In his early days, Xing Wu ran underground casinos and kept a group of henchmen. Ten-plus years ago, he was remarkably successful and considered a man of significant influence in Haicheng. However, after things went south, he disbanded his brothers and quietly began taking on simple construction contracts. While he now had a modest fortune, it could not compare to his former glory. Since being released, he had rarely gathered with his old brothers, but today, he had rounded up quite a few.
Xing Wu was smarter than Lin Xunyou. Lin had only a shallow brand of cleverness; it was as if he had only truly awakened after years of drifting in Haicheng and meeting Qiao Zheng. Before that, his schemes were nothing more than petty tricks. Xing Wu, by contrast, had lived in the shadows since he was a child and had seen far more of the world than Lin. What he could see and imagine was naturally different.
After receiving the jade pendant, Xing Wu did not rush to verify its authenticity or confront Lin Xunyou. Instead, he waited quietly for several days. Once he saw that everything remained calm, he sent out invitations to a few of his brothers, claiming he wanted to reconnect.
Chapter 446