Courtyard House: Why is my time-travel experience so shabby?

It was a quarter past five in the early morning, about half an hour before dawn, and the sky was already showing a hint of paleness.

India, on the northeastern border, is a small lawless town called Motihari.

"Tututu, bang-bang-bang, tatata, boom-boom~"

Without any warning, the sudden sound of gunfire from the west of the city instantly tore through the dead silence of the night.

All kinds of gunshots rang out in a chaotic manner, mixed with violent explosions, the mournful cries of crows, and the wails of the dying.

The sky was also eerily dark, so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of you. Occasionally, a blinding red flashed by, as countless crows with red eyes circled back and forth, covering the entire sky.

The scene on the ground was even more terrifying, a living hell on earth.

The coalition forces that had gathered together temporarily were defeated and terrified by the sudden darkness and the flock of crows that seemed like divine punishment.

They had lost the courage to resist and also lost their command. Some were shooting indiscriminately without purpose, some were screaming madly and meaninglessly, and some were crawling on the ground, begging for mercy from no one.

More people were running around like headless flies, trampling on each other.

But they discovered in despair that no matter how they hid or ran, it was all in vain.

They seemed to be being watched by the invisible god of death hidden in the darkness. They were being named one by one, and the final outcome was that they all would die.

Moreover, each death was more bizarre and miserable than the last. While they were running, their heads suddenly exploded, or were cut in half, or their heads flew into the sky.

Most of these guys who got together temporarily were caravan gunmen, and a small number were Indian border guards.

Every one of them is a mob. Their fighting will is extremely weak and they can only bully unarmed civilians.

Suddenly faced with the dimensionality reduction attack from the evil gods, he collapsed almost instantly.

It is only a matter of time before the whole group is wiped out. Except for a few lucky ones who are chosen to be tongues, none of them will survive before dawn.

It was as if the outside of the city was boiling, but inside the city it was eerily quiet. The doors and windows of every household were closed, and there was not even a ray of light.

All the gangs that were not involved in the incident tacitly gathered together to keep each other warm, for fear of being affected.

The only suite on the top floor of the Dynasty Hotel was now brightly lit, appearing exceptionally bright, like a beacon in the darkness.

"Ms. Lin, Ms. Hu, I, do we really not need to help?"

Listening to the noise outside, Kanata, the leader of the Ke Gang, felt uneasy and asked tremblingly.

"Humph~"

Miss Hu didn't answer, but suddenly snorted coldly, lowered her eyelids slightly, and glanced at him coldly.

"Sigh~"

Just one glance and Kanata suddenly felt like a sheep having an epileptic seizure. He was so scared that cold sweat broke out and he was shaking like a sieve.

But he didn't know what he said wrong to offend this imposing young lady.

I guess Kanata would never have guessed that the reason why Miss Hu was dissatisfied was because he put Lin Jiaojiao in front of her when he called people just now.

To her, this is called not being able to distinguish between the big and small kings.

In fact, Kanata was also quite wronged. After all, Lin Jiaojiao was appointed by Du Weiguo himself as the Lord of Motihari, which was equivalent to his master. Of course, she should be given the first priority.

He couldn't guess that Lin Jiaojiao beside him was as clear as a mirror. The corners of her mouth suddenly raised up in a graceful arc, and her eyes narrowed into a beautiful crescent shape.

"Kanata, you're good." Lin Jiaojiao praised him with a smile.

"Ah? Thank you very much, Miss Lin, for the compliment."

Hearing such an abrupt compliment, Kanata was even more confused. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and asked more cautiously:

"Ms. Lin, Ms. Hu, well, actually, I have also gathered several hundred brothers and are waiting in the next street.

I, although our Ke Gang is small in number, I guarantee that all of them are brave men who dare to fight and kill, and there is not a single coward."

Upon hearing this, Miss Hu's face turned even darker, as if water was about to drip out of it, but Lin Jiaojiao became even more proud and in a very good mood, and she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Hahaha~"

Lin Jiaojiao waved her hand very proudly and said:

"No need. There are only a few thousand small fish. Hu Laosan and his men can handle them. Kanata, you are very kind and did not shrink back at the critical moment."

Having said that, she paused, took out a cigarette box from her pocket, pulled out a cigarette for herself, and then threw the remaining half of the box to Kanata.

"Uh, thank you Miss Lin."

Kanata took the cigarette box in a panic. His mind was confused at the moment and he didn't dare to smoke at all.

