Tianyang sat in the living room, which was spacious and luxurious.
The living room was covered with smooth wooden floors and decorated with many luxurious decorations, a burning fireplace, a huge oil painting that almost occupied the entire wall, a crystal chandelier, etc., all of which demonstrated Elhoin's wealth.
The sound of footsteps was faintly heard, and then the heavy wooden door was pushed open. Tianyang looked up and saw Louis standing sideways at the door. A middle-aged man wearing a top hat and deep blue eyes walked in.
Beside him, Lu An whispered, "Victor is here."
Tianyang nodded slightly, without standing up, just smiled as he watched Elhoin's host in this area walk towards him.
Tianyang rarely acts so arrogantly, but he knows very well that facing Victor and the Elhoin family who have dominated the wilderness for many years, he must be more arrogant than the other party.
Otherwise, the more polite and humble you are when dealing with such a person, the more he will look down on you.
Victor glanced at the people around him calmly and said, "Let me talk to this young gentleman alone."
He deliberately emphasized Tianyang's youth, trying to create pressure with words, but Tianyang's eyes were calm and he didn't care. He was not in a hurry to show off because of his "youth".
Very calm... This was Victor's first impression of Tianyang.
Tianyang waved his hand, and Lu An, Redding and other followers followed Louis out of the hall. Only Victor and Tianyang were left in the living room.
Victor took off his hat and coat, leaving only his shirt and vest, and walked to the wine cabinet: "Would you like a drink?"
Tianyang smiled and said, "No, I don't have the habit of drinking."
"If a man doesn't drink, life will be less fun." Victor talked to himself, opened the wine cabinet, took out a bottle of wine, and poured himself a glass. "When I was young, I was just like you. I didn't drink at all and spent all my time on my career."
"I only realized when I got older that wine is really a good thing. It can calm you down and allow you to savor your life. A successful life is like a bottle of good wine. It always takes time to ferment and settle before it has flavor. What do you think?"
Tian Yang spread his hands and said, "Perhaps I am not yet at the stage of reminiscing about the past, so I don't have much resonance with your sigh."
"Yes, young people always look ahead and focus on the future, and rarely look back." Victor sat on a high chair next to the wine cabinet, facing the vast night outside the window, raised his glass and said, "Cheers to the wilderness."
He took a sip and then said, "I heard from Louis that you asked us, Elhoin, to leave the settlement and hand over the mine?"
Tianyang leaned back, relaxed his body, raised his head and looked at the ceiling of the living room: "Your butler said it very accurately and clearly."
"I think so too. Louis is quite capable of doing things. So, do you think you can do it?" Victor seemed to be discussing something that had nothing to do with him. His eyes were calm, and there was even a smile on the corner of his mouth.
"If I can't do it, I wouldn't be here now, what do you think?" Tianyang smiled and asked back.
Victor laughed and his eyes fell on the golden liquid in the wine glass. "It seems that you are very confident in yourself. I checked a little bit and found that Mr. Tianyang does have this confidence. After all, not just anyone can help the fortress solve a danger. It is normal to be appreciated by the city lord.
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"But you may not know that we, Elhoin, have lived on this land for a long time. Our history is even older than the fortress. Our blood and our roots have long been deeply buried in this land. We cannot be easily driven away."
Tian Yang laughed and shook his head: "This world is always changing, and nothing can remain unchanged forever. Old things will die, and new things will be born. This is an ending that no one can change."
"Time is magical. Mountains and rivers can be turned into plains, and the sea can be turned into mulberry fields. How can a mere Elhoin not be sent away?"
Victor nodded slightly: "I have to admit that for someone your age, you are indeed very knowledgeable."
"Perhaps you are right. Elhorin is just a family. Maybe one day it will die out, but it will not be now."
"You have already demonstrated your determination and your strength. I believe that if you insist on doing this, the result will be very disadvantageous to me. So I have no intention of staying. However, Mr. Tianyang, I would like to kindly remind you."
"The people here are already accustomed to Elhorn's rules. If we leave, you may not be able to take over smoothly."
Tian Yang finally looked at the man, smiling: "That's easy, let's make new rules. Those who can abide by them can stay, and those who can't can leave."
