Urban's Fury: The War Dragon God
Chapter 685: Kill Two Birds with One Stone

Chapter 685: Chapter 685: Kill Two Birds with One Stone

"He let him get away."

"Got away?"

Huo Yongtao looked up at Yang Hua, "How could he have possibly gotten away?"

Yang Hua nodded, "Young Master, Zheng Shan cannot escape. Everything that happened tonight, once it gets out, those families targeted by Zheng Shan won’t let it slide either. When the time comes, they’ll definitely settle this account, and even if Zheng Shan flees to the ends of the earth, he can’t escape death."

"I hate that I couldn’t do it myself."

Huo Yongtao said.

"Young Master still has important duties in the Family, how could you stoop to fight and kill."

"Right, next are the Yue Family and the Lin Family."

"Young Master Huo,"

Huo Yongtao stood up, his face beaming with a smile as he looked toward Chu Wei, "Chu Wei, you finally came. You’ve done very well this time. Zheng Shan, that old man, was completely played by you. He thought he was the biggest winner, but in the end, he turned out to be the biggest loser."

"Come, sit down."

Huo Yongtao turned and led Chu Wei to sit down, personally poured two glasses of wine, and handed one to Chu Wei, "Let’s toast."

Huo Yongtao then immediately tilted back his head and drained the glass.

Chu Wei didn’t hesitate, raising his glass to drink down the red wine, "Congratulations, Young Master Huo, on your vengeance."

"Ha ha, this matter is just starting to take shape, the final outcome is still unclear. But all this couldn’t have been planned without your help, Chu Wei. Otherwise, I really wouldn’t have known how to take down Zheng Shan."

"All right, let’s not stand on ceremony here, brother."

Huo Yongtao said while pouring another glass of wine, leaning back into the sofa, and looking at Chu Wei, "Chu Wei, what’s the next step?"

Chu Wei looked up at Huo Yongtao.

"As I know, Zheng Shan and Li Feng had a fierce conflict at Mountain and Water Villa, Zheng Shan even went so far as to set the hotel on fire. But unfortunately, both Li Feng and Zheng Shan came out unscathed."

"I wanted to use others to eliminate him, but it was less than satisfactory. Zheng Shan this old man is not a worry anymore. With what I have in my hands, if I throw it out, Zheng Shan will be abandoned by all."

"I still hold a lot of Zheng Shan’s criminal evidence, to take down Zheng Shan is very easy. I think our focus can shift to the Yue Family and the Lin Family now."

"Yes!" Huo Yongtao nodded his head, "Do you have any thoughts?"

"This isn’t urgent, I still need some time to plan. Initially, I wanted to arrange for you, Young Master Huo, to get close to Lin Wanzhou, but that Lin Wanzhou is an incompetent lecher, Young Master, your personalities would hardly fit together!"

"Yes!" Huo Yongtao nodded, he truly couldn’t bear to be so incompetent.

"I heard Young Master is in contact with the lady from the Pei Family. I think Young Master can first focus on this matter. As for the Lin Family and Yue Family, I’ll keep an eye on them, they won’t have an easy time of it."

Huo Yongtao furrowed his eyebrows but remained silent, waiting for Chu Wei’s further explanation. Chu Wei continued, "Young Master’s marriage with Miss Pei was already agreed upon, but things were unclear at that time, and this matter also just remained verbal."

"Although the Pei Family is unlikely to go back on their word, for Young Master, it means enduring endless anxiety, I don’t know if I should say this."

"Speak!"

"Young Master, presently the cards in your hand are too few. This time, the factors involved in taking down the Zheng Family were too circumstantial, and moreover, Li Feng won’t be manipulated again. So the pressing matter is - to forge iron, one must be strong oneself. If Young Master could secure the Pei Family’s wealth, we’d have many more options."

Huo Yongtao listened to Chu Wei’s reasoning, and silently nodded his head, "You’re right, to forge iron, one must be strong oneself. This time was indeed extraordinarily lucky."

"As for what you said about alliance with the Pei Family, I do have some good news."

"Oh, what good news?"

"Today, I visited Uncle Pei from the Pei Family and gave him a letter my mother wrote on her deathbed."

"What did the Pei Family say?" Yang Hua and Chu Wei looked at Huo Yongtao.

Huo Yongtao smiled lightly, "Well, the matter is almost certain now. The previous coincidental arrangement did play some role; however, to make Miss Pei fully agree to this marriage, it will still take some time."

"But there are no issues on Uncle Pei’s side, and Miss Pei doesn’t dislike me. I think securing this deal is just a matter of time."

"In that case, I do have an idea."

"Oh, what idea?"

"Killing two birds with one stone."

"Oh, two birds with one stone? Chu Wei, do tell."

"Hehe, the idea isn’t quite mature yet, but there’s one prerequisite: Young Master Huo, you need to get engaged to Miss Pei first."

"Chu Wei, stop beating around the bush and just tell us."

Huo Yongtao spoke hurriedly, Zheng Shan’s downfall had boosted his confidence immensely. He had thought it impossible before but had now achieved it, so he was somewhat impatient.

"Young Master Huo, don’t mind if I have a drink first," Chu Wei said calmly. Huo Yongtao, seeing Chu Wei pouring himself a drink, also snapped back to reality.

He was too eager and had given himself away.

Damn it.

"Heh, I’ll join you for a drink."

Huo Yongtao stood up and walked to the liquor cabinet, took out a bottle of wine and three glasses, and returned to the sofa, where he poured three drinks and distributed them to Chu Wei and Yang Hua.

Huo Yongtao sipped his drink, which helped him calm down from the urgency of his desire for revenge.

After a short pause.

Chu Wei, after mulling over his thoughts for a while, suddenly tilted his head back and finished his drink in one gulp.

Then he finally spoke.

"Young Master Huo, there is a saying, ’To take, one must first give.’ If you want to deal with someone, you must first understand them."

"Hmm?"

Huo Yongtao looked at Chu Wei, and Yang Hua pricked up his ears. Sometimes he couldn’t help but admire Chu Wei. Although both of them were nicknamed after a wolf, Chu Wei was more capable in terms of intellect and cunning, unlike him.

This cunning Chu Wei, he was unfathomable.

Chu Wei’s mother had once been a maid in the Huo Family, and his father was the driver for Huo Yongtao’s father. During that accident years ago, not only the head of the Huo Family died, but also Chu Wei’s father.

After the incident, Huo Yongtao was treated fairly well; he and his mother were sent to the Northern Federation, while Chu Wei and his mother, also a widow and orphan, ended up homeless.

Huo Yongtao returned to Sea City, and it was Chu Wei who approached him actively. Chu Wei had known Huo Yongtao since they were children, though their circumstances had varied; he had been just an inconspicuous disciple at Huo’s boxing gym and wasn’t affected by that turmoil.

However, he later changed his master, unbeknownst to others. The Huo Family had once shown kindness to his family, Yang Hua. Yang Hua believed in reciprocating even the smallest kindness, so when Huo Yongtao was still in the Northern Federation, he had established contact with him and had been serving as his undercover agent.

Chu Wei then spoke unhurriedly.

"Young Master, you should actively make friends with Li Feng."