Volume 1 Chapter 83 Uninvited Guest

  Just as Li Hu, Lei Nu and Feng Si Niang were chatting and laughing, a person they had all not expected walked in from the doorway.

  Qilin Hui, Ding Jie.

  Seeing three people here, Ding Jie's face was stiff with a forced smile as he greeted them: "You're all here."

  Then he looked at Li Hu and said, "Brother Hu, I heard you were discharged from the hospital, so I came to visit you specially. Secondly, what happened last time was not right for Qilin Association, so I came to apologize."

  He simply waved his hand towards the back, and a small brother from behind immediately handed over a file bag. Ding Jie took the file bag and handed it to Li Hu's hands, saying: "To show our apology, here are several properties of Qilin Association on Yangguang Road before, now I'll give them all to Hutoh Association, hoping to turn hostility into friendship."

  Xiangyang Road

  When they heard this word, Lei Nu and Feng Si Niang's eyes narrowed.

  Xiangyang Road is adjacent to the jurisdiction of Chi Lian Tang, and Hu Tou Bang can't touch it at all. Even if he arranges someone to pass by, they can only be taken back again. This move of his is really clever.

  They thought of this, Li Hu naturally also thought of it. Originally, he didn't have a good impression of Qilin Hui, and now his impression was even worse. Li Hu, who usually didn't want to give people he didn't like a good face, directly frowned and said: "Ding Jie, what do you mean!"

  Ding Jie still had that silly grin on his face, looking at the three people with different expressions and said: "I just wanted to show my sincerity, Tiger brother, won't you accept it?"

  "Then, why not take it," Li Hu said with a raised eyebrow. "Why don't you just hand over the entire territory of Qilin to me? That way, I won't have to travel far to take control of those areas, and we can avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings by having me running around on your turf."

  Ding Jie restrained his smile and looked at him, calmly saying: "Sometimes, the wind is so strong that it will cut off your tongue. Qilin knows this, I'm afraid you can't even swallow."

  Li Hu looked at him without saying a word, suddenly he burst out laughing and patted Ding Jie's shoulder, saying: "The Qilin Society is full of talented people, how can our small Tiger Head Gang compare? Since Han Shaokun is already dead, let's just drop the matter, we won't mention it again. How about that?"

  As he spoke, he handed the file bag brought by Ding Jie back to his hand. Ding Jie seemed to have expected this and nodded in satisfaction, signaling the younger brother to come over and take it away, then followed them three into the hall.

  Four people, the bosses of the four major gangs in Jiangzhou, were all here. The others suddenly felt the pressure, and Li Hu noticed this point, stood up and took them three to the inner hall.

  At the back of the hall, there was a small inner hall of about 100 square meters. In the middle of it stood an old-fashioned eight-immortal table. Four people sat on four sides, looking at each other and guessing the intentions of others.

  Li Hu let his younger brother send over some fruit platters and was the first to speak up, saying: "It's been a long time since we've all gathered together. I remember the last time was when Fourth Sister's Fang Fei had its grand opening. Who would have thought that the next time we'd gather, things would be so different, and the Qilin Club would undergo such huge changes."

  "Han Ge has brought this upon himself, it's not anyone else's fault," Ding Jie said as soon as he opened his mouth, the other three people looked at him with strange eyes. The three of them saying this wouldn't be a problem, but Ding Jie was Han Shao Kun's sworn brother after all, and him saying this would inevitably lead to gossip. Knowing they had misunderstood, Ding Jie explained, "When walking in the world, anything can happen. From the first day we entered this line of work, didn't we already think about the existence of a day like today? This is just Han Ge's fate, every day catching birds will eventually lead to being pecked by one, it's just heaven's will."

  Ding Jie's words made the three of them nod in agreement. They were all people who had been drifting in the jianghu for many years and understood the meaning behind Ding Jie's words more clearly than anyone else. In their line of work, where could they find a peaceful life? Even if they wanted to retire, no one would agree. Having killed so many people in their lifetime, how could they possibly enter heaven? They never thought that way.

  Many times, if not forced by life, who would want to live such a wandering life? As they know it now, there are so many people in the underworld, whether from the four major gangs or the Green Gang, adding up to tens of thousands of people. The majority were forced into this path due to circumstances beyond their control. When they were young, they didn't receive enough education; some were due to their own reasons, while others were because their parents neglected to discipline them. Once on this path, there's no guarantee of tomorrow, even for the four of them who are now at the top. Who can say that they will definitely be alive tomorrow?

  Han Shaokun's example is still before their eyes, after all it has not yet disappeared.

  Now, sitting together again, they are driven by interests and put aside their hatred for the time being. For them, survival and how to survive are the most important things.

  Feng Si Niang also had a deep understanding of this. Feng Xue Tian back then and Ye Yi Zhe now, neither of them chose this path because they wanted to enter it themselves. Especially Ye Yi Zhe, he only did it to help Li Hu, in the end, no matter who finally found out about this news, he was already destined to be inseparable from their path.

  Li Hu nodded and said, "Indeed, that's why I never blamed Han Shaokun. Even if I had died there that day, I wouldn't have blamed him. After all, I knew that if I were in his position, I would have done the same thing too. At such a moment, our choices would all be the same, even you, Lei brother, and you, Fourth Sister."

