If it was just a letter from an ordinary person in the headquarters, Hong Zhong would frown at most. He was a shopkeeper, and he had full authority to manage all the affairs of the Hong Chamber of Commerce in the north island. Even the higher-ups of Middle Island couldn't tell him what to do.
But the problem was that the person who signed the letter had the vital identity of the Hong Shadow Group's Four Directions Supervisor of the Hong Clan Chamber of Commerce. His authority was sufficient to supervise the various branches of the Hong Clan Chamber of Commerce, from the shopkeeper to the manservant.
Once he was accused of malfeasance and investigated, then no matter how clean and honest Hong Zhong was, a layer of his skin would surely be peeled off, and he might even be stripped of his position as the branch's manager. His hard work of a few tens of years would be destroyed in a single day!
Looking at Hong Zhong's gloomy face, Southern Sky Gate couldn't help but feel relieved. He even showed a long-lost complacency on his face.
Since becoming the First Senior Brother in charge of the Soaring Pavilion, the South-Heaven Gate had always maintained a poker face, especially not showing any superficial expression that would cause others to look down on him. However, at this moment, he could not help but feel proud of himself.
From the moment he entered the room, he had been on the losing end. But now that he had revealed his trump card, the situation immediately turned around. Not only was Hong Zhong, the arrogant old man, shocked, even the four elusive Foreign Chamberlains were scared silent at this moment!
Hong Ying's Four Directions Supervisor was a ruthless character that everyone in the Hong Chamber of Commerce feared. Not only was Hong Zhong, who was a normal branch manager, afraid of him, but even guest experts, who had a high degree of freedom, had to give way in front of him.
The treatment of the Hong Chamber of Commerce's Guardian Foreign Chamberlains was second to none in the industry. Even if the Four Directions Supervising Inspector did not have the authority to supervise the Guardian Foreign Chamberlains in name, if they were to be recorded by him and reported to the higher-ups, it would be hard to say if they could continue to be Guardian Foreign Chamberlains in the future.
The four guest experts who guarded the north island branch were usually aloof and looked down on everyone in the north island. Usually, they could be aloof and look down on anyone in the north island. However, when it came to their personal interests, they had to keep silent. No matter what level of strength they were at, cultivators were always the most realistic group of people.
"How about it, old fart? Can you tell me the details of that bullshit Lin Er now? I don't have the patience to waste my time with you!" Under the astonishment of the surrounding crowd, the Southern Heavenly Gate sat down on an armchair in the middle of the room as if there was no one else around and leisurely crossed his legs. Everything was under his control.
The Southern Heavenly Gate looked at the empty teapot at the side and snorted coldly at the servant at the door. "Why aren't you serving me tea? You don't even have the slightest bit of eyesight. Why would the Hong Chamber of Commerce raise a bunch of trash like you!"
If it was before, the Southern Heavenly Gate would have been chased out by the four Guest Chamberlains, but now, no one dared to make a sound.
Even Hong Zhong, the shopkeeper and the representative of the Hong's Chamber of Commerce in the north island, just glanced at him. But he didn't say anything.
The servant at the door shrunk his neck when he saw this. He had no choice but to sneak in and take the teapot away to prepare tea for the Southern Heavenly Gate.
By the side, Yu Zhe could not help being secretly shocked when he saw this scene.
The Hong's Chamber of Commerce was an unfathomable place. Now, with just a thin piece of paper, he managed to make the shopkeeper, Hong Zhong, and the four Guest Chamberlains speechless. Then, he turned the tables around and laughed. This Uncle Master of the Southern Heavenly Gate. As expected, he was a troublesome person that his cheap master could not compare to!
However, at this moment, Yu Zhe could not help but feel secretly pleased when he saw Hong Zhong, the shopkeeper who did not even bother to hide his feelings, being defeated!
Although the one who really stole the Star Inkstone was Lin Er, Hong Zhong, who awarded the Star Inkstone to Lin Er, was also on Yu Zhe's list of people to hate. However, because he was too weak, he could not find trouble with Hong Zhong even if he hated him.
Now, Zhe did not have to do it himself. The Uncle Master of the Southern Heavenly Gate had already done it for him. Looking at Hong Zhong, the so-called big shot of the Hong's Chamber of Commerce, being defeated, and the pitiful expression of him gritting his teeth in hatred but not daring to resist, this feeling was simply too great!
There were pros and cons to everything. The identity of the shopkeeper of the North Island branch of the Hong's Chamber of Commerce brought Hong Zhong status and power, but it also placed layers of restrictions on him. With this letter in front of him, if Hong Zhong said no, it would be equivalent to going against Hong Ying's Four Directions Supervising Inspector.
Although the Supervising Inspector of the Four Directions didn't have the power to promote others, if they wanted to ruin someone's future, they could do it with just a word. Therefore, even a powerful shopkeeper like Hong Zhong didn't dare to underestimate them in the slightest. After all, this matter was related to one's future, so who would dare to take it lightly?
After a while, the servant brought the tea to the door and carefully looked at the gloomy Hong Zhong. Seeing that Hong Zhong did not say anything, he could only bite the bullet and place the tea on the table beside the Southern Heavenly Gate. Then, he bowed and left.
The Southern Heavenly Gate poured himself a cup and took a sip in satisfaction. He then smirked at Hong Zhong and said, "You should have thought about what you should do. When you're under someone else's roof, you have no choice but to lower your head. You're already an old man, I don't think you need me to teach you that!"
The South-Heaven Gate never doubted if Hong Zhong would cooperate with them. With the letter from the Four Supervising Envoys of the Hong Ying Group, it was equivalent to holding an imperial sword. The South-Heaven Gate was not worried that Hong Zhong would not cooperate.
Hong Zhong was a sensible man. If he did not have the tolerance to adapt to the situation, he would not have been able to become the shopkeeper of the North Island branch.
Previously, according to the Southern Heavenly Gate's original plan, unless it was absolutely necessary, he did not plan to use this letter to force Hong Zhong to submit. He originally thought that after Hong Zhong realized his power, he would take the initiative to cooperate with him in a big business deal.
Although using someone's power to establish his authority would allow the other party to have a better understanding of his power, making it easier for him to gain a stronger position in the future, if he used his power to bully others too much, it might have the opposite effect. If Hong Zhong held a grudge and refused to cooperate with him, it would be as bad as going too far.
However, Hong Zhong, this old man, did not take the face he was given, and insisted on stepping on his face. There was nothing he could do to stop him, so he had no choice but to satisfy him.
The Southern Heavenly Gate was not as impatient as he claimed to be. He did not seem to have any intention of rushing Hong Zhong. Judging from his expression, he seemed to be enjoying the feeling.
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