The Gathering Hall is one of the few high-end taverns on the Bund other than the major mansions, and unlike the dusty and strange places, it is richly decorated and rarely visited by shabby-dressed homeless people, not to mention the random spills of alcohol and the blood stains left by drunken fights.

Today, many of the biggest names in the Bund mob circle came together to raise a glass to the new owner of Port Five. The drinkers were all flushed, shouting flattering words and oaths of allegiance, and their cries resounded through the night sky, and the momentum faintly overshadowed the most prosperous and lively Blue Ocean Mansion.

The focal point is a bearded man who sits on top like a behemoth. There was an awe-inspiring aura of his battle-hardened body, and the wrinkles between his brows were as clear as an axe and a chisel—a majestic expression he had maintained all the year round, so much so that it had become a habit.

He just raised his hand, and the noisy crowd immediately fell silent, this man who had owned two port territories since tonight was undoubtedly one of the most vocal people on the Bund right now, and was worthy of their respect.

"I said a long time ago that sooner or later Hong Bin will have to pay for his greed. The bearded man said, "The business of the port will never be just one person, if you want to be a big family, it is a fool's dream, he wants to learn from Qiao Hu, I have no objection, but take my kindness for granted, unforgivable!"

He slammed the wide-mouthed wine glass, looked around at the crowd with different expressions, and sighed: "It's not that I haven't given him a chance, but he wants to be like this, I have no choice, rather than being sat back and enjoyed by Qiao Hu's bastard, it is better for me to be this villain!"

"However, even if I take over in the future, everyone here will still enjoy the same treatment as before."

He spread his hands and stood up, and the voices of flattery immediately rose one after another.

A small and small sound was mixed in, like the crunch of some kind of shattering.

The bearded man is very sensitive to this senses, this is his proudest industry, and some low-level mistakes will not be allowed to happen. His falcon-like gaze searched everywhere, and soon found the culprit.

But he only frowned and beckoned to the somewhat lost looking figure.

Zhou Yi, who was just in a bad mood and wanted to take a bottle of wine to numb it, was shocked by an overheard message, and he couldn't even hold the wine bottle properly, and slipped his palm and shattered it.

He walked with difficulty towards the man he feared most, and the seated drinkers looked at him with strange eyes, many of them faces he had never seen before.

Zhou Yi knew very well who those people were, but he didn't have time to care about them, he just met the bearded inquiring gaze, and struggled strongly in his heart.

"The unsuccessful dog, who is still young, was thrown by me to the Blue Ocean Mansion. When he came to his side, the bearded man gently wrapped his arms around his shoulders and introduced them to the crowd. His foundation will definitely be taken over by his only son in the end, although it is too early, but it is not unhelpful for them to know each other in advance, by the way, you can mention a guy with a plan, even if you dare to slash your wrist with him, you have to weigh the weight of the Blue Ocean Mansion.

Sitting down, everyone quickly figured out the meaning of his words, the self-funded students of the Blue Ocean Mansion are not just rich and can do it.

Hypocritical but useful voices are intertwined again.

Zhou Shutu patted Zhou Yi on the shoulder, signaling that it was time for him to make a statement. The leaders of the various small territories fell silent again, waiting for the future giant to speak.

But Zhou Yi just trembled and gritted his teeth. He didn't look up, and said hoarsely as if he had spent all his strength: "How could Uncle Hong be like that, how could it be ......?"

It wasn't loud, but everyone who was waiting for him heard it clearly.

The atmosphere was a little colder in vain, and the people present were all people who could abandon their wives and children for the sake of a few children, but for the brothers who licked the blood from the knife together, they would not frown even if they wanted to lose their heads. Zhou Yi's struggling demeanor and affectionate nickname make them have to re-examine their new master, and the relationship between the greedy ghost Hong Bin and him does not seem to be as simple as the ordinary partner he says.

"It's not Uncle Huang! you have to change your mother's accent. Zhou Chutu said with a helpless look, he smiled apologetically at everyone, and raised the wine glass in his hand, "The kid who hasn't grown his hair is still too early! Everyone leave him alone, come, don't let the cup be empty, the drink is free tonight!"

No one chooses to make something wrong at such a time, and everything seems to be back to square one.

Zhou Chutu leaned into the ears of his son who almost couldn't get off the stage, and his tone did not have a trace of warmth, "It seems that our father and son haven't talked for a long time, you go back first, and I'll come back to you later." ”

Zhou Yi walked out of the tavern in a daze, he couldn't imagine why he would make such a crazy move, his father had never been known for his kindness.

It was as if a pair of eyes were twinkling brightly in his head.

Zhou Yi roared, as if something in his chest was ignited again, and ran wildly.

