Luo Bei’s face was grim. This Li Se was pushing his luck, actually having his subordinates beat up his own son. It was a clear sign of disrespect. He said coldly, “Li Se, don’t push your luck. I am, after all, the chairman of the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce. Do you really think you can annex the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce through such coercive means? You’ve underestimated the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce too much!”
“Oh, then tell me, what’s so unfathomable about it?” Li Se feigned interest, stood up from his chair, and walked directly towards Luo Bei, a hint of fierceness flashing in his eyes.
Damn it!
Luo Bei actually wanted to retort with some harsh words, but seeing Li Se’s action, he knew that if he dared to speak defiantly, he would likely be beaten. Taking a deep breath, he said, “Li Se, what’s the need for this? We have no deep-seated hatred between us. I can guarantee that I will no longer target any of your companies. We’ll mind our own business from now on. As for you wanting to annex the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce, that’s quite unrealistic. Let’s part ways here, what do you think?”
“How about we don’t part ways!” Li Se shook his head. “This is the second time you’ve tried to snatch my company. How can I just let you off? The last time, it was one thing. But coming again this time, people might think I’m afraid of you. I said I want the entire Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce, and I’ll get the entire Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce. How about this, you gave our Muzi Chamber of Commerce one day previously? Well, I won’t give you three days. Three days is too long. I’ll give you one day, and you give us one day!”
With that said, Li Se turned and left directly.
Zhao Ba and Elder Fu also followed immediately.
“Dad, this Li Se is going too far!” Luo Xiuxian shouted after Li Se had completely departed.
Luo Bei’s expression was extremely gloomy. “Another day? He’s talking nonsense. I’d like to see how he annexes my chamber of commerce in one day!”
Clearly, he had no intention of taking Li Se’s words seriously.
This was understandable. The Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce was the number one chamber of commerce in Jiangbei, while the Muzi Chamber of Commerce was just a newly established small chamber of commerce. Their Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce could easily annex the Muzi Chamber of Commerce; it was a case of the big fish eating the small fish. For the Muzi Chamber of Commerce to try to annex the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce through the same means was simply a pipe dream, akin to an egg hitting a rock.
After leaving Tiansheng Villa, Zhao Ba said somewhat confusedly, “Boss, by giving him one day now, we are definitely allowing him to prepare. Moreover, annexing the entire Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce is basically impossible. The Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce can do it with the same methods, but it will be very difficult for us to deal with the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce. Currently, we are inferior to them in terms of both finances and manpower. Using threats is unrealistic.”
Elder Fu nodded. “Yes, I agree with Old Ba. It’s like if we were dealing with small gangs, we could easily sweep them away. But if we face gangs that are much stronger than us, we naturally can’t sweep them away. And those powerful gangs can sweep us away.”
“That’s not necessarily true,” Li Se just smiled. “We’ll talk about it again tomorrow. Perhaps this Luo Bei will hand over the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce?”
Zhao Ba and Elder Fu looked at each other with confusion. They felt it was unlikely, but seeing Li Se’s confidence, they could only trust him for now.
“Zhao Ba, Elder Fu, once we take down the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce, we will be completely established in the capital,” Li Se said with a smile.
“That’s true, but taking down the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce is very difficult,” Zhao Ba said with a wry smile. It wasn’t that easy to take down the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce.
Li Se just smiled and said no more.
The group quickly returned to the Muzi Chamber of Commerce. Li Se directly took out his phone and called Qilin.
“Boss, what are your orders?” Qilin’s voice came through immediately after the call was answered.
“What’s the situation in Qingyun City now?” Li Se asked about Qingyun City’s situation as a formality.
Qilin smiled and said, “Boss, everything is going smoothly. We’re just waiting to head to the capital. That’s where the real excitement is.”
“Soon. Help me investigate someone,” Li Se said.
“Who?” Qilin asked.
“Luo Bei, the chairman of the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce. If possible, help me gather some evidence of his crimes,” Li Se said, his eyes carrying a cold glint.
Qilin was a computer expert, a top-tier hacker. Gathering evidence of Luo Bei’s crimes wouldn’t be difficult for him.
“I can do it, but it will take some time,” Qilin replied quickly.
“About how long?” Li Se asked.
“Half a day, perhaps.” Qilin was a hacker, but not omnipotent. Gathering such evidence still required some time.
“Alright!” Li Se nodded.
“Boss…” Qilin continued, “It would be best to get Qiangzi to cooperate.”
“Oh, how do you want him to cooperate?” Li Se asked, somewhat surprised.
“Boss, Qiangzi is also good at collecting information. He works offline, and I work online. With both of us working together, the criminal evidence we gather will definitely be enough to send Luo Bei to jail,” Qilin said with a chuckle.
“Fine, you call Qiangzi directly,” Li Se agreed.
As for how Xu Qiang and Qilin would cooperate, that wasn’t for Li Se to know. He just had to wait for the results.
“Boss, are we gathering evidence of Luo Bei’s crimes?” Zhao Ba asked in surprise.
“Yes!” Li Se nodded. “Both of my subordinates are skilled at gathering intelligence. With their cooperation, there shouldn’t be any problems. Luo Bei has reached this point and holds this position, so he must have done some unscrupulous things. Gathering evidence against such a person would be a sure hit!”
Zhao Ba and Elder Fu couldn’t help but shiver. In fact, both of them came from the underworld. If they were to gather evidence, how could they not have any criminal records?
Let alone Luo Bei, who had reached his current position. If he hadn’t done any dirty deeds, no one would believe it!
Fortunately, they were on the same side as Li Se. If they were opponents, they probably wouldn’t know how they died.
Poor Luo Bei.
They couldn’t help but pity Luo Bei in their hearts. If they could really obtain the criminal evidence, the difficulty of annexing the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce would likely not be that great. The problem was whether this criminal evidence could be collected.
Half a day passed quickly.
Li Se had been waiting at the Muzi Chamber of Commerce. Finally, Xu Qiang arrived.
“Qiangzi, did you get it?” Li Se asked directly.
Xu Qiang grinned. “Boss, he’s just a small-time businessman. If we couldn’t collect it, you’d really be underestimating me and Qilin. We used to collect intelligence on some high-level foreign officials. This Luo Bei is just child’s play.”