Chapter 1020: Chapter 630: Collection
Two hours later, Liu Hun received a document from Wen Xiaodao. It was shocking enough that even Liu Hun was taken aback when he looked at it.
The Dragon Sect’s branch in the City of Death alone had spent billions, and most of this enormous sum of money had gone into the pockets of these hidden families.
Many families have been in debt for years without repaying. Looking at these bills, Liu Hun was somewhat puzzled and asked Wen Xiaodao and Miao Yu beside him: “Why are there so many bad debts, and your Dragon Sect didn’t set up a branch here just to give money to these families, did you?”
“Liu Hun, you’re right. The reason we established a branch here at the Dragon Sect was to supervise these hidden families, but that’s just the nice way of putting it. To put it bluntly, our Dragon Sect is nothing more than a group of idle people here. Whenever something happens, these hidden families come to us for help, and whether we help or not, it leaves us in a bind since we all belong to this country, resulting in so many bad debts, which even those at the top can do nothing about,” Miao Yu explained to Liu Hun with a bit of helplessness.
Hearing Miao Yu’s explanation, Liu Hun’s eyes rotated twice before he continued to ask the two: “If we can recover this money, does it mean we can use it independently?”
“In principle, that’s true, because even those at the top haven’t thought of recovering this money and just regard it as maintaining the relationship between both sides. As long as they don’t leave this city or cause trouble, our task is considered complete,” Wen Xiaodao said with a sigh.
Working here, although the work seems relaxed with few life-threatening tasks, many people don’t want to stay here because it’s too suffocating.
“It’s good to have your words. The Dragon Sect needs manpower now, so once I recover this money, I’ll immediately put it to use. But don’t tell the Dragon Head for now; I worry her situation is not very good. Once it’s clear, perhaps some unnecessary things might happen. Of course, these matters later on will still need to be handled by you two because I’m just giving you a head start; I still have other things to deal with,” Liu Hun said seriously to the two after careful consideration.
Now, Liu Hun finally understood why Long Bing’er had recruited him into the Dragon Sect back then.
“Liu Hun, forgive our impertinence, but is it proper to do this without the knowledge of those at the top?” Wen Xiaodao hesitated and still asked Liu Hun.
“I want to ask you, how much do you know about the current domestic situation?” Liu Hun raised his head and looked at the two calmly.
There are some things he must confirm; otherwise, Liu Hun wouldn’t easily tell them the reason.
“There is a large and powerful force domestically that is gradually controlling some cultivators. We discovered this during our investigation in the City of Death, and some families seem to have ties with this mysterious force. We asked the Dragon Head back then, and she told us not to investigate further, to pretend we didn’t know,” Wen Xiaodao hesitated for a moment and decided to tell Liu Hun the truth.
“It seems my guess was correct. Your Dragon Head called me in back then probably because of this matter. I didn’t expect Long Bing’er to have so much faith in me back then. But since our goals are the same, helping you is the same as helping myself. However, I still have to remind you that if you want to truly free the Dragon Sect and the entire country from such control, you’ll have to work a lot harder from now on. Alright, make some preparations. We’ll start with the Xu Family later,” Liu Hun said, taking a deep breath before turning to walk towards the courtyard.
Watching Liu Hun stand alone in the courtyard looking at the sky, Wen Xiaodao and Miao Yu exchanged a glance. After a while, Wen Xiaodao said to Miao Yu: “Let’s observe the situation before deciding. The Dragon Head indeed has some trouble right now, so we should follow what Liu Hun said for the time being. After all, the Dragon Head has never misjudged anyone; since she took an interest in him back then, there must be some hope for us.” Wen Xiaodao finished speaking and turned his gaze to the list on the table.
The Xu Family was at the top of this list, not only for owing the most money but also because their power is not much less than that of the Wang Family.
“I hope this can be as Liu Hun said. If we can truly recover these funds and expand our manpower, it might have some unexpected effects,” Miao Yu shook his head, sighing softly. However, in their hearts, the two held little hope for this matter.
After all, many of these debts are old and without evidence. If the other party refuses, there’s not much they can do.
