Meng Chao did not expect that the person to enter the lair to save him and prove his innocence would be Lu Siya.
Just the thought of it was terrifying.
If Lu Siya had not trusted him unreservedly, he would not know how to get out of the situation.
The entire lair might end up in flames, just like in his previous life.
"Big Sis Ya, thank you."
Even though Lu Siya's poke hurt a little, Meng Chao still felt warmth in his heart, and he thanked her sincerely.
He paused for a moment, then extended his thumb and index finger to make a "a little" gesture. "Speaking of which, when you heard that I killed Bullet Xue Rui and the others, did you really not suspect me for even a second? Not even a little bit?"
"What do you mean? You don't trust me?"
Lu Siya snorted softly, as if she was rather displeased by Meng Chao's question. "Others might not understand you, but I do. If you really wanted to defect, you would have done so a long time ago. The time under Raging Waves and the time in Noble Descent Hotel were both better times than in the lair. Since you stood firm and faced death calmly during those times, I can't think of any reason for you to change sides at the last minute.
"Besides, there's an even more important reason that makes me believe that you didn't kill Bullet Xue Rui."
"What reason?" Meng Chao asked.
"If you really defected and killed Bullet Xue Rui …" Lu Siya grinned.
Lu Siya grinned and said calmly, "I won't be stupid enough to be seen by others."
"…"
Meng Chao could not help but laugh. "Big Sis Ya, you know me."
"You're the most important investment I've made so far. As an outstanding investor, there's no way I wouldn't have a deep understanding of my investments."
Lu Siya grinned. "Fortunately, I gave up on the chance to show off at the frontlines and ran to the lair to save you, so I didn't end up empty-handed.
"I really don't know whether I should say that you're extremely lucky or extremely unlucky. You always seem to appear in the wrong place at the wrong time.
You end up falling into the enemy's most dangerous scheme, and for some reason, you end up punching and kicking?
You end up ruining the enemy's scheme.
"I'm lucky this time.
"Or else?
Even if the abnormal beast research department and the secret police had a meticulous plan?
No matter how correct Director Ye and Senior Ye's strategy was, the strange beast 'vortex' would probably succeed.
'Preventing the lair from being destroyed? This achievement isn't inferior to saving the transmigration expert at Noble Descent Hotel.
How were the higher-ups going to express their stance?
The gangs alone should be beating drums and gongs to thank you for saving their lives.
"Don't worry, Big Sister Ya won't let you suffer any losses.
Will I help you get the benefits you deserve?
Fight for all of them?
Which sect would dare to give you half a copper coin less?
I'll help you flatten it! "
Lu Siya patted her chest.
He said heroically.
Meng Chao did not think too much about it.
Aside from gang members in the lair?
There were still close to a million ordinary people living there.
He risked his life to save everyone.
However, when he thought about it carefully, aside from superpowers like the nine great cultivation families, if he could form a good relationship with the people from the gangs in the lair, it would change Dragon City's future.
It was also very beneficial.
From this angle?
Did he just stumble upon it by accident?
It might be a good move with far-reaching consequences.
While they were talking …
The middle and higher management of Golden Tooth, Black Bone, Poison Scorpion, and the other gangs in the lair brought a large group of their trusted subordinates and surrounded them.
They looked at the burning VIP room shrouded in poisonous smoke behind them.
Quite a number of gang leaders were terrified. They could not imagine what sort of tragic state they would be in if Meng Chao was not around. They also could not imagine what sort of state the forces of power they had built after decades of hard work would end up in.
Under Phantom Bear Xiong Wei's lead, they first stood together and saluted Meng Chao and Lu Siya.
Then, they did not even dare to breathe loudly. They just stared respectfully at Broken Sword Ye Xiaoyue, the Deity Realm superhuman standing not too far away.
As the cornerstone that had protected Dragon City for fifty years in the Other World, the might of a Deity Realm superhuman was incomparable.
Perhaps the gangs were usually rather sensitive and did not like Deity Realm superhumans from the outside world coming to the lair and interfering with their business.
But on this day, when the lair was on fire and in chaos, the might of a Deity Realm superhuman had undoubtedly become a pillar of support in everyone's hearts.
With Broken Sword Ye Xiaoyue serving as garrison, even if they heard that Red Brows Su Lun had betrayed the lair, they did not panic.
Among the three gangs in the lair, Black Bone, which was controlled by Phantom Bear Xiong Wei, was the greatest beneficiary of this incident.
It was about to surpass Golden Tooth and become the strongest gang in the lair.
Poison Scorpion's boss was Sky Pillar Corporation, and Lu Siya was someone who had a high chance of controlling Sky Pillar Corporation in the near future.
Poison Scorpion was also happy to see Meng Chao and Lu Siya, the most outstanding duo of the Golden Generation in Dragon City, gain even more achievements, so they naturally obeyed their orders.
Only the Golden Tooth members looked dejected and at a loss for what to do.
The gang leader, Saber Jin Wanhao, was still alive. He might have already died.
