Chapter 525 - The Catastrophe that Pierced the Heavens
"What's going on?" Haiwa could roughly figure out the situation from the phone call just now. "Did your man get taken out by that guy?"
Brother Wu's face showed that he was having trouble keeping his composure.
You see, before this, Brother Wu had been beating his chest in front of Haiwa, claiming he would avenge them properly, but now, not only had he failed to take revenge, but one of his own brothers had been taken out.
"Young Master Hai, there's been a little accident, but no worries, I'll go personally," Brother Wu said while flexing his wrists.
Haiwa was taken aback to see Brother Wu was going himself.
Who was Brother Wu? In this area, he was absolutely a figure of high rank. For many years, he had never had to step out personally.
Brother Wu had fought his way to where he was today with his bare fists. Around these parts, just the mention of Brother Wu was enough to send shivers down people's spines.
The local assessment of Brother Wu was simple: brutal and fearless!
And now Brother Wu was going to take matters into his own hands.
"Brother Wu..." Haiwa started to say something at his side.
But Brother Wu waved his hand dismissively. "Young Master Hai, something's gone down on my turf. If I don't set this right, how could I face you in the future?"
"Brother Wu, then go all out. No matter what happens, I've got your back," Haiwa said.
Brother Wu smiled and immediately unlocked his smartphone, making a call.
"Tiger, it's your Brother Wu. Bring me my double-barreled shotgun and gather the brothers for a meet-up. Everyone's going to come with me to handle business."
Hearing Brother Wu mention bringing the double-barreled shotgun, Haiwa's eyes sparkled with excitement.
Haiwa knew Brother Wu was a ruthless character. With that shotgun in play, Brother Wu was definitely going to make the other side pay dearly.
Brother Wu wrapped up a few details over the phone and then hung up.
"Young Master Hai, don't worry. I'm bringing all my boys this time. No matter how good that kid can fight, it won't matter. With so many of my men and my shotgun, there's no way he can escape..." Brother Wu assured Haiwa.
"Then, Brother Wu, I'll just wait here for your victorious news," Haiwa said.
Just at that moment, Brother Wu's phone rang again.
Wu glanced at the phone; it was the resort manager calling. He answered the call immediately. "What's the situation?"
"Brother Wu, things have escalated here. That kid has brought quite a few people; the hotel is surrounded..." beep beep beep...
The manager hadn't even finished speaking when the line was filled with the busy tone.
Brother Wu hastily tried to call back the resort manager, but couldn't get through. He tried the resort's landline as well, to no avail.
"What's going on, Brother Wu?" Young Master Hai asked from the side.
"Not sure about the specifics. Just know that the kid seems to have some serious backing; apparently, he's brought a bunch of people and surrounded the hotel."
Surrounded the hotel?
Next to him, Haiwa's face turned sour. "Fuck, they dare to surround our hotel on our own turf... Brother Wu, let's drive over and have a look!"
Brother Wu nodded.
They were in a business van after all, even with Haiwa's injury they could still make it over.
Besides, they didn't know the exact situation over there. Bringing Haiwa could be beneficial; if the opposition turned out to be tough, they could rely on Haiwa's father to deal with those idiots.
Without delay, Brother Wu asked the driver to take the business van to the previously arranged rendezvous.
Brother Wu and his men had agreed to meet at a nearby park. As their van pulled up, more than thirty people gathered around.
Watching the crowd of people approaching from inside the vehicle, Haiwa's face was full of excitement. He could already picture the sight of them crushing Ding Fan and his crew.
At that moment, Brother Wu stepped out of the car, said a few stirring words and picked up the double-barreled shotgun before getting back in. The others at the park then dispersed into six white vans.
The convoy set off triumphantly towards the seaside resort.
On the way, Brother Wu was full of bravado, even yelling slogans about anyone who dared to pose on his turf would have to crawl away.
But when Brother Wu and his convoy actually reached the resort, Wu was completely dumbfounded.
There, at the resort's main entrance, stood two armed soldiers. On the other side of the soldiers stood an armored assault vehicle.
Mounted on the vehicle, a machine gun pointed straight out towards the exterior of the resort.
"Fuck, what's all this about?" Not just Brother Wu, but Haiwa beside him was totally baffled.
