Chapter 80: Chen Mo's Rise to Power

Jiang Tiansheng was about to rise and yield his seat, but Jingkun stopped him first.

"Brother Sheng, I have great respect for you. You're still the Dragon Head right now, and there are some matters that still need you to handle."

As he spoke, Jingkun walked in front of Jiang Tiansheng, took out a videotape, and tossed it onto the table in front of him.

"This tape here is the most popular one on the market right now.

Our Great Prosperity little brothers have really made a name for themselves. Starring in a Category III film, for real, and the one they went after was their own brother's girl."

Before Jingkun could even finish speaking, Da B and Chen Hao Nan already knew what he was talking about, and their expressions changed drastically.

Da B slammed the table and stood up: "Jingkun, do you have to make things difficult for me!"

Jingkun curled his lips: "Going after a brother's woman is a great taboo in the underworld. I hope you hand the person over, so there's an explanation for Brother Sheng."

Not wanting to make things difficult for Da B and Jiang Tiansheng, Chen Hao Nan stepped forward on his own.

"I, Chen Hao Nan, have let down Great Prosperity. I couldn't keep my brother in line, and I've let down Shan Ji. I'll take all of this on myself."

"Good that you're willing to admit it!" Jingkun's face was full of mockery as he turned to Jiang Tiansheng. "Brother Sheng, how do you think we should handle this?"

Jiang Tiansheng's expression was somewhat grim.

Jingkun pulling this stunt was truly beyond his expectations.

He genuinely hadn't imagined that Chen Hao Nan had something like this on him.

This caught him somewhat off guard.

Chen Hao Nan and Da B were quite similar.

Though his abilities weren't particularly outstanding, among all the young triads, he was considered one of the better ones.

Most importantly, like Da B, he was loyal enough — you could even say blindly loyal.

Although Chen Hao Nan was still just a junior member, Jiang Tiansheng already regarded him as Da B's successor.

He was now voluntarily yielding the Dragon Head position to Jingkun, but he intended to take it back in the future.

Chen Hao Nan was originally part of his plan.

But now, Jingkun had put him on the spot with irrefutable evidence, and Chen Hao Nan had admitted it himself.

He couldn't not deal with Chen Hao Nan even if he wanted to.

"A nation has its laws, a family has its rules. Even an emperor who breaks the law is punished the same as a commoner. Carry out the family punishment!"

Then, incense was lit, and his name was struck from the rolls.

Chen Hao Nan was thereby expelled from Great Prosperity.

After Chen Hao Nan finished receiving his punishment, he was driven out.

Jiang Tiansheng then left the main hall with his own men.

Da B was about to leave with his subordinates, but Jingkun called him back.

"Da B, the meeting isn't over yet. Don't be in such a hurry to leave."

"What, sitting in the Dragon Head's seat isn't enough for you? What else do you want to do?"

Da B's face was full of anger, but he stopped in his tracks. Jingkun was in power now, and he really couldn't openly defy the Dragon Head's order right here in the main hall.

After Da B sat back down in his original seat, Jingkun also sat down in the Dragon Head's seat.

"Thanks to the brothers' trust in letting me take the Dragon Head's seat.

From now on, I will certainly devote myself fully to carrying forward the Great Prosperity name, so we can all make money together!"

"Well said! Brother Kun said it well. No — I should call you Mr. Li now.

If you ask me, Mr. Li should have been the Dragon Head of Great Prosperity a long time ago. Who in the underworld doesn't know that Mr. Li has the strongest power in our Great Prosperity!"

Brother Ji, as always, was the first to chime in with support.

Da B gave a cold snort and had no interest in paying Brother Ji any attention.

The other bosses, though somewhat disdainful of Brother Ji's fence-sitting behavior, weren't about to slight him at a moment like this. They all nodded in agreement.

"You all flatter me. It's entirely thanks to the brothers' support." Jingkun waved his hand in a show of modesty.

"Since I've already become the Dragon Head, I'll certainly need to put more energy into the Triad Society from now on.

As for many matters over in Wang Jiao, I might not have the energy to manage them.

