48: Chapter 48 Chen Kun: If we're going to play, let's play big.

As soon as the words fell, Yun Zhuo grabbed his arm and applied some force.

Chen Bo's arm was instantly crushed into a ball by Yun Zhuo, as if he were grabbing a rolled-up towel.

The pain was so sudden that cold sweat beaded on his forehead like oil being squeezed from his skin.

He wanted to stifle his scream, but ultimately he wasn't ruthless enough; he held it in for less than a second before letting out a shriek like a slaughtered pig.

Chen Bo's scream finally earned Yun Zhuo some recognition from Chen Kun—this kid was truly ruthless.

"Stop, fifty billion, is that it? I'll give it to you."

"I want it all in cash, delivered to the Temple of the God of Wealth by five this afternoon."

"Fine, it will be there in three hours. If you dare touch a single hair on my son again, I will make sure you wish you were dead."

Chen Kun hung up the phone with an ashen face, took a deep breath, and his expression instantly returned to normal.

Only then did he turn to look at the City Lord, Qi Peng, who was swinging his club.

Dawn City had three golf courses, all of which belonged to the Qi Family.

The heads of the Qi, Ling, and Chen families were regulars here; every time they met, they would boast and joke around, calling each other brothers, so close they were practically joined at the hip.

The three of them had originally planned to come play golf together today.

Ling Lifeng hadn't shown up, but at first, Chen Kun hadn't thought much of it; after all, playing here was just a way to butter up the Qi Family, and the Ling Family, with both strength and ambition, had long been unwilling to remain subordinate.

Unlike him, who was currently the weakest of the three families and had to obediently come to support Qi Peng every time.

But now, he felt something was abnormal.

In the video call just now, he had seen that all the bodyguards he sent with his son were dead; those were mercenaries with rich combat experience, far superior to ordinary adventurers.

And even the heavily modified military infantry fighting vehicles had been blown to pieces all over the ground.

A mere level ten Yun Zhuo couldn't possibly have such ability.

Someone must be helping him.

Now, the identity of this person was obvious; he couldn't think of anyone other than Ling Lifeng.

The three of them stood at the pinnacle of power in Dawn City; who would dare to twist the whiskers of a tiger?

If there was anyone, it could only be themselves.

What he couldn't understand now was why Ling Lifeng had suddenly made a move without him receiving any wind of it beforehand.

Just as he turned to look at Qi Peng, a sliver of doubt arose in his heart.

Could it be the Qi Family?

Had Ling Lifeng received some news, which was why he hadn't come today?

It wasn't impossible; Dawn City had originally been the domain of the Qi and Ling families. He was an outsider, relying on the power of his main Family to gain a foothold here.

Now that the world was divided into three, if he were in their shoes, wouldn't he also want to kill the outsider stealing their food?

"Manager Chen, what are you standing there for? It's your turn."

Hearing Qi Peng's urging, Chen Kun smiled slightly and tossed the club to the caddy beside him.

He walked up to bid farewell to Qi Peng.

"Brother Qi, I have some Family matters to attend to today, so I'll take my leave."

Qi Peng said irritably, "What is going on with you people today? It's one thing that Ling Lifeng didn't come, but you're here, and you want to leave after only hitting two shots?"

Chen Kun apologized with a smile, "I have no choice, Brother Qi. Something really came up at home that I need to handle."

"Next time, I'll definitely play to your heart's content next time."

At this moment, the golf cart arrived, and Chen Kun turned to get in.

Watching him hurry off, Qi Peng frowned slightly and said to the caddy beside him, "Go check and see what happened."

The Ling Family's Yunding Manor.

After listening to Ling Lingyi's report, Ling Lifeng laughed, "I really couldn't tell; that kid actually has some guts, daring to block the Chen Family's convoy all by himself."

Ling Lingyi corrected him from the side, "Family Head, it wasn't just him; he was with the Second Miss."

Upon hearing this, Ling Lifeng immediately changed his tune, "That kid is way too bold. And what about that Ling Lingwu? What is he thinking? If anything happens to that girl Little Yuan, isn't he afraid I'll skin him alive?"

"Family Head, Ling Lingwu has always done things this way. It's not the first or second time you've wanted to skin him."

"Hmph, I'll settle the score with him when he gets back."

"Family Head, the kid set the trading location at the Temple of the God of Wealth. Should we continue to follow up?"

Ling Lifeng glanced at him, "What do you think?"

