Chapter 703: Long Shan

Long Shan, Long Wu's youngest son.

After he revealed his talent for being a big boss at age 8, he was intensively cultivated by the Third Section established by Long Wu, Hou Liu, and Gui Qi.

The Third Section originated from the Dark Division controlled by Gui Qi.

After operating for over twenty years, the Dark Division has been exposed.

Later, the Third Section was established again.

The Third Section, being very secretive and rarely taking action, has continued to operate to the present.

Besides Long Shan, several children of Hou Liu and Gui Qi were also cultivated together.

However, the one who ultimately stood out was Long Shan.

His talent is superhuman; there's no way to deal with it.

Now Hou Liu can no longer hold on.

Long Shan also wields great influence in Jingmen.

Hou Liu thus let Long Shan act as the head of Jingmen.

As the saying goes, with a new ruler comes new ministers; after Hou Liu retreated behind the scenes, his old comrades, due to the Yang family's tradition of old and new succession, gradually withdrew from the stage, making way for the younger generation.

Hou Liu has been watching Long Shan manage Jingmen.

He has never interfered.

Long Shan did not disappoint expectations; he quickly pacified the turmoil of the old‑new transition.

In this turmoil, some spies were drawn out.

Actually, the Third Section had already investigated some people.

But they did not startle the snake.

Long Shan took advantage of this old‑new transition turmoil, under the pretext of removing disloyal elements, and cleaned up both the exposed and the unexposed.

Over these years, as Jingmen's power grew, more and more countries have sent spies into it.

These people cannot be killed directly, as doing so would constitute a violent incident.

This would make various countries wary.

Using the opportunity of the old‑new transition to remove people is currently the best method.

Long Shan handled it quite well.

No hot‑blooded impulsiveness, just fighting and killing.

Only then did Hou Liu put his mind at ease and begin formally withdrawing from Jingmen.

Long Shan possesses the talent of a regional hegemon, naturally noble.

Most people who see him feel his overwhelming presence.

This differs from Hou Liu, who himself lacks such talent; it was Yang Qing who gradually pushed him upward.

Therefore he carries the prestige of the Yang Clan and the entire Jingmen Club.

He appears smiling and easygoing in his dealings with people.

Yet no one dares to underestimate him.

Long Shan, however, has a compelling personal charisma; he himself is like a great mountain.

For now he has just taken charge of Jingmen; as time passes, his own aura will become even more imposing.

Although he cannot achieve the feat of one person overwhelming a nation, his control over Jingmen will also be extraordinary.

Regarding managing Jingmen well, Hou Liu is reassured.

His only worry is that Long Shan's ambitions have arisen and disrupted Yang Qing's plans.

Although Jingmen and the Jingmen Club are two separate entities.

Even the current Jingmen Club wields enormous influence over Jingmen.

But if Long Shan seeks to break free from the control of the Yang Clan and the Jingmen Club.

He will inevitably turn to the dark side.

Once Jingmen enters the Black Zone, the future of Jingmen is…

Hou Liu dare not imagine it.

But now, he cannot impose his worries on his nephew.

He somewhat regrets not having listened to Yang Qing back then, letting Jingmen's leader be promoted from within.

Fortunately, Jingmen's current structure is a group office management research institute, painstakingly built over a decade or more.

The Jingmen leader is not a dictator.

He must be checked and balanced by the Hall Council and the Disciplinary Department.

Outside, there is also a mercenary regiment.

I hope this nephew of mine has not disappointed my brother's teachings.

Long Shan does not have those messy thoughts.

The affairs of Jingmen are immensely burdensome; he basically has no time to think about these problems.

Moreover, he does not have these thoughts either.

Everyone in Jingmen is either an employee of the Yang Clan conglomerate or an employee of those people's companies in the Jingmen Club; they survive by relying on these people.

Hou Liu's idea is correct; to make Jingmen independent, unless it gets involved in gray‑area businesses, it cannot sustain itself.

