Chapter 283: Millionaire Seven in the Slums
This time the operation was quite embarrassing, and the three of them were not in the mood to do another vote at all, and after cleaning up the scene, Xiaoshan returned to the basement with the weak Jim on his back, and took off his bloody clothes to clean up the wounds. Counting carefully, the depth of the knife marks is different, there are as many as eight, and the back of the thigh is the hardest hit area, after all, the two hugged each other at that time.
"Are these injuries really okay?" Xiaoshan shook the telegraph with one hand to emit a bright light, and gently stabbed the wounds that were not scabbed, but did not bleed, but the red flesh turned out slightly. Apparently curious about this bizarre phenomenon.
Jim, who gradually relieved his breath, only felt that the wound was numb and itchy, and the pain caused by the poking of the hill was nothing at all, so he simply let him go, resisting the urge to scratch with his backhand, thinking about the problem this time. Obviously, sharp weapons can't completely make up for the lack of combat experience and the weakness of physical strength, if you aim to win the fighting ability of the thugs, it is also the most effective to improve these two shortcomings, and if you want to win the priest, what should you improve?
A kind of despair permeated his heart, sighed slightly, and asked, "How are the clothes?" Without the expected answer, he turned his head, but saw Bai Yang holding a fishbone needle, blinking his eyes a little embarrassedly: "It should be sewn well, but ...... I can't do it. ”
"Forget it, I forgot, tomorrow I will ask the fat sheep below to help, and the protection fee for half a quarter will be waived. Jim shook his head and pulled the rag over his body, "Sleep now." ”
The next day, the three of them heard the news from the street that the force that had been attacked last night came to the opposite street, scolded and demanded three murderers, one large, two small, and three murderers. Jim pursed his lips, and in the face of Bai Yang's inquiry, he replied lightly: "Don't care, probably because the neighbor saw the figure, after all, it has been making noise for so long, it is better to be careful tonight." ”
In this way, it tossed for two more nights, and the gradually cold atmosphere in the slum was heated up. Even on the eve of the negotiation, he was almost ambushed by the old blind man's men, but fortunately Jim kept an eye on it, so he was spared. However, as the three of them were about to slowly exit the alley, there was a loud shout and the clash of sticks in front of them, followed by the light of a lighted torch.
"What's going on?" Bai Yang was a little stunned, but quickly guessed: "The old blind man is fighting with people, what should we do?"
Jim frowned, hesitated between withdrawing and not withdrawing, and said, "Wait and see! "These large gangsters are chaotic in their internal organization, and the fights are all based on the bravery of the leading few people, and the rest are all group courage, so if there is an opportunity to cut out the backbone, it is the most effective means of weakening.
The stars flickered and the cold wind howled, the firelight and figures in the depths of the alley shook endlessly, and although the three of them were tightly wrapped in the slums, they felt chills all over their bodies if they didn't move for a long time. Xiaoshan began to complain, Bai Yang and Jim appeased twice, and finally the result was separated, one group of people fled the alley in embarrassment, and the other group of people scolded and chased, and for a while they couldn't tell who was on both sides.
Hiding in the corner, curled up, the three of them watched the two groups of people go away, and then they once again touched the small stronghold that was originally the target, and sure enough, they saw two gangsters holding torches, and they were unhurriedly distinguishing the wounded. The enemy doesn't need to say much, and they don't care about being ruthless when they make up for it, but the practice is like this, in the case of lack of medical treatment, even if the possibility of wound infection in winter is reduced, it is still difficult for the seriously injured to survive, which can be regarded as a relief.
The three of them glanced at each other, nodded, rushed up and directly killed the two gangsters who were cleaning the battlefield, and then wiped all their necks regardless of the three-seven-twenty-one, and then smashed the wound on the neck with a big stone as usual, although it took some time, it could avoid exposing the existence of metal weapons. The three of them also have some experience in sweeping up the traces, at least it is not a big problem to deceive these gangsters, and after doing this, the three of them went back to the basement to sleep in the dark, just waiting for tomorrow's negotiation meeting.
The next morning, however, the two messengers visited again, knocking on the door and calling out to Brother Jim. The three people who read books and learned the lingua franca were all trembling, and thought that the old blind man came to the door to chase the murderer.
"Don't panic, it doesn't sound like you're looking for trouble. Jim got up, comforted the two and motioned to put away the book, patted his cheek vigorously, soothed his muscles and smiled, and then opened the door, and saw that the two looked nervous and there was no one behind them, so he welcomed the two in. "Two brothers, why are you so flustered?"
