"Boss, we've investigated. The seller of the Five-Colored Divine Stone is an overseas organization called Dark Moon. This organization is extremely mysterious and often deals in rare treasures. However, those who have participated in their auctions almost always meet with misfortune within a year. No one has ever traced it back to Dark Moon's machinations because they are too elusive; nothing can be investigated.
Boss, I feel this matter is quite tricky!" Huang Hei Niu said to Lu Yang.
"En, I understand. Continue the investigation and see if there's anything else you can uncover!" Lu Yang pondered for a moment and said into the phone.
"Yes, Boss!" Huang Hei Niu responded.
After hanging up, Lu Yang glanced out the window and calmly remarked, "A dark and windy night is perfect for murder and looting!"
"Since you've attacked me multiple times, it wouldn't be respectful if I didn't retaliate, would it?" Lu Yang sneered, transforming into a phantom in the night, and disappeared from Cloud Top Villa.
Meanwhile, inside a luxurious private room at a high-end club, a man sat on the sofa, sipping red wine while awaiting news.
"So many experts were deployed this time. Even if this kid is powerful, he's destined to die! It's a pity that for a mere Lu Yang, I had to reveal many of my trump cards. The Nandou Shrine of Country A is a mortal enemy to other chaebols. If they knew that our Gaoli Chaebol had such close ties with the Nandou Shrine, it would be difficult to explain later!" the man said casually.
"Young Master Han, you don't need to worry. The Gaoli Chaebol has paid a hefty sum to hire so many desperadoes. Even if they can't kill Lu Yang, the people around him certainly won't escape. We can then use Lu Yang's associates to threaten him, and he'll have no choice but to comply." A man standing beside Han Li'en said with a smile.
"Heh, you have a point. Our Country B has never had an opportunity like this. We can't let this golden chance slip away! Although Jiang Province isn't particularly important within Country C, its economy is developing very well. By controlling its economy, we will have the chance to become the dominant force in Jiang Province and expand our influence and the territory of our Gaoli Chaebol!" Han Cheng En nodded, agreeing with his subordinate.
The reason they had repeatedly come to Jiangbei City to establish their economic base was to better develop their economy in Country C and thereby expand the influence and territory of their Gaoli Chaebol. This was the insidious scheme of their Country B. The Gaoli Chaebol had already established business models in many countries, controlling their economies. For the market in Country C, the Gaoli Chaebol had long set its sights on this juicy piece of meat, wanting to swallow it. They had simply lacked a suitable opportunity. Now that the chance had finally arrived, how could they give it up and let this prize slip away?
Originally, Han Cheng En had intended to defeat Lu Yang through economic means. However, all his successive attempts were seen through and thwarted by Lu Yang, not only causing Han Cheng En to lose face but also costing him billions. This instantly infuriated Han Cheng En, and he directly contacted several of his trump cards, intending to kill Lu Yang. That was why the previous assassins had acted against those around Lu Yang. However, Han Cheng En had no idea of Lu Yang's strength, and all the people he had sent had already been eliminated by Lu Yang. Now, Han Cheng En was not waiting for good news to return, but for Lu Yang's arrival.
A few minutes later, a confidant of Han Cheng En rushed in in a panic.
"Young Master Han, it's bad news! All the people we sent out have been killed by Lu Yang!" the confidant said, his eyes filled with disappointment, looking at Han Cheng En.
"What?"
"So many people, how could he have killed them all?" Han Cheng En, who was lifting a glass of red wine, froze mid-air and asked his confidant in disbelief.
"I don't know either. I just received the news that all those people were killed, and their deaths were extremely tragic. Even the great experts from Country A's Nandou Shrine met a gruesome end in Lu Yang's hands!" Han Cheng En's confidant continued.
"This..." Hearing his confidant's words, Han Cheng En immediately had a bad premonition.
"Quick, let's leave! Let's go back to Great Country B!" Han Cheng En shouted loudly after a few seconds of stunned silence.
"You think you can leave now?" Just as Han Cheng En finished speaking, a faint voice echoed from the doorway. Then, a young man walked in. The youth looked unremarkable, around twenty years old, dressed in sportswear, appearing as harmless as a student.
However, when Han Cheng En saw the youth before him, his eyes were filled with terror.
"Lu... Lu Yang, how could you have found this place?" Han Cheng En roared in disbelief.
"Finding you is incredibly simple. I'm just surprised you previously said you would defeat me through business warfare, so I didn't use other means. But you broke your promise and hired assassins to kill the people around me, even bringing in people from the Nandou Shrine. I must say your methods are quite good, but your prediction of me is still too low. My abilities far exceed your imagination. Forget you, even if all the martial arts experts in your Great Country B combined, I could destroy them with one hand!"
"A mere little place like Country B wants to infiltrate Country C? You are not worthy!" Lu Yang looked at Han Cheng En and said with a cold laugh.
"Lu Yang, don't get cocky. I have bodyguards here, and they have heavy weapons. You coming here is seeking your own death!" As Han Cheng En finished speaking, over a dozen bodyguards flooded into the room, carrying firearms and other small artillery. Han Cheng En had privately acquired these weapons specifically to eliminate Lu Yang. However, Country C's management of firearms and ammunition was extremely strict, and Han Cheng En hadn't found an opportunity to use them. Now that Lu Yang had dared to come to his club, he was prepared to disregard everything to kill him.
"You think these things can kill me?" Lu Yang asked Han Cheng En dismissively.
"Hmph, these are thermal weapons. They can easily take down a tank. You're just a person of flesh and blood, you'll be blown to smithereens!" Han Cheng En sneered.