Long Shan is not a reckless fool; he knows the dangers involved.

It would severely damage Jingmen's image and likely provoke encirclement and suppression by various countries.

Therefore, even if he were to do it, he could not do it in the name of Jingmen.

Moreover, everyone lives well under the shelter of the Jingmen Club and the Yang Clan; who would willingly go through those knife‑edge, blood‑licking days.

Unless it's those outlaws.

Jingmen Headquarters.

A sea of people.

On the martial arts stage.

With the 'Jingmen People's Covenant' representing the root of all Jingmen authority, it was handed to Long Shan.

Hou Liu formally withdrew from Jingmen.

Shouts like mountains and seas rose.

"Jingmen exists to make the members' lives better."

"Jingmen exists so that members are not bullied."

"Jingmen exists so that members can live and operate freely."

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The Jingmen Covenant is simple and unadorned; what it pursues is also a simple life.

Work is with the Yang family; managing the guild hall.

This is also the reason Jingmen developed.

This is also the reason various places tolerate Jingmen.

But this simple desire is also something many people can hope for but cannot obtain.

Let alone other places, even Daxia cannot do it.

This is the soil for Jingmen's survival.

After the handover, Long Shan helped Hou Liu slowly step down from the stage; on the stage there will be a members' performance, dragon dance, lion dance, drumming, group fights...

Hou Liu several times wanted to speak but stopped; in the end he still closed his mouth.

Long Shan was influenced by the feeling of glory from his own rise to a high position, and also did not notice Hou Liu's abnormality.

During a performance, Hou Liu was watching absentmindedly.

Only after the end did he exhale, then finally left the venue, got in the car, and left the place where he had struggled for half his life.

Outside the car window, groups of members walked by; those who saw who was inside the car stopped, extending their right arms flat, fingers spread.

This is the Jingmen salute.

The flat extension signifies equality; the five fingers signify the five peoples.

At the same time, it also signifies unity and mutual aid; if people form a circle and stack their palms together, it means cheering; a few people crossing their arms can quickly form a human ladder.

The members' spirits are high.

Hou Liu felt relieved and also proud.

As the vehicle drove away, the members finally lowered their hands, feeling a sense of loss.

Long Shan only returned home in the middle of the night.

After entering the living room, he saw Long Wu sitting upright and solemn on the sofa.

Long Shan sensed the different atmosphere and respectfully called out.

"Father."

Long Wu's gaze remained cold, his expression stern.

"Little Shan."

"Today was supposed to be your joyous day."

"There are some things I shouldn't say now."

"But I can't suppress it in my heart; I feel uneasy."

"Little Shan, I know you have great ambitions."

"But you must remember, do not betray Jingmen."

"Because Jingmen represents not just Jingmen; it is the backbone of the Daxia people."

"If you dare to destroy it."

"The Long family will pursue you to the death, even if it exhausts the last drop of Long family blood."

"Jingmen does not belong to any person; it belongs to the Daxia nation."

"Your father I came from the jianghu, and even served to make a decent living."

"Every time I think of it, it scorches my heart and burns my liver."

"We people like us originally should not have a good ending."

"But the Yang family gave us opportunity and wealth."

"You might say, Yang Rong is not the same either."

"But I want to tell you, Yang Rong is Yang Rong, Yang Qing is Yang Qing."

"We are guilty, but Yang Qing is not; Yang Qing wholeheartedly pioneered for the Daxia people."

"Then our Long family should also devote ourselves wholeheartedly to this goal."

"If you are unwilling, then leave Jingmen and strive on your own."

"Jingmen was established by the Yang family; to become its leader is to accept the Yang family's will."

"If you dare to take what belongs to the Yang family and cause trouble for them, doing this ungrateful thing."

"The Long family will then regard you as a mortal enemy."

"All your blood relations and close associates will become targets for assassination by the Long family."

"Until the Long family sheds its last drop of blood."