Chapter 127: Discussing Countermeasures

Chen Ling heard Zhang Yinuo's words and nodded, saying to her, "It's really been hard on you these past few days, Sister Zhang!"

"No need to be so polite, this is what I should do!" Zhang Yinuo said with a smile.

Chen Ling came over and saw that I was still sleeping, so she didn't disturb me and let me continue sleeping.

However, Third Brother wasn't as considerate as Chen Ling. He dragged me up and interrogated me: "Honestly, what did you go do last night?"

I groggily opened my eyes and pushed Third Brother away irritably: "I'm exhausted, wait until I wake up to tell you!"

"Damn, Fourth, you've gotten arrogant, ignoring Third Brother's words? Get up, I'll let you sleep, keep sleeping!" Third Brother was so angry he started tickling me. I've been particularly ticklish since I was a child; once tickled, my whole body couldn't take it. I quickly jumped up and laughed, "It's too ticklish, stop it, stop it, I'll tell you, okay?"

Having received my confirmation, Third Brother let me go and said, "Honestly, what did you go do last night?"

I said to Third Brother helplessly, "I really didn't do anything. I just went out for a walk with Zhang Yinuo at night, that's all!"

"You're still not telling the truth? Then don't blame me!" With that, Third Brother raised his hands again.

I quickly begged for mercy: "Don't, don't, come here, I'll whisper it to you!"

Hearing my words, Third Brother put his hands down and leaned in close. I whispered to Third Brother, "I just went to an internet cafe with Zhang Yinuo last night, played until very late, so I'm quite sleepy!"

Third Brother looked at me suspiciously and said, "Really?"

I nodded very firmly. Third Brother looked at me and said, "You went to an internet cafe just to go online? You two don't look like internet-addicted youths, and when have you ever gone online? You're still not telling the truth!"

"Really, we really went to the internet cafe, but as for what we did inside, it's not convenient to say for now!" I said with difficulty. The less people knew about the secret room inside the internet cafe, the better, so I didn't want to tell Third Brother for the time being; mainly, I didn't want to drag Third Brother into this.

However, Third Brother knew me very well. Seeing my situation, Third Brother sighed and said, "If you don't want to say, then forget it. You must have gone to investigate the Li family's affairs recently, and last night surely had something to do with that. Fourth, I know you want to shoulder it all by yourself, but you have to know that I am your brother, do you understand?"

Hearing Third Brother's words, I was exceptionally grateful. I patted Third Brother on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Third Brother, I have it under control!"

Third Brother nodded and said, "Then what do you plan to do about the Li family's affairs? I heard the Li family's ambition is very big recently!"

"It's fine, I've already found many partners! We aren't alone!"

Third Brother nodded and said, "It's good that you have Zhang Yinuo by your side recently. If you need help, remember to bring me along!"

I smiled and nodded.

At noon, Huang Laohu called me again. The Li family's movements were getting faster and faster. Liu Hengdao was leading Li family experts to constantly seize territory from Huang Laohu and Wu Di. Because the Li family had many experts, Huang Laohu couldn't stop them at all and could only constantly retreat and consolidate his forces. Now, he and Wu Di were in a miserable state, huddled in one place, discussing what to do, and asked me to come over in the evening to discuss countermeasures with them.

When evening came, Zhang Yinuo, Third Brother, and I arrived at Huang Laohu's bar. This was now Huang Laohu's last remaining place. After we arrived, I found that Huang Laohu and Wu Di had already been there for a long time.

Seeing us arrive, Huang Laohu hurried over and said to us, "Brother Yang, you've finally come, we've been waiting for you for a long time!"

I smiled at Huang Laohu and the others and said, "Brother Hu, Boss Wu, you're too kind. We came over as soon as school let out. By the way, what's the situation recently?"

"You have no idea, this guy Liu Hengdao is too excessive. Relying on the fact that he has Li family experts, he's openly seizing our territory. Now we've been forced to hide here. The Li family has too many experts; we're simply no match for them, we can't fight at all!" Huang Laohu said with extreme frustration.

"That's right, Brother Hu is still better off, at least he has one place. I'm the miserable one; my territory is completely gone, and I can only bring my people to hide at Brother Hu's place!" Wu Di sighed and said.

"Don't the authorities care about this?" I asked suspiciously.

"How can the authorities care? Besides, Liu Hengdao and his people move very quickly and are very professional; they don't leave any evidence behind, so even if we report it to the authorities, it's useless. We can only accept our bad luck!" Wu Di complained.

Hearing this, I frowned. It seemed the Li family really wanted to turn things upside down now. I imagined Zhang Longtao's current situation wasn't easy either.

I asked Zhang Yinuo beside me, "By the way, how is your brother doing recently? Is the Li family at odds with your brother?"

"The Li family hasn't made a move against my brother for now, but I think it's only a matter of time. The main reason they haven't made a move is that they fear my father; after all, they are somewhat wary of my father's former influence. Plus, with my father's influence in the underworld, they should deal with others first and then deal with my brother last. Given the Li family's current situation, it's absolutely impossible for them to be willing to listen to my brother, so a rebellion is only a matter of time!" Zhang Yinuo said indifferently.

"Then what is your brother's attitude now? Did he say he wants to deal with the Li family together?" Huang Laohu asked Zhang Yinuo hurriedly.

Huang Laohu and Wu Di both looked at Zhang Yinuo with anticipation. After all, their current strength was no match for Liu Hengdao. If Zhang Longtao could deal with Liu Hengdao together with them, the chances of winning would be much higher, as Zhang Longtao's strength was much greater than theirs.

"I'm not too sure about that. I don't know what Zhang Longtao is thinking, but I think he's not stupid; he'll likely find a way to deal with the Li family!" Zhang Yinuo said indifferently.

"Then please ask Sister-in-law to help us ask Zhang Longtao, just say we want to talk to him and see what he thinks!" Huang Laohu said to Zhang Yinuo with a smile.

Zhang Yinuo nodded and said, "Mm, I'll ask him for you!"

Then Huang Laohu looked at Third Brother and said, "Little Brother Xu, are you feeling better?"

"Thanks to Brother Hu's blessing, I'm much better. There's no problem with normal activities now; the injury wasn't that serious before!"

Huang Laohu continued to say to me, "Little Brother Yang, what do you think we should do now?"