Three days later, the matters at the Azure Dragon Mansion gradually subsided. Whether in the underworld or the martial arts world, discussions about the incident dwindled.
The Azure Dragon Mansion resumed normal operations, with both the casino and the underground boxing ring opening their doors.
Wuwuwu!
On the night the Azure Dragon Mansion reopened, a piercing siren shattered the sky as dozens of police cars sped into Azure Dragon Villa.
The cars stopped, and over a hundred fully armed special police officers quickly disembarked. They split into two teams, surrounding the casino hotel and the underground boxing ring respectively.
Subsequently, two leading police officers, accompanied by their teams, entered the casino and the underground boxing ring.
Half an hour later, including Song Shan, the main members responsible for the operation of the Azure character gambling and underground boxing ring were all taken away by the police.
In addition, the gamblers present filled ten large buses.
Chu Wansong, who was in Villa No. 9, Tan Gong, was shocked to receive the report from his subordinates!
On one hand, Chu Wansong had invested considerable effort in establishing the Azure Dragon Mansion, drawing in various individuals to participate. Some provided funds, others connections, forming a vested interest group where everyone was in the same boat!
Under such circumstances, Chu Wansong would always receive advance notice of police crackdowns and special operations, allowing him to suspend operations at the Azure Dragon Mansion and reopen after the storm passed—the Azure Dragon Mansion had never been investigated before!
On the other hand, anyone who became a member of the Azure Dragon Mansion was invariably an elite from Donghai, the Dragon Triangle, and even the southern hemisphere.
The collective energy these individuals could wield was incredibly formidable!
And now, all of them had been taken away!
As Chu Wansong reeled in shock, his phone rang incessantly. Various influential figures called him, eager to understand what had happened.
Chu Wansong also wanted to know!
He ignored the incoming calls and instead used a satellite phone to dial a private number. The owner of this number was a titan in Donghai and a crucial member of Chu Wansong's network!
However—
To Chu Wansong's dismay, he couldn't get through to the Donghai titan.
"Ding—"
At that moment, Chu Wansong's phone rang again.
This time, the caller was Zhong Hu—Chu Wansong's absolute confidant and the strategist of the Azure character faction!
This realization made Chu Wansong's heart pound, intensifying his sense of unease.
He suppressed his apprehension and answered the call.
"Brother, the film and television sector is also in trouble..."
Upon answering, Zhong Hu spoke first, his tone grave as he reported to Chu Wansong.
The film and television company under the Azure character faction had also encountered problems. Including its leader, all core members were apprehended by the economic investigation department on suspicion of money laundering.
After hearing Zhong Hu's report, Chu Wansong's expression grew even more solemn, his brows knitting together into a deep frown.
"Brother, do you know who is targeting us?"
After finishing his report and seeing Chu Wansong remain silent, Zhong Hu hesitated and then asked.
"I tried calling my friend at the Donghai compound to find out what's happening, but they didn't answer," Chu Wansong said.
"Brother, whether it's the Azure Dragon Mansion incident, the film and television sector issue, or the fact that person isn't answering, it all points to one thing," Zhong Hu stated his opinion.
"What?"
Chu Wansong had a suspicion in his heart but did not voice it directly, instead prompting Zhong Hu.
"This sudden action against us is not from Donghai; it's from above, a will from Yan Jing!"
Zhong Hu declared his judgment and paused before elaborating, "Such large-scale inter-regional law enforcement could only be authorized by the Gu family.
Therefore, I believe the mastermind behind this is very likely the Gu family!"
Chu Wansong remained silent.
What Zhong Hu said was precisely Chu Wansong's conjecture!
Seeing Chu Wansong fall silent again, Zhong Hu also fell quiet.
At this moment, he had a thought he wanted to express but dared not—the Gu family's sudden move against the Azure character faction was likely related to Jiang Wuming!
Zhong Hu was confident that Chu Wansong had also reached this conclusion.
"What do you think we should do as a priority?"
After a full half-minute, Chu Wansong finally broke the silence.
"The situation is urgent, and the opponent executed precise strikes, catching us off guard. It's too late to salvage anything.
As for other sectors, we don't have major problems and aren't afraid.
I personally believe we should observe the situation and then formulate our response."
Zhong Hu had already considered this and presented his thoughts.
"Alright, let's observe the situation."
Chu Wansong agreed with Zhong Hu's reasoning and adopted his suggestion.
The next day, the truth surfaced.
Chu Wansong managed to contact the Donghai titan.
For this to happen, Chu Wansong understood that the other party had acted cautiously the previous night, fearing implication, and had not spoken to him. Only after the situation clarified today did they answer his call.
The titan stated that Donghai was kept completely in the dark regarding the operation; the personnel were mobilized from Jiangnan by higher authorities.
Jiangnan was formerly the territory of Qiao Tianba, who was backed by the Yuan family. Chu Wansong had never extended the Azure character faction's influence there.
Because of all this, Chu Wansong was unaware of the situation on that side.
As for the guests taken away from the Azure Dragon Mansion by the police last night, they were merely given a symbolic record at the police station and a nominal fine before being released by the police.
However, those core members of the Azure character faction were all taken away for investigation!
All this indicated that this sudden operation was solely targeting the Azure character faction!
"Did you offend someone from the Gu family?"
In the end, the Donghai titan posed this question to Chu Wansong.
"No."
Chu Wansong's and Zhong Hu's judgment proved correct, but he denied it.
The Donghai titan said nothing further and hung up the phone with lingering doubt.
That afternoon, Chu Wansong convened an emergency meeting at Azure Dragon Villa with all the core members of the Azure character faction, including Zhong Hu, to discuss a counter-strategy.
However—
As the meeting began, Chu Wansong received a report from his subordinates that someone from the Hong character faction had come to deliver a message.
The messenger was none other than Huang Xiaoxie, who had led people to challenge the underground boxing ring at the Azure Dragon Mansion a couple of days prior!
Chu Wansong agreed to meet Huang Xiaoxie.
Swish, swish, swish...
As Huang Xiaoxie entered the conference room of the main building of Azure Dragon Villa, everyone, including Chu Wansong, fixed their gaze upon him with unfriendly expressions.
Among them, Chu Wansong's gaze was filled with oppressive intensity, making Huang Xiaoxie feel a sense of dread!
"Uncle Chu, I am here today representing my father and the Hong character faction to tell you something."
Huang Xiaoxie endured the internal unease and met Chu Wansong's oppressive gaze, speaking slowly.
"Speak!"
Chu Wansong said coldly.
"My father said that your allowing Jiang Wuming to coerce me into representing the Hong character faction to kneel and apologize to you and the Azure character faction has broken the balance between us and crossed the bottom line of the Hong character faction!"
Huang Xiaoxie spoke again, his voice echoing throughout the conference room, "My father has two solutions, and you can choose, Uncle Chu.
First, the Azure character faction and the Hong character faction unify, with my father as the Grand Leader and you as the Deputy Leader..."
"Are you f\*\*king looking for death?!"
This time, before Huang Xiaoxie could finish, Wu Long leaped up abruptly and shouted in anger.