"Oh, I'm curious, what kind of rules you will make, can you tell me about it?" Victor leaned forward slightly, looking very interested.
Tianyang shrugged his shoulders: "What I do should have nothing to do with Mr. Victor, right?"
Victor chuckled: "That's right, forget it then."
Victor drank the wine in one gulp, put down the glass and said, "The settlement and the mine are given to you, but I want to warn you. The people here are used to sinking in the darkness. If the sunlight is too strong, those guys will not be used to it."
"Habits can be changed." Tian Yang said calmly, "The process of change may be painful, but they will soon feel relieved that living in the sun is better than living in the dark."
"Really?" Victor looked at him deeply. "I hope you are right. Goodbye then."
"Hold on."
Tianyang took out an electronic board, put it on the table, and said with a smile: "Here is a list. The people on the list need to leave here. No more, no less."
Victor glanced at the electronic board casually and nodded slightly, but did not take the electronic board. He put on his hat and coat again and left casually.
After Victor left, Lu An and others came back.
"Victor compromised?"
Although he knew the result would be like this, Lu An did not expect the process to be so smooth, and could not help but ask a question.
Tianyang stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the city with flashing lights in the distance: "He doesn't want to die yet. He is a smart man."
"But he'll leave us a mess."
Lu An smiled and said, "That's why I came here. As soon as Victor leaves, my people can take over the mine immediately and ensure its normal operation."
"It won't be that simple."
Tianyang turned around and said, "Mr. Lu, give me a list of people in the city who have dealings with Elhoin.
lists of people involved in the slave and drug trade.”
"Also, I want a list of active bandit groups in the wilderness nearby."
Lu An nodded: "Give it to you tomorrow?"
"No, I want it tonight." Tian Yang raised his lips slightly and said, "Victor gave up so easily. Firstly, he felt that he was no match for me, and secondly, he should have other preparations."
"Don't forget, he has been operating here for so many years, and Elhoin's roots have long been deeply rooted in this land."
"Therefore, if we want to solve this matter once and for all, we must cut the weeds at the root and completely eliminate Elhorn's roots before he has time to send the gift he prepared."
Lu An was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It was an extremely correct decision for the city lord to ask you to handle this matter. Please wait a moment, I will sort out the information you want for you to review."
the other side.
Victor walked out of the building and came to his car. Next to the magnetic car, butler Louis was waiting for Victor's order.
Victor did not issue an order immediately, which was very different from his usual vigorous and decisive style. After a moment, the man said, "Notify the mine and have our people evacuate overnight."
"Also, tell Du Gao and Griffin. After tonight, when the sun rises tomorrow, this place will have nothing to do with us in Elhorn."
Louis' eyes moved slightly.
In Settlement No. 12, the names of Du Gao and Griffin can be said to be the most well-known and powerful people besides Victor.
The former are slave traders. The mines need a large number of slaves every year. The mines only provide these slaves with the most basic life guarantees in order to exploit them to the greatest extent and thus obtain the most profits.
These slaves were all provided by Du Gao, who was a wanted criminal in many fortresses in the Western Continent, but he owned his own block in the settlement. Elho was able to live well here because of the protection he provided.
Grafen is a drug dealer, and the drugs he provides are the magic weapon for Elhoin to control the settlement and even other territories. Elhoin uses various methods to make the residents of the controlled area take drugs, make them addicted, and then make them serve him. The rewards he gets are used to buy drugs from Grafen in turn, and Grafen pays dividends to the family.
Now, Victor wants to inform them that tomorrow morning, the settlement will have nothing to do with Elhoin, obviously to find hemp for the receiver. And, with the strength of Du Gao and Griffin, if they are given time to plan, they will create huge trouble.
"Yes, sir, I'll have someone notify them right away." Louis opened the car door and waited for Victor to get in before closing it.
He looked back at the building. He believed that it would not be long before he and Victor would be back here again.
In the living room of the building.
Luther strode in, and when he saw Tianyang, he shrank his body, making himself look short and harmless.
"Sir, you're looking for me?"
Tian Yang nodded, put an electronic board on the table, and pushed it forward: "Can we eliminate these two people and their forces tonight?"
Luther picked up the electronic board and the screen showed photos of two men with their names next to the photos. The one on the left was Du Gao and the one on the right was Griffin.