The little brother smiled. Here's the thing, after listening to the little brother's words, our boss was greatly moved, coupled with the recommendation of our two brothers, decided to meet the little brother, if we can talk, we will recruit the little brother as the deputy leader. This is a great thing, little brother, come with me and the two of you, don't miss the great future. After entering the door, the white-faced man softened his expression slightly, did not answer questions, and painted a flatbread with spittle.
Jim and Bai Yang glanced at each other, unable to determine whether it was true or false, but they invariably reached out and held down the hill in case the goods suddenly broke out. When he said those words two days ago, Jim's plan was actually to pave the way for the future admonition to 'compete in the gambling block', and there was more or less a channel to talk to the old blind man. So if it weren't for last night's incident, I'm afraid I'd be happy to go with me at this time.
"It's the conference in the afternoon, and it's not good to meet alone at this time. Jim pretended to hesitate, but had already made up his mind that he would not go. After meeting Lord Jiao Ming, the position of deputy gang leader, which originally sounded imposing, was nothing more than that, and there was no need to risk it at all.
As soon as the red-faced man wanted to open his mouth, he was stopped by his companion, who smiled bitterly: "I'm not afraid of little brother's jokes, but in recent days, the street has become more and more uneven, and both of us feel cold and swishing when we walk on the road." No, our gang was attacked last night, and the losses were a bit big, so it's time to urgently need manpower. The little brother is also an understanding person, just now those words were told by the old blind man to all the little bosses in the middle, I tell you the truth, although the position of deputy gang leader is vacant, it may not really be given. However, the backbone boss is still guaranteed, if he dares to fight, within a year or two, he will definitely climb to the head of our two brothers. When the time comes, not only will they have a full meal, but those girls on Flower Street will go on casually. ”
Jim was stunned, not expecting this kind of result from last night's operation. But this expression was understood by the other party as suspicion, and the messenger immediately patted his chest and promised: "The elder brother guarantees with this head on his neck, every sentence is true, if there is half a lie, let the little brother deal with it." ”
Jim sneered in his heart, you have the ability to swear to the ancient tree scripture, what is the use of asking you to have a head, but the smile on his face remains unchanged, "The conference is coming, and now it is really sensitive, please forgive the little brother for not being able to meet the old blind man with the two of you." It's better to wait for the conference, and then make amends with the two and the old blind man. But please rest assured, the little brother is so valued, I feel it in my heart, and above the conference, I must think about the old blind man everywhere, and if there is a proposal, take the lead in echoing it. If there is something wrong, he will be the first to speak out to defend one or two. ”
After saying this air-to-air nonsense, he pulled out a bone blade from his waist and offered it with both hands. "The situation in the afternoon is inevitably dangerous, this thing is the younger brother got it by chance, just as an apology, and ask the two brothers to accept it. ”
The bone blade is already considered a top-level murder weapon in the slums, after all, the attack power is much higher than that of wooden sticks and stones, and it is not easy to make. First of all, the most common human bones are not good, malnourished and loose bones, which must be fragile and easy to break, and they are painstakingly ground for a long time, and they will be scrapped after a few uses. Therefore, it is necessary to choose the thigh bone of the large animal, and it must be used carefully, and there must be kung fu on the wrist, and when you get stuck between the enemy's bones in battle, you must be careful to deal with it, so as not to break the tip, and use it like a pencil to get shorter and shorter.
Jim, who had a large metal dagger and short blades, didn't care about it, but the two messengers' eyes widened, and they could tell from the thickness and size that the bone blade was an unbroken corbel bone. And the two messengers in the afternoon were naturally more aware of the danger, and when they saw such a heavy salute at this time, they first looked at each other, and then the red-faced man grabbed it in his hand as if he grabbed it, and squeezed out a very stiff smile.
"Little brother, don't worry, this kind of concern for people's normal feelings, if you don't come, you won't come. When we go back, we will truthfully convey the sincerity of the little brother to the boss. ”
It's good now, the red-faced one snatched the white-faced line, and the latter could only smile and get up to say goodbye, after all, if you persuade it again, you will be a little ignorant of lifting.
When the messenger disappeared into the street corner, Jim, who was staring at the two from the crack in the door, breathed a sigh of relief, obviously the old blind man failed to lock the three people, otherwise even if he could not arrest people in a big way for various reasons, it would be a dead order to seduce the three people back, and the two messengers would not dare to leave with such bribes.
