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Wind Rises in Dragon City Chapter 155
🕑 Added 2024-12-04 13:02:50 +0000 UTCChapter 155: Moves in Zha'nan
Inside the Dock Workers General Association, people immediately ran out to look when they heard gunshots at the entrance.
Beside the car, a young man reached out to support Xu Hu inside and shouted softly: "Big Brother, let's go back to the compound first."
Xu Hu covered the wound on his arm with his left hand and shouted with a deathly pale face: "Don't go back, can't go back, drive, let's go, let's leave first!"
"Big Brother, let's go to the hospital first..." the driver said worriedly.
"No, I told you to drive, quick... leave first..." Xu Hu shouted with bloodshot eyes, covering his wound.
Everyone was panicked and could only follow Xu Hu's suggestion, immediately getting in the car and speeding away from the dock workers association headquarters.
The car sped rapidly along the street. At first, Xu Hu was lying in the SUV's back seat, but as they drove further and the streets became emptier, he eventually chose to crouch in the space in front of the seat, his body contorted between the front and back seats, still not daring to raise his head to the level of the windows.
Xu Hu was pale and rigid. When the lackey beside him worried about his wound and helped tear open his clothes, they saw Xu Hu was wearing an extremely thick military bulletproof vest, with two deformed bullets embedded in it at chest level.
At some point, Xu Hu had already put on the bulletproof vest, and facts proved this garment had saved his life today.
The vehicle sped through the downpour as Xu Hu nervously glanced at the scene outside a couple times before suddenly calling out: "Stop, stop the car...!"
"What's wrong, Big Brother?!" the driver turned back to ask.
"Little Wang come with me, everyone else get out and scatter..." Xu Hu swallowed and said. "We can't keep driving, it's too obvious, easy to get intercepted."
"Good!" the driver nodded.
Thirty seconds later, the car stopped in an alley with complex terrain. Xu Hu took only one person and quickly fled, ordering the others to scatter.
Why not return to the dock workers association? Why not dare go to the hospital? Why stop midway?
These seemingly panicked actions could only prove one point - Xu Hu had personally felt the threat of death.
If the gunman could hit him once, they could hit him a second time. Who knew if people at the dock workers association might support Wei Xiangzuo? Even Xu Hu's own brothers couldn't be fully trusted.
Xu Hu ran with his wounds and disappeared.
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At the Su family home.
Dog Six sat on the bed picking his toes as he called Kong Zhenghui, telling him to closely watch the movements on the dock gang's side and find out their current situation.
After talking for over ten minutes, Dog Six also contacted Yu Mingyuan, directly telling him that something big was definitely going to happen with the dock gang and their side needed to prepare early. They could ask Zhou Yaoxiang now to send people to Dragon City in case of need.
Yu Mingyuan now followed Dog Six's every word. After the call, he immediately went from the hospital to the Zhou family that night to discuss with Zhou Yaoxiang.
After making several calls, Dog Six secretly prayed. He currently hoped Wei Xiangzuo could stand firm in Zha'nan and not be knocked down immediately, but somewhat contradictorily also hoped he would be at a disadvantage when facing Xu Hu. This way, opportunities and balance points could emerge for the Yu family team.
For this, Dog Six's side entered spectator mode, not only frequently communicating with Kong Zhenghui but also contacting Wang Daolin, asking him to help find out the dock gang's current situation.
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That night, the situation in the Zha'nan dock gang became tense. Wei Xiangzuo's faction began moving frequently, with Little Feng, Little Xuan, Cheng Gang and others taking the lead in networking, secretly gathering people, waiting to counter Xu Hu's group.
Meanwhile, Wei Xiangzuo also disappeared from the warehouse and stopped showing his face, controlling things by phone.
The night passed quietly. Early the next morning around 8 AM, four cars stopped at the entrance of a villa in Longkou District, and seven or eight men in their fifties got out.
Everyone talked in low voices as they entered the villa together to meet the Longkou District hall master.
"Where's Xu Hu?" the leading elder asked.
"Elder Xu, he's upstairs, you can go up to talk," the Longkou District hall master replied with a smile.
The elders nodded and went up to the second floor, meeting Xu Hu who still had blood stains on him in the living room.
"What happened, how did it come to this?!" the lead elder said with furrowed brows. "Can't you people in Zha'nan sit down and talk properly about any issues? Must it be life and death?"
"I didn't want it to come to this point, someone tried to kill me!" Xu Hu stood up to greet everyone: "Uncles and Elders, please sit."
The elders slowly sat down at his words.
After pondering for a while, Xu Hu didn't waste time and directly called toward the bedroom: "Bring out the things!"
Thirty seconds later, three large men walked into the living room dragging three large boxes.
Xu Hu sat down and waved his hand.
The three large men placed the boxes together and opened the lids, revealing neatly stacked cash inside.
The elders were stunned, their expressions becoming complex.
Xu Hu sat with his hands in his sleeves and said concisely: "Uncles and Elders, let's not beat around the bush. In the current situation, either I or Wei Xiangzuo must go, so I ask everyone to lend a hand and give me two days' time, temporarily don't interfere in Zha'nan's matters."
"This..." the lead elder said with tightly furrowed brows. "This isn't following the rules!"
"Wei Xiangzuo doesn't want to do the gold brick business. If he takes over, Zha'nan won't be peaceful," Xu Hu said with furrowed brows. "If I do it, everyone makes money."
With that, the three large men pushed the money toward the elders' side.
"You've made things too serious, the chairman might have to get involved," the lead elder replied with a grave expression.
"I just need two days' time, just two days!" Xu Hu held up two fingers in reply.
Everyone looked at each other, and the lead elder was also decisive, directly kicking the box lids closed and saying concisely: "Then you get two days' time. During this period, the General Association won't interfere in Zha'nan, but remember - to move against Wei Xiangzuo, you must have sufficient reason!"
Xu Hu nodded.
Five minutes later, the elders left with the money, and Xu Hu directly said to the Longkou District hall master: "This matter can't be delayed. If we're going to strike, we must kill him immediately, not give Wei Xiangzuo a chance to maneuver."
"How do you want to do it?" the Longkou District hall master asked.
"You go into Zha'nan," Xu Hu replied.
"Good!" the Longkou hall master nodded.
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At the same time, at the Changqing Company in Zha'nan.
Li Hongze sat in his chair smoking and said to Lu Feng and Li Xing: "Gather people, enter Tianhong Port, help support Xu Hu's position."
"They're having internal dock gang fights, do we need to be so active?" Master Lu asked in confusion.
"Damn it, Xu Hu just borrowed three million from us to arrange the General Association people. If you don't help him and he fails, who will you get the money from?" Li Xing said with crossed legs and furrowed brows. "We must support Xu Hu. Only if he takes over can we do big business in Tianhong Port."
Li Hongze nodded: "That's the logic, do it!"
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At the Su family home.
Su Tianyu received a text message from Yu Mingyuan telling him that people from the Zhou family's North Hall were already driving toward Dragon City.
