The Great Zen Master knew exactly how powerful Li Ding was.
Or rather;
The higher the position of a person in Bo Mo, the more terrifying they knew Li Ding to be.
This Li Ding had only returned to Bo Mo and the Northern Army a few years ago.
But with his arrival, the Northern Army seemed to have been completely revitalized.
In fact;
In the past, even when led by the Northern Army General, the Northern Army only had a slight advantage against the Federal Government Army.
After all, weapons and ammunition had always been a bottleneck for the Northern Army.
But with Li Ding's return, the balance was swiftly broken.
Although the outside world rumored that the Northern Army had won each battle with a small advantage against the Federal Government Army in recent times.
Only the upper echelons of various factions in Bo Mo were aware that the Northern Army was now tactically crushing the Federal Government Army in battle.
Just like Zhuge Liang's playful toying with Meng Huo thousands of years ago.
The Northern Army under Li Ding's leadership could be said to be invincible.
While the Great Zen Master pondered these matters, Cha Po was about to speak again, trying to persuade the Great Zen Master and incite his followers to put pressure on Li Ding.
The Great Zen Master raised his hand, stopping Cha Po who was about to continue.
“Great Zen Master?”
A bewildered Li Ding looked at the Great Zen Master with confusion.
However, the Great Zen Master didn’t even have the mood to explain, only declaring in a loud voice, "Bring someone! Expel Cha Po from the Zen Temple! And he is no longer the secretary-general of our Zen Temple!"
"Great Zen Master? Why!"
Cha Po's heart trembled with fear.
He never thought that just mentioning Li Ding's name would lead to such a reaction from the Great Zen Master.
His heart was in complete disarray.
Could it be that Li Ding was so powerful?
Just by mentioning his name, could he make even the Great Zen Master apprehensive?
Cha Po was quickly kicked out of the Zen Temple.
This made him utterly panicked.
He had originally thought that as long as the Great Zen Master intervened, he could at least intimidate Li Ding.
At the very least, he could make Li Ding hesitant;
Or gain some bargaining chips for himself, his sister-in-law Mala Nian, and their negotiations with Ai So.
However, the current situation made Cha Po realize that things were far more complicated than he had imagined.
The strength of this Li Ding, the Northern Army Commander, was probably much more terrifying than he had shown.
At that moment, Cha Po's phone rang.
"Su Wei! Su Wei! Su Wei!"
The call was from Mala Nian, Cha Po's senior sister.
After picking up the phone, before Cha Po could say anything;
Mala Nian on the other end said anxiously, "Junior brother! Did you find the Great Zen Master to help?"
"Guess' men are already at Ma Niu Town! Guess will probably be there soon too!"
His senior sister's words made Cha Po even more despairing.
How could he find the Great Zen Master?
He had been kicked out of the Zen Temple and was no longer its secretary-general!
But he dared not tell his senior sister this.
He could only reply, "I...I'll go back right away."
But Cha Po knew in his heart that with Guess' arrival, his brother-in-law would probably not be able to hold out for long.
After all, even the Great Zen Master was so afraid of Li Ding, his brother-in-law Ai So probably couldn't withstand him…
At that moment;
Shen Xing was already driving with Guess towards Ma Niu Town.
But, Xi Gou, and the others were waiting at the entrance of the village to greet their car.
After the car stopped, But patted Shen Xing's shoulder and said confidently, "See, I told you, Guess has a plan, you don't need to worry."
"Look at this situation, can Ai So really turn the tide?"
Shen Xing also laughed, "Of course, how could I not believe what Brother Tuo said."
However, his heart was curious at this moment;
What kind of person was the rumored young commander of the Northern Army, Li Ding.
Seeing Shen Xing's thoughts, Guess patted his shoulder and said, "Alright, you'll see soon enough."
Xi Gou said from the side, "I'm telling you, A Xing, it's a huge scene!"
"The soldiers of the entire Northern Army are all very well-trained!"
"I feel like those Federal Government Army soldiers are completely no match."
Xi Gou's words made Shen Xing's heart move.
