<h4>Chapter 1189: Chapter 1196: Hong Wei’s Background</h4>


    After sending off Zhu Houchang, Ling Chen looked at Zhu Qing, who was secretly gritting her teeth, and couldn’t help butugh, "Lady Zhu, I will be relying on your care from now on."


    Zhu Qing red at Ling Chen with displeasure, unable to understand why the Zhu family would cooperate with Ling Chen. The Zhu family’s first consideration for a partner was always character, could this guy’s character really pass? Of course, that wasn’t what made her most angry. The thought of having to follow this guy and take his orders in the future made Zhu Qing feel that her days ahead would be bleak.


    If she had the choice, she’d really hope to have someone else instead. However, the family rules demanded unconditional obedience, no matter how reluctant she felt, she had toply with the family’s arrangements and serve Ling Chen.


    Ling Chen grinned, acting as if he hadn’t seen Zhu Qing’s anger, and said, "Lady Zhu, if you need anything, just let me know, I’ll try my best to satisfy you. Also, I’m going to Beijing tomorrow, please prepare ordingly, this trip won’t be easy."


    Early the next morning, Ling Chen set off with Tang Guolun and Zhu Qing. This time, only the three of them were going ahead, Hu Fei would arrange for others to follow to Beijingter.


    Beijing was not like East Sea City, where one could act recklessly; after all, it was the political center, many things needed to be restrained.


    At ten in the morning, the flight carrying Ling Chen and the others arrived at Beijing Airport. Once they left the airport, Nanrong Hao and Jiang Yunkai were already waiting outside with a car. The group got into the car, Nanrong Hao and Jiang Yunkai were very curious about Zhu Qing, the beautiful new addition. Both were single men and rarely encountered such a stunning beauty, so they naturally tried to impress her. Unfortunately, Zhu Qing was indifferent to them, no matter how eloquently they spoke, she didn’t react at all, maintaining a cold expression, which made Nanrong Hao and Jiang Yunkai very embarrassed.


    "Chen, what’s the deal with this girl?" Nanrong Hao found an opportunity to ask quietly.


    "Anyway, she’s not someone you can mess with. You guys better be careful, if you anger her, you might not be able to handle the consequences."


    Soon, the group drove to a rented house.


    "Kai, what’s Captain Zhong’s situation like?" Ling Chen asked.


    "They are temporarily out of danger, but Liang Zhao Hui’s injuries are quite severe, he needs to stay in the hospital for observation for a while. I’ve already assigned additional personnel around Miss Nanrong, so nothing should happen."


    "How much do you know about that Hong Wei?"


    Jiang Yunkai replied helplessly, "Chen, Hong Wei is not simple. I investigated all night but couldn’t track his movements, not even a shadow. However, I’ve stationed people outside Hong Wei’s house, if there’s any news, they’ll notify me immediately."


    Ling Chen nodded, "Know yourself and your enemy, you’ll emerge victorious. Let’s not rush to take action, find out about Hong Wei’s situation first. Also, investigate the Hong family’s background. Although Hu Fei has checked the Hong family files in the archives, they aren’t veryplete. Moreover, the Hong family controls Beijing’s underground forces, definitely has many secrets."


    Listening to Ling Chen’s conversation with Jiang Yunkai, Nanrong Hao asked, "Chen, our main goal this time is to find the mastermind behind targeting my sister, why make things soplicated?"


    Beside them, Tang Guolunughed, "Haozi, do you really think we’d mobilize so many people for such a small matter? To be honest, our main goal in Beijing this time is to rece the Hong family and firmly control the underground forces. As for your sister’s matter, that’s just incidental."


    Nanrong Hao was shocked and asked, confused, "Chen, isn’t our main territory in East Sea City? Why expand into Beijing? East Sea City is so far from Beijing, it’s hard to manage both..."


    Before Nanrong Hao could finish, Ling Chen interrupted him with a smile, "I understand what you mean. East Sea City is our territory, simrly, once something happens in East Sea City, we’ll have nowhere to retreat. Therefore, we must prepare an escape route, and Beijing is undoubtedly the best choice. Furthermore, as Huaxia’s capital, Beijing has tremendous influence, and once the Dragon Tiger Hall is established, it will definitely expand in the future, and Beijing is definitely the most suitable ce to set up a branch. Haozi, East Sea City is our domain, we can live without worries. However, we must remain vignt even during peace, we cannot be satisfied with the present, we must set our sights longer term. Understand?"


    Nanrong Hao seemed to understand partially and nodded.


    "Haozi, your job for this period is to stay with your sister, make sure nothing happens to her," Ling Chen instructed.


    "Got it."


    After lunch, Ling Chen greeted Tang Guolun, then took a taxi alone to a café. Shortly after he sat down, a young man entered from outside. The neer nced around the hall and headed straight for Ling Chen’s seat.


    "Tang Yuan, you finally decided toe to Beijing."


    Ling Chen grinned, "Sit down, what do you want to drink?" Saying this, Ling Chen waved to call over a waiter.


    "A cup of cappino, no sugar."


    After sending the waiter away, Tang Yuan asked, "You didn’t call me here just to catch up, did you?"


    "As usual, you understand me best. You’ve been in Beijing longer, I’ve heard you don’t go on missions much now, focusing on training neers for Lonely Wolf, so you must be quite knowledgeable about Beijing’s situation."


    "What do you want to know?"


    "Hong Wei, have you heard of him?"


    "Why are you asking about him?" Tang Yuan asked, frowning, "He’s not easy to deal with, he’s considered Beijing’s underground emperor, doing things he’d rather not be seen doing. Many forces in Beijing cooperate with him, so his web of connections is vast. If you n to move against him, many people will disagree."


    "So... this guy has strong backing?"


    Tang Yuan nodded, "I advise you not to target him, Beijing is his domain, if you go against him, you’ll definitely be at a disadvantage." After a pause, Tang Yuan continued, "I know you’re very capable now, but Hong Wei is no ordinary person, he has many experts around him. As far as I know, his security personnel are provided by two martial arts academies in Beijing."


    "Martial arts academies?" Ling Chen asked with interest, "Which ones?"


    "Qinghe Martial Arts Hall and Chengde Martial Arts Hall, both are the most famous academies in Beijing, full of experts."


    "I see, it’s them." Ling Chen’s eyes gleamed.


    "Howe you know about these academies?"


    The Martial Arts Hall Masters of Qinghe and Chengde are Zhou Qian and Ren Han, one is the president of the Martial Arts Association, and the other is the vice president, Ling Chen had heard Tong Zhentian mention them before. It was unexpected, indeed, to encounter them in Beijing. It seems Zhou Qian and Ren Han aren’t good characters either, actually colluding with Hong Wei.


    However, just as Tang Yuan said, this indeed is a trouble.