Lin Jiaojiao is an old smoker, addicted to cigarettes. Now she can share cigarettes with Kanata, and it’s half a box at that. It seems that she is extremely satisfied with his performance.

"Whoo~"

She lit a cigarette and exhaled smoke comfortably. In the curling smoke, Lin Jiaojiao glanced at Miss Hu with a smug look on her face, and then spoke in a proud tone.

"Kanata, let the brothers rest quietly and gather their strength. When daybreak comes, quickly take over the territories and assets of the gangs we destroyed."

"Ah?" Kanata was even more confused, his eyes were wide open.

Damn it, do you know what you are talking about? Destroy? Do you think I am a nobody? That's not the way to brag?

Now they have to face more than 4000 guns, and even heavy weapons such as machine guns and mortars.

One against a thousand, flesh and blood against a storm of steel, is this a myth?

To put it bluntly, it's a matter of vision. Kanata knows the existence of this special group of people with special abilities, and he also knows that the evil spirits are masters among them.

Isn’t the local old blind man Parma a person with special abilities, and he knows him.

Therefore, Kanata's understanding of people with special abilities comes from Palmer. They are indeed powerful, but when facing thousands of troops, they are just that powerful.

"Dengdengdeng~" At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard outside the door.

The next moment, a lean, dark and thin young man suddenly opened the door and rushed in. As soon as he entered the room, he excitedly shouted:

"We won! We won!"

"It's simply a miracle. Boss, the Kra Gang, the Tiger Gang, the Bu Gang, and the border guards were all killed~~"

"What?" Kanata stood up suddenly, his eyes almost popping out.

"Tuma, what did you say? Say it again?"

The young man's name is Tuma. He is the youngest caravan leader of the Hakka gang, Kanata's nephew, and also his confidant.

Tuma could fully understand Kanata's surprise at the moment. To be honest, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it.

"Boss, the Kra Gang, the Tiger Gang, and the Bu Gang are all gone. Mr. Hu and his men are like gods descending from heaven. They first summoned a sky full of crows~~"

Tuma recounted what he had just seen and heard. This guy had good eloquence and described it vividly as if he was there himself.

"Boss, before I came back, there were only a few hundred people left of the coalition forces that the Kra Gang was fighting against. They were all scared out of their wits and were kneeling on the ground begging for mercy." Finally, Tuma said happily:

"Boss, we won. From now on, our Ke Gang will be the leader in Motihari City!"

After hearing what he said, Kanata was stunned for more than ten seconds before he could barely digest this horrifying result.

Then, he turned to Lin Jiaojiao and Miss Hu frame by frame, with fear evident in his eyes and a trembling voice.

"Ms. Lin, Ms. Hu, we, we won."

Every time she heard him calling people in what order, Miss Hu's dislike for him would deepen. But after all, he was the subordinate assigned to Lin Jiaojiao by Du Weiguo himself, so she couldn't get angry.

Besides, as one of the top masters in the world, she is proud of her status and would never attack an ordinary person.

So, Miss Hu could only ignore him and turned her head to look out the window with a cold face. Surprisingly, Lin Jiaojiao didn't give him a good look either.

"Kanata, how do you usually teach people? You didn't even knock on the door, you just barged in."

Hearing Lin Jiaojiao's rebuke, Kanata's expression suddenly froze, but before he could apologize, Tuma spoke first:

"I'm sorry, Miss Lin, I was too anxious~~"

"Ah~" Before he could finish his words, he was suddenly replaced by a scream, and Tuma fell to his knees on one knee.

It was Lin Jiaojiao who flicked the cigarette butt in her hand, which hit his left knee like a bullet, but she deliberately controlled the force, so he was only injured but not disabled.

"Humph! Do you have the right to speak? You don't know any rules at all."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Miss Lin, it's my fault. I don't discipline my children well enough. I will pay more attention next time."

Kanata finally came to his senses and hurriedly bowed to Lin Jiaojiao to apologize. After that, he turned around and kicked Tuma down:

"Damn it! Do you understand the rules? Get out of here right now!"

Tuma was also smart. He didn't dare to say another word. He struggled to get up, staggered and bowed to Lin Jiaojiao, then limped out holding his leg.

"I'm sorry, Miss Lin, it's me~~"

Kanata apologized again, but was interrupted by Lin Jiaojiao's wave of hand.

"I don't like the name Miss Lin. From now on, just call me City Lord."

"Uh~yes, City Lord." Kanata didn't dare to disobey.

