Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo'-Chapter 579 - 401: Hit Them Hard the Moment They Show Up!_3

As they spoke, Shen Jinzhong and his men continued forward. One of his underlings was actually holding a stone.

Chu Huaijun couldn’t maintain his composure any longer.

The Three Heroes Gang truly meant to follow through.

Chu Huaijun knew there would be some friction with the Three Heroes Gang. He had taken certain precautions and brought some men, though not too many. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Today, he had hosted a meal for the Border Defense Envoy. Who would dare make trouble in front of the Border Defense Envoy?

Moreover, Shen Jinzhong had yet to secure his footing. It was reasonable to expect some friction. How could he dare to take lethal action against the Chu Family, who were at the height of their power?

This was Li Qi’s suggestion. Indeed, Shen Jinzhong hadn’t secured his footing. Killing the prominent Chu Huaijun would be the perfect way for him to establish his position.

If he could concurrently knock the Border Defense Envoy down a peg, his foothold would become even steadier!

Chu Huaijun glanced at Yuan Xionghui and said in a lowered voice, "Call for help! Quickly, call for people!"

Inside Yingchun Tower, there were still some men. However, they hadn’t shown up yet, and it wasn’t clear if they were uninformed or simply not in a hurry.

Shen Jinzhong exclaimed loudly, "Today, I’m only after Chu Huaijun! This has nothing to do with anyone else!"

Still, there was no response from Yingchun Tower, and the people around Chu Huaijun started looking at each other.

Chu Huaijun panicked. After his father died, he had fought his way out from among his brothers and sisters.

He knew the consequences of his men looking at each other like this.

...

At two o’clock in the morning, Yuan Xionghui, covered in wounds, supported Chu Huaijun back to their outer residence.

They didn’t dare return to the main residence; the Three Heroes Gang operated with deep roots, and there would certainly be an ambush there.

This outer residence was quite concealed; not many people knew about it. Yuan Xionghui administered some rudimentary first aid to Chu Huaijun’s wounds and said through gritted teeth, "Master, just you wait! Tomorrow, I will gather our forces and flatten the Three Heroes Gang!"

Chu Huaijun waved his hand. "Let’s talk about that later. Tomorrow, sign a document and directly hand over half of the Hundred Joy Gate to Chief Envoy Liao."

"Directly hand it over?" Yuan Xionghui was stunned. "Master, do you mean to give it away without even recouping the initial investment?"

"What capital are you talking about? If the Border Defense Envoy really abandons us, we’re finished! The Three Heroes Gang, the He Family, the Lu Family, not to mention Li Qi and Ma Wu—wouldn’t every single one of them come to destroy us? What’s half of Hundred Joy Gate? If it’s gone, it’s gone!"

"Is that yours to give away?" a voice suddenly came from outside the residence.

Yuan Xionghui immediately stood up, but Chu Huaijun gestured for him to stay put.

With a CREAK, the door was pushed open.

A woman stepped in. She wore a white top hat with a black veil, and a black-and-white, floor-length cheongsam. Her foundation was snow white, her eyeshadow a dark blue-black, and her lipstick a deep red. Step by step, she entered the house.

In the dead of night, among all the people Chu Huaijun knew, only one dressed like this.

"Huaiyuan, listen to me. I did this for the sake of our family—"

"Big brother, we’re not one family; we separated long ago," Chu Huaiyuan said, looking down, her eyes turned upward to face Chu Huaijun. "What’s mine is mine. If you touch my things, then you’re the one in the wrong."

Chu Huaijun gave a cold snort. "Huaiyuan, is this how you should be talking to me?"

Chu Er also laughed. "Then how do you think I should speak?"

Chu Huaijun lit a cigarette. "Yes, I took your things. What can you do about it?"

Chu Er didn’t say a word.

Yuan Xionghui tugged at Chu Huaijun’s sleeve from the side.

There had been several Supports stationed outside the door, but still, there was no movement from them.

PS: In Chapter 393, Li Banfeng once warned Luo Zhengnan to keep an eye on the Chu Family and to message him immediately if they made any move.

"Hit them hard the moment they show their faces"—he hadn’t just been saying that casually.

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