Chapter 611: 610 Dark Clouds Overhead

Sun Hongjiang fell silent for a moment and said, “What Honghai did served to maintain the Sun Family’s honor, so we cannot let Honghai fall into Xu Yang’s hands.”

Sun Honghai was different from Sun Hongyang.

Sun Hongyang was simply a waste, with no self-awareness, hoping to secure his position as Family Head through his pursuit of Song Qingya.

At least Sun Honghai had some capability; generally speaking, his actions were for the benefit of the Sun Family and he didn’t cause trouble for the family like Sun Hongyang did.

Regarding his elder brother, Sun Honghai treated him with great respect and did not harbor any thoughts of seizing the position of Family Head.

Therefore, Sun Hongjiang felt it would be right to save Sun Honghai.@@novelbin@@

Doing so was also to prevent the children of the Sun Family from becoming disheartened.

Sun Hongyang was made useless by Song Qingya; his pursuit of Song Qingya represented a lack of self-awareness in itself.

Being useless to the Sun Family and always causing trouble, nobody objected to Sun Hongyang being reduced to an idiot.

If Sun Honghai were to be ignored, however, others would definitely have objections, and would question whether Sun Hongjiang was capable of protecting the interests and members of the family.

The second uncle of the Sun Family said, “That’s right, we must ensure nothing happens to Honghai, but as you just mentioned, the officials can’t suppress the matter, so what should we do?”

Sun Hongjiang replied, “I will use my connections to have the authorities delay arresting Honghai. We’ll send Honghai out of the country. Once he’s abroad, he’ll be all right. He can live well overseas, and once this matter blows over, we can have him return.”

The second uncle of the Sun Family said, “Good, then let’s do that!”

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The Sun Family remained calm, confident they could send Sun Honghai out of the country, but the 15K was not the same.

At this time, there was a sense of danger felt by everyone in the 15K.

Before ’97, a gang like the 15K had considerable influence, acting with brash audacity, doing whatever they wanted.

Especially in the nineties, with the confirmation of Harbor City’s return.

The Americans, with a dark psychology, allowed the development of Harbor City’s gangs, leading the citizens to join gangs for self-protection, causing a rapid expansion of gang activity in Harbor City.

During the boom of Harbor City’s film industry, the underworld extended its reach into the film business, where kidnapping stars for movie roles was a common occurrence.

One organization even imitated the American gangster movie “The Godfather” by producing the “Young and Dangerous” series, aiming to whitewash their image.

Unfortunately, they failed to whitewash their reputation and, instead, misled many young men and women down the wrong path.

Many youngsters who watched the “Young and Dangerous” movies glorified gang affiliation, believing such people were impressive, living the life they aspired to.

After ’97, gang organizations were suppressed.

Although some continued to engage in illegal activities, they no longer dared to be as blatant as before.

Even the big bosses of the 15K avoided making blatant kills.

Even crippling Xu Yang’s leg had to be done covertly by the 15K.

This is the current state of gang organizations in Harbor City.

Originally, crippling someone’s leg was a trivial matter for a gang.

But to cripple the leg of a billionaire, especially with the exposure and evidence released, it was no longer a trivial matter, but one of grave importance.

This incident was known not only to the people of Harbor City but to the entire nation.

Not only was Harbor City’s officialdom paying attention, but even the officials from China were interested.

This matter had truly become serious.

The bosses of 15K suddenly felt as though dark clouds loomed overhead, a suffocating feeling enveloping them.

The pressure was simply unbearable.

At this moment, in the high-rise office where Sun Honghai was meeting with the 15K bosses, several people were seated, each with a grim expression on their face, as if they had just lost their parents.

Unlike the Sun Family, gangs like 15K were supposed to operate in the shadows. The exposure of Xu Yang had dealt a blow to 15K that one could easily imagine.

The boss negotiating with Sun Honghai was known as Big Blade, the official spokesperson for 15K who usually oversaw its day-to-day affairs.

The others were unofficial spokespeople who only emerged from the shadows to discuss affairs when necessary.

Big Blade looked around at the other spokespeople, a bitter smile on his face, and said, “Gentlemen, I admit that I failed to consider everything thoroughly. Not only did we lose our ace enforcer, Xue Dalong, but the incident has also been exposed. With both evidence and witness against us and facing intense public pressure, an official crackdown is inevitable. I’ve asked you all to come, to discuss our countermeasures.”

A spokesperson named Chen Huiming spoke up.

“Big Blade, I’ve told you time and again that times have changed. We should be transitioning and conducting legitimate business, instead of getting involved in all this mess. But you wouldn’t listen, and now, here we are.”

“In the past, we could bully the common folk because the Eagle Nation turned a blind eye to us, even tacitly allowing our activities.”

“Now, the Chinese officials are not like the Eagle Nation. If we kept a low profile and steered clear of the messy stuff, maybe we’d stand a chance. But if we keep getting involved in troubles, we won’t even know how we die.”

“I really don’t understand. Did a donkey kick you in the head? To think you’d dare cripple a billionaire’s leg. Did you think crippling a billionaire’s leg would be so easy?”

“Even if you actually managed to cripple him, could you bear the consequences that followed? If he retaliated with all his power, would we have any chance of survival?”

Chen Huiming had a clear grasp of the situation, aware that after ’97, 15K simply couldn’t operate as it had before—it was essential to transform.

What era were we in, still engaging in murder and violence? Such paths could only lead to a dead end.

To be honest, if it weren’t for the fact that he was already branded with the mark of 15K and couldn’t disentangle himself, he wouldn’t want to be an unofficial spokesperson for 15K at all.

Big Blade’s face was full of bitterness, filled with regret.

Why had he agreed to Sun Honghai’s request in the first place?

The leg of a billionaire wasn’t something he should have meddled with.

Chen Huiming was right, even if the crippling had succeeded, the magnitude of the consequences it invited was immense. If they faced the full force of retaliation, 15K wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

Another spokesperson sneered, “This Xu Yang is not someone we can handle easily. I looked into his background; he has brought down many enterprises. He’s even ruined families in the mainland with assets of over a hundred billion and went head-to-head with Li Guangming, a top-tier heir from the capital city, coming out on top. Someone like that is not whom we should provoke; frankly, provoking Xu Yang is akin to seeking death!”

The others also began to speak up, voicing their dissatisfaction with Big Blade.

It wasn’t that they wanted to oust Big Blade to take over.

At this point, who cared about such things? Everyone was busy with their own business.

But this matter was just too significant. If it couldn’t be resolved, they would all be implicated.

Although they were displeased with Big Blade, they still needed to come up with a plan.

Otherwise, they were all doomed!

In bitterness, Big Blade said, “Gentlemen, I know this is all my fault, and I’m willing to take responsibility, but for now, let’s focus on figuring out what to do.”

Chen Huiming scoffed, “What else can we do? We’re out of options. I’ve already called Mr. Xiang, and he has agreed to help us. Let’s see what happens when he arrives.”