Dreams are indeed the opposite of reality.
In the dream I had, Cheng Minglang was captured while trying to protect Zhu Wenjing, then severely injured and left hanging by a thread, entrusting me with his final wishes.
But the reality was: Zhu Wenjing sacrificed herself for love, giving her life to ensure Cheng Minglang's escape from death!
Without needing to guess, I knew that whoever captured Zhu Wenjing must have been sent by Xiao Tianci, and her fate would be dire!
With this thought, I quickly called Cheng Minglang back.
As soon as the call connected, I asked, "Where are you now? Are you safe?"
"I'm in Qin'an County, not far from Tongwei County. Those people can't find me for now, but..." Cheng Minglang's voice was low as he spoke word by word, "it's Wenjing. To cover my escape, she was caught by those people!"
"Brother Xiang, I want to come back and save her!"
Save her? How? With his life?
The tragic scene of Mu Haitang's death was still vivid in my mind. I didn't have the courage to tell Cheng Minglang the truth.
Because I knew very well that even if I told him, he might not believe it. Instead, like a desperate gambler who has lost everything, he might go all-in with all his chips, striving for a comeback.
If this were a movie like "Wolf Fang," with Cheng Minglang as the protagonist, then I would absolutely believe...
With the protagonist's halo, Cheng Minglang would have the strength to fight a hundred and rescue Zhu Wenjing from Xiao Tianci.
Unfortunately, this is the vibrant real world!
In this day and age, the fate of a lone hero is grim!
There was also something I hadn't told Cheng Minglang.
If I guessed correctly, this should be a trap set by Xiao Tianci.
Given Xiao Tianci's power, if he could find Cheng Minglang hiding in Tongwei County and send people to stake him out, there was no reason he would let him go easily.
The reason he likely didn't forcefully pursue and capture Cheng Minglang was probably to force him to choose between humanity and love.
Would he selfishly cling to life, or would he sacrifice his life for love?
Little did he know that no matter what Cheng Minglang chose, Xiao Tianci had already decided to exterminate all of us.
To be honest, at this point, I no longer cared about whether I was afraid of death.
I was only afraid that my own death would not exchange for the lives of Cheng Mingming, Zhu Wenjing, and the others.
Because the only bargaining chips I had in hand were Camel and his apprentice, Little Dragon.
With such a meager team, it was far from enough to turn the tide of this losing battle.
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After pacifying Cheng Minglang and urging him not to act rashly, telling him to wait for me to gather information, it was already around two in the morning.
That night, I was sleepless again, my mind filled with how to break the deadlock and escape.
After an unknown amount of time.
Recalling the half of the Qian Wang Ling in my hand, and Xiao Tianci's threat to kill everyone related to me, suddenly...
An incredibly bold idea popped into my mind without warning.
Divert the disaster eastward!
Directly divert the immense disaster Cheng Minglang had caused in Longxi to Wenzhou, a thousand miles away!
As soon as I thought of this, regardless of the late hour, I quickly got out of bed, found Ying Baolin's phone number in my contacts, and called him directly.
On the phone, I told Ying Baolin that I could give him the half of the Qian Wang Ling, but the condition was that he first help me resolve some troubles.
I didn't specify what troubles, only saying what Ying Baolin most wanted to hear: as long as the troubles were resolved, I would hand over the half of the Qian Wang Ling with both hands!
Just as I had predicted, Ying Baolin didn't ask what troubles I needed to deal with. Instead, he readily agreed.
This is the difference between a big shot and an ordinary person.
In the eyes of powerful and capable big shots, as long as the benefits are maximized, any troubles and obstacles ahead will be swept away with absolute strength!
Kill those who stand in the way, shatter those who block Buddha!
After reaching a cooperation agreement with Ying Baolin, the latter immediately acted decisively, mobilizing troops and sending people to Longxi to support me.
Although I paid a heavy price to resolve this life-threatening crisis, I actually had no intention of giving up the half of the Qian Wang Ling.
Less than two minutes after hanging up with Ying Baolin, I immediately dialed Yu Shuang's number.
The same words, just rephrased.
Even though we hadn't been in contact for a while, before I could even mention the reward, the Queen Bee had already guessed that I held half of the Qian Wang Ling.
Therefore, like Ying Baolin, without the slightest hesitation, Yu Shuang directly agreed on the phone, saying she wanted to cooperate sincerely with me and help me clear all my troubles.
These people, as shrewd as monkeys, for half of the Qian Wang Ling, would implicitly help me solve all problems, including murder and arson, without any issues.
After making the two calls and receiving the promises from Ying Baolin and Yu Shuang, I lowered my head and fell into thought.
Fight! Chaos! Let them kill each other!
Only by stirring up more chaos in Longxi would my hope of surviving the chaos increase.
I thought to myself, since things had escalated to this point with Xiao Tianci, I might as well use Ying Baolin's influence to directly go head-to-head with him!
Whether I live or die depends entirely on this move: "Divert the disaster eastward!"
After making all the necessary calls, I sent Cheng Minglang a text message, asking him to find a way to return to Longxi from Qin'an as soon as possible, without saying anything else.
Then, I looked up at Camel, who had already sat up on the other bed, and asked, "I'll give you all the remaining six million plus in my account. Do you dare to do something big with me?"
"How big do you want to do, boss?" Camel asked, frowning slightly.
"A fight to the death! Either Xiao Tianci dies, or we die!!!"
From the moment Xiao Tianci decided to make a move against everyone around me, there was no possibility of reconciliation between us.
Whether Uncle Tuo's revenge counts against him is another matter, but the blood feud of Mu Haitang and Zhu Wenjing must be repaid with Xiao Tianci's blood!
Hearing this, after a moment of contemplation, Camel immediately called Little Dragon, who was in another room of the suite, over.
"Little Dragon, aren't you always talking about buying a luxury car and building a villa back home?"
"Now there's a big deal in front of you. Do you dare to take it?"
"Let me state upfront, if you take this job, your wish to buy a luxury car and build a villa will be 100% realized, but..."
"This job requires us to dance on the edge of a knife. If we mess up even a little, we could lose our lives!"
I thought Little Dragon would carefully consider and weigh the pros and cons, but to my surprise, he agreed without a moment's hesitation, saying, "Success is found in danger, wealth is sought in peril! I'll take it! There's no reason not to!"