Chapter 900 - Concealed Killing Intent (2/2)
“There’s something strange here.”
The Mercedes-Benz SUV stopped at the Green Lake Agricola parking lot, but Tang Xiu looked slightly surprised just as he got off from the car. He faintly sensed something amiss in the environment—this seemingly picturesque place seemed to conceal killing intent.
“What’s strange, cousin?” asked Li Qiang, confused.
Tang Xiu took back his gaze towards the distance. He shook his head and said, “It’s nothing. Alright, lead the way!”
Li Qiang disregarded his confusion and brought Tang Xiu to pace several meters forward as he suddenly asked, “Hey, cousin, will that big bro who drives the car not eat?”
“They can deal with their food and drink by themselves, mind you,” said Tang Xiu with a faint smile.
They?
Li Qiang blanked out. He keenly captured the meaning of these words and instantly gazed toward the distant road. He found that another car was slowly approaching at this moment. He may not be a great personage, but he heard that many bodyguards wouldn’t appear near the person they were protecting but stayed hidden nearby. If that is so, those inside that car that should be bodyguards then?
‘He truly deserves to be the Big Boss of the Magnificent Tang Corporation!’
Li Qiang sighed inwardly and continued leading Tang Xiu into the antique pavilion.
As they came to the reception desk, there was an awkward and embarrassed look on his face when he looked at the expressionless middle-aged woman in front of him and said, “Manager Wang, could you please think of something to arrange a place for us to have a meal here? Besides, we’re already here.”
Manager Wang shook her head and said, “I really can’t. Except for those two boxes that are not yet reserved, the rest are booked and the other boxes are already full. You can either wait or go to another restaurant to have your meal.”
Li Qiang turned to look at Tang Xiu and helplessly said, “Brother Tang, you see…”
Tang Xiu just smiled at his words and said, “Manager Wang, right? My family also runs a restaurant business, so I know quite a lot about the situation of each restaurant. If my guess is correct, you should have some reserved boxes in case some big personages come to patronize and have nowhere else to go, right? Well, you should even have at least two reserved boxes here, no?”
Amazement flashed in Manager Wang’s eyes. She stared at Tang Xiu as though she wanted to discern something extraordinary from him.
Tang Xiu spoke again, “I just want to have dinner in peace in a quiet place, to taste the most famous delicacy of the Green Lake Agricola of Chang City, so I hope you can give us a box. Of course, please don’t rush to say that you don’t have it, because I have ways to even make your Boss come out to arrange it if I really insist on dining here.”
Manager Wang’s expression changed and she asked, “May I know your name, Sir?”
“I’m surnamed Tang,” answered Tang Xiu.
“You’re right, Mr. Tang.” Manager Wang nodded and said, “We do have two boxes usually reserved here, but I don’t have the rights to arrange the guests there. Please wait a moment, I’m going to inform my Boss first.”
“What for? Isn’t it just a box?” asked Tang Xiu.
“It’s because the two boxes we have left are very special,” answered Manager Wang.
“Alright, then. Please be quick” said Tang Xiu.
Inside a VIP room at the deepest part of the Green Lake Agricola, its owner, Song Donglai, was accompanying two guests who were his sworn life-and-death brothers. They were also very powerful people in China.
“Brother Ao, you called me before you came here and said that you’d bring the Cruor Python here to arrange the Blood Python Array. Is this true?” Song Donglai looked a bit solemn as he asked the two people.
The man who looked to be in his 40s and gave a calm vibe was named Ao Wei. He nodded and said, “That’s right. We’ve brought the Cruor Blood and put it in the lake outside. We can start arranging the Blood Python Array tomorrow night as long as you agree with it.”
“A truck containing a shipment of jade will also arrive early in the morning tomorrow,” added Gong Quan.
Song Donglai touched his chin as he fell into thought with gleaming eyes. After a long time, he then said slowly, “Arranging the Blood Python Array with just the Cruor Python and jade stone won’t be enough. We still need to sacrifice the blood of 18 living people. But where do we go to find 18 people?”
“We assigned some men to spread some rumors before we came over,” said Ao Wei in a deep voice, “The Lian Family’s people should have caught the news and they probably have sent some people to catch up with us. Us three brothers have killed many of their people in order to prevent their shameless scheme to harm people with their plague virus back in the past, and the Lians have been tracking down the three of us to seek revenge over the years. I’m sure they won’t let this opportunity go.”
Song Donglai was shaken inwardly and he hurriedly said, “Our three families’ combined forces are indeed able to face the Lian Family, but don’t forget that you cannot bring all the forces of your two families. Just look what happened to me last year—I was punished by my own family. The forces left in my family are now only those men we’ve been training in recent years. If the Lians were to launch a large-scale attack, how can we stop them?”
“I’ve considered this issue as well, so I invited a friend of mine,” said Ao Wei, “Our chances of winning will increase as long as he catches up in time tomorrow.”
“Who’s he?” asked Song Donglai hurriedly.
“Han Sen,” answered Ao Wei.
“That traitor of the Han Family—the martial arts lunatic who got possessed by a mental demon?” cried out Song Donglai in alarm, “You actually dare to invite him… Did you just eat some tiger balls or something?”