Chapter 1222

Wang Yan's life, however, settled down.

After all, only a few days had passed; he was still adjusting the industries and personnel under his command and re-establishing the rules. Since it was in the initial stages of operation, it was inevitable that many problems would arise.

On the other hand, the quality of the labor force in Sanbianpo was too low, his subordinates were uneven in quality, and their ability to handle affairs was actually relatively poor.

Of course, doing business here didn't require very high quality; it relied on gathering a group of people to seize resources by force, thereby conducting various commercial activities. From this perspective, Fourth Master's subordinates were actually quite sufficient in quality. Otherwise, Fourth Master couldn't have remained at large for so many years, until he met the even more capable Wang Mou and ended his sinful life.

But Wang Yan certainly didn't want to do it that way; what he wanted was high-quality operations under the protection of force, doing business as legitimately as possible. In other words: if you honestly do business with me, we'll all get rich together; if you aren't honest, I'll make you honestly do business with me, and I'll get rich...

Therefore, apart from decocting medicine for Zhao Ziying and occasionally cooking, Wang Yan was basically dealing with all sorts of matters below him. He had to manage his subordinates, and even more so, manage the partners in the relevant business links simultaneously.

The result of this was that Xiaomolong had been very unpeaceful recently.

Although it wasn't that safe in the past, because it was close to the border and was a port city that attracted tourists, the whole of Xiaomolong was relatively stable. People died relatively quietly, and on the surface, it always looked safe.

But now, because of Wang Yan, his subordinates were attacking everywhere, and even occasionally he had to go out and actively visit people to have a chat, which led to the recent turmoil in Xiaomolong; one could hear gunfire for no reason.

In fact, Wang Yan had already intentionally controlled it. Overall, it could only be said to be unstable, but for ordinary people and tourists who came to play, there was almost no impact.

It was just that the occasional gunfire, even the sound of automatic rifles, and the sight of people bleeding profusely and finally dying on the street, were truly a bit shocking, to the point where people would think that the situation in Xiaomolong was heading toward chaos when they weren't aware, and that war could descend at any time.

There were two main reasons for this.

First, the action capability of his subordinates was not high enough, and they lacked the ability to solve problems without disturbing others. Second, because Fourth Master's business scale was relatively large, he had high influence in Xiaomolong and the surrounding areas, and those who cooperated with him were basically various big and small factions from all over.

Now that Wang Yan was managing Fourth Master's subordinates and partners, in reality, it was a cleanup of the big and small forces in Xiaomolong, and he was seizing a portion of the power in Xiaomolong.

After all, as everyone knew, power came from the people. Wang Yan hadn't plotted for politics yet; he was managing partners, which meant controlling people's rice bowls, and in reality, he was seizing power.

However, these things didn't pose much difficulty for him. From the moment he started by seizing the Xinhao Hotel to cleaning up Xiaomolong, it had only been about half a month. Those who were submissive and those who weren't had all been killed into submission by him.

Only then could he be considered to have officially gained a foothold in Xiaomolong, operating numerous businesses such as hotels, tourism, casinos, KTVs, health massage, restaurants, shooting ranges, timber yards, hunting, finance, construction, jade, wild animals, medicinal materials, and legitimate or illegitimate import and export trade, and even a portion of the arms business.

Wang Yan basically took over Fourth Master's forces in their entirety, only stripping away the businesses involving human trafficking and shipping. He even actively provided the domestic authorities with specific shipping information and the list of personnel involved, almost wiping them out in one fell swoop. He didn't know how the domestic authorities handled it, but as for those involved in Xiaomolong, he had them all killed.

To a certain extent, this caused a decline in the strength of Fourth Master's legacy. After all, the group of people involved in shipping had decent combat power, and the involvement was quite extensive, so many people were dealt with.

However, it didn't matter to Wang Yan. After all, he was here, so whether there were many or few people wasn't a problem...

If one had to talk about his current industries, the most special one was tourism.

It wasn't that tourism was special; there were already many illegitimate travel agencies here, and the "dogs" here mainly did this. They switched back and forth between the roles of "dogs," "stacking code boys," and "pimps," just providing people with all kinds of services.

Of course, these weren't legitimate. They were very evil; they lured guests into gambling, lured them into loans, and might even secretly kidnap beautiful women, or engage in blackmail and extortion, etc.

The point where his tourism was special lay in its legitimacy.

