I secretly stuck out my tongue. Actually, I had no plan to practice martial arts, and those words were just flattery. As I got more involved in society, I slowly learned to say things that others liked to hear. For Zhao Tiequan, he would definitely like to hear others' affirmation of his kung fu.

Once he opened the floodgates, Zhao Tiequan couldn't hold back and said a bunch of things about the martial arts world. The gist of it was that the martial arts world was in decline now. It was not as pure as before, when everyone practiced martial arts diligently and there was a hierarchy. It was against reason and morality for an apprentice to fight his master. Now, anyone can just get a gun and go out to join the martial arts world. How many little brothers have killed their bosses with one gun? When talking about this, Zhao Tiequan shook his head: "There are even some who killed their masters with random punches. They just slashed with knives randomly, without following any routines at all. They were all dirty tricks, which made it hard to defend against. Alas, in the end, the martial arts world is in decline..."

I tried not to laugh, because I thought Zhao Tiequan was definitely talking about the Slap King. He was an experienced master, while the Slap King was just a scoundrel who was just throwing random punches, but he still ended up slashing his stomach open with a knife.

We talked all the way to the private room. Bai Yanluo hadn't come yet, so Zhao Tiequan and I sat down and sipped our tea slowly. Zhao Tiequan said, "Bai Yanluo has become famous in recent years and has developed very quickly. He almost doesn't take us old guys seriously."

Just as he finished speaking, the door of the private room opened, and Bai Yanluo walked in with a smile, cupping his hands and saying, "Master Zhao, I'm so sorry for the traffic jam on the road." He was still as gentle and elegant as ever. Zhao Tiequan also stood up, cupping his hands and said, "Brother, sit down." The two of them acted in an ancient style. Bai Yanluo didn't do this to other people, but only used this courtesy when he saw Zhao Tiequan. I also stood up quickly and called out, "Big Brother." Although I was already the leader of the Black Tiger Gang, Bai Yanluo was still the big brother.

Zhao Tiequan looked at me in surprise, obviously he didn't expect me to call Bai Yanluo like that. Because of the rules of the underworld, this person is your boss, so you can call him big brother. And Bai Yanluo also seemed to be deliberately showing off in front of Zhao Tiequan, and said with a smile: "Haozi, how is Yu Chengfei recently? I heard that he was hospitalized, and I haven't seen him yet." I said: "It's all because of drinking, but it's not a big problem. The doctor asked Brother Yu to quit drinking." I didn't want to tell Bai Yanluo about Yu Chengfei's vomiting blood. Needless to say, the reason. Bai Yanluo smiled and said: "Let him take good care of his body. With me here, no one dares to cause trouble in the DT bar."

Zhao Tiequan looked at me, then at Bai Yanluo. Bai Yanluo explained, "My subordinate Yu Chengfei is Haozi's elder brother." Zhao Tiequan said sourly, "Brother, it turns out that the leader of the Black Tiger Gang is also your man. You have such a big power that you can fight with Hei Yanluo." Bai Yanluo waved his hand and said, "Hey, why fight? Making money is the most important thing now!"

We all know that if we want to make more money, we have to get rid of other big guys. But Zhao Tiequan didn't point it out, he just laughed and said, "It's good to pray for money, it's good to pray for money." Then Bai Yanluo sat down and asked the waiter to bring a glass of Biluochun. Generally, when the gangsters discuss things in Kaiyuan Restaurant, they just order a few dishes symbolically, and not many people eat them afterwards. Gradually, everyone stopped wasting money and just ordered a few cups of tea and talked about things.

After everyone was seated, Zhao Tiequan told us about Zhang Shundong's incident, and deliberately made it sound serious, saying that we almost had a fight. "Brother, think about it, if I had fought with the Black Tiger Gang, how serious would the consequences be? It's not an exaggeration to say that Kaiyuan Road was a river of blood, right? Is that how your subordinate Zhang Shundong did things?"

Bai Yanluo remained silent, picked up the cup, blew away the tea leaves on the surface, and took a sip. Zhao Tiequan continued, "I've checked it out, this was Zhang Shundong's idea, and it has nothing to do with you, brother. So I won't make it difficult for you, just deal with Zhang Shundong." After saying that, he also picked up the cup, took a sip, and glanced at me.

I cleared my throat and said, "Brother, I am now the leader of the Black Tiger Gang. My every word and action represents the Black Tiger Gang. Now the brothers in the gang are very angry because everyone was ready to fight with Brother Zhao and his gang a few days ago! Later, I became more cautious and arrested a few of them to interrogate them. I threw several of them down from the building and finally got the truth out of them. If this matter is not dealt with, the brothers will feel uncomfortable."

Bai Yanluo put the cup on the table and nodded, "I really didn't know that Dongzi was doing these things in private. But what he did was wrong, and I, as the boss, cannot cover up for him. So please tell Master Zhao and Haozi, how do you want me to deal with Dongzi?" This guy was so cunning that he actually kicked the ball to us.

Zhao Tiequan smiled and said, "Brother, Zhang Shundong is your man, how can we interfere? But I believe that you have been able to survive to this day because you are fair and just in your rewards and punishments. You will definitely give us a satisfactory answer."

I was shocked in my heart. Zhao Tiequan was even more talkative. Bai Yanluo was silent for a while, and finally spoke: "Dongzi made a mistake this time and offended both of you at the same time. Logically speaking, this crime is unforgivable. But I think, considering that he is a first-time offender and it did not cause any serious consequences. It is just like attempted murder and murder are always different. How about this, I call him over, apologize to both of you, and then compensate you two 200,000 yuan each, how about that?"

I took a breath of cold air. I didn't expect Bai Yanluo to protect Zhang Shundong so much. Did he really think that Zhao Tiequan and I were dead? But then I remembered that Bai Yanluo took Yu Chengfei and me to negotiate with Hei Yanluo, and in the end, the result was just an apology and a glass of wine. This shows that Bai Yanluo has a long tradition of protecting his younger brother.

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