Chapter 232: Finding a Way for the Society to Step Up

Time slipped by, and another month passed.

Central, Great Prosperity headquarters.

Chen Yao set the ledger down, nudged his glasses on his nose, first glanced at Chen Mo, then leaned toward Jiang Tiansheng's ear and whispered, "Mr Jiang, the amount Chen Mo paid this month doesn't look right."

"Yao brother, just say what you want out loud; no need to be evasive."

Chen Mo leaned back in his chair, crossing his legs.

Chen Yao thought he was speaking softly, but Chen Mo heard him perfectly.

Jiang Tiansheng's smile remained unchanged.

"Ah Mo, just now Ah Yao told me there's something off with your accounts. Why don't you explain it to everyone?"

Chen Mo retorted, "What's the problem? Where does it not match?"

"It does match," Chen Yao said, looking straight at Chen Mo, his tone flat. "But the money you paid is too little."

"You've already taken over Jingkun's territory, so why is the money you pay about the same as before."

"Shouldn't you give everyone an explanation?"

"There's nothing more to say; he must have made fake accounts!" Ma Wangjian burst out.

Since the last apology to Chen Mo, every time Ma Wangjian sees Chen Mo his nose is not his nose, his eyes are not his eyes.

Now that he has a chance to catch Chen Mo off guard, how could he not seize it.

Facing Ma Wangjian's clamor, Chen Mo didn't even bother to respond.

"Mr Jiang, last month Wang Bao's men often came to my venue to cause trouble, and the losses were huge.

When you tally it up, I barely made any profit last month, so paying less is quite normal, right? Could it be that the losses Wang Bao caused have to be paid from my personal account?"

Before Chen Mo took over Jingkun's territory, he had to pay the Triad Society four to five million each month.

Now that he has taken over Jingkun's territory, the total payment each month exceeds ten million.

When he saw the ledger then, Chen Mo felt a pang of pain instantly.

He's currently raising funds for the October U. S. stock market crash, so he can't bear to hand over that much money.

Every dollar on the spot, by Black Monday, he can multiply several times; how could he give it away so casually!

During this period, Wang Bao's men indeed caused trouble at his venue, but no one counted exactly how much they smashed.

Whatever loss he reports, that's the loss.

So Chen Mo quietly altered the ledger himself, doubling the losses again and again, while halving the profit repeatedly.

In the end, the profit on the books was essentially the same as before, saving him a few hundred million.

"Speaking of which, Mr Jiang, we leaders each pay the Triad Society monthly, and the Society backs us up when there's trouble.

Now Wang Bao is knocking on the door; shouldn't the Society step in to resolve it?"

Otherwise we fight to the death up front while the Society watches coldly. In the end we earn a bit and hand it to the Society, yet some still complain it's too little; this will chill the brothers' hearts if it continues."

That was a sudden idea Chen Mo just came up with.

Since taking out Jeffrey, Wang Bao's men haven't been as frequent in causing trouble at Chen Mo's venue.

But during that time, the grudges between the two sides' underlings grew sizable.

During this period, both sides' men still got into arguments at the drop of a hat, with occasional flashpoints of conflict.

The matter isn't big, not worth Chen Mo's full‑scale fight.

But it's very annoying.

Wang Bao is also hard‑headed and refuses to restrain his subordinates. Chen Mo isn't someone who can be taken advantage of, so he naturally lets his own men retaliate.

Thus for such a long time, the two sides kept fighting without end.

Chen Mo intends to stage a big move, to hit Wang Bao hard enough to scare him.

But fearing the cost is too high, he can't make up his mind.

When paying the money just now, Chen Mo suddenly thought, this money can't be handed over for free.

If Jiang Tiansheng is willing to step in and suppress Wang Bao, that would be best.

Even if Jiang Tiansheng can't negotiate with Wang Bao and it ends in a fight, that becomes Jiang Tiansheng's business.

By then, the loss will, of course, be borne by the entire Triad Society.

Otherwise, what's the point of paying the Society?

Facing Chen Mo's request, Jiang Tiansheng was momentarily at a loss for words.

He actually hopes Chen Mo and Wang Bao both get badly hurt.

But now that Chen Mo has asked the Society to step in, he really finds it hard to refuse.

After all, everyone has paid; paying is to have a backing.

If the backing can't be relied upon, or if it's not allowed,

"Ah Mo, I've also heard about the matter between you and Wang Bao. Technically it's your private affair, and the Society shouldn't get involved....."

Chen Mo suddenly cut in, "Hey—Mr Jiang, you can't put it that way; this isn't a private Society matter.

I confronted Wang Bao precisely to uphold Great Prosperity's rule of not letting members stray.

This should count as the Society's business; it's official.

"Ah Mo, don't be impatient." Jiang Tiansheng's face showed no hint of displeasure at being interrupted.

"What I mean is, even if this is your private matter, the Society can still step in for you.

The Society should originally resolve difficulties for each of our members.

Later, I'll personally approach Wang Bao, negotiate a truce for you, how about that?

"Alright." Chen Mo, moved, said, "Mr Jiang truly lives up to being Great Prosperity's Dragon Head.

Having a Dragon Head like you willing to stand up for us is a blessing for Great Prosperity's brothers, everyone agree, right?"

"Right, right, right, Mr. Jiang is truly magnanimous, a model for us…!" Chui Shui Ji praised with a sincere expression.

"Right, right, right, Mr. Jiang really has the bearing!"

The others also began to voice praise, but what they were thinking inside, we don't know.

Thirteen Sister, Han Bin and the others pressed their lips tightly, looking as if they were holding back laughter.

After the meeting ended, the group followed Chen Mo to the bar's office to have tea.

Thirteen Sister gave Chen Mo a thumbs‑up: "Ah Mo, you really went too far today; you didn't pay much money, yet you still dragged Jiang Tiansheng into it."

Chen Mo said ruefully, "There's no choice; that Wang Bao is too arrogant. Apart from Jiang Tiansheng stepping in, we really have no way to deal with him."

Han Bin sneered, "Just a few thousand underlings, I don't see what Wang Bao has to be so arrogant about."

Since you, Ah Mo, got us Great Prosperity that karaoke machine, Great Prosperity is now firmly the number‑one Triad Society on Gangdao. Even He Liansheng is not our opponent.

That Wang Bao, daring to swagger in front of Great Prosperity, is simply overestimating himself.

"Big brother is right; if it really doesn't work, we eliminate him. Ah Mo, if you lack manpower, I'll bring people to help you!"

Konglong this time understood the others' discussion and quickly voiced his stance.

Han Bin, unusually, didn't pat Konglong on the head; instead, he strongly agreed with Konglong's words.

"I can also help. With our strength, taking down a Wang Bao is nothing more than a breeze."

"Thanks to both of you," Chen Mo lifted his tea bowl and toasted Han Bin and Konglong.

After setting down the tea bowl, Chen Mo looked at Thirteen Sister and Han Bin, and calmly said, "However, I don't plan to go to war with Wang Bao for the time being."