"You really don't care about these things?"

Sitting upstairs in his office in the dining room, Ciro looked at me with a frown.

"You just have to deal with it." I smiled: "In the future, the accounts on this street, the little brother who collects the accounts, you can keep an eye on it." ”

"Little Five!" Ciro looked at me with some seriousness, and then stopped a little: "Are you still worried about my ......" He thought about it and simply said: "Are you worried that I will estranged you, so you give me all these powers?" Don't fight with me? ”

I glanced at Ciro, then slowly closed the door and sat down across from him.

"Ciro, you've thought too much." I said, "I didn't mean to give you power. Between our brothers, there is nothing to say! You remember that! ”

"Hmm." Ciro nodded.

I looked at him and whispered, "Ciro, you have to understand my painstaking efforts. You have been out for too short a time, and now what you lack is experience. These things, you keep an eye on, it's good for you. As for who cares about things...... That's not important. Besides, now we only have such a big place, a small pond, do you plan to stay in this pool of water for the rest of your life? ”

"I ...... I didn't think about it that much. Ciro said honestly.

"You'll understand my intentions in the future." I smiled and said, "You haven't brought your little brother, so you should think more about it in the future...... The hand I gave them today is to stabilize people's hearts first. Now among these guys, it's hard to guarantee that no one is bored, but it doesn't matter. The rules are set up slowly. You will observe more, listen more, and talk less in the future. When you master these people, you will naturally understand the Tao inside...... And also. Don't look at them being honest today, but if you are not careful in the future and let them look down on you, it is inevitable that they will get some tricks to fool you. You're up to you to be careful...... When there is land, when you should be ruthless, you can't be soft-hearted! Either you don't make a move, and as soon as you make a move, you will make everyone afraid of you! Got it? ”

Siro nodded thoughtfully, but then asked again, "Little Five." You're ......."

I smiled and looked into his eyes: "You are my brother, we will grow in the future!" In the future, we will do great things! Now this territory. It's time for you to practice your hands. ”

There's a reason I'm so relieved to leave things to Ciro.

I really don't want to fight with him, the biggest taboo in any organization is that the leadership is not clear! And more importantly, the eighth master's obvious intention is to create a gap between me and Xiluo, how can I comply?

And for Ciro himself. He has many advantages, but the disadvantages are also obvious, he is young. Impulsiveness and, above all, inexperience. And this street is a good place for him to exercise.

Moreover, the situation is generally very stable.

We are surrounded by other Chinese gangs, and now the Chinese gang and our big circle have temporarily made peace, so there will be no disputes, and there will be no struggles. In a period of "peace". I'm about to take advantage of the present time to sharpen the knife of Ciro! Let him mature as soon as possible.

In the evening, I left Ciro to take care of it in the restaurant, and then the eighth master sent someone to find me. I remembered the time when I met the eighth master on the yacht in the morning. He said he was going to let me go "for soup" in the evening.

The man who picked me up, still "Little Pig", came in a car and took me to the seaside pier.

The eighth master still sees me on the yacht.

As soon as I got on the boat, I smelled a strong aroma with a faint fishy smell, as if I was getting some seafood or something.

I pushed the door and walked into the cabin, the eighth master was sitting on the sofa, holding a yellowed old photo album in his hand and flipping through it, seeing me come in, he then put the album on the sofa next to him, and then pointed to the position in front of him: "Sit." ”

I noticed that the album was halfway open. When the eighth master put it down casually, it happened to be face up, and I happened to see a yellowed photo, which was a black and white photo, in which there were four or five men, all dressed in military uniforms, with dusty and fireworks on their faces, and there were trench fortifications around them. Several people stood in a row, hooking their shoulders affectionately, and one of them was vaguely Uncle Seven, of course, Uncle Seven was not in a wheelchair at that time.

And standing in the middle, it is the eighth master.

The eighth master in the photo looks very young, and there is even a little childishness on his face. But judging from the eyes, he already has some calm temperament.

