Chapter 318

Therefore, handling other political rivals like he handled Hou Yuguo was a shortcut without any doubt.

It was just a little bit more dangerous.

But Ni Yongyao wouldn't stay in Wandao for long, so no matter how dangerous it was, it had nothing to do with him; any problems that arose could be left to Ms. Zhuang to handle.

In the next half month, the Continental Hotel opened smoothly and quickly occupied the Wandao killer market.

Ms. Zhuang, with Ni Yongyao's support, also saw her power expand rapidly, leaping from a marginal figure in the party to a core figure, with a bright future.

Returning the favor, Ms. Zhuang in turn acted as a protective umbrella for Ni Yongyao's forces, and even gave the green light to Black Steel International and subsequent companies like Galaxy Communications, opening wide the doors of convenience.

Although this was equivalent to announcing to everyone that she was bound to Ni Yongyao, Ms. Zhuang had no choice; from the moment she cooperated with Ni Yongyao, it was destined.

This day.

Ni Yongyao sat in the manor courtyard, reading a newspaper while smoking a cigar.

The content of the newspaper was very simple; a large space was used to describe how Black Steel International brought peace to Wandao and protected the property of the Wandao people from robbers.

This kind of report was naturally Ni Yongyao's handiwork.

In 1991, there was no internet of later generations; controlling public opinion was very simple—just grasp the newspapers and television stations.

And the latter two could be handled as long as money was spent.

It just so happened that money was what Ni Yongyao lacked the least.

With large amounts of cash scattered, various media outlets in Wandao boasted about Black Steel International in various ways, almost directly stating that they were the saviors of Wandao.

"Mr. Ni, the company's reputation is very good now; I estimate that if you go out to run for office, the support rate will definitely be very high."

Miss Hai Tang said.

Hearing the two words "run for office," Ni Yongyao suddenly thought that having been in Wandao for so long, the Huigang election was about to begin.

"Forget about Wandao; I'd better return to Huigang to run."

Ni Yongyao put down the newspaper and said.

"Mr. Ni, are you planning to go back?"

Miss Hai Tang looked surprised.

Ni Yongyao nodded slightly and said: "Next, it's up to you; I hope to receive your good news in Huigang."

Ni Yongyao prepared to let Miss Hai Tang handle the remaining situation, but this was not difficult; with northern Wandao as a base, plus Ms. Zhuang's support, as well as Black Steel International and the Continental Hotel, Miss Hai Tang didn't need to make any big moves; boiling a frog in warm water, moving forward steadily step by step, she could take down the central and southern regions.

Even if the forces in the central and southern regions realized something was wrong and wanted to band together to fight back, the forces Ni Yongyao left in Wandao were enough to crush these people head-on.

"Rest assured, Mr. Ni, I will not let you down."

Miss Hai Tang, seeing Ni Yongyao entrust such an important matter to her, immediately puffed out her chest and said solemnly.

"Very good."

Ni Yongyao pinched Miss Hai Tang's soft cheek and said.

That afternoon.

Ni Yongyao boarded a luxury cruise ship with Hit-Girl Mindy, Sophia, and the Battle Nun, returning to Huigang.

……

Zhengxing.

Uncle Nan sat in the main seat, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand.

"Uncle Nan, it's about time; if we drag it out any longer, I'm afraid the Ni family will come over."

Yu Shuntian said.

"Sigh..."

Uncle Nan took a sip of tea and said with a worried face: "I didn't expect that Zhengxing would end in my hands; in the future, when I go down, I won't know how to face the others."

"Being able to disband smoothly is already not bad; look at the fate of other factions—either wiped out or annexed; which one had a good end?"

Yu Shuntian said.

"What you say is also true."

Uncle Nan sighed; compared to the fate of other factions, Zhengxing having the opportunity to disband could already be considered not bad; at the very least, he could hold a banquet, so Zhengxing wouldn't end so miserably.

"By the way, I heard Ni Yongyao went to Wandao a while ago; what did he go to do?"

Uncle Nan remembered this matter and said.

"Not very clear, but based on my understanding of him, I'm afraid Wandao is about to be restless."

Yu Shuntian said.

