#398 - Chapter 398: Qipan Mountain Changes Ownership

“Bang, bang, bang~” The sound of bombs exploding.

A violent explosion occurred on the Fourth Ring Road overpass.

Song Haiquan's security team was ambushed. As the bridge collapsed, many people were blown away by the shockwave and then fell into the ruins.

Although they were protected by combat suits, they were, after all, just ordinary people. They weren't hurt by the bomb fragments or impaled by exposed steel bars, but the impact of falling from a height and hitting shattered concrete blocks was also very damaging.

For a time, wails of agony filled the air.

Que Xin led his men to rush out, each group taking care of one person.

They stripped off their combat suits, then finished them off with a shot, all in one go.

In half an hour, the entire security team of Qipan Mountain lost their lives on the spot.

“Que… Que Xin… You… You will be… punished!” Song Haiquan wasn't wearing a combat suit and was covered in blood. A long steel bar had pierced his chest.

“Maybe, but you certainly won't see it.” Que Xin said, looking at him.

“Bang~”

Que Xin fired a shot, and Song Haiquan died.

Without the security team, the Qipan Mountain settlement became a lamb to the slaughter.

He ordered the troops to return and quickly attacked the city.

“Brothers, the murderers have been caught. What do you say we should do?” Que Xin shouted in the square.

Bound in front of them were a dozen people, the personnel who had been piloting the aircraft.

“Kill! Kill! Kill!” The civilian soldiers shouted.

“As you wish, kill!” Que Xin issued the order.

“Bang~, bang, bang~”

A dozen people were executed on the spot.

This conflict ended with the fall of Qipan Mountain.

Using both the stick and the carrot, he quickly subdued the other 8 settlements.

At this point, Fengtian City was completely under his control.

On the other hand, he was very envious of that huge aircraft, but the Huatong Chamber of Commerce staff stated that before the loan was repaid, the aircraft still belonged to the Chamber of Commerce, so he could only give up in frustration.

The Chamber of Commerce and the Trade Union did not participate in this conflict. The reason was simple: this was an internal conflict in the locality and had no direct relationship with them.

Of course, Que Xin wouldn't be foolish enough to antagonize the Huatong Chamber of Commerce, so they remained at peace throughout.

With Qipan Mountain changing hands, whether the Huatong Chamber of Commerce branch would close or continue to operate became a new issue.

There were still multiple loans between the settlement and the Chamber of Commerce. If Que Xin didn't acknowledge these loans, there would certainly be no way to continue cooperation. Therefore, for the next period of time, the two sides launched consultations on this issue.

Que Xin had his own plans. Because of this conflict, his relationship with Yong Chengshu had become very unpleasant.

Yong Chengshu's words, “Dog-like thing,” made him very dissatisfied. He began to have the idea of breaking off cooperation with them.

However, to break off cooperation, he had to have the capital.

Although he had seized two thousand combat suits, it was clearly not enough to face millions of zombies.

He needed the help of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce.

November 30, 2055 AD.

Que Xin came to the Huatong Chamber of Commerce headquarters.

“Mayor Que, I'm very sorry, we have no reason to help you.” Niu Xingwang refused decisively after learning of Que Xin's intentions.

The Chamber of Commerce is for doing business, not charity.

“The conditions can be discussed.” Que Xin planned to sacrifice some core interests, such as giving the Chamber of Commerce some settlements or providing more policy preferences.

“We have no additional conditions.” Niu Xingwang shook his head.

He didn't think the settlement had anything he needed.

“I can exchange it for a secret.” Que Xin frowned, unsure what the Chamber of Commerce really cared about.

“Forget it, Mayor Que. To be honest, we have no intention of interfering in the internal strife of the settlements, nor is it possible for us to give more resources to certain settlements. We have our own development plans, and we have no intention of changing them.” Niu Xingwang had already spoken very bluntly.

“What if this isn't internal strife in the settlement?” Que Xin asked.

“Isn't it? Mayor Que, could you explain in detail?” Niu Xingwang didn't understand.

“If you agree to provide help, I can tell you this secret.” Que Xin wanted to get some guarantees.

“You're not going to say that the Red Coats are behind this, are you?” Niu Xingwang asked.

Dongfang Chen was also following this conversation through the Digital Eye. Qu Zhengping and his party were still tracking and investigating this matter in the Northeast Military Region.

So, what Que Xin was doing wasn't entirely a secret to Dongfang Chen.

“You know?” Que Xin was a little surprised.

“You made quite a stir in Liaoshen. It's hard not to know.” Niu Xingwang didn't explain.

“Okay! Since you already know, I'll be honest, I want to break away from the Red Coats.” Que Xin said.

He believed that Niu Xingwang must know a lot.

But Dongfang Chen was just guessing and didn't have any definite clues.

Now that Que Xin had said it, it was equivalent to confirming it.

“That's your choice, it has nothing to do with us.” Niu Xingwang was calm.

Niu Xingwang's lack of surprise made Que Xin believe even more that the Huatong Chamber of Commerce had already grasped this information.