The eighth master noticed my gaze, he casually closed the photo album, and sighed: "When people are old, they just like nostalgia." ”

I didn't speak, but I was thinking about another question.

It seems that Tiger said before he died that there were several leaders of the big circle at the beginning, except for the seventh uncle and the eighth master, all of them are now dead. Moreover, in Tiger's words, there is a faint point that those people died in the internal struggle for power......

Could it be the person in this picture?

I thought about these thoughts in my heart, but I didn't show them on my face.

Then, the crew came out with dishes one by one, and finally a casserole, wafting a thick aroma.

"I have a lot of fishing today, hehe, I caught it myself, you can taste it with me." The eighth master looked a little strange, and he also asked someone to open a bottle of Moutai.

"Most of the people who come out of the army like to drink Moutai." The eighth master smiled and poured me a cup with his own hands: "Drink a little with me." ”

"Yes!" I raised my glass and drank it down. And the eighth master just touched his lips shallowly.

"People are getting old...... The eighth master sighed again: "When I was as old as you, it was also a cup of glass...... Now, hehe, I don't dare to drink like this. ”

I'm a little weird in my heart, and I always feel that the tone of the eighth master today is a little different.

In particular, since I saw him this morning, he has said several words of 'old'. And the change is in the rì. With the xìng grid of the eighth master, he would not say such a thing.

And tonight's eighth master looks a little depressed, and ...... It's not like it's a fake.

But the eighth master didn't say it. I don't want to ask. He simply asked me to eat and drink, and I was not restrained, just pick up the chopsticks and eat.

These fish were caught by the eighth master today, and they are really fresh and taste good. And that pot of fish soup, especially delicious, I drank a big bowl in one go.

The eighth master looked at me and saw that I had eaten for a long time before he asked, "How are things going today?" Did it go well? ”

I immediately put down the chopsticks in my hand and said, "It's going well." The place had been empty for a long time, and although it was controlled by our people, there was no one on it to lead it. The accounts were a bit messy, and I found out that some people had filled their pockets, and some people had swallowed the money collected and didn't hand it over to the company......"

"Oh? So what did you do with these people? The eighth master asked in a casual tone.

"Didn't deal with it." I raised my eyebrows: "I burned the ledger in public." ”

"......" The eighth master glanced at me with some complicated eyes, seemed to sigh, and then slowly said four words:

"The afterlife is terrifying!"

The atmosphere was a little solemn. I looked at the eighth master, didn't speak, and his eyes were very calm.

"You're doing the right thing." The eighth master finally smiled. He seemed to smile strangely: "Even better than I thought." ”

Seeing that I seemed to want to speak, the eighth master stopped me and said first: "Your strategy is very right, you just go, if you kill people at once, I'm afraid not only will you not succeed, but you will also offend the people below." It's easy to kill, but it's hard to retract your heart...... You're doing a great job...... Very good......"

Then, the eighth master slowly poured himself full of wine. I poured it all over again, and we both drank it all. The eighth master coughed twice, I frowned, and said in a low voice: "Eighth master, don't drink it." ”

"It's okay." He smiled, with emotion in his eyes: "Today is different. ”

After resting for a while, the eighth master looked at me and asked, "Do you know my intention in calling you here tonight?" ”

"Hmm." I nodded, "You must have something to tell me to do?" ”

The eighth master sighed, and did not answer my question directly, but suddenly said something that seemed irrelevant......

"Tiger is dead......"

His words seemed to be said like a sigh, with infinite emotion, and even a little sadness in it.

……… ...... Tiger died, he shook his head slightly: "The person around me, the strongest is you." Others, old and old, gone, young, Ciro is still too young. It's just you, you do things in a very measured way, you know how to advance and retreat, and you have also sharpened your temper and got the heat. ”

I didn't speak, and waited quietly for the next step from the eighth master.

