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

Ah Bao's back was pressed against the glass revolving door, and his hand holding the machete was shaking so much that he could no longer grip the handle.

His crew-cut bodyguard stepped forward and pulled a black Star pistol from inside his suit.

The dark muzzle of the gun was pressed directly against Lin Fei's forehead, about half a meter away.

"Take another half step forward, and I'll splatter your brains out." The crew-cut bodyguard's finger was on the trigger, and his thumb pressed down on the hammer.

The clicking sound of metal parts meshing was particularly clear on the steps.

Lin Fei stopped and glanced at the black star pistol.

"You dare to block Grandpa's way with just a few scraps of iron?" Lin Fei said.

The crew-cut bodyguard gritted his teeth: "You country bumpkin, you've never even seen a gun before. Today, if Master Lei wants your life, you'll have to kneel down and pay up."

Now, put your hands behind your head, kneel on the steps, and wait for Master Lei to speak. Otherwise, I'll break your legs first.

In the provincial capital, if Master Lei wanted someone to die at midnight, no one could survive until dawn.

"You think a few people in your Lin family can turn the world upside down? In the face of firearms, you're all sitting ducks."

Lin Fei did not reply, but lifted his right foot and stepped onto the last step.

"You're asking for it." The crew-cut bodyguard tightened his grip and pulled the trigger.

The muzzle flashed.

Lin Fei's body moved a second before the flames lit up.

His enhanced neural reaction speed was extremely fast; his movements were almost blurry. His neck was slightly tilted, and his body leaned to the side.

The bullet grazed Lin Fei's ear and shattered a decorative vase in the lobby behind him. Shards of glass littered the floor.

The crew-cut bodyguard's eyes widened; he had never seen anyone dodge a bullet fired at close range.

Before he could pull the trigger for the second shot, Lin Fei was already close to him.

Lin Fei raised his right knee and, with terrifying explosive force, slammed it hard into the chest of the crew-cut bodyguard.

The cracking sounds of bones breaking echoed throughout, and a large area of ​​the flat-headed bodyguard's sternum collapsed.

His feet left the ground, he spat out a mouthful of blood, and flew backward, crashing heavily into the revolving door, shattering the glass door.

The pistol slipped from his hand and was caught by Lin Fei while still in mid-air.

Lin Fei gripped the gun with both hands, pressed the magazine release with his thumbs, and the magazine fell to the ground.

The golden bullets scattered on the marble steps. He pulled back the slide with his left hand, removed the recoil spring, and pulled out the barrel.

The metal parts turned into a pile of scrap metal in Lin Fei's hands.

Lin Fei walked up to the fallen, crew-cut bodyguard and smashed the remaining pistol in his hand into the bodyguard's face.

The bodyguard's nose was fractured, and he lost consciousness completely.

Looking at the parts on the ground, A Bao raised his machete and chopped at Lin Fei's nape.

"I'll chop you up!" Ah Bao roared.

Lin Fei didn't even turn his head. He precisely gripped the axe handle with his backhand, twisted his wrist, and the axe handle broke in the middle. He then kicked Ah Bao in the stomach.

Ah Bao slid more than ten meters along the marble floor, crashed into a corner of the wall, spat out a mouthful of yellow liquid, and could no longer get up.

The remaining two bodyguards dropped their batons, their legs went weak, and they knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly.

"Brother, spare us! We're just trying to make a living too," the bodyguard pleaded, his voice trembling.

Lin Fei straightened his suit and tie, turned around, and faced the bottom of the steps.

Lin Ting, wearing leather shoes and with his hands in his suit trouser pockets, climbed the steps.

Five hundred loyal men lined up on both sides, bowing their heads to make way.

"Grandpa, the road is clear." Lin Fei bowed and reported.

Lin Ting nodded and continued walking uphill.

The banquet hall on the eighth floor of the Royal Dynasty Restaurant.

The gunshot from downstairs pierced through the floors and clearly reached the lobby.

Upon hearing the gunshot, Third Master Qiao slapped his thigh, stood up, and burst into laughter.

"Master Lei, your men fired. That reckless young man from the Lin family is finished." Master Qiao picked up his wine glass and walked towards the main table.

Qian Jin let out a long breath, took off his glasses, and wiped the lenses.

"The cultural heritage of the provincial capital is something our prefecture-level cities simply cannot match."

Once the gun goes off, even if Lin Ting brings five thousand men, they'll have to kneel downstairs and beg for mercy.

Qian Jin put his glasses back on and looked at the person in the main seat with a fawning expression.

