Opening an office in Taila

The Xingshui Gang's hall is just to the east of Huajun. This gang feels very much like the gangs in the harbor of China in the last century. The headquarters is called the hall, and the boss is called the leader. However, in order to avoid taboos, he is called the hall master in formal public occasions. Some people call him the big brother in private, and some even secretly call him by his nickname. The bosses of several subordinate divisions are called hall attendants, and the gold medal fighters who are very good at fighting are called double flowers and red sticks, followed by red sticks. Of course, there are also characters like white paper fans and blue lanterns.

The Xingshui Gang's headquarters is also very interesting. It is a very typical ancient Yan State architecture, with a quadrangle courtyard and a red tower. Above the gate is a plaque with two large gold-plated characters "Xingshui".

The two younger brothers at the door saw Song Yufeng and the others and immediately stretched out their hands and said, "On the water."

Song Yufeng didn't know what it meant for a moment, thinking it might be a gang code or something, so he said with some confusion: "You two have misunderstood. I am Song Yufeng, and I am here to see your leader."

The two brothers looked at each other, then put down their hands and said, "Please wait a moment, I will go and inform the leader."

After a while, a familiar handsome man came out with a smile.

"Oh, Brother Chen, long time no see." Song Yufeng quickly stepped forward and shook the other's hand.

"Hey, Brother Song, I've missed you so much after not seeing you for so long. I heard you've been making a lot of noise lately. You've basically made up for all the bad things Ye Fan did. You're really kind."

"I can't say I'm kind, but I just think people should have a conscience. If you make money against your conscience, you'll get punished sooner or later."

"Brother Song, what you said makes sense. Come on, both of you, please come in. By the way, have you eaten yet?"

"Of course we have to eat, but we have a lot to talk about and it may take a long time, so we are also happy to have dinner here." Song Yufeng said with a smile.

"Haha, okay, okay, I'll tell the chef to do it right away. Come on, let's come in and talk." Chen Shuyuan smiled and welcomed the two in.

"By the way, Brother Chen, what did those two little brothers of yours mean when they said something about walking on water?"

"Oh, that's our gang's password. We'll only let you in if you say the password. Then you have to go through several more levels of security checks. But since we came here together, we naturally don't need to go through any security checks."

"Oh, so the first part of the command is about walking on the water, what about the second part?"

"Oh, the next part is 'Under the Tide'. This is the command given by the old generation leader."

Beneath the Tide? Song Yufeng and Jingyu exchanged a surprised glance. Isn't that the title of an Iberian event plot in Arknights?

"Does this password have any specific meaning?" Song Yufeng asked curiously.

"Alas, Brother Song, this is a long story. As you know, one of the greatest characteristics of our Xingshui Gang is that we dare to take the water route. Ever since the Great Silence in Iberia, we are the only ones who dare to smuggle on the ocean because we have ways to avoid those sea monsters. However, something went wrong that time. It is said that after Lao Longtou made a mistake, he witnessed the monster under the ocean with his own eyes. Everyone has heard of sea monsters, but no one has ever seen one. The monster was probably very terrifying. After returning from that trip, Lao Longtou and the other crew members seemed to have suffered a mental shock. They trembled and could only write, but could not speak. He went crazy and died soon after. This password was also written by him before he died. He also called the scene he saw at that time "under the tide."

"I see." Song Yufeng and Jingyu nodded. Song Yufeng originally wanted to ask further questions, such as how he became the new leader and how they avoided Hai Si, but Song Yufeng thought, unless he wanted to destroy the relationship between the two parties, it would be better not to ask such sensitive questions.

Several people walked into the reception room and sat down one by one.

"First of all, I have to confirm one thing, Brother Song, we still have to renew Ye Fan's previous contract. The smuggled quantity should remain the same as before. We will continue to split it 50-50. Is there any problem?" Chen Shuyuan said with a smile.

"Of course. Brother Chen, you will definitely earn more from me than before, not less." Song Yufeng said righteously.

"Alright! Brother Song is indeed a man of honor! What about our new business?"

"Ah, yes, yes, new business. There is no rush for this. What I can tell you is that in two weeks at most, I will provide the Xingshui Gang with a large amount of various minerals and industrial supplies, even source stones." Song Yufeng said in a low voice.

"But, Brother Song, I'm worried. Originium isn't that easy to get." Chen Shuyuan frowned and said, "We've tried before, but it was too difficult and we couldn't get it at all."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Song Yufeng asked humbly. Although Song Yufeng had made such a boast, he was still a layman when it came to how to get source stones.

"First, you have to choose a place. There are three main veins in the current source stone production area, but these veins are controlled by neighboring countries, and it is basically impossible to rob them if you go in. So you need to find the disaster area, so the next step is to have a very professional team. This team must have thugs. After all, the team looking for the disaster area is not just you. There must be professional members responsible for mining, and preferably there must be disaster messengers. Of course, it is not impossible to spend money to buy intelligence about the disaster area. Finally, you still need to get out alive, and then you have to find a factory that can process source stone. This kind of thing is in the hands of the government, and there are also people who can process it, but the quality is uneven. Generally speaking, source stone is very difficult to deal with." Chen Shuyuan sighed deeply.

So there are so many tricks?

Song Yufeng had gained a lot of experience, but for all of the above-mentioned issues... Song Yufeng seemed to have solutions...

"It's okay, don't worry, Brother Chen. I know some people who can theoretically help me. I can give it a try."

"Okay, okay, we can give it a try. But those other smuggled industrial products must be supplied in a timely manner."

"It's natural."

"By the way, Brother Chen, is the air conditioner on in this room?" Jingyu, who had been drinking tea and eating melon seeds silently on the side, suddenly said.

"No, what's wrong?"

"It feels a bit chilly..."

"Cold and gloomy?" Song Yufeng suddenly became alert. "Could it be..."

Before Song Yufeng finished speaking, a huge explosion immediately engulfed the entire conference room...