doing anything bad. We'll just have someone leak some necessary information about the Li family's whereabouts. If something happens to the Li family, what does it have to do with us?"

After he finished speaking, he looked up at the ceiling and tears of regret streamed down his face.

For a moment, I really wanted to slap myself a few times.

This is it, it's all over, it's all over, we're completely stuck on this pirate ship, there's no getting off now.

Xiao Jun winked at Lu Yang, raised his eyebrows as if to claim credit, and then said loudly, "That's how it'll be done. Listen to Brother Mu. Brother Mu, it's your idea, and I'll carry it out. Just wait and hear the good news."

He said that.

Mu Qizhong felt a little better and wiped away the tears of regret that welled up in his eyes.

Without uttering a sound, he went back to sleep.

You two are at least somewhat virtuous.

Damn it, he dragged me into this mess, you bastard! No, this kid's brain is like mush, he's not that smart. It must be that little bastard Lu Yang, it must be that kid's dirty idea, deliberately trying to scheme against me.

See how deeply ingrained people's thoughts can be? Lu Yang did nothing wrong, yet he suffered this undeserved disaster.

the next day.

Lu Yang directly entrusted the subsequent transaction of purchasing the luxury house on Victoria Peak to Shelley, a mixed-race white woman with 1/8 Chinese ancestry, who was the head of his newly appointed company, Hong Kong City.

Without giving certain people another chance to react, they led their men across the border and returned to their own lair.

As the saying goes, a wise man does not stand under a crumbling wall. Last night, although Gong Ping'an and Da Jun proved with their men that they had enough ability to protect Lu Yang in Hong Kong, ordinary thugs and street gangsters could not get close to Lu Yang or pose any threat to him.

But Lu Yang didn't get carried away; in fact, he was so cautious that Xiao Jun and Mu Qizhong sometimes felt that Lu Yang was being a little too cautious.

The other side suffered such a huge loss yesterday, and they are already on guard. Do you think they would dare to make another move in the near future?

I'd give him ten times the courage of a "little superman".

"Pity."

"Yes, what a pity. That kid surnamed Lu has already bought a house, while the two of us haven't bought one yet. If the house prices really rise as much as he predicted, won't we suffer a huge loss?"

Even at this point, money was still the first thing on their minds.

Lu Yang rolled his eyes at both of them.

Let them figure it out for themselves.

What the hell?
Do you want me to have ten lives?
Why lend it? Are you risking your life, gambling that the other person doesn't have the guts? Have you lost your mind? Have you been eaten by a dog?

If it weren't for wanting to save face for these two guys, Lu Yang would definitely have hurled some really nasty insults at them.

That is, when they crossed the border at Shekou and set foot on inland soil.

At this very moment, in a luxurious club in Hong Kong, Li Zekai, one of the strong contenders in this year's Miss Hong Kong pageant, is personally bowing his head to serve her.

He slapped the sweet-looking young lady across the face.

"roll!"

"Get out of here!"

He could have easily pulled up his pants and then turned his back on the person, but he didn't even bother with that. Instead, he kicked the person several meters away with a powerful kick to the heart.

This girl, who was just one step away from becoming Miss Hong Kong, didn't even dare to scream. Under Li Zekai's terrifying gaze, she humbly crawled out of the private room with a terrified expression.

Sure enough, not long after, a series of crashing sounds came from inside, as countless expensive bottles of red wine were smashed to pieces.

"Dare to touch my people."

“Very well, you think you can get away with it by escaping back to the mainland, and that I can’t do anything to you, huh? You really think the Li family is made of paper… Investigate their business in Hong Kong for me. Don’t let any business dealings with them go unnoticed. Once you’ve found out, I’ll make sure these people can’t move an inch in Hong Kong.”

In other words, the old man on the mainland forbade him from doing anything reckless and forbade the Li family from engaging in any illegal or disorderly conduct on the mainland... Otherwise, this time... Hmph, he wouldn't let it go so easily.

In his view, sending someone to wipe out all of Lu Yang and his group's business and operations in the port city was already an act of mercy on Lu Yang and his group.

Just as Lu Yang had predicted, last night's counterattack, even with the disappearance of a minor leader, had absolutely no effect on Li Zekai, a scion of a powerful family who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and controlled the lifeline of the people of Hong Kong.

But it's okay, the big one is coming next. (End of Chapter)