Chapter 4498 — Two Tenths in Dry Shares
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"Heh. The old fox is far too cunning for that—there's no way he'd hand us a handle to grab in a situation like this. If he's dead set on playing the shrinking turtle, there really is nothing we can do about him." Wei Zhao nodded, a note of regret in his voice.
"Then... we can't just let him off the hook, can we? That's letting the old bastard off far too easy!" Qi Wenmo was still seething.
"As long as he doesn't slip up, there's nothing to be done about it." Wei Zhao smiled helplessly. This alone was enough to show how crafty Hai Wuliang was—though he had plainly set his sights on Wei Zhao and the entire Qingtian Escort Agency, every word from his mouth was spoken in the name of justice. Even if he stumbled once, there would be no way to lay the blame at his feet.
"Actually, Brother Qi, there's no need for you to be so furious. As things stand, you're neither suited nor of sufficient standing to take on a man like Hai Wuliang—you'd only give people something to gossip about. Best leave this matter to Head Escort Qi to resolve; I trust he won't disappoint you or me." Wei Zhao smiled as he tried to talk him down.
That was the truth. Men like Hai Wuliang were masters at wrapping themselves in lofty rhetoric and putting on a grand show, and there were only two ways to deal with such a person.
Either you possessed absolute strength far beyond his, like those aloof and untouchable Eastern Continent Academies that ignored all rules and could crush him with ease—or you fought poison with poison, using the same tactics to force him into showing a flaw. Any other simple, blunt approach would find it very hard to gain the upper hand.
As for Qi Wenmo, he clearly could manage neither of the two. By contrast, his father Qi Mingyuan might just be able to pull off the second—the man was a formidable figure in his own right, his scheming and depth far surpassing those of his hot-blooded young master of a son. With his current standing as the overlord of the escort agencies, dealing with Hai Wuliang ought to be well within his means.
"That's true enough—the old man is far better at this sort of thing than I am." Only then did Qi Wenmo dismiss the thought. Leave professional matters to the professionals; barging in rashly would only make things worse. That was a principle he understood well enough.
Once Qi Mingyuan finished reading the closing address, the three-day South Continent Escort Assembly finally drew to a close. The crowds who had come from all corners to watch the spectacle and enjoy the excitement dispersed in a bustling stream, and the legendary events that had unfolded at this assembly would surely spread through word of mouth across the entire South Continent sea region.
It was easy to foresee that the names of Qingtian Escort Agency and Ling Yi would inevitably become the talk of everyone's idle hours. Ling Yi would become a legend of the South Continent sea region, and the Qingtian Escort Agency behind him would usher in a brand-new era.
Once the assembly dispersed, the first thing everyone in the Qingtian Escort Agency had to do was naturally celebrate and revel.
Having historically become the overlord of the South Continent escort agencies, everyone in the Qingtian Escort Agency—from Head Escort Qi Mingyuan at the top down to the most ordinary junior escorts—still felt as though they were dreaming, that none of it was real. The thing they did most after the assembly dispersed was to pinch the flesh on their own bodies with all their might, the more it hurt the happier they were...
Watching this bunch, who showed a distinctly psychiatric tendency, Wei Zhao could only laugh and cry at once. Though even he had never imagined they could achieve such astonishing results, he was, after all, an outsider—even having taken first place, it honestly did not feel like that big a deal to him. Those who were not of the South Continent sea region could never truly grasp the enormous significance behind it.