Chapter 193: Invitation

A few days later, Yi Jian arrived in Macau with several hundred men.

He didn't immediately go after the Three-Union Gang; instead, he forcefully took over the casino that Great Prosperity originally owned, driving Jingkun's people out.

Jingkun was extremely displeased, yet he was powerless against Yi Jian.

After all, Yi Jian was about to become Macau's top boss, so his actions were perfectly legitimate.

Having no choice, Jingkun could only call Chen Mo to demand retribution.

"Ah Mo, what's going on with you? Why didn't you canvass votes for Gao Jin? And what's up with Han Bin and Konglong? Shouldn't they be standing with you and Shisan Mei? Why are they also supporting Yi Jian?"

Facing Jingkun's irate outburst, Chen Mo remained calm and unruffled.

"Brother Jingkun, calm down a bit; it's not a big deal!"

"Damn! How could I not be angry! Not only is the casino I painstakingly negotiated for gone, but now this casino has also been snatched by Yi Jian.

When Yi Jian drives out the Three-Union Gang and secures the position of Macau's top boss, Macau's profits will have nothing to do with us!

The casino I painstakingly secured through negotiations with He Xin is now just a wedding dress for someone else, isn't it?"

"Don't worry! The Three-Union Gang isn't some small Triad Society; with only Yi Jian and Uncle Xing's few men, they can't defeat the Three-Union Gang.

Let them fight a round first to wear down the Three-Union Gang's strength. When the Triad Society goes to war, blades and guns are blind; perhaps Yi Jian will be cut down by the Three-Union Gang at any moment!"

Jingkun suddenly understood Chen Mo's meaning.

"So you're planning to play the yellow bird in the rear, wait until Yi Jian does enough, then let Gao Jin pick the peaches?"

"Exactly, let them do the dirty work; we just wait to reap the benefits."

"Hahaha, that's good, that's good!"

"Ah Mo, I really didn't misread you; you are indeed clever enough."

After hearing that Chen Mo had long been scheming, Jingkun instantly felt relieved.

"Rest assured, when Gao Jin becomes the head of Macau's hall and the top boss, we'll proceed as previously agreed: a 70-30 split of the casino profits."

"Of course, without Brother Jingkun's support, Gao Jin couldn't hold the Macau top boss seat firmly."

On the phone, Chen Mo cheerfully agreed, but a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

The casino is about to be upgraded to Macau's hall, yet Jingkun still wants a 70% share—truly greedy.

Jingkun, you can't stay.

Jiang Tiansheng, Jiang Tiansheng, if you don't act against Jingkun, I won't be able to hold back and will strike first!

To secure his position as Macau's top boss, Yi Jian, on the second day after taking over the casino, already made a move against the Three-Union Gang.

Lei Gong, to protect the casino, also brought over many men from Bay Island.

Yi Jian's several strikes caused some trouble for the Three-Union Gang, but the impact was minor.

That night at the Great Prosperity casino, Yi Jian was drinking in his room when a subordinate came in to report.

"Brother Jian, a woman is looking for you; she says she's from Lei Gong of the Three-Union Gang."

Yi Jian set down his glass, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

What does Lei Gong's people want with him? And it's a woman!

"Let her come in!"

Although it felt odd, Yi Jian thought this was Great Prosperity's territory, so there was nothing to fear.

Soon, Ding Yao was escorted into the room by Yi Jian's subordinate.

Seeing Ding Yao's curvaceous figure highlighted by her professional attire, Yi Jian's eyes flashed with admiration.

After steadying himself, Yi Jian asked, "Who are you? What do you want from me?"

"Hello Brother Jian, I'm Ding Yao, the younger sister-in-law of Lei Gong, the boss of the Three-Union Gang."

"Our boss wants to meet you alone to discuss cooperation."

"There's no need for that!" Yi Jian replied outright. "Your Three-Union Gang used underhanded tactics to seize our Great Prosperity casino, and now you come to discuss cooperation—doesn't that sound a bit ridiculous?"

"Brother Jian, don't rush to reject!" Ding Yao smiled, "It's better to settle a feud than to deepen it."

"Our Three-Union Gang's original intention was to cooperate with Great Prosperity, but your Dragon Head rejected us. So we had to resort to some tactics and seized your casino.

If you're willing to cooperate, the casino can be returned to you."

Yi Jian snorted, "Miss Ding must be joking. There's no point in discussing a decision already made by our Dragon Head with me."

"Of course it's useful. Though our Three-Union Gang can't cooperate with Great Prosperity, we can cooperate with you, Brother Jian."

Ding Yao paused briefly, then continued.

"As far as I know, if you want to sit on the Macau top boss seat, you must take the casino back from our Three-Union Gang."

"Do you think, with your strength, you can defeat the Three-Union Gang?"

"What do you mean?" Yi Jian's expression hardened.

"Our Three-Union Gang has tens of thousands of members on Bay Island and can dispatch more manpower at any time."

"Your Great Prosperity may be strong, but you only have a few hundred men at most! On what grounds can you wrest the casino back from our Three-Union Gang?"

"Besides cooperating with us, you seem to have no other choice."

Ding Yao's confident words weighed heavily on Yi Jian's heart.

He knew Ding Yao's argument made a lot of sense.

In the past few days, his several strikes against the Three-Union Gang had only a negligible effect.

Originally, he had planned to ask Uncle Xing for assistance.

But Ding Yao's words made him abandon that thought.

Even if he sought Uncle Xing's help, what could that achieve?

Uncle Xing's strength, even as a Macau top boss of Great Prosperity, isn't that great; at most he could provide a few hundred more men.

If they can't find a breakthrough against the Three-Union Gang, a few hundred men are just a drop in the bucket, unable to make a significant impact.

Yi Jian furrowed his brows and asked, "How do you plan to cooperate?"

"I'm only here today on behalf of Lei Gong to invite you. As for the concrete cooperation details, tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock, Jian Ge can come to Lei Gong's villa to discuss them with him in depth."

"Heh, what is this? A Hongmen Banquet?" Yi Jian said with a mocking smile, "I heard that last time Lei Gong met Jingkun, he even drew a gun."

"What, planning to use the same trick against me?"

Ding Yao chuckled lightly, "You're overthinking it. To deal with you, Lei Gong doesn't even need such methods."

"Our cooperation will definitely have to be hidden from the other members of Great Prosperity. If you don't even have the courage to go to the villa to see Lei Gong, then let's drop the cooperation."

Having said that, Ding Yao turned and was about to leave.

"Wait!" Yi Jian called out to her.

"Tomorrow afternoon, I'll arrive on time. I hope you won't pull any tricks."

At this moment, Yi Jian's desire for the position of Macau's top boss outweighed his reason.

In order to sit in the seat of Macau's top boss, some of the cash that Xing Shu sent out was his own savings, while the rest was essentially a loan from Xing Shu.

He intends to repay it later.

Besides that, he also promised Xing Shu many conditions, which secured Xing Shu's full support.

He cannot afford to lose!

Anyway, the Macau Hall is isolated, so even if he does something, the people over in Gangdao won't easily notice.

For that, as long as he can retake the casino and sit on the Macau Hall's top boss, agreeing to a few conditions of the Sanlian Gang is no big deal.