Longchen Group

A tall man got out of the car and bowed respectfully to him.

"Dragon King!"

"Long Ya, how did things go?"

Ye Chen asked calmly.

An air of dominance unique to those in power radiated from him, putting considerable pressure on the man before him.

The man he called Long Ya was one of the Eight Great Generals of the Dragon Soul Organization!

Ugly, loyal, and skilled in business, he had earned Ye Chen's deep trust!

Wherever Ye Chen went, he usually brought Long Ya along.

First, it made him convenient to order around.

Second, well, Long Ya's ugliness made Ye Chen look even more handsome!

Long Ya promptly reported,

"Reporting to the Dragon King, the Heishi Group has been successfully acquired and renamed the Longchen Group."

After Huajin Investments suffered major losses some time ago, the Dragon King had transferred him back to Huaxia from Europe.

He had also given him a full five hundred billion to work with, and he had successfully acquired Suhang's Heishi Group.

The Dragon Soul Organization's resources ran unfathomably deep!

Ye Chen pondered for a moment, then said,

"Then I'll leave it in your hands to manage. I don't want my identity exposed too soon."

"Thank you for trusting me, Dragon King. I'll manage the Longchen Group well."

Long Ya clasped his fists, visibly excited.

Ye Chen nodded with satisfaction.

Suhang was not quite what he had expected. Relying on keeping a low profile alone would make it too slow to get anything done!

He decided to speed up his conquest of Suhang!

The Longchen Group was merely his vanguard!

"Long Ya, in three days, I'm holding a birthday banquet for my woman."

"Book the top floor of the Mingyue Hotel under your name as the person in charge of the Longchen Group."

"Once it's booked, spread the word. I want all of Suhang to know that the boss of the Longchen Group is throwing a birthday banquet for his beloved."

"And help the Su Family secure that plot of land in the western part of the city. Let them see what I'm capable of."

"Anyone who refuses will die!"

Ye Chen declared with domineering confidence.

"Long Ya obeys!"

Long Ya clasped his hands, his eyes gleaming coldly. Anyone who stood in the Dragon King's way would be eliminated!

Mingyue Hotel.

The only seven-star hotel in Suhang, it was considered one of the city's landmarks.

The main structure consisted of two curved towers connected by an arch.

From afar, the hotel looked like a giant ring standing in the middle of the lake, combining elements of Huaxia's ideal of harmony between humanity and nature.

Every night, the whole hotel was reflected in the lake like a bright moon, a breathtaking sight.

"Not bad. This reward from the system is pretty decent for once. Next time, I suggest you double it!"

Driving, Tang Yu gazed at the hotel that now belonged to him in the distance, feeling quite pleased.

After going through so many rounds of transmigrating into books with the Dog System, this reward really was generous.

But its sudden generosity made him feel like something was off.

By the time he drove up to the hotel, the general manager, Wang Defa, was already waiting outside.

"Young Master Tang."

As soon as he saw Tang Yu get out, he hurried over and bowed.

"President Wang, there's no need to be so formal."

Tang Yu smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

After the system put the hotel under his name, it had thoughtfully replaced the management with people from the Tang Family.

"Young Master Tang, shall I show you around?"

Wang Defa gestured invitingly.

Tang Yu nodded, and followed Wang Defa around the hotel.

The moment they stepped inside, the enormous crystal chandelier caught Tang Yu's eye.

The entire lobby had been built from yellow crystal and various kinds of jade, bringing luxury and extravagance to the extreme.

Wang Defa led Tang Yu around the hotel's facilities, and they eventually reached the hot springs.

The hotel had over a hundred hot-spring pools.

There were more than forty hot-spring villas, and Suhang's wealthy often came here to spend their money.

He pointed to one of the villas and asked,

"Young Master Tang, should we keep a few hot-spring villas for private use?"

"One will do."

Tang Yu smiled and nodded.

"Sure. I'll let them know later. This villa won't be open to the public from now on."

Wang Defa nodded. After they finished touring the hot springs, the two returned to the general manager's office.

They had barely sat down when Wang Defa's secretary rushed in, before he had even finished making tea.

"President Wang, someone in charge of the Longchen Group is here. He says he wants to book the hotel's top floor for a birthday banquet."

"Book the top floor?"

Wang Defa raised an eyebrow.

The top floor was one of the Mingyue Hotel's biggest attractions.

Because of its beautiful views, distinguished guests came to spend money there every day.

Booking the entire floor for one person would surely offend the other guests.

Just as he was about to refuse, Tang Yu suddenly asked,

"The Longchen Group?"

"Yes, the Longchen Group. It was called the Heishi Group until recently, but it was renamed after being acquired."

The secretary quickly answered.

The Heishi Group was well known locally in Suhang, and its sudden acquisition had left many people curious.

What sort of powerful outsider could make such a huge move?

Who could spend five hundred billion to buy such a large company?

