Seeing that Ye Xiao had actually hung up on him, Song Jianping couldn't help but smile helplessly. Whenever his daughters talked about Ye Xiao, they never stop praising him—even his upright daughter never said anything bad about Ye Xiao.

Could this guy really be that charming? Song Jianping, though in his forties now, had also been young once.

However, Song Jianping was confused about the crackdown Ye Xiao mentioned, as he couldn't understand what Ye Xiao was really planning.

Nevertheless, given the current situation in Minghai City, a crackdown was indeed necessary.

He had planned to discuss this with the leaders of various departments in the area, but since Ye Xiao had already made everything clear, with Sun Bin and Yang Ming evidently on Ye Xiao's side, a crackdown would proceed smoothly as long as these two had no objections, and others would naturally have no objections either.

On the other end, after hanging up the phone, Ye Xiao wasn't idle either. He immediately called Zhao Dapeng, instructing him to keep a low profile at Heavenly Gate Security Company for the time being, report to the police if attacked, and not to strike back.

Zhao Dapeng found Ye Xiao's instructions strange, but since they were Ye Xiao's orders, he could only comply.

Feeling that he had arranged everything on his end, Ye Xiao then slowly dialed another number.

"Ye Xiao?" The moment the connection was made, an angry voice came through.

Instead of getting angry upon hearing the voice on the phone, Ye Xiao chuckled.

"Mr. Xiong, how are you doing?" Ye Xiao said with a smile to Xiong Tao on the other end.

The person on the line was indeed Xiong Tao, who assumed Ye Xiao was also severely injured, but hearing Ye Xiao's voice, which sounded nothing like that of someone who had been gravely injured, sounded more like someone who was victorious.

However, what puzzled Xiong Tao the most was why Ye Xiao would call him at this time.

"What do you want?" Xiong Tao's voice was extremely cold.

"Actually, it's nothing much; I just wanted to ask how your old man's injuries are. Does he need any help?" Ye Xiao said, chuckling as if he and the Xiong family were close friends.

"Damn it, Ye Xiao, are you trying to mock us? Let me tell you, my father could strike back at any time and make your death gruesome. If you kneel before us now, maybe we would consider sparing your dog life!" Xiong Tao said furiously to Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao laughed again.

"Mr. Xiong, still so angry, why don't you calm down? Look, your dad almost killed me yesterday, and I'm not even mad; why are you mad now?" Ye Xiao laughed.

Xiong Tao wasn't stupid. He originally intended to hang up on Ye Xiao, but then he thought, Ye Xiao wouldn't call just to mock him, right? Obviously not, so Xiong Tao deliberately said impatiently, "Ye Xiao, it seems you're fine. If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up. If you want to talk, wait until we come soon."

"Haha, still in such a hurry. Since you asked, I actually do have something. How about your dad? If it's convenient, let him take the call," Ye Xiao said.

"What are you to deserve my father taking your call?" Xiong Tao snapped upon hearing Ye Xiao's words.

Ye Xiao just laughed and said, "Yes, I'm not worthy, so let him wait for death at home. I'm not frightening, but isn't my backing frightening?"

Ye Xiao then hung up the phone directly.

After hanging up, Ye Xiao leaned against the bed and stared at his mobile phone. About ten seconds later,

the phone rang; it was Xiong Tao calling.

"Ye Xiao, what on Earth do you want to say?" Xiong Tao's voice came through the phone again, somewhat angry.

Ye Xiao, feigning indifference, said, "I'm hanging up; next time I hope to hear Xiong Daoliang's voice; otherwise, today will be the day you and your father face judgment."

Ah?

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Xiong Tao was truly frightened. This was no joking matter. Who was Ye Xiao's supporter? Wasn't it the covert organization, Flame Dragon Team? If any department in Yan Country was the strongest, it definitely wouldn't be the Iron-blooded Army, but the Flame Dragon Team, this mysterious organization.

Ye Xiao hung up again, and Xiong Tao, looking at the phone disconnecting again, though upset, could only keep his dissatisfaction to himself.

Immediately, Xiong Tao put away his mobile phone; he no longer tried to contact Ye Xiao, but went straight upstairs to find Xiong Daoliang.

At this time, Xiong Daoliang was nearly in a closed door state. Elder Xie had indeed dealt a heavy blow to him with his profound Inner Strength yesterday, causing Xiong Daoliang to suffer a severe internal injury that left him unable to continue fighting at that moment.

So, after returning, Xiong Daoliang immediately retreated into a room to start his Cultivation, informing everyone not to disturb him unless it was an emergency.

Originally, Xiong Tao didn't intend to disturb his father either, but now there was a real reason, and he truly had no choice. After all, their previous plan had been to kill Ye Xiao in one strike; otherwise, if people knew that Xiong Daoliang had attacked a member of the Flame Dragon Team, then even ten Xiong Daoliangs' heads wouldn't be enough to atone.

