I chose one of four options at the start, and I chose the number one clan in Lingnan.

Lei Hu covered the swelling on his forehead and looked ahead, following the driver's trembling finger.

Five hundred heavy construction machines completely blocked the entire county boundary highway.

Yellow excavator tracks rolled across the asphalt road, and more than two hundred half-ton alloy buckets were all lifted into the air, suspended more than ten meters above the ground.

Behind them were a hundred heavy dump trucks lined up end to end, their cargo beds towering high, forming a high wall.

The mixer truck's drums rumbled with a muffled roar, and thick smoke billowing from its exhaust pipes blocked out the sun in the valley.

Lei Hu's mouth was agape, and the cigarette butt he was holding fell onto his crotch, burning a large hole in the fabric.

He didn't even bother to brush the sparks off his thigh.

"Brother Tiger, have we taken the wrong road? Are we going to build a reservoir by cutting through the mountains?" The driver's palms were sweaty as he gripped the steering wheel.

Lei Hu slapped the driver on the back of the head.

"What a load of crap, this is the Lin family's excavator. They've blocked off the county border." Lei Hu's voice trembled.

Fourteen heavy trucks behind them came to a stop one after another.

The thugs in the carriage had no idea what was happening ahead.

They cursed and threw off the tarpaulin, then jumped out of the vehicle carrying steel pipes and machetes.

"Why is the car in front stopped? Hurry up and drive in and cause a ruckus!"

"My sword is itching for a fight, you bunch of peasants from the county town, why don't you hurry up and come out and kowtow?"

"Brother Tiger, give the order. The brothers can raze the construction site to the ground in ten minutes."

Hundreds of thugs stood beside the carriage, shouting and urging the SUV in front to make way.

A leader with dyed yellow hair walked up to the SUV carrying a machete and knocked on the window.

"Brother Tiger, the brothers have been paid and are waiting to get to work, stop dawdling." Yellow Hair said arrogantly.

Lei Hu rolled down the car window and pointed ahead. Huang Mao looked in the direction Lei Hu was pointing.

When he stood up straight, walked around the SUV, and looked up ahead, he suddenly lost his temper.

The massive mechanical shadow completely enveloped the five hundred thugs.

The screws on the excavator tracks are as big as an adult's fist.

The machete in Huang Mao's hand clattered to the ground, hitting his own toe. He didn't even bother to cry out in pain.

As Huang Mao fell, the sound of metal objects hitting the ground echoed around him.

"Tiger, when you took the job, you didn't mention that there were armored units on the other side." Yellow Hair swallowed.

"How do you fight this? Are you going to use a watermelon knife to cut the excavator's tracks?"

"When they use their shovels, we fifty brothers can't even have a complete corpse."

The thugs retreated repeatedly, shoving each other as they tried to hide behind the truck.

Only a madman would attempt to use a cold weapon against bulletproof glass and special steel.

At the very back of the convoy was a Maybach.

Leng Qiu sat in the back seat, holding a glass of red wine.

The assistant, sitting in the passenger seat, turned his head with a fawning expression.

"Mr. Leng, Lei Hu's men have all gotten off the bus. These thugs are ruthless; if Lin Ting, that peasant, gets beaten to death on the construction site today, it'll save us a lot of trouble," the assistant said with a smile.

Leng Qiu swirled the wine in her glass and took a sip.

"It's useless to talk about rules when dealing with these local bullies from rural towns."

Only by uprooting their proud clan power will they understand where the bottom line of the three major conglomerates lies. Leng Qiu snorted coldly.

She came with the convoy specifically to see Lin Ting's leg broken and him kneeling on the ground begging her for mercy.

Two minutes passed.

The convoy remained stationary. There were no sounds of smashing or screaming as expected, only the deafening roar of engines.

Leng Qiu frowned, pushed open the car door, got out, and walked forward in her high heels.

"Lei Hu has taken five million, why is he still standing there without making a move?" Leng Qiu asked his assistant.

The assistant quickly ran ahead to check the situation.

Less than half a minute later, the assistant came running back, tumbling and crawling, even losing one of his leather shoes in the process.

