As one of the Eight Great Generals of the Dragon Soul Organization, Long Ya had plenty of scenes in the original story.
Anyone who could become one of the Eight Great Generals was naturally no pushover.
To make the character more memorable, the author had given him a strange quirk.
After killing someone, he would take something from them.
If it was a man, he would cut off one of his pinkies.
If it was a woman, he would snip off a lock of her hair.
And just like his master, this guy was a lecherous fiend.
The difference was, Ye Chen was the Dragon King, the protagonist, and had standards. He only went after the best women.
As for Long Ya, he'd go for anyone who looked vaguely human.
He even had a line: "I don't care if she's pretty or ugly. Once she's in my mouth, it's all meat!"
"It had to be him."
A dark look crossed Tang Yu's face.
Ye Chen had suffered such a humiliation at the hotel last time. It was only natural that he'd want revenge.
But framing him by taking a life? That was downright deranged.
He'd have to find a chance to bury that bastard.
The master was hard to take on, but dealing with a rabid dog wouldn't be difficult.
Just then, two figures came into Tang Yu's view.
Two middle-aged men walked side by side, smoking and chatting.
One was missing an ear; the other was blind in one eye.
It was hard not to notice two men like that walking together.
Tang Yu recognized them. They were figures in Suhang's underworld.
The two were cousins, nicknamed Tian Can and Di Que, and they held considerable sway in the underworld.
In the original story, they were rotten to the core. Their arrogance got them on the Dragon King's bad side, and he crushed them.
"Young Master Tang, do you suspect they did it?"
Noticing Tang Yu's gaze, Zhao Li asked quietly.
Tang Yu shook his head and smiled.
"It wasn't them. I've figured out who did it. Just placate the victim's family. I'll handle the culprit."
Zhao Li nodded, not daring to ask anything more.
The next morning, the victim's family came to make a scene outside the hotel.
Dozens of them showed up and blocked the entrance.
The commotion grew louder by the day, seriously affecting business at Mingyue Hotel.
Surprisingly, the hotel did nothing beyond trying to placate them.
After a few days of this, Long Ya decided the time was right.
He went alone to Mingyue Hotel to find Zhao Li. Tang Yu happened to be there, too.
When Long Ya saw Tang Yu, a flash of murderous intent crossed his eyes. He sneered.
"Well, if it isn't Young Master Tang. Haven't seen you in a few days. Business at your hotel's gone downhill, hasn't it?"
"Shouldn't I thank President Long for bringing a crowd here to make a scene every day?"
Tang Yu put on an indignant expression.
"Can't be helped. The deceased was a senior executive at Longchen Group. I have to fight for her rights, don't I?"
Long Ya grinned, openly admitting he was behind the trouble.
"Do you really think the Tang Family is easy prey in Suhang? That Longchen Group can bully us whenever it likes?"
Tang Yu glared at Long Ya and threatened him coldly.
"The Tang Family? Just frogs at the bottom of a well."
Long Ya sneered. "The Tang Family may be able to hop around in this little well called Suhang, but you can't begin to imagine Young Master Ye's connections."
"I came here for one simple reason. I don't like your hotel. Either it goes under, or you sell it to me."
The Dragon King had suffered a great humiliation here last time. Simply ruining the hotel's business wasn't enough.
He wanted to snap it up for cheap and make the Tang Family pay dearly! That would avenge the Dragon King!
He held up five fingers. "Five billion. Either sell the hotel, or watch it go under."
"Why don't you just rob us?"
Zhao Li, standing nearby, scowled and cursed.
Even quadrupling that offer would barely be enough to buy Mingyue Hotel. This guy's offer was outrageous.
"Do you think you have a say here? You're nothing but a dog the Tang Family keeps."
Long Ya glared at Zhao Li and shouted.
As one of the Eight Great Generals of the Dragon Soul Organization, he had quite a presence when he lost his temper.
Zhao Li swallowed nervously and didn't dare say another word.
"You're dreaming. Even if you bring people here to make trouble for a year, I still won't sell you my hotel."
Tang Yu pointed to the door, making it clear he could leave.
Long Ya suddenly flew into a rage, like a rabid dog with its tail stepped on.
He jumped up and kicked the marble coffee table.
The table instantly spiderwebbed with tiny cracks, then crumbled into a heap of rubble.
The force of his kick startled Zhao Li.
Was this guy a monster?
A trace of amusement flickered through Tang Yu's eyes. This was a standard trick of Long Ya's when negotiating: intimidate the other party to break their psychological defenses.
He deliberately put on a terrified look and shouted, "Where are the bodyguards?"
At Tang Yu's call, the four bodyguards outside rushed in.
They charged forward and stood in front of Tang Yu, eyes fixed on Long Ya, ready to fight.
Long Ya looked at them with contempt.
A bunch of watchdogs guarding a home.
They couldn't compare to someone like him, who had crawled out of piles of corpses!
He could take them all out with one hand!
He glanced sideways at Tang Yu and threatened him coldly.
"Young Master Tang, you could bring in twenty of these good-for-nothings and it wouldn't make a difference."
"Young Master Ye is a man of principles. I, Long Ya, am not. At worst, I'll kill you and leave Huaxia."
Tang Yu sneered inwardly.
He deliberately looked frightened. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Fine. I'll sell."
Seeing Tang Yu back down, Long Ya smiled smugly.
Before the Dragon Soul Organization, everyone was an ant!
He tossed Tang Yu the contract he'd prepared earlier. "Sign it and stamp it with the company seal. I'll have someone transfer the money to you right away."
"President Zhao, go get the company seal."
Tang Yu took the contract and spoke.
Zhao Li went to open the safe, looking thoroughly unwilling, and took out the company seal.
Once the contract was signed and stamped, the hotel's owner changed from Tang Yu to Long Ya.
Long Ya was now in charge of Longchen Group, so the hotel was transferred into his name, too.
After the contract was signed, Long Ya smiled with satisfaction.
He looked at Zhao Li and Tang Yu, both of them clearly resentful, and pointed to the door.
"You two good-for-nothings can get lost now. Remember, this is only the interest for offending Young Master Ye."
Zhao Li's face turned livid with rage. Tang Yu simply left with a dark expression and said nothing.
After the two of them walked out of the hotel, Zhao Li couldn't help asking, "Young Master Tang, why did you agree to his terms? How can the Tang Family let him bully us like this?"
The Tang Family was the foremost of Suhang's four great families.
They couldn't exactly rule the world, but they shouldn't have to let an outsider like Longchen Group walk all over them.
Young Master Tang's willingness to give in made no sense.
"You'll understand in a couple of days."
Tang Yu smiled easily, took out a cigarette, and lit it. "Don't worry. The real show's just getting started."
"All right."
Seeing how calm Young Master Tang was, Zhao Li's own nerves settled.
"By the way, has President Wang's family moved away?"
Tang Yu asked.
"They boarded a train to Siberia the night before last. As you instructed, we forged travel records showing he'd gone to Africa."
Zhao Li answered at once.
"Good."
Tang Yu smiled.
With Ye Chen and his people being so petty, they were sure to take revenge on Wang Defa as well.
Now Wang Defa was safe, and they'd handed over the hotel, too.
Next, it was time to teach Long Ya, that dog, a lesson.
He got back into the car, took out his laptop, and tapped away at the keyboard, sending an email.
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