Xiong Daoliang hastily went to cultivate to quickly regain his strength for two reasons: first, to kill Ye Xiao, and second, to be able to run if members of the Flame Dragon Team really showed up.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

At that moment, as Xiong Daoliang was healing, he suddenly heard knocking at the door and immediately frowned. He had persisted for nearly twenty hours, and if he could continue cultivating for forty-eight hours straight, his internal injuries would be completely unobstructed.

But now, he had been interrupted, and the cultivation had to be paused.

Xiong Tao stood at Xiong Daoliang's door, waiting for him to open it. Soon after, Xiong Daoliang indeed opened the door.

When Xiong Daoliang came out, his expression looked terrible. Clearly, he really didn't want to come out because if he did, nearly twenty hours of cultivation would only preserve an hour or two's worth, a real significant loss.

"What do you want?" Xiong Daoliang glared at Xiong Tao.

Xiong Tao, seeing the fierce look in Xiong Daoliang's eyes, couldn't help but tremble and quickly said to Xiong Daoliang, "Dad, Ye Xiao called."

"Oh?" Xiong Daoliang, initially very unhappy, suddenly became slightly puzzled when he heard Xiong Tao's words and said, "What did you say? Ye Xiao?"

"Yes, it's Ye Xiao, Dad. Ye Xiao said if he can't speak with you today, today will be... will be..." Xiong Tao said, pausing as he dared not continue.

Xiong Daoliang spoke sternly, "Go on."

Xiong Tao said, "He said that today would be our day of reckoning."

"What does that mean?" Xiong Daoliang raised an eyebrow and said, "Ye Xiao dares to challenge me himself?"

"No... not Ye Xiao, it's... it's Ye Xiao's backers!" Xiong Tao did not dare hide anything, knowing that they were in a very dangerous situation. If Ye Xiao reported their matters to the Flame Dragon Team, they would be doomed.

It wasn't really their fault, the Xiong father and son.

When the Xiong family father and son were planning their actions, the plan was quite meticulous, and normally, Xiong Daoliang could have easily killed Ye Xiao. However, a meticulous plan indeed saw a small fluctuation—an added variable, Xie Zheng.

Thus, the extremely precise plan deviated.

As the saying goes, what goes around comes around. Perhaps this was a cycle of cause and effect. If Xiong Daoliang had not harmed Xie Zheng years ago, would Xiong Daoliang's plan have been exposed?

Of course, it was also because Xiong Daoliang hadn't anticipated that the completely disabled Xie Zheng could still possess such lethal power. Fortunately, it was only a one-time lethal power, otherwise, Xiong Daoliang might not have lived until now.

"What does he want?" Xiong Daoliang looked at Xiong Tao and asked.

Ye Xiao said, "He just wants to have a conversation with you, he didn't tell me, I originally didn't want to let him disturb you, but, he used this matter as a threat, I had no choice, so..."

"Alright, I got it, give me the phone," Xiong Daoliang told Xiong Tao.

Xiong Tao quickly handed the phone to Xiong Daoliang and said, "The most recent outgoing call was Ye Xiao's number."

Xiong Daoliang immediately dialed Ye Xiao's number.

After a short time, the call connected.

"Hello, Mr. Xiong!" a playful and cheerful voice came from the phone!

Xiong Daoliang hearing Ye Xiao's voice, felt some hatred, but people like Xiong Daoliang are destined to harbor hatred in their hearts, presenting joy on their faces.

"Ye Xiao, hearing your voice, you must not be seriously injured," Xiong Daoliang's voice softened many times compared to when he spoke with Xiong Tao before.

If one didn't know any better, they might think Xiong Daoliang and Ye Xiao had a good relationship.

Who could imagine that their ultimate goal was to see the other dead?

"Thanks to Mr. Xiong's blessings, I'm still alive." Ye Xiao chuckled, "Oh right, I also need to send regards on behalf of the deceased Senior Xie, who never imagined his life would end at the hands of his own beloved disciple."

Ye Xiao's words truly provoked Xiong Daoliang. Upon hearing this, Xiong Daoliang's facial expression turned extremely cold, and he said icily, "Talk about your matters."

"Haha, Mr. Xiong still cares about the Flame Dragon Team, huh? If it weren't for my threat of using the Flame Dragon Team, perhaps, Mr. Xiong wouldn't be talking to me now," Ye Xiao said, laughing.

"Don't boast about your connections; it's nothing I don't already know," Xiong Daoliang said.

Hearing Xiong Daoliang's words, Ye Xiao immediately laughed heartily and said, "Mr. Xiong, truly courageous. Knowing it's fire, yet still choosing to dive in; that is quite admirable!"

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