Xu Hao's financial compensation to them was just a temporary act of charity, merely giving a man a fish.

But if Xu Hao could provide them with stable jobs, that would be truly wonderful.

So when these people heard Xu Hao's words, they were all very excited. This was truly a good boss who cared for them, not just a capitalist who only knew how to take without giving back.

Seeing everyone so happy, Xu Hao felt a bit pleased too. He wasn't short on money, and the development of the Xu Liu Group wasn't solely for making money. Helping more people while making money, isn't that a great thing?

Xu Hao wasn't a saint, but he wasn't a cold-hearted animal either.

Xu Hao took out the development plan they had been strategizing for the past few days and then said, "Let's take another look around here, see what else needs improvement, and then finalize the start date for construction. Once we're done, we can leave here and return to Huadu."

Ruyan and the other women nodded in agreement.

...

At this time, Xu Hao didn't know that while they were here discussing how to develop Jieshi Town, over in Huadu, George and Jack were having a disagreement.

Jack said, "George, we've been delayed here for three days. Aren't we planning to leave?"

George leisurely sat on the sofa and said slowly, "What are you afraid of? You're an elite member of the association. Do you think they would just watch you die here if you were in danger?"

Jack angrily said, "George, that joke isn't funny at all! Xu Hao is very powerful now, even Elder Fein isn't his match. How can we be?"

"Ah, you're still so impatient. If I wasn't confident, would I really stay here? You managed to escape from Xu Hao's hands, didn't you? But as for me, if I really sat here waiting to die, wouldn't that be suicidal?"

Upon hearing George's words, Jack was surprised and said, "Could it be you've found a way to deal with Xu Hao? But the two of us have no strength to speak of, how can we confront Xu Hao?"

"Huaya has an old saying, 'borrow the east wind.' Although our strength is lacking, it doesn't mean others' strength is too. Remember what I told you? In Huaya, there is a sect called the Blood Evil Sect. They're an assassin sect, cultivating techniques similar to ours, absorbing people's blood. It's just that they hide extremely well, so very few people know about them." George said.

Upon hearing this, Jack was immediately intrigued and said, "You mean we can borrow the strength of the Blood Evil Sect to take out Xu Hao?!"

"Precisely! The strength of the Blood Evil Sect is undeniably powerful. If they are willing to fully besiege Xu Hao, he wouldn't be able to escape even with wings!" George said very confidently.

"That sounds good, but how can we persuade the Blood Evil Sect? Can money do that?" Jack grasped at the critical point and asked.

George laughed, "Initially, I thought money could do it. After all, what else do assassin sects want if not money? But now, I realize that the Blood Evil Sect's rules are indeed different. For experts below the Grandmaster Level, money suffices, but to buy the life of a Grandmaster Level expert, you'd need something special, like the Heavenly Wealth and Earthly Treasures they happen to require."

"I understand, they are just assassins, but what they need isn't ordinary. So what can we offer to entice them?" Jack asked.

"We don't need to offer them anything. Let me remind you, Xu Hao ranks one hundredth on the world assassin list, which means he possesses treasures many covet. Do you think these things would tempt the Blood Evil Sect?" George smiled.

"Of course they'd be tempted! But if they're tempted, they would've already made a move to kill Xu Hao, right? How could they take orders from us at this time?" Jack, though proud, had some self-awareness, acknowledging the power of Huaya's Half Hidden Family sects, a strength unimaginable for ordinary people, making it impossible for them to command such forces.

George laughed, "We can't command them, but what you don't know is that I recently caught someone by accident."

"Who?!" Jack immediately asked. Sometimes George did things even he wasn't aware of.

"Bring him in!"

George shouted, and immediately several servants carried in a man who looked on the brink of death.

The man's body was covered in scars, clearly having just been beaten severely.

If Xu Hao were here now, he would be astonished!

This man turned out to be the traitor from the Blood Evil Sect who escaped from his grasp at the Qian Family!

And that day, Xu Hao got the Bloodthirsty Orb Fragment from this man.

This was something even Xu Hao probably wouldn't have expected!