"But he's not my confidant, and certainly not my brother." Ye Xiao looked at Wu Shengchang and said with a firm voice.

"Mr. Ye, speaking to Sixth Master like this isn't quite appropriate, is it?" Ma Chao immediately looked at Wu Shengchang.

"If you don't want to go out, then shut your mouth." Ye Xiao still said calmly.

Ma Chao heard this and immediately looked at Wu Shengchang. Clearly, as Wu Shengchang's most capable subordinate, he had to see what Wu Shengchang would say.

Wu Shengchang looked at Ye Xiao, then said to a few of his subordinates he had brought along, "You guys go out first, I have things to discuss with Brother Ye. Ma Chao and Yan Luo, you two should leave as well."

"If Ma Chao wants to go out, I won't stop him. But Yan Luo should stay." Ye Xiao said.

Seeing Ye Xiao confront him, Wu Shengchang was instantly displeased, and said, "Brother Ye seems to have some emotions."

"Ma Chao and Yan Luo are people I invited. You can let Ma Chao, your subordinate, leave, but Yan Luo is my brother." Ye Xiao looked at Wu Shengchang and still said calmly, "Do you think I want to be emotional?"

Wu Shengchang looked at Ye Xiao, snorted coldly, then waved his hand to signal the bodyguards to leave. As for Ma Chao and Yan Luo, they stayed.

Ye Xiao stood up, walked to the door, and closed it.

Wu Shengchang immediately looked at Ye Xiao and said, "Brother Ye, what's the matter that has us here so late?"

Ye Xiao didn't look at Wu Shengchang and didn't answer directly. Instead, he walked over to Niu Chuang, looked at Niu Chuang lying on the sofa, and said, "You all are curious as to why I hit Niu Chuang, right? If your brother makes a mistake, do you help him correct it or indulge him?"

"What do you mean?" Wu Shengchang asked immediately.

"I'm just asking, if your brother does something wrong, what would you do? Help him continue doing bad things or help him correct them? Or say, if it's your own brother." Ye Xiao raised his head and looked at Wu Shengchang, who asked him the question.

Wu Shengchang was suddenly at a loss for words, then said, "It would depend on what the matter is, of course, if there's an opportunity to help him correct it, naturally we should correct it."

"Well said, I, Ye Xiao, don't have a biological brother. At least until now, I haven't known if I have a biological brother. However, I have several brothers that I consider quite good, one of them is Niu Chuang. He was the first brother I met when I came to Bird City, and because of him, I got to know Brother Six, Ma Chao, and you guys. I cherish this brother a lot. But today, I saw this brother, who once had no ambition but wasn't inherently bad, engaging in acts of bullying men and oppressing women. I don't know if it's because he joined Hong Company or if this is just his essence." Ye Xiao said up to this point, and he seemed somewhat cold.

Wu Shengchang immediately looked at Ye Xiao, laughed and said, "Niu Chuang, under my wing now, is somewhat of a figure. His brothers below also respect him a lot. People, if someone props you up, surely you'll feel a bit inflated. Maybe Niu Chuang is just a bit inflated. However, in this circle, I think being a bit inflated is not a big deal."

"Mr. Wu, that's wrong!" Yan Luo suddenly looked at the laughing Wu Shengchang and said seriously, "I believe there is a fundamental difference between being inflated and bullying men and oppressing women. No matter where, such things shouldn't happen."

"Yan Luo, do you know whom you're talking to?" Wu Shengchang heard Yan Luo actually reprimanding him and immediately frowned and glared.

Ye Xiao laughed heartily, saying, "Brother Six, Yan Luo is indeed talking to you, and pointing out the flaws in your speech. What is it? Is this a big problem?"

Wu Shengchang indeed gave Ye Xiao face, but Ye Xiao usually gave Wu Shengchang face too. However, now Ye Xiao seemed to be giving him no face at all, making Wu Shengchang, who was frequently revered, feel extremely displeased.

Wu Shengchang immediately glared at Ye Xiao and said, "Brother Ye, I treat you as a brother, but you shouldn't go too far."

Ye Xiao glanced at Wu Shengchang and said, "My brother can be an underworld figure, but he must act like a real man, standing tall with integrity. Wanting to force himself on a woman when he sees her, this is not how a real man acts, not how a man acts, it's how a beast acts. My brother absolutely cannot do such things, so today I'm setting a rule for you all. Of course, I'm setting a hard rule for my brothers."

"Ye Xiao, you're too much; how dare you speak to me like that." Wu Shengchang immediately jumped up.

Ma Chao also wanted to come forward, but Yan Luo stepped in front of Ma Chao first. Clearly, Yan Luo's action was obvious; if Ma Chao made any move against Ye Xiao, then Yan Luo would do the same against Ma Chao.

