Chapter 2345 — The Wrong Door

No sooner had he hung up than Zhao Guangsi impatiently dialed Lei Daming.

"Chairman Zhao, it's taken care of, I take it?" Lei Daming was dining at the Arctic Ocean Seafood Restaurant himself at that moment. Receiving Zhao Guangsi's call, he naturally assumed the matter was settled, for in his eyes it hardly counted as a matter at all. Zhao Guangsi was the owner here; if he chose not to serve a table of guests, then he wouldn't—what could Gu Pengzhan do about it?

"Chairman Lei, taken care of? You've done me great harm—they have backing too!" Because of his kinship with Zhao Guangyin, Zhao Guangsi did not have to be overly deferential before Lei Daming, and he poured out his grievance directly: "They brought in someone from the hidden Han family, a man named Han Xiaopo. I can't hold him back. Han Xiaopo not only threatened to drive me out of East Sea City, he said he'd take over my businesses. Chairman Lei, you can't just wash your hands of this!"

"The hidden Han family? What are they doing mixed up with Gu Pengzhan?" Lei Daming frowned, at a loss. "All right, leave it alone for now. I'll report to the boss right away!"

The boss in Lei Daming's mouth was of course Zhao Guangyin of the hidden Zhao family. Lei Daming was currently his money-making representative, and the reason Lei Daming did not want Gu Pengzhan entering the East Sea market was chiefly that Gu Pengzhan's holdings overlapped far too much with his own—hotels, malls, real estate, all lucrative ventures. If Gu Pengzhan came in with considerable strength and no small flow of capital, he might well damage Lei Daming's businesses, and when Zhao Guangyin's blame came down, Lei Daming would have to answer for it.

So Lei Daming did not feel he was in the wrong, and he called Zhao Guangyin directly: "Boss, we have trouble!"

"What trouble?" Zhao Guangyin was well disposed toward Lei Daming. Since being backed, Lei Daming had quickly risen to prominence in East Sea City, bringing the Zhao family large profits every month, with much of it sustainable, so Zhao Guangyin thought highly of him.

"I told you before, Boss, that I joined forces with local East Sea City merchants to squeeze out an outsider and keep him from doing business here—after all, what he wants to do overlaps with our own ventures..." Lei Daming laid out the background first, to show that he had not picked a quarrel with the hidden Han family out of personal spite.

"Mm, I know. This outsider has connections?" Zhao Guangyin quickly put the pieces together.

"Exactly. The hidden Han family has come to back them up!" Lei Daming nodded. "The man who came is named Han Xiaopo!"

"What? Han Xiaopo of the hidden Han family is that outsider's backer?" Zhao Guangyin was mildly startled. Didn't the hidden Han family stay out of business? Could it be that after the Hidden World Family Summit, the hidden Han family too had bared its fangs and meant to go into business to make money?

"Exactly. What happened today was this..." Lei Daming held nothing back and told Zhao Guangyin plainly how he had run into the outsider at the Arctic Ocean Seafood Restaurant and then had Zhao Guangsi make things difficult for him.

"Mm, you did nothing wrong." Zhao Guangyin nodded after hearing him out. Lei Daming was indeed arrogant and overbearing, but in the end he had acted in the interests of the hidden Zhao family's businesses, so Zhao Guangyin could not but stand up for him!

And even without this affair, the hidden Zhao family had found it rather hard to swallow. After the Hidden World Family Summit, the hidden Han family was no longer as cautious and low-key as before; in East Sea City they had begun to move about frequently and make their voice heard, giving the distinct impression that they meant to contend with the hidden Zhao family.

At the Hidden World Family Summit, the hidden Han family had already put the hidden Zhao family in a most humiliating position by relying on Wei Zhao's connections. And after Wei Zhao left, the hidden Han family was still hopping about, even to the point of backing an outside merchant—Zhao Guangyin could not tolerate this going any further!

If he yielded this time, he was sure the hidden Han family would take a yard when given an inch, growing worse each time. So he must strangle their ambitions the moment they showed their fangs!

"Boss, then what should we do now..." Lei Daming asked cautiously.

"It's just one Han Xiaopo, isn't it?" Zhao Guangyin gave a cold laugh. "He really thinks he's somebody now. Rest easy—I'll send Zhao Qibing and Elder Bi together, in person, to teach this insolent fool a lesson! Does he really think his hidden Han family can stand against the hidden Zhao family? A mantis trying to stop a chariot—overreaching his strength!"

"Excellent!" Lei Daming was overjoyed. He had not expected Zhao Guangyin to send Zhao Qibing, heir of the hidden Zhao family, and Elder Bi, a core figure of the family. Han Xiaopo was as good as finished.

"Wait and see—they'll be there soon!" Zhao Guangyin could not command Elder Bi, but he could command Zhao Qibing, and if Zhao Qibing went, his master Elder Bi could hardly stay away—after all, Han Xiaopo was a skilled fighter of the early Earth rank!

If Han Xiaopo made a move, Zhao Qibing would surely come off worse, but with Elder Bi there the situation was different: Elder Bi would certainly not stand by, and Han Xiaopo would not dare to act.

"Yes. Thank you, Boss!" Lei Daming said hurriedly.

In Wei Zhao's private room, Han Xiaopo closed the door with some annoyance, then walked over to Wei Zhao with a smile: "Boss, what happened here?"

"This is Uncle Chu, an elder of mine. He wants to do business in East Sea City, but that chamber of commerce chairman, Lei Daming, is blocking him at every turn. They had a confrontation in the parking lot downstairs just now..." Wei Zhao then explained the whole affair from beginning to end.

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