Chapter 47: Refusal, Stirring Up Trouble

Bai Tou Weng laughed, "A rule is meant to be broken! If you don't break the norm, how can you make more money?"

"Come to think of it, my relationship with your deadbeat father is pretty good; if he hadn't teamed up with Jingkun back then, you might already be working for me now."

Thirteen Sister thought briefly, then smiled, "Uncle, I'm from Great Prosperity and you're an elder I respect; I really don't want any conflict between us."

Hearing the refusal in Thirteen Sister's words, Bai Tou Weng was not upset.

"You should know how profitable East Prosperity's business is. Since you don't want it, I won't force you."

"Thank you, Uncle, for understanding. It's getting late, so I'll head back first."

Thirteen Sister apologized to Bai Tou Weng, stood up to take her leave, and Chen Mo also rose.

Sha Cheng tried to stand and block, but Bai Tou Weng stopped him with a glance.

After Thirteen Sister and Chen Mo left, Sha Cheng looked at Bai Tou Weng.

"Uncle, since Thirteen Sister is being so ungrateful, should we…?"

As he spoke, he made a motion of wiping his neck with his hand.

"Not needed." Bai Tou Weng shook his head, "Thirteen Sister not cooperating isn't a problem; what I want is Chen Mo. The territory he controls is what we need."

Sha Cheng was puzzled: "Chen Mo is loyal to Thirteen Sister; since she refuses, Chen Mo wouldn't dare cooperate with us, right?"

Bai Tou Weng showed a confident smile: "He will agree."

"His territory now is no smaller than Thirteen Sister's, and he has more subordinates than she does. He can't stay subordinate to a woman forever. Moreover, his men suffered heavy losses a few days ago, and he's short on cash now."

Bai Tou Weng's thoughts were quite optimistic.

As long as Chen Mo needs money and wants to earn it, what business is faster than dealing in powder?

Unfortunately, he was wrong.

Chen Mo doesn't have much cash now, but he's not destitute.

Besides, his A‑goods business is about to start, and will soon bring him a large amount of cash.

On the way back, Thirteen Sister and Chen Mo talked about the banquet they just attended.

"Ah Mo, it seems Bai Tou Weng has designs on you."

Chen Mo nodded. "I see it. Too bad, I'm not on the same wavelength as them."

Thirteen Sister warned, "East Prosperity are ruthless jackals; this time it's a bribe, but next time may be different. You should be careful!"

"Don't worry, sister, I have it covered."

Unless East Prosperity wants to wage open war with Great Prosperity, forcefully plant a flag on Chen Mo's territory, Chen Mo really isn't afraid of them.

After returning to the bar, Chen Mo called in Gao Jin.

"Ah Jin, are there any East Prosperity people causing trouble tonight?"

"No, but I asked around during the day; these past few days, quite a few East Prosperity folks have been hanging out in our venues."

Chen Mo frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Make the venue brothers keep their eyes sharp. Don't let East Prosperity people distribute goods in our venues."

After Gao Jin left, Chen Mo called Jimi again, giving instructions about Thirteen Sister and the others taking the goods.

For the next week, everything remained calm.

East Prosperity people didn't cause trouble in Chen Mo's venues, and the A‑goods business got on track.

The factory produced tens of thousands of A‑goods garments, which were essentially snapped up by Chen Mo, Thirteen Sister, and their group.

Chen Mo assigned a few of his subordinates, who had been maimed, to set up stalls on his territory, giving them a livelihood.

This made the rest of Chen Mo's men feel his benevolence toward subordinates, increasing their loyalty and admiration.

At the same time, Chen Mo quickly recouped nearly a million in cash.

Unfortunately, the peaceful days didn't last long.

That day, as Chen Mo was about to go home, Gao Jin came in to report.

"Mo Ge, Sang Bo from East Prosperity was distributing goods in our venue and was caught by the lower‑level guys."

Chen Mo frowned; he'll probably be home late tonight.

"First detain him; we'll go take a look."

When it comes to dealing in powder, Chen Mo never turns a blind eye.

Not even Jingkun's people have dealt powder in his venues, let alone East Prosperity's.

In his venues, anyone dealing powder never gets out safely.

Chen Mo originally thought that after the last meeting, East Prosperity wouldn't cause trouble again.

After Bai Tou Weng was rejected by Thirteen Sister, he would also abandon his plan to cooperate with them in dealing powder.

Who would have thought Sang Bo would now be distributing goods right in Chen Mo's venue?

If it were a regular subordinate, Chen Mo would at most break an arm and toss them out.

But Sang Bo is a minor leader under Sha Cheng.

He came to Chen Mo's territory to distribute goods; saying it wasn't under Sha Cheng's orders is impossible.

Sang Bo was caught while distributing goods in a bar on Sneaker Street.

When Chen Mo arrived, Sang Bo had already been bound with rope and locked in a private room with a few of his subordinates.

Chen Mo stared at Sang Bo, his gaze icy, and in a deep voice asked, "Sang Bo, it seems those ten slaps last time didn't teach you a lesson!"

"You came to my venue to distribute goods; did you consider the consequences?"

"Chen Mo, what are you trying to do! I tell you, if you dare do anything to me, my boss won't let you off!"

Sang Bo, lying on the ground, shouted.

Chen Mo looked at the nearby subordinate and asked, "Have you notified the East Prosperity people?"

"Sang Bo's subordinate escaped; East Prosperity should already know."

"Break an arm of theirs, lock them here first, and wait for East Prosperity to come rescue them."

Chen Mo finished giving his orders, turned and went to the opposite private room.

Even if the people from East Prosperity came, they wouldn't arrive right away; Chen Mo wouldn't just wait.

He called the bar manager over and Chen Mo asked, "Did Shensheng often come to your bar for drinks before?"

The bar manager didn't know why Chen Mo was asking about Shensheng, and honestly replied, "Yes, I don't know what orders Mo Ge has."

Chen Mo continued asking, "I heard Shensheng took a liking to one of your hostesses; is she still here?"

The manager suddenly realized, immediately smiling obsequiously, "Oh, you mean Ann, right? Should I call her over for you?"

"Sure, call a few more to keep us brothers company with drinks; they should be pretty, and we'll stay here a while."

Chen Mo, Gao Jin, Fei Ji and a few others sat down in the private room; not long after, the bar manager brought Ann and a line of ladies in, followed by a few waiters carrying drinks.

"Mo Ge, this is Ann," the manager introduced to Chen Mo.

He then turned to Ann and said, "Ann, you must definitely keep Mo Ge company for a few drinks."

Chen Mo looked at Ann and noticed she resembled Thirteen Sister's childhood friend A Run by about eighty percent, dressed in a white spaghetti-strap long dress, appearing pure yet not lacking charm.

"All right, you can go first," Chen Mo waved at the manager, then curled his finger at Ann, "Ann, right? Come over and sit."

Ann sat down openly beside Chen Mo, showing no trace of reserve.

"Mo Ge, let me pour you a drink."

Chen Mo looked at Ann's performance, slightly surprised, and asked, "I took Shensheng's turf, yet you're still willing to drink with me?"