Fiance Is A Crime Lord - Chapter 5

It was clear that both Ren Tian and Shi Heng were upset, but Shi Heng was less of a brute compared to Ren Tian. Therefore, this older man who served Ren Tian knew just how bad this situation could turn out even though Ren Tian was not known to kill his own subordinates.

“If young master wants me to remain, I will of course follow such an order.” he said as he kowtowed towards the table with all three Crime Lords still sitting and watching every single movement of his. He wasn’t just afraid of his own leader, but of the other two in the room.

It was rare for Shi Heng and Ghost Face to be angered to the point of physically hurting one of Ren Tian’s followers, however, this only meant that it would be a first tonight if it were to happen.

“Old Man Wu, do not worry, my anger will not get the best of me, I just hope that you are able to elaborate a little more during this report.” Shi Heng cut in as he folded his hands onto the table as Ghost Face leaned back into his chair.

Seeing the other two leaders becoming more relaxed, allowed Old Man Wu to feel less pressure on his shoulders. In response, his muscles also relaxed slightly even if he remained vigilant as he was about to begin elaborating for everyone present.

Ghost Face did not care about the daughter of the Peng family’s leader as these other two allies of his did. The reason, was because he himself was almost twenty five years old and was currently arranging his own marriage while that girl was about to turn sixteen. Sure, it would give him yet another leg up within the Flower Continent, but he was already quite satisfied.

The younger generation of Crime Lords all wanted to wed Peng Zedong for several reasons. Mainly, it was because of her beauty being unmatched compared to others her age. Also, the Peng family was one of the only families in the Flower Continent who was embedded within the inner workings of the government.

If they had a level of government protection, what Crime Lord wouldn’t be able to build up an unbreakable empire within the continent? And so not just these two, but it could be said that almost everyone who received this news would feel like puking blood!

The only good part about this, was that the Peng family unlike everyone else in this type of situation only used their influence to build within their own city instead of venturing out to conquer others.

“Well you see young master, the leader of the Peng family and even their table of elders refused to give too many details as to why such an arrangement was made. However, many are speculating that the rookie who is now in this situation has a powerful backing.”

“Since the Peng family has strong ties with other top rated families and organizations across the continent, it is hard to even pinpoint which one of these powers that this person belongs to.”

“The main branch of your family did do some digging, and we at least eliminated at least half of these powers due to the reactions that said powers had once they have heard the news. I am sorry young master, but it seems as if we shouldn’t cause any trouble for either of them.” Old Man Wu told his leader as he raised his head.

“What I will say, is that it may be possible for you to still wed that young miss from the Peng family. If we chose to act against Zheng Qigang quickly in secret, the Peng family may not know until later on that it was you who led the charge.”

“It would be very risky, but if you give me the order, I will send out as many men as I need to and even borrow the power of my own forces from old allies to act against him. Allow this old one to show my face in battle once more for the Ren family!” kowtowing once more, Old Man Wu had a firm disposition as he spoke this time.

“Your report could still be wrong. Maybe there is someone who is connected to an outside power who is using such an opportunity to place the Ren family into a very difficult situation both with the Peng family and the government.” Ghost Face interjected into the conversation before anyone else could respond.

“Shi Heng, you should check your network as well for any new reports concerning this scenario before anyone decides to make any kind of move. Knowing how the underworld operates, there is no shortage of people in the top rated groups who would want nothing more than to see even you and your family crumble into nothingness.”

“Fine.” with a single word, Shi Heng gestured for one of his bodyguards to act as he slowly sipped some of the remaining tea in his cup.

“I swear, if there are spies or anything like you said going on in my Ren family, just you wait! Never has anyone who tried to infiltrate my family, gotten away with it and I will not allow this to be a first either!” while they waited patiently for Shi Heng’s bodyguard to return with a report, Ren Tian couldn’t help but blurt out his dissatisfaction.