"Also, you will no longer be the leader of the Ke Gang. I appoint you as the Minister of Finance and Minister of Commerce of Motihari City, in charge of money, grain, and trade."

"Ah?" Kanata was completely confused. His mouth was long enough to fit a fist in it.

It is somewhat understandable that Lin Jiaojiao proclaimed herself the city lord.

After all, after this shocking battle tonight, she is the deserving actual controller of Motihari City, and no one dares to object.

But where did he get the huge titles of Minister of Finance and Minister of Commerce?

You know, the position of minister often appears in the core of a country, which is equivalent to the six ministers in ancient times.

Motihari is a tiny, lawless town with a population of only a few tens of thousands, which is smaller than a small county in China.

Lin Jiaojiao has actually appointed him as a minister, and he even holds two positions at the same time. Isn't this pure bullshit?

If others heard about this, they would burst out laughing.

"What?" Seeing him in a daze, Lin Jiaojiao said unhappily:

"Didn't you hear clearly or didn't you understand?"

"I heard it clearly, but, but, I am not well educated and can't even recognize all the words. The city lord has entrusted me with an important task, but I am afraid I can't handle it~"

"Pfft~"

Miss Hu, who was watching the show nearby, had just taken a sip of her tea and spit out the tea when she heard this.

Lin Jiaojiao glared at her fiercely, but she rarely got angry. She turned her head and stared at Kanata again.

She looked serious and said word by word:

"Kanata, do you want to be a shady smuggler for the rest of your life, and have your descendants wallow in this mud for generations to come?"

The topic suddenly became serious. Kanata's expression froze and he looked at her blankly.

"I'm now giving you a chance to change your fate." Lin Jiaojiao stretched out a finger, her eyes burning and her tone solemn.

“Within a year, Motihari City will receive $10 billion, 100 million tons of food, 50 people, as well as sufficient weapons and necessary technical support.

Kanata, do you think that with all this, we can still be a small-time smuggler's den like before?"

Lin Jiaojiao is also a good fool. She magnified the support that Du Weiguo had promised her several times, and instantly made Canatare crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

Any one of the supports she just mentioned would be enough to buy several Motihari cities, and would also make this place soar miraculously.

"Really, really? City Lord?" Kanata was dumbfounded.

"Of course, all this support was promised to me by Sha Shen himself. I don't need to say much about his credibility. Even Big Pineapple can blow up anything he says. His words are as good as nails."

In order to increase credibility, Lin Jiaojiao brought up Du Weiguo's name at the right time.

"Oh, oh, the reputation of this old man, Lord Shashen, is naturally a golden sign." Kanata believed it, even if he didn't believe it.

Lin Jiaojiao nodded with satisfaction:

"From now on, there will no longer be so many messy gangs in the city, and there will no longer be guest gangs. All horse gangs will be merged into the Ministry of Commerce, and will be required to submit their income in a unified proportion."

Kanata's eyes lit up.

Lin Jiaojiao's meaning was obvious. She wanted to annex all the gangs in the city, and he would be the leader after the gangs were unified.

Motihari is a special city that survives purely on smuggling. In other words, he is the uncrowned king who truly holds power.

He no longer felt ashamed of the title of minister, and immediately expressed his loyalty:

"Yes, Lord, I, Kanata, am willing to serve you at all costs. So what is the specific proportion of the payment?"

"Don't worry about this for now." Lin Jiaojiao's lips curled up slightly, and then changed the subject:

"All the gangs' existing armed forces must also be handed over, and after screening and selection, they will all be disbanded, trained and reorganized, and then the military will uniformly arrange for the horse gangs to guard them."

"Military?" Upon hearing this, Kanata was instantly struck by lightning.

What is the backbone and confidence of these gangs in the city, including the Hakka Gang? It's nothing more than the guns in their hands. Lin Jiaojiao can cut off the firewood with just one word.

Without military support, what is Kanata? What minister? He is nothing more than Lin Jiaojiao's money and grain manager.

"What? Kanata, do you have any opinions? It's okay, you can raise them."

Lin Jiaojiao smiled, but there was a dangerous coldness in her eyes.

She doesn't have the ability to brainwash, nor does she have the patience, and she will not ask Miss Hu for help, but she does have her own tricks.

If Kanata is confused, greedy for power, and unwilling to hand over the military power, then she will never tolerate it.

She would kill Kanata without hesitation and then choose an obedient one to take the place. (End of this chapter)