"Mr. Leng, we can't get through, the road is completely blocked." The assistant gasped for breath, his hands trembling as he pointed ahead.

Leng Qiu pushed her assistant away with disdain and walked to the first SUV herself.

"Lei Hu, did you take money from the conglomerate and bring five hundred people here to look at the scenery?" Leng Qiu pounded on the hood of the SUV and questioned loudly.

Lei Hu crouched by the car door, his hands covering his head, not daring to look up at her.

Leng Qiu looked up in the direction Lei Hu was dodging, and all she could see were yellow robotic arms and heavy truck cabs.

Five hundred heavy engineering vehicles completely blocked the horn-shaped opening in front of the vehicle.

Leng Qiu immediately shut her mouth.

Next to the tracks of each excavator stood several men from the Lin family wearing reflective vests.

These men were carrying large, extended wrenches and crowbars, their arm muscles bulging.

No one speaks.

Hundreds of Lin family men stood silently, looking down at the thugs below.

This silent atmosphere is far more frightening than the shouts of street thugs.

Leng Qiu's face was deathly pale.

The wine glass she was holding slipped from her hand and shattered on the asphalt road, leaving shards of glass mixed with wine scattered all over the ground.

The five hundred professional thugs, heavily funded by the three major conglomerates, didn't even have the courage to draw their swords in the face of the Lin family's ironclad formation.

The Lin family's resources far exceeded the understanding of the building material dealers in the city.

Lei Hu stood up shakily, his legs weak and trembling.

He had been in the underworld for twenty years and this was the first time he had ever seen such an exaggerated display.

"Mr. Leng, I can't do this job. I'll return the five million to you in full. You should find someone else." Lei Hu barely managed to stand by leaning against the car door.

"If you dare to return the money, the conglomerate will never let you off the hook," Leng Qiu threatened through gritted teeth.

Lei Hu gave a bitter laugh and pointed to the two hundred half-ton alloy buckets above his head.

"If I take one step forward with my brothers now, the Lin family can crush us into mincemeat."

"No matter how ruthless the conglomerates are, can they be more ruthless than these lunatics who are blocking the roads with excavators?" Lei Hu retorted at the top of his lungs.

Leng Qiu didn't respond to Lei Hu's words; she knew she was completely doomed today.

Lin Ting was too lazy to play any business games with her, so he simply used heavy machinery to crush her plans.

Behind the array of excavators, the window of the Land Rover was rolled down halfway.

Lin Ting sat in the back row, fiddling with two red walnuts.

"Grandpa, these guys chickened out and even threw away their weapons," the driver in the front seat reported, turning around.

Lin Ting picked up his thermos and took a sip of tea.

"They chickened out. The Lin family rules can't be broken. Anyone who tries to cause trouble will have to pay the price." Lin Ting put down his water glass.

The clicking sound of walnuts rubbing together was insignificant amidst the roar of machinery, but it greatly invigorated Lin Dayou, who was at the forefront.

Lin Dayou stood on the track, raised a red engineering flag, and waved it down forcefully.

"Brothers, start the machine, push it forward half a meter, let the bosses from the city hear what the Lin family is up to," Lin Dayou ordered into the walkie-talkie.

Ten large concrete mixer trucks simultaneously honked their high-pitched horns.

Two hundred excavators simultaneously stepped on the accelerator, their tracks crushing the gravel and propelling them forward half a meter.

The deafening whistles and roaring engines echoed through the valley, causing the thugs below to cover their ears and crouch on the ground.

The first few heavy trucks couldn't withstand the impact of the sound waves, and their windshields cracked on the spot.

Lei Hu covered his ears and squatted down next to the tire, not daring to even lift his head.

Leng Qiu clutched her chest and stumbled backward, her high heels twisting in a crack in the stone, before she fell to the ground on the dusty road.

Lin Fei stood on top of the cab of the first excavator, holding a high-powered megaphone in his hand.

He looked down at Lei Hu and Leng Qiu.

"Grandpa has something to say."

Lin Fei pressed the highest volume button on the horn.

"Anyone who crosses the line will have their car smashed and be left behind."