Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1122: A Way That’s Not a Way

Chapter 1122: Chapter 1122: A Way That’s Not a Way

At one o’clock in the morning on the third day of the agreement, Gu Fan stood atop a high-rise building, gazing at the cityscape, and then he silently lit up a cigarette. There was a hint of melancholy in his eyes, as if something bad was about to happen soon.

As soon as day broke and the time came, the stock market would open, and it would also be when the X Fund would liquidate all its stocks, which would truly mark Haywes’s victory.

The only way for Gu Fan to turn the tables was before dawn, and the only method was to use a simple and brutal way to wake everyone up.

Leng Le stood by Gu Fan, arms crossed, looking quite relaxed as he enjoyed the view.

"I’m really at my wit’s end with you, do you really think this is a good idea?" Leng Le was somewhat doubtful; this didn’t seem like Gu Fan’s style.

Gu Fan sighed, "No choice, the situation has been completely controlled by the opponent, to break the game, I can only create chaos and seek opportunities in the chaos."

"Remember, I’m helping you not because I still have feelings for you, but because I want you to let me go, stop disturbing my life, and you owe me a favor," Leng Le finished speaking and started making phone calls, instructing his subordinates to take action.

"Thank you, ex-girlfriend, it’s been good knowing you," Gu Fan couldn’t help but smile, looking at Leng Le with an appreciative gaze.

But Leng Le wasn’t buying it: "Cut the crap, I’ve done what I could, but the rest is up to you."

"Don’t worry, I’ve already informed Sister Su, she knows what to do," said Gu Fan with a faint smile, seemingly very confident.

At that moment, in a dimly lit alley, several vans parked by the roadside, then a group of people got out, each armed, and when they saw no one else around, they rushed into a certain building.

Before long, the sounds of fighting erupted, both sides slashing and battling, fiercely locked in combat.

Elsewhere, hundreds of gang members from two gangs were also fighting each other, throwing whatever weapons they had in hand.

In just an hour, more and more gangs took to the streets, sparking further battles, as the scene became increasingly chaotic and out of control.

Gu Fan could faintly hear cursing and knew the plan had begun. He was a bit worried, feeling it was too extreme, but with time pressing, he couldn’t think of a better way.

Su Hui sat in a police car, indifferently watching the gang conflicts in the streets and alleys, making no move to act—totally out of character for her.

Xiaofei and Xiaowu were a bit scared: "Master, with things escalating to this point, aren’t you going to intervene?"

"Intervene? Didn’t you see all those people out there? How is a delicate woman like me supposed to handle that?" Su Hui asserted, though her words perplexed Xiaofei and Xiaowu – in the past, no matter how many opponents there were, Su Hui wouldn’t hesitate and would just go for it, but this time she was acting out of character.

Xiaowu suggested, "Then can I call headquarters for support?"

To that, Su Hui was dismissive: "What’s the hurry? If things get too big to handle, the headquarters will be notified naturally. All we have to do is wait for orders."

"That makes sense but..." Xiaofei and Xiaowu still felt that something was off, this was not Su Hui’s style.

The current situation closely resembled the massive gang clash in a city abroad that Gu Fan and Su Hui had once encountered—utterly chaotic, teetering on the brink of loss of control.

And this was the chaos Gu Fan desired. The fiercer the gang disruption, the better; his ultimate goal was to bring the city’s economy to a momentary standstill.

To achieve this, Gu Fan could only ask for Leng Le’s help, because Leng Le had men under him, ordering them all out to proactively attack Sister Hong’s territory.

Initially, under the direction of Organization X, Sister Hong had organized her forces, contacting several gangs to prepare for a large-scale action as the third day was coming to a close.

But Su Hui had already obtained intelligence about what Sister Hong was planning, which also inspired Gu Fan to disrupt Haywes’s plan with an extreme measure.

According to Haywes’s plan, the gang war was supposed to erupt after the X Fund had liquidated all its stocks, but Gu Fan wanted to start the melee before X Fund could liquidate, changing the nature of the situation.

Since Sister Hong had joined forces with several gangs to declare war on Leng Le’s people and other gangs, proclaiming to settle turf issues once and for all with a set time for everyone to gather enough manpower for the fight—this was intended to trigger substantial negative impact, affecting the stock market, and providing X Fund with a pretext to withdraw smoothly, citing poor public safety and economic prospects of the city.

Naturally, Sister Hong’s gang alone could not pull this off; more gangs needed to cooperate, all of which were backed by Organization X.

The more gangs involved in the melee, the more would join the fray, and Organization X’s goal would be achieved.

Gu Fan only knew the gangs had started a big melee; he couldn’t be sure Organization X was behind it, but the timing was too coincidental. So he boldly decided to start the big melee ahead of schedule.

Therefore, Gu Fan had no choice but to prompt Leng Le to act quickly and catch Sister Hong off guard.

Leng Le was quite helpful; apart from ordering his men to take action, he also called upon people from several other gangs to achieve the goal of a massive brawl.

To make this happen, Su Hui also played her part. With so many years on the beat, she knew all about the street gangs and approached some of the gang leaders, telling them that other gangs were not planning to play fair, were not waiting for the agreed time, and had already started to mobilize for an early attack. If they didn’t move quickly, they would be the ones getting attacked.

At first, these gangs were skeptical of Su Hui’s words because her identity as a policewoman made it suspicious that she would tip off the gangs. Wasn’t that too odd?

When Leng Le’s side moved and gangs began to clash, other gangs also got wind of this, so they believed Su Hui’s words, thinking an enemy attack was imminent, and started preparing, with some gangs even proactively going on the offensive.

In this way, with the coordination of Gu Fan, Leng Le, and Su Hui, the tranquility of the city was shattered, leading to an unprecedented all-out gang warfare.

This was the first time Gu Fan had done something like this, uncertain of the impact the chaos would have on the stock market, but after much thought, this was the only way he found to exchange short term disorder for long term stability and peace.

"I’m sorry, to all the good people of this city—if I didn’t do it, Organization X would have. If worse comes to worst, I can compensate with my family’s old house."