A life of success begins with being a landlord.

I glanced at Lao Zhang and shook my head, saying, "It's alright, I haven't eaten enough yet. I'll just wait another half hour and chat with Brother Zhang and Brother Hong."

I guess Mei Hongju meant well; he was worried I'd drunk too much and wanted me to leave Wanghailou so I could go to the hospital if anything happened.

Or rather, Mei Hongju has already won, so I can quit while I'm ahead. If I get drunk like I have rosacea later, this bet will end up being a mess.

Old Zhang clapped his hands and raised his hand, saying, "Eat your food, don't be shy."

I certainly didn't stand on ceremony; I ate and chatted amiably.

The dishes at Wanghailou Restaurant are the most famous in Dongguan.

Dao Zixiong said that ordering a table of dishes casually would cost several thousand dollars.

Such an extravagant banquet, why not take advantage of it?

Half an hour passed quickly, and I was still perfectly normal, except that my lower abdomen felt bloated and I needed to urinate.

"Brother Hong, Brother Zhang, we've finished eating, we'll be going now."

I winked at Daozai Xiong, then stood up and greeted him.

Dao Zixiong didn't stand on ceremony and put all 200,000 yuan in cash into his cloth bag.

Mei Hongju stood up and said with a smile, "Wang Yaozu, think about it when you get back. If you want to make big money, you can come find me anytime."

"Thank you, Brother Hong!" I mumbled a reply and said goodbye with Daozai Xiong.

After leaving the private room, I quickly looked for the restroom.

Dao Zixiong accompanied me to the toilet, carrying my bag, and muttered, "Brother, I've become your follower now, accompanying you to the toilet and carrying your bag!"

"Brother Xiong, I drank more than four catties of baijiu today, so please bear with me." I chuckled.

My second uncle gave me a secret recipe for never getting drunk, but I don't know what the pharmacology is. I feel like the alcohol I drink is excreted without even passing through my liver. Even my urine smells of alcohol.

Sigh, it's not easy to get 200,000.

As I left the hotel, I saw Tiger and another henchman already waiting there.

It was Dao Zai Xiong who told them to come and drive.

Once I got in the car, I suddenly remembered Zhang Bazi's matter and mentioned it to Daozai Xiong.

Dao Zai Xiong seemed interested and pondered, "If Zhang Bazi wants territory, I have a good place in mind."

"Where?"

"Songyu Lane, Wuwei Alley." Dao Zixiong puffed on his cigarette.

"Right now, I don't have the energy to deal with things over there. Hengjie Sangkun can't take over Songyuli either. If I cooperate with Zhang Bazi and take over Songyuli, I can make a lot more money."

I laughed: "Niu Jie from Wuwei Lane in Songyuli also came to me the day before yesterday. He also wants to cooperate with Xiong Ge. However, his cooperation is very simple: to supply Jin Sangzi and Yin Meiduo with a batch of beautiful women..."

Dao Zixiong shook his head: "In Dongguan, everything is valuable except women. Jin Sangzi and Yin Meiduo have no shortage of women. Because our entertainment center has too many women, the ones that are rejected are sent to Jin Sangzi and Yin Meiduo."

"I have no intention of cooperating with Niu Jie."

I nodded and recounted my grudges and feud with Sister Liang: "I'm looking for an opportunity to deal with that Sister Liang and get my revenge!"

Dao Zai Xiong laughed: "That's easy. Just have Tiger take a few men and chop her up. No need to kill her, just cripple her."

Tiger, sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and said, "Brother Zu, leave this to me. I guarantee I'll do a great job."

No, I don't like violence.

I shook my head and said to Dao Zaixiong, "I plan to uphold social justice and report Liang Sanjie's illegal activities so that Chief Nie and his team can investigate. If they catch her red-handed, Liang Sanjie will probably face several years in prison."

Dao Zixiong was taken aback for a moment, then patted my shoulder and laughed loudly: "Brother, you're really cunning!"

Insidious? I curled my lip. This is called wisdom, okay?

This is the "borrowing a knife to kill" strategy from the Thirty-Six Stratagems, a wisdom left by our ancestors.

Dao Zixiong checked the time again, then called Nie Suo to ask where he was.

Nie Su was still awake. He was making an unannounced visit to Dao Zixiong's entertainment center to observe the people's conditions and investigate the social security situation.

Dao Zai Xiong has arranged to meet with Nie Suo later.

Twenty minutes later, we met with Director Nie at the entertainment center.

Now that we're all familiar with each other, I won't beat around the bush and will directly state my intentions: I want to deal with Sister Liang and hope Director Nie can help.

The land in Peninsula Slope is still going through the procedures.

It is said that the groundbreaking ceremony will be held in a month.

Huo Yandong hopes that Master Zhongyun can be present on the groundbreaking day to enhance the project.

I nodded: "I've tried to contact him, but Master Zhongyun is traveling and hasn't returned yet, so it's not convenient to reach him right now. I'll go and pay my respects to him as soon as he gets back."

Nie nodded: "In short, please take good care of this matter. Once it's done, Huo Yandong will definitely treat you well."

I felt uneasy, but I still pretended to be tough and readily agreed.

Dao Zixiong brought up the matter of Wuwei Lane in Songyuli again, saying that he wanted to seize the territory and join forces with Zhang Bazi to completely control that area.

After pondering for a moment, Nie asked, "There used to be a guy named Niu Lao Er over there. What should we do with him? Will Sang Kun from Heng Street have any objections?"

The land in Songyuli is somewhat sensitive.

Although it belongs to the Sanlichuan area, it is sandwiched between the two major forces of Daozai Xiong and Sang Kun.

Moreover, some of the dishes here are neither good nor bad; they're not very tasty, but it's a shame to throw them away.

Dao Zai Xiong laughed and said, "Give Sang Kun some benefits; as for Niu Lao Er, let him follow us in the future, we'll make a lot of money from him."

Nie agreed to Daozixiong's plan: "Alright then, Xiong-ge, you make the arrangements first."

"No, you make the arrangements first." Dao Zai Xiong smiled smugly.

"First, arrest that Liang Sanjie and some of Niu Jie's henchmen. That way, Niu Jie will obey and know whose territory this is!"

I agreed with Dao Zaixiong's plan: "Yes, let's start with a show of force, then things will be easier later."

Nie laughed loudly, pointing at Dao Zixiong: "Brother Xiong's style of doing things has changed. He's not like before, always resorting to violence. It seems that Brother Wang is not only your general, but also your strategist."

I quickly waved my hand: "This was Xiong Ge's idea, it has nothing to do with me."

As we were talking, my phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number.

I went outside to answer the phone: "Who is it?"

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Wang Yaozu?" The voice on the other end of the phone had a Jiangsu-Zhejiang accent, similar to Ding Zhili's: "I am Qiao Mingtai, the chairman of Chengfeng Electronics Company."

Chengfeng Electronics?

I thought for a moment, but couldn't recall, so I asked, "Hello, Mr. Qiao, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Oh, a friend introduced me to him. I've heard that Mr. Wang is a famous entrepreneur with strong networking skills. There's something I'd like to ask you for a favor."

A famous entrepreneur?

I just rented a big yard to collect scrap, and suddenly I became a famous entrepreneur?

I suppressed a laugh and asked, "Mr. Qiao, just tell me directly, what kind of help do you need?"

Mr. Qiao hesitated, then said, "How about this, Mr. Wang, we meet and talk face-to-face, okay?"