The sky was pitch black, and the full moon that had been hanging high in the zenith had disappeared. Not a single ray of light could penetrate the thick clouds. It was hard to see in the old alleys, and the wind blew from nowhere and carried the wind.
A chill that penetrates the heart makes people shiver.
The alley was not empty. In fact, this narrow alley was almost packed. Two groups of armed and hostile gang members almost looked at each other. Both sides could touch each other's noses with their hands.
If it had been in the past, they would have been fighting in a melee, fighting to the death. But now they were surprisingly restrained. They were almost staring in the direction of the door of the Black Crow Tavern, wondering who the final winner was.
Of course, no matter who wins or loses, they can all breathe a sigh of relief. There will be no more internal strife, there will no longer be fights in the same room, and at least they can sleep peacefully and have enough to eat again.
For the gangsters, the requirements are so low. As long as they can live and have enough to eat, it really doesn't matter who the eldest brother is. Jianghu loyalty will always only exist in legends, not in reality.
"Who do you think will win?"
"Right, gang leader? He's so good at fighting. He's been through thirty to fifty conflicts, large and small, so he should be able to survive."
"That's not necessarily true. Fatty is said to have hired a lot of hard-nosed people who lick blood from their blades and are not easy to deal with."
Whispers circulated in a small area, and everyone was eager to know who the new boss was and what changes he would bring.
However, Li Xiao scoffed at this: "Mr. Evans, it seems that your popularity is really not high! No one guessed that the final winner was you. It seems that you are usually too low-key!"
Evans showed a embarrassed expression. He also heard the discussion of the gangsters, but he was not too disappointed with his low popularity because he knew it was inevitable. He was even more surprised by the indifference of the gangsters.
The guy is not worried about the fate of his boss. Instead, he hopes to end it all as soon as possible. He is like a scumbag who just finished having sex. He is cold and Buddhist from the inside out.
"Are you surprised by this?" Li Xiao said with a smile, "Do you think they will be extremely loyal and defend their boss to the death?"
"You really think too much. Loyalty is very expensive. If it were you, you would have average food, average accommodation, average clothing, no savings, and no protection. You would be injured or die in a sudden conflict at any time.
How loyal will you be to the boss who brought you all this?"
Evans was shocked. Indeed, even Torel, who always talks about loyalty, is actually not very good to the people below. At most, he is nice to a few confidants, and others generally help others.
, then there is really not much difference between being a cannon fodder.
What is ridiculous is that these cannon fodder constitute the main body of the gang, accounting for the vast majority. Once there are no leaders who drive them, their loyalty is really out of the question.
And now, almost all the people who are most loyal to Torel and Gabriel are in the tavern. It is foreseeable that they will not be able to come out. Who will the cannon fodder follow then? As long as they have a little status to cheer up, I'm afraid
Just let them go.
Evans glanced at Li Xiao carefully. He was becoming more and more wary of this young man. From the beginning, Torel and Gabriel were calculated to death. He just threw out a piece of bait to lure
These two idiots killed each other and then waited to win.
Evans was a little lucky that he was the chosen one, otherwise, he might be the one who died in the tavern now. Of course, he was more excited. When he thought that he could become the leader of the Hammer Gang, he was filled with excitement.
It feels like you just picked up a lottery ticket and won the jackpot.
Evans' little thoughts could not be hidden from Li Xiao's eyes. In fact, he had been observing the expression of the deputy gang leader. After all, as the final winner and future collaborator, the future attitude of this man would greatly determine his relationship with Xiao.
The life safety of our partners.
If this guy is a shady guy who pulls up his pants and refuses to admit his guilt after eating and wiping himself, then all this time has really been in vain. But for the time being, you can still rest assured, because this guy’s more joy and excitement shows that he is really
It's very surprising, and it also shows that he really doesn't have much ambition or ambition.
For an organization, such a boss is definitely unqualified. If he can't become bigger and stronger, he will definitely have no future. But Li Xiao likes the mediocre Evans, because he doesn't want the other party to become bigger and stronger. What he needs is
He is an obedient person.
The sounds of fighting in the tavern gradually became weaker, indicating that there were fewer and fewer people alive, but Li Xiao knew that no one would survive inside, because both Black Crow and Big Baldhead assured him that apart from the dead, there were only corpses inside.
For this reason, he and Evans paid a huge price for a smuggling route. Although Li Xiao didn't value that at all, the account had to be settled this way.
After another ten minutes, there was no movement at all. Li Xiao gave Evans a look, and the guy immediately stood up knowingly and said to the gangsters at both ends of the alley:
"It sounds like it's almost over inside. For the sake of fairness, I'll take you in with me. But as I said before, according to the agreement between the gang leader and the chief accountant, the one who survives is the new gang leader. I don't care who you were before.
No matter which big brother you recognize, there will only be one boss from now on, the one who is alive inside!"
"Also, put away your swords and guns for me. If I find someone trying to do something dirty, I won't agree to the first one and will kill him directly!"
"Did you hear that clearly?"
The gangster was easier to talk to than Evans expected, and they all sang in unison, and then followed him slowly toward the tavern like quails.
There was blood everywhere, but it was not as bloody as expected. Except for James Vaughns, who had his corpse separated, most of the other people died relatively nicely. Of course, blood everywhere is inevitable, after all, this is
There were more than twenty lives lost.
"Don't move any of you, I'm going to check!"
Evans once again gave instructions to the gangsters, and then he couldn't wait to walk towards the two most eye-catching people. Gabriel was lying on the ground, his fat belly was almost stabbed, and a large piece of intestines hung on his body.
Outside, he died in an extremely embarrassing manner.
Evans checked his pulse and then told the gangsters, "The Comptroller is dead!"
There was no lamentation or sadness. Almost all eyes were fixed on Torel, who was sitting motionless on the chair. This gang leader who was good at fighting seemed to be injured and sitting there to rest. Could it be that he was the final winner?
Evans was also a little worried, but when he walked in front of Torel, all his worries disappeared. Torel was also dead. There were wounds all over his body, but the most fatal thing was a dagger stuck in him.
On his chest, his eyes were even more round, as if he was filled with disbelief at the moment of death.
Evans turned around and said seriously: "The gang leader is also dead!"