Chapter 136: Xu Fengbin Wants to Be a Peacemaker

"Perhaps Xu Fengbin would know about this Uncle Hu’s background. Why don’t you ask him?"

Qin San’Er was testing the waters because Lin Jian had taken the initiative to mention knowing Xu Fengbin several times. However, he remained half-skeptical. After all, someone like Xu Fengbin was completely out of his league. Even though he belonged to the Qin Family, he couldn’t reach such a high-end figure.

Lin Jian glanced at him, then took out his phone and dialed Xu Fengbin’s number. The call connected quickly, and Lin Jian put it on speaker.

"Lin Jian, what’s the matter?"

Xu Fengbin’s tone with him had become quite casual.

"Xu, I’ve arrived in Capital City. By the way, do you know a man in Capital City known as Uncle Hu?" Lin Jian asked directly.

Hearing Lin Jian call him ’Xu’, Qin San’Er fell into a daze. He wondered if Lin Jian was bluffing. How could anyone dare call a prominent figure like Xu Fengbin ’Xu’? Was he joking? But he didn’t interrupt the two; he just held his breath and kept listening.

"You mean the Uncle Hu who opened a bar near the Beijing Worker’s Stadium in Capital City?" Xu Fengbin chuckled. "Just don’t mess with him. The guy is a bit bizarre."

"Bizarre how?" Lin Jian asked curiously.

"He’s at the Innate Sixth Grade. His level isn’t that high, and he’s already in his mid-forties, but I heard this guy is capable of Binding Small People."

"Binding what small people?" Lin Jian asked in confusion.

"It means he gets a ragdoll, sticks your name on it, and stabs it with needles."

PFFT!

Lin Jian almost choked. "Are you serious?"

"I’m not sure if it’s true or false. Anyway, he’s never bound one for me, but he’s done it to many others. A lot of people in our circle didn’t believe in the occult and actively sought trouble with him, only to end up getting cursed with those dolls."

"You actually believe in that stuff?" Lin Jian said, caught between tears and laughter.

"If you believe it, it’s real; if you don’t, it’s not," Xu Fengbin chuckled. "However, Uncle Hu Binding Small People might be fake, but the fact that he has an ex-wife is true. She shares my surname, Xu, and her name is Xu Ruyi. The two divorced, and no one knows where Xu Ruyi went, but... Xu Ruyi became a Grandmaster over twenty years ago. She achieved the title of Grandmaster at the age of twenty-five.

"They also have a child together.

"So, the ex-husband of a Grandmaster is not someone to trifle with. Uncle Hu is already bizarre enough on his own, so try not to provoke him if you can avoid it."

"I understand." Lin Jian was thoroughly astonished. Becoming a Grandmaster at twenty-five was incredibly impressive.

"Since you’re in Capital City..." Xu Fengbin mused. "Are you really going to kill Jin Er? How about I act as a mediator for you? Let you two sit down and talk?"

"That works. It’s not like we can’t talk!" Lin Jian laughed. "Help me send him a message. Tell him I’ve arrived in Capital City and will take his life within three days. If he doesn’t want to die, he can buy his life for five billion."

"Five billion to buy his life. What a great bargain."

Xu Fengbin was rendered utterly speechless.

Qin San’Er was equally speechless. He wondered if Lin Jian was acting way too arrogant. If he had five billion, he could buy a hundred of Lin Jian’s lives! How could Jin Er possibly cough up five billion to buy his life? Where would he put his pride?

"He might not agree to that!" Xu Fengbin sighed. "I’ll pass the message for you. It’s up to him whether he agrees or not. Anyway, I’ve done everything I can."

"That’s all!" Lin Jian said, immediately hanging up the phone.

Qin San’Er remained silent because he didn’t know what to say! Was Lin Jian really this fierce? Or had he arranged an actor beforehand, and the person on the phone wasn’t Xu Fengbin at all, but an imposter? But... there was no need for him to hire a fake actor just to deceive him, right? So... was it true or false? Qin San’Er realized he could no longer distinguish truth from fiction. He couldn’t see through it; he couldn’t guess it.

