Before the background was fully loaded, Gu Chenan felt it was all rather ethereal, not nearly as tangible as wealth.
But after it finished loading, he realized just how important this background truly was.
With Gu Chenan's current background, he wouldn't even need to handle Liu Dong's matter personally - a single phone call would suffice to resolve it.
Though Liu Dong was a local kingpin in the Magic City, he only owned several KTV venues and companies.
The Gu Family's influence permeated every corner of Magic City. If Gu Chenan wished, he could easily bankrupt Liu Dong's KTV venues and small real estate company within a day.
Even in terms of underground influence, Gu Chenan completely overshadowed Liu Dong.
To put it plainly, Liu Dong relied on his two right-hand men, Li Lin and Wang Hu, each of whom commanded over twenty minor leaders who had their own spheres of influence.
But as the saying goes, "The vassal of my vassal is not my vassal."
These minor leaders might know Liu Dong, but their subordinates had no connection to him whatsoever.
Gu Chenan's situation was different - all the bodyguards of the Gu Family answered to Ma Bing alone, whose loyalty to Gu Chenan was beyond question.
In fact, even without Ma Bing present, Gu Chenan could freely command the bodyguards.
To draw a comparison, Liu Dong's influence was like the feudal system during the Zhou Dynasty, where local regions recognized only their feudal lords but not the emperor.
Meanwhile, Gu Chenan's influence was like the centralized prefecture system, where everyone followed his commands directly.
Thus, Gu Chenan completely dominated Liu Dong both in legitimate business and underground operations.
"Young Master Gu, what should I do now? Should I continue keeping watch here or take men to confront Liu Dong?" Ma Bing asked at this moment.
After a moment's contemplation, Gu Chenan smiled lightly and said, "No need for such trouble. A phone call will settle this."
As he spoke, Gu Chenan took out his phone and opened his contacts.
However, at that very moment, a commotion suddenly erupted downstairs.
Gu Chenan stood up and looked down through the floor-to-ceiling window. He saw several burly men getting out of different models of sedans, forcefully pushing their way into the Caiying Building despite the employees' attempts to stop them.
"Sigh."
Gu Chenan sighed, "I was planning to resolve this with just a phone call, but you're really asking for death, aren't you?"
"Let's go see what's happening."
......
Downstairs at Caiying Company.
More than a dozen burly men, led by Wang Hu, barged through Caiying's main entrance.
After making a token attempt to stop them and receiving threats in return, Caiying's employees dared not block them anymore.
They couldn't be blamed.
They were just Caiying employees earning a few thousand a month - why risk their lives?
These were Liu Dong's men after all - who would dare stop them?
Caiying's employees had all heard about the grudge between Gu Chenan and Liu Dong. Though they were Caiying employees, they believed Gu Chenan was definitely in for serious trouble.
Even with CEO Su's backing, Liu Dong would surely teach him a lesson. In fact, CEO Su might get into trouble too - they'd heard she had slapped Liu Dong's daughter!
Soon, Wang Hu stood in Caiying's first-floor lobby with his dozen or so men, while several others went to guard the front and back doors to prevent Gu Chenan and Su Qianmo from escaping.
Wang Hu arrogantly surveyed his surroundings, ignoring the no-smoking sign behind him as he lit a cigarette and said to the receptionist, "Tell Gu Chenan and Su Qianmo to come see me."
"This......" the receptionist hesitated, looking troubled.
"Is it that difficult?" Wang Hu narrowed his eyes, cigarette dangling from his mouth. "You have ten minutes, or don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Ding~
Just as Wang Hu finished speaking, the elevator doors opened.
Gu Chenan walked out with Ma Bing following behind.
Gu Chenan looked around at everyone before finally fixing his gaze on Wang Hu.
"What are you looking at?"
Wang Hu had never met Gu Chenan and didn't realize this was the person he was looking for, assuming he was just some employee who didn't understand the situation.
"Heh."
Gu Chenan gave a light chuckle and was about to say something, but Ma Bing couldn't contain himself anymore and instantly appeared in front of Wang Hu.
Before Wang Hu could react, Ma Bing's hand struck out with a resounding slap.
"Smack!"
The crisp sound echoed through the entire first-floor lobby. The cigarette, along with its sparks, flew from Wang Hu's mouth as he crashed into the wall.
Instantly, both Wang Hu's men and the surrounding employees were dumbfounded.
What just happened?
Who was this person beside Mr. Gu, slapping Wang Hu without a word?
Did he not know who Wang Hu was?
Ma Bing completely ignored the shocked onlookers and pointed a finger at Wang Hu, "How dare you speak to Young Master Gu like that?!"
Young Master Gu?
Everyone was even more confused hearing this form of address.
Wasn't Gu Chenan supposed to be from an ordinary family? When did he become a young master?
And "Young Master Gu"?
There wasn't even a Gu Family among Magic City's great families, was there?
"You dare hit Brother Hu? Brothers, kill him!"
After a moment, Wang Hu's men finally reacted, charging forward with battle cries.
Ma Bing turned to look, his movements suddenly accelerating. In a matter of seconds, amid a chorus of wails, he had all of them lying on the ground.
This happened so quickly that the watching employees couldn't even process it. When they finally grasped the situation, their jaws dropped in shock.
Taking down more than a dozen tough guys in an instant - was this even human?
Wang Hu, who had hit the wall and was now bleeding from his head, stared at Ma Bing with trembling eyes. In all his years in Magic City's underworld, he had never seen anyone with such incredible skills.
Taking down all his elite men in seconds - this was simply supernatural!
After dealing with these men, Ma Bing turned back, grabbed Wang Hu's collar, and dragged him before Gu Chenan, asking, "Young Master Gu, how should we handle him?"
Ma Bing's transformation was dramatic - moments ago he had been like a war god, but now he showed extreme deference before Gu Chenan. This made Wang Hu and the watching employees reassess the title "Young Master Gu."
Someone with such exceptional fighting skills showing such respect - this Gu Chenan must be extraordinary!
Until just now, Caiying's employees had believed the rumors that Gu Chenan was just CEO Su's boy toy, but now it was clear he couldn't be that simple!
Thinking about this, a incredible thought suddenly occurred to everyone.
Could Gu Chenan be the young master of the legendary hidden Gu Family of Magic City?
It wasn't surprising that people could make this connection. The reason the system took so long to load Gu Chenan's background was because it encompassed such a broad range of elements.
Even people's hearsay was part of the background.
Therefore, while loading, the system had already implanted rumors about the Gu Family into the memories of everyone in Magic City.
This was why people could now connect Gu Chenan with his background.