Soon, he ran to the fifth port.

The harbor was depressed after the melee, and the wails of the dying could be heard from time to time in the shadows, the smell of blood and burnt fire filled the square, and the ashes were scattered in the wind.

Cruel desires have been lurking in the dark for years, and finally find a chance to appear.

Zhou Yi couldn't believe that the man who had rushed into the fire to save himself would be a betrayer, but his father, a cunning thug who did everything for power and money, taught him all the time that under the stimulation of interests, no emotions and oaths are as good as bullshit, and the only person who can really trust is himself.

But he was about to stop believing himself.

He wandered like a lonely ghost, his father's cronies cleaning up the mess, and the man's house had collapsed into ruins, the faint light of the fire was burning, and the smoke had lingered.

Zhou Yi staggered over, and a thin and tall man found him and greeted him suspiciously.

This person is the most insidious wise general under his father, named Liu Fengyun, and when Zhou Yi was in trouble in the mansion, he taught him many ideas.

"Little master, what are you doing here so late?" Liu Fengyun said.

Zhou Yi opened his mouth, but he didn't make a sound, his throat was already dry.

Liu Fengyun saw through Zhou Yi's mind at once, and his brain turned faster than the power propeller of the Fu Neng ship.

"He's not dead yet!" Liu Fengyun's eyes flashed slightly.

Zhou Yi's eyes immediately lit up, and he grabbed Liu Fengyun's sleeve excitedly, and his voice was so unpleasant that it seemed like tearing the cloth.

"Where...... Take me there!"

Liu Fengyun finally took him to a cellar not far from the port, where the stench was so bad that the walls and floors were full of black moss.

Hong Bin was handcuffed with his hands on top of his head, his head hanging and half-kneeling — his legs weren't really supportive.

Zhou Yi rushed forward with red eyes, but was stopped by Liu Fengyun.

"Let go of me, bastard, who allowed you to do this to him!

Liu Fengyun's hand did not loosen, and said indifferently: "It's your father!"

Zhou Yi's body trembled and sat on the ground dejectedly.

He buried his face between his hands and whimpered, "Why...... Why is this happening......"

"Sometimes, even your closest people will stab you in the back unexpectedly, this truth, whether it is your father or me, I have told you many times!"

"But Uncle Hong......" Zhou Yi bit his lip, and the red blood flowed out, but he didn't feel any pain, because the pain in his heart was a hundred times stronger than that.

The sound of chains colliding sounded, and Hong Bin struggled to prop himself up, his empty gaze searching somewhere.

"Yi'er......," two words fell out of his pus-covered throat.

Zhou Yi turned his head suddenly, and the face of the man covered in blood was swollen, and he could hardly recognize his original appearance.

"Why, why did you betray my father!" Zhou Yi asked hysterically.

"I ...... There is no ......"

"Are you still telling the truth!" Liu Fengyun scolded sharply, "On the day when you negotiated privately with Qiao Hu, at least ten brothers could stand up and testify that the territory of Wugang was handed over to you by Tu Ye with hard work, and you actually wanted to give it to others like this! Don't you want Qiao Hu to support you in annexing Tu Ye's foundation!"

"What if...... I don't ...... Do...... Qiao Hu ...... will ......" Even though it was extremely difficult to speak, Hong Bin still tried to explain, but before he could finish speaking, his life came to an end.

"Heh, I thought that he would sincerely repent in front of you, young master, but I didn't expect that he was excusing himself in the end. Liu Fengyun sneered, "Little Master, the so-called loyalty is just because the bargaining chips for betrayal are not enough, don't have any good expectations for him because he was kind to you, you still have a long way to go." ”

Zhou Yi smiled nervously, turned around and asked him, "What about you, will you always be loyal to my father?"

Liu Fengyun's face sank, and he forcibly held back his anger and said: "It's late, if you don't go back, Tu Ye should be very unhappy." ”

Zhou Yi laughed and got up, walking back and forth with different shades of footsteps, and his figure gradually disappeared into the darkness.

When he returned to his residence, Zhou Shutu had been waiting in the hospitality hall for a long time, and he couldn't help but slap him to the ground.

"Even if it's the person closest to me, you, my son, will have thoughts and actions that want to put me in my favor, so why can't your Uncle Hong betray me!"

Zhou Yi covered his face and slowly got up, but did not speak.

"I say it one last time, remember, in this world, only you will not betray. ”

Zhou Yi was the only one left in the empty hall, and he walked step by step to the position where only his father could sit and sat down, staring at the curved carved window with his hands and fingers crossed, and those eyes flashed over and over again in his mind.

"Fake, all fake......"

He whispered as if to whisper.