"Yes, yes, yes, President Liu, I guarantee, I swear, as long as I Brooks am still in power in Lao Jin, I will not allow such a thing to happen again."
Brooks was so scared, sweating profusely, by Ning Beichen and Liu Yilin's combined approach of leniency and severity.
If it weren't for the Red Gang incident, Brooks would have dismissed their bold claims as a huge joke. But now, who would dare consider their words as mere boasts?
Although he was the person in charge in Lao Jin, these people didn't even care about the Red Gang. What was his position worth in comparison? Killing him would be no more trouble than crushing an ant.
"Mr. Brooks, I am a reasonable businesswoman. I only want my mining area to operate normally and my goods to pass through customs smoothly. I will pay whatever is due and taxes without a penny less. Is this demand unreasonable?"
Liu Yilin said.
"Not unreasonable, not unreasonable at all. I will do my utmost to ensure the smooth operation of the mining area and will not cause any further trouble for President Liu."
Brooks said, bowing and scraping.
"Then I will trouble you, Mr. Brooks."
Liu Yilin, receiving a hint from Ning Beichen, concluded her conversation with him.
After Brooks left, Liu Yilin turned to Ning Beichen with concern.
"Ning Beichen, do you really believe Brooks can guarantee the normal operation of the mining area?"
"No, he doesn't have the capability."
Ning Beichen replied without hesitation.
"Then why did you ask me to speak to him like that just now?"
Liu Yilin looked puzzled.
"I don't need him to guarantee the safety of the mining area, nor can he. I only need him not to cause trouble during transportation and customs clearance."
"Even if we kill him or replace him with someone else, it won't make much difference. The new person might even be more greedy and unreliable. At least this Brooks knows our strength and wouldn't dare to cause trouble, at least not for a while."
Ning Beichen explained to Liu Yilin.
Although Liu Yilin didn't fully grasp these subtleties, she pondered his words and found them quite reasonable.
"Ning Beichen, so can our mining area start operating now?"
However, she was more concerned about the mining area's operation than about Brooks.
Tianmei Technology Group, including herself, was currently under sanctions. The difficulty of manufacturing chips had increased exponentially, and the mining area was just one part of the process.
"Not yet. Although the Red Gang has been eliminated, there are still many other forces in Lao Jin who are currently observing the situation. Once we leave, they might start to stir. So, before we leave, we need to make them realize that this mining area is not something they can covet."
Ning Beichen said to Liu Yilin.
However, to Liu Yilin, his words sounded like a fantasy.
How was that possible?
Did Ning Beichen intend to eliminate them all? Just like he dealt with the Red Gang?
Thinking of this, Liu Yilin became anxious and quickly asked him.
"Ning Beichen, you... you're not planning to kill them all, are you?"
"How could that be possible? I'm not a madman. Besides, they haven't offended us. Why would I kill them?"
Ning Beichen said, half-amused, half-exasperated.
"If not, then what method do you have to make them all obey you?"
If that wasn't his plan, Liu Yilin couldn't understand.
"No, it's not about making them obey me, but making them understand that they cannot be provoked."
Ning Beichen told her and then explained his plan. Liu Yilin nodded after listening.
He wanted Liu Yilin to take the lead because he realized he couldn't protect her forever. Therefore, these people needed to develop a sense of fear towards Liu Yilin.
Not long after, mysterious figures appeared among the various factions in Lao Jin. These mysterious figures "directly" or "indirectly" "invited" their leaders to a certain place.
Some leaders even woke up to find themselves no longer in their rooms but eerily in a large hall.
"Jack, why are you here?"
"David, why are you here too?"
Soon, the people who appeared in the hall discovered that it was filled with the leaders of various major and minor factions, causing them to exchange bewildered glances.
"I invited you here."
Just as these people were feeling uneasy, Liu Yilin and Ning Beichen appeared in the hall.
"Everyone, I believe I don't need to introduce myself further. You should all have my intelligence and information."
Liu Yilin stepped forward and said loudly.
The leaders of the major and minor factions below looked at Liu Yilin in shock. Since the Red Gang was wiped out overnight, information about Liu Yilin, the owner of the mining area, had frequently appeared in their hands. It was impossible not to know who Liu Yilin was.
"Let me reintroduce myself. My surname is Liu, my name is Liu Yilin, and I am the president of Tianmei Technology Group from the ancient Eastern country. The mining area in Lao Jin is one of my assets. Some time ago, someone caused trouble in my mining area, which made me very angry, so I used some slightly drastic measures..."
As Liu Yilin spoke, a cold wind seemed to blow through the hall, and the leaders of the major and minor factions felt as if ten thousand galloping beasts were stampeding through their minds.
Wiping out the Red Gang overnight, making them disappear from the face of the earth, was considered "slightly drastic measures"?
What would truly drastic measures look like then?
At this thought, the leaders of the major and minor factions shivered in unison.
"The main purpose of inviting you all here today is to tell you that this mining area is mine, and you should not set your sights on it. I believe none of you would wish to wake up tomorrow to find your head has been chopped off, right?"
Liu Yilin felt a bit unaccustomed as she said this, as it was a line Ning Beichen had asked her to memorize beforehand. However, for some reason, after she finished speaking, she felt exhilarated, as if she were a queen.
At this moment, the leaders of the major and minor factions who had been "invited" could no longer fail to understand that they were being openly warned not to covet the mining area.
Putting aside other matters, the fact that they could "invite" them all here at once was already a demonstration of their formidable power.
It was also an open warning that killing them would be effortless for the other party.
The leaders of the major and minor factions in Lao Jin scrambled to assure Liu Yilin that they would absolutely not covet the mining area.