"It's okay, hurry up and study!" Jim waved his hand to the two behind him, who were also lying on the crack in the door.
In the afternoon, the three of them packed up their neat daggers and hid, and went out after checking each other, and when they saw other people dressed up on the way, they remembered that they had forgotten to bring their 'weapons', and for a while they had to collect firewood sticks to their bodies, at least from 'alien' to 'poor sour', not so dazzling. When they came to the grove and saw the scale of more than 300 people, the three of them were also a little surprised, after all, they never thought that there were so many gangsters in this slum. It's like finding all the lice on the animals and sitting in a row, which will also make people feel that there are so many.
Under the shouts of several bosses and gangsters, the crowd barely quieted down, and sat or stood around a small clearing in the forest. At this time, Jim found that the sum of his 'retail gangsters' was almost the same as that of several bosses combined, and the last three points of his heart were also put down. With such a comparison of the number of people, it is also in vain for several bosses to secretly work together, but they have probably been busy in vain these few nights.
Without the slightest feeling of guilt for a few people who had died in vain, Jim's mind had shifted to how to best serve the outcome of the meeting.
At this time, the old blind man, who was a little older, took the lead in standing in the field, and shouted nonsense, the main idea was one, an armistice. The other bosses either looked up at the sky, or lowered their heads and pretended to sleep, or held their mouths and frowned, but no one said anything about demolishing the stage. Peace is what most people want, and Jim, although he disagrees slightly on this point, still takes the lead in applauding, causing a wave of echo on the side of the 'retail gangsters'.
The old blind man nodded, and there was a little smugness in his fierce eyes. Next up is the main play: the division of neighborhoods.
Everyone knows the source of income of the slum gangsters, the big head is naturally a technician, and the protection fee of ordinary people is secondary, and for several bosses, when the fattest few well-known flower streets are occupied, the remaining hard bones give up some profits, just as a demonstration of sincerity. Therefore, on the basis of acknowledging the status quo, the overall scene still has the rhythm of 'Six Feet Alley', and many 'retail gangsters' were stunned and reshaped, but soon smart people secretly scolded this group of old foxes for being cunning.
After several forces demarcated the scope, it was naturally the time for retail investors to pee and draw circles, and on a large sketch of the slums, the retail investors quickly quarreled, and several bosses became the default arbiters after easily resolving a few small disputes.
Jim watched coldly, feeling like he had learned something new, until he had drawn three blocks of his own, and then he stepped forward. Because he had already fought with his neighbors, he smoothly demarcated the border, and in a certain sense, officially became a small leader in the middle of the slum.
The overall situation has been decided, although this result is not the worst, but it is not the hope of the 'Warring States Period', Jim, who has withdrawn from the center, looks around, finds the two messengers, and asks for a referral to see the old blind man, ready to present the 'Gambling Block' plan.
The two messengers who had received the benefits greeted each other with smiles, and after a few words, they warmly pulled Jim. Jim, on the other hand, felt his brain tingle, a strange flutter that he had never experienced before. He paused and looked around, but he didn't see anything unusual.
"What's wrong with the little brother?"
"It's probably noon that I ate something dirty and my stomach is uncomfortable, it's rude to see the boss like this, wait a minute, I'll go and come." Jim covered his stomach with one hand and the trunk of a tree beside him with the other, his face full of pain.
The two didn't think much of it, just told Jim to go back quickly.
This attitude does not seem to be fake, the problem is not on the old blind man's side, so what's wrong? Jim frowned and thought as he bent down and ran back to where he was, finding two friends and instructing, "Go back to the basement and wait for me." ”
"What?" Bai Yang asked rhetorically without moving.
"I don't know, but I feel a little weird, so to be safe, you better go back first. Jim told the truth.
Bai Yang stared for a few seconds, but did not nod, "I'll wait outside the grove, if there is a situation, at least I can drag you back." ”
"It's fine. With that, Jim turned back to the crowd and glanced around, still finding nothing, before returning to the two messengers, "It's settled, I'm sorry to keep you waiting." ”
"No, the two of us will have to rely on you more in the future. The two of them were still grinning, and they were not at all dirty and hooked up with Jim.
However, before the three of them could take a few steps, a violent explosion suddenly occurred at the very center of the field, and stumps and sand and stones were thrown in all directions. Most people were directly stunned, and only a few, including Jim, instantly understood what was happening: a battle priest intervened.