Chapter Sixteen: The Abandoned Steel Mill

  If possible, Zhang Yi would rather never see Wang Xiaoqiu again in this life, the woman who had once brought him both happiness and pain.

  He couldn't understand why in such a big world, he would run into her twice in such a short period of time. And then there was Meng Hui, although Wang Xiaoqiu had left him and didn't have a direct relationship with him, if it wasn't for him, things probably wouldn't have gotten to that point back then.

  "Understand."

  Zhang Yi secretly sighed and nodded in agreement.

  Cao Shuang's face finally revealed a hint of a smile, and he nodded, saying: "Since you're a friend of Zhang Yi's brother, let's have a few drinks. I'll get the waiter to add some more chairs."

  Meng Hui was secretly delighted, he hadn't expected that he would have the opportunity to dine with Cao Shuang at the same table, and even more so, he was able to bask in Zhang Yi's glory. With a hint of smugness in his eyes, he surreptitiously glanced at Li Jianbao and Chen Chunsheng, whose faces were somewhat stiff.

  Li Jianbao didn't expect that Meng Hui actually knew the young man who was on Cao Shuang's mind. Seeing Cao Shuang finally reveal a hint of a smile, he found that Meng Hui really had the intention to sit down and have a few drinks together. Suddenly, with a forced smile, he said: "Cao Shao, Zhang Shao, we won't join you now, let's just raise our glasses to all of you, we still have other matters to discuss, another day...another day we'll invite you all to drink again."

  Chen Chunsheng was also a shrewd person, and he hastily smiled and said: "Yes, yes, we still have some other things to do. Meng Wei wants to take out a loan and is discussing it with Li Xiangzhang. I didn't expect to run into all of you here. Since Meng Wei is a friend of Zhang Shao's, I think Li Xiangzhang will be able to help get the loan approved quickly."

  Li Jianbao narrowed his eyes and nodded repeatedly with a smile: "That's right, it can be approved in two days."

  As they spoke, the two of them poured wine and toasted each other with a couple of cups, exchanged some pleasantries, then dragged Meng Wei, who was overjoyed, and Wang Xiaoqiu, whose face looked terrible, back to the next room.

  Xing Liqian, who had been very low-key since arriving here, suddenly smiled and nudged Zhang Yi with her arm, saying: "I'm telling you, Zhang Yi, just now my sister was really interested in you. Why don't you make my sister your girlfriend? Although I'm not as wealthy as those three young masters, I still have some assets. If you want me, you can follow me and live a life of luxury."

  Just then, Wang Xiaoqiu, who had just walked through the bead curtain, stopped in her tracks, suddenly turned her head back, and through the swaying bead curtain, she vaguely saw that beautiful woman. She felt as if her heart was being torn open by a knife, and it hurt so much that she could hardly breathe.

  The taste of regret is more bitter than rhubarb.

  She still loves Zhang Yi, so she really can't bear another woman having him.

  "Little Autumn."

  Meng Hui's sharp perception caught Wang Xiaoqiu's abnormality, and he stretched out his hand to pull her hard, making her stumble and almost fall.

  He was overjoyed. After all, what Li Jianbao said in front of Zhang Yi and Cao Shuang would not be false. He had run to his grandfather and grandmother countless times to ask for help, but the loan had not been approved. Now it seemed that there was a way out.

  But!

  His girlfriend's behavior whenever she saw Zhang Yi was incomprehensible to him, just like now, Wang Xiaqiu's reaction made his heart skip a beat, and anger burned in his chest.

  There were absolutely problems between them before.

  And! To put on airs in this situation is too humiliating for yourself, it's really shameful.

  Li Jianbao glanced at Meng Hui, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes towards the woman Meng Hui had brought out. He didn't like her very much, after all, her expression just now wasn't very pleasant to look at.

  "Meng Hui, that loan. I'll get it done for you in the next two days. We've had a lot to drink today, let's call it quits here!"

  Chen Chunsheng also spoke up and said: "Yes! I have some other things too, let's meet again another day."

  As the two of them left, Meng Hui's face turned gloomy and he pulled Wang Xiaoqiu away quickly.

  In the private room.

  Zhang Yi looked at Xing Liqian's ambiguous smile and suddenly said with a bitter smile: "Sister Xing, don't joke around. Being supported by a woman, I'd rather die than that."

  Lu Xiaotao chuckled and said, "That's right, that's right. How can a man let a woman support him? It's too humiliating. Yi Ge is a proud person, he definitely won't agree to it. Xing Jie, why don't you consider me instead? I'm not afraid of losing face, just go ahead and support me!"

  "Hmmph..."

  "Haha......"

  Everyone was delighted, and even Xing Liqian couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.

  With a full stomach and enough wine, Zhang Yi declined Cao Shuang's proposal, but went to a nearby entertainment venue for fun. He left the Bishuiyuan restaurant directly, and also leaving with him was Xing Liqian, who did not want to participate.

  The cool breeze blows at night.

  Standing at the entrance of Bishuiyuan Wine House, Xing Liqian's bright eyes looked at Zhang Yi and smiled: "Sister, you've had a lot to drink tonight, you won't let me go back alone, will you?"

