Chapter 623: and then translation of chapter title

Big brother, we really don't have much money, only this one thousand.

Big brother, show mercy and release us.

Huang Erlang ignored him, instead pinching his chin and staring at the photo for a long time.

You are Bang Geng?

Bang Geng nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

Yes yes, big brother, you know me………

Huang Erlang nodded.

Is your stepfather Yang Qing?

Bang Geng nodded, trembling.

This isn't an assassin hired by Yang Qing, is it?

He can't deny it, because they have a photo.

Huang Erlang let out a sigh of relief.

The only result he has now is Bang Geng.

Their boss ordered them to bring Bang Geng to Gangdao no matter what.

Although I don't know why, he messed up everything in Jingcheng.

Bang Geng is his only result.

Then that's good.

Dress them up, and we'll leave.

Seeing that he had no intention to kill him, Bang Geng grew a bit bolder.

Big brother, you are……

Huang Erlang gave a hehe laugh.

We are your creditors.

Those wastes in Jingcheng may be gone, but the debt cannot be eliminated.

No one can owe money to our Pingchuan Gang.

The Yang Family in Gangdao is no exception.

Upon hearing that, Bang Geng was not afraid but pleased.

You and the Yang Family don't get along?

Huang Erlang slapped Bang Geng.

We only want money; we can't stay in Jingcheng any longer; we'll settle accounts with you in Gangdao.

Huang Erlang also thought that their boss just wanted to make some money from Bang Geng.

Upon hearing that, Bang Geng became excited.

Going to Gangdao would be great.

You don't want money?

I have a way.

We can use them to catch Yang Tian.

They still think I'm part of the Yang Family and don't know that I've broken ties with them.

But once in Gangdao, it's hard to say.

What if Yang Qing shows no mercy?

Then wouldn't they be miserable?

If we catch Yang Tian, it's different; with him in hand, they can't get any money.

What's the debt of just the two of us?

Huang Erlang stopped in his tracks upon hearing that, and asked with interest.

Go ahead and speak.

Bang Geng spoke out the information about Yang Tian he had gathered during this period.

That's my grandmother's house; as long as we go there, we can think of a way to lure Yang Tian out and catch him—how much money could we not get?

Unexpectedly, Huang Erlang's slap landed on his head.

Are you still an idiot? What do you think the Yang Family is?

Still trying to kidnap? Do you know you'll provoke a bunch of bodyguards?

Never mind whether we can beat them or not, whether we can catch them or not; even if we luckily catch someone, with Jingcheng under a strict crackdown, how can we escape?

Do you want us to die?

Bang Geng froze for a moment, then asked.

Can't we use Yang Tian to threaten Yang Qing and have them take us abroad?

Huang Erlang gave him another slap.

You think you're smart, damn, this is the Mainland; what makes the Mainland listen to Yang Qing?

If you have someone take a hostage abroad, don't they care about face?

You idiot.

If I had known you were no good, you'd scheme against your own brothers.

Go ahead and scheme, but you still want to drag us down as a scapegoat?

Huang Erlang slapped him several more times before stopping.

Behave on the way, or I'll beat you to death.

Qiao Hui didn't dare speak a word all the way; from their talk she also figured out that their plan was full of holes.

She tried to minimize her presence; a group of old gentlemen, and she was the only woman.

If they unleash their beastly nature, wouldn't she be doomed?

Bang Geng ran off, and Chen Hong only found out two days later.

The couple kept inquiring about Yang Tian's affairs—how could they possibly keep it from the Yang family?

They had already made preparations in Qinjiacun, but then the person suddenly disappeared.

Chen Hong reported the situation to Yang Qing.

Yang Qing had been investigating matters in Jingcheng.

He was waiting, waiting for news of the crackdown in Jingcheng.

Once he finds out who is scheming against his Yang family, he will make them suffer.

Gangdao.

Jingmen.

Hou Liu was also gathering information from Gangdao.

Drugs have appeared in Jingcheng, which is very dangerous for Jingmen.

Once it is confirmed that these drugs are flowing out of Jingmen, the blow to Jingmen will be great.

The Mainland will inevitably question its legitimacy.

But even after their layers of investigation, no useful leads have been found.

No choice; he can only go find his old comrades.

Hou Liu, Long Wu, and Gui Qi sat together.

Long Wu was very solemn.

"This time we can help you, but this will also be the last time."

"Jingmen and we are not part of the same system."

"Our directions are also different."

"If we intervene too much in the gang's affairs."

"It will be bad for us, and also bad for you."

Long Wu controls Shunfeng Express, and what he controls even more is business intelligence.

Gui Qi secretly collects coded messages, rarely uses them, and mainly uses them as a counterbalance.

Like a nuclear bomb, when not used, deterrence is greatest; once used, it becomes useless.

Moreover, the act of probing each family's secrets is inherently high-risk, so personnel concealment is even higher.

Using such people to have you investigate gang affairs is simply overkill.

Once exposed, the loss would be enormous.

Because these people have been cultivated by them over many years.

They will not be used lightly.

Hou Liu understands the difficulty of the elder brother and younger brother.

But the drug issue can be big or small; big means life or death for Jingmen.

Small means the Mainland does not drag this matter onto Jingmen.

However, Yang Qing's rash actions have brought them much uncertainty.

Jingmen's crackdown is not just about ordinary people; it also involves many high‑status individuals' offspring.

Even the Central feels embarrassed.

Deal with it, and it will cause political instability; you deal with someone else's child, do you expect them to wholeheartedly work for you? Unlikely.

And these people still form a huge network.

Unless, we uproot them completely, roots and all.

But many of them are meritorious, and they themselves are diligent.

Implicating them would also be bad.

Now is a crucial moment for domestic development; we cannot cause turmoil.

Otherwise, Yingjiang will surely take the opportunity to give you a color revolution.

Having stirred up such a huge mess, Yang Qing does not know indirectly how many people he has offended.

It is only thanks to Comrade Xi Xian's good secrecy that Yang Qing would not have fared well otherwise.

They do not know Yang Qing's role in the Central.

Facing repeated problems of second‑ and third‑generation offspring, Comrade Xi Xian's tolerance has reached its limit.

After years of discussing the plan to establish an external supervision bureau, the balance begins to show a huge tilt.

Such deterrence makes some people unable to spare time to investigate the crackdown.

Yang Qing estimates that he will pull some and strike some.

For those whose situation is not serious and the old man is diligent, handle lightly.

For those whose situation is bad, while the elders have woven a network of connections, abuse privilege, and seek huge private gains, impose heavy penalties and heavy sentences.

Those of the older generation probably also have to leave important posts to retire.

This is a comparatively mature approach.