護花近衛 - 第566章 達成交易 - 墨香閣

"Oh, then let Young Master Bing come to me. I've been wanting to meet him anyway." An Jianwen spoke with complete indifference. So what if he'd cut it out? Even if Zhong Yongliang was one of Young Master Bing's dogs, he'd done it. What of it? Would Young Master Bing make an enemy of the An family over this?

After all, the Fire Wolf Gang's power was no weaker than that of the family behind Young Master Bing's patron. If it really came to a confrontation, no one could say who would win.

"Young Master An, you've misunderstood!" Li Ci hua was vexed. What kind of mess was this? Who knew how Zhong Yongliang had managed to provoke An Jianwen? And here he was, playing peacemaker. But there was no easy way to mediate—he and An Jianwen had been cooperating well, and there was no need to ruin their relationship over a Zhong Yongliang. He could only say, "Young Master An, what exactly is the grudge between you and Zhong Yongliang? Why go this far?"

"I don't mind telling you," An Jianwen said. He had never intended to hide it anyway, and he recounted what he had heard on the recording from Wei Zhao. "He kidnapped my childhood sweetheart. You think I'd let him off?"

"That's true enough. Zhong Yongliang did go too far." Li Ci hua sighed. If it really was as An Jianwen said, then teaching Zhong Yongliang a lesson was not unjustified. But now that the conflict had arisen, it would be hard to smooth over. "We still have to give Zhong Fabai some explanation. I say we hand over Wei Zhao! That kid was clearly trying to stir up trouble, using your hand to get rid of Zhong Yongliang. He's Gu Mengyao's close guard—naturally he wouldn't allow a time bomb like Zhong Yongliang to stay by her side."

"I know that. But Wei Zhao is my informant. Handing him over like that—it wouldn't be right, would it?" An Jianwen said mildly.

"Our business—I'll give up another ten percent. You give Zhong Fabai an explanation?" Li Ci hua gritted his teeth. Zhong Fabai was still useful for now; he could not afford to alienate him just yet. So Li Ci hua had no choice but to resort to this.

"Deal. Have Zhong Fabai call me." An Jianwen laughed inwardly. What did he care whether Wei Zhao lived or died? He was just toying with Li Ci hua. Ever since he'd learned that Wei Zhao was merely a close guard, An Jianwen had never truly taken him seriously—he'd only wanted to use him to glean information about Gu Mengyao.

Before long, Zhong Fabai's call came through. He cut straight to the point: "Young Master An, may I ask how my son offended you? That you should be so ruthless?"

It seemed Li Ci hua had not said much—he had only told Zhong Fabai that An Jianwen was the one responsible and let him ask about the reason himself. And Zhong Fabai had naturally heard of An Jianwen's name: once one of the Four Young Masters of Songshan, now the man in charge of the An family's affairs in Songshan City, with the Fire Wolf Gang standing behind him.

So Zhong Fabai did not dare shout or make a scene. He suppressed his anger and asked An Jianwen the reason for his actions.

An Jianwen had already struck a deal with Li Ci hua, so he was in no hurry now. He laid out the reasons he had acted against Zhong Yongliang. Who was An Jianwen? One of the Four Young Masters of Songshan—a man of considerable standing! His name carried far more weight than Zhong Fabai's.

So when An Jianwen finished speaking, Zhong Fabai truly had no temper left to show. His own son had kidnapped another man's childhood sweetheart and spouted all those vicious threats. Anyone would be furious—let alone one of the Four Young Masters of Songshan.

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