"Die!" After being saved by Yan Luo, Ma Chao suddenly gathered all his strength, roared angrily, and drew the machete that had been firmly grasped by the enemy, and violently slashed down, instantly splattering blood everywhere.

The bloody battle continued, however, the overall situation had been decided. After the enemy gunmen had been killed by Ye Xiao, although these knife-wielding attackers were still furiously assaulting, Yan Luo, Ma Chao, and Niu Chuang stood like three war gods in front of Wu Shengchang, making it impossible for the knife wielders to break through. At this moment, a crowd rushed over from the Happy People Bar; those were people from Hong Company.

With the arrival of Hong Company's people, the knife wielders eventually dropped their weapons and surrendered.

However, at this point, there were less than five enemies still standing, so it could not be said that the fight was not fierce.

Ye Xiao, unknown when, had returned to Wu Shengchang's side with a smile still on his face. Ironically, while others were covered in blood from the fight, Ye Xiao remained spotless.

"Brother Ye, are you alright?" Seeing Ye Xiao return safely, Wu Shengchang immediately looked at him with concern.

Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "I'm fine, but Brother Six should ask them who they are."

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Wu Shengchang remembered the most important thing and immediately walked over to the five surrounded enemies.

At this moment, upon seeing Wu Shengchang, the five enemies were so frightened that their legs weakened, hardly daring to move; clearly, their assassination had failed and their prospects were grim.

Wu Shengchang looked at the five men and said, "Want to stay alive? I am not someone who exterminates to the last man. Just tell me who sent you, and I'll let you go."

The five men looked at each other, uncertain whether they should trust Wu Shengchang's words or betray their master.

Seeing that the five men had not responded to Wu Shengchang's words, Ma Chao immediately glared fiercely and said coldly, "Do you really want to die?"

At this moment, Ma Chao was covered in blood, his murderous aura overwhelming. The men raised their heads to look at Ma Chao, trembling all over!

"I'll speak!" Just then, the thinnest man at the back spoke up.

Hearing his words, everyone turned to look at this frail young man, and his companions looked at him in disbelief. It seemed they had not expected the first person to tell the truth to be him.

"Good, speak up, let me hear which hero it was," Wu Shengchang said, still with a proud expression on his face, clearly not taking the assassination attempt to heart.

The thin young man looked up at Wu Shengchang with a calm expression, showing no fear at all.

Ye Xiao noticed this expression; however, he was puzzled why a man with no fear would be the first to betray.

"May I come closer and whisper it to you?"

Wu Shengchang looked at the thin young man, saw his frail physique and unarmed hands, and innocently smiled, saying, "Of course, as long as you tell me."

Hearing Wu Shengchang agree to let the young man come closer, Ma Chao immediately looked at Wu Shengchang and said, "Sixth Master."

Wu Shengchang waved his hand to indicate that it was fine. Being a seasoned boss and highly skilled, Wu Shengchang didn't really worry about what this young man might do to him, especially since everyone here was on his side.

Ma Chao, seeing that Wu Shengchang had made up his mind, could only watch the young man more carefully without saying anything.

"The person who sent me is..." As the young man approached Wu Shengchang and whispered, suddenly, a cold gleam flashed in his eyes, and out of nowhere, he pulled out a handgun and shot at Wu Shengchang. The gunshot was incredibly fast; even the nimble Wu Shengchang couldn't fully dodge it and was hit in the arm. The force of the bullet threw Wu Shengchang against a wooden table, smashing it into pieces.

"What?" Faced with this sudden twist, everyone was shocked; nobody had expected this man to still have a gun. Where had that gun been just now, and how had nobody noticed it?

The man's speed was extremely fast. When he hit Wu Shengchang's arm with one shot, he didn't hesitate to aim the gun at Wu Shengchang again and fired immediately.

This shot was even faster; Wu Shengchang had no chance to evade. Thus, almost everyone had already decided that Wu Shengchang was beyond saving.

However, at this critical moment, a dark figure flashed by, and the bullet hit.

But it did not hit Wu Shengchang; instead, it struck the thigh of the dark figure, who was none other than Niu Chuang.

"Ah!" Niu Chuang was shot in the thigh and screamed in agony.

The gunman's second shot also missed, and he glared, frowning, at Niu Chuang, who was protecting Wu Shengchang. Evidently, he wanted to take down Niu Chuang, who had foiled his plan. However, everyone had already given him two chances to shoot, and there was no way they would give him a third. Suddenly, a 'puff' was heard, and the young man's handgun dropped, but not only the handgun, also half of his forearm.

