Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 426 39. Electing the Boss
Every election meeting where there is disagreement is always in chaos, even an internal meeting that brings together all the top leaders of the Six Street Gang.

'General' Rick Morton is dead, and the Sixth Street Gang needs a new leader. Everyone has their own opinions on who should be the next leader of the Sixth Street Gang. However, judging from the current situation, Will Cannon's promotion seems to have become inevitable, even though everyone present knows that the death of 'General' Rick Morton is most likely related to him.

When a gang elects a leader, kindness and friendliness are never what they consider. Power and fighting ability are what are most important. Although the Six Street Gang does not care about the fighting ability of the leader as much as the Whirlpool Gang and the Animal Gang, whether or not a leader can rise to the top is still closely related to power. After the death of "General" Rick Morton, the largest force within the entire Six Street Gang is naturally Will Cannon and his group of subordinates.

Relying on radical policies and collecting protection fees, Will Cannon ensured a steady supply of personnel and funds. At the same time, he also sought support from people within military technology. To him, today's nominal nomination meeting was just a formality, and the result was already determined.

What Will Cannon is more concerned about now is how to deal with the diehards, or remnants, of 'General' Rick Morton after he becomes the leader of the Six Street Gang. In this regard, he plans to see the reactions of some people who have not yet arrived at the venue.

Nottingham-Winrio has not yet arrived at the venue.

In the center of the chaotic place that used to be a farm barn, Will Cannon ignored the noisy noise around him, just sat leaning forward, staring at the door of the barn, waiting for the people who would surely arrive.

As one of the few people in the Six Street Gang with more seniority than Will Cannon after the death of the General, Will Cannon actually pays more attention to Nottingham Winrio than the General. The reason is very simple. Compared with the General, Will Cannon does not know how to win people's hearts at all. He has to watch him gather a group of generals who can compete with him. In fact, Nottingham Winrio has always had many potential supporters.

Even though Will Cannon's men now occupy most of the important positions in the Six Street Gang's territory, Will Cannon is also aware of the character of his subordinates. To put it nicely, these people have joined Will Cannon because they saw his potential;
To put it bluntly, they were merely attracted by Will Cannon's various promises and future plans. These plans, like other gangs, were intended to oppress the people of Saint Domingo, collect protection fees, and sell contraband. They were a group of people who gathered together based on interests and were not comparable to the traditional Six Street Gang members under Nottingham Winrio.

After all, there is still a group of people in the Six Street Gang who have not forgotten the reasons why the Six Street Gang was established in the past, and now this group of people are under the command of Nottingham Winrio, a conservative and stubborn person. They are no longer the mainstream of the Six Street Gang, but their strength has never been ignored. If Will Cannon wants to become the leader of the Six Street Gang, he must find a proper way to deal with this group of people, whether it is cleaning up or gathering them.

If possible, Will Cannon would naturally want to win over Nottingham Winrio. After all, Will Cannon was really envious of the forces under Nottingham Winrio. They were all the real backbones of the Six Street Gang. In other words, how could anyone not like subordinates who were capable, abided by the rules, and were completely different from scum? But Will Cannon knew that was impossible.

Will Cannon knew the reason very well. It was not because of the conflicts between Will Cannon and Nottingham-Winrio in the past. As rivals, few people knew Nottingham-Winrio better than Will Cannon. If Will Cannon had come to the position honestly and according to the rules, then even if Nottingham-Winrio did not like him, Nottingham-Winrio would have honestly acknowledged him as the boss and would have been completely loyal to him in the future. Will Cannon was very relieved about this and believed in Nottingham-Winrio. However, the prerequisite was that Will Cannon had come to the position honestly and according to the rules.

Others may not know how the general died, but Will Cannon knows it well, because he was the one who did it. Under such circumstances, it is nothing but a pipe dream to expect Nottingham-Winrio to obey him.

It has been confirmed that it is impossible to win them over, but fortunately Will Artillery has already made preparations.

Will Cannon's eyes swept over the Six Street Gang members stationed outside the barn with a calm look.

Most of the people outside are his men. If an exchange of fire breaks out, he has an absolute advantage.

Although it was a pity that Nottingham Winrio couldn't do anything for him, as long as he was dealt with, he would have plenty of time to slowly win over and deal with his subordinates. He was also worried that after Nottingham Winrio pledged allegiance to him, he would form too much power under his command. It was just the right time to deal with it all at once and let him and Rick die together. Will Cannon didn't care about the shrinkage and deterioration of the Six Street Gang due to the civil strife. He had watched the position of the boss for too long, and now he was finally going to take that position. How could he give it up because of a part of the interests in the gang? After that, it would all be his anyway. He sacrificed part of his own interests in advance in exchange for his position as the boss. What was wrong with that?

"Will Cannon is the boss."

"Choose the Will Cannon."

"It can only be Will Cannon. Those outside are his people. He is in trouble this time. This guy actually took advantage of the boss's death to do such a thing."

Amid the small discussions amid the noise in the barn, Will Cannon's posture became more and more relaxed. He had already seen the ending, until another voice sounded.

"Nottingham-Winrio."

“I want to support Nottingham-Winrio.”

"Nottingham Winrio should be a good choice. At least he knows the rules. We all know his character. If he takes the position, we don't have to worry about us being secretly killed."

Among the sounds, one voice struck Will Cannon as the most piercing.

"Nottingham-Winrio is here."

Following this not-so-loud sound, the barn instantly fell silent, and everyone, including Will Cannon, looked towards the barn entrance.

And there, a blond, resolute-looking middle-aged man was walking towards them with big strides.

"Nottingham-Winrio is here."

The only two people who are qualified to become the boss of the Sixth Street Gang are present in this barn.

(End of this chapter)