ultimate host
Chapter 427
Chapter 427
Most of those experienced fighters have their eyes above the top.
Only those with real strength can enter their eyes.
As for Ai Li's performance just now, not only did he get rid of three fourth-level fighters within two seconds, but his tactics were so thunderous, which made all of them admire.Even though many of them had been outside the high wall before, they had to be subdued in front of such means as Ai Li.
Even the three fourth-level fighters who were taken care of by Ai Li in two seconds did not complain about Ai Li because of losing face, but admired Ai Li from the bottom of their hearts.
They tried to invite Ai Li to drink, and Ai Li naturally did not refuse.
In fact, he likes to associate with such people, straight to the point, he will express his dissatisfaction with you face to face, and he admires you from the bottom of his heart.Although Ai Li often plays tricks with others, it is more enjoyable to go straight like this.
They found a restaurant on a street not far from the office building, where they ate and drank.
……
three days later.
The seven gourd brothers, since seeing the horror scene of Ai Li's murder last time, the psychological shadow area of the seven people is infinitely large, so big that the seven of them haven't gone out for several days.
Seeing such a cruel way of killing on the spot, and seeing a person's head being trampled off at close range, the psychological impact is still unacceptable to them.
I didn't expect that boy who looked only seventeen or eighteen years old to be so ruthless.
Don't be merciful, and don't be merciless.
When they met that kid for the first time, although they also felt that the kid was very powerful, they didn't feel any fear.Their thinking at the time was: No matter how powerful this kid is, he is only one person.Go to the Freemasonry to find a few more helpers, and see how arrogant he is?
But now, the seven of them have no such thoughts at all.That kid's heart may not be so dark, but his hands are absolutely ruthless.Under the threat of that kid, the seven of them just want to find a peaceful place to spend the rest of their lives in peace.
However, since they have already waded into this muddy water, how can it be so easy to quit easily?
On the third day, they were found by the Masonic people and drove them to the Masonic headquarters.
Brother Biao, bald, was sitting on the sofa, his face as green as iron.
Behind him, a total of a dozen soldiers stood there neatly, all looking fierce.
If it was in the past, the Seven Calabash Brothers might have knelt when they saw this scene.But now, after the seven of them experienced that incident, their psychological endurance is much stronger.
Although he was still a little scared, he would not kneel on the spot.
Hongmao laughed twice: "Brother Biao, you are looking for us..."
As soon as he said this, he felt that what he said was nonsense.The two fourth-level fighters went with the seven of them, but the two died on the street at the same time, and their deaths were extremely tragic.The seven of them were too scared, so they didn't dare to go out after they fled back.If the Freemasons don't look for them, who will they look for?
Bald Biao's cold gaze swept over the faces of the seven people one by one, and finally returned to Hongmao, and finally waved to the people behind.
Those ten people jumped out like wolves and tigers one by one, knocked Hongmao and others to the ground, and beat them violently.When those people smacked, those gourd brothers gave an ah.
Boom-ah-boom-ah-
Bang bang bang—ahhh——
Boom boom boom boom—
It sounds really nice.
The seven gourd brothers couldn't bear it anymore, so they could only beg for mercy.
"Brother Biao, please forgive me, Brother Biao, we know we were wrong."
"Brother Hu, please let us go, just spare us one more time."
……
Brother Biao's subordinates are all fighters, and the seven gourd brothers are ordinary people, so they can't stand their beatings.
They were beaten so badly that their mothers didn't even recognize each other.
It wasn't until this moment that Brother Biao waved his hand to make these people stop.
"Say, what's going on?"
Brother Biao said coldly.
"Brother Biao... none of us expected... that kid is not only a fighter, but also a very strong fighter..."
The red hair had half of his face swollen, and he couldn't speak clearly, but he didn't dare to be sloppy, and tried his best to describe everything he saw that day in detail.When it came to Ai Li stomping on the head of a fourth-level fighter, the red hair became disgusted again.
Several other gourd brothers also felt sick to their stomachs.
Brother Biao's subordinates also had gloomy faces when they heard this.Brother Biao's complexion was even more gloomy, as if he could run away at any time.
"Brother Biao, what should we do?"