I plan to leave the Wang Jiao boss position vacant, and everyone can elect a new Wang Jiao boss. How about that?"

The bosses present had no objection whatsoever to Jingkun's proposal.

Apart from Thirteen Sister and the Han Bin brothers, everyone assumed Jingkun was seizing the opportunity to put his own man in power.

"Right now in Wang Jiao, apart from me, Chen Mo has the largest territory and the strongest power. I nominate him to be the boss of the Wang Jiao district. What does everyone think?"

"Of course, if any of you have a more suitable candidate, you can bring it up, and we'll discuss it together."

At this, quite a few people's expressions changed drastically.

Apart from Thirteen Sister and a few others, no one had expected Jingkun to push Chen Mo into power.

Actually, it wasn't that Jingkun hadn't considered going back on his word.

It was just that after thinking it over carefully, he still decided to honor the agreement.

He had just become the Dragon Head, his foundation wasn't stable yet, and he still needed the support of the other bosses and the senior members affiliated with the main hall.

If people found out he'd gone back on his word and burned bridges, it would work against him.

Besides, Chen Mo taking the boss position wouldn't have any negative impact on him — it would actually be helpful.

It might even serve as a gesture of buying horse bones for a thousand pieces of gold.

Chen Mo had been observing the reactions of these bosses all along.

The other bosses, though initially somewhat surprised, all quickly regained their composure.

They must have already understood why Jingkun was able to allocate Chen Mo's counterfeit goods business.

But Chen Yao and Sha Qiang, who was under Jingkun, both had expressions that had turned rather unpleasant.

Sha Qiang had now been bought off by Chen Yao.

Chen Yao had originally assumed that Jingkun would hold the position of Wang Jiao's top boss concurrently.

The position of Wang Jiao's top boss was one of the conditions Chen Yao used to win over Sha Qiang.

Once Jingkun was eliminated in the future and Jiang Tiansheng returned, he could control Wang Jiao through Sha Qiang.

He hadn't expected Chen Mo to appear halfway and disrupt everything.

Once Chen Mo truly sat in the position of Wang Jiao's top boss, it would be difficult for Jiang Tiansheng to control Wang Jiao again later.

Not only that, even now, his promise to Sha Qiang would have to change.

He would need to pay a greater price to maintain his relationship with Sha Qiang.

"On what grounds! He's only been in Great Prosperity a few years — what qualification does he have to be a district's top boss! I disagree."

Whatever Jingkun proposed, Da B opposed.

So what if you're the Dragon Head — since you asked us to express our opinions, then I'll oppose it.

"I think Mr. Li's proposal is excellent. Ah Mo's strength is formidable now, and his contributions are considerable. The Macau matter this time was settled by Ah Mo. I fully support him becoming Wang Jiao's top boss."

As always, Brother Ji was the first to chime in support.

It was a joke — he got his supply from Chen Mo and could earn hundreds of thousands in clean money every month. In a few months he'd be able to buy a mansion.

This was Jingkun's first proposal after becoming Dragon Head, and Chen Mo already had business dealings with so many top bosses.

Chen Mo taking the top boss seat was a foregone conclusion.

As a seasoned veteran, he saw this clearly — of course he'd be the first to step forward and express support.

In a word, currying favor with two people at once — what a great deal!

"I support it too. Ah Mo's ability is plain for everyone to see. Recommend the worthy without avoiding those close to you — I support Ah Mo as Wang Jiao's top boss."

"I have no objections either!" Han Bin raised his hand in agreement.

"Same here!" Konglong raised his hand.

At this point, the other top bosses chimed in one after another.

"I support it!"

"I support it too!"

Even Chen Yao raised his hand with a frown. Only Da B didn't raise his hand, and was still glaring at Chen Mo with a hostile gaze.

He was treating Chen Mo and Jingkun as being in the same camp.

Unable to do anything about Jingkun, he wanted to pick on Chen Mo as an easy target.

With the Dragon Head as his adversary, Da B should have been rushing to win over allies, yet instead he wanted to make enemies.

Judging by Da B's emotional intelligence and situational awareness, if he didn't die, who would?