“Then it’s no problem. Oh right, Money God, why can’t the Dragon Teeth title fall to the Zhao family?”
Mo Fei let out a breath before asking the question in his heart.
“The Zhao family, humph!”
A fierce expression appeared on Money God’s face. Although we haven’t found any clue to Death God’s whereabouts these years, we never stopped investigating in secret. The Zhao family’s shadow is behind the initial bribe to Death God to betray us, behind the ambush attack, as well as behind the later increase in Big Brother’s crimes and having someone strip his Dantian and hand and feet nerves while he was in prison. Thus, it is very likely that the Zhao family was the main cause of our brothers’ deaths. The Zhao family has great accomplishments in both the political and commercial worlds and now they want to extend their reach into the military. How could we let him succeed? You have to know, the title of Dragon Teeth is the equivalent to the rank of an army general.”
“The Zhao family? Why does the Zhao family want to hurt Big Brother Dragon Teeth?”
Mo Fei asked in confusion, a cold light flashing through his eyes.
“Because more than twenty years ago, Big Brother Dragon Teeth slept with the present Zhao family’s head’s fiancee and had Ding Ning!”
A leery smile appeared on Money God’s face and he looked very pleased.
“My god… Big Brother Dragon Teeth truly deserves to be called Dragon Teeth. How incredible.”
Mo Fei sighed with admiration. Although he was not overly familiar with the various families in Yan Jing, he knew what a major figure the Zhao family was.
The Zhao family began as a merchant family and was established after the creation of new Shenzhou country. Their business did not decline over the decades and was a well-known family among the old money as well as newly risen families.
The family’s “Shenzhou Far East Corporation” was ranked third among Shenzhou’s fortune 500. They were involved in imports and exports, real estate, restaurants and hotels, aerospace, manufacturing, new energy, cars, advertisement, luxury goods, medicine, health supplements, communication, mines, electricity, crafts, and hundreds of other professions. They could honestly claim to be a leader in the commercial world.
Bobbing along in the merchant sea made the Zhao family understand that just money was not enough, they needed power and influence as well. Thus, they gradually began to nurture and raise talented people to enter into the political sphere.
After a number of decades, the Zhao family’s students and friends were spread throughout the entire country and had major influences in the political sphere. Other than a few old and revolutionary families, the Zhao family now stood at the apex of the pyramid.
Although Dragon Teeth had many military achievements and was an army general, he was not in the same plane of existence compared to the Zhao family.
That was why Mo Fei so admired Dragon Teeth’s daring in encroaching on the Zhao family head’s territory.
“As long as you wield a hoe correctly, there is no territory that cannot be encroached upon.”
In regards to this, Money God was filled with pride. So what if the Zhao family was powerful? With Dragon Teeth around, they still couldn’t hold onto their fiancee. They even had a child.
“What is Big Brother planning to do? Fight the Zhao family?”
Mo Fei asked excitedly. Although he had changed professions for many years, the hot blood of a military man had not been extinguished in him.
“Don’t concern yourself with this too much, and it’s best if you are not involved in this. The Zhao family has a lot of power, more than we can imagine. Not only do they have great influence within the country, but they also are not unknown internationally either. They are beginning to expand out toward the entire world. Their ambition is startling.”
Money God advised with a serious expression.
“I’m not afraid. At most, I’ll stop being the director and go with you to the edges of the world.”
Mo Fei said, not accepting Money God’s words.
“Mo Fei, you have a family now. You can’t act compulsively. Even if you don’t think about yourself, you have to consider your family. Besides, if we want to overthrow the Zhao family and avenge the deaths of our twenty-five brothers, we need the help of all our brothers. Only if you all progress well and have high positions and sufficient influence, can we strike true at the crucial moment and bring down the Zhao family.”
Mo Fei tightly clenched his fist and nodded vigorously as he listened to Money God’s heartfelt words. Just like the Dragon Soul oath-taking ceremony more than twenty years ago, he replied in a serious voice, “I will be ready at a moment’s notice and will stand out to support you unconditionally when you need me. I believe that our other brothers feel the same way as I do. As long as we can find justice for the deaths of our twenty-five brothers, we will sacrifice our lives without hesitation.”
“My good brother, say no more. Tonight, we will drink and talk through the night. Quick, bring out your good cigarettes and good liquor.”
Money God’s eyes were wet. He did not like affectations. He took a deep breath and suppressed the roiling emotions in his heart. Putting his arms over Mo Fei’s shoulders, he recovered his joking expression.
“Alright, let’s go to my house. You can try your sister-in-law’s cooking. Tonight, we will drink the night away. You must tell me how you’ve been all these years!”
Mo Fei laughed loudly and walked out with his arm also around Money God’s shoulders.
Money God shook off his arm and said, with an awkward laugh, “I can’t go out looking like this; I have to go change my appearance first.”
Naturally, Money God also had biologically-simulated skin. After Money God took a trip to the washroom, Mo Fei’s jaw almost dropped in surprise. If not for the fact that Money God’s voice did not change, he would have thought it was a different person.
Money God knew that if Ding Ning wanted to enter Dragon Soul in disguise, he would not get around Mo Fei so naturally, so he did not hide this from him. He just didn’t tell him this was a biologically-simulated skin, and only said it was a kind of mystical disguise magic.
Fortunately, Mo Fei understood propriety and did not ask to learn. Otherwise, Money God didn’t know how he would muddle through.
…
“Yu Qian is in room 1707 of this building.”
Ding Ning stopped the car and said in a low voice, looking at a tall building across the street.
“How do you know?” Xiao Nuo asked expressionlessly.
