After last night's battle, Feng Taibao's reputation plummeted to rock bottom. Out of over a hundred men, more than forty left in one night, leaving over sixty who are still here. However, morale is shaky, and there's no chance for a comeback.

"Master Bao, something terrible has happened." Long Wu rushed in frantically.

"What happened?" Feng Taibao asked hurriedly.

"Crown Prince Bar, Queen Bar… our bars have been taken over by those Northeast Tigers." Long Wu gritted his teeth as he spoke, "And also, the Crowne Plaza Hotel, it's been taken over by the Northeast Tigers too. They… they have carved up all our turf."

"Damn!" A Hall Master slammed the table beside him and cursed, "A bunch of robbers."

Feng Taibao appeared to be the calmest, smiling calmly, "After all, we had snatched these from others as well."

"Master Bao, what should we do now?" Long Wu asked anxiously.

"Sigh, the trend is irreversible," Feng Taibao said with a wry smile. "I never imagined that one loss could lead to a complete downfall."

Confusion was written all over Long Wu's face, as well as on the other Hall Masters.

"Master Bao, you better hide quickly," Long Wu said urgently. "Lin Chuan is like a vicious dog, if he finds out you're hiding here, he will definitely come after you, and then… then the consequences would be unimaginable."

Feng Taibao stood up, saying, "Let's retreat. There's always a place for us in this vast world."

"Master Bao, we will go with you," several Hall Masters stood up at this moment.

"We'll follow Master Bao!" A group of underlings echoed unanimously.

Feng Taibao glanced at everyone and said, "Good, where there's a will, there's a way. As long as the green hills last, we'll have no cause for concern. Sooner or later, we will return. We will take back everything that belongs to us."

"Take back everything!" The crowd roared in response.

"And you?" Feng Taibao turned his head to look at Long Wu.

"I… I…" Long Wu panicked, then awkwardly said, "Master Bao, you should keep an informant in Jiangbei City, and leave this tough task to me. I'll make sure to keep a close watch on Lin Chuan and the Northeast Tigers."

"Shit, you're just afraid of dying," one Hall Master glared at Long Wu.

"No, he makes sense," Feng Taibao nodded, "You fall down in one place, you get back up in the same place. We need someone to stay in Jiangbei City, Long Wu, this task is yours. Be careful!"

"Yes, yes!" Long Wu nodded hurriedly.

The Hall Masters all glared coldly at Long Wu, but Long Wu revealed a bright smile and said, "Gentlemen, I am also taking on a mission at a time of peril. This job is not easy – I could face the danger of being silenced by Lin Chuan at any time. What do you think?"

"Hmph!" Everyone looked disdainfully.

In the end, Feng Taibao left Jiangbei City that afternoon, taking more than twenty people with him, forming his last core force. As for where Feng Taibao went, no one knew. Even Long Wu himself had no clue.

With Feng Taibao gone, his assets were transferred, and the companies he left in Jiangbei City also faced mismanagement, prompting several CEOs to abscond with the company's funds. The remaining employees were left clueless and ultimately decided to report to the police. After an investigation, the police put the CEOs on the wanted list. And with that, the matter came to an inconclusive end.

The once infamous crime lord Feng Taibao left his glorious territory in such a dejected manner.

The only one left was Long Wu. This guy gathered a bunch of his subordinates at the management office of the food market. This market is now the last refuge for Long Wu. If even this market were to be taken over, Long Wu would have nowhere to mix.

"Big brother Long, Master Bao has fled, can we still hold on?"

"Yeah, even Master Bao couldn't handle it, I... I think we're in trouble too!"

The group of underlings were somewhat scared and anxious, since they were facing Lin Chuan, not just anyone. If even Master Bao was no match for Lin Chuan, then these riff-raff stood even less chance. Long Wu smiled and said, "Relax, I understand Lin Chuan. As long as we don't offend him, there will definitely be no problem. It's the same with Master Bao, the number one figure in the eastern district of the city, who couldn't be stepped on and cared about face. That's why he provoked Lin Chuan. We're different."

"Makes some sense." The underling nodded.

"From now on, just forget about the transport market," Long Wu sighed and said, "Focus on managing this vegetable market, and we can still make a living in a year."

