Return of the King, Dominating the City

Chapter 1239 - 1224: Candidate

Qingluan left the next morning.

Song Yun personally drove Qingluan to the train station.

Song Yun supported Qingluan’s decisions unconditionally; even if one day Qingluan wants to leave Song Yun, Song Yun assures himself he wouldn’t stop her in the slightest.

Because in Song Yun’s heart, Qingluan is more than just a simple woman; Song Yun loves Qingluan, but respects her even more.

Watching Qingluan board the plane, Song Yun felt a bit empty inside, but quickly composed himself because he has many things to do.

Consolidating most of the Pearl River Delta’s market is far more difficult than Song Yun imagined, although Zhou Jin is dead and the Money Group has already collapsed.

However, a dying camel is bigger than a horse. As an organization that has operated in the entire Pearl River Delta for a long time, its internal power naturally has countless personnel conflicts.

Some who are aware of the situation have naturally submitted to Song Yun, albeit assuming minor management roles. Although their titles have diminished, their authority has not reduced much, and in fact, has fundamentally increased due to their connection to Song Yun and the market consolidation.

Of course, there are those who would rather be a head than a tail.

These people have caused quite a bit of trouble for Song Yun. The elite and management personnel from the Su Nan Xiu Luo Alliance have already surpassed two hundred, which is the maximum the Shura Alliance can allocate to the Pearl River Delta, because manpower is also needed in wz, and a part must remain at headquarters in Sunan.

Of course, the Shura Alliance’s roster is very large, numbering several thousand, but only about a tenth are truly capable of expanding territory.

Most people are merely tagging along or pretending to borrow power.

Song Yun regards this indifferently because whether in ancient times or now, expecting all subordinates to be masters is impossible unless you’re a cartoon, like One Piece, where Luffy’s crew are all strong.

But after all, that’s just a cartoon.

Conquering the world requires people, but ruling it necessitates those various whimsical characters. Even if they are minor figures, as long as they reach the Shura Alliance’s recruitment standards and are not major evildoers, the Alliance will recruit them.

Using these people for security or overseeing venues can actually be quite good.

And since the market hasn’t been merged here, those people are of little use.

Thinking of this, Song Yun felt the need to strengthen the training for Shura Alliance’s lower-level personnel, including basic knowledge and skills training.

Song Yun deeply understood that if he can’t nurture fighters from the bottom, Shura Alliance’s expansion might be limited to this.

Song Yun is ambitious and thoughtful. Though previously he lived freely, since embarking on expansion, he wanted to truly rise above all.

After sharing his basic training idea with Zhao Yan, Zhao Yan pondered for a while, nodded and said, "This must be done quickly."

"Yes, I know."

Song Yun nodded and said, "Now manpower is getting somewhat stretched. Wuli Xiezi and Meng Ku are both on the wz battlefield, and Black Flood Dragon has already made waves in Beijing. You and Hua Manlou hold the fort in Sunan, while in Guangzhou, there’s basically no reliable manpower. This situation is certainly not our endpoint; if we continue expanding, manpower shortage will definitely be our biggest weakness."

"Yes, insufficient elite personnel, insufficient management personnel."

Zhao Yan pointed out sharply, "The shortage of elite personnel can be addressed through the basic training you mentioned, striving for results within a year, but the lack of management personnel is difficult to remedy shortly. Not everyone can be trusted like we currently do, and now there are too many forces eyeing us, we absolutely won’t allow any character like Zhang Bei into our upper ranks."

"Indeed, things we can think of, others can naturally think of too." Song Yun said, "Sigh, this matter can’t be rushed, let’s supplement the elite personnel first, leave this matter to you."

"And you?" Zhao Yan asked.

"I’ll go check around, see if there are any desolate youths to rescue, maybe one of them could turn out to be super talented." Song Yun laughed as he spoke.

"You’ve read too many novels." Zhao Yan scoffed, giving Song Yun a sideways glance.

Song Yun chuckled sheepishly and said, "By the way, what do you think about Zhang Bei?"

"Promote him."

Zhao Yan said, "Zhang Bei is someone with ambitious intentions but insufficient boldness, and his capability is undeniable, especially in this matter. He contributed greatly to resolving the situation quickly. Since he desires power, let’s promote him to a level beyond his imagination."

"Aren’t you afraid of raising a threat?" Song Yun asked.

"What’s there to be afraid of?" Zhao Yan retorted, "In the whole Shura Alliance, you are the complete spiritual pillar. Not just Zhang Bei, even if I wanted to lead people against you now, it would be impossible. As for Zhang Bei, if you feed him a little, his appetite will grow; why not give it all at once, make him overwhelmed and frightened. This way, we might achieve unexpected results!"

"Alright, as for how to promote him, handle it yourself. I’m heading out." Song Yun said.

"Where to?" Zhao Yan asked.

"Recruit someone now. Zhao Yan’s recruits handle the overt affairs in Guangzhou, but nobody is set for the covert ones. I need to find someone." Song Yun said as he walked out.

"You’re trying to recruit..." Zhao Yan was a bit surprised at Song Yun, "He may not want to stay here; he seems to enjoy being your bodyguard too much."

"Perhaps half a month ago he wouldn’t be willing to stay, but this time, he might!"

Song Yun finished speaking and left Zhao Yan’s office.

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

In an ultra-five-star hotel.

A beautiful woman lay there, "Zen Master Juewu, you’re really amazing!"

Jue Wu proudly clasped his hands together and said, "Buddha is merciful. As a monk, I’m always against killing, so we monks generally don’t use blades and guns that harm lives. The staff is the weapon most used by us in Buddha’s door. When I descended the mountain, my staff skills were already perfected."

"Oh dear, you don’t know, staffs can be life-threatening too. Oh no, oh no, it’s going to be life-threatening."

At this moment.

Jue Wu’s phone rang.

Jue Wu glanced at the caller ID on his phone.

Three words.

Brother Song Yun.

Jue Wu said nothing but slightly exerted himself to lift the woman off of him.

Jue Wu flipped out of bed, naked, walked aside, and answered the phone.

"Brother Song Yun."

Jue Wu said respectfully.

"Jue Wu, I have a hunch."

Song Yun said seriously from the other end of the line.

"What hunch?"

Jue Wu’s expression tightened, and he asked.

"I feel like you’re doing something naughty right now."

Song Yun’s sly laughter came from the phone.