The call to Hou Cang was from the female police officer Tang Qin.
Hearing Hou Cang's words, she couldn't help but let out a low scoff.
"Whether you've broken the law or not, you know best. Don't think you're in the clear just because Sang Biao and his gang didn't rat you out. As long as there's evidence, I'll bring all of you to justice sooner or later!"
Hearing Tang Qin say this, Hou Cang also breathed a sigh of relief. "Officer Tang, what are you saying? We've always been law-abiding citizens. We don't do anything out of line, you can rest assured about that!"
Tang Qin naturally didn't believe Hou Cang's nonsense. They were on opposite sides of the law, good and evil, inherently irreconcilable. Therefore, her tone was filled with disdain.
"Alright, Hou Cang! I'm not calling you today to hear you joke around. I'm not representing the police force this time either. I just want to tell you something in my personal capacity."
"Tian Yi Ge has been kind to my Tang family, especially their boss, Han Lang. He's sworn brothers with my father. If you dare to send anyone to cause trouble at Tian Yi Ge again, it won't be the Criminal Investigation Brigade looking for you, but the Tang family. You can weigh the consequences yourself!"
After speaking, Tang Qin hung up the phone.
Hou Cang broke out in a cold sweat.
He understood Tang Qin's meaning.
The Criminal Investigation Brigade represented the government; everything had to be handled in the open, and all procedures had to be legal and compliant. Therefore, without evidence, she couldn't touch him.
However, the Tang family was different.
As the foremost of the four great families in Le City, how easy would it be for them to deal with a gangster like him?
Thinking of this, Hou Cang angrily smashed the phone in his hand to the ground.
"Damn! Damn! Damn! Damn! Damn!"
Five curses in a row were not enough to vent his anger.
After a moment of thought, he turned around and said.
"Black Wolf, give me your phone!"
Black Wolf was confused. Seeing Hou Cang's fury, he didn't dare to step forward. Only when Hou Cang called him did he cautiously hand over his phone and ask tentatively.
"What happened? Master Hou."
Hou Cang dialed a number, still speaking in an angry tone.
"Damn Gou Tuizhi, you've really screwed us over this time! That boss of Tian Yi Ge, Han Lang, isn't some ordinary rich second-generation in Le City. He's backed by the Tang family, one of the four great families!!"
"The Tang family?"
Black Wolf was also stunned.
Recalling how he had targeted Tian Yi Ge before, he couldn't help but feel a chill of fear.
If it weren't for the opponent's considerable strength and the fact that no actual damage was caused, wouldn't he be in deep trouble if the Tang family came looking for him?
Thinking of this, Black Wolf felt a sense of relief that the plan had failed, and at the same time, he hated Gou Tuizhi, the instigator, to the bone.
"Master Hou! Gou Tuizhi dug this huge pit for us, we can't let him off easily!"
Hou Cang said impatiently, "I know! I'm calling him right now to settle the score!"
As he spoke, the call was connected, and Gou Tuizhi's unsuspecting voice came from the receiver.
"Hello, Brother Black Wolf!"
Hou Cang didn't hold back his emotions at all and started cursing as soon as he picked up the phone. "You damn Gou Tuizhi, how dare you set me up like this!"
"Master Hou?" Gou Tuizhi recognized Hou Cang's voice but was completely confused by his words. "I set you up? What did I set you up for?"
"Gou Tuizhi, are you pretending to be stupid? Didn't you tell me back then that Tian Yi Ge maliciously provoked your Qingtian Hospital and asked me to help teach them a lesson, and that their boss Han Lang was just an ordinary rich second-generation with no background?"
"Yes!"
"Your sister!" Hearing Gou Tuizhi's innocent tone, Hou Cang became even more enraged. "Why the hell didn't you tell me he was backed by the four great families!"
The four great families?
Gou Tuizhi was also stunned.
"Could it be that he really found the Cao family as a backer?"
He still found it hard to believe.
Although Han Lang had cured Old Master Cao's illness and had recently connected with the Mengde Group in business, he had always thought that their relationship was merely business-related, far from reaching the point where the Cao family would back him.
But hearing Hou Cang now, he was completely convinced that the Han family had probably surrendered to the Cao family.
Otherwise, the Cao family wouldn't have been willing to offend Hou Cang for such a small favor or an insignificant business partner.
After thinking this through, Gou Tuizhi basically understood Hou Cang's meaning.
"Master Hou! I really didn't know about this. Think about it, my Gou family is, after all, just one of the eight major families in Le City. Even my father wouldn't dare to easily offend the four great families. Let alone me, a mere kid who hasn't even grown a full beard? So, I truly didn't know about this."
"You're just going to say you didn't know? Not only did I offend the four great families, but I lost two waves of my men, injured fifty or sixty people, and lost two..."
At the crucial moment, Hou Cang swallowed the last word "guns."
Even if Gou Tuizhi knew this clearly, he absolutely could not say it out loud to outsiders.
Therefore, he quickly changed the subject. "In short, you are responsible for all my losses. Furthermore, if the four great families come looking for me in the future, you will also be fully responsible!"
Hearing this, Gou Tuizhi felt a surge of displeasure.
He had spent money, put on a smiling face, failed to achieve his goal, and now he had to bear the consequences.
This was truly a case of losing the wife and also the soldiers.
But the other party was Hou Cang, backed by Master Jin, who had the final say in Le City's underworld. He didn't dare to offend him, so he could only say.
"Alright, alright, Master Hou. I'll take responsibility for this. Tell me how much you've lost, and I'll compensate you."
"Ten million! At least! Let me tell you..."
Hou Cang's roar made Gou Tuizhi hold his phone far away from his ear in disgust. Only when the receiver gradually quieted down did he put it back.
"No problem, Master Hou! I'll transfer the money to you shortly. This commission ends here. If you have any subsequent issues, you can have them come to me anytime. I believe my Gou family's strength is enough to handle it."
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
"You..."
Hou Cang wanted to curse a few more times, but he only heard the "beep, beep" of the busy signal from the phone.
He pointed at the phone, looking at Black Wolf with disbelief and anger.
"This kid dared to hang up on me! This kid actually dared to hang up on me! Who does he think he is, just a young master from one of the eight major families, daring to put on airs with me! Who gave him the guts..."
Gou Tuizhi, of course, was unaware of the "friendly" remarks Hou Cang was making behind his back. He just dejectedly opened his banking app and reluctantly transferred ten million to Hou Cang.
As soon as he finished this, a middle-aged man with glasses and a resolute expression walked in, bringing Gou Xingzhi, who was lowering his head.
"Dad, why..."
"Slap!"
Before he could finish speaking, the middle-aged man delivered a resounding slap to his face.