Chapter 238: Chapter 228: A Tiger Among a Flock of Sheep
On the way to Bader Street, Xiao Lin inquired about the Tianli Entertainment City, and for Tianli Entertainment City, Liang Feng was naturally the most familiar, having caused quite a stir inside tonight.
While Liang Feng was explaining the situation at Tianli Entertainment City, Xiao Lin handed the phone to the One-armed General, Guo Liang, in the back. From Liang Feng’s account, Xiao Lin gained a general understanding of the layout of Tianli Entertainment City. It’s a six-story structure, with the first four floors comprising the ordinary entertainment zone, featuring dance halls, KTV, slow bars, massages, and various entertainment facilities.
The fifth and sixth floors, however, are designed as top-tier clubs, accessible only to members. The ordinary membership fee of one hundred thousand Huaxia currency is not very high within Yanjing City, considered mid-range. Compared to other commercial clubs where membership fees can reach millions, the level here is not particularly high.
Tianli Entertainment City has two main entrances, with the control room on the third floor and around sixty to seventy security personnel on-site, excluding service staff.
When Xiao Lin drove to the entrance of Tianli Entertainment City, Liang Feng had basically finished her explanation. Xiao Lin interrupted her, calmly asking into the phone, "Is there a plan?"
"Got one, but I need Liang Feng’s cooperation!" Guo Liang’s deep voice came from the other end of the phone, steady and confident. Within just ten minutes, through Liang Feng’s oral account, Guo Liang had grasped a rough idea of Tianli Entertainment City’s structure and formed a plan to handle it, a place not considered particularly dangerous compared to other tasks.
"No problem!" Xiao Lin hung up the phone and opened the car door, and at this moment, more than a dozen military vehicles simultaneously stopped at the entrance of Tianli Entertainment City.
While people at the entrance and nearby were wondering why these military vehicles were parked here, the soldiers of the Sharp Sword Special Forces, like ferocious tigers released from a cage, swiftly split into two groups to block the front and rear entrances within fifteen seconds after parking.
Armed soldiers marching with firm steps made the onlookers quickly step back, clueless about what was happening. By the time they realized, both the main entrance and the back were already seized.
"Who are these people? What kind of influential figure did Tianli Entertainment City offend to be surrounded like this?"
"Probably related to the anti-crime crackdown the other day. Brother, don’t you know? The big boss behind Tianli Entertainment City is the Poison Dragon Gang, Yanjing’s third largest gang!"
"What? Isn’t it the district head Duan Weiming of the old city? I know the big boss of Tianli Entertainment City and even had the pleasure of dining together. How could it be the Poison Dragon Gang?"
"The intricacies within are not for outsiders to understand!"
People from all walks of life cannot see through the mysteries here. The Poison Dragon Gang, being Yanjing’s third largest gang, has countless connections with Yanjing’s official circles, and there are even rumors of ties with a prince from the Capital. What kind of power dares to mobilize the military against it?
Anyone aware that the Poison Dragon Gang backs Tianli Entertainment City knows its operations run deep, so no one knows who the mysterious force targeting the Poison Dragon Gang might be.
Afterward, the soldiers of the Sharp Sword Special Forces moved without delay, leaving about ten soldiers at each entrance to maintain order. Meanwhile, Xiao Lin, Liang Feng, and Guo Liang, accompanied by other soldiers, headed straight to the third floor.
Observing these soldiers’ operational and response capabilities, Xiao Lin secretly nodded in approval. These were truly soldiers from one of the country’s top three special ops forces. The entire action, which took just about two minutes, could be described as seamless.
The Poison Dragon Gang’s disciples on the first, second, and third floors, usually quite intimidating, were utterly powerless against the soldiers’ fierce entry, armed and imposing without any resistance. The soldiers’ invisible murderous aura alone was enough to deter any defiance, let alone instigate resistance. Those with weaker nerves were left trembling.
Even people accustomed to going to entertainment venues were startled, as the soldiers exuded a menacing aura, more intimidating than any usual inspection. Thankfully, the soldiers merely secured various passages without harming them, though the timid still needed support to exit.
The first, second, and third floors were quickly controlled by the Sharp Sword Special Forces, taking only three minutes, with two team members guarding each passage to maintain order. After a brief moment of screams and chaos, the guests cooperated under the pressure and left one by one, leaving only the entertainment city employees.
Xiao Lin had no intention of involving ordinary employees or the common Poison Dragon Gang members. Moreover, Xiao Lin knew that the Poison Dragon Gang, as Yanjing’s third largest gang, likely had several thousand to tens of thousands of ordinary members, far beyond the number of personnel available for arrest. Xiao Lin’s target was solely the high-ranking members of the Poison Dragon Gang, with no arrest orders for ordinary members.