He couldn’t help but sigh inwardly, this Northern Army dared to intrude into the Federal Government Army’s territory to cause trouble.
Yet, the Federal Government Army was as if deaf and blind, ignoring them completely.
This Ai So was an officer appointed by the Federal Government to maintain order.
They don’t care?
This was enough to show the Federal Government Army's fear of the Northern Army.
Or rather, their fear of Commander Li Ding!
Adding to Xi Gou's statement that the Northern Army soldiers were much more elite than the Federal Government Army.
Shen Xing guessed that perhaps there was some water in the outside world's rumors about the Northern Army's small victories against the Federal Government Army.
Only if they were completely terrified would the Federal Government Army dare not take action against the Northern Army.
Guessing that Shen Xing was probably thinking about these things at the moment.
Guess explained to Shen Xing, "Li Ding's abilities are truly remarkable."
"Of course, it's also because he hasn't been back in the Northern Army for long, and many forces don't have a thorough understanding of him yet."
"Only the upper echelons of various forces know what a formidable person he is."
Shen Xing was somewhat surprised, "Guess, you have such high praise for him… is he really that amazing?"
Guess smiled, just about to explain when But’s phone suddenly rang.
"Hello? The weapons have arrived at the warehouse? Good, I knew you could do it!"
"Oh? This isn't just about raising the price, right? Was it the Chamber of Commerce trying to interfere? Okay, I understand, I'll tell Guess about it now."
After briefly ending the call, But’s happy expression turned to concern.
He came to Guess and said, "Guess, you know, this batch of weapons is very advanced, there are even quite a few advanced heavy weapons."
"The price of these things is already astronomical."
"But, when the weapons merchant reached the border warehouse, they suddenly demanded a 20% price increase!"
"Twenty percent, Guess, that's a huge profit, you know."
"And they seem to have another buyer, saying that if we don't agree, they will directly take the weapons away."
"There’s no way, the little brothers in charge could only call and ask."
Guess almost didn't hesitate at all and said directly, "Agree to them."
"But Guess… 20%..." But frowned and said uneasily.
Guess' expression didn’t change, but his tone became a little heavier, "Agree to them!"
But was still hesitating, holding the phone, Guess explained, "But, you have to know that this batch of weapons is more than just money to us."
"Our relationship with the Northern Army has established our current position in Da Ban."
"Out of loyalty, the Northern Army must get this batch of weapons now, we must help if we can."
"Logically, since Da Ban has promised Li Ding, we can’t make mistakes on our end."
"It's just a 20% increase, we can still afford it."
But held his phone and said worriedly, "I'm just afraid that things are not that simple."
"They are asking for a price increase before they even enter the border, there must be someone behind this."
"Then even if President Chen handles it on that end, Guess, there are still various checkpoints after entering the border."
"If every checkpoint asks for a price increase… then…"
Shen Xing also said, "Yeah, Guess, if this loophole is opened, I’m afraid…"
Guess shook his head helplessly, "I know all this, I also know that this is the Xiang Long Chamber of Commerce meddling."
"But there’s no way, the Northern Army has a debt of gratitude to our Da Ban, Commander Li Ding and his father have also been kind to my family."
"Even if we have to lose money, we must help Commander Li Ding with this!"
Looking at Guess' resolute expression, But sighed helplessly, but still called his subordinate.
"Yes… Guess has agreed, 20% is 20%! But don’t blame me, don’t make any more mistakes! Or I won't spare you!"
While But was on the phone, Shen Xing quietly asked Guess, "Guess, aren't you a businessman?"
Guess smiled and looked at Shen Xing, "A Xing, do you know why I kept you?"
Shen Xing shook his head slightly, not understanding.
Guess said, "Because of those two shots!"
"In Bo Mo, with a gun pointed at your head, let alone two shots, even one shot would make no one willing to take a bullet for another."
"But you took it."
"So, sometimes profit doesn’t represent everything, some things, we must persevere, we cannot give up even a little."
Shen Xing nodded thoughtfully and replied, "I understand, Guess."
At that moment, Li Ding’s deputy arrived, respectfully said to Guess, "Guess, the Commander has been waiting for you for a while."
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