The man wielding the knife was Ma Chao.

"Ah!" Another scream, this time from the gunman, but the terrible cry did not linger as Yan Luo's machete pierced through his back, instantly killing him.

Then, Ye Xiao, Ma Chao, and Yan Luo all quickly moved to Wu Shengchang and Niu Chuang's sides.

"Quick, check Niu Chuang's wound." Wu Shengchang knew if Niu Chuang hadn't bravely sacrificed himself just now, he would probably be dead.

"It's not too bad, he's been shot in the thigh," Ye Xiao observed Niu Chuang's wound and said, "It seems these people can't be left alive."

Wu Shengchang immediately shouted out, "Kill them all, leave none behind."

As Wu Shengchang finished speaking, it was clear that he had decreed the fate of the remaining four men – they were sentenced to death.

Instantly, a series of miserable screams arose, and all four were killed.

"Quick, take Sixth Master and Niu Chuang to the hospital," Ma Chao yelled to his underlings.

A perceptive subordinate immediately approached and, helping Wu Shengchang and Niu Chuang, started walking out, naturally surrounded by members of Hong Company, with Ye Xiao following as well.

Meanwhile, Ma Chao and Yan Luo stayed behind, as the place was in disarray, and it was clear they needed to clean up quickly.

"Thanks for earlier," Ma Chao said to Yan Luo with a smile, genuinely grateful; if not for Yan Luo, he would likely be dead.

Yan Luo glanced at Ma Chao, his voice calm, "Brother Xiao told me to join Hong Company, and I have a responsibility to support the brothers of Hong Company, including you."

Hearing Yan Luo's somewhat icy words, Ma Chao couldn't help but smile bitterly. He was already a rather cold person, and Yan Luo was even colder; maybe because Yan Luo had saved him, Ma Chao didn't think Yan Luo's chilly demeanor was excessive.

"Regardless, thank you. Sixth Master said you should follow me; how about we address each other as brothers from now on?" Ma Chao suggested to Yan Luo.

Yan Luo looked at Ma Chao again, seemed to consider it, then said, "Okay."

"Heh, when you stabbed that guy earlier, you really resembled King Yanluo stepping out of hell. From now on, you should go by the nickname 'King Yanluo'; it suits you well," Ma Chao laughed heartily.

"Whatever," Yan Luo responded.

Just then, one of the underlings ran to Ma Chao and said, "Brother Chao, we've got a lead."

"What is it?" Ma Chao, who had been talking to Yan Luo, asked curiously upon hearing the underling.

The underling quickly pointed to a body in the distance, saying, "Brother Chao, that man is Sun Qiang from the Little Knife Association."

"Oh?" Surprised by the underling's words, Ma Chao quickly walked over to the dead man, and indeed, it was Sun Qiang from the Little Knife Association.

"Who is Sun Qiang?" Yan Luo followed and, looking at the body hacked no fewer than ten times, asked Ma Chao.

Ma Chao explained, "Besides Hong Company, there are a few other small companies in Jinling District. However, those companies are just small fish compared to Hong Company. It's strange, although the Little Knife Association has been developing well, how could they dare strike at Hong Company? It's suicidal. We need to report this to Sixth Master quickly. Everyone, clean up the scene fast."

Then, Ma Chao said to Yan Luo, "Change your clothes first, then we can head to the hospital."

"Change clothes?" Yan Luo looked at his sticky clothes; indeed, he needed a fresh set, but he had none here.

Noticing Ma Chao's confusion and smiling, he said, "Someone will help us buy them; let's go."

Yan Luo nodded and followed Ma Chao as they walked toward the back door of Happy People Bar. Just after they had left, the sound of police sirens echoed from afar.

"The police are here!" Yan Luo frowned.

Ma Chao chuckled and said, "We've got brothers over there. At worst, they'll grab a few of them to spend a couple of days in jail. It's a minor issue."

Yan Luo, seeing Ma Chao laugh so casually, was somewhat amazed. What seemed to him previously as egregious crimes were just trivial matters in the gang world, and from Ma Chao's words, it seemed like the company even had a decent relationship with the police.

"Let's go. Even though you don't like the company, since you've agreed to Brother Xiao's request, you must follow this path to the end," Ma Chao laughed heartily, a complete change from when he first met Yan Luo.

Ma Chao was indeed a genuine person. For those he didn't consider his brothers, he was distant, but if he regarded someone as a brother, then he was completely different.

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