Over an hour later, Qin San arranged for him to stay at the Four Seasons Hotel. Since the presidential suite was already booked, he reserved a business suite instead. Qin San’Er had no intention of staying there himself. Since he didn’t want to make a public appearance, he never planned on staying at a hotel.

Meanwhile, in Modu.

Xu Fengbin managed to get Jin Er’s contact information in Capital City and dialed his number! However, a woman answered the phone.

"I’m looking for Jin Er. Tell him it’s Xu Fengbin from Jiangnan!"

Xu Fengbin had met Jin Er once before. It was around the year before last when Jin Er came to Modu to attend a cocktail party. At the time, both he and Chen Zhiyuan were present, so the two of them exchanged greetings. No, to be exact, he had greeted Jin Er, and Jin Er simply let out a hearty laugh and said a quick ’hello!’ After that, there was no further communication between them.

A moment later, a hearty laugh came through the phone. "Feng Bin, how are you? When we met in Modu the year before last, I felt you would definitely break through within three years. I didn’t expect it to only take two. Congratulations, congratulations!"

Jin Er was a man of the underworld, but he was also part of the Martial Artist circle, the wealthy circle, the entertainment circle, and so on. In every circle, he was a boss-level existence. He was a towering figure capable of summoning the wind and rain.

"Hello, Mr. Jin. Apologies for the presumptuous intrusion!"

Two years ago, Xu Fengbin wouldn’t have been able to get a word in with Jin Er! But once one became a Grandmaster, they entered a new realm. Rumors in the martial arts world said he had been deified! This so-called deification referred to becoming a Grandmaster! Therefore, Xu Fengbin now had the qualifications to sit as an equal with Jin Er. However, he still didn’t dare to act arrogantly and remained polite and courteous.

"Feng Bin, you’re being too formal," Jin Er laughed. "When are you coming to Capital City? I’ll play the host and we can have a drink. I’ll also introduce you to a few big shots in Capital City. How about it?"

"Alright, thank you, Mr. Jin!" Xu Fengbin took a deep breath. "Actually, I thought about it for a long time before making this call, but I don’t want to let things get any worse."

"Hmm, go on, Feng Bin." Jin Er hadn’t quite grasped his meaning yet, so he let him continue.

Xu Fengbin went on, "There’s a young man in Jiang City named Lin Jian."

"Oh~" Jin Er dragged out the syllable. He was quite surprised. This Lin Jian was quite something to actually get Xu Fengbin to plead for leniency on his behalf.

"Feng Bin, it’s not that I, Jin Er, am refusing to give you face, but Miss Na’s son was turned into a eunuch. Ending someone’s bloodline like that—it was far too ruthless. So even if I decide not to intervene, Miss Na would just find someone else!

"How about this? I’ll persuade Miss Na to spare the kid’s life, but she gets to turn him into a eunuch too. Is that acceptable? This is my utmost sincerity. Feng Bin, we’ve admired each other for a long time, and I’m a man of my word, so I can’t yield any further. Sparing his life is my greatest show of sincerity!"

Jin Er thought Xu Fengbin had been begged by Lin Jian to act as a peacemaker. However, he tactfully compromised a step—he wouldn’t kill him, just end his bloodline! It was his way of giving face to Xu Fengbin.

Xu Fengbin thought for a moment, then said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Mr. Jin, actually, my intention was to persuade you to take the initiative to apologize to him, and then..."

"Hmm? Xu Fengbin, what do you mean by that?" Jin Er flared up instantly!

"I’m giving you face and you’re throwing it away, huh? Do you really think you have that much face?

"Xu Fengbin, you’ve pissed me off, and this isn’t over. Someday when I go to Modu, you’ll have to explain this to me face-to-face!"

CLICK!

Jin Er hung up the phone abruptly! Obviously, he was furious.