Chapter 23: Trouble
"Brother, cooperate, and after the matter is completed, you will be divided into one. Parker walked up to Dio and whispered quickly, patted Dio's shoulder enthusiastically, and then asked loudly, "Lawrence, when will they arrive?"
In fact, Dio wanted to say that I just happened to be passing by here, and I had nothing to do with this guy, but I swallowed it back when the words came to my lips, and the reason was very simple, whether he cooperated or not, he was destined to offend one of them, and it was simply a disaster.
In an instant, Dio made a choice, if he denied it, then Parker's side must have a grudge, and the other side may not necessarily have good intentions towards him, then it is better to be wrong, at least one of them will be grateful to himself, as for the so-called stolen goods, it is not placed in Dio's heart.
"They're in a bit of trouble on the way, so they should be there soon. Dio said nonchalantly.
Parker was stunned, then looked up to the sky and laughed, "Trouble?
Dio's performance was what Parker expected, originally just wanted Dio to cooperate, so that the people on the other side thought that they really had reinforcements, which was also Parker's helpless move, if he didn't do this, Parker's side could only get a maximum of thirty percent of today's goods, such a result was unacceptable to Parker, because they had been eyeing this caravan half a month ago.
There is an unwritten rule between bandits, if two gangs or several groups of people are eyeing the same caravan, then the first gang to find this caravan will take the lion's head, which is an invisible agreement to avoid killing each other. Of course, thugs who make a living by looting cannot live in peace forever, and there are no examples of large bandits annexing small gangs, but between two gangs of equal strength, if there is no deep hatred, it is generally not easy to clash.
Whether it is looting a caravan or attacking other bandits, you must be at least eighty percent sure before you start, no one will do anything to kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred, otherwise there is only one fate waiting for you, that is, being eaten by other bandits.
The reason for the confrontation was that there was something wrong with Parker's secret outpost in charge of the caravan, probably thinking that the transaction was foolproof, this guy was so happy that he drank too much, and when he woke up to catch up with the caravan, he found that there were already other gangsters.
After driving the caravan away, the two bandits began to quarrel, and the point of contention was nothing more than which side should be divided, and there was a precedent for this, that is, according to the number of men on both sides, and unfortunately there were far fewer people on Parker's side than on the other side.
While they were arguing, Parker's mind suddenly flashed to him, remembering the boy he had met when he came, so he weaved a set of lies.
"Forty percent is already a lot, and this is still for the sake of everyone who is an old acquaintance, Tom, you have to learn to be content. Parker said this at the time, and his tone was very indifferent.
The leader of the gang named Tom on the other side took the lead for a moment, and then, as if he had heard an incredible joke, he leaned back and laughed, "Haha...... Parker, do you know what you're talking about? Are you implying that I should give you an extra 10% when you say that......?"
In the face of Tom's ridicule, Parker not only did not become angry, but also laughed, "If you want to give me more than one percent, you can do it, I'm sure Lawrence will be happy too." ”
Tom's unbridled laughter stopped abruptly, as if someone had suddenly choked him, "Which Lawrence?!"
"Which one? haven't you seen it too?" asked Parker, confused.
Tom's face turned a little pale, "What does this have to do with Lawrence?"
"Of course, it does, this deal is a gift from me to Lawrence. Parker sighed and continued, "I forgot to tell you that I'm ready to do it with Lawrence. ”
Tom's throat was a little dry, this was definitely not good news for him, Lawrence was also the leader of a bandit, and everyone was almost the same in strength before, and there was no contact, but in recent years, I heard that Lawrence had collected a group of samurai from nowhere, and some people even said that there were also light samurai among them, and several small bandits had been annexed one after another, and for a while, everyone in the bandits on the Chris Plains was in danger.
Power is such a thing as easy for people to get caught up in it and can't extricate themselves, and the phrase "I'd rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail" also applies to the leaders of these gangs. Accustomed to that kind of commanding words, it is difficult to bow your head willingly and surrender to others, everyone knows the benefits of uniting together, but they are reluctant to position under the ass, so until now there are no super-large bandits on the Chris Plains, maybe there has been, it is just a flash in the pan, it won't be long before it will fall apart, there is no other reason, the word interest, there is really a large bandit, it will inevitably affect the rights and interests of the county, and the regular army equipped with teeth will then be dispatched, and the bandits can't escape and fight, and finally can only be destroyed。
Could it be that Lawrence wants to unite all the gangs on Chris's Plains? Tom was incredulous.