"Yan Luo?" Ma Chao looked at Yan Luo with some surprise.

Over the past two days, Ma Chao and Yan Luo were practically meeting like old friends and regarded each other as brothers from the heart. But now Yan Luo was blocking his way.

"Rebellion!" Wu Shengchang saw Yan Luo's action and immediately got angry.

"My big brother has always been Brother Xiao; Brother Xiao's command is my first command. Ma Chao, I take you as a brother, so I hope you do not defy Brother Xiao's order." Yan Luo said seriously to Ma Chao.

Upon hearing this, Ma Chao immediately laughed, "Haha, why should I listen to him? I'm Sixth Master's vanguard."

Wu Shengchang glared at Ye Xiao with anger: "Ye Xiao, I knew there wasn't going to be anything good about you asking me here today."

"Whether it's good or bad is up to you," Ye Xiao remained in his seat, with an expression as calm as ever.

Wu Shengchang's face was also cold as he sneered: "Hmph, whatever I do, I don't need your nonsense. Goodbye."

Wu Shengchang finished speaking and immediately prepared to leave, but at that moment, Ye Xiao spoke softly: "Once you walk out of this door, the underworld order in Bird City will have nothing to do with you."

Originally furious and ready to leave, Wu Shengchang was stunned after hearing Ye Xiao's words. He turned his head and looked at Ye Xiao with disbelief, saying: "You... what did you just say?"

Ye Xiao said: "I only speak from the heart to my brothers, and my enemies will always be my enemies."

Listening to Ye Xiao's words, Wu Shengchang suddenly calmed down. Ye Xiao's enemies?

Wu Shengchang didn't really know who Ye Xiao was, only that Ye Xiao was a mysterious person who could help him at critical moments.

Ye Xiao would never speak without reason, but now that Ye Xiao had said such words, Wu Shengchang couldn't help but be curious.

Wu Shengchang hesitated for a moment, but ultimately returned to his seat. The underworld order in Bird City was his biggest lifelong wish, to become the one who controlled Bird City's underworld order was like a beautiful dream.

For this dream, even a tough man like Wu Shengchang couldn't help but bow his head.

"Brother Ye, what did you mean by what you just said? Could you explain?" Wu Shengchang looked at Ye Xiao with a puzzled expression.

Ye Xiao looked at Wu Shengchang and said with a smile: "Brother Six, I know you're not really angry with me."

Ye Xiao gave Wu Shengchang an easy out, and he immediately laughed, saying: "What are you saying, we are brothers, how could I be angry? It's just that Brother Six, I'm really curious about what you just said..."

"I know Brother Six wants to get Hong Company. I think a small Hong Company is nothing to worry about. If you could get all of Bird City, then I think Brother Six would really be happy," Ye Xiao said.

Listening to Ye Xiao's words, Wu Shengchang was slightly shocked: "Brother Ye, wanting to get Hong Company is already very difficult, but getting the whole Bird City underworld order is even harder."

"Yes, but if it weren't difficult, how would it be challenging?" Ye Xiao said: "Before that, I want to establish some rules for my brothers."

Wu Shengchang spoke without thinking: "Brother Six is listening."

Ye Xiao said: "First, no deceitful abductions. Second, no domination of men or women. Third, never strike first. Fourth, be a society with a sense of public duty."

"Huh?" Wu Shengchang was surprised at Ye Xiao's words and looked at him in a mixture of amusement and disbelief: "Brother Ye, is this still what those who live in the underworld do? We're living in the underworld!"

"Actually, I haven't mentioned one more rule: don't provoke public indignation," Ye Xiao said.

"The underworld and ordinary people have always been opposed," Wu Shengchang said: "Back then, I won my current status by dominating."

"What do you think would happen if now the authorities investigate Hong Company? How many of your Hong Company businesses could stand up to it?" Ye Xiao said.

"This..." Wu Shengchang thought for a moment and said: "But, the society is already set."

"Officials within the province—do they count as officials?" Ye Xiao said coldly: "An underworld with resentment won't grow, so follow these points, and Bird City will be yours, of course, with my help."

Wu Shengchang heard that Ye Xiao intended to help and immediately said: "Are you really planning to help?"

"I only help those brothers who abide by these rules I've set," Ye Xiao said.

To become the ruler of Bird City, what do these rules matter? Not dominating men or women? With lots of money, you don't play; you directly use money, isn't that less violent?

Wu Shengchang looked at Ye Xiao and said: "If Brother Ye, you could help get Hong Company, get Bird City, in the future, whatever you need, I'll definitely do my utmost to assist."

"Wrong, whatever I command, you must obey immediately!" Ye Xiao said with a smile.

"Ye Xiao, what did you say?" Ma Chao glared at Ye Xiao again, his face full of anger.

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