“Hey, hey, hey, you old thing, are you blind? Can’t you see my car driving this way, yet you still walk into my path? If you want to die, go home and kill yourself, don’t run around blindly!” Half an hour later, Liu Hun brought the Dragon Sect’s main force in a car headed to the Xu Family, but midway, the road was blocked by a gridlock, and a loud, arrogant voice cursed in his ears.
Following the voice, Liu Hun saw an elderly man shakily holding a young girl at the intersection in front of the car, looking somewhat downtrodden, a cane in hand. Despite the young man’s angry curses, the elderly man’s face showed displeasure, but he kept apologizing: “I’m sorry, we… we didn’t mean to…”
“Damn, what’s the use of saying sorry? If I crashed and killed you, do I just say sorry, and everything’s fine? Damn it, you’re about to be in a coffin, stop running around blindly; and just now, your presence caused my car to rear-end another, so hurry up and pay tens of thousands and get lost!” The young man in the car impatiently shouted at the grandfather and granddaughter.
“I … we have no money. I’ve spent all my savings to treat my granddaughter’s illness …” the elderly man said softly.
“Damn, then how do you say I handle my rear-ended car? This car I specially imported from abroad, worth tens of millions, huh? And that jade pendant around your granddaughter’s neck looks a bit ancient …” The young man stepped out of the car, came up to them, and his eyes lit up seeing the jade pendant around the girl’s neck.
Although he didn’t know how much the jade pendant was worth, he knew it wasn’t an ordinary piece. It would be nice if he could get it.
“No, I can’t give you this jade pendant…” Upon hearing this, the elderly man immediately pulled his granddaughter behind him, repeatedly shaking his head to refuse the young man’s request.
“Damn it, you old thing, really think you’re something? There’s nothing I can’t get if I want it, and this is your fault. No money, then use the jade pendant to pay it off. Even if you go to the City Lord, you’re still at fault!” The young man reached for the girl’s jade pendant around her neck.
From the car behind, Liu Hun saw this scene and instinctively frowned.
“This happens often in the City of Death. It’s not like the outside world, where the strong rule. Without power, you get bullied everywhere,” Wen Xiaodao, who was driving, noticed Liu Hun’s displeased expression and quickly explained.
Afraid that Liu Hun, this godfather figure, might get involved, Wen Xiaodao knew that although their Dragon Sect seemed to have some confidence because of Liu Hun, it was all surface-level. The Dragon Sect’s power was weak; offending too many people would only be problematic if Liu Hun left, making it hard to support the entire Dragon Sect.
“I’ll handle this.” Liu Hun said, opening the car door and walking forward.
Seeing Liu Hun acted as he expected, Wen Xiaodao looked helpless but followed along with the old ghost towards the front.
“Stop!” Just as the young man’s hand reached for the girl’s jade pendant, the elderly man’s eyes flashed with a cold light. However, as Liu Hun’s voice sounded, the cold light in the elder’s eyes disappeared instantly.
The young man instinctively looked towards Liu Hun.
When he saw Liu Hun approaching with a few people, the young man raised his brow, somewhat disdainfully saying, “Kid, where did you pop out from? What, want to stick your nose where it doesn’t belong?”
“Isn’t it unreasonable to bully an old man and a child like this?” Liu Hun stepped into the scene, standing in front of the elder and the girl, and coldly questioned the young man.
“Oh, you want to be a hero, but I haven’t seen you around. Must not be a local, right?” Facing the suddenly appearing Liu Hun, Xu ShuoMin decided to first find out Liu Hun and his group’s identity for safety, as there were many people in the City of Death he couldn’t afford to offend.
If a monstrous prodigy appeared, it would be troublesome to offend them.
“I am indeed from the secular world, planning to leave in a few days. Today, I happened to pass by here. There’s an old saying, ‘Draw your sword when you see injustice,’ and I hate people like you who bully others, ” Liu Hun said frankly.
After listening to Liu Hun, Xu ShuoMin internally breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that since Liu Hun was from the secular world, there was nothing to worry about.