Henry was speechless when he heard Wade's answer. He thought Wade would say some high ranking because he showed his disdain for the 15th place of the Tang clan. But his clan was ranked thirty-ninth?
Wade understood Henry's expression and waved his hand indifferently. "Boss, I don't care about the ranking. My father doesn't care about it. He didn't say anything to me. Even the clan didn't say anything when I went to them after the incident on the island last time."
Henry thought of Wade's father's character and identity. He shook his head and said, "Okay, how much do you know about the clans?"
Wade thought for a moment and replied, "Not much. I only know some basic information. Now there are fifteen top clans in total. The Tang clan ranks the last and the Li Family of Longxi is the strongest. But my father didn't say how strong they were."
"What about the Zhao clan from Meng Province?" Henry asked again.
"Zhao clan? It seems to be ranked thirteenth, a little higher than that Tang clan. But I don't know what's going on. You know, the number of people in my clan is too small, and we don't pay much attention to it. Otherwise, with my father's strength, it would be impossible to rank only 39th." Wade closed the door of the helicopter and began to take off.
Henry understood that Wade didn't know anything. Wade just listened to his father's words. If Henry wanted to make it clear, he had to rely on himself.
Meng Province was very large. It would take less than an hour to get to the closest place from Yinzhou by car. But it would take several hours by helicopter to arrive at the furthest place.
As for the location of the Zhao clan, Henry had already asked Lam's stepmother about it and went straight there.
The temperature in Meng Province was slightly higher than that in Yinzhou. At five o'clock in the morning, Henry and Wade arrived at their destination. They didn't go directly to Zhao's County but landed about one hundred kilometres away from there.
There was a huge helipad, and a man had been waiting. It was a man in his thirties, wearing a suit and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He looked very sophisticated.
The moment Henry and Wade got off the plane, the middle-aged man knelt on one knee and put his palms together in front of his chest. "I'm Alfred. Nice to meet you, my lord."
Henry and Wade both stopped laughing and showed a serious look when they got off the plane. Henry nodded to the middle-aged man named Alfred and asked, "How many people are here?"
Kneeling on one knee, Alfred lowered his head and answered, "My king, we've got 1764 people. All are ready. We can set off at any time."
Henry walked forward without stopping. He asked while walking, "What's going on over there in Zhao County?"
Wade followed behind Henry and walked past Alfred.
When Henry and Wade were three metres away, Alfred stood up and followed Henry. He lowered his head and said, "According to the information collected over the past few months, Zhao County has a population of 73862 people in total. Ten percent of the total population is surnamed Zhao. All the well-known enterprises in the county are under the control of the family. One of them, the education enterprise which starts from a kindergarten all the way to a high-high school, is fully owned by the Zhao family. The students in the institution are all surnamed Zhao. However, the chief of the Zhao clan rarely shows up."
"They live in groups and don't have contact with the outside world. There is no doubt that they are a clan." Henry was sure in his heart.
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