Boss Li, holding a wine dispenser, walked around half the table and poured a full glass of Moutai for Boss Lei.

"Lord Lei is awesome. With this gunshot, the rules of the prefecture-level city have been re-established."

Those peasants from the Lin family will have to go back to Tazhai to farm tomorrow.

"If we follow Master Lei, we can walk sideways in Jiangnan Province from now on." Boss Li bowed and offered a toast.

Lei Ye leaned back in his chair, picked up his teacup, blew on the tea leaves on the surface of the water, and took a sip.

"I've said it before: country folk don't know the rules and need to be taught. Give them a lesson, and you'll have a much easier time doing business in the city."

Ah Bao has been with me for ten years, and the Black Star in his hand has been stained with a lot of blood.

The ringleader from the Lin family is probably lying on the steps, completely cooled down by now.

Lei put down his teacup and continued to twirl the emerald green jade thumb ring on his finger.

Third Master Qiao stepped forward: "Master Lei, tomorrow we're going to Tazhai. I'll take people directly to take over the six deep-water docks belonging to the Lin family."

I'll take all those trucks from Lin's Logistics to the junkyard, dismantle them, and sell them as scrap metal.

As for the 150 million in cash that Lin Ting has, I'll give it all to you as a token of my respect.

"I sent bulldozers to raze the Lin family's ancestral hall to the ground, and chopped up their armchair for firewood."

Lei Ye waved his hand: "Keep the ancestral hall, take down the plaque, and replace it with the Sanyi Society's signboard. Use it as our office in the prefecture-level city."

I want the entire Lin family of 100,000 to see every day what happens when you offend the provincial capital.

Qian Jin then spoke up: "I've already stamped the shutdown order from the Municipal Construction Commission."

Tomorrow, the Lin family's construction team will be disbanded, and all the bricklayers will be driven out of the city.

I'll have Leng Qiu's consortium take over the municipal square project immediately. Lei, you'll take the lion's share of the profits.

"I also found an excuse to seize Lin Jiajian's riverside mansion and transferred it at a low price to Lei Ye's real estate company."

The dozen or so bosses of the machine shop also stood up.

"We'll send a truck to pick up the Lin family's five-axis CNC machine tool tomorrow."

We made copies of the blueprints overnight and presented the originals to Master Lei with both hands. Anyone who dared to keep them would be going against Master Lei.

"Sun Jianguo had no choice but to give Jiangnan Heavy Industry that 500 million yuan order. With Lei Ye backing him up, what was a provincial representative like him?"

The bald vice president patted his chest and assured, "Third Master, I'll go and shut down the Lin family's seafood market and those supermarkets tomorrow."

They emptied all the golden fruit from their shelves, leaving them not a single penny.

"That Lin Tao from the Lin family, I took some men to the hospital and removed his IV drip."

Lei Ye listened to everyone's reports and nodded in satisfaction.

"The distribution of land in prefecture-level cities will follow the rules for provincial capitals from now on."

The Lin family, a nouveau riche with no real foundation, possesses technology and assets, which is like a three-year-old child holding a gold brick.

"If I don't take it, someone else will. The game of capital can't be broken by just a few thousand people," Lei commented.

The atmosphere in the banquet hall was lively, and everyone had already begun to divide up the Lin family's assets.

A series of heavy footsteps echoed from the stairwell outside the door.

Third Master Qiao turned to look at the gate: "It must have been Ah Bao who dragged Lin Ting's body up here."

Lei Ye is efficient. When Ah Bao comes in, I'll personally offer him a toast.

The footsteps stopped outside the two heavy solid wood doors of the banquet hall.

There was no knocking.

Only a piercing scream pierced through the door, the sound of the bodyguard that Master Lei had left outside to guard the door.

Immediately afterwards, a dull thud was heard as a heavy object slammed against the wall.

The banquet hall fell silent instantly.

Mr. Li's hand holding the wine dispenser trembled, and the wine spilled onto the tablecloth.

Qian Jin's smile froze instantly, and he took two steps back in fright, shrinking behind his chair.

Lei Ye stopped playing with the jade thumb ring. He raised his head and stared at the two large doors.

"boom."

A loud bang.

Two solid wood doors, each weighing several hundred kilograms, were kicked open from the outside by a terrifying external force.

The door hinge broke, and the metal hinge flew off.

Two huge door panels detached from the door frame, flew off the ground, and crashed into the screen at the entrance of the banquet hall.

The rosewood screen was shattered into pieces, with wood chips flying everywhere.