Ye Xiao casually picked a chair, smiled slightly, and sat down!

"Mr. Li, let's talk about business," Ye Xiao said with a smile, looking at Li Cangjie.

Li Cangjie was meticulous and observant, but when he tried to discern any information he wanted to see from the face of the young man before him, he ultimately had to compromise!

It wasn't that he was willing to compromise, but rather that he couldn't see any of the information he wanted to know in Ye Xiao's eyes.

Even when facing Shi Qiang and Huang Zongyuan, Li Cangjie could remain composed and even clearly see into their inner thoughts. However, with the young man before him, he simply couldn't discern anything!

There was no prominent Ye family in Minghai City; who exactly was Ye Xiao, or rather, what powerful backing did he have?

Li Cangjie truly had no idea!

But now, hearing Ye Xiao speak about starting to discuss proper business, Li Cangjie also immediately feigned composure, his face bearing a faint smile as he looked at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao said, "With Huang Zongyuan arrested, Mr. Li must be in quite a good mood!"

"It doesn't matter whether it's good or bad, Huang Zongyuan is after all a brother of Black Dragon Company!" Li Cangjie replied aptly, leaving no flaws to be found!

Of course, Ye Xiao could see that Li Cangjie was doing this on purpose!

"However, your son's crippled leg has cast a shadow over his entire life!" Ye Xiao spoke indifferently, but his eyes betrayed a mocking laugh!

The mockery deliberately shown by Ye Xiao was very clear to Li Cangjie, so when Li Cangjie heard what Ye Xiao said, his brow immediately furrowed, and he said coldly, "Ye Xiao, I respect you as Zhao Dapeng's boss, watch your tone!"

Clearly, his son's crippled leg was Li Cangjie's greatest pain and also his greatest vulnerability!

A person fears least when they have no weaknesses, yet when their weaknesses are exposed, their iron walls and copper barriers are as good as nothing!

Previously, Li Cangjie had indeed been iron-walled and copper-barriered in front of Ye Xiao, impervious to water and fire, so Ye Xiao had deliberately mentioned the matter of Li Cangjie's son's crippled leg!

As expected, Li Cangjie's anger was visibly expressed immediately!

"But as a father, you can only watch your son suffer from others' disdain due to his disability, yet remain indifferent!"

This time, not only did Ye Xiao's eyes carry a mocking laugh, but his whole face was filled with ridicule!

Seeing Ye Xiao's expression and hearing his words, Li Cangjie suddenly stood up, slapped the table loudly with his palm, clearly using a lot of force.

Seeing Li Cangjie actually slap the table towards Ye Xiao, Zhao Dapeng, Huang Feng, Zhan Bo, and Wei Yang immediately walked towards Li Cangjie's side, looking ready to beat Li Cangjie into helplessness at any moment!

But on Ye Xiao's face, there was only a light smile, and with a slight movement of his finger, he signaled the others not to move.

Li Cangjie, glaring at Ye Xiao, said coldly, "The person who cares about my son the most is me, huh, I see there's nothing good to talk about today!" After speaking, Li Cangjie turned to leave!

Since Ye Xiao had signaled them just now, no one went up to stop him, and Ye Xiao himself continued to smile broadly.

However, Li Cangjie stopped when he reached the door!

Li Cangjie had thought for sure that Ye Xiao would call him back, but until he reached the door, Ye Xiao had not said a word!

Li Cangjie stood at the door, seemingly hesitant.

But at that moment, Ye Xiao's voice slowly rose,

"If you want to avenge your son, let your son know that his father is not weak but simply waiting for the right moment to seek revenge, you should return to your seat. If you think, since the leg is already disabled, that the first thing is to ensure your personal safety, then you can leave now, and I can responsibly tell you that no one will stop you. Black Dragon Company has many people, someone else will be willing to do what you're unwilling to do. But by that time, I believe, you will never get your revenge in this lifetime, and your son will just remain disabled!"

Ye Xiao's words were not fast, but each word stabbed into Li Cangjie's heart like the tip of a knife.

Ye Xiao, having spoken, fell silent.

Li Cangjie was even more hesitant now; he truly felt as if his heart was being tormented. Revenge, why wouldn't he think of revenge? On the contrary, he had always been looking for an opportunity to avenge, even contemplating hiring an assassin to at least cripple Huang Zongyuan's son, but he hadn't done so because he knew Shi Qiang's abilities and understood the abilities of the Beihai people behind Shi Qiang even more!

But could Ye Xiao really eliminate Shi Qiang? If it was just about getting rid of Shi Qiang, then the Beihai people behind him would certainly take action, which would surely be disastrous!

However, Li Cangjie also understood that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; if he gave it up, such an opportunity might never appear again in his lifetime!