Their vice gang leader, Red Brows Su Lun, had betrayed humanity and joined the monsters. He had even schemed to destroy the lair.
Under such a heavy blow, even the former strongest gang in the lair immediately swayed and was on the verge of collapse.
Song Jinbo's appearance brought Golden Tooth back from the brink of collapse.
As a higher-up who was in charge of all the entertainment businesses under Golden Tooth, Song Jinbo was a veteran who had been in the lair for decades.
Once he gathered all the information and analyzed the current situation, he knew very clearly that something had happened to the gang leader and vice gang leader. To Golden Tooth, the most important problem was not whether they could maintain their position as the strongest gang in the lair, but how they could not break apart and be destroyed in one day.
Golden Tooth was in a critical moment where its survival was at stake.
Saber Jin Wanhao, the pillar who had supported the gang for decades, had already fallen.
Golden Tooth had to use the fastest speed possible to find a new golden coattail before it completely fell into decline.
Time was tight, and Song Jinbo did not have time to be picky.
Within his field of vision, there was only one golden coattail that was the best and the thickest.
This golden coattail was Meng Chao.
As the most outstanding member of the third generation of the Lu family, Queen Bee Lu Siya had Sky Pillar Corporation, which was the giant behind her. For the time being, she could mobilize more resources than Meng Chao.
But Sky Pillar Corporation already had a loyal lackey in the lair — Poison Scorpion.
If Golden Tooth ignored its dignity and fought against Poison Scorpion to curry favor with Sky Pillar Corporation, it would not be dignified, and it would destroy the balance between the nine great mega corporations and the gangs. It would also create a new disaster.
But Meng Chao was different.
On the surface, he had started from scratch. Even if he had Superstar, Broken Star Club, and Blue Home's support, he was still far from being the nine great cultivation families' opponents for the time being.
But Song Jinbo placed more importance on Meng Chao's potential as the youngest Heaven Realm superhuman in Dragon City.
Meng Chao had slaughtered his way out of a hopeless situation where he was bound to die. In the end, he turned the tides with his miraculous performance. In the future, who could say that he would not be able to create the tenth cultivation family that was not part of the nine great mega corporations?
More importantly, regardless of whether it was on Earth or in the Other World, adding icing on the cake was not as good as providing timely help.
Compared to the nine great mega corporations, Golden Tooth was just an insignificant force after it lost Saber Jin Wanhao.
Even if they were in a hurry to curry favor with Meng Chao, they would have to see whether Meng Chao was in a good mood and whether he was willing to take off his pants.
But Meng Chao was different.
His strength and the forces of power under him were at the peak of their growth. If he obtained Golden Tooth's full support, he would definitely be like a tiger with wings, and he would reach greater heights.
If Golden Tooth was bound to him, they might not be in a relationship where they were just riding on each other's coattails. Instead, they would be allies who could not be destroyed because of mutual benefits.
As for Song Jinbo himself, it wasn't that he didn't have greater ambitions.
He was naturally loyal to Saber Jin Wanhao and was willing to swear loyalty to Golden Tooth's gang leader for the rest of his life.
But now that Saber Jin Wanhao had fallen, Red Brows betrayed him, and Golden Tooth was without a leader, someone had to step forward to clean up the mess.
So why couldn't he be that person?
When he followed Meng Chao's orders and secretly contacted his old acquaintances in Golden Tooth and the other gangs, Song Jinbo had already calmly thought through all these problems.
He also managed to get a lot of information from Su Mulian, who came from Leprosy Village.
Then, he used his decades of experience to guide Su Mulian into making some decisions.
When he met Meng Chao again, he was already confident.
"Brother Meng Chao, thank you so much for saving me, Golden Tooth, and the lair. Golden Tooth won't be able to repay your kindness even if we die a horrible death," Meng Chao said with a smile.
Song Jinbo was grateful to Meng Chao.
He stopped talking for a moment, then changed the topic and said sternly, "More importantly, through your guidance, we've come to realize that the discrimination, wariness, and even oppression toward Leprosy Village over the past few decades is a really unhealthy relationship that can't last.
"If we want to protect the lair for a long period of time and fight for greater benefits and a brighter future for all the people living in the lair, we have to break the barrier between the lair and Leprosy Village. We have to work together, and that's the only way we can ride the waves!
"I've already discussed this with Ms. Mulian on behalf of all my colleagues in Golden Tooth.
"Once this matter is over, Golden Tooth will definitely pour a lot of resources into Leprosy Village's reconstruction. Through it, we will sign a new, fairer, and healthier strategic cooperation agreement with Leprosy Village's Wild Wolves.
"At the same time, we will actively bring in external capital and power to modify the lair so that Leprosy Village and the lair will be reborn.
"And the external power that we have high hopes for is you, Brother Meng Chao — no, Mr. Meng, we sincerely hope that you can take the lead and bring in resources from Superstar, Broken Star Club, Blue Home, and other places to help Golden Tooth, Wild Wolves, Leprosy Village, and the lair welcome new hope!"
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