He bought a legitimate travel company in the country to undertake domestic tourists coming to Xiaomolong, staying in his hotels and eating in his restaurants.

His shooting ranges and hunting grounds were opened specifically for tourists. At the same time, he was developing the areas around Xiaomolong. He even contacted Chen Hao to open up a safe route to the true core area of Sanbianpo near Daqu Lin, constantly enriching and perfecting the tourism experience.

As for shopping and the like, he didn't force it; he had always brought others along to make money. His tourism business mainly highlighted safety and legitimacy!

This was the most precious thing in Sanbianpo. Of course, the price paid for this was also higher, and it wasn't cheap.

It was just that it had only just opened, and not many guests had been attracted yet, but as time went on, the advantages of a safe, legitimate, and rich experience would definitely manifest, thereby driving consumption. At that time, the first to become active and benefit the most would be Xiaomolong...

Even though it was already the time of the New Year, the conditions Wang Yan offered still attracted a considerable number of workers from the country, greatly strengthening the manpower of the construction team.

Wang Yan also made some plans for the hotel on the original basis and personally designed the buildings, starting full-scale construction.

This included sports venues. Because the nearby hillside was relatively flat and the location was very good, a golf course was planned. Because there was plenty of open space, a soccer field was added, and so on.

The construction of basketball and tennis courts wasn't difficult, and they had already been completed during this period.

At this moment, Wang Yan was sitting under a parasol by the tennis court, with a cigarette in his mouth, still working on jade carving with his hands. He was truly extremely idle, and since he didn't lack good materials, his leisure interest had come up, and he had picked up carving again.

On the court, the sisters Su Su and Zhao Ziyang were playing ball, drenched in sweat. With every swing of the racket, they would shout "ah-ya" to exert force, which was quite lively.

Zhao Ziyang no longer needed to be put to sleep by Wang Yan's acupressure. Now that it had been over two months, under Wang Yan's management, her body had begun to recover. She was no longer as pale and withered as before, and had begun to gain some flesh and color, and the pain during the attacks was no longer so unbearable. What was difficult to quit was her heart, which had been tainted by poison.

The comfort of being in the clouds from the past was always rooted in her mind, difficult to pull out...

However, her overall state was fine now, mainly because she was watched closely. Wang Yan was very idle, and Su Su wasn't busy either, so there was always someone by her side. Even if both were busy, they would lock her up and find someone to watch her.

Wang Yan's authority was undoubtedly quite high; none of his subordinates dared to defy his will, no one dared to listen to Zhao Ziyang, let alone find goods for her.

In fact, after Wang Yan wiped out Fourth Master, the difficulty of finding goods in Xiaomolong climbed up instantly. Of course, drugs were also banned here, but the actual actions weren't very determined, and those above and below were in collusion, so the difficulty of transportation wasn't great.

But because of Wang Yan's actions, a whole bunch of people were involved, causing the goods here to become scarce instantly. Of course, this wouldn't last long, and after a period of time, they would still flood in.

The main point was that he hadn't implemented a ban yet, and the strength he controlled now couldn't achieve this; this had to be done slowly...

At the moment, Zhao Ziyang read books and exercised every day, and her mental state had begun to recover. Although it was inevitable that she still had some mental illness, it was ultimately much better than before.

Zhao Ziyang's body was also initially recovering; she even had to serve a few balls to get them over the net. Su Su wasn't in a hurry either, standing there watching her struggle.

Just like that, in a few minutes, Wang Yan hadn't even made a few strokes with his carving knife. Su Su, not red-faced or out of breath, walked back and sat down to drink water quietly, while Zhao Ziyang was drenched in sweat and panting, not even able to sit down before picking up the mineral water and gulping it down.

"Alright, today was quite good." Wang Yan pinched out the cigarette butt and smiled, giving his affirmation. He said, "Walk on the treadmill for a while later. Also, that set of kung fu I taught you, practice it yourself when you're free. Su Su has already learned it, but you're still half-baked."

Zhao Ziyang curled her lips: "Yes, yes, yes, she's the smart one."

"Don't cause trouble. I'm improving your physical fitness, you have to be attentive yourself." Su Su said, "I've been practicing for several days, it's especially effective. You'll know once you've learned it."

"Are you really a martial arts master?" Zhao Ziyang blinked her big eyes.

"Just about this high." Wang Yan smiled and used his thumb and index finger to pinch a tiny distance.