Tang Yu immediately blurted out, "What the hell?"

You bastard, isn't this the plot from Chapter Ninety-Five of the original novel?

In that chapter, Ye Chen stopped playing the harmless fool and began revealing his strength step by step.

To prove himself to the Su Family, he booked the Mingyue Hotel's top floor—which was never open for private events—and threw Su Muyue a grand birthday banquet!

At that banquet, the whole Su Family was left red-faced. No one dared look down on him again!

Su Muyue was swept away by his romantic gesture and fell completely for him!

After winning over the Su Family, his power in Suhang grew stronger and stronger! He began making plans to swallow up the Tang Family!

"Dog System, you can go screw yourself! You're fucking setting me up again, aren't you?"

Tang Yu swore furiously in his mind.

He'd known something was up when that damn system suddenly got so generous.

According to the original plot, Ye Chen had sent Long Ya to book the top floor for Su Muyue's birthday banquet.

The hotel's general manager had refused to break the rules, no matter what.

So Long Ya grabbed the general manager by the throat and threatened him with death.

Agree, or die!

With one foot already in the grave, the general manager realized these were people he couldn't afford to offend and had no choice but to agree!

Which meant the pressure was on him now.

If he refused, Long Ya, that rabid dog, would definitely use any means necessary to make them agree.

But agreeing would be just as much trouble.

If Ye Chen really won Su Muyue over, the Su Family would become his ally.

With the Longchen Group and his other forces added to the mix, the Tang Family—and Tang Yu himself—would be in serious danger.

Dead either way. There was no damn way to lie low and stay out of it.

He had to come up with a way to stir things up.

But getting involved personally was a bit too dangerous.

After taking a deep breath, his gaze landed on Wang Defa.

If he remembered correctly, this guy had quite a talent for being a turncoat, too.

One of the classic villain tropes in wish-fulfillment novels was that the villain's underlings were always good at stirring up trouble.

Wang Defa was no exception.

So Tang Yu figured this was the perfect chance for him to put his talent to work.

"What's wrong, Young Master Tang?"

Noticing Tang Yu's strange look, Wang Defa hurried over with a smile and asked.

"President Wang, I think we can agree to the booking, but we absolutely can't let the birthday banquet go off successfully. You get what I mean?"

Tang Yu grinned and raised his eyebrows at him.

If the banquet went ahead successfully, he'd follow the original plot straight to his death.

If he refused, that bastard Long Ya would be a real pain to deal with.

Since that was the case, he'd let Wang Defa show what he could do.

With this turncoat's cleverness, he was sure to come up with a stroke of genius. Let the Dragon King tremble in fear!

"Understood."

Wang Defa nodded, though he was still a little confused.

What did Young Master Tang mean?

If he didn't want to do it, why not just refuse?

Still puzzled, he left the office and went to the reception room, where he met Long Ya, who was waiting there.

"May I ask your name, sir? I'm Wang Defa, the person in charge of the hotel."

Wang Defa greeted Long Ya with a smile and held out his hand.

Long Ya shook his hand with an air of arrogance.

"My name is Long Ya. My boss wants to celebrate the birthday of his woman, Miss Su Muyue. How much to book your top floor? Name your price."

He had heard about the Mingyue Hotel's rules: the top floor wasn't available for private bookings.

But the Dragon King had given an order!

Whatever the Dragon King wanted done would get done!

He was already prepared to give the other party a show of force, to make the Mingyue Hotel understand that there were people they couldn't refuse!

Anyone who defies the Dragon King dies!

Wang Defa's expression immediately darkened.

Miss Su was their boss's woman?

What the hell? This guy was here to steal Young Master Tang's woman?

Then he suddenly put two and two together.

No wonder Young Master Tang had told him to agree first and then ruin it. He wanted to deliberately slap the other party in the face?

My chance to make a name for myself has come.

Wang Defa smirked to himself, then readily agreed.

"President Long, pleased to meet you. The Mingyue Hotel would be glad to build a good relationship with your company. So we'll make an exception and open the top floor for booking this time—and we won't charge a cent!"

Wang Defa's attitude took Long Ya by surprise.

But he quickly figured it out.

The existence of the Longchen Group must have made the other man eager to curry favor.

After all, anyone with half a brain knew what it meant to acquire a company with a staggering five hundred billion.

Anyone capable of that had to possess unfathomable power!

"Since your hotel is so sincere, I'll accept your friendship on behalf of the Longchen Group. I'll send the banquet plans to President Wang later."

Long Ya said with satisfaction.

"Of course, of course."

Wang Defa replied with a smile. Both men were grinning like kids who weighed a few hundred pounds.

Once they had settled the matter, Wang Defa hurried back to report to Tang Yu.

When he heard that everything had been arranged,

Tang Yu nodded with satisfaction.

The Dog System thought it could set him up?

With his extraordinary wisdom and his own hidden dragons and crouching tigers, how could a mere little system possibly handle him?

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