If the transportation market is lost, it's okay, after all, with the orders from Glory Group, it wouldn't be difficult to rise again. Moreover, the annual management fee from the transportation market doesn't make much money. The main income is still reliant on Haiqing Pool. If Haiqing Pool is lost too, then it could really be the end.

"Brother Chuan, then... what should we do?" Li Qiang asked anxiously.

"Don't panic!" Lin Chuan shook his head and said, "We will take back everything we lost, one by one."

"Yes!" Li Qiang looked at Lin Chuan firmly.

With Lin Chuan around, there was nothing to fear. This was Li Qiang's firm belief, not just for him, but Zhou Kai and Lu Dapao also formed a kind of faith towards Lin Chuan.

"Can we... can we leave now?" Brother Hong asked awkwardly.

"Go back and tell Feiying, I will find him sooner or later to settle the scores," Lin Chuan glanced at Brother Hong and said, "Tell him to wash his neck and wait for me to chop it."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Brother Hong ran off immediately.

A group of people also hurriedly ran out.

The situation became very complicated, the transportation market, Feixiang Company, and Haiqing Pool all had been occupied by Thirteen Grand Protectors. It seems, tonight is destined to be a sleepless night. Lin Chuan was just preparing to leave with Zhou Rui and the others.

"Lin Chuan." Fang Yuan quickly stopped Lin Chuan.

"What happened?" Lin Chuan asked.

"It's very dangerous outside." Fang Yuan looked at Lin Chuan awkwardly and said, "How about... I help you contact some people?"

"No need," Lin Chuan shook his head and said, "Thank you."

After saying that, Lin Chuan quickly left with Zhou Rui, and Li Qiang and the others hurriedly followed.

After stepping outside, he took out his phone, only to see more than ten missed calls. All of them were from Zhou Kai. This showed that Haiqing Pool had indeed fallen. Lin Chuan took a deep breath and quickly redialed. On the phone, Zhou Kai's voice was rushed: "Brother Chuan, where are you? We're going crazy, Haiqing Pool was taken over by Thirteen Grand Protectors, Li Qiang and others at the transportation market have been kidnapped, and also Chillipepper... You have to think of a way to save them quickly."

"Where are you now?" Lin Chuan asked calmly, "What's the situation?"

"Five brothers are seriously injured, losing a lot of blood. No other issues," Zhou Kai replied, then said: "Brother Chuan, Haiqing Pool and the transportation market are not important now, the important thing is Chillipepper and Li Qiang they have been kidnapped, don't worry about us, hurry and think of a way to save them."

Zhou Rui and Li Qiang listened to this very intently.

Chillipepper hung her head, staying silent. Next to her, Li Qiang was moved to tears.

Chillipepper has always had conflicts with Zhou Kai, and they almost always quarrel when they meet, but today she realized that in Zhou Kai's heart, she was the most important, no matter how times change, no matter how time flies, the youthful days and early friendships remain unaltered.

"Lin Chuan, let's go see them," Zhou Rui said.

"Let's go!" Lin Chuan nodded.

At the health station of Changlin Factory.

Zhou Kai and a group of people sat on the outside steps and stone slabs. The health station was small, five injured persons had no place to lie down, only two beds were available, the rest were laid on wooden boards on the floor. The surgeries were done, and the bleeding had stopped. Fortunately, these people were young and healthy, and there wasn't much of a problem, they just needed to rest for a while and consume some blood-enriching food to recover.

A group of people sat outside on the stone slabs, their heads hanging down in despair.

When Lin Chuan and others arrived at the scene, they appeared very disheartened and dejected.

"Brother Kai." Li Qiang rushed over and hugged him.

"Qiangzi, you're okay?" Zhou Kai patted his back and said, "It's good that you're okay, I promised your mom, I wouldn't let anything happen to you."

"Brother Kai, I'm fine," Li Qiang took a deep breath, trying hard to keep the tears from spilling from his eyes.

Lin Chuan looked at everyone, their morale was low, and more than twenty people were all wounded. Luckily, none were serious. Lin Chuan didn't speak but walked into the health station. Uncle Li was still busy inside, checking patients' conditions, examining the injured, occasionally taking blood pressure, measuring pulse…

"Uncle Li, how are they all doing?" Lin Chuan asked.

"Fortunately!" Uncle Li smiled and looked up at Lin Chuan, saying, "I understand young people are restless, but, they shouldn't have gotten injured like this."

"Yes, you're right Uncle Li," Lin Chuan quickly nodded.

"The situation is all fine, these people have good health, and resting for a while should heal them," Uncle Li smiled, then said, "But really, for the sake of their health and life, they should avoid fighting and killing."

"Uncle Li, it's hard to control one's fate in the jianghu," Lin Chuan lamented.

