Chapter 254 - 231: Astonishing Change
Gunshots rang out, and everyone present was experienced in handling intense situations; they remained calm and seated, only turning their gazes toward the organizer, Zheng Yingrong.
Zheng Yingrong, completely unfazed, sat in his seat, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then said, "Ladies and gentlemen, there’s no need to worry. Since Hongmen has invited you all here, we can surely guarantee your safety."
Today, Hongmen had summoned many leaders of organizations and associations in New York. They had also invited the Guandong Association, but they didn’t send anyone.
Hongmen’s intentions were clear; they were openly throwing down the gauntlet, and of course, the Guandong Association would not send anyone. However, that didn’t mean they wouldn’t make an appearance in another way.
Everyone was smart enough to realize that the Guandong Association might not sit back and relax, so Hongmen had made preparations early. The entire seventh floor of the building was filled with Hongmen’s people, and aside from the two elevators, there were two stairway entrances, all guarded by men. Moreover, they left manpower on every floor, ready to provide support or block the enemy from any direction.
In essence, if Guandong Association dared to send people to disrupt today’s meeting, they would be met with certain death!
Hongmen’s display today was a warning to the Monkey by punishing the Crane, and instead of simply killing someone like Xiaoze Wutian, Zheng Yingrong thought that too trivial. A better result would be to deal a heavy blow to the Guandong Association’s New York branch or even uproot it entirely. Therefore, even though he had detected some clues beforehand, he deliberately didn’t send anyone out to scare them off. Instead, he spread out his net, waiting for the Guandong Association to blunder into it.
"Let’s begin," Zheng Yingrong said softly to the person standing behind him.
Everything outside had been arranged in advance, and he didn’t think the Guandong Association could penetrate their defenses today, so the competition would proceed as normal.
Thump!
The middle-aged man behind Zheng Yingrong struck the golden gong, signaling the start of the competition.