Therefore, Li Cangjie did not want to give up!

"Do you know who Shi Qiang's backer is?" Li Cangjie did not turn around, but he spoke faintly.

When Li Cang Jie spoke, Ye Xiao suddenly let out a soft laugh and said, "Beihai people, but don't forget, this is still Yan Country's territory. Can't we, the people of Yan Country, make decisions here?"

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Li Cang Jie instantly understood what he meant!

Li Cang Jie turned around, his face full of surprise as he looked at Ye Xiao and said, "You… you aren't afraid? That's a very powerful force."

"Even with great power, they are ultimately just humans, not gods, am I right?" Ye Xiao said with a smile, "Since they do not have abilities beyond humans, in my eyes, they are already dead!"

Mad!

Truly mad!

Li Cang Jie had seen many extremely arrogant people, but none could achieve such a calm yet intensely wild demeanor.

"Do you really have that much confidence?" Although Li Cang Jie was usually calm, his face still slowly showed surprise at this moment. He really couldn't believe that the person before him could eliminate the people behind Shi Qiang!

Ye Xiao simply smiled indifferently and said, "It's not about confidence or not, at least, that's how I see it!"

It should be that way!

Such simple words, yet so wildly arrogant. It seemed that in Ye Xiao's eyes, those Beihai Martial Artists were merely straws worth not mentioning.

"You're too arrogant!" Li Cang Jie said coldly!

Ye Xiao shrugged and replied, "I think, I have the capital to be!"

Li Cang Jie looked at Ye Xiao for a full minute without speaking, while Ye Xiao continued smiling at him!

Finally, Li Cang Jie backed down!

Slowly, Li Cang Jie sat down!

"All I want is for Huang Zongyuan to die!" Li Cang Jie said weakly, a stark contrast to his previous imposing manner!

Ye Xiao immediately smiled slightly and said, "Let me let you in on something. Four people from the Black Dragon Company will die—Huang Zongyuan, Shi Qiang, and two other stewards. Although your power within Black Dragon Company isn't significant, once these four die, you can naturally take over and control the company. By then, the Black Dragon Company will inevitably be under your control!"

"Making me the boss of Black Dragon Company?" Li Cang Jie was indeed surprised when he heard Ye Xiao's words. Previously, Zhao Dapeng had mentioned wanting him to lead the Black Dragon Company!

But, Li Cang Jie knew seizing power wasn't something one simply talked about!

Hence, Li Cang Jie had never truly committed himself but merely mentioned wanting to be friends with Zhao Dapeng!

But now, hearing it confirmed once again from Ye Xiao's mouth, Li Cang Jie was indeed surprised!

"No need to be surprised, I believe cooperating with me will be all beneficial and no harm for you!" Ye Xiao remained unflustered!

Although Li Cang Jie was quite old, this was not the time to defer due to age. Li Cang Jie had transitioned from questioning Ye Xiao to admiring him perfectly!

At this moment, Li Cang Jie also fully understood that this was definitely an opportunity for him. Whether he could avenge his son or secure that position depended on this moment!

"Alright, I'll cooperate with you!" Li Cang Jie looked at Ye Xiao seriously and even deliberately added, "My only request is to avenge my son!"

Ye Xiao's smile grew even broader.

Later, Ye Xiao and Li Cang Jie discussed some details before Ye Xiao left the gambling den early!

"Brother Li, Brother Xiao has also left. Do you want to go to the gambling den for some fun?" Zhao Dapeng approached Li Cang Jie cheerfully and said with a smile!

Li Cang Jie said, "Ye Xiao, is he really your boss? Why have I never heard his name in the underworld?"

Upon hearing Li Cang Jie's words, Zhao Dapeng burst into laughter!

"Brother Xiao is the soul of Heavenly Gate, the pillar of Heavenly Gate, thus, people in society don't need to know Brother Xiao, they just need to know about Heavenly Gate!" Zhao Dapeng said with a smile!

Li Cang Jie was slightly startled. He was smart and understood that Ye Xiao was the hidden manipulator behind Heavenly Gate. Although Zhao Dapeng was regarded as the leader of Heavenly Gate, to put it bluntly, he was merely Ye Xiao's spokesperson in society!

Thus, Li Cang Jie was increasingly interested in Ye Xiao and also increasingly aware of how formidable Ye Xiao was.

A person who, in less than half a month, not only established a company but also supported it to become one of the three major companies in Minghai City, possessing the power to contend with Black Dragon Company and Axe Company. Although he knew there was substantial support from the police, this also precisely demonstrated the power of Ye Xiao!

Controlling both the underworld and the authorities, that was undoubtedly Ye Xiao!

Even during the heyday of Black Dragon Company, their relationship with the police might not have reached the status of Heavenly Gate today!

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