A life of success begins with being a landlord.

Dao Zixiong looked down on women, treating them all as lifeless vases. When he was discussing business, he generally didn't pay attention to the women around him.

But I didn't dare. I wasn't sure if the woman next to Daozai Xiong would ruin my plans.

Upon hearing this, Dao Zixiong ripped off the blanket and kicked the woman, yelling, "Get out!"

The moment the blanket was pulled back, a glimpse of spring was revealed.

I quickly turned around, embarrassed to stare.

Dao Zai Xiong, however, burst into laughter.

The woman even pouted and said, "Brother Xiong, what are you doing? I'm not dressed yet..."

I felt even more awkward, so I simply left the bedroom and waited outside while smoking.

Two minutes later, the beautiful woman came out, winked at me, and waved goodbye.

I shook my head. The world is going to the dogs!

Dao Zixiong, now dressed, called me to the bedroom and asked, "Is it about Kuai Dafa? Just kill him, it'll be fine!"

"Brother Xiong, this isn't about Kuai Dafa."

I shook my head and said in a low voice, "Zhang Scarface told me this afternoon that a group of people from western Guangdong plan to kill me tonight."

"Motorcycle gangs from western Guangdong?" Dao Zixiong frowned. "Why would they attack you?"

"Someone is paying to take my life."

"Who paid for your life?" Dao Zaixiong's expression gradually turned serious.

"Brother Xiong, I don't have concrete evidence, but I strongly suspect someone." I sighed, "It's someone close to you. Without evidence, I dare not speak recklessly."

"The one next to me?"

Dao Zai Xiong threw away his cigarette butt: "Anyone around me who dares to plot against you is a traitor! Who do you suspect? Tell me. If you have evidence, I'll chop him up!"

"Brother Xiong, calm down..."

I hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let me start from the beginning, otherwise it won't be clear."

Dao Zixiong nodded.

I'll start from the beginning and tell you the story between Tiger and Erxia.

I embellished the description of how the tiger treated Erxia.

Then I brought up the details of this incident, including the relationship between me, Liang Laosi, and Liang Sanjie.

Finally, I sighed and said, "Regarding the Liang Sanjie incident last time, I'm pretty sure it was Tiger who betrayed me. He wants to kill me this time for two reasons: first, he's afraid I'll retaliate against him because of the Liang Sanjie incident, so he's striking first; second, it's because I'm highly valued by Brother Xiong. If I'm killed, he'll become Brother Xiong's top general... Of course, these are all just my analysis and speculations, without any evidence."

"Brother Xiong, you're an old hand at this, can you analyze this for me?"

There is no concrete evidence at the moment, so I can only say this: leave the decision to Dao Zaixiong.

"Damn it!" Dao Zixiong thought for a moment, then suddenly gritted his teeth:

"No wonder Qiangzi reminded me before he left that Tiger shouldn't be given important responsibilities. Now that you've analyzed it, I also think Tiger is very suspicious. Wait a minute, I'll call Tiger up..."

As he spoke, Daozai Xiong picked up his phone, ready to make a call.

"Brother Xiong, you absolutely mustn't!" I hurriedly stopped Daozai Xiong, whispering, "If we ask him now, he'll never admit it, even if we beat him to death."

Dao Zixiong frowned: "Then what do you suggest we do?"

"Brother Xiong, we can take it slow and verify whether my analysis and guesses are correct."

I smiled and said, "If I'm wrong, then I've misunderstood Tiger, and I apologize to him. If I'm right, then we'll leave the decision of what to do with Tiger to Xiong Ge."

Dao Zixiong nodded: "What are your plans? Those guys in western Guangdong have been very rampant lately; they're all desperate criminals, just like Zhang Bazi."

I thought for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Tonight I'll have someone drive my car and see if anyone tries to harm me. I'll set up an ambush and capture a few of these guys from western Guangdong alive; we'll know the truth in no time!"

Dao Zixiong remained silent for a long time before saying, "Do you have enough men? Don't let them really get hacked to pieces."

I nodded: "No problem, Xiong Ge, I can handle it."

Dao Zixiong was also clever. After taking a couple of puffs of his cigarette, he suddenly asked, "Did you ask Nan Batian for help? Or did you ask Zhang Bazi for help?"

I couldn't hide this from anyone, so I admitted it directly: "Brother Xiong is right, Nan Batian did bring a few people with him, saying they were there to help me."

During this period, Dao Zixiong and Sang Kun had a good relationship because Sang Kun received money and benefits from the Peninsula Slope project.

Therefore, Dao Zai Xiong was not opposed to Nan Batian coming to help.

Dao Zixiong nodded: "Alright, go ahead and make the arrangements. I'll be going to Sanlichuan later too."

"Brother Xiong, whatever you do, don't let the tiger find out."

I reiterated, "If the tiger notices, he'll stop. Once he stops, we'll never know if the tiger is a traitor."

Dao Zai Xiong waved his hand: "Don't worry, I'm not stupid!"

I'm not at all relieved!

Dao Zai Xiong was originally a male prostitute; besides being good at killing people, he was also good at sleeping with women.

Coming down from the seventh floor, I encountered the tiger again.

That bastard seems to be waiting for me here.

"Brother Zu, you're down?" Tiger came up and offered him a cigarette, asking, "Is it something important?"

"It's very important, but it's a good thing. You'll see in a couple of days."

I put my arm around Tiger's shoulder and chuckled softly, "I like college students, the clean ones. If you come across any good ones here, save them for me and give me a call. We're brothers, I won't treat you badly."

Tiger grinned: "That's too much, Brother Zu. You wait, in less than three days, I'll make you feel good."

"Thanks, bro!" I laughed heartily, patted Tiger on the shoulder, and strode away.

The tiger stood there, motionless, even after I had walked away, I wondered what it was thinking.

On my way back, I took a detour, passing by Yingcai School, and parked in front of Jin Sangzi.

Back in my office, Mr. Fei from Wuhu Printing Factory called me, angrily shouting, "Wang Yaozu, several of our factory's key technical staff have been taken to Zhangshutou. Did you order that?"

They're all smart people; they immediately knew it was me!

I smiled faintly: "Mr. Fei, what nonsense are you talking about? As the head of the Sanlichuan area's security division, I act in accordance with the law. I am not aware of this matter. However, I can inquire about it for you."

"You don't need to ask anymore, I've already brought our people back!"

Mr. Fei was furious: "Wang Yaozu, I'm warning you, we're a legitimate company, we came here through investment promotion. If you dare to cause any more trouble, I'll report you to the city authorities and you'll be in deep trouble!"

"Wow, Mr. Fei is that amazing?" I laughed.

"Since you have good relations with the city, why don't you just move the printing plant to the city center? Sanlichuan is a mixed bag, with too many young punks. Who knows, one day some trouble might come your way."

As soon as your workers leave the house, I'll grab a few and send them to the camphor tree.

As an entrepreneur, Mr. Fei can indeed protect the workers, but it's quite disgusting to see him come every now and then, right?

As for him going to the city to file a complaint, I'm not worried at all.

These small businesses all found their way here on their own; they weren't brought in through any investment promotion efforts.

The investment attraction here targets Taiwanese and Hong Kong businesses, as well as well-known large enterprises and emerging technology industries.

Printing plants are a major source of pollution.

In most cities, such companies are not rare.