398: Chapter 398: Qipan Mountain Changes Ownership

“Boom! Boom! Boom!” The sounds of bombs exploding.

A violent explosion occurred on the Fourth Ring elevated bridge.

The Security Team led by Song Haiquan fell into an ambush, and as the bridge collapsed, many people were blown away by the shockwave and then fell into a pile of rubble.

Although protected by Combat Suits, they were, after all, ordinary people. They were not wounded by bomb fragments, nor impaled by exposed rebar, but the impact from falling from a height and hitting shattered concrete blocks caused very significant injuries.

For a time, wails filled the air.

Que Xin led his men in a charge, with several people tackling one opponent.

They stripped off their Combat Suits, then delivered a finishing shot, all in one smooth motion.

Within half an hour, all members of the Qipan Mountain Security Team were dead at the scene.

“Que… Que Xin… you… will… face… retribution!” Song Haiquan was not wearing a Combat Suit, and his body was covered in blood. A long piece of rebar had already pierced his chest.

“Perhaps, but you certainly won’t live to see it,” Que Xin said, looking at him.

“Bang!”

Que Xin fired a finishing shot, and Song Haiquan died.

Without the Security Team, Qipanshan Settlement became a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

He ordered his troops to return and they quickly advanced into the city.

“Brothers, the culprits have been caught! What do you say we do?” Que Xin shouted in the plaza.

Tied in front of them were over a dozen people; these were the staff who had been operating the aircraft at the time.

“Kill! Kill! Kill!” the civilian soldiers shouted.

“As you wish, kill!” Que Xin gave the order.

“Bang! Bang bang!”

Over a dozen people were executed on the spot.

This conflict ended with the fall of Qipan Mountain.

He used a mix of strong-arm tactics and incentives, quickly subduing the other eight Settlements.

By this point, Fengtian City was completely under his control.

On another note, that enormous aircraft made him very envious, but the Huatong Chamber of Commerce staff stated that until the loan was repaid, the aircraft still belonged to the Chamber of Commerce, so he could only give up begrudgingly.

The Chamber of Commerce and the Guild did not participate in this conflict. The reason was simple: it was a local internal conflict and had no direct relation to them.

Que Xin, of course, was not foolish enough to make an enemy of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce, so they remained at peace throughout.

With Qipan Mountain changing hands, a new issue arose: whether the Huatong Chamber of Commerce branch should close or continue operations.

There were still several loans between the Settlement and the Chamber of Commerce. If Que Xin did not acknowledge these loans, cooperation would certainly be impossible. Therefore, for the next period, both sides began negotiations on this issue.

Que Xin had his own calculations. Due to this conflict, he and Pinyin: Yong Chengshu had a very unpleasant falling out.

Pinyin: Yong Chengshu’s phrase, “dog-like thing,” greatly displeased him. He began to entertain the idea of severing ties with them.

However, to sever cooperation, he needed leverage.

Although he had seized about two thousand Combat Suits, it was clearly insufficient against millions of zombies.

He needed the help of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce.

November 30, 2055.

Que Xin arrived at the Huatong Chamber of Commerce headquarters.

“Mayor Que, I’m very sorry, but we have no reason to help you,” Niu Xingwang firmly refused after learning of Que Xin’s intentions.

The Chamber of Commerce was in business, not charity.

“Conditions can be discussed,” Que Xin planned to sacrifice some core interests, such as giving some Settlements to the Chamber of Commerce, or granting more policy benefits.

“We have no additional conditions,” Niu Xingwang shook his head.

He did not believe the Settlement had anything he needed.

“I can exchange it for a secret,” Que Xin frowned, momentarily unsure what the Chamber of Commerce truly valued.

“Let’s just leave it, Mayor Que. To be frank with you, we have no intention of interfering in the internal disputes of the Settlements, nor is it possible for us to allocate more resources to certain Settlements. Our development has its own plan, and we have no intention of changing it,” Niu Xingwang had been very direct.

“What if this isn’t an internal dispute of the Settlement?” Que Xin asked.

“Not? Mayor Que, could you elaborate?” Niu Xingwang did not understand.

“I can only reveal this secret if you agree to provide assistance,” Que Xin wanted some assurance.

“You’re not going to say that the Red Coat Sect is behind all of this, are you?” Niu Xingwang asked.

Oriental Chen was also following this meeting through his Digital Eye. Qu Zhengping and his group were still investigating this matter in the Northeast Military Region.

So, what Que Xin was doing was not entirely a secret to Oriental Chen.

“You know?” Que Xin was a little surprised.

“The commotion you caused in Liaoshen was quite significant, it’s hard not to know,” Niu Xingwang did not explain.

“Alright! Since you already know, I’ll be frank: I want to leave the Red Coat Sect,” Que Xin said.

He believed Niu Xingwang must know quite a bit.

However, Oriental Chen had only speculated and had not obtained concrete clues.

Now that Que Xin had spoken, it was essentially confirmed.

“That’s your choice, and it has nothing to do with us,” Niu Xingwang remained unperturbed.

Niu Xingwang’s lack of surprise further convinced Que Xin that the Huatong Chamber of Commerce had already obtained this intelligence.