Underworld Chronicles: Qiao Si's Strategist, Xiao Ke, and Wang Weifan

After Xiao Ke pinned Yang Mantou down, he used his office phone to page Zhang Ping and ask him to call back.

When Zhang Ping heard his pager go off, he assumed it was Yang Mantou calling him, so he immediately called back.

Hello, who's looking for me?

"Is this Brother Zhang Ping? This is Xiao Ke," Xiao Ke said on the phone.

"Damn it, Second Brother, what are your instructions?" Zhang Ping asked with a smile.

"Damn, how could I give you instructions? We're all buddies, so I'll just ask directly, Zhang Ping, what's going on between you and Yang Mantou?" Xiao Ke asked directly.

Second brother, you don't need to get involved in this matter. It involves my brother Liu. I, Zhang Ping, will give you face in other matters, but you should stay out of it and not hurt our brotherly relationship. Zhang Ping shut him down completely.

"Fine, there's absolutely no room for negotiation?" Little Ke asked again.

"Second brother, there's no room for discussion on this unless my eldest brother gives the order," Zhang Ping said firmly.

Okay, then pretend I never made this call. Xiao Ke hung up the phone after saying that.

"Second brother, you didn't need to call him. Damn it, let's see how many lives he has." Yang Mantou grabbed the sprayer, ready to fight Zhang Ping again.

"Mantou, stop right there. I'll help you figure this out. Have you thought it through? The one who started this is Liu Baiwan. Even if you kill Zhang Ping, Liu Baiwan will still come after Hu Ping, Wang Ping... Can you kill them all?" Xiao Ke said to Yang Mantou.

Yang Mantou stopped abruptly. Xiao Ke's words hit the nail on the head. In the end, this matter was caused by Qiao Si and Liu Baiwan. Yang Mantou was just confused by Zhang Ping and couldn't figure it out for a while.

"Second Brother, I know it was Liu Baiwan who instigated Zhang Ping, but damn it, if I swallow this insult, how am I supposed to survive in the underworld?" Yang Mantou was so angry that his chest heaved.

"Mantou, to catch the thief, first catch the king. Don't you understand this simple principle? I have a way to help you regain both your dignity and face. Come on, let's go find Fourth Brother." Xiao Kela led Yang Mantou into the car and headed towards Qiao Si's office.

When Qiao Si saw Xiao Ke bring Yang Mantou in, he finally felt relieved. After all, he was the one who caused this whole thing, and if Yang Mantou really caused any trouble, Qiao Si would lose face.

"Fourth Brother, I've brought the steamed buns over. I'll be there a little later; he's probably already locked in a fight with Zhang Ping." Xiao Ke lit a cigarette and sat down on the sofa.

Yang Mantou was still furious. "Fourth brother, second brother, Zhang Ping has gone too far in bullying me. I'm definitely going to take him down!"

"Fourth Brother, what's your opinion?" Xiao Ke asked Qiao Si.

Damn it, let's get him. How dare he bully Mantou? We'll deal with him. Qiao Si isn't one to tolerate trouble.

Fourth Brother, Mantou, I think we should start with Liu Baiwan. Once we subdue Liu Baiwan, Zhang Ping will naturally submit. Xiao Ke suggested.

"Ke, do you have any good ideas?" Qiao Si asked.

"There is a solution," Xiao Ke suggested. "We need to investigate all of Liu Baiwan and Zhang Ping's businesses. We can send some key personnel to lead teams, find some unfamiliar faces, and launch simultaneous attacks. I don't believe Liu Baiwan can withstand that."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Si and Yang Mantou's eyes lit up. Xiao Ke's idea was excellent. Liu Baiwan was, after all, a businessman. If all his businesses were affected and the losses outweighed the gains, he would definitely have to back down.

"Second brother, tell me exactly what to do? I'll listen to you." Yang Mantou had regained his senses at this point.

"So, Mantou, you stay home for the next couple of days and don't go anywhere. We'll secretly send people to investigate all the businesses related to Liu Baiwan and Zhang Ping. Once we've found out, we'll set a time and personnel, and launch a simultaneous attack to catch them off guard," Xiao Ke said to Qiao Si and Yang Mantou.

"Alright, let's catch him off guard. Wow, your brain is really sharp," Qiao Si praised.

"Second brother, I'll listen to you, let's do it!" Yang Mantou echoed.

After discussing the areas they needed to investigate, Xiao Ke, Qiao Si, and Yang Mantou went home and arranged for their men to secretly investigate Liu Baiwan and Zhang Ping.

Zhang Ping originally wanted to play with Yang Mantou, but Yang Mantou listened to Xiao Ke and stayed at home, refusing to come out.

Zhang Ping thought Yang Mantou had completely backed down this time, so he ignored Yang Mantou and went to do his own thing.

In less than two days, Xiao Ke, Qiao Si, and Yang Mantou had already uncovered a considerable amount of Liu Baiwan and Zhang Ping's business.

After figuring these things out, at eight o'clock that evening, Xiao Ke sent his four top lieutenants to lead the team, Qiao Si sent Li Zhengguang, Ma Long, and Li Haixiu to lead the team, and Yang Mantou sent Wang Shuhuai, Liu Guoqing, and Sui Lijun to lead the team.

Each of these men, armed with swords and guns, was accompanied by a group of unfamiliar henchmen. They drove a van to the location they had scouted beforehand.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Xiao Ke and the men Qiao Si sent were in the car, and with a single command, several locations moved out at the same time.

After getting out of the car, the gang of thugs, armed with knives, guns, and clubs, and wearing black stockings that were worn and ripped over their heads, rushed into the store without saying a word, smashing things and beating people in sight.

After smashing things for exactly four minutes, the group ran back to their car like the wind and disappeared without a trace. Nobody knew who they were, and nobody saw their faces.

A short while later, Liu Baiwan and Zhang Ping's pagers started ringing incessantly, all with the same message: urging them to call back immediately.

Liu Baiwan and Zhang Ping had just finished one phone call when another pager came in, and just as they finished another, yet another pager came in urgently.

There were always reports of fires on the east side or smoke coming from the west side; things were either smashed here or attacked there, leaving them sweating profusely.

More than an hour later, after learning that most of his shops had been vandalized, Liu Baiwan paged Zhang Ping and asked him to call back.

Zhang Ping was also extremely anxious and sweating profusely. After seeing that the last pager was for Liu Baiwan's office, he called Liu Baiwan back, saying weakly,

Brother Liu, you were looking for me?

"Yes, come to my office now, I have something urgent," Liu Baiwan said.

"Brother Liu, could you tell me over the phone? Several of the shops I'm covering were vandalized at the same time, and I need to go check them out right away," Zhang Ping explained.

"You don't need to go look anymore. Many of my shops were just vandalized. We've definitely been set up. Come over here," Liu Baiwan said.

Okay, I'll be right there. After hanging up the phone, Zhang Ping headed towards Liu Baiwan's company.

What will Liu Baiwan and Zhang Ping do next? Stay tuned for the next episode.