Wilderness Romance!

Everyone present knew perfectly well what Lu Pingchuan meant.

Ah Fu's face darkened, and he said with slight displeasure, "Mr. Lu, that's enough. We did misunderstand you before, but Fourth Master..."

"Ah Fu".

Master Zhao's face darkened, and he reprimanded in a low voice.

"What are you doing?"

"Mr. Lu saved Hongying's life, so he is my great benefactor, Zhao Si. Is this how you speak to your benefactor?"

"Furthermore, we misunderstood Mr. Lu first, and we should apologize to him both morally and logically."

As soon as he finished speaking, Master Zhao stood up straight and made a gesture as if to bow to Lu Pingchuan to apologize.

Seeing this, Lu Pingchuan hurriedly stepped forward and supported Master Zhao with both hands: "Master Zhao, what are you doing? I was just joking with you, don't take it seriously."

"How can that be?" Master Zhao frowned, his face serious. "I, Zhao Si, always keep my word. Since we agreed on this beforehand, then you must apologize."

"No, no, no!" Lu Pingchuan desperately stopped him. "How about this, Fourth Master? Let them, let them apologize to me on your behalf, what do you think?"

Master Zhao raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

I only knew Lu Pingchuan as calm and collected, but I never expected him to be so good at handling things.

Having Afu and others apologize on his behalf was the perfect way to both get an apology and save face for him.

"Ha ha ha ha......"

Master Zhao smiled broadly and nodded, saying, "Alright, we'll do it your way."

"Ah Fu, what are you all standing there for? Hurry up and apologize to Mr. Lu for me!"

When Master Zhao gave the order, Ah Fu and the others naturally dared not disobey.

One by one, they came up to Lu Pingchuan, stood up straight, and then bowed deeply to him.

"We apologize to you, Mr. Lu."

Lu Pingchuan felt a little smug. Who was Master Zhao? He was a man whose every stomp of his foot could make the entire Qingshui County tremble.

Although it wasn't Master Zhao who personally apologized to him, it was pretty much the same.

"Alright, alright." Lu Pingchuan waved his hand. "Just a token gesture will suffice."

Master Zhao waved his hand, dismissing several men in black, and then gestured for them to enter.

"Mr. Lu, please have a seat."

"Fourth Master, you're too kind. Mr. Lu sounds awkward. You can just call me Pingchuan."

Lu Pingchuan sat down, and Afu, being tactful, stepped forward, picked up the teapot, and poured a cup of hot tea for him and Master Zhao.

The two chatted for a while afterward. Although it was just a casual chat, every word Zhao Siye uttered carried a hint of probing, though it wasn't as obvious as before.

Lu Pingchuan carefully answered each of Zhao Siye's questions. After a period of conversation, the other party's wariness towards him had obviously decreased a lot.

When the topic turned to Luo Sanpao, Master Zhao's eyes lit up and he chuckled.

"By the way, Pingchuan, you have a grudge against Luo Sanpao, and I have an even bigger one with him. Why don't you come work for me? I believe that with your help, taking down Luo Sanpao will be just around the corner."

Luo Sanpao had a large and powerful force, with two top-notch henchmen, Lao Hei and Lao Bai, under his command. Although his subordinates Da Fei and Hei Niu were also very capable fighters, they were no match for Lao Hei and Lao Bai.

But Lu Pingchuan is different. Even when fighting two opponents at once, he was able to severely injure Lao Hei and Lao Bai, and even killed Da Fei with a single punch, which shows just how powerful he is.

With such combat power, it would be just around the corner to reclaim the industries that Luo Sanpao had swallowed up, and it might even be possible to defeat Luo Sanpao in one fell swoop and regain control of the underground order of the entire Qingshui County.

This was exactly what Lu Pingchuan was waiting for.

He pretended to be deep in thought, then shook his head: "Fourth Master, I appreciate your kindness, but I'm still used to a peaceful life."

"Hirakawa, don't be so quick to refuse."

"If you're willing to work for me, I guarantee you'll achieve financial freedom within three years. How about it?"

The phrase "financial freedom" is indeed very attractive, but Lu Pingchuan's understanding of financial freedom is completely different from that of Master Zhao.

In Master Zhao's eyes, having more money than you can spend is financial freedom.

In Lu Pingchuan's eyes, having more or less money is not important, as long as it's enough to spend. True financial freedom is not about endlessly accumulating wealth, but about having the confidence to refuse at will and to say no without restraint.

Do not do things you do not want to do, do not have to cater to people you hate, do not have to submit to transactions you do not want to do, do not have to be coerced or threatened by others, and do not have to bow your head and compromise for a few coins.

Staying true to oneself and having full control over one's life choices—that's true financial freedom in his mind.

If you choose to work for Master Zhao, you have to follow his orders in everything you do. Even if you can make a lot of money, that's something he doesn't want to see.

Lu Pingchuan shook his head without hesitation and refused again: "Fourth Master, thank you for your appreciation, but I still have to apologize."

Master Zhao sighed and said nothing more.

"However, Fourth Master, if you are willing, we can cooperate to bring down Luo Sanpao."

Upon hearing this, Master Zhao's eyes lit up, and he instantly became interested: "Pingchuan, how do you intend to cooperate?"

His purpose in inviting Lu Pingchuan was to bring down Luo Sanpao. As long as this goal could be achieved, nothing else mattered.

"It's very simple. I only want the lives of Luo Sanpao, Lao Hei, and Lao Bai. As for the rest, they are yours."

"However, Fourth Master, you must promise me that those harmful businesses owned by Luo Sanpao must be eliminated."

According to Lu Pingchuan, all the benefits would be his, so what reason did he have to refuse?

Master Zhao frowned, a troubled look on his face: "Pingchuan, these are all easy to talk about, but now that Luo Sanpao has money and connections, I'm afraid things won't be that simple."

Lu Pingchuan had already thought about this problem, and he had indeed found a loophole in Luo Sanpao's strategy.

"Fourth Master, I have a question for you. You've risen to your current position and have so many brothers under your command. What's the secret to that? Are they loyal to you?"

Speaking of this, Master Zhao was full of confidence.

"Of course, the reason I, Zhao Si, have gotten to where I am today is because of loyalty. I treat all the brothers under my command like family, so of course they are loyal to me."

Lu Pingchuan smiled slightly and continued, "What about Luo Sanpao?"

"this......"

Master Zhao pondered for a moment: "Pingchuan, Luo Sanpao is capricious and cruel. The reason he was able to gather so many people in such a short time is because of his wealth, but what does that have to do with us?"

"Of course it's related."

Lu Pingchuan smiled mysteriously: "You retain people by being loyal, and your brothers value you as a person. He retains people by being rich, and those people value Luo Sanpao's wealth."

"Think about it, if Luo Sanpao ran out of money, do you think his men would still be willing to follow him?"

"We only need to cut off his source of income, and Luo Sanpao will collapse on his own."

Upon hearing this, Master Zhao immediately showed an expression of sudden realization.

"Brilliant! How come I didn't think of that before?"

"Hirakawa, no wonder you got into medical school, you're that smart!"

Lu Pingchuan gave an awkward smile: "Fourth Master, you flatter me."

"What should I call you, Fourth Master?" Fourth Master Zhao stood up and patted Lu Pingchuan on the shoulder: "From now on, we'll address each other as brothers, call me Fourth Brother."

"Tell me quickly, how can we cut off Luo Sanpao's source of income?"

? ? ? ?

Lu Pingchuan was completely dumbfounded.

Last night I was discussing the mysteries of life with your daughter at the hotel, and today I'm calling you brother? Is that really appropriate?

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