With the clan leader here, those who have dissenting opinions dare not act rashly.
If he leaves, Zhang family will easily split, even leading to internal strife!
Because of this, he can't leave casually.
He must at least solve the internal conflicts before leaving.
“Little brother, I'm not helping you because I am bogged down by many things and cannot leave...” Zhang Yun Feng said helplessly.
Buddha Ye is two years younger than him, so calling him "little brother" is reasonable.
He actually has to go on this trip just because of the system mission.
He's just being half-hearted for one reason: to get some benefits from his younger brother, like gold or maybe some guns.
The Zhang family is too poor, lacking money and firepower.
It's rare to meet a warlord with a good family background, so it would be a shame to the Zhang family and to his own conscience if he didn't get some "compensation" from him.
Zhang Qi Shan, being a shrewd man, understood his meaning immediately and said directly: “Older brother, just tell me what you need, I will try my best to fulfill it as long as it's within my means...”
“You are as straightforward as you used to be. Then I will be blunt, I need guns, ammunition, and gold, the more the better!”
Zhang Yun Feng didn't beat around the bush and directly stated his demands.
However, Zhang Qi Shan was not surprised. He seemed to have anticipated that Zhang Yun Feng would make a hefty request, obviously prepared for it.
Without hesitation, he nodded and said: “I knew you would ask for a lot! I brought a chest of gold, 100 guns, and 2,000 rounds of ammunition. This should be enough to take care of you two, right?”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yun Feng immediately broke into a smile: “Enough!”
“That's good, when can we leave?” Zhang Qi Shan asked.
Zhang Yun Feng waved his hand with a smile: “Don't rush, there's one more small matter, I want to ask you for a favor.”
“What's it?” Zhang Qi Shan looked at him with some confusion.
“Some people in the clan can't bear this isolated life, they want to integrate into modern society. I want to settle them in your territory, so they have some support.” Zhang Yun Feng said.
“No problem, I'll make the arrangements.” Zhang Qi Shan nodded.
Zhang Yun Feng nodded in satisfaction: “That's good, we can leave today!”
After the conditions were discussed, both sides immediately made arrangements.
Zhang Yun Feng summoned those who wanted to leave the clan, telling them to pack their things and line up outside the city, they would return to Xiang Sha with Zhang Da Fo Ye's team.
These clan members were impacted by the wave of the new era, they did not want to be associated with them, he could not force them to stay, otherwise, they would be a time bomb.
It's better to give them freedom, this will be more conducive to the unity of the family, then he can leave with peace of mind.
And Zhang Da Fo Ye's men sent the gold, guns, ammunition, and everything else into the old house of the Zhang family.
By the time they finished all this, it was already noon.
Xiao Ge had already packed their things and was carrying a big bag on his back, following Zhang Yun Feng's behind.
Without even eating lunch, the group rushed down the mountain.
It was only when they reached the foot of the mountain in the evening.
There were one hundred and eighty people in the group, but only one military truck, and the horses were needed to carry things, there was not enough space for everyone to sit.
So they let the old, weak, women, and children ride in the truck, and the rest walked.
After trekking for half a month, they finally found a phone when they passed a large city.
Then they contacted Zhang Ri Shan through the phone, who arranged for several military trucks to pick them up.
It took another week to finally reach Xiang Sha city, it was already early September.
Zhang Qi Shan was very hospitable, he directly arranged for Zhang Yun Feng and Xiao Ge to stay in the best guesthouse in the city.
The other members of the Zhang clan were also settled in their own homes.
That night, Zhang Da Fo Ye asked the family chef to prepare a sumptuous dinner for Zhang Yun Feng and Xiao Ge as a welcome party.
Zhang Ri Shan, as the junior member of the group, also joined them.
Although he was only a junior officer of Zhang Da Fo Ye, Zhang Da Fo Ye treated him like his own brother.
Zhang Qi Shan poured himself a glass of wine and said politely: “You've been traveling for a long time, you must be exhausted, I'll toast you both!”
After saying that, he drained the wine in his glass.
“Little brother, you're being too polite.” Zhang Yun Feng said.
“Tomorrow morning I will summon the leaders of the Nine Gates for an emergency meeting, and ask them to prepare in advance!” Zhang Qi Shan said.
“Equipment, everything is in place right?” Zhang Yun Feng asked.
“Don't worry, it's all been prepared, I brought it from Su Xiong, it cost me a lot of money.” Zhang Qi Shan said.
“That's good, the leaders of the Nine Gates don't have any of its people right?”
“No, I've checked.”
“It's better to be safe than sorry, besides the leaders of the Nine Gates, it's best to have no one else involved!” Zhang Yun Feng said.
His tone was unquestionable, making it hard to resist.
“Understood, I know what to do.” Zhang Qi Shan nodded.
After discussing business matters, they talked about their childhood.
When they were children, they grew up together in the same courtyard.
There were four children in the courtyard: Zhang Yun Feng, Zhang Qi Shan, Zhang Ri Shan, and Xiao Ge.
Until Zhang Qi Shan's identity was exposed, he was kicked out of the Zhang family, Zhang Ri Shan followed him, and this beautiful childhood disappeared.
They were all old acquaintances, after all.
They hadn't seen each other for over ten years, and they were all very happy to talk to each other, it seemed like they had endless topics to discuss, the dinner didn't end until eleven o'clock at night.
After eating and drinking their fill, Zhang Qi Shan arranged for his driver to drive them back to the guesthouse in his military jeep.
On the way back to the guesthouse, Zhang Yun Feng noticed that they were being followed!
The person was hiding in the darkness, observing them from a distance, very cautious.
Zhang Yun Feng didn't make a fuss, pretending not to notice and returned to the guesthouse. Then he told Xiao Ge that they were being followed.
“I saw him too, he's very cautious.” Xiao Ge said.
“It must be one of its people, we'd better not act rashly, and don't reveal our whereabouts easily!” Zhang Yun Feng reminded.
Xiao Ge nodded and returned to his room.
They drew the curtains when they slept at night.
…
The next morning.
As soon as the sun rose, Zhang Yun Feng got out of bed and called Xiao Ge to go to the guesthouse's cafeteria for breakfast.
However, when they were having breakfast, they noticed two more suspicious people, staring at them all the time.
The two men looked at each other, and after understanding each other, they quickly finished the porridge in their bowls, paid for the food tickets, and returned to their room.
“It seems things are worse than we thought, the whole Xiang Sha city must have been infiltrated...” Zhang Yun Feng frowned.
Xiao Ge didn't say anything, he just silently looked at him.
“Forget about them for now, let's go to Fo Ye's mansion!”
Then they took their luggage, locked the door, and left the guesthouse.