"You must be humble. Otherwise, with so many people you've offended, you would have died eight hundred times already." Zhao Ziyang giggled.

"As long as you know. So you know how dangerous you two sisters are now? The supervision of you now, it's not strict, but it's not loose either. Be careful yourself, don't get sick and be unable to resist the temptation, running out to find food yourself. If you fall into someone else's trap, your death won't be a pretty sight."

"I'm not stupid. It's been so hard to get to now, finally not having to be neither human nor ghost like before, how could I touch those things again? Besides, I'm still waiting for my body to recover so I can keep you company."

While speaking, Zhao Ziyang sat on Wang Yan's lap, her hands naturally wrapping around Wang Yan's neck.

"Being cheap again." Su Su glared at her.

"You're not cheap." Zhao Ziyang didn't show weakness, "I don't know who it is, screaming so loudly every night, just afraid others won't hear. Don't you know I need to rest?"

"I'll change your room, you don't go out yourself, blame me?" Su Su had no shame at all.

"I'm not leaving!"

"Suit yourself!"

Su Su's indifferent appearance made Zhao Ziyang's teeth itch with anger, so the sisters started arguing again.

Now the state of the three of them was very natural. The sisters seemed to have accepted the situation of the three of them together. Wang Yan was sitting back and enjoying the fruits of others' labor; of course, he didn't care, and it could be considered as forming a family.

Even here, no one found it strange. Everyone was quite natural, and the subordinates all knew there were two "big sisters-in-law," one whose words were effective and one whose words weren't.

Unlike in the country, although perhaps everyone knew and had heard some things more or less, it was inevitable that they would still find it strange. The liberation of thought was very successful...

Just as Wang Yan was listening to the two of them arguing with a smile, Guo Li Min brought Shen Xing over.

"Brother Yan, Sister-in-law, Sister-in-law." Guo Li Min greeted them first, and then Shen Xing followed with greetings.

Wang Yan nodded with a smile in response and patted Zhao Ziyang's bottom: "Go on, you two play for a while longer."

Zhao Ziyang stood up obediently, glanced at the two of them, picked up the racket with Su Su again, and went to the court to play.

"Sit." Wang Yan gestured and distributed cigarettes to the two.

Guo Li Min had also learned to smoke. In such an environment, it was hard for him not to. Apart from women, almost all the men he saw smoked, and even some small children had cigarette butts in their mouths.

Plus, his status had improved. He used to manage the construction team, but now he had been transferred to the hotel to continue learning management. Every man who wanted to curry favor with him offered him cigarettes, so bit by bit, he started smoking too.

Wang Yan asked: "Xing'er, there's been no news for more than ten days, is your injury okay?"

"It's fine, there's no major problem now, thank you Brother Yan."

Guo Li Min said from the side: "Brother Yan, Brother Xing has finished off Guess Uncle."

Wang Yan nodded. As soon as Guo Li Min said this, he knew that Shen Xing had dragged Guo Li Min over to act as a bridge; he estimated that Shen Xing felt embarrassed.

He didn't have any special expression, just asked with a smile in cooperation: "What happened?"

"Ang Tun is dead! I killed him together with Dan Tuo."

Subsequently, Shen Xing talked about the events of the past two days.

Everything stemmed from Ang Tun sending people to monitor Shen Xing, which made him fearful. And things weren't going smoothly for Dan Tuo either; Guess Uncle didn't stand up for him to avenge his younger brother and kill Ang Tun.

It just so happened that he also knew about Shen Xing's situation, but he didn't tell Guess Uncle. Because he knew that once he told Guess Uncle about Ang Tun's stupid actions, Guess Uncle would definitely call a stop to it immediately.

But at the same time, he also knew that Shen Xing didn't want Wang Yan to take action. After all, Wang Yan was about to force Guess Uncle to kill Ang Tun directly, but Shen Xing didn't agree. So he used Shen Xing's fear of being monitored and expressed that he would do his best to help Shen Xing find his uncle, thereby inciting Shen Xing.

In the end, just like in the original drama, Shen Xing sneaked into their warehouse in the mountains and tampered with the fake wine Ang Tun was blending, which led to him being discovered by the drug lords in the mountains, and finally, he was turned into a scarecrow and dried in the poppy fields...

After listening to the process recounted by Shen Xing, Wang Yan nodded and asked: "Then you should be working for that Guess Uncle now, why did you come to find me?"