Brother Biao's face was livid, and he didn't speak for a long time.
After a long time, he said: "Yu Dehai, take a few people and find out where that kid came from first. Be careful, don't startle the snake."
"Brother Biao, I'm going right now."
A young man turned and walked out.
Brother Biao secretly regretted it. If he could send someone to investigate first like today, two fourth-level fighters would not have died for no reason.You must know that in the entire Freemasonry, there are only those two fourth-level fighters, and they have just been recruited.On a whim that day, I wanted to test their strength, so I let them go.
Who knows that this trip will never come back.
They all blame these seven bastards.
Brother Biao still didn't let go of his hatred, and waved to those men behind him: "Keep hitting me!"
When the seven gourd brothers heard this, their faces turned green. They had been terrified these past few days, and they had been beaten violently just now. They had reached the limit of their mental and physical endurance.In the end, before he could recover, he was about to be beaten again.
Mom, the underworld is too dangerous, I want to go home.
In fact, they didn't know that if the Freemasonry didn't need manpower now, seven of them would have died long ago.
Brother Biao didn't wave his hand until he had beaten them enough, and told his subordinates to stop, his expression softened a little, and he asked, "Didn't you want to join the Freemasonry before? Now I will give you this chance."
When the seven people heard this, they all had bitter faces.
Mom, I want to go home, I don't want to join the underworld.
But Brother Biao will not give them a chance to repent: "From today onwards, you are members of the Freemasonry."
If they were placed in the past, these seven people would probably jump for joy.But now, each of them felt as bitter as if they had eaten bitter melon.But it can't be shown on the surface.
……
After Ai Li came back from Yuliu Company, these days he still has nothing to do, like raising pigs after eating and sleeping.
He has been waiting for Brother Hua's letter, but Brother Hua seems to have forgotten himself, and there has been no news.
Ai Li also called Brother Hua, but Brother Hua said that there were other things recently, and he would wait for this period of time to talk about it.
Ai Li had no choice but to continue raising pigs every day.
He was a little anxious, when could he truly join the Nine-Headed Gang and become Li Tsai?When will I be able to get energy stones with the help of the Nine-Headed Gang?
Will this continue to raise pigs here for the rest of my life?
……
In fact, Ai Li doesn't know, Hua Ge has been looking for an opportunity to let Ai Li join the Nine-Headed Gang these days.
But recently, Uncle Hai above has some health problems. I heard that he is very sick and may die at any time.
So the order from above was that the Nine-Headed Gang's C area has been holding back recently, and we will wait until a candidate to replace Uncle Hai is selected.
The person who succeeds Uncle Hai is selected from among the ten brothers under Uncle Hai.
So Brother Hua is competing with the other nine brothers under Uncle Hai to be the uncle.If Brother Hua can become Uncle Hua, he will be in charge of more than 1000 people.He will be closer to the core of the Nine-Headed Gang, and he will be able to obtain more information.
This matter is a big one, and Ai Li's matter is naturally put aside first.
At this time, in a meeting room of an office building, Uncle Hai and nine other people were sitting around the meeting table.They all looked gloomy.Above them sat two uncles.
These are the two uncles specially sent by the top to choose Uncle Hai's successor.
However, although they are expensive uncles, they are still a headache now.
None of the ten people who are fighting for uncles is a fuel-efficient lamp.They have held such a meeting five times, but they have not been able to decide who will come.
It stands to reason that among these ten people, there are three who are the most promising.
The first one is Brother Hua. Although he has only one hundred people under his command, he is the least of the ten brothers.But he brought these hundreds of people under strict discipline, and he said that one of these people would not do two.In the five years he has been a brother, there has been basically no trouble.Moreover, the people he brought were so powerful that other gangs didn't dare to make trouble on his territory.
The second one is Brother Ming, he is known for his ruthless tactics.Over the years, the people he brought in have been robbing and killing, making several nearby gang members frightened.But he has a shortcoming, that is, these people under him, like his character, are unrestrained.A little carelessness can cause trouble.
The third one is Luo Ge. His characteristic is that he can have a good relationship with his subordinates.Over the years, the number of his subordinates has grown from 100 at the beginning to more than 300.If he was promoted to uncle, wouldn't it be possible to double the number of people under him by more than 1000 within a few years?
