Excessive ferocity due to caution

Chapter 347 Let's Do Something Big

On the way back, the warehouse ghost asked Zhao Yi:

"Is the cult leader planning to resort to force?"

On the plane, Zhao blinked.

"There's nothing we can do. Someone else took our land. We're really getting involved, and we're already angry."

"How many people in that slum do you estimate could afford it?"

The warehouse ghost thought for a moment and replied:

"a lot of."

"But it will take some time to train them."

"Capable people are often also a bit arrogant."

Zhao Yi replied:

"What we're doing is dangerous, and the road ahead is long..."

"So if these people are unusable, then let them disappear."

The warehouse ghost smiled slightly and nodded, saying:

"Rest assured, Master."

Wu Liang knows what's going on.

Zhao Yi patted him on the shoulder:

"I'll leave the rest to you. Remember... once these people are in order, don't make any moves."

"Wait for my command!"

The warehouse ghost promised.

Back in Guxuan Town, Zhao Yi contacted Barbara again.

The sound of a man's heavy breathing came from the other end of the line.

"Oh..."

"Mr. Zhao... what brings you to me?"

Barbara's excited voice rang out.

Zhao Yi replied:

"I'm planning to do something big in this abandoned city, and I need your help with a small favor."

Barbara:

"Do you want the person or the money?"

Zhao Yi replied:

"I don't want any of that... In a few days, you can help me do something to lure those wealthy and powerful people from the abandoned city over there."

Barbara asked in surprise:

"this one?"

Zhao Yi raised an eyebrow.

"This sounds simple to you."

Barbara lazily crossed her legs over there and placed them on the desk.

"It's very simple."

"The Liu Group holds many scarce resources; normally, I wouldn't even give them the time of day if they tried to buy them from me..."

"Forget about attracting their attention, just talk to them about a deal..."

Zhao Yi:

"Then I'll leave it to you."

Barbara paused, then asked curiously:

"Excuse me, Mr. Zhao, what do you intend to do?"

Zhao Yi smiled and said:

"It's nothing... I just wanted to expand my business scope, but the cats and dogs in the abandoned city don't seem to like a newcomer like me very much."

Barbara exhaled:

"It's such a small matter... couldn't you have just told me directly?"

"I can help you get a piece of land in the abandoned city, and then I'll get some 'friends' to help you..."

Before she could finish speaking, Zhao Yi interrupted her, saying:

"Thank you for your enthusiasm, Barbara."

"However, I'd prefer to make my entrance in a different way..."

"At least so that these people will remember me."

At that moment, Barbara was unaware of anything, but she still happily agreed to Zhao Yi's request.

With the pendant that Liu Ruoqing left for Zhao Yi, she could lend a hand as long as it wasn't something particularly troublesome.

After ending the call, Zhao Yi found the clown and extended an invitation to him.

—Go to the abandoned city.

The clown, who was idly playing cards in his own card room, heard this news and pondered:

"That sounds exciting..."

"Get rid of them all, I don't think that's a difficult task for you right now."

"The real trouble is what happens after we get rid of these people—the guys behind them..."

"Even a hundred or so small factions are still a piece of meat, contributing a lot of wealth to the adults in the ruined city. If you touch these people, it's like taking away their cake..."

"One person is easier to handle, but how will you manage so many?"

Zhao Yi straightened his collar and said calmly:

"It is precisely because there is more than one 'adult' behind them that I decided to take action against them."

The clown was puzzled:

"How so?"

Zhao asked in return:

Do you think these people are important to the adults behind them?

The clown pondered for a moment.

"Not very important... or rather, at least a large portion of them are unimportant. What the big shots in the ruined city value are the benefits they bring, after all, even a small mosquito is still meat."

Zhao Yi:

"That's right."

"If I can replace these people and continue to make money for them, then they naturally won't touch me."

"At least most of them won't."

"They don't care who's making money for them; they only care about whether the stack of cash they have is heavy enough."

"Even if a few people really mind, they wouldn't dare to act rashly... After all, if they touch me, there will be no one to fill my position for the time being, and that would offend others!"

"If they don't stop me when I make my move... then once the deed is done, any further action they take against me will be like smashing their own cake."

"Besides, I have a second layer of protection!"

A glint of light flashed in the clown's eyes.

"You're really bold... but given your personality, would you willingly hand over your money to those people?"

Zhao Yi moved closer, and the smile on his face sent chills down one's spine.

"It's a loan."

"It's not for giving."

"I'll have someone keep track of the bill. How much they ate today, they'll have to pay me back tomorrow, with interest..."

After a long silence:

"How can I help you?"

Zhao Yi raised a finger and lowered his voice:

"Aren't you a member of the church?"

"He definitely has something related to the church on him..."