Chapter 504: Chapter 504

"Heh heh heh, we can't touch Xu Hao for now, but we can deal with the family powers that are on good terms with him! From now on, any family power that is friendly with Xu Hao is within our scope of discipline!"

In the Wu Family mansion, within Wu Mengchong's courtyard, he sat opposite Mao Jinxi, raising a glass to toast, "Third Young Master Mao, rest assured, once this matter is successful, the entire catering industry of the Wei family will suffer a great loss. After all, I've had the press release drafted long ago, and it will be broadcast on the Huadu evening news channel tonight."

Mao Jinxi was full of vigor, his face glowing, showing none of the miserable state he had been in when Xu Hao suppressed him. He raised his glass in return, laughing loudly, "This time I really owe it to Young Master Wu's extraordinary military strategy for coming up with such an ingenious plan!

With this move, the Wei family's strength will be greatly diminished. Those in the Wei family who were on the fence about whether to side with Xu Hao are even more hesitant now, and some may even take a stand against him. Other powers that see this may well reassess Xu Hao's comprehensive strength, right?"

"Haha! Exactly, Xu Hao's martial prowess is strong, that's a fact, one we can't compete with, nor do we intend to. This is a contest of power between factions; who would act like the warriors of old, who at the drop of a hat would dance and brandish clubs? Only brutes do that! After this event, Xu Hao will become synonymous with brute in people's minds. I'd like to see who would still side with him!" Wu Mengchong was also overjoyed, his hand holding the wine glass trembling slightly.

These past days he'd been unable to sleep, tossing and turning, all because of the harm Xu Hao had caused him!

Had it not been for Xu Hao, he would still be the esteemed Young Master Wu of Huadu, his position within the family as bright as the midday sun, he could still "wake with the world's power in his hands, and sleep with a beauty at his side!"

But now, his status within the family had plummeted; some even doubted whether he was fit to be the successor to the Wu family. There were even whispers that perhaps the good-for-nothing Wu Yihan could replace him!

This was an outright insult to him!

An unparalleled insult!

He, Wu Mengchong, was he someone that the good-for-nothing Wu Yihan could compare to?

So, he frantically sought ways to bring down Xu Hao.

But, Xu Hao's own strength was far too mighty, leaving him almost no angle to exploit, so he had chosen to "Encircle Wei to Save Zhao," not attacking Xu Hao directly, and instead targeting his affiliated powers!

He thought himself nothing short of a genius!

His idea also earned high praise from Mao Jinxi. Unanimously, they chose to target the Wei Family Restaurant near Huadu University, a place not particularly high-end, but with huge customer traffic and quick information spread.

At that moment, they began to leisurely play a game of Chinese chess.

Just as the two were talking and playing, someone came in with a panicked expression to report: "Young Master, Young Master Mao, the Xiao Wu responsible for delivering to the Wei Family Restaurant has been captured and taken to the Wei Family Restaurant."

Mao Jinxi's brow furrowed, but Wu Mengchong waved his hand indifferently with a faint smile, "It's just a delivery man, he doesn't know Guo Lanxiang and the others. No harm done."

Mao Jinxi slowly placed a pawn on the board, laughing, "It seems I was overly concerned. Brother Wu can really keep his cool."

Wu Mengchong laughed, "If Xu Hao can't even find a Xiao Wu in a short time, then he might as well pack up and leave. Huadu is no place for someone who only knows how to use brute force."

"Haha, true. After all, our opponent is Xu Hao, not some fool," echoed Mao Jinxi.

Wu Mengchong smiled and resumed their chess game.

A little while later, Wu Mengchong captured one of Mao Jinxi's knights and laughed, "Pang Shide is the one responsible for passing messages to Guo Lanxiang and Xiao Wu. After passing the message, I had him ordered to hide. He certainly won't be caught anytime soon..." T*his$ c.h.a@pt@e$r was mad!e! pos@s@i&b+le by the c!om#m.un.ity at M.V&|L!EM-|PY^R@.

His words had barely ended when someone reported: "Young Master, Young Master Mao, Pang Shide has been captured."

Wu Mengchong's face instantly froze, turning a bit unsightly.

He had just finished saying that Pang Shide wouldn't be captured soon, but now he had been captured, wasn't this slapping his own face?

Mao Jinxi suddenly felt like laughing but forcefully held it back, as laughing at such a moment could flip the boat of their friendship.

Wu Mengchong, visibly frustrated, waved his hand to dismiss the messenger and sat in silence for a long while before saying, "With Pang Shide also taken, Xu Hao will likely force a confrontation on the spot. Even if they clench their teeth and don't admit anything now, it will be of no help. Xu Hao has ten thousand ways to pry their mouths open. It seems this plan has failed."

Mao Jinxi, feeling a pang of compassion, said, "Brother Wu, don't lose heart. We couldn't have predicted that Xu Hao's power was so vast that he could find these two people in such a short amount of time. That's not an easy feat at all."

Wu Mengchong sighed, "Alas, we indeed underestimated Xu Hao's power. The force behind him is truly extraordinary. But so what if it is?"