The Nine-Headed Gang is currently in short supply of manpower, and someone like Luo Ge who can recruit people is exactly what the Nine-Headed Gang needs.
However, Brother Luo also has a shortcoming, that is, although he is good at recruiting manpower, he is not very good at manpower management and training.So although he has 300 people under his command, he is often raped by several nearby gangs on his territory.
From the perspective of the above, Brother Hua should be the most suitable candidate.
He doesn't cause trouble, and no one dares to provoke him. The most important thing is to be obedient.
But it’s not enough just to have the above intentions, he also has to convince the public.Brother Ming doesn't obey him very much now.
"You two uncles, we have discussed so many times, let's see Brother Ming succeed Uncle Hai."
said a brother.
"Indeed, I also agree with Brother Ming to succeed Uncle Hai."
"Me too."
Almost half of the other people who followed were in favor of Brother Ming succeeding Uncle Hai.
In fact, these people were all bought by Brother Ming before this meeting.
A shrewd light flashed in Luoge's eyes, and then he said with a smile: "That's right, among so many of us, Brother Ming is the most capable, and I agree with Brother Ming to succeed Uncle Hai."
Brother Hua just smiled coldly and said nothing.
The two uncles at the top looked at each other and smiled wryly.
To be able to do their position, their brains are naturally smart enough.What Brother Ming did in private, they could figure out with their toes.This is why they are willing to choose Brother Hua.
But if Brother Hua is really chosen, Brother Ming will definitely be dissatisfied, and maybe he will encourage other people to do things.
So this candidate is really difficult to decide.
After discussing for more than half an hour, the two uncles finally said helplessly: "Well, since we can't make a decision at the moment, we plan to use a month to assess the three of you. If the management is good, whoever has the most outstanding performance will be Uncle Hai's successor. Of course, if we know that you are secretly stumbling each other, the rules of the Nine-Headed Gang are not for people to see. !"
Having said that, the eyes of the two uncles became sharp.
The ten brother-level members were all terrified.
……
After the meeting, the two uncles stayed in Uncle Hai's villa, and they wanted to stay here to observe the performance of the three candidates within a month.
The others returned to their respective districts.
On the way, the woman next to Brother Ming was a little worried, and asked, "Brother Ming, the turnover of the few stores under our management has not only not increased, but has actually declined. If this is a month later..."
Brother Ming sneered: "If there are more stores, won't the total sales increase?"
The woman next to me was a little puzzled: "Brother Ming, do you mean to open a few more stores? But we have limited funds, so we can only open one more store at most. However, based on my estimated monthly turnover of Brother Hai and Brother Luo, If we open one more store, the total turnover is still not as much as theirs. And even if we have enough funds to open a few more stores, we won’t be able to make a profit within a month.”
Brother Ming still sneered twice: "Who said that if there are more stores, you must spend your own money to open them?"
The woman was slightly taken aback, and then said in surprise: "Brother Ming, do you mean to rob? We just go and grab the storefronts of other guilds? But the situation in District C is complicated now. Except for those particularly small guilds, other slightly larger guilds The little gangs have basically united with those big gangs. If we act rashly, it might trigger a big fight between the Nine-Headed Gang and other big gangs. I'm afraid this is not what the higher-ups want to see, right?"
Brother Ming touched the woman's thigh, and said with a sneer, "Who said you must rob other gangs' shops?"
The woman finally fully understood: "You mean...to rob those ordinary people's stores? But the gang clearly stipulates that if it is not necessary, do not wantonly attack ordinary people. This will easily attract the attention of the military."
"Do you think I'm unnecessary now?"
The woman thought for a while, and finally nodded: "It seems that this is the only way to go."
Brother Ming said to the woman: "I'll make a plan when I go back tonight, and we'll start tomorrow!"
-
[Although the subscription has been bleak in the past two days, the reward is not bad, thank you for the rewards. The temperature is 36 degrees, there is no air conditioner, and the fans are getting tired and falling apart. Under these conditions, Yijiang wants to say: Where is the reward? 】
(End of this chapter)
Most of those experienced fighters have their eyes above the top.
