Chapter 181: Either You Die or I Live

Back when Dog Six and others went "vacationing" and mountain climbing on Guangji Island, except for Yu Mingyuan, Kong Zhenghui was the only man not interested in the young ladies in their prime, showing that this person's preferences had somewhat of Boss Cao's style.

......

At 11 AM.

Cheng Gang and others went to the Zha'nan dock gang hall to see Xu Hu.

"Still can't find Tattooed Dragon," Cheng Gang said softly to Xu Hu. "But we can't wait anymore, need to take the storefronts quickly."

"Those above have spoken - don't cause big disturbances," Xu Hu replied with furrowed brows. "You can't pin down Tattooed Dragon, and Old You and others are banding together - this matter isn't easy to handle."

"Old You is definitely in contact with Tattooed Dragon," Cheng Gang bent down and said. "I have a way to get a message to Tattooed Dragon, force him to hand over the storefronts."

Xu Hu turned to look at him: "Are you sure?"

"Yes," Cheng Gang insisted. "Wei Xiangzuo has run, he definitely has private contact with people below - we can't let him keep remote controlling from the shadows. Dragging this out... isn't good for us."

After pondering for a while, Xu Hu replied with his hands in his sleeves: "Then you go do it."

Cheng Gang was stunned for a moment but could only force himself to nod: "Alright, I'll take people to handle it."

"Go then," Xu Hu waved his hand. "You all go with Gang."

"Good," the burly man who had been following Cheng Gang replied concisely.

After getting Xu Hu's approval, Cheng Gang led everyone toward the hall exit. Xu Hu watched his back and picked up his teacup.

Diagonally opposite, a middle-aged man smoked and commented with a sneer: "Cheng Gang was Wei Xiangzuo's old brother for many years - suddenly turning against him like this, acting even more ruthlessly than an enemy. Tiger, this person's heart isn't right - should discard him after using him."

Xu Hu shook his head: "I see it differently from you."

"How different?"

"Those willing to come to me - if I say let bygones be bygones, then let bygones be bygones," Xu Hu replied drinking his tea. "If you want to incorporate Old Wei's people, you need to make those people submit to you in their hearts. If I discard Cheng Gang after using him, who else would dare come over? Being wary of him is fine, but he has ability - I'll use him."

The middle-aged man nodded thoughtfully.

"Being a gang leader requires a gang leader's vision," Xu Hu put down his teacup. "Our line of work is among the lowest classes - you can't expect a bunch of society's bottom layer to talk about loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, propriety and righteousness - that's asking too much."

"You have a point," the other nodded.

......

In the afternoon, at Tianhong Port.

Old You sat in the gambling den playing mahjong.

"Ring ring!"

A phone rang, and Old You took out his phone and pressed answer: "Hello?"

"...What... what are you doing?" a woman's voice came through.

"At the shop, what's wrong?" Old You asked.

"I... I'm not feeling well, have a fever," the woman said softly. "I called a doctor to come look - he said I'm pregnant and doesn't dare prescribe medicine carelessly. I want to go to the hospital to check."

"Is it serious?"

"Feel terrible, no strength at all."

"...!" Old You furrowed his brows: "Wait then, I'll have someone take you."

"You haven't come to see me for over twenty days," the woman said in a very dejected voice. "Why... why don't you come with me?"

"I can't get away now," Old You replied. "There are many things lately..."

Hearing Old You's words, the woman was silent for a full several tens of seconds before replying coldly: "Fine, you're busy then, don't trouble yourself."

"I said I'll have someone take you."

"No need," the other replied and directly hung up.

Old You looked at the phone screen with furrowed brows and called back, but the other hung up.

After finishing a round, Old You stood up impatiently and waved calling out: "Er Li, come watch for a while, I'm going out."

"Alright, Brother!" a young man walked over.

And so, Old You took over ten people, took two cars, and headed to Fugang District.

......

Previously in the dock gang, Old You was actually just a senior idle member. His elder brother Tattooed Dragon was Wei Xiangzuo's team leader, managing over ten ships, mainly responsible for helping people buy smuggled goods outside the port. That is, whatever buyers needed, he would smuggle - they would order in advance and he would procure the goods.

Tattooed Dragon had quite a high position on Wei Xiangzuo's side, which led to Old You living quite comfortably. He watched several small gambling dens in the port for Tattooed Dragon, didn't participate in maritime business, and lived very freely.

After Wei Xiangzuo got in trouble and Tattooed Dragon disappeared badly wounded, Old You had no choice but to step up to manage things.

Old You had a wife at home, currently taking their child to school in Zone Three, while he had numerous lovers in Dragon City. Last year he met a reception manager at a hotel, the two hit it off, and she even got pregnant with his child.

The woman who just called Old You was this lover, but very few people around Old You knew about her.

The cars drove all the way to a high-end rental apartment building in Fugang District. Old You took six people up while the others waited in the cars.

The group took the elevator to the twelfth floor and rang the doorbell of the apartment on the left.

......

Around 7:30 in the evening.

At the entrance to Second Street night market in Tianhong Port, a man appeared in the alley at the corner, smoking with a baseball cap on.

The dim street lights illuminated the man's face - it was Wei Xiangzuo, just returned from Xinaluo.

Wei Xiangzuo smoked while trying to call Old You again on his phone, but still couldn't get through.

Wei Xiangzuo's purpose in finding Old You was to learn Tattooed Dragon's whereabouts, but since returning in the afternoon, he hadn't been able to contact him.

The current situation was quite complex - Wei Xiangzuo couldn't openly show his face in the port and attract Xu Hu's attention, so he couldn't easily go to the gambling den or places he used to frequent.

After smoking a cigarette in the alley, Wei Xiangzuo prepared to leave the port first, go see a friend in Fugang District, then try contacting Old You again later.

Having made his plan, Wei Xiangzuo lowered his head and turned to leave.

"Bang!"

Just then, suddenly a figure fell from the third floor terrace on the left side of the night market, landing heavily on the crowded street.

"Ah!"

Following the screams, Wei Xiangzuo turned at the commotion and moved closer behind the crowd of onlookers.

Under the lights, Old You lay on the ground covered in blood, his legs completely twisted below the knees.

Wei Xiangzuo looked at him, frozen in place.

......

In Zone One's Huadu.

Yu Mingyuan followed his uncle Yu Jinxing to a very high-end hotel. As soon as they entered the room, a middle-aged man stood up to introduce: "Old Yu, this is Secretary-General Liu from our Dragon City Council..."

As Yu Mingyuan watched his uncle exchange greetings with the other, he sent Su Tianyu a text message: "Working on dock connections."