Li Ling asked Tan Cheng to drive Xiao Ma Ge back first. When they arrived at Xiao Ma Ge's building, Li Ling got out of the car and discussed things with Xiao Ma Ge, while Tan Cheng was arranged to wait in the car.
Little Ma glanced at Tan Cheng in the car in the distance and warned Li Ling, "I think this Tan Cheng is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Brother Hao can't see it because he's loyal, but I can see Tan Cheng's deep scheming."
Li Ling took out two cigars, handed one to Xiao Ma, lit one for himself and one for Xiao Ma, then nodded to indicate that he understood.
"Don't worry, Brother Ma. I've seen through Tan Cheng's heart long ago. Tomorrow's deal with Taiwan will be the time to resolve all future troubles."
As he spoke, he approached Little Ma and whispered in his ear, "After I set off with my men tomorrow, Little Ma, you take care of things here. After that, we brothers will retire from this life of crime and do things honestly."
Little Ma nodded, but said with some guilt, "It's about Mr. Yao..."
Li Ling said decisively, "Brother Ma, we brothers have made so much money for Mr. Yao over the years, we've already repaid all the debts of gratitude. Besides, Mr. Yao is already so old, it's time for him to retire."
"Alright." Little Ma let out a breath and finally nodded.
Then he solemnly instructed, "You must be careful in your actions tomorrow." As he spoke, he gestured to Tan Cheng in the distance.
Inside the car, Tan Cheng glanced at the two people talking in the distance, a sinister glint in his eyes, and sneered inwardly, "Li Ling, tomorrow will be the day to deal with you."
After Little Ma left, Li Ling got into the car and instructed Tan Cheng, "Go home."
Then he took out his mobile phone and made a call: "Da Biao, is everything ready? Okay, let's do it this way."
Hanging up the phone, Li Ling glanced at the hidden ruthlessness in Tan Cheng's eyes in the rearview mirror, a slight smile playing on his lips. (The rest of the text appears to be unrelated and likely refers to a separate, possibly machine-generated, message.)
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Chapter 98 Who plotted against whom!
The next day, Li Ling and his group arrived in Taiwan.
Li Ling and Tan Cheng were sitting in a moving car. Today's business deal was the one in Taiwan from the movie, the one that led to Hao Ge being arrested and imprisoned.
Li Ling, wearing sunglasses, leaned his head slightly against the back of the chair, his eyes closed in deep thought.
Tan Cheng, who was next to him, unconsciously rubbed the glasses in his hand, his eyes glancing at Li Ling from time to time. For some reason, looking at the leisurely Li Ling, he suddenly felt uneasy.
Li Ling opened her eyes, turned to look at Tan Cheng, and said leisurely, "What's wrong? Are you hot?"
Tan Cheng felt a little awkward. He tried to calm himself down and said with a forced smile, "Maybe...maybe it's my first time doing a deal with Brother Ling, so I'm a little nervous."
Li Ling remained silent, but his eyes behind his sunglasses were fixed intently on Tan Cheng.
Tan Cheng felt increasingly uncomfortable under Li Ling's gaze. A bead of cold sweat trickled down his forehead, and he only wiped it away in slight panic when it got into his eyes. Being stared at by Li Ling made him feel more and more uneasy.
Tan Cheng only breathed a sigh of relief when Li Ling stopped paying attention to Tan Cheng and closed her eyes and leaned back again.
Soon, the car arrived at its destination.
Li Ling and Tan Cheng got out of the car, followed by several of their underlings. At this moment, a leader quickly came out to greet them.
The leader, who looked a lot like 'Big Fool' Cheng Kui-an, warmly extended his hand to Li Ling and said with a Hokkien accent, "Mr. Li, hello, hello."
Li Ling glanced at the Taiwanese man who had colluded with Tan Cheng to plot against him, then swept his gaze over the wary henchmen around him. Ignoring the outstretched hand of the leader in front of him, he asked, "Where's Lao Wang?"
Da Sha gave an awkward laugh and covered it up, saying, "He's sick. I'm his nephew, and he asked me to come and pick up the goods for him." He then reached out his hand again.
Li Ling smiled slightly and said, "Is that so? I don't shake hands with dead people."
"What?" Big Fool's face changed instantly, and he reached for the gun on his waist.
Li Ling didn't give him a chance, pulling out his gun and shooting him in the head with a 'bang'. Seeing their leader dead, the surrounding henchmen tried to draw their guns to retaliate, but—
"Bang bang bang bang..."
A group of people rushed out from the surrounding dense forest and swiftly killed the henchmen.
"Big brother!"
After dealing with the group of Taiwanese guys, Da Biao walked up to Li Ling.
"Brother Ling."
Tan Cheng, who was standing next to him, was subdued by the henchmen who had come with him today, and a gun fell to the ground.
Li Ling picked up the gun at Tan Cheng's feet. It was the gun that Tan Cheng had dropped when he realized something was wrong and tried to draw his gun after Li Ling shot the leader, but was subdued by his underlings.
Gently stroking Tan Cheng's pistol, he fired a shot at a thick cypress tree in the distance with a 'bang'. After the shot, a large hole was blasted in the middle of the cypress tree.
Li Ling holstered his pistol, thrusting the dark muzzle in front of the panicked Tan Cheng, and mocked, "Boreta M9, the US military only started equipping it in 1985, and you have one? With such power, are you trying to kill me with one shot?"
With his hands twisted behind his back, Tan Cheng struggled and shouted, "Brother Ling, you've misunderstood! I'm absolutely loyal to you! You've completely misunderstood me! I drew my gun to protect you!"
Just then, one of the henchmen ran over. He was the one assigned to keep watch. The henchman respectfully said to Li Ling, "Boss, the cops have arrived in a police car."
Li Ling nodded and instructed Da Biao, who was standing beside him, "Da Biao, take the brothers and retreat. Hide for a few days before returning to Hong Kong Island."
"Yes, Big Brother." Da Biao replied respectfully, then waved to his underlings, "Let's go."
Da Biao left with a group of brothers, leaving only Li Ling, the underlings who had come to Taiwan that day, and Tan Cheng, who was being subdued by two of the underlings.
Li Ling looked in the direction Da Biao and the others had left, then turned to Tan Cheng and chuckled, "Didn't expect me to ambush people, huh? Heh, you're the one who notified the police, aren't you?"
Seeing Tan Cheng still struggling to explain, Li Ling beckoned, and one of his underlings handed him several photos from his pocket. Li Ling then placed the photos one by one in front of Tan Cheng.
The photo shows Tan Cheng meeting with "Big Fool," the Taiwanese gang leader who was killed by Li Ling.