The Underground Emperor: Starting with Running Away with His Sister-in-Law

Ding Xin slowly exhaled a puff of smoke.

Suddenly, he asked, "I heard you've been involved in human smuggling lately?"

"Who said that? That's not true!"

Zhang Yishuai quickly shook his head in denial, his expression as sincere as could be.

There's no room for misunderstanding.

It should be noted that, although he is still nominally the leader of the Yi Shuai faction.

But in reality, he was already Ding Xin's subordinate.

In other words.

The businesses of the Yi Shuai faction all belonged to the Xinyi faction.

If he were to secretly engage in other shady activities without Ding Xin's knowledge or permission, he would be committing a grave taboo in the underworld.

"is it?"

Ding Xin flicked the ash from his cigarette and said casually, "Then why have I heard that you've been getting quite close to those snakeheads lately?"

"Recently, several groups of people have come from my hometown. They're all related to me in some way. They heard I'm doing well here, so they came to rely on me. But I just help with the arrangements; I'm not involved in the smuggling business..."

Zhang Yishuai was sweating profusely.

He tried very hard to explain, while occasionally observing Ding Xin's expression.

I'm afraid Ding Xin might have misunderstood something.

To be honest...

He didn't actually attempt to smuggle himself into the country; after all, he's doing quite well now, so there's no need for him to.

Moreover, he is a person who cares a lot about his image.

To put it nicely, he has a kind of altruistic spirit; once he becomes successful, he doesn't hesitate to help those he knows.

"In this case..."

Ding Xin pressed further, "You should be quite familiar with those snakeheads by now, right?"

"Well, it's alright. I'm fairly familiar with a few, but I can only recognize most of them by their faces..."

Zhang Yishuai looked nervous and carefully considered his answer.

"ah!"

Ding Xin looked at him like this.

He slowly exhaled a puff of smoke and chuckled, "Why are you so nervous, buddy? Afraid I'll eat you up?"

"hehe.."

Zhang Yishuai chuckled twice: "No, no..."

Actually...

He was indeed afraid!

"Damn it, you're still the boss here."

Ding Xin laughed and cursed.

He stopped beating around the bush and said directly, "Whether you do that business or not is none of my concern. I'm here today because I need your help with something..."

"What are your orders?"

Zhang Yishuai's expression was solemn.

"From now on, keep an eye out for any suspicious-looking people among those who come by."

"Something's not right?"

Zhang Yishuai asked with a serious expression, "What do you mean?"

"It's nothing, I just received word that someone is planning to hire someone to kill someone, and the target is a friend I recently met..."

"You mean, someone wants to hire people from over there?"

Ding Xin nodded.

He only came to see Zhang Yishuai on a whim after meeting Professor Jin yesterday.

Before the plot of "The Yellow Sea" begins.

If possible, he still wanted to protect Professor Kim Sung-hyun.

Actually, he's been pondering a question lately...

Should we start building our network of righteous connections?

We can't just call on Oh Soo-yeon every time something happens, can we?

It's not his style to rely on women for everything...

Take Wu Xiuyan, for example...

Ding Xin always felt that she also had her own secrets.

and...

If your own development is not comprehensive, you can't always rely on others...

As for why they wanted to protect Kim Sung-hyun.

In Ding Xin's view.

Regardless of the circumstances, Kim Sung-hyun's ability to become a university professor, whether nominal or honorary, must be due to his considerable talent.

That gangster kid Kim Tae-won rose to power little by little thanks to Kim Sung-hyun's connections.

It was just something I did casually anyway.

"President Ding, don't worry, I understand!"

Zhang Yishuai patted his chest and assured him, "I will keep a close eye on things and report to you immediately if anything happens!"

Ding Xin was very satisfied with his attitude.

She reached out and patted his shoulder, smiling as she said, "Just do your best."

"Yes!"

Zhang Yishuai nodded emphatically.

As Ding Xin's strength grew, the opportunities for him to flatter him dwindled.

Although nominally he was Ding Xin's team member.

But in reality, he also knew that he was just an insignificant nobody.

or...

He wouldn't be so nervous because Ding Xin came without his notice.

to him.

Now that Ding Xin has offered him his help, it's the perfect time to build a closer relationship...

Of course, it's to show loyalty!

Seeing how cooperative he was, Ding Xin took the initiative to start a few more conversations...

Things like the planning of the Kali Peak boutique hotel, and whether there are any issues with the properties managed by Zhang Yishuai...

Finally, Zhang Yishuai's mother was specifically mentioned.

after all.

Previously, Zhang Yishuai's mother's birthday banquet was ruined by that bastard Zhang Qian...

The situation is calm right now.

This is a good opportunity to reorganize it.

Zhang Yishuai hadn't expected Ding Xin to bring this up, and his expression clearly showed some interest...

He's a very filial son...

Then, the two chatted casually for a while.

It was getting late.

Ding Xincai left the mahjong parlor under Zhang Yishuai's respectful gaze...

......

On the other side of the sea.

A dilapidated mahjong room.

The mahjong room was bustling with noise and filled with smoke as people discussed the game enthusiastically, bursts of laughter erupting from time to time.

Some people had cigarettes in their mouths, some held mahjong tiles in their hands, and some were focused on their own game, afraid of missing any detail.

The table near the corner.