Only those with real strength can enter their eyes.
As for Ai Li's performance just now, not only did he get rid of three fourth-level fighters within two seconds, but his tactics were so thunderous, which made all of them admire.Even though many of them had been outside the high wall before, they had to be subdued in front of such means as Ai Li.
Even the three fourth-level fighters who were taken care of by Ai Li in two seconds did not complain about Ai Li because of losing face, but admired Ai Li from the bottom of their hearts.
They tried to invite Ai Li to drink, and Ai Li naturally did not refuse.
In fact, he likes to associate with such people, straight to the point, he will express his dissatisfaction with you face to face, and he admires you from the bottom of his heart.Although Ai Li often plays tricks with others, it is more enjoyable to go straight like this.
They found a restaurant on a street not far from the office building, where they ate and drank.
……
three days later.
The seven gourd brothers, since seeing the horror scene of Ai Li's murder last time, the psychological shadow area of the seven people is infinitely large, so big that the seven of them haven't gone out for several days.
Seeing such a cruel way of killing on the spot, and seeing a person's head being trampled off at close range, the psychological impact is still unacceptable to them.
I didn't expect that boy who looked only seventeen or eighteen years old to be so ruthless.
Don't be merciful, and don't be merciless.
When they met that kid for the first time, although they also felt that the kid was very powerful, they didn't feel any fear.Their thinking at the time was: No matter how powerful this kid is, he is only one person.Go to the Freemasonry to find a few more helpers, and see how arrogant he is?
But now, the seven of them have no such thoughts at all.That kid's heart may not be so dark, but his hands are absolutely ruthless.Under the threat of that kid, the seven of them just want to find a peaceful place to spend the rest of their lives in peace.
However, since they have already waded into this muddy water, how can it be so easy to quit easily?
On the third day, they were found by the Masonic people and drove them to the Masonic headquarters.
Brother Biao, bald, was sitting on the sofa, his face as green as iron.
Behind him, a total of a dozen soldiers stood there neatly, all looking fierce.
If it was in the past, the Seven Calabash Brothers might have knelt when they saw this scene.But now, after the seven of them experienced that incident, their psychological endurance is much stronger.
Although he was still a little scared, he would not kneel on the spot.
Hongmao laughed twice: "Brother Biao, you are looking for us..."
As soon as he said this, he felt that what he said was nonsense.The two fourth-level fighters went with the seven of them, but the two died on the street at the same time, and their deaths were extremely tragic.The seven of them were too scared, so they didn't dare to go out after they fled back.If the Freemasons don't look for them, who will they look for?
Bald Biao's cold gaze swept over the faces of the seven people one by one, and finally returned to Hongmao, and finally waved to the people behind.
Those ten people jumped out like wolves and tigers one by one, knocked Hongmao and others to the ground, and beat them violently.When those people smacked, those gourd brothers gave an ah.
Boom-ah-boom-ah-
Bang bang bang—ahhh——
Boom boom boom boom—
It sounds really nice.
The seven gourd brothers couldn't bear it anymore, so they could only beg for mercy.
"Brother Biao, please forgive me, Brother Biao, we know we were wrong."
"Brother Hu, please let us go, just spare us one more time."
……
Brother Biao's subordinates are all fighters, and the seven gourd brothers are ordinary people, so they can't stand their beatings.
They were beaten so badly that their mothers didn't even recognize each other.
It wasn't until this moment that Brother Biao waved his hand to make these people stop.
"Say, what's going on?"
Brother Biao said coldly.
"Brother Biao... none of us expected... that kid is not only a fighter, but also a very strong fighter..."
The red hair had half of his face swollen, and he couldn't speak clearly, but he didn't dare to be sloppy, and tried his best to describe everything he saw that day in detail.When it came to Ai Li stomping on the head of a fourth-level fighter, the red hair became disgusted again.
Several other gourd brothers also felt sick to their stomachs.
Brother Biao's subordinates also had gloomy faces when they heard this.Brother Biao's complexion was even more gloomy, as if he could run away at any time.
"Brother Biao, what should we do?"