"If only Ni Yongyao were a person of Zhengxing..."

Uncle Nan couldn't help but think.

If Ni Yongyao belonged to Zhengxing, Uncle Nan would have retired long ago to enjoy life, watching Zhengxing sweep through Huigang, unlike now where he was almost buried up to his neck and still had to worry about the faction.

"His surname is Ni, Uncle Nan; don't think about it so much; it's better to think about how to handle the gold-washing banquet."

Yu Shuntian said helplessly.

Zhengxing disbanded, and Uncle Nan naturally retired from the rivers and lakes; with Uncle Nan's seniority and status, holding a gold-washing banquet was still very necessary.

"What's there to think about? So many factions are dead or gone; who else can I invite?"

Uncle Nan said.

Before the Ni family rose, if someone wanted to wash their hands in a gold basin, the scene would naturally be extremely lively; any person of the rivers and lakes with a connection would come to show support, and various faction bosses would also attend.

However, in just a few months, major factions were successively annexed by the Ni family, and many of Uncle Nan's old friends died at Ni Yongyao's hands; even if he wanted to send invitations, he couldn't find anyone.

"Isn't there still Camel of Dongxing?"

Yu Shuntian thought for a moment and said.

"Him?"

Uncle Nan snorted, his expression very disdainful, and said: "That old thing Camel is very slippery; before, Hong Renjiu organized an alliance, and he was the only one who didn't participate; I have no interest in associating with such a person."

"Since that's the case, then let's just hold it within Zhengxing."

Yu Shuntian suggested.

"That's all we can do; sigh, I remember when my boss washed his hands in a gold basin, that was called lively; all the faction bosses in Huigang came to congratulate him; it was very glorious."

Uncle Nan's eyes showed memories, and he sighed.

To this, Yu Shuntian said nothing.

Standing from Yu Shuntian's position, compared to Zhengxing, he hoped more to see the Ni family unify the Huigang underground world, or more accurately, Ni Yongyao.

Because only in this way could Huigang completely ban white goods, leaving no room for survival.

However, this kind of thought naturally couldn't let Uncle Nan know; otherwise, there would be no lack of a scolding.

Three days later.

Zhengxing held a gold-washing banquet internally, and Uncle Nan retired from the rivers and lakes.

After the banquet ended, Zhengxing also disbanded.

The remaining territory and industries were all taken over by the Ni family; there were no obstacles in the process; even the stupidest person wouldn't dare to provoke the Ni family at this time.

At the same time.

The election for Huigang Legislative Council members began.

Ni family manor.

"Fox, prepare to hold a press conference, and also prepare a speech; I want to participate in this election."

Ni Yongyao instructed.

Running for Legislative Council member concerned whether the Ni family could completely wash themselves clean and go ashore; now the Ni family already had half a foot on the shore, and only the last step was needed to completely wash clean.

Therefore, Ni Yongyao was determined to win this term of Legislative Council member.

"Yes, Mr. Ni."

Fox nodded and immediately picked up his mobile phone, arranging things in an orderly manner.

Soon, the press conference was held smoothly.

Huigang's television stations and newspapers rushed to the scene immediately; although there were many people, no one broke the rules; everyone knew who Ni Yongyao was and what kind of power he held in his hands.

In this situation, even media outlets that claimed to control public discourse didn't dare to provoke Ni Yongyao. After all, the latter could really make people vanish into thin air.

At the press conference, Ni Yongyao announced his formal candidacy; once the news spread, it immediately caused a huge uproar.

Afterward, Ni Yongyao went on a TVB exclusive interview, which was broadcast during prime time; almost all Huigang people knew the news of Ni Yongyao running for Legislative Council member.

Others running in the same term, upon learning this, all showed difficult expressions.

Many people were already in despair; although they were also successful people in various fields in Huigang, compared to Ni Yongyao, they were weaker by more than one head and simply couldn't see any hope of winning.

And the facts were indeed so.

After Ni Yongyao announced his candidacy, the poll results were quickly released; Ni Yongyao's support rate was directly maxed out, almost off the charts, while the support rates of others didn't even reach a fraction of Ni Yongyao's, and they were simply not on the same level.