Butler Wang Si: "Right!"
Elder Lin: "Xiao Wu!"
Bang!
The door behind the reception room opened, revealing dozens of elite lacklings standing there. At the very front was a middle-aged man with a fierce expression and a robust build—it was precisely Xiao Wu.
His widely known nickname was: Fifth Master Xiao!
He wasn't the son of any Fifth Master, nor was there a Fifth Master in the Lin Group. He was the fifth adopted son taken in by Elder Lin. If the Lin Group wanted to be passed down, it had to have someone capable of holding down the fort and saving face. However, the old man's two sons, Lin the Eldest and Second Lin, were both notorious good-for-nothings.
Let alone carrying on the family business; even guarding it was a struggle!
In name, he still had to let the two of them inherit it. This was the Lin Group, after all, and the helmsman could only bear the surname Lin. But to consolidate the status of the Lin Group and keep the people below in check, Elder Lin had no choice but to adopt several capable adopted sons.
He used these adopted sons to deter the people below!
Doing this also had a huge drawback: if he were to die quickly, these adopted sons would very likely usurp the throne.
This was also the reason why he was in such a rush to have Lin the Eldest and Second Master Lin give birth to sons quickly and cultivate the third generation.
At this moment.
Lin Wu came to Elder Lin's side:
"Old Master!"
Elder Lin: "How did those two feel just now?"
Lin Wu: "Strong, extremely strong!"
Elder Lin frowned. Lin Wu was his most formidable fighting adopted son and also the Double Flower Red Pole of the Lin Group. This time, he had arranged for him to lie in ambush behind the reception room not only to protect his own safety, but also to let him see just how powerful that capable existence from the Black Dragon Group truly was.
An expert!
Even without fighting head-on, one could sense the other's general strength—it was a sort of premonition. Yet now, Lin Wu used several terrifyingly stark words to describe Qin Jiang and Si Jiu, showing just how wary he was of their strength.
Elder Lin: "In what specific way are they formidable?"
Lin Wu: "That Si Jiu! He truly lives up to his reputation as the God of War. His external martial arts training must be exceptionally strong. Just sitting there, he made me feel an overwhelming sense of pressure. If I were to face him head-on: it would be very hard to win!"
Elder Lin: "Hard? What are your odds of winning..."
Lin Wu: "One part!"
Elder Lin:...
Butler Wang Si couldn't help blurting out: "One part? Can that even be called odds of winning? You might as well just say whether you can win or not..."
Lin Wu:...
He had originally wanted to just say he couldn't win, but he felt that saying it out loud would boost the enemy's morale and deflate his own prestige, which was why he had been more tactful. He hadn't expected both the old master and Butler Wang Si to react so strongly.
Elder Lin: "What about that Qin Jiang?"
Lin Wu: "He's even more special! Although sitting there didn't give me too much of a sense of oppression, every time I saw fighting spirit well up within him, I would feel a wave of palpitations... Both of these men give me a terrifyingly frightening feeling! They must be treated with caution!"
He had watched some combat footage of Si Jiu and Qin Jiang. Although the footage didn't show much and much of it was filmed from far away, he could still tell that the combat power of these two individuals was terrifying.
Coupled with seeing them face-to-face in person today!
He understood:
He was definitely no match for the two of them!
Elder Lin: "How many people would it take to win? If I let you lead fifty elites, could you win?"
Lin Wu: "Just fight the two of them?"
Elder Lin: "At most, add ten or eight elite lacklings, and keep the time within an hour."
Lin Wu: "It won't take an hour! Ten minutes, twenty minutes at most, and it'll be completely settled!"
Although Qin Jiang and Si Jiu were certainly very capable fighters, adding another ten or eight capable lacklings would make it even more daunting.
But he wasn't someone to be trifled with either. If he led fifty elite lacklings and still couldn't win with a fivefold advantage, how could he even show his face in this circle?
Elder Lin: "Good! Then you go and prepare fifty... No! One hundred elite lacklings! The requirement is that they must be capable fighters and loyal to us. Pick them out and gather them at the factory, waiting for my orders at any time these past few days. If during these few days, we cannot let them contact the outside world..."
One hundred!
It wasn't that he didn't want to send more people; it was just that too many people would be too conspicuous and prone to backfiring.
But he refused to believe that one hundred against ten wouldn't win!
Lin Wu: "Yes!"
Elder Lin: "Remember! Do not bring any thermal weapons, and it's best not to even bring knives... You can bring baseball bats... or perhaps wine bottles, anyway, nothing illegal."
After all, he intended to position himself on the side of justice—he was the one who led people to discover the criminal activities of the Black Dragon Group's personnel and thus came into conflict with them. If thermal weapons were involved at this time, many things would become difficult to explain...
This was also the reason why he had to mobilize so many people!
Lin Wu: "Yes!"
He didn't hesitate at all. One hundred people going to fight ten people—if they used thermal weapons there, wouldn't that just be pure embarrassment?
Elder Lin: "That's it! You guys can withdraw first... Right! Call Second Lin over here!"
"Yes!"
Butler Wang Si and Lin Wu quickly left.
Soon, Second Master Lin walked in from outside with an impatient expression on his face: "Dad! What do you want with me? If you have matters, go find my son!"
Ever since he was framed and locked up in Songjiang, he spent a full two years inside before coming out. After getting out, a man of no capability to begin with completely let go of himself, adopting a carefree attitude.
All day long, it was just eating, drinking, and making merry!
He didn't care about the affairs of the Lin Group at all!
He saw that he had no possibility whatsoever of inheriting the Lin Group, and that the Lin Group would pass directly from the old master to the third generation. That was why he had just said to find his son if there was business—his son held a bit more weight with the old master.
Of course, his son wasn't valued as much as the eldest's son; after all, that person was the eldest son of the eldest grandson and was much smarter.
Therefore, he had simply given up...
Elder Lin felt his anger flare up the moment he looked at his second son, who reeked of alcohol: Qin Jiang was able to fight his way up from the very bottom, yet he had provided such hilarious conditions to raise a good-for-nothing. Who on earth said that dragons beget dragons and phoenixes beget phoenixes!
Dammit...
If he hadn't done a paternity test, he would have doubted whether this was even his own flesh and blood, but he couldn't be bothered to argue anymore: "Pack your things immediately and take everyone of your lineage to leave overnight tonight!"
Second Master Lin: "Ah... leave?"
Elder Lin: "Right! You take your wife and all three sons—leave completely! Leave tonight!"
"I will arrange vehicles to send you out, and you must not contact anyone throughout the entire journey, understand?"
Second Master Lin: "Ah..."
Elder Lin glared at him: "Ah, what 'ah'? Execute the order and get lost immediately! Otherwise, you know the consequences!"
Second Master Lin shrank his neck in fright, not daring to ask any more questions as he turned and left...
Elder Lin then fell into deep thought:
Prepare for a rainy day!
Although he was confident in himself, he didn't know if he could achieve an absolute victory in the final showdown with Qin Jiang.
In that case, he had to leave a way out!
He favored the descendants of the eldest son to inherit the Lin Group, so this lineage could not leave. If they left, even if he won, the people below wouldn't be convinced.
Who would ever submit to someone who was afraid of death and fled in the face of battle!
Thus, the lineage of Second Master Lin was suitable to leave as a backup plan. Even if he failed, it would still leave a bloodline for the Lin family...