Chapter 194: Framing Yi Jian

At two o'clock the next afternoon, Yi Jian arrived punctually at Thunder Lord's villa in Macau with two trusted underlings.

Under Gao Jie's guidance, the three entered the villa.

Upon reaching the reception hall, Gao Jie said respectfully to the three, "Please wait here for a moment; I'll go inform Thunder Lord."

With that, Gao Jie turned and left the reception hall, leaving Yi Jian and his two men waiting there.

"Brother Jian, are we really going to cooperate with Thunder Lord?" one of the underlings asked uneasily.

Yi Jian's expression was grave as he nodded heavily.

"If I want to take back the casino, cooperating with the United Triad Alliance is my only option. Otherwise, this position as the Macau boss will sooner or later fall into someone else's hands."

"But what about the Triad Society..."

"No buts! As long as we give the Triad Society their full cut, they won't know who we're cooperating with here.

This matter absolutely cannot be known to the Triad Society.

I brought you two along because I trust you. Once I secure the position as Macau boss, we'll all get rich together!"

The two underlings exchanged a glance and nodded heavily.

"Understood, Brother Jian. We'll follow your lead."

The three sat quietly in the reception room, waiting as time ticked by.

Thunder Lord still showed no sign of appearing.

No one even brought them a cup of tea or a glass of water.

An unusual stillness pervaded the entire villa.

Yi Jian glanced at his watch irritably; over half an hour had already passed.

He lightly patted one of his underlings, who was starting to doze off.

"Go see if anyone's around, and ask when Thunder Lord will be coming."

"Oh, okay."

The underling got up and left the reception room, returning shortly after.

"Brother Jian, there's no one to be seen in the villa!"

A sense of unease surged in Yi Jian's heart.

"Let's go upstairs and take a look."

Yi Jian rose and led his two underlings upstairs.

In villas like this, bedrooms, studies, and such rooms were usually upstairs.

After pushing open several doors, the three finally spotted a room clearly decorated as a study.

Inside the room, Thunder Lord was sitting upright in his executive chair, his back to the door.

Unable to suppress his anger any longer, Yi Jian strode in, cursing.

"Damn it, Thunder Lord, you asked me to come, and then you leave me hanging—what's the meaning of this?"

Yi Jian walked up to the desk and slammed his palm down hard on it.

Thunder Lord behind the desk seemed not to hear, showing no reaction at all.

"Say something, damn it!"

One of the underlings couldn't help but circle around to the other side of the desk and spin the executive chair.

The chair turned around. Thunder Lord sat there with his eyes tightly shut, his face pale.

The underling reached out and pushed Thunder Lord, but got no response.

Then, carefully extending a finger to check Thunder Lord's breath, he found none.

The underling quickly withdrew his hand and said to Yi Jian in terror, "Brother Jian, he's dead!"

"What!"

Yi Jian strode quickly to Thunder Lord and examined his condition.

After confirming that Thunder Lord was truly dead, the unease in Yi Jian's heart grew even stronger.

"Something's wrong. Let's go."

But before Yi Jian and his two men could leave the study, shouts erupted from outside.

"Someone! Murder!"

It was Ding Yao!

Yi Jian recognized her immediately—the one shouting outside was Ding Yao, whom he had met the night before.

At that moment, he finally understood.

The arranged meeting, the empty villa, the already-dead Thunder Lord.

This was clearly a premeditated frame-up.

Yi Jian had no intention of rushing out to confront Ding Yao.

Since the other side had planned this, they were surely well prepared.

In this situation, no matter how he tried to explain, it would be futile.

A clatter of footsteps sounded downstairs—Gao Jie had arrived with his men.

"Jump out the window! Quick!"

Yi Jian slammed the study door shut and dragged his two underlings toward the window.

Two shattering sounds of glass breaking rang out.

Yi Jian and his two underlings smashed through the study window and leaped out.

By then, Gao Jie had already charged in with his men.

Seeing Yi Jian and the others escaping through the window, Gao Jie immediately ordered, "After them!"

Gao Jie led part of his bodyguards to jump through the window in pursuit, while the other bodyguards turned and ran outward via the stairs.

Fortunately, as a precaution, Yi Jian and his subordinate both carried guns when they arrived.

After killing a few bodyguards who tried to block the road, Yi Jian and his two companions finally got into their own car before Gao Jie and his men could catch up.

The subordinate started the car, floored the accelerator, and sped out of the villa gate.

Soon, the Sanlian gang members in the casino received the notice.

Lei Gong is dead, killed by Great Prosperity's Yi Jian.

The news struck the Sanlian gang members like a bolt from the blue.

To avenge Lei Gong, all members of the Sanlian Gang mobilized and charged straight toward Great Prosperity's casino.

Driven by hatred, the Sanlian Gang fought with extraordinary bravery and great numbers; in less than half an hour, Great Prosperity's casino was seized by them.

Moreover, Sanlian gang members were seen at Macau's various piers, stations, and even Macau International Airport.

They were all searching for Yi Jian's trail.

At the Yinhejiuba, Chen Mo received a call from Ding Yao.

"Mo Ge, Lei Gong is already dead; you can now tell me who you want to kill."

Chen Mo's mouth twitched slightly.

That woman's move was really fast!

Yi Jian had only been in Macau for a few days, and Ding Yao had already set him up.

"Kwun Tong boss Xing Shu, Yi Jian's older brother, as well as Tsim Sha Tsui boss Tai Zi and Shen Shui Bu boss Jingkun. These three are the targets you need to eliminate.

You can also pick a few of the other bosses to go after."

These three are the Jiang Tiansheng faction members that Chen Mo has identified.

It's fine if all three die, but if only these three die, it would be too obvious.

Moreover, none of these three are easy targets; they're not easy to kill.

The Sanlian Gang wouldn't leave the easy ones alone; they deliberately chose the hard ones to act against.

Lei Gong's death caused a huge stir in Macau.

Mainly because the Sanlian Gang's reaction was too extreme.

In broad daylight they stormed Great Prosperity's casino, scattering his men.

The streets were filled with Sanlian gang members loudly searching for Yi Jian's trail.

Within a few hours, every faction in Macau knew that Yi Jian had killed Lei Gong.

The news also reached Gangdao.

When Great Prosperity's bosses heard the news, they were all stunned.

Is Yi Jian really that awesome?

All you were asked to do was retake the casino; why would you go and kill the Dragon Head?

Especially Xing Shu; after he received Yi Jian's call back and learned the truth from Yi Jian, he was practically ready to die.

Yi Jian has taken on such a huge black pot, and it even caused Great Prosperity to lose the casino.

When he returns to Gangdao, it's already a miracle if he can keep his life, let alone become Macau's boss.

Xing Shu's early investment in Yi Jian has completely gone down the drain.

That was his life savings for most of his years!

All gone!

If it weren't for the phone, Xing Shu would have had the desire to choke Yi Jian to death.

But now that things have come to this, no amount of blame will help; Xing Shu still looks for connections everywhere, contacting snakeheads.

In any case, Yi Jian must first be brought back from Macau.

In case the situation still has a turn!

Just as Xing Shu was busy seeking snakeheads to rescue Yi Jian, the core members of the Bay Island Sanlian Gang arrived in Macau and held a conference there.

At the meeting, Ding Yao and Gao Jie, using the excuse that Lei Gong had long left a will, let Ding Yao temporarily assume the position of Sanlian gang leader.

Yi Jian escaped from Lei Gong's study, and Ding Yao and Gao Jie were the closest people to Lei Gong.

Therefore, no one would doubt that their words are false.