"I was going to give you the garage." The eighth master seemed to comfort me: "Now the younger generation of people are obeying you, and you are also a very suitable person." But you're young after all...... Qualifications, it's also a little shallower. So I ......"

"Eighth Master!" I interrupted him, looked up at him, and said, "I didn't expect to take over the garage. When I first came to Canada, I came to you alone, carrying a bag on my back. I've only been here for less than a year, so I'm just a newcomer... You really misunderstood me when you said this. ”

After a pause, I said slowly: "Lao Huang has led our group of brothers for many years, and I also respect him very much. Don't worry, I'm not someone who doesn't know what to do. ”

"Hmm." The eighth master nodded with satisfaction: "It's good that you can understand." I'm just afraid you'll not figure it out. ”

He looked at my shoulder: "You were injured in Vietnam, are you better?" ”

"Much better." I smiled: "A little injury, it will be fine soon, but the wound will heal a little longer." ”

After looking at me twice, there was something incomprehensible in the eighth master's eyes: "Okay, you explain the things on the territory, and in two days, you will accompany me to Toronto...... I'll take you to meet Mr. Thorin, the Angels of Hell. Now that things are settled for the Vietnamese, our deal cannot be delayed. ”

"Good!" I nodded immediately.

But there was still something strange in my heart.

According to common sense, I didn't have much hope for a deal with the Angels of Hell.

If the eighth master was already a little suspicious of me, it would be impossible to entrust me with such an important matter...... If he had arranged it before, it was just to put pressure on Tiger. Now, then, it's completely unnecessary.

But why......

I know that it is impossible to get an answer to this question from the eighth master, so I can only figure it out on my own.

I drank two more glasses with the eighth master, he yawned and smiled: "Okay, when you are old, you will inevitably fall asleep at night, I know that you must be very tired today, I won't keep you, you go back and rest." There is nothing I don't need to see in the past two days, I have already told Lao Huang in the garage, if you need anything, you can talk to him yourself. ”

I immediately stood up and said goodbye, but as soon as I walked to the door, I suddenly heard the eighth master behind me ask me in a low voice......

His voice was very soft, and even trembled slightly, with infinite emotion in it, and a little ...... Sadness?!

"Tiger ......" Eighth Master's voice trembled faintly: "When he died...... Is it painful? ”

I was stunned for a moment, and looked back at the eighth master, his face seemed to have aged a lot in an instant, the muscles in the corners of his eyes trembled faintly, and his eyes were a little cloudy......

I immediately took a deep breath and tried to reply in the calmest tone I could: "He...... The process was rapid, and he died with paralysis all over his body...... There was no pain. ”

I sighed in my heart, indeed, Tiger was poisoned by a snake, and that poison is paralyzing, and there is really no [**] pain...... But mentally, it's hard to say.

The eighth master nodded, he closed his eyes, as if talking to himself: "That's good...... That's good......"

I looked at him, the eighth master at this moment, he didn't seem to want to be an underworld tyrant who was powerful and powerful, his figure was a little awkward, just like an old man.

As I stepped off the boat, I couldn't help but let out a long sigh as I looked at the starry sky.

Perhaps, the eighth master is not ruthless in his heart! After all, Tiger has been with him for more than 20 years, and he was born and died back then...... And personally ordered to kill the person he once trusted the most...... I shook my head and didn't think any further.

The position of the eighth master is not easy to sit.

The young man drove me back, and while he was driving, he looked at me quietly, and when he looked at me, there was a bit of reverence in his eyes. I had a good impression of this kid, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "The eighth master may be in a bad mood for the past two days, you should work harder." ”

When I arrived at the place, I was about to get out of the car to say goodbye, but the little pig suddenly stopped me.

"Little Fifth Brother."

"How?" I smiled.

"Hmm......" He hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "When I was at sea today, I seemed to see the eighth master alone...... Sit there and shed tears. ”

I didn't say anything, nodded and left.

People, after all, are emotional animals.