131 By hook or by crook (2/2)

Xu Guansong looked around and ensured nobody was around, then said softly, ”It's because Fang Changlei and Long Sankui have a special relationship. It's said that when Long Sankui had found himself in a most desperate situation in his early years, and it's Fang Changlei who had saved him. Since then, Long Sankui had been grateful towards Fang Changlei, his benefactor.”

Fang Changmiao, the chairman, was preparing to sue Taste buds on illegal competition, he ended up getting abducted and almost thrown into the sea to feed fishes. This had terrified him so much that he left Jiangcheng immediately after reselling Luo's Workshop to Boss Chu. There's hardly any news about him even until now.

”Why did I not know about Dragon Gang's abduction of Boss Fang?” Luo Qi blinked and asked.

Xu Guansong rolled his eyes at her and said, ”How could you possibly know? I also knew it through drinking with Chairman Fang who's depressed, as he accidentally leaked it when he became drunk.”

”You mean, due to Fang Changlei, Dragon Gang might come for me just like how they came for Fang Changmiao?” Xiao Luo said, making his point.

”The chance is very high.” Xu Guangsong said, nodding.

”Won't they worry about being put in the jail by the police?” Luo Qi asked.

”Luo Qi, you're still as naive as ever. The world isn't as beautiful as you've imagined, all the filth is concealed behind a gorgeous facade. As of now, cruel crimes are taking place in every corner of the world. There're two sides of a coin, the black comes together with the white, just like light is to darkness. In such a tiny piece of land such as Jiangcheng, Long Sankui represents the black and the darkness.” Xu Guansong said earnestly.

Xiao Luo smiled, and he agreed with Xu Guangsong's understanding of the situation.

He patted Xu Guangsong on his shoulder and said, ”Under the present circumstance, we can't do too much. Let's roll with the punches!”

With that, he opened the car door and got in.

”Chairman Xiao, I still think that it's best if you reconcile with Fang Changlei. Ordinary folks like us can't deal with Dragon Gang; not even the government can do anything to them. They can only be contained temporarily. Taking out the Dragon Gang would only lead to another gang rising in its place. The current structure is balanced and stable enough to avoid turf wars breaking out.”

”Reconcile? How to reconcile? By signing unequal treaties with him for a momentary truce just like the latter-day Qing government?” Xiao Luo sneered, wondering what Xu Guansong had in mind.

”We definitely can't do this, that Chairman Fang's a vicious person. Even if we were to compensate him financially, he'd never let the matter rest and think of every possible way to gradually destroy Luo's Workshop.” Luo Qi said with a serious look on her face.

”I'm thinking about Chairman Xiao's safety. What do you understand?” Xu Guansong scolded.

”Hmph, I don't believe that Dragon Gang can hoodwink the public in Jiangcheng. It's just a gangster group. How can it work above the country's law?” Luo Qi snapped.

”Start the engine, we're going back to the company!” Xiao Luo waved and cut off their arguments directly.

...

After browsing through a list of several dozen key customers prepared by Li Zimeng, Xiao Luo came up with a plan of action that would put pressure on Taste Buds. Fang Changlei had pissed him off, so of course, he intended to return Fang Changlei the favor in kind.

The total amount of mooncake orders that Taste Buds had received from these companies were valued over thirty million, just from a single traditional festival. Adding the daily profits from their outlets, the returns from the pastry industry were lucrative.

Xiao Luo planned to assume control over Taste Buds' key accounts, using the personal weaknesses of their owners to devise his schemes.

Being his assistant, Luo Qi, who had been working closely, finally came up to speed with his bag of tricks. These bosses tended to have some unique hobbies, such as car racing, sports, clubbing, and women.

Xiao Luo would first look for the weaknesses of each of them. They would easily be entrapped in his schemes, just like Zhang Hongda had. For those few who would not succumb to either blackmail or threats, then Xiao Luo would resort to kidnapping their children.

The plan would be carried out, by hook or by crook!

Nothing would be too extreme!