Jiulong looked at the homeless man in front of him, but he was already impatient and didn't have time to pay attention to him. He just waved his hand dismissively.

"Get out of here, you beggar! You stink!"

To everyone's surprise, the homeless man didn't leave; instead, he moved even closer, his tone filled with admiration.

"You must be Lord Jiulong. I have seen your heroic figure from afar before."

Jiulong then looked up, shaving his teeth, and asked, "What's the matter?"

The boy nodded, a quick wit in his eyes. "Is the master waiting for his men?"

Jiulong exhaled through his nose as a form of response.

The boy quickly said, "Sir, you may have to wait a few more days."

Jiulong's eyes instantly turned cold, not for any other reason than his authority, "What nonsense are you spouting?"

The boy immediately bowed. "Sir, I'm not lying. I saw with my own eyes that Boss Hou from Plum Blossom City brought them into the main city. He said he had prepared lodging and food for them. They'll probably be late by the time they finish eating, and it will be at least tomorrow before they get here."

The boy's tone was tinged with envy, as if he also wanted to be one of those who were treated to hospitality.

"Hou Yifan?"

Jiulong's pupils twitched slightly as he stared intently at the boy and asked.

He immediately guessed what Hou Yifan would do with his men, but he couldn't believe Hou Yifan would act so quickly.

The latter nodded firmly, "I saw it clearly yesterday. If you don't believe me, you can ask Boss Hou."

Jiulong's lips twitched.

This is something Hou Yifan is capable of doing, and his subordinates have indeed not reappeared.

A fierce glint flashed in Jiulong's eyes as he gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it! They won't give him the goods, so they're actually going after my men!"

"What did you say, sir?"

The boy seemed not to have heard him and quickly asked with concern.

Jiulong slammed his fist on the table and stood up, making a move to return to Plum Blossom City to demand an explanation from them.

But the thought of those terrifying corpses in Plum Blossom City immediately made him want to retreat.

There are only a few people; he has no reason to risk his life for a few subordinates.

Moreover, Hou Yifan acted so quickly because he was certain that Hou Yifan wouldn't hold a grudge against him over a few subordinates.

Since there was no way to reverse the situation, why offend anyone? Jiulong could only mutter a few curses.

Once he's sorted things out, he'll lead his team to settle accounts with that pervert Hou Yifan!

Since that's the case, there's no need for him to linger here. He stood up, making a move to leave.

"grown ups!"

The boy suddenly called his name.

He then remembered there was someone else there, so he looked him over and asked, "You said you've seen me before?"

The boy immediately replied, "In the red-light district."

Jiulong scoffed, "You little brat? Going to the red-light district?"

The boy scratched his head sheepishly. "I actually went to look for a job, but Brother Zhuang Qiang said I wasn't qualified and kicked me out."

Jiulong scanned the boy from head to toe, finally fixing his gaze on the boy's bright, sparkling eyes, and asked, "Do you know how to serve people?"

The boy nodded immediately, like a chick pecking at rice, "Yes, yes!"

What's your name?

"Little Ni".

Why would you go to the City of Plum Blossoms?

"I wanted to see if there were any job opportunities, but none of them wanted me."

"You're too weak."

"No, sir! I am very strong."

“Very good, a man can’t say he can’t do it. You’ll be with me from now on,” Jiulong said casually.

He had just lost more than a dozen henchmen, and he couldn't very well go back alone in such a humiliating manner. This kid in front of him seemed fairly clever, so he would reluctantly take him in. Maybe if he trained him well, he could even sell him to that pervert Hou Yifan.

"Thank you, sir! I will definitely work hard!"

The latter immediately acted as if he had received a favor, and very tactfully helped him pick up the clothes hanging on the stool.

"Since you're with me, stop calling me 'sir.' Call me 'boss.'"

"Yes, boss!"

The two returned to the City of Hearts one after the other.

"Xiao Ni," or Chuan Liu, followed behind Jiu Long, pondering what Jiu Long had said.

Jiulong knew what Hou Yifan was doing.

Or perhaps, Jiulong knew what Hou Yifan was doing by constantly exploiting people.

Their transaction likely falls outside the scope of transactions in the red-light district and resembles illegal human trafficking.

This is not within the scope of Red Peach City's business, nor is it something that Red Peach's senior management wants to see.

Regardless of the suit, all the leaders hope that their own suit will have an absolute advantage among the four suits.

The number of people is also part of the strength assessment.

Therefore, Jiulong himself knew that he was doing shady business.

The two arrived at the red-light district of the City of Hearts in the early hours of the morning.

At this time, the red-light district is bustling with activity and people drinking and chatting.

Zhuang Qiang and He Dadong were waiting at the entrance of "Drunk Bar" early on, and arranged two rows of long-legged beauties to welcome their big brother.

"Boss, you're back."

Zhuang Qiang laughed twice and jogged forward.

He Da Dong immediately noticed the man's unusual behavior and asked seriously, "Boss, why didn't our men come back with us?"

With a gloomy face, Jiulong pointed at the two rows of beautiful women and said, "Let them all go down, let's have a chat."

He Da Dong gave the women a look, and they all left.

Then he saw the boy behind Jiulong, "Boss, who is he...?"

Jiulong then remembered Xiao Ni, beckoned to him, and introduced, "This is He Dadong, the second-in-command of the red-light district; the third-in-command is Zhuang Qiang. They're the ones protecting our red-light district. This is my new little brother who's following me, Xiao, Xiao..."

"Xiao Ni." The young man answered.

“Hmm,” Jiulong asked He Dadong, “Where’s Mark, who’s in charge of new employee training?”

He Dadong said a few words to his subordinates.

A short while later, a man wearing an open-necked shirt, black leather pants, and heavy smoky makeup was brought over.

The man bowed to the three bosses and said loudly, "Greetings, bosses!"

Jiulong shoved Xiao Ni in front of Mark, "This is our new little brother at 'Drunk Bar.' Take him to wash up and give him some newbie training."

Xiao Ni looked at Jiu Long with a blank expression, as if she didn't know what she was supposed to do.

He Dadong explained, "You're now a member of 'Drunk Bar.' Brother Long specially assigned our top performer to give you newcomer training, so you should be grateful."

Jiulong nodded, "Wash the mud off your face first, and be smarter."

Xiao Ni immediately smiled and said, "Okay!"

Then he left the room to the three brothers in the red-light district.

Mark then led Little Ni to the 'Drunk Bar' staff locker room, tossed him a towel, and said, "Hurry up and take a shower, then throw away these dirty clothes of yours."