  He really thought so, and the reason why he resented Qilin Club was only because they dragged his Yezi brother into it. His Yezi brother, how could he intervene in such a thing? In his mind, only his Yezi brother was brilliant.

  Fortunately, the Qilin Society did not publicize Ye Yizhe's identity. If they had, Li Hu would have destroyed the Qilin Society even if it meant ignoring Ye Yizhe's warnings and risking his own life. That would have been unforgivable.

  "You may not have any complaints about him, but I do have some complaints about you." Lei Nu opened his mouth and laughed, looking at the puzzled few people and said, "This kid secretly hid good wine without sharing it with me, don't you think I should be resentful?"

  Li Hu sighed and shook his head, saying: "Lei brother, you're just teasing me, this is nothing but ordinary huangjiu, how can it be considered good wine?"

  Li Hu ordered his men to bring in a jug for Feng Si Niang and Ding Jie as well.

  The two of them both took a sip, Feng Si Niang was fine, but Ding Jie's eyebrows furrowed tightly as he forced it down his throat. Not being used to social gatherings, Ding Jie directly spat it out and said with a sad face: "This wine is so spicy."

  Feng Si Niang also nodded, at first she saw two people so admired, thinking what good wine is it, did not expect it to be so spicy, the pungent feeling went straight through her throat, all the way to her heart, that feeling, in her throat for a long time could not disperse.

  Lei Nu and Li Hu looked at each other, then burst out laughing. Lei Nu said: "So I say, drinking is still better with people who match your personality. Tiger brother, no matter how you look at it, only you are suitable for me. Those two, one is a lady, I don't dare to say anything, the other is a weak scholar, just looking at him, he hasn't experienced the life of drinking and eating big mouthfuls, too weak."

  Li Hu replied, "Yes, those two are really no good."

  Two people chatted and clinked their wine jars together, took a big gulp, smacked their lips and said: "So refreshing."

  Feng Si Niang, who was fed up with the self-love of the two people, said disdainfully: "It's just drinking a few mouthfuls of wine, what's the big deal? If you have the ability, Lai Tang Zhu, come with me to Feng Huang She and I'll let you see the women of Feng Huang She. Let's see how many you can handle!"

  Lei Nu hastily shook his head and said, "Those women from the Phoenix Society are all like wolves and tigers. Last time I went there once and almost didn't make it back home without being beaten to a pulp. I'm not going, I'm not going."

  Seeing Lei Nu's fearful expression towards his wife, the three of them burst out laughing. Lei Nu wanted to say something, but felt he had no momentum, so he opened his mouth and then closed it again.

  "Brother Tiger, actually, this time I came not only to visit you but also to be a peacemaker." Seeing everyone was almost done laughing, Lei Nu spoke out.

  "Huh?" Li Hu looked at him in confusion.

  Lei Nu continued, "It's like this, Ding Jie and I have some history too. I was thinking of mediating between you two to turn your animosity into friendship. Although the four major gangs have been openly or secretly fighting for so many years, it's precisely because of this that we've all survived until today. Otherwise, we would have been eliminated by the Qing Bang long ago. Cooperation is possible when necessary, after all, in the eyes of the Qing Bang, we're all just small fries. However, looking at the current situation, it seems my mediation skills are useless now. Tiger brother, your temperament has earned my admiration."

  Li Hu waved his hand and said, "Where is the evil you're talking about, Brother Lei? The relationship between the Green Gang and us, I'm not a rookie, of course, I can see it clearly. It's mutually restrictive, that's what they want to see. If we really fight to the death, in the end, we'll be the ones who suffer."

  Feng Si Niang nodded upon hearing this, but secretly paid attention to Ding Jie's reaction.

  Ding Jie remained silent, his mouth corners slightly upturned, it was unclear what he was thinking.

  "Since there's nothing else to do, I'll take my leave first. Seeing you're full of energy and spirit, Tiger, I can rest assured." With that, Lei Nu stood up and bid farewell.

  "I suppose you're also quite busy, so I won't keep you any longer. Next time I have the chance to come here, I'll definitely treat you well."

  Li Hu said after finishing this speech, Feng Si Niang and Ding Jie both stood up at the same time and said: "Then we'll leave first too."

  Feng Si Niang added, "I don't have that many thoughts, I just want to see how Li Hu's body is doing. You men all like to fight and kill, if you learn from our Feng Huang Society, wouldn't there be fewer troubles?"

  Although it was said to Li Hu, both Lei Nu and Ding Jie knew that she was also talking to them. In recent years, the Phoenix Association had been the one with which they had the least disputes, and most of the time they were in a state of cooperation. They obtained intelligence from the Phoenix Association, and the Phoenix Association asked for money, a very clear interest relationship.

  The three of them smiled awkwardly and stopped talking, then Li Hu led the way out.

  Just as Li Hu was sending everyone into the elevator, Ding Jie suddenly spoke up and said: "By the way, Tiger brother, Master Lei asked me to say hello to you."

  The three of them were stunned, especially Lei Nu. After the initial shock, a feeling of being played with emerged, and his eyes towards Ding Jie were filled with anger.