Chapter 41: Conflict

A quarter of an hour later, a heart-rending wail rang out from the alleys of Kimberley Street, startling passers-by to speed up and leave without looking back. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Rodin wanted to give this hard-hearted creature a set of cruel criminal laws that he had heard of, such as breaking his fingers and pouring salt into his wounds, if the conditions were not allowed, or he could try the famous waterboarding, and he said a dozen or so things in front of Milk, and he was so pale to hear it.

At last he gently bent his little finger up, and before he could exert any strength, Milk suddenly changed his face, nodded like garlic, and answered all the questions in one go, and his body trembled slightly.

Rodin couldn't help but mutter, how long would he have been tortured like this?

"So what about your Yankees?"

"What I said just now, what I said just now was a lie to you, we Yankees actually only have about fifty people. In Downtown, it's a small gang. ”

"That's where you got our message. ”

"Rick the doorman, that's what he told us. ”

"In the eyes of the gang, your team is just a piece of fat, oily meat. There are just a few young adults, most of them are old and weak, women and children, and they also have a lot of money on them, and the most important point is that you are all sinners, and sinners are rootless in Elden. ”

"And according to past experience, you usually take advantage of the sinners, and you dare not speak out. “

"So we chose to get involved, and even if we didn't come, other gangs would follow. ”

"Don't the sheriffs care?"

"Eldon is so big, the sheriff has countless things to do every day, and he has always been able to put off the cases of criminals. I'll talk about it when I'm done with the citizens. “

Rodin suddenly scoffed: "The sheriff and you have long been in collusion and hooked up." Presumably, the sheriff has a share of the benefits he has from us?"

"Look, you're an understanding person. There's a saying I didn't lie to you, what you do with us usually doesn't end well. “

"There, it's him!" a rush of footsteps mingled with a noisy noise rang around the corner not far away.

Forty or so uniformly dressed men carrying knives, guns and clubs rushed towards Rodin.

"Boy, those who dare to hurt us, are you tired of living!"

Rodin did not flee and allowed the enemy to surround him, and even if he escaped at this point, the Yankees would have found a hotel.

Milk, who had been whispering earlier, excitedly tried to stand up, but was held to his neck by a shiny long sword.

"Let go of Milk. “

Surrounded by a group of muscular men, five big and three thick, Rodin suddenly felt like a chrysanthemum was in danger.

punched the master to death, more than 40 people rushed up, and all kinds of weapons beckoned to his body, how many could he block?

"Don't move, I'm very timid, and it's not good if I accidentally slip my hand and hurt your brother. ”

"Despicable fellow!"

"Everybody hold steady and don't let him hurt Milk. “

Help the crowd to throw a rat bogey, and they can't move forward.

Rodin breathed a sigh of relief for the time being, not expecting that the gang would care about the lives of its members.

A moment later, a bald man with a beard and a deep nose and broad eyes walked out, clasped his hands in front of his chest, and said coldly to Rodin: "Boy, you can also see the current situation, we can't let you leave intact. But if you let Milk go first, it will make you suffer less. ”

"Milk, if he dares to hurt you again, we will make him pay back tenfold, and if you are unfortunate enough to die, everyone will take good care of your family."

Milk couldn't help but bow his head and be silent, and Rodin's expression changed slightly. The bald man continued to persuade: "There are so many people to take care of behind you, how about we go and catch one in front of you now?"

What to do, lay down your arms and surrender?

Kill the bloody road and flee for your life, leaving the townspeople behind?

Rodin hesitated, lost his mind for a moment.

"Medium!" In an instant, the bald man's palm flashed with silver light, and he threw a flying knife in a flash.

The flying knife is small and exquisite, like a willow leaf, and it flies by silently.

Rodin only felt a blurred light and shadow in midair, and his heart jumped, and he swung his sword in front of him.

"Boom-" There was a crisp sound.

Half by reaction, half by luck, just in time to collapse the flying knife.

Before he had time to catch his breath, Milk, who was close at hand, took advantage of the gap and fled to the gang with his hands and feet, but Rodin couldn't stop him.

The hostages, who had relied on to protect themselves, fled, and the enemy had no scruples, and moved closer to Rodin.

"Ah, wait. ”

Suddenly, a thought flashed through my mind.

"I heard that your Yankee gang is not large."

"I—I'll just ask if you still accept people!?"

"Huh?"

A gleam flashed in the bald man's eyes in the lead, and he stretched out his hand to stop the gang that was about to move.

"You mean, want to join the Yankees?"

Rodin's heart moved, and he said cheekily, "Yes, I think the Yankee gang is one and helps the people advance and retreat together, although the scale is not large, but the cohesion is strong and has great development potential." I'm new here, and I'm willing to take a gamble and ask you for a job!"

