Chapter 433: Grand Finale (Part 1): The Eloquent Flower

Whether in numbers or momentum, our side had an absolute advantage, and the people opposite immediately fell apart.

Xiao Hua watched the people retreating and scattering, put his phone into his pocket, and gave a signal to the people behind him; immediately some of them gave chase.

I saw many pedestrians in the distance watching us from all sides, and felt that this was too conspicuous, so I said to Xiao Hua, "Forget it."

Panzi walked back and said, "Master Hua did the right thing. These people must pay a heavy price. That way, when others want to hire someone to ambush us, the ones taking the job will think about the fate of their predecessors and have to think twice." Then he looked at Xiao Hua: "Master Hua, I owe you another favor."

"Can you handle it?" Xiao Hua asked him.

Panzi nodded. Xiao Hua pointed behind: "Get in the car." Then he looked at me and smiled: "Third Master, let's go."

I cursed inwardly: Damn it, did you specially set this up just to see me make a fool of myself? But I straightened myself up and followed them into the car.

Xiao Hua drove, I sat in the front seat, Xiuxiu and Panzi in the back. Xiuxiu began to treat Panzi's wounds, and the car was instantly filled with the smell of blood. Panzi said, "Sorry, girl, I've dirtied your car again."

"It's not the first time. You follow Third Master, and this kind of situation is hardly rare," Xiuxiu said nonchalantly.

I asked, "What's going on? How did you come to help me?"

Xiao Hua didn't answer; instead he looked at me and said, "Good job. That girl was worth the money after all."

I knew he was referring to the girl who put the mask on me. Subconsciously I touched my face and said, "Didn't you say this face was the only thing you could help me with? So why are you in Changsha now?"

"I didn't come for you," Xiao Hua said. "I came for Third Uncle. Now it's not me helping you; it's you helping me."

I was puzzled. Panzi said from the side, "I called Master Hua here."

I turned to look at Panzi, and he said that yesterday he had sent messages to everyone who had business dealings with Third Uncle, had a good relationship with him, or were former friends, saying that Third Uncle had procured a "big sea treasure"—something priceless and extremely precious—and calling everyone to come see the goods.

This was about creating momentum. Right now we were only two people; even if we rented a luxury car, it would still look shabby. In the past, even if Third Uncle was alone, because of his bearing, everyone on the streets felt he walked with a gust of wind. But after Third Uncle's incident, amidst the chaos, that aura had dissipated. The underlings at his small trading posts had been fighting and killing, building up a murderous intent, and they would have the illusion that their own aura could overpower Third Uncle's. Now we needed to suppress them again in terms of momentum, so that the moment they saw Third Uncle, they would realize their murderous intent was just an illusion. If a person's first breath is suppressed, they can't be fierce no matter what.

"I was in a complete mess in Beijing. Without that text message, I would have been stuck there," Xiao Hua said. "When I saw the message, I knew you had truly made your choice, and I also had an excuse to come."

I looked at the people behind him and asked what exactly was going on over there, why couldn't he just pick people from these to form a team for a 'jia lama'? Wasn't he still quite impressive?

Xiao Hua looked at the rearview mirror and said, "I'm still keeping Old Mrs. Huo's situation a secret, I haven't dared to reveal it. But the Huo family is already in chaos. Her sons are very difficult to handle. Right now they're waiting for me to give an explanation and tell them where their grandmother went." Old Mrs. Huo had gone out on a 'jia lama' with Xiao Hua, and now neither she nor her group had returned, but he had. I immediately understood his so-called predicament. The sons would certainly have issues with the family property. On one hand, they had to unite against outsiders; on the other, they had to show who cared more about their grandmother. The severity of their interrogation of Xiao Hua was an indicator of their filial piety. The Xie family and the Huo family had always had a delicate relationship, and now with this, it was bound to escalate to a point of swords drawn and bows bent.

"If I leave Beijing, our two families might start fighting, giving a chance to third parties. The Beijing circle is too chaotic. Liuli Sun, after your trouble, is also watching us and demanding an explanation. The people at the New Moon Hotel are even more troublesome," Xiao Hua said. "You've never fully cleaned up your mess. Once the Huo family has internal strife, all the old and new debts will come due at once."

"So now that you've come..." I said worriedly, "Won't something happen?"

"It doesn't matter," Xiao Hua said. "People from the Huo family have also come. For such a big event, no one would miss it. Third Uncle's credit has always been good."

Huo Xiuxiu said from behind, "Hehe, otherwise how would I be here?"

Xiao Hua continued, "I can't lend you people either. Everyone is being watched. As soon as I move to form a 'jia lama', something will happen immediately. In this matter, I'm even more passive than you."

I turned to glance at Panzi. His back was covered with Yunnan Baiyao. The bleeding seemed to have stopped, but his face was pale, obviously from excessive blood loss. Seeing me look at him, he said, "I'm fine."

I sighed. Only Panzi could still hold on at a time like this.

Xiao Hua's car went around an intersection, and I found we had arrived outside a teahouse on a main road.

The teahouse was very inconspicuous, but outside it was very lively, with many people gathered.

Xiao Hua glanced at Panzi: "Quite a few people. It seems they're all prepared."

Panzi rubbed his face and said, "Third Master, get ready. We need to make them shit their pants."

I looked at those people, took a deep breath, and nodded. Xiao Hua pulled over, looked around, waited until everyone else in the car got out, then said to me, "Let's go!"

The four of us got out of the car at the same time. Xiao Hua had his hands in his pockets and walked ahead with Panzi. Xiuxiu came close and took my arm. The crowd outside the teahouse immediately became chaotic, with countless voices stirring.

"Third Master is here!" "It really is Third Master!" countless people shouted.

We walked expressionlessly into the teahouse. Everyone automatically split into two rows. I saw their terrified faces and suddenly felt a surge of pleasure. My back straightened involuntarily, and a cold smile couldn't help but form at the corner of my mouth.