Shock! Utterly stunned!!!
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For the tourists who came to Pu Region, hearing the story of Qin Jiang from back home wreaking havoc here was incredibly shocking.
They were even prepared to embellish the story, adding their own flair to create an even more exaggerated version to spread when they returned home.
It goes without saying: over the next little while, legendary tales of Qin Jiang wreaking havoc in Pu Region would spring up all over the country, and Qin Jiang's reputation would climb another level domestically...
Regarding this, Qin Jiang neither knew nor cared. With so many legends about him already, did he really need to care?
Besides, this incident was a documented collaboration between him and Commissioner Pu, so even if someone wanted to dig it up, they wouldn't find anything.
Eight o'clock! The cruise ship officially set sail for international waters...
On board! A young waiter who had just been sent out to scout quickly approached the reception manager: "Boss, I've investigated clearly: that man is named Qin Jiang. He's a big shot from the North, with a net worth of hundreds of billions and tens of thousands of subordinates under him. People call him: Songjiang River Sinking King!"
The reception manager: "Nonsense! Do you think I need you to find that out! Do you know what he did in Pu Region?"
The young waiter: "He came to Pu Region the day before yesterday. It's said that on the day he arrived, he beat up Rong Xing's big sister at a certain bar, thereby creating a feud with Rong Xing. The next day, Rong Xing dispatched killers to ambush and kill Qin Jiang halfway, but the operation failed. Qin Jiang didn't die, though it seems one of his brothers was seriously injured."
"That same night, Qin Jiang mobilized thousands of people from his hometown and wiped out Rong Xing yesterday... It's said that the Police were deployed at the time, but they sided with Qin Jiang and arrested all of Rong Xing's men..."
What? Rong Xing was wiped out? The reception manager: ( = ﾟ Д ﾟ = )
How could he not know Rong Xing? That was Pu Region's number one junket operator, a true behemoth of Pu Region. It would be no exaggeration to say they were the third-party force besides the Ning and Zhou Family.
Their network of relationships in Pu Region was incredibly complex, yet such a force was wiped out by Qin Jiang in a single day. How on earth did he do it?
Mobilized thousands of people from his hometown? Can such an outrageous thing really go unchecked? The Police didn't care? They even helped them arrest all of Rong Xing's men. This doesn't make sense!
And... since Qin Jiang wiped out Rong Xing, he must have formed a blood feud with the Zhou Family. Why were the people from the Zhou Family just now not only not seeking revenge or mocking Qin Jiang, but instead were incredibly enthusiastic?
It simply doesn't make sense! It's extremely suspicious! He knew there must be something going on that he didn't know about, and it was definitely a huge deal.
"Oh, right..." The young waiter seemed to remember something and said: "It's said that the Pu Region conference was held just this morning. At the meeting, Commissioner Pu announced the addition of a new gambling license, which was given to Qin Jiang's Black Dragon Group."
"And they revoked one of the Zhou Family's secondary licenses!"
What? The reception manager: "Damn it? Why didn't you say so earlier? You saved such crucial information for last."
He was speechless. He began to understand why so many big shots at the scene today were waiting for Qin Jiang to arrive before they chose to board the ship together.
So it was because of the gambling license. Qin Jiang obtained a new gambling license. What did this represent? Even if he wasn't from Pu Region, he knew just how high the value of a gambling license was.
Possessing a gambling license! That meant possessing the highest authority in Pu Region!
Coupled with the fact that Qin Jiang's Black Dragon Group was already a behemoth, combined with the value of the gambling license, his status in Pu Region could be said to have directly soared to the level of the three major giants.
Then everything became reasonable! The reception manager muttered: "It seems this Qin Jiang has a close relationship with Commissioner Pu and has an incredibly powerful background!"
"A new giant of the Pu Region is rising. No! The room I prepared earlier is simply not good enough."
These days, international auctions tend to lower the status of merchants from within China by one level, and the level of attention paid to them is not as high as that for foreign merchants. Especially for big shots like Qin Jiang, who came from the underworld, started from scratch, and just recently rose to power, in the eyes of these auction managers, he was just a lucky guy.
No foundation! No influence!
A valuation of 300 billion is indeed terrifying, but for these people who have seen families with hundreds or even thousands of years of history, it's just so-so. A valuation is just a valuation. There are not a few examples of companies founded with thousands of billions that failed after a few years. They basically treat them with a lower status by one or two levels. But now it's different: Qin Jiang has obtained a Pu Region gambling license. With this license, he proves his own value, and the inheritance of a century-old family in the future is already guaranteed.
The founder of a 300 billion valuation company! The founder of a 100 billion century-old family! Between the two: the latter is more worthy of attention!!!
Thinking of this, the reception manager ordered: "Go! Open up the 888 suite we reserved: arrange for Qin Jiang and his group to stay in this room!"
The young waiter: "888! Do we really need to show that much respect?" The reception manager: "This young man's influence is spreading; it is worth the attention." The young waiter: "Yes!"
Standing there, the reception manager muttered: "Truly, heroes are born from youth. In my early twenties, I was the student council president at university, full of vigor. After graduation, I developed steadily and today my annual salary is several million. I thought that was the peak of life, but compared to him... sigh..."
"People really can't be compared to one another..." He shook his head. He stopped thinking about it and turned to handle the auction matters...
After he left, Black Blade, dressed in a waiter's uniform, walked out of a suite: "Qin Jiang! Room 888, huh... Truly an existence that draws attention wherever he goes..."
A few minutes later. In a hidden utility room! Black Blade and White Whip rendezvoused with Old Batou, who was cleaning up trash.
Old Batou: "How did your investigation go..."
White Whip: "I found out that the guy named Denison is in suite 003. He seems to have a very high status on this cruise ship; the senior management of the auction treat him with great respect."
Black Blade: "There is a big guy who is always with him, likely his personal Bodyguard. His combat value should be very high. He, I discovered, can mobilize some of the cruise ship's security personnel..."
Old Batou frowned slightly: "I didn't expect this person to be so cautious and have such status on this cruise ship."
White Whip: "Then are we still going to make a move?"
Old Batou: "Make a move! When the auction starts, the security forces will definitely be concentrated in the auction venue. We can take advantage of this time to make our move. We must steal that Qilin King Seal. How can our Huaxia treasure fall into the hands of outsiders? I've prepared a small wooden boat at the bow of the cruise ship. As soon as we get the item, we'll leave immediately: first to Pu Region, then to * Region, then to * Region, and return to the country to find the organization to donate the item..."
White Whip: "Good!" Black Blade: "Let's do it!"
Just as the three had finished discussing and were planning to leave, Black Blade said: "Oh, right, Old Batou! White Whip and I just saw an old acquaintance on the cruise ship."
Old Batou: "An old acquaintance! Who?" White Whip: "Qin Jiang!"