This part of the words is not completely against the will, in the current situation, this is to retreat as advance, by the way, to probe the townspeople.

As the saying goes, a thousand mistakes, sycophants are good.

When the Yankees, who were originally eyeing him, heard him say this, their momentum was no longer blindly aggressive

The bald man touched his shiny head and smiled wildly: "You sinner has good eyesight, I like it." Not that I'm boasting, the Yankees aren't the biggest gang in Downtown, but we're certainly the most united and cohesive one. ”

"I heard Silva say that you are good at it, and you were able to block a throwing knife from me, which is enough to confirm it. “

"Even though you are a sinner, if you become a brother, you don't have so much to worry about. But if you want to join our Yankees, you have to show your sincerity. ”

"Give Milk an explanation first, our brother can't be injured in vain!"

The tall Milk looked at Rodin grimly, his eyes as if he wanted to rip out a piece of his flesh,

Rodin thought to himself that instead of passively bearing, it would be better to be more conscious and earn favor.

He pretended to smile freely: "It's not easy?"

Under the gaze of dozens of people, this one-eyed young man with an indifferent expression on his face, the long sword in his hand was like lightning, and it swept over his thighs like a dragonfly.

"Poof", in an instant, blood splattered, staining the frugal plain trousers.

Rodin tried his best to endure the pain, controlled his expression, and asked without changing his face, "Are you satisfied with this?"

Seeing his calm and unhurried bearing, a group of people couldn't help but secretly praise him, and the initial hostility gradually dissipated.

"Okay, it's a man. “

"Now, please answer a few more questions. “

"Say it. Rodin tore a piece of cloth from his clothes and bandaged the wound in front of everyone.

Being able to communicate and negotiate with the other party is of course the best outcome. This sword is not lost.

"What is the relationship between those people and you, you have to go out of your way to defend them.

"To tell you the truth, with your skills, you have to run for your life, and we can't do anything about you for the time being. “

Rodin said eloquently, "We are all from the town of Retreat. Some time ago, the town was plagued by monsters, and most of the young people died in the fight. Only this group of orphans, widows, old and weak women and children were forced to move to Elden to make a living. The townspeople were kind to me, and I had to find a good way out for them. “

"Oh. ”

The bald man was shocked.

"It turns out that you are still a good man with affection and righteousness, and I really appreciate you more and more. “

After the bald head finished speaking, he looked around him carefully.

"So, you've fought monsters?"

"Yes. ”

The word "monster" seems to have supreme magic, and the faces of the people have changed dramatically.

"They are a group of kind and honest people, and they haven't recovered from the grief of their broken family, and you are going to blackmail them again. ”

"Although there are citizens and untouchables, they are all human beings, how can you bear it!"

Rodin said this, trying his best to make a compassionate appearance, and sure enough, he touched the conscience of the gang, and keenly captured the guilt that flashed on their faces.

Such an expression cannot be played, and the Yankees should not be considered a vicious gang.

"If we had known what you were going through, we wouldn't have been so urgent. ”

"It's kind of a no-fight, no-acquaintance. ”

The bald man heard this, and groaned slightly.

"Well, you'll do one more thing for us at the end. We'll take you into the gang. ”

"And it can also find a way out for you. What do you think?"

Rodin replied quietly, "Oh? If it's not too much, then I'll say yes."

"According to the rules of the Downtown Gang, everyone who receives our protection has to pay a protection fee. “

"I was going to ask for it myself, but now I don't need it, so I'll do it for you. “

"Your fellow villagers count it as a hundred, and you go and collect 20 Magneti for each of them and hand it over. ”

"If you do the work we introduced, you will pay 20% of your income every month. ”

"What do you think of this condition?"

Rodin frowned, thinking for a moment, it seems that this is his name, and the tax rate of 20% per month is not high, as for the 2,000 Marelli protection fee, you can pay out of your own pocket.

What he considered was that the Yankee Gang had only 50 people, and they could really snatch their "fat" from the other big gangs and protect the townspeople?

"Really?"

Seeing doubts in his eyes, the bald man patted his chest and said, "You can not believe me, but you can't doubt the promise of the Yankee brothers." “

The gang behind him suddenly shouted with enthusiasm.

"The Yankees Gang said yes, I will take your money as a guarantee for Bald Hook's neck, and even if I risk my life, I will protect your safety. ”

"Although it is an underworld, it is also the most important word for credit. ”

"If it's acting, then I admit it. “

"Boss Hook, that's what I'll call you. Now do you want to send a brother with me?"

Bald Hook waved his hand, "Silva, you and Brother Rodin are going to collect the debt." Put it away, and take him to the headquarters to meet me. Give the Rodin brothers a gang procedure. ”