Rustle, rustle, rustle.
Chu Han swiftly drew several circles on the map of China—twelve in total, marking twelve bases. Then came another burst of rustling as he drew two more circles around Shangjing Base and Duan Family Base, followed by three circles over the location of Wolf Fang Base.
By this point, quite a few people in the conference room had slowly risen to their feet. Song Xiao, the sharpest among them, had already roughly guessed what was going on, though his thoughts had yet to fully take shape.
Gao Shaohui alone had the strongest reaction. His pupils abruptly contracted as he stared at Chu Han in utter shock. The nine individually circled bases were precisely the large bases that the Bai and Gao Families had plundered and fought over before generously calling it "sponsorship."
The three circles around Wolf Fang were easy enough to understand. With someone as powerful and unusual as Chu Han there, never mind whether the Bai and Gao Families had set their sights on it—even if they had, they would not have been able to take it down anytime soon. Gao Shaohui himself had been suppressed by Chu Han ever since meeting him.
As for Shangjing Base, marked with two circles, it was jointly sponsored by the Bai and Gao Families. It remained locked in a tug-of-war, with neither side having gained complete control.
Then there was Duan Family Base, also marked with two circles...
Just as a thought flashed through Gao Shaohui's mind, Chu Han picked up his pen again.
Rustle, rustle, rustle—
The sound of the pen tip gliding across the map was especially piercing in the silent conference room. With that sound, everyone rose to their feet in unison, their faces filled with disbelief.
Because Chu Han had drawn an X over