After the banquet, guests bid farewell and left. Long Xiao also got up to see off some islanders.
Kame da Tatsu, seeing that Long Xiao respected them greatly, left Long Xiao his contact information when they parted, formally inviting Long Xiao to his manor as a guest the next day.
Long Xiao readily agreed. He wanted to see what these islanders were up to and if they were involved in dealing with the Huo family.
Back at the hotel, Long Xiao received a call from Ye Mei, who reported on the progress of the past two days.
The establishment of an intelligence agency in Port City was progressing smoothly. Ye Mei bought a property and opened a detective agency under the name of one of her subordinates, having already recruited five employees.
Money makes things happen. Long Xiao wanted to give Ye Mei some money, but upon checking his accounts, he discovered he had less than ten million yuan left, with the rest having been given to Lin Xuan.
"Ye Mei, I'm really sorry, I don't have much money in my account. I'll give you some in a few days."
"Hehe," Ye Mei chuckled. "Brother Long, I still have plenty of money. I'll ask you for more when I run out."
As they were about to end the call, Ye Mei informed Long Xiao that Kame da Kyuji had also arrived in Port City, and that the elite of the Kame da family from the East Sea had been brought along.
It was unlikely that the islanders would bring people to Port City without reason. They must be planning something. Since there was no relevant information, Long Xiao couldn't make wild guesses.
The next day, Long Xiao, as agreed, went to Kame da Tatsu's manor as a guest.
Kame da Tatsu had a large manor in the mountains north of Kowloon. The manor was beautifully situated and heavily guarded. After lunch, Long Xiao and Kame da Tatsu had a long conversation, and both of them acted as if they had known each other for a lifetime.
As they became more familiar with each other, Long Xiao learned that Kame da Tatsu was recruiting talent everywhere, as he wanted to achieve something significant.
Long Xiao, on the other hand, repeatedly hinted that he was a migrant worker with many poor relatives who needed his care. He was short of money, a lot of money.
Kame da Tatsu took Long Xiao to his antique collection room and showed him his collection. Long Xiao was shocked by the collection. Not only was it vast, but it was all top-quality, with some items being national treasures.
Long Xiao pretended not to understand antiques and merely glanced at them, showing no great interest.
As Kame da Tatsu saw Long Xiao off from the manor, he offered to give Long Xiao some money, which Long Xiao refused.
"Mr. Kame da, I can only fight and can't do anything else. I can't help you, so I can't accept your money."
Kame da Tatsu grabbed Long Xiao's hand and slipped a check into it, saying, "Elder Hu, this is just some pocket money. It has nothing to do with whether you can help me or not."
Long Xiao looked at the check in his hand, a look of reluctance appearing on his face, and said, "Money is a good thing, but I can't go against my principles. I won't sell my country for money."
Kame da Tatsu laughed heartily, "Elder Hu, you're overthinking it. I just want to be friends with you."
Long Xiao hesitated for a moment and then said, "Mr. Kame da, just tell me what you need me to do. If I can help you, I'll accept the money. If I can't, I won't take your money."
Kame da Tatsu looked at Long Xiao and sighed, "Elder Hu, as you know, the five of us brothers cannot all inherit the Yamato Overseas Development Company."
"You want to get rid of some of your brothers and inherit your father's company?" Long Xiao asked.
Kame da Tatsu shook his head. "I don't want to inherit it. I just want to survive. But they all see me as a thorn in their side and want to kill me."
Long Xiao said with difficulty, "This is too troublesome. Forget it, I can't meddle in your family's affairs, and I don't want to be your slave."
Long Xiao tried to return the check to Kame da Tatsu, but Kame da Tatsu quickly pushed Long Xiao's hand back and said, "I'm not asking you to work for me long-term. I just need you to do me a small favor."
"What favor?" Long Xiao asked.
"My brother, Kame da Kyuji, has arrived in Port City. They want to kill me. Can you find an opportunity to take him down?" Kame da Tatsu asked, looking at Long Xiao with anticipation.
Long Xiao hadn't expected that Kame da Tatsu wanted to kill Kame da Kyuji. He hesitated again, looking at the check in his hand, and said, "Killing someone in public is illegal. You need to create an opportunity for me to kill him legally and reasonably."
Kame da Tatsu thought for a moment. "Kame da Kyuji likes to gamble. In the next few days, he will definitely go to a gambling ship. I will arrange for you to go to the gambling ship and gamble against him."
Long Xiao nodded. "Alright, as long as I have the chance to gamble against him, I believe I will find an opportunity to kill him."
Seeing that Long Xiao had agreed, Kame da Tatsu happily said, "Elder Hu, once Kame da Kyuji is dead, I will give you another three hundred million yuan to express my gratitude."
Long Xiao, thrilled, returned to the hotel with the fifty-million-yuan check. The more chaotic the Kame da family became, the better. Long Xiao wished they would fight amongst themselves, which would save him a lot of trouble.
The Kame da family had caused him enough trouble in the East Sea. The more chaotic they were, the better.
Back at the hotel, Long Xiao called Xiao Ming, Luo Tianshui, and Ye Xiao to inquire about the situation. None of them had heard any useful news.
As it got dark, Long Xiao was about to go downstairs to have dinner with Luan Jiping when Ye Mei called. She had just received news that someone was going to attack the Huo family tonight.
Long Xiao hurriedly informed Huo Zhen of the news, and then the two of them removed their human skin masks, changed their clothes, and returned to the Huo residence.
The Huo family was already making preparations. Long Xiao called Huo Zhen into the room and checked his cultivation progress. To Long Xiao's surprise, Huo Zhen's strength had already reached the Earth realm.
To enhance Huo Zhen's self-preservation abilities, Long Xiao taught him how to use qi and a set of elementary boxing techniques.
After dinner, Long Xiao practiced for a while and went to bed early. After midnight, he jumped out of bed, hid behind the curtains, and carefully observed the situation in the courtyard.
The courtyard was calm. Several large dogs roamed around. The security guards on patrol had just passed by and had not noticed anything unusual.
After observing for a while without seeing anything, Long Xiao was about to rest when he noticed a patch of bushes in the courtyard move slightly.
There was no wind, and the flowers and trees elsewhere were still. Only this small patch of bushes moved slightly, and then quickly stopped.
Long Xiao closed his eyes and released his five elements qi to observe the situation outside.
Observing with five elements qi was very different from observing with the naked eye. The entire courtyard was filled with various qi, which intertwined, flowed, dissipated, and condensed.
Soon, Long Xiao discovered that in a place invisible to the naked eye, a human-shaped qi was slowly approaching the main villa.
He opened his eyes and looked. There was indeed no one in that location, but with qi observation, there was a human-shaped object.
This was the first time Long Xiao had encountered such a strange phenomenon. He quickly opened the door and went downstairs.
In the living room on the first floor, Long Xiao sat on the sofa and quietly observed the qi.
The qi sneakily approached the living room. When Long Xiao saw the living room door being opened, he withdrew his five elements qi and watched as the door slowly closed.
"You're here, please sit," Long Xiao said.
The surroundings were quiet. The person did not leave or take any further action.
Long Xiao got up and walked towards the door. At that moment, the door suddenly opened, and something quickly left. Long Xiao chased into the courtyard and released his five elements qi to search. The qi that had entered earlier had vanished without a trace.