How did so many soldiers appear all of a sudden? Armed to the teeth, the sight was truly shocking.
Brother Wu had a double-barreled shotgun in his hands, but how could it compare to the standard-issue weapons of the troops? Not to mention the armored vehicles; a barrage of bullets from them and it wouldn't just be Brother Wu, but also the lackeys he had brought with him who would likely be left lying here.
Brother Wu didn't even dare to get out of the car at this moment; he instructed the several white vans behind him to keep a distance from the resort.
At this moment, Brother Wu gazed toward the direction of the resort's hotel.
Right now, the hotel entrance was bustling. Several military tents had been pitched, and the hotel was surrounded.
There were also soldiers guarding the hotel entrance.
"Young Master Hai, I'll go check out the situation," Brother Wu decided to assess the situation himself at this time.
The opposing side was fully armed, and if he charged in with his men, they wouldn't even be enough to stick between the soldiers' teeth. So, Brother Wu got out of the car alone, and honestly made his way toward the entrance of the resort.
"Halt!"
Brother Wu had not gotten far when a soldier's forceful command to stop resonated.
Brother Wu was tough and wild!
But that depended on who he was up against. Against some local civilians or petty hoodlums, he could afford to be fierce, but right now, he was facing fully armed soldiers, and at this time, he didn't dare show the slightest bit of dissatisfaction.
So, Brother Wu obediently and properly stood outside the resort's entrance at the security line.
"I'm the owner here, and I'd like to go back to my hotel..."
"This area has now been designated as a military restricted zone, so you cannot enter!" the soldier didn't wait for Lao Wu to finish and firmly stated.
Lao Wu was startled. "But this is legal..."
"Legal or not, it's no use talking to us. We just know our troops need to be stationed here, and if you try to force your way past the security line..."
As the soldier spoke, he pulled the bolt of his gun. "Then we will shoot to kill!"
To kill!
The declaration was indeed domineering!
Lao Wu could tell that the soldiers had nothing more to say to him.
Understanding the situation, Lao Wu wisely retreated.
Lao Wu was a shrewd man; the troops setting up camp here for no apparent reason was definitely related to those three people they were after.
"Young Master Hai, if I'm not mistaken, these soldiers have all been brought in by those three. Who on earth have you messed with?" After getting back in the car, Lao Wu asked Haiwa, sitting beside him.
Although Haiwa was a goof-off, by now, he had also roughly figured out that it must be those three who had the military surround the resort.
To be able to mobilize the army—these three had significant clout.
"Young Master Hai, with the soldiers guarding the place like this, our resort is severely affected. It's the peak tourist season—the prime time for us to make money. If they guard for a day, we lose tens of thousands! Including labor and other expenses, we'd be losing nearly a hundred thousand a day! If they continue to encircle us for the long term, won't we be ruined!" Lao Wu lamented.
Right now, Lao Wu wasn't considering how to avenge Haiwa at all.
At the end of the day, it was all about profit.
To avenge Haiwa and lose nearly a hundred thousand a day, Lao Wu would never engage in such a loss-making business.
Haiwa pondered for a moment. "Brother Wu, this matter isn't that difficult. I'll call my dad right now; for him, it'll be sorted out in minutes."
After speaking, Haiwa directly dialed his father's number.
The moment he tried to call, Haiwa realized that his phone signal was jammed; he couldn't make the call at all.
Brother Wu, who had seen much of the world, quickly understood what was happening.
"No wonder, earlier when the hotel manager tried calling me, it abruptly cut off, and no matter how much I tried to call back, I couldn't get through. They've deployed electronic jamming equipment!" Brother Wu said, his face turning pale.
Electronic jamming equipment—machinery specifically for electronic warfare, prepared for electronic combat. And now, the soldiers had brought this to his resort.
What kind of high and mighty power had they provoked, deploying heavy artillery to crush them, the little ants?
Because no calls could go out from here, Lao Wu had no choice but to order the cars to drive a good distance back, where Haiwa was finally able to get through to his father.
"Dad, here's the thing... The military has surrounded our resort. They won't even let us in. Dad, you have to figure out a way to get these troops out of here quickly!" After the call connected, Haiwa spoke into the receiver.
"The military?! Are you ***** trying to pierce the heavens?" ...