Chapter 1048: Chapter 1047: Zhang Weili Quits as Well

"Huh?" Zhao Xiaodao was taken aback.

"Are you referring to those two people just now?" Lin Wan furrowed her brow and asked grimly.

Zhang Weili nodded, pointing to the table beside her, "A check for 200,000 US dollars and a bullet."

Everyone turned around to see the two items on the table: a check, half-exposed from an envelope, and a bullet that had rolled to the edge of the table.

The coach said, "Weili is in great shape recently. The odds given by the bookmakers for this title defense match are 1.2 to 1 in her favor, and the opponent’s odds are as high as 2.6 to 1."

"A 160% return," Lin Wan raised an eyebrow and scoffed, "Looks like the prize pool is rather substantial; someone’s tempted. Who are they?"

"Jinwan Entertainment Group," the coach raised a business card in his hand.

Lin Wan blinked and said softly, "Sounds familiar. I must have seen information about this entertainment group before. If that’s the case, they’re not ordinary people."

"So what now, should we call the police?" Zhao Xiaodao asked urgently.

"Even if we call the police, we should inform the person in charge of this UFC event first," the coach said solemnly, "Safety first, even if the match doesn’t go on!"

...

Soon, the coach went out to gather information, and the person in charge of the match came to the suite. After understanding the situation, everyone realized who they were dealing with.

Jinwan Entertainment Group had only recently reached into Las Vegas as a new financial consortium, backed by Tijuana’s Krona Clan.

"Tijuana?"

Upon hearing this place name, Zhang Weili and Zhao Xiaodao were stunned, "Could it be..."

"The Krona Clan is one of Tijuana’s three major families, originally engaging in drug trafficking, with an armed group of over a thousand under their command," the person in charge said solemnly.

"So it’s the Krona Clan. I remember now." Lin Wan smirked, "They’re not content with just trafficking drugs in Old Mo Country, so they laundered some of their money and established an entertainment group in the Lighthouse Country. But they still can’t change their wicked ways, using such despicable means to make money."

The person in charge looked at Lin Wan in shock, "How do you know this?"

Lin Wan shrugged, not answering him, only asking, "What do you plan to do?"

"I..."

The person in charge’s eyes flickered, "I can’t make the decision, I need to report this to my superiors."

The person in charge said as he was about to leave, but Lin Wan stopped him with a gesture.

"What are you doing?"

"Make the call right here," Lin Wan said calmly, "We have the right to know the whole process, otherwise we have reason not to cooperate."

"You!"

Lin Wan’s eyes flashed, "What about me?"

"Alright... I’ll call!"

The person in charge gritted his teeth and quickly dialed the UFC president’s number.

"Sir, there’s a problem here with Zhang..."

"That’s right, it’s people from Jinwan..."

"Of course, security is absolutely no problem; we are responsible for our guests!"

"Alright, I’ll make the arrangements!"

After a brief conversation, the person in charge hung up the phone, took a deep breath, and looked at Zhang Weili, "Zhang, don’t worry, you can relax for this match. The venue security is very tight, and after the match, we’ll have someone take you safely to the plane. The Jinwan people can’t do anything!"

Zhang Weili nodded, but Zhao Xiaodao was not so easily convinced, "And then what? Are you just going to ignore it? What if Jinwan Group causes trouble again when Weili comes to the Lighthouse Country next time?"

Zhang Weili was startled upon hearing this and looked at the person in charge as well.

The person in charge inwardly cursed Zhao Xiaodao for being troublesome and shrugged, pretending to be relaxed, "Don’t worry, the Jinwan Group is such a large company; they won’t keep their focus on Zhang forever."

"So, in other words, you all can’t guarantee that Jinwan Group won’t retaliate against Weili afterward?" Lin Wan narrowed her eyes.

"It’s not just us; even the FBI can’t do that," the person in charge said with a frown.

"Then let’s call the police!" Zhao Xiaodao immediately suggested.

"You have no evidence." The person in charge immediately replied, warning, "In fact, the other party can completely deny this and even counterclaim you for defamation. And once the police are involved, this match might get canceled!"

The person in charge stared at Zhao Xiaodao, "Can you afford the loss if the match gets canceled?"

Zhao Xiaodao was furious, slamming the table and standing up, "You guys are incompetent, putting Weili at risk, and have the nerve to let us bear the loss?"

"There’s no danger to Zhang in this match!" the person in charge said sternly, "If Zhang is worried about danger, we can arrange future matches not to be in the Lighthouse Country or Old Mo Country."

In fact, Zhang Weili’s age was advancing, and the person in charge didn’t think she could fight many more matches. Naturally, they didn’t want to lose the immediate proceeds from this match due to her uncertain future.

"Weili, call the police! Withdraw from the match! If there’s a lawsuit, I’ll handle it!" Zhao Xiaodao said domineeringly.

As a top star in Hua Country, Zhao Xiaodao was quite wealthy and wouldn’t mind handling an international lawsuit.

"This match, Zhang must fight, or we’ll strip her of the Golden Belt," the person in charge insisted.

"You!"

"Do you even want the Hua Country market?"

Lu Zheng sneered, "I know you’re in charge of the operations for this match, so you’re extremely resistant to any accidents happening in this match. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

But have you considered that Zhang Weili is Hua Country’s top fighter; if she faces discrimination from the UFC or encounters danger in the Lighthouse Country, you might face a collective boycott from Hua Country’s fans?

If such a thing happens, how will you explain it to your president?"

The person in charge remained unmoved, only responding coldly, "This matter is my full responsibility, Zhang won’t encounter danger, and whatever the consequences, you don’t need to worry."

"Moreover..." at this point, the person in charge chuckled, "UFC is the highest platform for unrestricted fighting worldwide..."

With just these words, it was almost implied that Hua Country’s fans could not do without the UFC platform.

The person in charge glanced around at everyone, "Zhang, I need to go prepare the venue. I hope you can appear on time in two hours."

With that, the person in charge calmly left, seemingly not worried at all that Zhang Weili wouldn’t show up.

Once the person in charge had left, Zhao Xiaodao said angrily, "Weili, let’s go! I’m not putting up with this; I’ll handle the lawsuit!"

Zhang Weili clenched her fists tightly, making cracking sounds, shaking her head, "No, the penalty is high, and such an international lawsuit could affect your image."

"I don’t have a career in the Lighthouse Country," Zhao Xiaodao replied.

"Still no."

Zhang Weili shook her head, not having the habit of implicating others, "Anyway, stay out of this."

At this point, Zhang Weili’s eyes became sharp, "I’m going to fight this match, and I’m going to win!

But after the match, I will directly refuse the Golden Belt and make this incident public, while also announcing my retirement!"

In simple terms, Zhang Weili had had enough!