My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 609: Found Out the Truth

Chapter 609: Chapter 609: Found Out the Truth

Although Hu Wei was eager to investigate, the ranking of the personnel left to guard the Hu Family in Songlan City was too low to touch the core secrets of the Songlan martial arts community. After several days of inquiries with no yield, he finally turned his focus to Tangming Group.

The accounts from the Ma Family and Zhou Family were very much aligned; Hu Wei could not glean anything from these two martial arts families. They consistently insisted that the Chen Family was formidable and Chen Cang was powerful, but he already knew Chen Cang was a good-for-nothing. Naturally, he could no longer trust the words of these two families.

In his pursuit to understand what exactly had happened in Songlan City, Hu Wei began a detailed investigation into the rise of Tangming Group, only to find that they had climbed to power over the "corpse" of Minghuang Group. After further investigation, he finally discovered that Minghuang Group was previously controlled by the Qin Family, Sun Family, and Yang Family, only to be defeated by Tangming Group in the end.

With this discovery, Hu Wei knew that to uncover the inner workings of Songlan City, he had to seek information from the Qin Family, Yang Family, or Sun Family.

However, after a long search, no clues emerged; the Qin Family had fallen, their assets either confiscated or auctioned off, and the whereabouts of the Sun Family members were unknown.

The situation of Sun Zhuangjia from the Sun Family was unclear; his phone was unreachable, and he was nowhere to be seen, making contact impossible. Fortunately, after some effort, Hu Wei found Jack.

In a noisy bar’s private room, Jack, with a face full of stubble and looking dirty and disheveled, was drunkenly leaning on the sofa smoking, while Hu Wei sat across from him with a peculiar expression on his face.

"Big brother Yang Wei, how did you end up like this?"

Hu Wei asked, puzzled. He and Yang Wei were old acquaintances. The dispirited young man before him was a far cry from the vibrant Yang Wei he once knew.

Back when the Yang Family went overseas, they were a martial arts family in Songlan City. The Hu Family, also a martial arts family, had a decent relationship with the Yang Family, which is why Hu Wei knew Yang Wei.

"Ah, it’s a long story. What do you want with me?"

Jack inquired absent-mindedly. Ever since he realized that his lower half hadn’t really recovered, he had been living a life worse than death. Aside from numbing himself with alcohol, he could only relieve his frustration by mistreating women.

"I want to know what exactly has happened in Songlan City? Why has the Chen Family become so terrifying, and is Chen Cang truly powerful, or is there a master secretly looking out for him?"

Hu Wei organized his thoughts and asked earnestly.

"The Chen Family? They’re nothing special."

Jack disdainfully interjected, "Chen Cang? I haven’t even heard of him."

"What? But the Zhou Family and Ma Family both say that Chen Cang is very powerful and that it was the Chen Family that destroyed the Qin Family. Is that false?"

Even though he was prepared for the answer, Hu Wei still found it unbelievable upon hearing it.

"Heh, the Qin Family was wiped out by Tang Ming. It’s thanks to him that I ended up like this; it has nothing to do with the Chen Family."

Jack took a bitter swig of liquor, grinding his teeth as he spoke, "If I had a way to deal with him, I would have gone for revenge a long time ago."

"Tang Ming?"

Hu Wei paused slightly. He had been so focused on investigating Chen Cang that he had indeed overlooked Tang Ming, who lacked cultivation. "Big brother Yang, although Tang Ming is now without cultivation and has no background, is he really that powerful?"

"That bastard Tang Ming might not have cultivation now, but he’s got two five-star martial masters as bodyguards. I heard those two five-star martial masters are experts from the Poison Sect. The four-star masters that the Qin Family, Sun Family, and I had all been defeated by them."

Jack said helplessly, remembering Tang Ming’s two five-star bodyguards, he felt a wave of depression. Without a way to deal with those two, there was no way to seek revenge on Tang Ming.

"Poison Sect?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Wei suddenly stood up, his eyes flashing a terrifying light.

"What, have you heard of this Poison Sect?" Jack asked, looking at Hu Wei uncertainly.

"That’s alright. Brother Yang, tell me what has been happening in Songlan City these days, especially what is the relationship between Tang Ming and Chen Cang?"

Hu Wei slowly sat down, changing the subject, but his heart was struck by a storm because the sect power behind him was the deadly enemy of the Poison Sect, it was like two relentless opposing forces, which was far too unexpected.

Afterwards, Jack recounted the recent events, and only then did Hu Wei realize he had been completely deceived. The so-called Chen Family had no strength at all, not even counting as a Martial Arts Family yet. Moreover, it seemed that there was not much of a close relationship between Chen Cang and Tang Ming.

Combining the intelligence gathered at the school, it appeared there was animosity between Chen Cang and Tang Ming, but later Chen Cang was intimidated by Tang Ming and acknowledged him as the boss.

"Damn it, when I confronted Chen Cang, it must have been Tang Ming’s bodyguards helping him in secret. Otherwise, how could that waste be a match for me?"

Having figured out the whole truth, Hu Wei cursed inwardly.

After parting with Jack, Hu Wei immediately went home and reported the situation to his father.

"Are you sure the people behind Tang Ming are from the Poison Sect?"

After listening to the recount, Hu Zheng furrowed his brow and asked with a grave expression.

"One hundred percent certain, Yang Wei told me that Sun Jinlong from the Sun Family said so himself, one of Tang Ming’s bodyguards is the Sect Master of the Poison Sect, Xin Badao," Hu Wei declared confidently.

"If that’s the case, then Tang Ming’s identity could very well be similar to ours, a spokesperson that the Poison Sect dispatched to Songlan City. The Tangming Group he established is a money-gathering organization for the Poison Sect."

Hu Zheng slowly stood up and began pacing back and forth in the living room as he seriously said, "The reason our sect sent us to develop in Songlan City is to expand resources and accumulate more power, with the purpose of dealing with the Poison Sect in the future. I didn’t expect that the Poison Sect had also taken this step."

"What should we do now?"

Hu Wei asked uncertainly, "The profits from the Tangming Group are far greater than what our Martial Arts Hall makes. If we let this go unchecked, the Poison Sect might complete their resource reserves earlier, and by then, it’ll be our sect that suffers."

"Don’t be hasty, I’ll report the situation to the sect in a moment. Since this involves the Poison Sect, it’s not something we can decide lightly; it needs to be resolved by the sect."

Hu Zheng waved his hand, analyzing calmly, "Regardless, since Tang Ming is the spokesperson for the Poison Sect, he will become our enemy sooner or later. But he is now under the protection of two five-star martial masters from the Poison Sect, and we are not capable of confronting him, so you must not act rashly."

"I know that, but we also have the backing of our sect; there’s no need to fear him."

Hu Wei said, unwilling to give in.