Chapter 291

In every aspect, it was far more promising than following Hong Renjiu.

"How many of Hong Renjiu's people are still in Central?"

Ni Yongyao didn't give a direct answer but asked instead.

"There are probably a few hundred who are loyal to Hong Renjiu; the rest, upon hearing that Hong Renjiu is dead, have already run off on their own."

Gao Lao thought for a moment and said.

"Handle them; from now on, you are responsible for Central."

Ni Yongyao said.

Hearing Ni Yongyao say this, joy immediately appeared on Gao Lao's face.

"Mr. Ni, rest assured, I won't let you down!"

Gao Lao said solemnly.

Ni Yongyao nodded noncommittally, then waved his hand, signaling that the two could leave.

Gao Lao and Ju Fei bowed deeply to Ni Yongyao once more, then left the study to return to Central and prepare for a major purge.

A night passed.

Those loyal to Hong Renjiu were killed or wounded, adding several hundred more gold coins to Ni Yongyao's total.

At the same time, the news of Hong Renjiu's death and Central being swallowed by the Ni family reached the ears of every society.

Dongxing.

"What's going on? How could it be so fast?"

Upon learning the news, Lok To was dumbfounded.

Lok To hadn't expected that the news of the Ni family taking Wo Liansheng as an affiliate was still fresh, and yet they had turned around and taken Central as well, with even Hong Renjiu dead.

This time, Lok To could no longer laugh.

Even though he had previously been watching the joke of Hong Renjiu and the others.

"Looking at it this way, won't it take long for Ni Yongyao to unify Hong Kong?"

Thinking of this, Lok To felt a sudden shock in his heart.

He had originally thought that with so many societies, they could at least drag things out for three to five years, by which time he would have retired to enjoy life, and whatever happened to Hong Kong wouldn't be his concern.

But Lok To couldn't understand why Ni Yongyao's speed was so fast, swallowing one society after another with such ease.

This made Lok To increasingly worried about whether it would soon be Dongxing's turn.

Although Lok To had never had any friction with the Ni family from start to finish, he was an old hand who had been in the underworld for decades and knew very well that if Ni Yongyao really set his sights on Dongxing, whether there was friction or not didn't matter at all.

The underworld ultimately still spoke through strength; whoever has the harder fist holds the truth.

"It seems I must make preparations early."

Lok To thought, deciding to find time as soon as possible to go to Wandao and pay a visit to the police inspectors there to pave the way for himself.

Zhengxing.

"Uncle Nan, Hong Renjiu is dead, and Central is finished too."

A trusted subordinate reported what happened in Central to Uncle Nan.

Hearing this news, Uncle Nan's face turned ugly to the extreme.

Clearly, not long ago, Hong Renjiu had gathered a large number of societies to form an alliance of offense and defense; at that time, everyone was high-spirited, believing they were enough to confront the Ni family.

Who would have thought that the two subsequent attempts at reinforcement would all fail, followed immediately by Wo Liansheng being swallowed by the Ni family, and now even Hong Renjiu was dead.

"There is truly no one left who can deal with the Ni family."

Uncle Nan let out a long sigh, instantly appearing ten years older.

"Uncle Nan, should we do something?"

The subordinate asked.

"At this point, doing anything is useless. I only hope Ah Tin can get a word in with Ni Yongyao."

Uncle Nan shook his head, then picked up his phone and dialed Yu Shuntian's number.

Now, the only person Uncle Nan could count on was Yu Shuntian.

Beep, beep, beep.

The call was quickly answered.

"Uncle Nan, what is it?"

Yu Shuntian's voice came through.

"Ah Tin, how are the preparations going? Have you talked to Ni Yongyao?"

Uncle Nan asked.

"I am currently gathering information on Ni Yongyao; after all, I have only met him once. I intend to prepare a gift that suits his tastes so that it will be easier to negotiate later."

Yu Shuntian said.

"Ah Tin, there's no time left. Hong Renjiu died last night, and Central has already fallen into Ni Yongyao's hands. If you don't go now, Zhengxing might be gone."

Uncle Nan urged; Hong Renjiu's death had put great pressure on him, making him unable to remain calm any longer.

Hearing Uncle Nan's urging, Yu Shuntian was silent for a moment before gritting his teeth and saying: "I understand. I will go visit Ni Yongyao this afternoon and have a talk with him."

"Whether Zhengxing lives or dies depends on you."

Uncle Nan said.

"Uncle Nan, rest assured, it was Zhengxing that raised me; I will do my utmost to make Ni Yongyao spare the society."

Yu Shuntian said resolutely.

"I truly didn't misjudge you."

Uncle Nan said with relief.

Hanging up the phone, Yu Shuntian rubbed his temples, feeling mentally exhausted.

On his desk lay a large amount of intelligence related to Ni Yongyao.

Yu Shuntian had carefully read every piece of content, and the final conclusion he reached was that this person, Ni Yongyao, had no flaws other than having many women around him.

"Should I send a woman?"

Yu Shuntian thought subconsciously, then shook his head.

The main thing was that Yu Shuntian didn't have any good cards in his hand; he knew very well that with Ni Yongyao's current status, ordinary beauties certainly wouldn't catch his eye.

And top-tier beauties were a scarce resource; Yu Shuntian didn't know where to get one on such short notice.

Yu Shuntian's wife was beautiful and even had the charm of a married woman, but for the sake of Zhengxing, Yu Shuntian wasn't about to sacrifice his own wife.

In the end, Yu Shuntian decided not to worry about it anymore and would first go see Ni Yongyao to try his luck; if he could negotiate, that would be best, and if not, he would think of another way.

"Ah Mei, prepare the car and take me to Jiandong."

Yu Shuntian ordered his secretary.

An hour later.

Yu Shuntian arrived at the Ni family manor.

On the way, he had already called Ni Yongyao to explain that he had something to discuss.

Thus, the car drove into the manor without obstruction, finally stopping in the courtyard.

"Mr. Yu, please follow me; Mr. Ni is in the study."

Huo Hu said after sizing Yu Shuntian up.

Yu Shuntian nodded and followed cautiously behind Huo Hu.

The two soon arrived at the study.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

Huo Hu knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Hearing Ni Yongyao's voice, Huo Hu pushed open the door and led Yu Shuntian inside.

In the study.

Ni Yongyao was leaning back on the sofa, a top-tier Cuban cigar in his mouth, puffing away.

Behind Ni Yongyao, Sofia stood expressionless; after seeing Yu Shuntian enter, her gaze immediately locked onto the latter, ready to strike at the slightest sign of trouble. ===== CHAPTER 293 =====