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Chapter 228: Jewelry Trade Federation

Chapter 228: Chapter 228: Jewelry Trade Federation

The next morning.

Just as Xiao Zheng got out of bed, his cellphone started ringing. He picked up the phone, saw that it was Long Qie calling, and immediately answered.

"Mr. Xiao, we’ve failed,"

came the first sentence after Long Qie connected, speaking in a deep voice.

"Hmm?"

A glint flashed through Xiao Zheng’s eyes as he asked in a heavy voice, "What happened? Tell me the details."

Xiao Zheng, as a brother who shared life and death with him, could naturally detect the suppression and disappointment in Long Qie’s voice.

With evident dejection, Long Qie said, "Hozon is extremely cautious and cunning. Although he didn’t know our whereabouts, he anticipated a possible attack and had evacuated his main camp a long time ago,

leaving an ambush behind. When we arrived, we walked straight into their encirclement."

"You’re all unharmed, right?"

Xiao Zheng asked quickly upon hearing this.

Long Qie and Ten Killings were core figures of Sky Net, losing them would be like severing Sky Net’s arms, and Xiao Zheng was naturally concerned.

"We’re mostly unscathed. Hozon ultimately underestimated us. The forces he left behind were strong, but they couldn’t hold us back. After a fierce fight, we broke out,"

Long Qie explained.

Xiao Zheng sighed in relief, "That’s good to hear. The monk may run away, but the temple won’t run with him. As long as Hozon is in Southeast Asia, we will be able to hunt him down!"

In this world, where strong figures rise to power and heroes are in abundance, Sky Net is certainly formidable but not the supreme power of the world. Defeats were normal.

But the most terrifying aspect of Sky Net was their unimaginable tenacity; after every setback, they could stand up again and defeat powerful foes!

"Additionally, we’ve uncovered some information," Long Qie said, his voice growing solemn.

"What is it?" Xiao Zheng asked.

Long Qie continued, "According to reliable intelligence, Hozon is now persuading the other three underworld forces in Southeast Asia. He wants to combine the strength of all four powers to take us on!

So far, they’ve entered into an agreement with the Divine Axe of Thailand for a united defense and attack. The other two forces, Yue Nan Yanluo Hall and Cambodia’s Banana Army, haven’t agreed yet but are watching the situation closely."

"Oh?"

Xiao Zheng, upon hearing this, raised an eyebrow and coldly chuckled, "This Hozon is indeed very adept, managing to unite other underworld forces."

It is known that any underworld force is highly selfish, generally concerned only with their own interests.

In the current conflict between the legends and Sky Net, only the legends are involved. Other forces would naturally be glad to see this unfold and may even kick them when they’re down!

However, Hozon managed to ally with them!

The cunning and strategy involved was beyond what an ordinary person could imagine!

"Alright, is there anything else?" After pondering for a while, Xiao Zheng asked.

"Not for now."

After musing for a moment, Xiao Zheng said, "Stay in Southeast Asia, don’t be hasty to make a move. Observe the situation for a while. I’ll come over after some time."

"Mr. Xiao, you... you’re coming over here too?"

Long Qie exclaimed in surprise.

"Leave this matter to us, we’ll make sure everything goes smoothly!" Long Qie promptly urged.

Who was Xiao Zheng? The leader of Sky Net, the Evil God! A top overlord in the underworld. If the Evil God had to personally deal with a minor legendary organization, what use were Long Qie and Ten Killings? They would be as good as dead, which would prove their incompetence.

Xiao Zheng laughed, saying, "Long Qie, stop worrying. I mainly want to be there because after sitting still, I yearn for action. I’ve been in Zhonghai for a while, and even though there have been some disturbances, they’re trivial. I’m quite tired of it.

Now that there’s something fun happening, how can I not participate? Hehe, Hozon is indeed a somewhat strong adversary; I hope he doesn’t disappoint me."

Long Qie gave a wry smile, "Since you insist on coming, Mr. Xiao, we’ll wait for you here."

Long Qie was helpless.

He certainly understood Xiao Zheng; the Evil God was an unruly and impetuous character who couldn’t stay quiet for long.

This time he obviously had an itching to have some fun.

...

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Zheng began to think deeply.

Having learned from the ordeal with the Ouyang Family, Xiao Zheng had come to understand that when a lion fights a rabbit, it uses all its strength – and even more so when dealing with a crafty person like Hozon.

In Southeast Asia, the strength of Sky Net wasn’t formidable, and they didn’t have a deep understanding of the area. Legendary, however, was a native snake with deep-rooted and immense power there!

The saying goes that even a mighty dragon cannot crush a local snake. Even if Sky Net was terrifying, tearing apart this legend in Southeast Asia would not be an easy task!

The most critical reason was that Xiao Zheng did not want Long Qie or Ten Killings to have any accidents in Southeast Asia!

"Now, my advantage lies in the fact that Hozon has no idea about my identity as the Heavenly Net Evil God, and he still thinks I’m just the Sect Leader of Tianji Sect as before.

As long as I make good use of this, I might be able to catch him off guard," Xiao Zheng rubbed his brow, thinking slowly.

...

Later on, Xiao Zheng went to work. When he arrived at the office, he heard some news that Leng Ruobing was preparing to negotiate a deal in Southeast Asia.

Mo Anna told him that recently, Qianqiu Group was planning to expand into the jewelry industry, and Southeast Asia was a treasure trove of rare pearls globally, the original source of jade, and a hub for gemstones, where the jewelry business was incredibly developed.

Leng Ruobing was going there to seek a partnership with one of the companies.

The company was called the Southeast Asia Gemstone Trade Federation, very large and monopolized the production of pearls, jade, and gemstones in many regions, making it a giant in the jewelry industry.

If Qianqiu Group could strike a partnership with them, it would have a stable source of supply and could cause a frenzy in the domestic market!

However, the Southeast Asia Gemstone Trade Federation looked down on Qianqiu Group. Leng Ruobing had previously tried to negotiate a partnership but hadn’t even met the president.

Leng Ruobing, who was tenacious, didn’t plan to give up after one failure. This time, through some connections, she found a channel and was ready to try again.

"Hehe, this is a good opportunity to join my wife for a trip to Southeast Asia," Xiao Zheng rubbed his hands excitedly.

After learning that Leng Ruobing was looking for an assistant, Xiao Zheng immediately went to the CEO’s office, ready to offer himself for the position.

After all, with the company footing the bill and a good excuse to travel incognito to Southeast Asia, who wouldn’t want that?