Uncle Li looked at Lin Chuan, smiled, and said, "Still so young and restless, not knowing when to step back."

"Sometimes, every inch of territory must be contested!" Lin Chuan laughed.

"Stepping back is not losing, but planning for the bigger picture," Uncle Li chuckled, then continued his busy work.

Knowing that the situation wasn't too bad, the weight on Lin Chuan's chest finally fell. Many brothers from Changlin Factory are left-behind children, their parents went to coastal cities to work, Li Qiang being a typical example, living with his grandfather after his parents became unemployed. These unloved and uncared-for children still have to endure life's hardships.

Outside the door, Zhou Kai and the others were still silent, seemingly discouraged by the recent setback.

"What? You all scared?" Lin Chuan opened his mouth to ask.

"Not scared!" Zhou Kai shook his head, saying, "We have never been afraid of death."

"Everyone, perk up!" Lin Chuan reprimanded loudly.

Only then did everyone sluggishly raise their heads, barely summoning some energy. Lin Chuan sneered, "Why such faces? If I didn't know better, I'd think your wives had been screwed by someone else."

"Yes!" Everyone promptly stood up.

"Kai, where's Zhao Zhonghai?" Lin Chuan asked.

"He took more than twenty brothers for survival training in the wilderness." Zhou Kai replied.

"Did you call?" Lin Chuan asked again.

"Not yet." Zhou Kai shook his head, saying, "They came too suddenly, we didn't have time to inform anyone. Moreover, the last time they came, there were many of them, this batch is even fiercer than the Northeast Tigers. Fighting as if they're not afraid to die. We couldn't stand against them."

"No worries." Lin Chuan smiled, "The things we've lost, we'll eventually take back one by one."

"Yes!" Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Brother Chuan, why not settle accounts with them right now?" Lu Dapao said through clenched teeth.

"Let Zhao Zhonghai hurry back." Lin Chuan called out, saying, "Tell him, a fierce battle is imminent."

"Okay." Zhou Kai hurriedly made a phone call.

Zhao Zhonghai, upon receiving the call, immediately took two Jinbei vans, rushing back to Jiangbei City overnight from Zhenjiang with more than twenty people.

At midnight, both parties converged.

The place was the factory of Changlin Factory, where over fifty people gathered, all of whom were from Lin Chuan's squad, trained by Zhao Zhonghai. These fighters were strong, although not as much as those from the Northeast Tiger and Feng Taibao's groups, but were advantaged by their youth and fearlessness in fighting.

"Heard we lost the place?" An anxious Zhao Zhonghai asked.

"That's right." Lin Chuan nodded, saying, "The Thirteen Grand Protectors truly overstepped, sneakily betraying us."

"Hmph, I've said before, if Northeast Tiger is a tiger, then the Thirteen Grand Protectors are sinister wolves." Zhao Zhonghai sneered, "We need to be most cautious about the Thirteen Grand Protectors."

"It seems, it's about the time to break a leg in the eastern city area." Lin Chuan's face darkened, grinding his teeth.

"Decided?" Zhao Zhonghai asked coldly.

"Yes." Lin Chuan nodded, "This eastern city area is like a mountain. A mountain cannot harbor two tigers, let alone three. Conflict is inevitable. Since Feng Taibao is tired of living, let's not talk more!"

"Good." Zhao Zhonghai nodded, "Indeed there needs to be some change in the situation in the eastern city area."

At the door, five vans, forty to fifty people crowded inside.

At Haiqing Pool, chaos ensued, after two hours of struggle, the girls inside finally got away. They ran out in torn clothes, leaving behind a mess and some slippery liquid.

"Hehe..." One of the underlings smiled contently, saying, "Brother Long, that was cool. Damn, screwed a few girls in one go today."

"Satisfied, huh?" Long Wu grinned.

"Totally satisfied." The underling nodded eagerly, "Never been this satisfied in my life."

"That's good." Long Wu nodded, "Inform the brothers, get ready to welcome Boss Feng."

"Yes!" The underling nodded immediately.

Soon up, everyone quickly gathered together, some were so worn out they could barely stand, feeling weak all over. Stretching and yawning, they headed towards the door. It was already midnight. Outside, a black Buick business vehicle slowly stopped in front of Haiqing Pool.

Feng Taibao, wearing a black leather jacket, got down from the vehicle, looking up at the large signboard of Haiqing Pool.

"Boss Feng!" over a hundred people split into two groups, all of Thirteen Grand Protectors' underlings wearing black suits, white shirts, and black ties, looking very imposing and radiating a strong aura. All were extremely excited.

"Very good." Feng Taibao grinned and then swept a glance over everyone, saying, "Brothers, you've worked hard."

"Not hard!" The crowd shouted in unison.

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