Chapter 185: Turning Enemies into Friends

At seven in the evening, there was Guts Restaurant.

A few cars were parked outside the restaurant, and several triad thugs were standing outside; it was clear that Da D had already arrived.

Chen Mo and Shen Guodong entered the restaurant with a few underlings, and the restaurant manager immediately came to greet them.

Although the manager had never seen Chen Mo, his years of serving members of the Triad Society told him these people were not to be trifled with.

"Welcome, esteemed bosses, to our establishment. What would you like to eat, and would you prefer a private room or the main hall?"

"Da D should be here already; take me to him."

"Oh, a distinguished guest invited by Da D," the manager said, becoming even more deferential,

"Da D is in a private room on the second floor; I will show you the way."

Chen Mo nodded, then turned to his underlings behind him and instructed, "You eat in the main hall yourselves, and charge it to my account.

Guodong, you come with me."

"Yes, Mo Ge."

Guided by the manager, Chen Mo and Shen Guodong arrived at a private room on the second floor.

As soon as Chen Mo entered the room, Da D's wife ushered him to the main seat.

"Mo Ge, you're here, please sit."

Chen Mo smiled, "Da D's wife, no need to be so formal!"

"We're treating you today to make amends for our mistake, so of course we'll host you properly."

After the manager left, Da D's wife took a suitcase from beside her feet, placed it on the table, and pushed it toward Chen Mo.

"Mo Ge, inside is five million, as compensation for the loss of your garment factory; is that enough?"

Chen Mo opened the box, glanced inside, and laughed, "That's too much; the fire last night wasn't big, a hundred or two hundred thousand would have sufficed—why need so much?"

Chen Mo's words were courteous, but he didn't refuse; he directly handed the box to Shen Guodong.

Free money—don't turn it down.

Shen Guodong took the box and set it at his own feet.

"Have you both identified the person who set fire to my factory?"

Da D's wife nodded, "We consider it clarified.

The arsonist, Lao Shu Ming, had only recently joined our underlings a few days ago, so now he's one of us.

But the one who sent him to commit arson definitely wasn't Da D.

We discovered that his former boss was Da Yong, a subordinate of Lao Gui Nuo."

"Lao Gui Nuo? You mean the uncle of Lian Sheng?"

"Exactly, that's him. A few days ago Da D caused trouble at the factory, and it was Lao Gui Nuo who incited it."

When Lao Gui Nuo was mentioned, Da D slammed his hand on the table and, indignant, said, "That damned Lao Gui Nuo—I treated him as a friend, and he betrays me!"

Chen Mo looked at Da D and Da D's wife, and in a deep voice said, "So you're saying the one who burned my factory was Lao Gui Nuo?"

"It should be him," Da D's wife nodded, "but the matter isn't that simple."

"First someone framed Mo Ge for assassinating Da D, then someone framed Da D for burning your factory; I feel someone is trying to pit you and Da D against each other, to make both of you suffer."

"Lao Gui Nuo gave up his power long ago, became an uncle, and now has only a hundred or so subordinates."

"The rumors spread so quickly yesterday; he probably doesn't have that capability."

Chen Mo looked at Da D's wife, his eyes full of admiration.

This woman is sharp; Da D's current strength owes much to her.

"Da D's wife makes a valid point. This can't be done by Lao Gui Nuo alone; there must be others behind him,"

"However, Lao Gui Nuo is, after all, the uncle of you and Lian Sheng, so it may be inconvenient for you to continue investigating,"

Da D's wife sighed lightly, "Indeed, even though the uncles of Lian Sheng don't have many men in their hands, they have high seniority and many disciples; Da D and I truly find it hard to continue the investigation."

Da D curled his lip, "Those old deadbeats, never doing any real work, only flaunting seniority. If it weren't for the fact we're in the same Triad Society, I'd eliminate them."

"Da D!" Da D's wife tugged Da D, stopping him from continuing.

Such words might be okay at home, but not to be spoken casually outside.

Chen Mo smiled slightly; he hadn't expected Da D to already have grievances against those uncles.

"No problem; if it's inconvenient for you to investigate, I'll do it!"

"Today we just need to clear the misunderstanding between us,"

Hearing Chen Mo say that, Da D's wife's face brightened, "Of course, now the misunderstanding is cleared!"

"Da D, later you'll toast Mo Ge and apologize properly,"

"I..." Da D looked unwilling as his wife asked him to apologize to Chen Mo.

"Whatever you're thinking, just do as I say,"

Chen Mo watched the scene and felt like laughing.

Who could have guessed that the formidable Da D outside is actually afraid of his wife.

Chen Mo, indifferent, waved at the two, "Apology aside, we're all people of the jianghu; there's no need to fuss over such emptiness."

Soon, the dishes and wine were served.

Although there were only four of them, Da D's wife ordered many dishes.

At Da D's wife's signal, Da D, though reluctant, lifted his cup to toast Chen Mo.

"Chen Mo, I don't admire many people, but you, Chen Mo, are definitely one of them.

Your underlings are truly formidable. After years in the Triad Society, I've never seen anyone's men fight better than yours.

Your underlings are really too good at fighting. I've been in the Triad Society for so many years, and I've never seen anyone whose underlings fight better than yours.

Just for this, I'll toast you with a drink.

Big D's wife also stood aside, fawning, saying: "How could it be just that? Mo Ge, you're also very talented in business."

"You're over-praising me!" Chen Mo raised his cup and clinked it with Big D's.

"Big D, you are indeed the strongest hall master of Lian Sheng; in terms of territory and manpower, who can compare with you?"

Perhaps the next Dragon Head of you and Lian Sheng will be you.

"Hahaha! Thanks for the kind words."

Big D burst out laughing; clearly Chen Mo's words hit his heart.

"What's the use of being Dragon Head? Nowadays in Gangdao, money is what matters most. Speaking of which, Mo Ge is even more capable—in just a few months he's amassed so much business."

"From now on, we should keep in touch more!"

Hearing Big D's wife say that, Chen Mo smiled and said, "No problem. I've heard that Big D's wife is also a capable hand in business."

Hearing Chen Mo praise his wife, Big D ye was very happy, he put his arm around Big D's wife and proudly said, "That's right. All my business is managed by my wife."

Big D's wife slapped away Big D's hand resting on her shoulder, saying, "I can't compare to Mo Ge."

Mo Ge's KTV business is booming; now, the line of people wanting to buy karaoke machines from him is endless.

Chen Mo caught the meaning in Big D's wife's words, realizing she wanted a karaoke machine, so he said, "We all make money together. Earlier, it was because the heads of our Great Prosperity were all asking me for machines; we're all brothers, so I could only sell the machines to them first."

If you also want them, just find me anytime; I'll immediately arrange delivery.

"That's great, thank you, Mo Ge; I'll toast you with a cup!"

Big D's wife smiled and lifted her cup.

She had lowered her attitude several times when facing Chen Mo, and even directly gave him five million.

All this is just to curry favor with Chen Mo so she can buy a karaoke machine from him!