Another reason that makes Tom suspicious is that, according to what he knows about Parker, this guy is definitely a stubborn donkey who doesn't accept anyone, how could he suddenly bow to Lawrence?
"It's hard to believe, right?" Parker shrugged, "It's okay, you'll see Lawrence in a moment, they're coming here." ”
"Well, if Lawrence does come, then do as you say. Tom said half-incredulously, implying that if Lawrence hadn't shown up, I'd still take seventy percent of the goods.
It was in this situation that Dio appeared in front of the bandits!
"Parker, this brother is ......" Tom's tone was very friendly, as if he had already believed most of what Parker said, so he lowered his posture.
"Hehe, let me introduce you, this is Tom, nicknamed 'Fat Man', this is ......" Parker was trying to make up a name for Dio when he was interrupted by Dio's voice.
"Dio. Dio said with a smile, if you talk about the source power of control, maybe he is far from outstanding, but when it comes to the observation of subtle knowledge, the people here can't catch up with him. The bandit nicknamed 'Fat Man' gradually became deeper and longer, and the skin at the corners of his forehead trembled slightly, which proved that the beating frequency of the blood vessels below was accelerating, and his eyes were wandering, avoiding looking at others, it should be for fear of revealing flaws and arousing the vigilance of others.
"Dio?" Tom's tone changed, as if questioning Dio, "Why haven't I heard of you?"
"There's a lot of stuff you haven't heard of. The corners of Dio's mouth turned up slightly, looking sarcastic, the matter has come to this, it can't be good, just fight, it doesn't matter, compared with Sophia's guards, the two bandits are obviously a few grades lower, the backbone is composed of talented warriors of all levels, as long as he is alert and doesn't fall into the situation of being besieged, these people can't hurt him.
Before Tom could get angry, a burly man standing behind him couldn't hold it back, and pounced on Dio with a volley, scolding in his mouth, "Little bunny!" Who are you talking to......
Before the words fell, with a loud bang, the burly man's figure flew back at a faster speed than when he came, maybe the burly man wanted to say much more than that, but he never had a chance to speak again, Parker and Tom saw very clearly, at the same time that the burly man pounced, Dio moved, and the speed was even several times faster than the burly man.
Tom didn't have time to stop it, so he could only watch as Dio kicked the warrior in the chest, and then Dio used the force of the shock to turn over lightly in the air, and sat back in his original position, as if he had been sitting there and never moved.
After Dio sat back in the carriage, the burly man's body fell heavily to the ground, and the chest and abdomen were deeply sunken, I don't know how many bones were broken, and blood kept flowing out of his mouth, and he couldn't survive.
Tom couldn't help but gasp, what kind of strength his subordinate is, no one knows better than him, although he is a first-order talent warrior who has just broken through the True Knowledge Wheel, but his strength is outstanding among his peers, because this guy was not even ten years old when he was in the gang to make a living, and he has extremely rich combat experience, Tom never thought that the other party would be able to kill his own subordinate in the blink of an eye, although there are many people who can do this on the mainland, but it should never appear on the Chriss Plain, and it should not appear here!
Parker, who was standing on the side, also widened his eyes, and looked at Dio with a somewhat changed gaze, although he could also kill Tom's burly man, but he could not do it as neatly as Dio anyway.
The crowd behind Tom suddenly began to stir, and the tragic death of his companions aroused their fierce surnames, and they stared at Dio with fierce eyes, as soon as Tom gave the order, they would pounce on him and tear Dio to pieces.
However, Tom didn't say a word, just looked at the corpses of his men in a daze, and at this moment Tom had completely believed what Parker said, because in his memory, Parker's subordinates definitely did not have such perverted characters.
Remembering the rumors, Lawrence has recruited a group of talented warriors in recent years, including even the Radiant Warrior, although Dio is a little young in terms of age, but only in this way can he explain the fact that his subordinates were killed in seconds.
Even if it is a tenth-order talent warrior, it is difficult to kill a first-order talent warrior in an instant in a head-on battle, but the radiant warrior is different, with more than dozens of times the source power content, as well as various secret techniques, it is completely possible to end the battle in an instant.
Tom's gaze swept over the collapse above the corpse, and he became more and more convinced of his judgment.