667: Chapter 667: Killing Two Birds with One Stone 667: Chapter 667: Killing Two Birds with One Stone Outside the military factory, soldiers from the Eastern Theater Command swept through… The members of the Underworld Alliance fell apart in total disarray, almost without any resistance, and were captured.
With their bosses and leaders all killed, they now lacked a backbone, where would their fighting spirit come from?
In front of real soldiers, they stood even less of a chance at resistance.
Half an hour later, the ground outside the entire military factory was littered with kneeling gang members.
Even the thugs sent by the Song Family were captured by the soldiers, all brought to their knees.
But, after a thorough search of the entire military factory, they still had not found Song Jianjia’s whereabouts.
This time, the Song Family suffered tremendous losses.
But Song Jianjia had luckily escaped.
In the end, the Eastern Theater Command could only withdraw, pressing down these members of the Underworld Alliance.
Su Wanqiao and her brother, Su Zhan, also arrived at the scene with a large contingent of troops.
Su Wanqiao asked in shock, “This… Why have the military come to support?
Do you have a military background as well?”
Lin Shuang explained, “It’s just a cleansing operation to eliminate criminal elements.
Presumably, the noise made by the Song Family was too loud this time, attracting the attention of the high-level military officials, so troops were dispatched to wipe them out.”
Hearing his explanation, Su Wanqiao felt there was something wrong, but couldn’t quite put her finger on it.
…
After returning to the Su Family Manor that night, Lin Shuang received a call from Chen Bu’e.
“Lin Shuang, I’ve saved your life again today.
You owe me another favor,” Chen Bu’e said hoarsely and profoundly on the phone.
“Did you do it to save me, or to prevent me from expanding?” Lin Shuang retorted coldly.
Chen Bu’e laughed on the other end of the phone, speaking meaningfully, “Let’s talk, Lin Shuang.
Your actions in Fujian have been too large, absorbing so many underworld gangs, and the higher-ups have already been pressuring me.
If you don’t stop, I might have to send troops to purge these elements.”
“Purge?
Who exactly are the evildoers?
Those of you with official hats are probably more evil than us members of the underworld,” Lin Shuang said, holding the phone with cold sarcasm.
Chen Bu’e sighed, “I know there are rotten apples within the organization.
We are also continuously cleansing internally.
Those corrupt officials— I’ll find each one of them.
But the underworld elements in Fujian must be eradicated, otherwise, if the blame comes down from above, it’ll be tricky for me to explain.
You’ve been making too much noise recently.”
“Who started all this?
Why don’t you go after the true culprits, the Song Family?
Would Fujian be in this chaos without the Song Family?” Lin Shuang questioned back.
Over the phone, Chen Bu’e replied helplessly, “The Song Family has a special status, as you know…
Their ancestor was Song Meiling, the first lady during the time of the Warring States, a century ago.
It’s not easy for those above to act rashly against them.”
“So you’re just picking on the easy targets?
Do you think I’m soft?” Lin Shuang asked coldly, clutching the phone.
Chen Bu’e replied helplessly, “No, you are a nuclear weapon, harder to deal with than the Song Family.”
“Then why are you seeking me out?” Lin Shuang asked, his voice icy.
Chen Bu’e slowly said, “I’ve come to propose cooperation.
The underworld in Fujian must be eradicated, but we don’t necessarily need to capture them all.
Since you’ve unified the underworld in Fujian, I can turn a blind eye, but… I have one condition.
You must cleanse the underworld forces in Fujian, transforming them into a white-collar group, no longer engaging in underworld activities.”
After a moment of silence, Lin Shuang replied, “Alright, but I have a condition as well.”
On the other end of the phone, Chen Bu’e said, “Speak.”
Lin Shuang said slowly, with a profound look, “In the future, you military folks must not interfere with anything that happens in Hainan Province, or even the three provinces of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Bu’e on the phone was taken aback and fell silent for a long while before replying, “Ah, alright.
I promise you.
But remember, don’t make a huge mess!
I cannot have major upheavals occurring in the inland areas of Yanxia.”
Before Chen Bu’e could finish his warning, Lin Shuang had already hung up the phone.
…
At the Eastern Theater Command base.
Chen Bu’e looked at the disconnected phone, a complex expression flashing in his eyes.
“Ah, the skies over Hainan might become chaotic.
Song Family…
you could have provoked anyone, but you had to provoke this lunatic…” Chen Bu’e, looking at the skyline opposite, shook his head and sighed.
“Chief Chen, are we really going to just stand by and allow him to cause chaos?
The situation in Hainan and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao region…
it could turn into a major disturbance,” a concerned security staff member asked from behind.
Chen Bu’e sighed, “What else can we do?
Do you think we can stop him?”
The security staff member was left at a loss for words.
Chen Bu’e, lighting up a cigar, said profoundly, “Besides…
letting him stir up trouble in Hainan might be for the best.
Using him, we can eradicate those corrupt individuals and teach the Song Family a lesson.”
“But doing so will also inflate Lin Shuang’s arrogance.
If he expands further, won’t it be even more difficult for us to deal with him later?” the security staff member worried.
Chen Bu’e laughed, “The more chaos he creates, the better it is for us.
That will give me a reason to expel him from the country, preventing his return to the Imperial Capital…”
That was Chen Bu’e’s true intention.
Making Lin Shuang cause a commotion in Hainan and the Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area served Chen Bu’e’s dual purposes.
One was to use Lin Shuang’s hand to eliminate the corrupt elements and to send a warning to the Song Family.
Two was to saddle Lin Shuang with the guilt of causing unrest, taking the opportunity to expel him from the country.
To prevent his return to the Imperial Capital.
“Report!” Just then, the Eastern Theater Command’s commander hurried forward with a report, “Chief Chen!
Something has happened!”