Murong Ba was very interested in Hong Gangdong and asked, "Did you bring him?"
"I did." Qiu Zhen snapped his fingers. "Please bring Sect Leader Hong here."
Not long after, Hong Gangdong was brought before Murong Ba.
Murong Ba sized Hong Gangdong up and down. He saw that Hong Gangdong was burly, muscular, with sharp, spirited eyes and the demeanor of a martial artist. He was very pleased.
Murong Ba said, "Sect Leader Hong, a pleasure to meet you."
Hong Gangdong cupped his fists. "Master Ba, the pleasure is mine."
Murong Ba chuckled and said, "I heard Sect Leader Hong is a peerless martial artist. Did you just fight the mercenary Poison Dragon Drill? Did you directly kill Poison Dragon Drill? And all of his subordinates, did you take them all down?"
Hong Gangdong was stunned.
This was preposterous.
Hong Gangdong had indeed crossed paths with Poison Dragon Drill, but he had been utterly defeated. As for the subordinates, Hong Gangdong hadn't even had the courage to fight them.
All of them had been dealt with by Lu Ming.
Just as Hong Gangdong was about to deny it, Murong Ba continued, "I have a mission here that requires someone with Sect Leader Hong's exceptional skills. If you can handle it, I'll give you three million in cash."
Three million?
Hong Gangdong's eyes lit up. This was no small sum. He might not earn that much in ten years.
So, he swallowed the words he was about to say.
He didn't want to miss this opportunity to make money.
Hong Gangdong silently thought, "I'm sorry, Lu Ming, I'll borrow your achievements for now. Once I make big money, I'll treat you to a meal."
Seeing Hong Gangdong's lack of reaction, Murong Ba asked, "What, does Sect Leader Hong think the money is too little?"
"No, no, no." Hong Gangdong smiled and said, "Master Ba's offer is very generous. Please rest assured, I will handle the mission you assign. With my skills, let alone one Poison Dragon Drill, even ten Poison Dragon Drills would be no problem! Master Ba, please tell me, who do I need to deal with?"
Murong Ba smiled slightly and said, "Qiu Zhen will explain the details to you. Sect Leader Hong, I entrust everything to you."
"You're too kind, Master Ba!"
Afterward, Hong Gangdong followed Qiu Zhen out and got into a car.
The car started.
Qiu Zhen said indifferently, "I'll take you near the target. You just need to break his hands and feet."
Hong Gangdong nodded repeatedly, "It's a small matter, consider it done!"
An hour later.
The car stopped by the side of a paved road.
Qiu Zhen lowered his head and read a book.
Car after car sped past, but he paid no attention until a black Mercedes drove by. His subordinate shouted, "The target vehicle is here!"
Qiu Zhen put away his book and told the driver to pull the car into the middle of the road, blocking the Mercedes.
Qiu Zhen said, "There's one man and three women in the car. All you need to do is break the man's hands and feet, and then drag one of the women into our car. After that, you're done, and you can collect your money and leave."
That simple?
Hong Gangdong burst out laughing, "Okay, I'm going!"
He pushed open the car door, walked out, strode to the front of the Mercedes, kicked the hood, and roared, "You dogs inside, get out here! Did you hear me?!"
The Mercedes door opened, and a woman got out of the driver's seat. This was the woman Hong Gangdong was supposed to drag away.
However, when Hong Gangdong saw the woman, he was dumbfounded.
Because he knew this woman!
It was none other than Hong Gangdong's former 'master' - Jiang Mengxin!
"This..." Hong Gangdong looked back at Qiu Zhen, unable to comprehend what was happening. How could the woman he was supposed to drag away be Jiang Mengxin?
Wait, that's not right!
Hong Gangdong suddenly realized that if the woman he was supposed to drag away was Jiang Mengxin, then the man he needed to deal with must be... Lu Ming?
Congratulations, you guessed correctly.
The rear door of the car opened, and a man stepped out. As soon as Hong Gangdong saw his face, he recognized him. Who else could it be but Lu Ming?
"Damn it!"
Hong Gangdong was extremely speechless.
He never expected that the mission he received was to take care of Lu Ming!
Fate had played a very unfunny joke on him.
It was Hong Gangdong who had stolen Lu Ming's achievements, hoping to get something for nothing. But who could have imagined that the person Murong Ba wanted to deal with was Lu Ming himself?
Even television dramas wouldn't dare to portray something like this!
Hong Gangdong's arrogant demeanor vanished instantly, and he stood there frozen.
Jiang Mengxin looked puzzled and asked, "Sect Leader Hong, why are you here? Are you... deliberately blocking my way? What, do you want money from me again?"
Because Hong Gangdong had failed to protect Jiang Mengxin, she hadn't paid him and had chased him away.
So Jiang Mengxin naturally assumed Hong Gangdong had come to demand money.
Jiang Mengxin said, "In the face of Poison Dragon Drill, you were utterly useless and almost got me killed. And you have the nerve to come blocking me and demand money? Aren't you a bit too thick-skinned?"
Hong Gangdong was too embarrassed to speak.
He wasn't here for money.
He was here for his life!
The problem was, he didn't dare to tell the truth now.
What a joke. Hong Gangdong had personally witnessed Lu Ming's strength. Even Poison Dragon Drill was no match for Lu Ming, and all his subordinates were dealt with by Lu Ming in a matter of moments.
Lu Ming was simply a monster.
Hong Gangdong had no chance of winning against Lu Ming!
He swallowed his saliva and said, "Uh... President Jiang, it's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, hahahaha. It's nothing, you guys go ahead, I'll be leaving too."
Hong Gangdong turned to leave.
He hadn't even walked halfway when Qiu Zhen noticed something was wrong. He got out of the car and shouted, "Sect Leader Hong, what are you doing? Hurry up and act!"
Act?
Jiang Mengxin frowned. "What do you mean?"
At this moment, Secretary Xiao Yao emerged and shouted, "President Jiang, that person is Qiu Zhen! Murong Ba's strategist. I saw him at the Jinling Assembly before."
Upon hearing the name 'Murong Ba', Jiang Mengxin understood instantly.
The Murong family harbored an intense hatred for the Jiang family. Therefore, when Jiang Mengxin came to Modu, she was bound to be attacked by the Murong family.
She just didn't expect it to happen so soon.
And in such a ridiculous manner.
Jiang Mengxin smiled and said to Qiu Zhen, "Did you hire Sect Leader Hong to deal with me?"
Qiu Zhen frowned slightly, sensing that the atmosphere was a bit off, but he still forced himself to ask, "What if I did?"
Jiang Mengxin chuckled.
She put her hands on her hips and shouted at Hong Gangdong, "Hey, Sect Leader Hong, you took the money, so you have to do the job. Come on, come and deal with me. I'll just stand here, come at me!"