On this matter, everyone can easily reach a consensus. As long as it involves money, it can be divided equally, and the rest can be distributed according to the nature of the industry.

Although the mainstay of "Shark Tooth" is the military industry, its businesses are quite diversified. Everyone is the same in this respect; they just need to strengthen their respective areas.

Xu Shi was not stingy with his generosity. Even though everyone had to consider his feelings these days, there are always things you have to give up to gain. Everyone had contributed a lot, so how could the fruits of victory go to him alone? That would be detrimental to unity.

Moreover, this doesn't have much impact on him. On the contrary, the mainstay of "Shark Tooth" is the military industry, and the lion's share still goes to "Snake Ring".

But there's more to say about Sin City, or rather, the rules there need to be re-established.

"On behalf of the Master, I convey his message: before the destruction of 'Dragon City,' a cooperative development project concerning public infrastructure had already been established with 'Feather Pen,' and the Master hopes that these projects can continue."

Ning Wei said slowly, his tone very serious.

"I agree."

Xu Shi continued, “My personal opinion is the same. For a long time, the unrest in Sin City has been a problem that cannot be underestimated. It will not only affect Night City, but it is also a waste of resources.”

"If we can break down the barriers between the two sides and integrate the twenty-two regions, it will benefit both sides."

That's true. Sin City also has resource mining areas, and its human and talent resources are mostly buried. It's just that they haven't been able to be effectively utilized because of the restrictions of the Dragon Heaven Cauldron. Now is the best opportunity.

I agree.

Xie Qingyan and Tang Shuang echoed each other's sentiments.

"I have no objection, but there's one issue that needs to be clarified beforehand."

Qi Kang tapped the table with his finger. "How will the jurisdiction of Sin City be handled in the future? I think everyone naturally disagrees with continuing to use the 'Dragon City' system. So, will we manage it separately from now on? Or will the city hall act as our agent? Including those remaining gangs, big and small... We can't leave this hanging indefinitely."

"That's easy."

Xu Shi smiled and gestured for him to stop. "Although 'Dragon City' has fallen, it still has several relatively influential gangs under its command, such as 'White Iron,' 'Long Knife Gang,' and 'Spark'... It's better to let them continue to manage things. This can effectively avoid the controversies and losses that might arise from large-scale personnel changes. We and the City Hall can simply exercise our supervisory power."

"There's no need to worry about a new 'Dragon City' appearing over time... After all, from now on, everyone will gradually develop towards Sin City, and the two will eventually merge together; it's just a matter of time."

This is the best course of action, at least for him.

What Xu Shi said was absolutely correct, but of the three remaining gangs, he secretly controlled two of them. Xie Qingyan could take a small share, but the impact wouldn't be too great.

In other words, from then on, Sin City remained within his sphere of influence.

Everyone else knew this perfectly well. Even if they didn't know his relationship with "Spark," his connection with the "Long Knife Gang" was common knowledge. Under such circumstances, anyone would have chosen to do the same.

However, no one objected. Firstly, "Snake Ring" already had the upper hand over the others, and secondly, such actions were within acceptable limits—"Prism" had "Iron" to drive it, while "Feather Pen" was more concerned with people's livelihood issues, so this kind of power struggle had to take a back seat.

The only one who might have objections is "imaginary numbers," especially Uncle Qi, who is genuinely quite sentimental. After all, the "Long Knife Gang" used to be part of our family, right? Back then, Xu Shi forcibly took it away, and we didn't think it was a big deal, but now it's back...

Fortunately, Qi Kang is a pragmatic type. They didn't have much say at this table to begin with, and having already gained a lot, there was no need to provoke them further. They could still move in and develop in the future.

We're just not as good as them, so we'll just have to accept it.

"If that's the case, then let's pass it?"

Having achieved his goal, Xu Shi didn't waste any more words and moved on to the next topic, "By the way, Uncle Qi, regarding the 'Forgotten Ones,' 'Imaginary Number' should have already started making arrangements, right?"

"Of course, Maoyang didn't come today, so I made him work overtime."

Qi Kang adjusted his mindset, breathed a sigh of relief, and replied.

The so-called "organization" is not about giving an explanation to the general public or anything like that. The matter was originally caused by the "forgotten people," and it's a done deal that can't be ignored.

However, appropriate guidance is still necessary—it was the great and righteous conglomerates that saw through the conspiracy of these despicable outsiders in time, and thus managed to turn the tide and save the collapsing empire.

Actually, if he hadn't found it too troublesome, he would have considered letting the riots escalate further.

This is a time-tested trick in the art of thick-skinned black-heartedness—if a pot has a small hole and is taken out to bake, the repairman will secretly smash two more cracks to make more money and maximize profits.

The same applies here. The more the "Forgotten Ones" cause trouble, the greater the influence the corporations can gain when they get involved. Coupled with the public opinion campaigns that have been building up beforehand, it will be very difficult for this group to make a comeback in the future.

On this point, everyone reached a consensus and immediately discussed specific laws and regulations, which completely relegated the "forgotten" to second-class citizens, imposing very strict restrictions on their food, clothing, housing, transportation, and various rights.

"Looking back now, we were a bit too lenient with them, weren't we?"

Xie Qingyan offered his suggestions while jokingly teasing him.

"That's right. They are the descendants of exiled criminals. We can't let them pollute the good environment of Night City again."

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