“I have my methods.” Ding Ning smiled mysteriously.
Xiao Nuo frowned, “Isn’t it just that pet eagle? What are you so smug about?”
Ding Ning’s heart jumped and he asked with confusion, “What eagle?”
Xiao Nuo’s eyes stared straight at him. “The black-masked man, you can fool others but you can’t fool me.”
“What black-masked man? I don’t know what you are talking about.” Ding Ning’s expression was confused but his heart was hammering, where had he gone wrong again?
“Lie, keep on lying. Humph, if you say you are not the black-masked man, perhaps you could fool me but since you say you don’t know about the black-masked man, then that’s a confession without duress!”
Xiao Nuo revealed a crafty smile. “At the underground boxing house, you were searched for ages because of the black-masked man. Yet now you say you don’t know about the black-masked man, isn’t that too fake?”
Ding Ning inwardly felt great regret that he got tricked by her again. With some anger and annoyance, he said, “I forgot, is that not allowed?”
“Enough is enough, I won’t tell anyone else. Are you planning to hide it from me? Do you not trust me?”
Xiao Nuo said, looking at him angrily.
In front of her teary gaze, Ding Ning was quickly defeated. He rubbed his nose hopelessly. “How come I never realized you were so smart before?”
“What do you mean? Are you saying I’m stupid?” Dangerous sparks began to flash in her eyes.
“N-no, how could Captain Xiao be stupid? I was praising you, hehe!”
Ding Ning laughed awkwardly and quickly changed the subject to extinguish the fire. “Liu Zhongyu is not here, only Yu Qian. Let’s go get him.”
“Stop changing the subject. Tell me honestly, what really happened at Fantastic Stones Shop.”
Xiao Nuo was not falling for his trick. Grabbing his arm, she questioned him mercilessly.
“If I saw I killed those people, will you arrest me?”
Ding Ning looked deeply at her and suddenly fired a question back.
This was using an attack as a defense. Xiao Nuo’s expression changed unpredictably. She bit her lip, agonizing over the answer.
She liked Ding Ning but at the same time, she was a policewoman. Between love and the law, she did not know how to choose. After hesitating for a long time, she abruptly said, “Yes!”
“Do I look so much like a criminal? Relax, I didn’t kill them. Yun Sihai killed them.”
Ding Ning spoke with a smile but his emotions were complicated. He was happy that Xiao Nuo was able to maintain her principle but disappointed that even if he broke the law, she would not be swayed by her personal emotions.
Xiao Nuo stared intensely at him and slowly said, in a soft voice, “I believe you. I know you are not someone without scruples. The people you kill must deserve death for some reason but I wish you will do your best not to kill in the future. Otherwise, I will definitely bring you in personally.”
“You’re so heartless.”
Ding Ning did his best to speak and smile in a relaxed tone but his heart felt heavy for some mysterious reason.
Xiao Nuo lowered her eyes, her long lashes trembled slightly but her voice was firm. “I’m sorry, if there is such a day, I will definitely bring you in personally. But… no matter how long, even if it is a lifetime, I will wait for you.”
Ding Ning’s heart suddenly trembled. He felt that even the air had thickened and become so heavy that he could not breathe. Did this count as a different kind of confession? It was… very unique. Gently, he stretched out a hand to pick up her soft fingers and smiled slightly. “Relax, I won’t let such a thing happen.”
Xiao Nuo raised her head, allowing him to hold her hand, she said to him with a serious expression, “I’m speaking honestly.”
“Me too.” Ding Ning’s gaze clearer than they had ever been before.
Xiao Nuo looked at him steadily for a long time before smiling widely. “Hopefully you can do as you say.”
“For sure I will.”
Ding Ning’s voice was very light but his tone was very decisive, as if he was making a promise but also as if he was making a vow.
He did not blame Xiao Nuo. After all, the Xiao Nuo that can uphold such morals was the Xiao Nuo he thought was the best and wanted the most.
As if some burden had been lifted from her heart, Xiao Nuo’s smile grew even brighter. “I trust you.”
“You must trust me.” Ding Ning smiled sincerely.
“You wish!”
Seeing his smile, Xiao Nuo’s heartbeat suddenly sped up and her face flushed slightly. Pouting, she playfully curved her finger and scratched his palm.
Ding Ning played with her hands. The callouses from using guns over the years made him feel strangely heart-sore.
“Alright, time to work!”
Xiao Nuo struggled free of his hand with embarrassment and changed the topic.
“Alright, to work!”
Ding Ning smiled warmly, making Xiao Nuo’s face flush with embarrassment. She stretched out her long legs and jumped out of the car in a huff.
A family of three lived in 1707. The man was a traditional Chinese physician and his skill in Chinese Osteopathy was well known around this area.
Yu Qian suddenly crashed in and forced the man to set his bones then knocked the three of them unconscious to prevent them from calling the police.
At this moment, Yu Qian was lying on the sofa in a drunken gaze drinking alcohol. His muddy eyes were bloodshot and the room was filled with the scent of alcohol. His left shoulder was still drooping and useless. The pain caused sweat to bead on his forehead and he could only use alcohol to numb the pain.
He now felt some regret for impulsively killing Gu Fangran. As a B class martial artist, he was confident he could escape even if he was surrounded by police but what he was afraid of was not the police, he was afraid of the Seventeenth Department that was specifically responsible for maintaining law and order among martial artists.
Although the country’s regulation of modern martial artists was a lot more relaxed than the Ancient Warriors, and they did not need to register with the Bureau of Religions, it was still quite strict. The Seventeenth Department was the law enforcement department specifically for dealing with modern martial artists.