"Ling Lingwu is already on his way."

"What's the situation with Chen Kun?"

"He is currently gathering cash."

"Cash? The kid wants cash? Fifty billion in cash—even if he uses a storage bracelet, he'd need several crates, wouldn't he? Can he really get away with that much money?"

Ling Lingyi glanced at the message that had just arrived on his bracelet, "Family Head, Chen Kun has already left the city."

Ling Lifeng gave a cold laugh, "Do you think he will leave?"

"He will. Chen Kun might seem like he can take a loss, but that's only because he had no other choice; in reality, he is extremely petty."

"Now that the kid Yun Zhuo has touched his reverse scale, he won't be able to sleep all night unless he sees him hacked to pieces with his own eyes."

"In other words, as long as we keep an eye on that kid Yun Zhuo, we can find him?"

Ling Lingyi said, "Family Head, he will definitely be able to think of what we can think of. Moreover, using the kid Yun Zhuo as bait would also put the Second Miss in danger."

"That would be a loss that outweighs the gain for you, Family Head."

Ling Lifeng fell into deep thought, and after a long while, he finally asked, "Opportunities like this are rare. We must prepare for two scenarios. If we can find Chen Kun beforehand, that would naturally be best."

"If not... send Second of the Ling Family and Third of the Ling Group over as well. Have them take more men and keep a close watch on that girl Little Yuan."

"At the critical moment, don't worry about whether the kid Yun Zhuo lives or dies, but if Little Yuan loses even a single hair, tell them to bring me their heads."

"Also, tell Ling Lingqiyun to take out Chen Kun's wife, plus the twenty-eight mistresses he keeps on the side."

"At the critical moment, I want to force him to go all in."

"This... Family Head, disaster shouldn't extend to wives and children. Won't we be criticized for doing this?"

"Criticized? Ling Lingyi, you're an old hand in this household. Have you gone senile? Are there few cases of people killing whole families every day in this Dawn City?"

"But those are just ordinary people. If they die, they die; if it's disguised as an accident, no one will care about the truth."

"But the Chen Family has complex relationships with the prominent figures in Dawn City. If they meet the same fate, it might cause others to feel a sense of 'fox dying, rabbit grieving'."

"I told you you've gone senile, and you shouldn't deny it."

"Let me ask you, who would know it was me? Whose Family owns the sentry towers outside? Among those twenty-eight mistresses of Chen Kun, how many were given to him by Qi Peng?"

"When you give things to others, yet he still has secret dealings with them—what is he trying to do?"

"Are you saying we should frame the Qi Family, Family Head?"

"Do we even need to frame them? Once Chen Kun dies, we just need to be prepared to guard against the Qi Family."

"As for those things I just mentioned, anyone interested can find them out with a little investigation. By then, there will naturally be some fools who think they've discovered the truth and will go around spreading these things for us."

The Chen Family.

For the five billion corrosion crystals, Chen Kun packed a full ten thousand shipping containers for Yun Zhuo, which meant ten thousand trailers.

When they left the city from the docks, it was a truly massive procession.

In other words, the number of people Chen Kun brought out of the city this time included ten thousand drivers alone.

If there was another person in the passenger seat, that made twenty thousand people.

Bringing twenty thousand people to deal with a student who was only level ten was a bit of an overreaction.

His real target was actually the Qi Family or the Ling Family.

At least that's what Chen Kun thought; he just wasn't sure which Family was messing with him right now.

The contents of these ten thousand shipping containers were not five billion corrosion crystals, but a full fifty billion, equivalent to half of his Family's fortune.

The number of people he brought out wasn't ten thousand, but fifty thousand.

Whether it was the Qi Family or the Ling Family, whoever wanted to deal with him would first send a scout; they wouldn't start a fight to the death right away.

Because at their level, no one could afford to lose.

But Chen Kun was different; he was just a Family pioneer who came out from the main Family in Tomorrow City. If he lost, he could just go home.

When he first arrived in Dawn City to make his mark, he only brought five hundred Family retainers and ten billion corrosion crystals.

Over these years, his earnings in Dawn City alone amounted to over one hundred billion in corrosion crystals, and his forces had grown to fifty thousand.

Taking all this back would be returning home in glory.

As for the Qi Family and the Ling Family, their base of operations was in Dawn City. They couldn't afford to lose, and without one hundred percent certainty, they wouldn't rashly engage him in a fight to the death.

And this was his opportunity—a chance to destroy one of them.