Moved? This was exchanged for the Nine Gates of Prison.

Don't misunderstand, he really took on ten guys by himself.

Xu Yi himself was quite bewildered. Uncle Li had just brought him to the parking lot.

Suddenly, over a dozen burly men appeared, smashed the surveillance cameras, and went to attack them.

If he hadn't acquired Combat Mastery, Xu Yi might have been finished here.

Li Wen, worthy of having been on the battlefield, aimed for a killing blow with every move, yet without actually being fatal.

After dealing with five or six of them, he then helped Xu Yi finish off the rest.

Xu Yi looked at the burly men groaning and writhing on the ground, lost in thought for a moment.

Even with Combat Mastery, his strength was a critical weakness.

It was like having advanced software but outdated hardware.

Looks like he needed to start working out tomorrow and drink protein powder.

Maybe even get a couple of injections to ascend to steroid planet as soon as possible.

The bodybuilding community remained silent, only hearing one bad news after another.

"Xiao Yi, are you hurt?"

"No."

A look of guilt flashed across Li Wen's face. "I'm sorry, Uncle. I wanted to treat you to something good, but instead, I brought you into a dangerous forbidden zone. If your dad found out, he'd scold me to death."

[Guilt Points +300]

Xu Yi's heart warmed. "It's okay, Uncle Li. Did you forget I'm a good fighter?"

"That's right, a brave father has a valiant son."

Xu Yi narrowed his eyes and turned to ask, "Uncle Li, why did these people attack you?"

Li Wen shrugged, feigning a casual tone. "Ah~ I'm used to it. Ever since I became a general manager, competitors always resort to these dirty tactics."

"That's not right!"

"You don't have any bodyguards with you, which means this doesn't happen often."

Li Wen paused for a moment, then chuckled. He seemed to have underestimated his nephew. Right, he's Fan Ge's son... he can't be too bad!

Vaguely, Li Wen saw Xu Fan's shadow in Xu Yi again.

"I'll find out if I ask."

Xu Yi looked down at the leader of the thugs, grinding his heel into his fingers.

[Negative Emotion Points +100]

Pain, pain, pain!

Xu Yi's voice turned cold. "Who sent you? The cameras here were conveniently destroyed by you. If you don't tell me, you know the consequences."

The leader broke out in a cold sweat. Looking at Xu Yi's icy smile, it was like watching his own life's final countdown.

"I'll talk! Boss Ji, Boss Gu, and Boss Shen pooled their money to send us."

"What was the objective?"

"To knock Li Wen out, stuff him into a van, and take him to their company."

Li Wen's face turned as dark as water. He finished his cigarette in two quick drags.

"These three scumbags are still not giving up. If they want to play dirty, I won't hold back either."

As he spoke, wisps of killing intent emanated from him.

Xu Yi nodded. "Uncle Li, is there anything I can help with?"

"No need. If anything happened to you, I really wouldn't be able to face Fan Ge. Once this is resolved, Uncle Li will contact you."

Xu Yi nodded helplessly. This involved a capital war. As a student, he really couldn't do much. Combat Mastery? What good is fighting skill against this!

Xu Yi clenched his fist. He really needed to become stronger as soon as possible.

"Uncle Li, I'll be going now. I can just take a taxi."

Xu Yi turned around and his pupils contracted sharply.

Behind Li Wen, a man in a suit had appeared at some point, holding a gun to the back of Li Wen's head.

Before Xu Yi could react, he felt a coldness at the back of his own head, and the dark muzzle of a gun pressed against him.

The man in the suit took a relaxed drag from his cigarette, his tone dismissive. "You two sure know how to fight. But within ten steps, a gun is fast and accurate."

Li Wen, true to his battlefield experience, remained calm. "What exactly do you want?"

"Don't worry, Manager Li. We just want to take you somewhere. Please come with us."

"Then let my nephew go."

"Apologies. He's your weak point, and we need to take him too."

The two were forced into a van.

[Guilt Points +50]

[Guilt Points +50]

[Guilt Points +50]

[...]

Although Li Wen's mouth was taped shut, the system's notifications didn't stop the entire way.

"Boss Ji, we've brought the people."

Ji Bowen stared at the scene, utterly confused. "Who told you to kidnap them?"

"Boss Ji, didn't you say you wanted to invite him over no matter what?"

"I said INVITE! Can't you understand the word?"

"We're just roughnecks, what do we know? We just used the simplest method."

Li Bowen took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to beat the two idiots to a pulp.

"Kidnapping is illegal, don't you know? You didn't use any violence, right?"

"Don't worry, we're civilized people."

"That's good."

"We just held a gun to their heads."

"!! You have a gun?"

Li Bowen's hands were trembling. He deeply regretted sending those two thugs for the job.

He just wanted to make money, not get into trouble.

"Don't worry, boss. That gun is a 1:1 replica, a simulation."

Ji Bowen breathed a sigh of relief but still planned to call the police. He'd send these two idiots to jail after the business deal was done. Keeping them around was just asking for trouble.

Ji Bowen then apologized profusely to Li Wen and Xu Yi before leading them to the conference room.

Ji Bowen: "Manager Li, I'm truly sorry! I honestly don't know what those two idiots were thinking? I'll punish myself with three cups after the meeting."

Li Wen's eyes remained cold. Regardless of whether it was your fault or not, if your subordinates mess up, you have to take responsibility.

"Let's hurry, we don't want Miss Huang to wait. She has to rush back to Magic City."

Li Wen asked in surprise, "Miss Huang is here too?"

"Yes, Manager Li. You have quite the influence to get Miss Huang from Magic City to cooperate with you."

Li Wen snorted and said nothing, his fists clenched tightly.

As they stepped into the conference room, Xu Yi was slightly dazed. Miss Huang was stunning, her qipao accentuating her incredible curves. Just sitting there, she exuded an air of nobility and elegance, the kind of refined presence cultivated from a prestigious family background. Ji Bowen, a mere middle-class individual, was completely mesmerized. Only Li Wen, after a brief glance, began surveying the room, contemplating escape routes in case of a fight.

Upon seeing Li Wen and the two others arrive, the remaining three people stood up. Miss Huang, however, frowned slightly when she saw Xu Yi had joined them, but she said nothing.

Ji Bowen looked deferentially at Miss Huang. "Manager Huang, everyone is here. Shall we begin?"

"We can start."

Ji Bowen: "Manager Li, we invited you here today to discuss a potential investment."

Gu Feng: "Yes. We've wanted to talk to you for a while, but never had the chance. We're finally glad we could get you here today."

Shen Shi: "This is all thanks to Manager Ji."

Upon hearing this, Ji Bowen subtly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Moved? This was bought with the Nine Gates.

Li Wen snorted, "Enough with the fake pleasantries. Let's get down to business."

After exchanging glances, the three of them looked at Miss Huang simultaneously.

"Manager Huang, please go ahead."

Miss Huang's pink lips parted slightly, her voice gentle and soothing, giving listeners an indescribable sense of comfort.

"Manager Li, I'll repeat my previous request. Sell me that plot of land in the southwest of the city."

"Impossible!"

Li Wen stared directly at her, refusing with a resolute tone.

"Why? The price I offered is twice what you bid before. And now, it's 30% above market value. You should be able to feel my sincerity."