Brother Biao's face was livid, and he didn't speak for a long time.
After a long time, he said: "Yu Dehai, take a few people and find out where that kid came from first. Be careful, don't startle the snake."
"Brother Biao, I'm going right now."
A young man turned and walked out.
Brother Biao secretly regretted it. If he could send someone to investigate first like today, two fourth-level fighters would not have died for no reason.You must know that in the entire Freemasonry, there are only those two fourth-level fighters, and they have just been recruited.On a whim that day, I wanted to test their strength, so I let them go.
Who knows that this trip will never come back.
They all blame these seven bastards.
Brother Biao still didn't let go of his hatred, and waved to those men behind him: "Keep hitting me!"
When the seven gourd brothers heard this, their faces turned green. They had been terrified these past few days, and they had been beaten violently just now. They had reached the limit of their mental and physical endurance.In the end, before he could recover, he was about to be beaten again.
Mom, the underworld is too dangerous, I want to go home.
In fact, they didn't know that if the Freemasonry didn't need manpower now, seven of them would have died long ago.
Brother Biao didn't wave his hand until he had beaten them enough, and told his subordinates to stop, his expression softened a little, and he asked, "Didn't you want to join the Freemasonry before? Now I will give you this chance."
When the seven people heard this, they all had bitter faces.
Mom, I want to go home, I don't want to join the underworld.
But Brother Biao will not give them a chance to repent: "From today onwards, you are members of the Freemasonry."
If they were placed in the past, these seven people would probably jump for joy.But now, each of them felt as bitter as if they had eaten bitter melon.But it can't be shown on the surface.
……
After Ai Li came back from Yuliu Company, these days he still has nothing to do, like raising pigs after eating and sleeping.
He has been waiting for Brother Hua's letter, but Brother Hua seems to have forgotten himself, and there has been no news.
Ai Li also called Brother Hua, but Brother Hua said that there were other things recently, and he would wait for this period of time to talk about it.
Ai Li had no choice but to continue raising pigs every day.
He was a little anxious, when could he truly join the Nine-Headed Gang and become Li Tsai?When will I be able to get energy stones with the help of the Nine-Headed Gang?
Will this continue to raise pigs here for the rest of my life?
……
In fact, Ai Li doesn't know, Hua Ge has been looking for an opportunity to let Ai Li join the Nine-Headed Gang these days.
But recently, Uncle Hai above has some health problems. I heard that he is very sick and may die at any time.
So the order from above was that the Nine-Headed Gang's C area has been holding back recently, and we will wait until a candidate to replace Uncle Hai is selected.
The person who succeeds Uncle Hai is selected from among the ten brothers under Uncle Hai.
So Brother Hua is competing with the other nine brothers under Uncle Hai to be the uncle.If Brother Hua can become Uncle Hua, he will be in charge of more than 1000 people.He will be closer to the core of the Nine-Headed Gang, and he will be able to obtain more information.
This matter is a big one, and Ai Li's matter is naturally put aside first.
At this time, in a meeting room of an office building, Uncle Hai and nine other people were sitting around the meeting table.They all looked gloomy.Above them sat two uncles.
These are the two uncles specially sent by the top to choose Uncle Hai's successor.
However, although they are expensive uncles, they are still a headache now.
None of the ten people who are fighting for uncles is a fuel-efficient lamp.They have held such a meeting five times, but they have not been able to decide who will come.
It stands to reason that among these ten people, there are three who are the most promising.
The first one is Brother Hua. Although he has only one hundred people under his command, he is the least of the ten brothers.But he brought these hundreds of people under strict discipline, and he said that one of these people would not do two.In the five years he has been a brother, there has been basically no trouble.Moreover, the people he brought were so powerful that other gangs didn't dare to make trouble on his territory.
The second one is Brother Ming, he is known for his ruthless tactics.Over the years, the people he brought in have been robbing and killing, making several nearby gang members frightened.But he has a shortcoming, that is, these people under him, like his character, are unrestrained.A little carelessness can cause trouble.
The third one is Luo Ge. His characteristic is that he can have a good relationship with his subordinates.Over the years, the number of his subordinates has grown from 100 at the beginning to more than 300.If he was promoted to uncle, wouldn't it be possible to double the number of people under him by more than 1000 within a few years?