Wherever the Sharp Sword Special Forces passed, no one dared to resist. Aside from their advanced weapons, the emanating murderous aura alone made ordinary members and security personnel refrain from any rash actions. They didn’t dare even approach to ask what was happening. Xiao Lin, Liang Feng, and Guo Liang, with over fifty soldiers, swiftly reached the control room on the third floor.
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No one spoke; no one dared to say anything. When Poison Dragon was angry, no one dared to make any sound. The Military Advisor, Li Nan, and the top enforcer, Li Fei, kneeling in front, were well aware of Poison Dragon’s temperament. When he was speaking in anger, absolutely no sound could be made.
The first time Li Nan met Poison Dragon, it was Poison Dragon’s anger that made an impression. Back then, Poison Dragon had two maids beside him, and one was so overwhelmed by his aura that she made a slight noise with the tray she was carrying. In response, Poison Dragon struck her. Although she wasn’t killed, she ended up hospitalized for three months before she could be discharged.
Even though the Poison Dragon Gang covered the medical expenses for that maid afterward, it was clear that Poison Dragon’s authority was something no one dared to challenge.
However, Li Nan and Cheng Fei showed no signs of fear. The more fierce Poison Dragon’s scolding, it only indicated he was angry and helpless—that you still had value. If you made a mistake and returned without receiving Poison Dragon’s reprimand, that would be truly unfortunate. You wouldn’t know when you’d be sacrificed because you wouldn’t even have the value to be scolded. What use would you be?
After a round of scolding, Poison Dragon’s frustration slightly eased. He picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, and his tone softened a bit as he said, "Tell me, what exactly happened at North Mountain tonight? I don’t believe one person could defeat so many men!"
"It’s indeed like that, we were defeated by just one person!" Li Nan had no qualms about admitting it; as long as Poison Dragon had vented and his tone softened, everything could be discussed.
Subsequently, Li Nan and Cheng Fei respectively detailed everything that had happened tonight. Down to every last detail, tonight’s losses for the Poison Dragon Gang were even worse than the city-wide anti-crime raids of the past few days. More than a dozen guard disciples were captured, and even Cheng Fei’s uncle fell into the hands of Yanjing’s SWAT team during this battle.
"I heard the Tiger left Yanjing a couple of days ago!" Shen Jiaming suddenly recalled something: "The day before Li Fei died, but if I remember correctly, Tiger appeared at Caesar on the night Li Fei died!"
This seemingly random remark from Shen Jiaming made Poison Dragon and Li Nan a bit wary. Why would the Tiger do this?
"Are you sure?" Poison Dragon asked in a deep voice, looking at Shen Jiaming.
"Yes, that’s right. People outside say that Tiger left two days ahead of schedule for Singapore. But I can attest that on the night Li Fei died, Tiger indeed appeared at Caesar!"
"Then what does this tell us?" Poison Dragon’s voice turned even colder. This could only mean that the little doctor Xiao Lin was not so simple and that the immense power behind him might be something they couldn’t contend with. Even the Wang Family was no match.
Although the Poison Dragon Gang was touted as the third-largest gang in Yanjing, compared to the Liger Gang, it was far behind. However, the Liger Gang had been going legitimate for the past few decades, establishing Liger City and no longer involved in underworld business. In terms of underworld influence, the Poison Dragon Gang was no match for Liger City.
"The person who appeared that night was Tiger!" Poison Dragon suddenly realized, speaking in a low voice, "Then was the expert who helped tonight the Lion?"
"I think it’s impossible," Li Nan said. "The Liger Gang is backed by the Hua Family, and that night Hua Muyun from the Hua Family was clearly siding with Xiao Lin. Tiger’s intervention had more of a personal element; otherwise, the outside world wouldn’t hear that he left Yanjing two days ahead of time!"
However, just as the discussion among the people reached a heated point, Shen Jiaming’s phone suddenly rang, startling him. He looked at Poison Dragon, quickly bowed his head, and said, "Boss, I’ll step out to take this call!"
"Go ahead!" Poison Dragon frowned. If this phone had rung when he was angry earlier, Shen Jiaming might have only half a life left now.
Shen Jiaming secretly breathed a sigh of relief; it was fortunate the call came at the right time and not when Poison Dragon was in a rage. He blamed himself because he usually handed his phone over to his secretary when meeting Poison Dragon. This time, due to Poison Dragon returning to the entertainment city too quickly, he forgot to give his phone to the secretary for safekeeping and wiped his sweat as he reached the door to answer the call.
"Hello, what’s the matter?" Shen Jiaming asked in a low, slightly angry voice, his left hand going to open the door.
"Boss, something’s wrong. More than ten military vehicles have arrived downstairs, blocking our front and rear entrances. They now have..." The call abruptly cut off at this point. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian () to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)