"Yu Lin, talk about the current situation in Zhudao City. I asked Elder Bai, and he told me to wait for you to talk about it. He said it gives him a headache just thinking about it. What kind of chaos is happening that can make Elder Bai so exaggerated?" The group took their seats, and Jiang Chen softly spoke.

"It's no exaggeration, really, Mr. Jiang, not at all! Zhudao City can now be described as a battleground where seven warring factions coexist, and the situation is too complex to clarify!" Tang Yulin managed a wry smile.

Jiang Chen was taken aback, glanced at Li Paulo, and asked in confusion, "What's going on? Hasn't Zhudao City always been dominated by Hong Xing alone? What's this about seven warring states suddenly emerging?"

"Six months ago, it was indeed only Hong Xing reigning supreme, but not anymore!" Li Paulo gave a wry smile.

Tang Yulin softly explained, "Let me tell you about these seven warring factions. One of them, surely, is Hong Xing Group. However, Hong Xing Group is now ranked the youngest among the seven factions!"

"The youngest?!"

Jiang Chen widened his eyes in disbelief, his eyebrows lightly furrowed as he said sternly, "And the others?"

"Another is Hong Xing's old rival, Dong Xing Group, but Dong Xing is now only ranked fifth. The sixth is your Yi Chen Group, Mr. Jiang. Fourth place is held by Beihai National's Sanben Group. The third is Y Country's Feili Group, second place belongs to Kenny Company—which is under the Foslo family, one of the four major families of the Northern Confederation. And in first place, Minghe Group, guess which power it's affiliated with?"

After introducing the seven major forces, Tang Yulin looked at Jiang Chen with a somewhat profound gaze.

Jiang Chen was slightly startled and said gravely, "Stop beating around the bush."

"Minghe Group is under the influence of the Holy Court!" Tang Yulin confided with a bitter smile.

"The Holy Court?! How did they get involved?!" Jiang Chen's complexion changed as he exclaimed in shock.

Tang Yulin responded with a bitter smile, "How would I know what the Holy Court is up to! When I found out it was the Holy Court's influence, I specifically instructed the person in charge on this side of Yi Chen, that is, your Yi Chen's Vice President Zhou Qing. She is now personally presiding over Zhudao City. I asked her to pay a visit to Minghe Group, but who knew... as soon as the president of Minghe Group heard it was someone from Yi Chen Group, she didn't even grant an audience and had Vice President Zhou expelled!"

"Directly expelled?!" Jiang Chen frowned deeply.

"Yes, Vice President Zhou knew that your Great-Grandfather went to pick you up. She didn't want to give up and went to Minghe Group again," Tang Yulin nodded.

Ding Dong!

Just as Tang Yulin finished talking, the doorbell rang.

"It should be Vice President Zhou back!" Tang Yulin softly said.

Yan Hu stood up, walked to the door, and opened it. Standing at the door was indeed Zhou Qing.

"Mr. Yan Hu." When Zhou Qing saw Yan Hu opening the door, a flash of joy appeared in her eyes and she nodded a greeting.

"Vice President Zhou, your face…" Yan Hu looked at Zhou Qing's face in surprise.

Zhou Qing's left cheek was swollen high, with a clear palm imprint on her face.

"It's nothing!" Zhou Qing shook her head gently and stepped into the suite.

"Chairman!" Seeing Jiang Chen, Zhou Qing bowed in salute.

Jiang Chen's brow furrowed as he glanced at Zhou Qing's face and asked in a stern voice, "Zhou Qing, what happened to your face? Who hit you?"

"It was the president of Minghe Group, Ta Lina!" Zhou Qing spoke softly.

"Sit down and tell me the process," Jiang Chen's eyes flashed with a hint of anger.

Elder Bai, Tang Yulin, and Pu Minsung all frowned. They were aware of Jiang Chen's relationship with the Holy Court, and they never expected that Minghe Group wouldn't just expel someone but actually hit Zhou Qing as well.

"There was no process! After I went there, the staff of Minghe took me to the reception room. I waited for nearly an hour before Ta Lina finally arrived."

Zhou Qing sat down, managing a bitter smile: "After I introduced myself, she slapped me right across the face and told me to get out. When I asked her why, she said there was no reason. When I asked again, she had the security guards throw me out, and she also said I was forbidden from stepping foot into Minghe Group ever again!"

"Has the Holy Court gone mad? Are they trying to sever ties with us?"

After hearing what Zhou Qing had said, Tang Yulin exclaimed with a puzzled face.

Li Paulo's expression turned ugly. He glanced at Tang Yulin, hesitated for a moment, and said softly, "Mr. Jiang, Elder Tang, Mr. Pu, Young Master Pu, the Holy Court is an enemy that Hong Xing cannot afford to deal with. If we have to be enemies with the Holy Court, I choose to withdraw from the alliance!"

"Big Brother Li, what do you mean?" Tang Yulin's face turned gloomy as he glared at Li Paulo.

"Yu Lin."

Jiang Chen gently waved his hand, "Don't blame him. Nobody wants to be enemies with the Holy Court. However..."

Jiang Chen turned to look at Li Paulo, "If we are not against the entire Holy Court, but only against certain individuals in the Holy Court, and are friends with other individuals there, would you still be willing to cooperate with us, Big Brother Li?"

"Hmm?"

Li Paulo looked at Jiang Chen with a puzzled expression, not quite understanding what Jiang Chen meant.

"I can almost guess why the Minghe Group is targeting Yi Chen like this. It must be because of me."

Jiang Chen turned to look at Zhou Qing, and said apologetically, "Zhou Qing, I'm sorry. You must have taken that slap because of me. Don't worry, I will definitely get retribution for that slap for you!"

"Mr. Jiang, don't say that. Don't offend the Holy Court because of me!" Zhou Qing quickly waved her hand.

"No!"

Jiang Chen shook his head, his eyes firm as he said, "My employees at Yi Chen do not accept anyone's humiliation. Whoever dares to bully my people must pay a price ten times over!"

Zhou Qing was startled upon hearing this, and her eyes showed a touched expression. A warm current crossed her heart, and she nodded heavily!

She had heard Jiang Chen say this before, and the executives of Yi Chen, Longteng, and Jiuzhou also strictly followed this order from Jiang Chen.

But this time was different! They were facing people from the Holy Court this time!

Jiang Chen's words meant he would definitely seek justice for her.

At this moment, Zhou Qing sincerely determined that no matter how things turned out this time, she would never leave Yi Chen in her lifetime.

In life, she belonged to Yi Chen; in death, she would be Yi Chen's departed.

Upon hearing this, Li Paulo's eyes lit up. He was a man who highly valued righteousness. His earlier talk of leaving the alliance was also out of concern for the growth of Hong Xing and the future of his people.

The words of Jiang Chen appealed greatly to his taste, and from Jiang Chen's eyes, he could tell that Jiang Chen deeply meant what he said!

"Mr. Jiang, I'm willing to take a gamble with you!"

At that moment, Li Paulo made his decision.

At the same time, he had a feeling that this decision might bring him unexpected gains!

Jiang Chen gave a slight smile and said softly, "Big Brother Li, it's still not too late to regret now. Once my actions begin, it will be too late to regret!"

"Just based on your words just now, Mr. Jiang, I'm in!" Li Paulo said firmly.

"Good!"

Jiang Chen nodded slightly and took out his phone to make a call.

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