The Nine-Headed Gang is currently in short supply of manpower, and someone like Luo Ge who can recruit people is exactly what the Nine-Headed Gang needs.
However, Brother Luo also has a shortcoming, that is, although he is good at recruiting manpower, he is not very good at manpower management and training.So although he has 300 people under his command, he is often raped by several nearby gangs on his territory.
From the perspective of the above, Brother Hua should be the most suitable candidate.
He doesn't cause trouble, and no one dares to provoke him. The most important thing is to be obedient.
But it’s not enough just to have the above intentions, he also has to convince the public.Brother Ming doesn't obey him very much now.
"You two uncles, we have discussed so many times, let's see Brother Ming succeed Uncle Hai."
said a brother.
"Indeed, I also agree with Brother Ming to succeed Uncle Hai."
"Me too."
Almost half of the other people who followed were in favor of Brother Ming succeeding Uncle Hai.
In fact, these people were all bought by Brother Ming before this meeting.
A shrewd light flashed in Luoge's eyes, and then he said with a smile: "That's right, among so many of us, Brother Ming is the most capable, and I agree with Brother Ming to succeed Uncle Hai."
Brother Hua just smiled coldly and said nothing.
The two uncles at the top looked at each other and smiled wryly.
To be able to do their position, their brains are naturally smart enough.What Brother Ming did in private, they could figure out with their toes.This is why they are willing to choose Brother Hua.
But if Brother Hua is really chosen, Brother Ming will definitely be dissatisfied, and maybe he will encourage other people to do things.
So this candidate is really difficult to decide.
After discussing for more than half an hour, the two uncles finally said helplessly: "Well, since we can't make a decision at the moment, we plan to use a month to assess the three of you. If the management is good, whoever has the most outstanding performance will be Uncle Hai's successor. Of course, if we know that you are secretly stumbling each other, the rules of the Nine-Headed Gang are not for people to see. !"
Having said that, the eyes of the two uncles became sharp.
The ten brother-level members were all terrified.
……
After the meeting, the two uncles stayed in Uncle Hai's villa, and they wanted to stay here to observe the performance of the three candidates within a month.
The others returned to their respective districts.
On the way, the woman next to Brother Ming was a little worried, and asked, "Brother Ming, the turnover of the few stores under our management has not only not increased, but has actually declined. If this is a month later..."
Brother Ming sneered: "If there are more stores, won't the total sales increase?"
The woman next to me was a little puzzled: "Brother Ming, do you mean to open a few more stores? But we have limited funds, so we can only open one more store at most. However, based on my estimated monthly turnover of Brother Hai and Brother Luo, If we open one more store, the total turnover is still not as much as theirs. And even if we have enough funds to open a few more stores, we won’t be able to make a profit within a month.”
Brother Ming still sneered twice: "Who said that if there are more stores, you must spend your own money to open them?"
The woman was slightly taken aback, and then said in surprise: "Brother Ming, do you mean to rob? We just go and grab the storefronts of other guilds? But the situation in District C is complicated now. Except for those particularly small guilds, other slightly larger guilds The little gangs have basically united with those big gangs. If we act rashly, it might trigger a big fight between the Nine-Headed Gang and other big gangs. I'm afraid this is not what the higher-ups want to see, right?"
Brother Ming touched the woman's thigh, and said with a sneer, "Who said you must rob other gangs' shops?"
The woman finally fully understood: "You mean...to rob those ordinary people's stores? But the gang clearly stipulates that if it is not necessary, do not wantonly attack ordinary people. This will easily attract the attention of the military."
"Do you think I'm unnecessary now?"
The woman thought for a while, and finally nodded: "It seems that this is the only way to go."
Brother Ming said to the woman: "I'll make a plan when I go back tonight, and we'll start tomorrow!"
-
[Although the subscription has been bleak in the past two days, the reward is not bad, thank you for the rewards. The temperature is 36 degrees, there is no air conditioner, and the fans are getting tired and falling apart. Under these conditions, Yijiang wants to say: Where is the reward? 】
(End of this chapter)
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