Wu Shanghuang was a man of inherent suspicion.
Ever since his success in business, he had harbored doubts that Liu Shaolong harbored ill will towards him.
He felt that the other party couldn't stand to see him live so well and had never consciously distanced himself.
Now that he had a family, he was deeply worried that Liu Shaolong might make a ruthless move and stab him in the back.
After all, he had lived a carefree and prosperous life for so many years, enjoying a life of great dignity that Liu Shaolong could not compare to.
He also knew that Liu Shaolong was aware of his disdain for people involved in power circles. If the other party were to lose control and attack him, all his hard-earned empire of so many years would be lost in an instant, and he would have nowhere to cry.
With this thought, his resolve to eliminate Liu Shaolong at the first opportunity strengthened.
The several experts in the car were all at the Earth level, and they were his confidantes whom he had hired with a considerable sum of money over the years.
He was not planning to use these people against Chen Jie; his target was Liu Shaolong.
Just then, his phone rang.
Upon seeing the caller ID, it was a high-ranking executive from Feiyang Company. He immediately put on a fawning smile and said, "Hello, President Hua! It's you."
"Don't call me President Hua. From now on, you have nothing to do with our Feiyang Company, and all cooperation is terminated immediately!"
The other party said coldly.
"What? President Hua, what do you mean by this?"
Wu Shanghuang panicked. All his reliance was on Feiyang Group.
This news was like a bolt from the blue for him.
"This is the decision of our president! That's all there is to it. We, Feiyang Group, are now blacklisting you. Nothing you say will matter. Goodbye!"
"President Hua, President Hua..."
Wu Shanghuang called out twice, but the other party directly hung up.
Wu Shanghuang ran a rather large company, ranking among the prominent ones in the provincial capital.
However, most of their business relied on Feiyang Group.
He did not fall into a panic because of this. He secretly wondered if his plan to seek cooperation with other large enterprises had been exposed.
But that couldn't be it!
To maintain a good relationship with Feiyang Company, he had always offered the best terms to Feiyang Group, with the sole purpose of gaining access to Feiyang Group's connections.
As he was about to call someone to inquire about the reason, his phone rang again: "Manager Wu, this is bad! Just now, people from Feiyang Group called, threatening to sue our company, claiming we are suspected of fraud!"
"How is that possible! Isn't that slander?" Wu Shanghuang said angrily.
However, the phone rang again: "Manager Wu, all our company's collaborators are now calling us, saying they want to break off cooperation with us!"
It was only then that Wu Shanghuang's expression gradually became solemn.
"Manager Wu, our company has been sealed off!"
As one call after another came in, Wu Shanghuang could no longer sit still.
Because everyone who called him brought dire news.
His company was the result of his hard work and accumulated efforts over many years. If all these reports were true, his company might very well go bankrupt.
This was a burden he could not bear.
"Manager Wu, our company's funds have been frozen by the bank!"
Another subordinate reported, causing Wu Shanghuang to fall into complete panic.
"How could this happen!"
At Feiyang Group, Wang Xiaoyan sat in her office, listening to her subordinate's report.
In just a few minutes, the sanctions against Wu Shanghuang were fully implemented.
The reason for such perfect execution was that she had absolute authority within the company. Anyone who dared to disobey was removed.
All of this was facilitated by Chen Jie.
"Continue to blacklist Wu Shanghuang. I want to ensure that they have no place to stand in the provincial capital!" Wang Xiaoyan said coldly to her assistant.
"Yes!"
But this was not the end. Wang Xiaoyan then called Zhang Xinyan.
She was aware that Zhang Xinyan had acquired Zhang Cheng's company.
And all of this was thanks to Chen Jie.
Therefore, she invited Zhang Xinyan to join forces with her to help Chen Jie blacklist the Wu family.
Zhang Xinyan had been busy managing the company these past few days, so swamped that she hadn't had a chance to contact Chen Jie.
But upon hearing Wang Xiaoyan's proposal, she agreed without hesitation.
Wang Xiaoyan felt this was still not enough, so she contacted another person, Lü Changbu!
"Lü Changbu, there's a Wu family in the provincial capital, headed by Wu Shanghuang. This man intends to harm my boyfriend. I think you might be able to help!"
The reason Wang Xiaoyan called him was because she knew Wu Shanghuang had been involved in power circles in the past and must have martial artists under his command.
She felt that merely sanctioning Wu Shanghuang's finances was not enough; such a person needed to have their true source of power extinguished.
This kind of matter, of course, still required Lü Changbu.
After all, he was the president of the Provincial Martial Arts Association.
"What? How dare he! He actually dares to offend Mr. Chen! President Wang, don't worry. From now on, there will be no place for anyone surnamed Wu to reside in the provincial capital!"
Lü Changbu replied and immediately called the person in charge of the Martial Arts Association, shouting: "Notify all martial artists of the Martial Arts Association! I have some people to deal with! Anyone who dares to interfere is an enemy of our Martial Arts Association!"
Afterward, Lü Changbu provided the Wu family's information.
Meanwhile, Wu Shanghuang was struggling to deal with his company's affairs. However, he was also considered a formidable figure. After receiving this dire news, he did not immediately collapse but quickly thought of countermeasures.
Wu Shanghuang was a shrewd man, fully aware of the wisdom of having multiple hiding places. While he outwardly relied on Feiyang Group, he had been seeking cooperation with other large enterprises in secret.
Among them, Zhang Cheng's Zhang Corporation was the one he valued most.
He believed that Zhang Corporation would definitely not refuse his overtures because he held significant information about Feiyang Group.
But soon, he received news that plunged him into despair.
Zhang Corporation was also starting to blacklist his Wu family!
"Bastard! Why is the whole world against my Wu family!"
Wu Shanghuang cursed vehemently, then let out a bitter laugh: "So, Zhang Corporation and Feiyang Group, while appearing to be rivals on the surface, actually have quite good relations! Otherwise, they wouldn't have joined forces to deal with our mere small family. How ridiculous that I thought I could find another way out."
The clown was himself!
He knew he was completely finished this time, but what made him unwilling to accept it was that even now, he didn't know who he had offended.
"So be it. With two leading enterprises jointly blacklisting me, it seems there's no place for me in the provincial capital anymore. After I get rid of Liu Shaolong, I'll relocate and develop elsewhere!"
Wu Shanghuang made his decision and immediately commanded the martial arts experts in the car: "Later, kill everyone except my son. After it's done, leave the provincial capital immediately!"
Bang!
As soon as he finished speaking, one of them suddenly struck Wu Shanghuang's chest with a palm.
With a thud, Wu Shanghuang spat out a mouthful of blood.
He pointed incredulously at the person who had attacked him: "Ah San, you, what are you doing?"
Ah San said with a bitter smile, "Boss, we just received news from the Martial Arts Association that you have offended a major figure and are officially listed as a public enemy of the Martial Arts Association. Whoever apprehends you will be heavily rewarded!"