"Of course, it's because I haven't seen Brother Yan for so long, so I came to pay my respects."

"Xing'er, your ability to lie isn't good enough. If there's nothing going on, I estimate you'd wish you were eight hundred miles away from me." Wang Yan laughed and scolded, "Don't say useless things, if there's something, say it; if not, get lost."

Shen Xing chuckled and said embarrassedly: "It's not that Ang Tun is dead, and the supply of wine to the mountains has been cut off. Brother Yan, you inherited the forces of that Fourth Master, and right now, within a few hundred miles around us, you are the biggest in the shipping business. Because we are familiar, Guess Uncle sent me over to discuss cooperation, wanting to buy wine from you in the future. Guess Uncle said, name your price, as long as it's reasonable, he'll accept it."

"Now he has no wine, and the other side is urging him urgently. He can't supply it, the other side is dissatisfied, and it's too late to find a new supplier. Don't make him sound so generous. If he were truly generous, he wouldn't have refused to listen to you and stabbed you right away. Xing'er, you still haven't learned your lesson."

Shen Xing smiled bitterly: "I have no choice either, Brother Yan. Guess Uncle said he has some connections in Mayu Town. The police officer there once picked up a tapir and presented it to Ban Long, the warlord who drove Sang Kang away. Guess Uncle said he has cooperation with Mayu Town recently and will be able to contact them before long. When the time comes, he'll help me ask. I'm counting on this. If I can't find my uncle, I won't go back even if I die..."

Wang Yan was noncommittal. He exhaled a puff of smoke and said: "Li Min, what do you think of Guess Uncle?"

Guo Li Min was stunned for a moment and said: "Brother Yan, I think he doesn't respect you. He's asking for your help now, and it's such a big matter, dealing with drug lords in the mountains. If those people are angered, Guess Uncle's life might not be guaranteed, yet he didn't even come himself? Brother Xing has a good relationship with us, but Brother Xing is Brother Xing, and he is him!"

"No, Little Guo, Brother Yan, Guess Uncle he..."

Wang Yan waved his hand: "Li Min has made progress recently, keep working hard."

"I was just saying, thank you Brother Yan." Guo Li Min scratched his head and giggled.

"You're Brother Min now, don't act like a silly boy."

"Brother Yan, you're my own brother, I am a silly boy."

Wang Yan shook his head with amusement, then said to Shen Xing: "Doing business with anyone is the same, everyone's money is to be earned. Supplying Guess Uncle is even less trouble for me, after all, he wants a lot. How about this, double the market price, can you make the decision?"

"Yes!"

Immediately after, Shen Xing said, "Brother Yan, to tell you the truth, Guess Uncle was prepared to triple it, but that was according to the shipping price."

"You kid have too many tricks. Then triple the market price, can you make this decision?"

Shen Xing nodded repeatedly: "To tell you the truth, Brother Yan, Little Guo, I was stabbed once anyway, and now my passport is also pressed by Guess Uncle. Why should I save him money? He doesn't give it to me. It's better to let Brother Yan make more money. Anyway, Guess Uncle is anxious now. I estimate he would agree to four times; he's also been forced into a corner. But long-term business won't be easy to do.

To tell you the truth, Brother Yan, it's quite good like this. You can make more. I'll tell Guess Uncle later that Brother Yan asked for four times, and I bargained it down to three times. I can leave a good impression on Guess Uncle, and also make him bleed. We'll kill two birds with one stone."

"Since you've revealed the price, I won't let you suffer a loss. I'll give you a ten percent kickback later."

"No, no, absolutely not, Brother Yan, this is all what I should do. You are so righteous and helped me so much; apart from causing you trouble, there's nothing I can do to help you. Besides, if this money were given to me, I wouldn't be able to keep it. If the bottom line is exposed and discovered by Guess Uncle, it won't be good. I earn quite a lot doing border water for Guess Uncle, more than we earned at the construction site. He gives me two thousand per trip, and I can run a dozen trips a month, which is not bad."

Wang Yan smiled: "Alright, then that's it. Make a list later and go directly to Li Min; he will settle it with you. Any problems, Li Min?"

"No, Brother Yan, I've seen that person, just make a phone call when the time comes."

"That's right, work hard. Alright, go do your business."

"I'm leaving, Brother Yan." Shen Xing stood up and greeted him, received a friendly response from Wang Yan, and left the tennis court with Guo Li Min with light steps...