“Don’t rush, guys, wait till I get settled in the capital, then I’ll arrange for you to come over!”
Xu Fei’s real goal wasn’t to set up a branch, which is why he said that.
With that, he quickly got moving, leaving the company and heading straight for the airport.
The trip from Jiangbei to the capital took just about two hours.
By the time Xu Fei’s plane touched down, it was already afternoon.
As soon as he stepped off, his phone rang.
“Major General, how come you didn’t give us a heads-up about heading to the capital?”
Though Xu Fei had discussed things with Bai Zhan and Hell’s Ear beforehand, and the idea to go to the capital had even come from them, he hadn’t specified when he’d leave.
By the time Bai Zhan got wind of it, Xu Fei’s plane had already landed.
Hearing Bai Zhan’s slightly frantic tone on the other end, Xu Fei cracked a small smile.
“What, you think I need to report every little thing to you now?”
Clearly, Xu Fei was in a good mood, even teasing Bai Zhan a bit, but Bai Zhan was noticeably more on edge.
“Major General, this isn’t the time for jokes, I’ve got something to report!”
Seeing Bai Zhan’s tone shift, Xu Fei dropped the playful act, got serious, and kept listening.
From Bai Zhan’s follow-up explanation, Xu Fei couldn’t help but recall an old incident.
Back when Xu Fei was with the Chinese military, he’d been a prodigy in both martial and intellectual pursuits.
His apprenticeship under Mo Wentian to study medicine came later.
In his early days in the army, young and brash, with his natural genius, it was inevitable he’d clash with others.
The biggest dust-up had been the Soldier King competition.
During that contest for China’s top soldier, Xu Fei, hailing from a more remote military district, drew a lot of attention thanks to his sheer talent.
His biggest rival back then was Wei Xinghuo from the capital’s military district.
Wei Xinghuo wasn’t particularly strong himself, but he was the adopted son of Wei Kangnian, the commander of the capital’s military district.
With that kind of backing, plenty of contenders who could’ve actually challenged Xu Fei got knocked out by Wei Xinghuo’s influence.
At the time, Wei Xinghuo knew full well he couldn’t beat Xu Fei in a straight fight.
So he’d secretly approached Xu Fei, trying to lean on his background to pressure him into bowing out gracefully.
But Xu Fei back then wasn’t one to play nice, he despised nothing more than people who flaunted wealth and power to sidestep the rules.
If Wei Xinghuo hadn’t said anything, Xu Fei might’ve had a shred of caution.
Instead, Wei Xinghuo’s move lit a fuse, and Xu Fei put him in his place right then and there, sending him packing with a thrashing.
Later, in the showdown for China’s Soldier King title, Xu Fei didn’t hold back an inch, according to the military medics at the time, he’d beaten Wei Xinghuo so bad the guy was left crippled!