"Brother Long, are we just going to sit here and take it?" the underling asked with a sense of grievance.

"Sit here and take it?" Long Wu grinned, "Don't worry, once we have the chance, we will find a way to take back everything that belongs to us."

"There must be a way." Everyone nodded eagerly.

A group of people excitedly began to daydream, wishing they could immediately take back everything they had lost.

Just then, an underling knocked on the door and rushed in, yelling, "Brother Long, Old Li and Old Zhou are fighting again."

"What are those two up to now?" Long Wu looked up and asked.

"Damn, it's over the stall spot," the underling said helplessly. "They both insist they've paid you the rent for the number one stall. What do you think we should do about this?"

Long Wu was stunned and then awkwardly said, "Fuck, let them fight it out. Whoever wins gets it!"

"Uh..." The underlings were flabbergasted.

............

The battle at the Eight Horses Tea House immediately made Lin Chuan's name known far and wide.

And Lin Chuan's Haiqing Pool was thoroughly recognized. The girls who had been humiliated learned that Lin Chuan and his brothers had taken revenge, and now that Feng Taibao had been driven away, they immediately returned to work at Haiqing Pool. Life must go on, after all, and Lin Chuan and his brothers had grown up, fully capable of protecting Haiqing Pool. Thus these girls regained their confidence in Lin Chuan and his friends.

The transport market.

Lin Chuan and the others gathered together once again.

The dynamics in the Eastern District had changed, and they had to change as well. They were meeting to decide on their future path. Among the group was a beautiful flower, Zhou Rui.

Zhou Rui had now fully integrated into the brotherhood of the Changlin Factory, and she had also gained a certain position in the hearts of Zhou Kai and Lu Dapao. How could she miss such an important meeting? Both Zhou Rui's ability and her status amongst these people meant she could not be absent.

Over twenty people squeezed into an office. There weren't enough chairs, so everyone perched on small stools, squatting and sitting. Lin Chuan and Zhou Rui sat on the couch, while big brothers like Zhao Zhonghai and Zhou Kai could sit on chairs. Though they only had little stools to sit on, everyone was exceptionally happy.

"Brothers, thanks to your efforts, Feng Taibao has finally been driven away," Lin Chuan looked at everyone.

"Brother Chuan, it's really all your accomplishment," Zhou Kai grinned.

"It's everyone's accomplishment," Lin Chuan glanced over the crowd and said, "As the saying goes, when brothers unite, their strength can cut metal. Feng Taibao has been entrenched in Jiangbei City for many years, with deep roots and a strong foundation, but he was defeated by our united front."

"Brother Chuan, you're our big brother, and your role was indispensable," Lu Dapao chuckled.

"We're not a gang, and we don't have a big brother amongst us," Lin Chuan looked over the crowd and said seriously, "We don't follow the pattern of the underworld. We have our own path, we are the young generation of Changlin Factory, and we carry the mission of making Changlin Factory rise. But, if anyone dares to bully us, we will be even more ruthless than the mob. If they insult our brothers, we will break their limbs; if they harm our brothers, we will take their lives. Those who kill our brothers, we shall kill them!"

"Yes!" Hearing this, everyone's blood boiled.

It was as if their solidarity exploded in that moment. Zhou Kai stood up and shouted loudly, "Chuan is our big brother. Brother Chuan!"

"Brother Chuan, Brother Chuan!"

In the meeting room, a chorus of shouts rose, each person calling out from the heart, each viewing Lin Chuan as their mentor in life. Without Lin Chuan, there would be no Haiqing Pool, no transport market; without Lin Chuan, they could not have walked on such a path to prosperity; without Lin Chuan, they would have no wealth, no dignity, and even survival would be difficult; without Lin Chuan, they could not have defeated Feng Taibao or become the second-largest power in Jiangbei City.

Zhou Rui's face showed joy, and she sneaked a glance at Lin Chuan with a shy look, a subtle expression, like a girl experiencing the first flushes of love. Zhou Rui felt a deep gratitude towards Lin Chuan, along with a growing fondness. Lin Chuan had saved her life multiple times, each time deepening Zhou Rui's love for him by threefold. Zhou Rui never understood why Yang Zi refused Lin Chuan in the past; if it were her, she probably would have accepted him long ago.

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