  "I'll send you back."

  Zhang Yi fell silent for a moment before nodding and saying.

  Xing Liqian smiled and said: "I live close by, accompany me to stroll back! Incidentally, let's dispel the wine fumes."

  Deep night, under the dim streetlights, there were few passing vehicles and pedestrians. In the gentle breeze, two people walked side by side.

  Xing Liqian didn't say a word, but her eyes would occasionally sweep over Zhang Yi's body, as if she wanted to see through this young man who was taciturn and shrouded in mystery.

  Ji'nan City South Suburbs

  Desolate wilderness, tens of miles around without any signs of human habitation, an abandoned iron smelting factory stands here. In the past, the nights here were pitch black, filled with a dead atmosphere.

  But today!

  Here, the lights are shining brightly, with over a hundred sturdy men, bare-chested and sweating profusely as they move steel blocks into a pool of molten iron the size of a basketball court.

  In the boiling iron pool, waves of heat are emitted, and those who can approach here are all strong-willed and able to withstand the invasion of heat.

  Dozens of black-clad men, armed with swords and knives, stood solemnly on the surrounding abandoned buildings, their cold eyes constantly scanning the surroundings, highly vigilant.

  A girl about 1.6 meters tall, wearing a white martial arts uniform, looked like she was around twenty years old, with that delicate and lovely little face, it's as if an angel had descended from heaven.

  It's about time!

  Her beautiful yet breathtaking face was filled with a cold and cruel expression, the crescent-shaped curved knife in her hand seemed to be ready to strike out and reap someone's life at any moment.

  "Give me a boost, the boss is coming soon. If you can't complete the task, you'll have to jump into the iron slag pool for a bath."

  Hundreds of sturdy men surrounded, speeding up a lot, they didn't even have time to wipe the sweat from their faces, constantly shuttling back and forth between the iron ladle pool and the not far away piled-up mountains of steel.

  Whoosh!

  A black-robed middle-aged man appeared silently beside the girl and said in a low voice, "Young Master Ya, the medicine has been delivered, the convoy is outside."

  The girl said in a low voice: "Who is in charge?"

  The middle-aged man in black robes said respectfully: "Gu Xin Yue."

  The girl nodded slowly, "Move all the medicinal materials to warehouse No. 2, keep an eye on all the people who come with them, and let them leave as soon as the medicinal materials are in place."

  "Yes!"

  The tall man in black nodded and suddenly disappeared from where he was standing.

  A dozen kilometers away from the abandoned steel factory, on a highway, four Audi cars were speeding ahead. In the third Audi car, Nianhong was holding that pure white Persian cat, with her eyes closed and resting.

  "Ding ding ding......"

  On the passenger seat, the young woman with a cold expression suddenly had her phone ring.

  "What's wrong?"

  The woman took out her mobile phone and asked in a low voice after connecting it.

  Half a minute later, the woman hung up the phone and turned to look at Neon: "Boss, Karloff led people to rob our diamond mine in South Africa. We have 66 deaths and more than 100 injuries. The survivors evacuated to Harmotson Forest."

  Nihong opened his eyes, and in the deep pupils, a cold light flashed. He said lightly: "Laloff this old rascal, still can't hold back! Get in touch with Jiāng Láng, let him take the hidden group to make a move. Except for Kaluofu, kill everyone else."

  "Yes!"

  The young woman said in a low voice.

  However, as she was about to dial the number, a hint of hesitation finally appeared on her cold face, and she asked, "Boss, the members of the hidden group are all carefully selected and trained by you and several instructors. Is it a bit like killing a chicken with a sledgehammer to use them just for a diamond mine?"

  Nianhong said faintly, "They've been through ten years of training and five years of baptism by fire. Their nerves are too tense. Tell them this is their last mission, let them have some fun and relax. Then have them bring Kalov to Jingnan City."

  The last mission?

  The young woman's expression changed slightly, and she immediately asked: "Are you going to... hand them over to the young master?"

  "Execute!"

  Ning Leng said in a cold voice.

  The young woman felt a chill in her heart and nodded respectfully at once.

  Rainbow's gaze shifted to the window, looking at the fields outside, and she let out a faint sigh: Son, Mom is back, forgive me for not being able to be by your side all these years!

  Abandoned steel mill.

  Gu Xinyue quietly looked at the iron slurry pool in front of her, feeling puzzled in her heart. She didn't know why the boss had made such a big fuss about sending people to deal with these things, and she also didn't know what tonight was.

  Surrounded by these robust men, she could tell that they were absolutely from a military background. That fierce aura was something only those iron-blooded tough guys could give off.

  The black-clad figures on the surrounding buildings had several faces she was familiar with. When she was abroad, she trained with them, and although she never went out to perform tasks, she knew that every time others went out to perform tasks, they were in a life-or-death situation, fraught with danger. Those who could survive until now must be the strongest among the strong.

  "Gu Xinyue, today is the day you officially join the organization's core. Remember, from now on, if you dare to betray the boss, your entire clan will be exterminated."

  Like a heavenly master, a lovely girl with a small stature slowly walked up to Gu Xinyue and said coldly.

  "Yes!"