#64 - Chapter 64: The Wrong Enemy

The next day, some uninvited guests arrived at the Merlin Resettlement Area. The leader was none other than Mei Wenhua from the Suiyang Resettlement Area.

"Boss Mei, please have a seat!" Mayor Gong said.

"Thank you, Mayor Gong." Mei Wenhua gracefully sat down.

"I wonder what brings Boss Mei to me so suddenly?" Mayor Gong asked.

Last night, the mayor of Mozhou had given him a satellite phone call in advance, and also briefly introduced the specific situation of Mei Wenhua. However, his words revealed a hint of displeasure. Was a big businessman from Mozhou coming to Merlin as a 'money-scattering boy'? He wasn't willing, but he also wouldn't stop it?

Mayor Gong was also puzzled. In these years, all sorts of strange things happened. How had Merlin become so desirable?

If it were in the past, he would definitely be happy. But now it was different, he had Niu Xingwang. If another Mei Wenhua came, things might backfire.

After all, Merlin was within Mozhou's territory. He, a dignified mayor, was now, strictly speaking, still living under someone else's roof, so he had to show some respect.

"It's nothing much, I was just thinking that Mayor Gong is new here, so I came to see if there was anything Mei could do to help," Mei Wenhua said with a smile.

"President Mei is too kind, everything is fine, so there's no need for Boss Mei to worry," Mayor Gong directly declined before Mei Wenhua could even open his mouth.

Mei Wenhua was immediately stunned.

Was he being so arrogant? Refusing benefits that were offered?

But in an instant, he adjusted his attitude again and said with a smile:

"That's good, that's good. Everyone says that Mayor Gong is good at governing, and these words are indeed true. You may not know, but Mei is actually a native of Merlin. This time, in addition to paying a visit, I also want to revisit my homeland to relieve my homesickness. I wonder if Mayor Gong can allow me to stay in Merlin for a couple of days?"

What utter bullshit about homesickness!

It's just a few steps away, you can come whenever you want? What's the need for homesickness?

You can stay if you want, just don't cause trouble. He said:

"So that's how it is, then there's no problem, it doesn't matter if you stay a few more days. But Boss Mei, I have to warn you in advance, wealth should not be flaunted, you must pay attention to safety. Although Merlin's security is still okay, it's hard to guarantee that there won't be a few fools."

"Then I thank Mayor Gong!"

After Mei Wenhua thanked him and left, Mayor Gong said to Secretary Liu:

"Arrange for a few people to keep an eye on them and see what they're really doing in Merlin."

"Okay," Secretary Liu replied.

Merlin's conditions were actually much better than Suiyang's. The narrow streets crisscrossed each other, with antique-style buildings on both sides, which used to be shops, but now they were all used as housing. If everyone squeezed together, accommodating hundreds of thousands of people would not be a problem. Therefore, temporary tents were hardly used.

In the beginning, for some unknown reason, Merlin was given to outsiders who moved from Binjiang.

Mei Wenhua walked along the streets of Merlin Ancient Town with a group of followers, thinking as he walked.

"President Mei, something's not right!" The woman next to him said softly.

"What's wrong?" Mei Wenhua asked.

"President Mei, look at those people over there, what they're carrying is… guns!" The young woman reminded him.

Mei Wenhua seemed to realize something and quickly looked up.

That's right, it was… guns!

He clenched his fists tightly, his teeth grinding.

"So it's them!"

Mei Wenhua finally knew who had killed his Nan'er.

He was wondering, he hadn't heard of any troops operating in Mozhou, and he had been afraid to inquire. Now he finally understood, it turned out to be this bunch of peasants!

In fact, this was just a misunderstanding, but Mei Wenhua would not think that way.

"Qingyi, go and find out who they belong to," Mei Wenhua asked.

The young woman, Rong Qingyi, responded and left.

5 minutes later.

"President Mei, I've found out, they are from the Huatong Chamber of Commerce," Rong Qingyi replied.

"Huatong Chamber of Commerce?" Mei Wenhua had never heard of it.

"This Huatong Chamber of Commerce was just established not long ago. The boss used to do real estate business in Binjiang, his surname is Niu, and his name is Niu Xingwang."

"Niu Xingwang! Good, I'll remember it. Let's go, let's go back," Mei Wenhua turned around and walked back.

At the entrance of the Merlin Resettlement Area.

"President Mei, why are you suddenly leaving?"

Secretary Liu had just returned to the office when he heard that Mei Wenhua was preparing to leave, so he hurried over again.

"Oh, Secretary Liu. Something suddenly came up that I need to go back and deal with, I'll come again when I have the chance," Mei Wenhua forced a smile.

"Ah? Is that so. Then okay. President Mei, be careful," Secretary Liu didn't try to persuade him to stay.

Three off-road vehicles sped away.

Three days later.

"Boss Niu, long time no see!"

Niu Xingwang was busy preparing for the Mercenary Guild when he suddenly heard someone calling him from behind, and hurriedly turned around.

"Lao Zhang!" Niu Xingwang shouted excitedly, ran over and gave him a big bear hug.

"Why is it you who came? Wasn't it supposed to be Neptune?" Niu Xingwang asked.

Neptune was Ling Zhenhai, everyone had to use code names in public and couldn't call out real names.

Niu Xingwang blurted out "Lao Zhang" as soon as he opened his mouth, but since he had already said it, it wasn't easy to change his words.

"Let's find a quiet place to talk," Brother Zhang said.

"Okay, let's go," Niu Xingwang led Brother Zhang to an office.