"Are all the brothers here?" Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Liu Kun stood up and put his arm around Ye Xingchen's shoulder: "Now, let me formally introduce you all."
"Ye Cheng, the new brother, a brother we can trust with our lives. From today onwards, Brother Ye's words are my words."
The scene fell silent for a moment. Ye Xingchen had just arrived, and there were bound to be some people who were not satisfied.
But Liu Kun didn't care about any of that. He continued, "This shipment didn't go smoothly. Chen Ye and more than a dozen brothers died overseas. I also barely made it back. If it weren't for Brother Ye, I might not be able to see everyone now."
"I have made proper arrangements for Chen Ye's family, but his position is crucial and needs to be taken over."
"I recommend Brother Ye." Zhou Bao was a shrewd man; as soon as Liu Kun finished speaking, he understood what Liu Kun meant and immediately called out.
"Yes, I also recommend Brother Ye."
"Ye Cheng is good. He is strong and loyal. We can rest assured that he will take over Ye Ge's position in the future."
A few people at the scene showed their support for Ye Xingchen, but most remained silent.
"Brother Kun." A man with a cigarette in his mouth stood up: "This Brother Ye is not bad, but he is new here and not familiar with the situation here. Chen Ye is your head butler, in charge of everything inside and outside. It is probably not appropriate to let Ye Cheng do it now, is it?"
“There’s no such thing as suitable or unsuitable, only ability or not. I believe in Brother Ye’s ability. What, do you have a problem?” Liu Kun glared at the henchman.
"No problem, of course no problem." The guy chuckled twice and then sat down.
"Sang Qing, if you're okay with this, then do as I say from now on. Brother Ye will take over Chen Ye's position, and everyone will call him Brother Cheng." Liu Kun waved his hand.
"Hello, Brother Cheng." Everyone stood up and bowed to Ye Xingchen in unison.
"Hello everyone." Ye Xingchen smiled and waved for everyone to sit down.
He glanced around and said, “I know I haven’t been here long, and many of you don’t even know me or where I come from.”
"But you should trust Brother Kun's judgment, and I assure you that I will not let you down. I, Ye Cheng, am loyal to Brother Kun and I guarantee that our business will reach new heights."
“Since we’re brothers, we should be honest with each other.” Sang Qing suddenly grinned: “Brother Ye, you’ve already pledged your loyalty, haven’t you?”
"It was erected, right in front of Brother Kun," Ye Xingchen said.
"To prove your loyalty, have some of this." Sang Qing took out a packet of powder and placed it on the table: "You have some, let's treat each other like brothers, since most of the brothers here play this game."
"Aren't you just making me do drugs?" Ye Xingchen laughed.
"This isn't about doing drugs, it's about fitting in." Sang Qing looked at Ye Xingchen with amusement: "If you don't do it, you're looking down on me."
"I fucking refuse to smoke, I despise you." Ye Xingchen sneered.
He could tell that although the man in front of him, Sang Qing, was ostensibly Liu Kun's subordinate, he seemed to be dissatisfied with Liu Kun.
There's only one possibility: this guy is one of Huang Tai's men, and he's here to monitor Liu Kun.
So this guy is deliberately making things difficult for himself, trying to integrate into the group by doing drugs? Screw that, what kind of rule is that?
"You don't look down on me, you look down on our brothers." Sang Qing sneered, then turned around and said, "To put it bluntly, none of us are good people. We are the worst rotten people at the bottom of society, scum."
“If you are different from us, I find it hard to believe that you will do something that harms our interests in the future.”
“I don’t agree with that. Some of the brothers here may have tried this stuff, but I believe many of you don’t do drugs.” Ye Xingchen glanced at everyone present: “Even though we’re in this line of work, there’s no need for us to joke around with our lives, is there?”
“Brother Ye is right. We do this, but I think everyone here knows how harmful this stuff is. And I myself don’t touch these things.” Liu Kun spoke up: “
"I didn't care what you did to me before, but from now on, the Chamber of Commerce has a new rule: everyone can sell, but no one can gamble. Understand?"
"clear."
Sang Qing's face turned somewhat ugly; Liu Kun was publicly humiliating him.
He stared at Ye Xingchen for a long while before awkwardly sitting down.
"Alright, that's all for today's meeting. I will give a generous compensation to the families of all the brothers who got into trouble this time. Everyone, keep up the good work." Liu Kun clapped his hands and adjourned the meeting.
"Brother, from now on we're on the same side." After everyone dispersed, Liu Kun said with a smile, "Chen Ye is gone, and you'll be taking over his position. Your responsibilities might be a bit heavy from now on, but I believe you can do a good job."
"Brother Kun, don't worry, I will definitely do a good job." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly.
“Alright, Leopard, take Brother Ye to the club and show him around,” Liu Kun said.
“Alright, Brother Ye, let’s go.” Zhou Bao stepped forward.
The entertainment options at the club need no introduction; the business is transparent. Zhou Bao led Ye Xingchen to the casino.
“Brother Ye, the business here isn’t really anything special, just all sorts of gambling. Our place is known as the Australian Peninsula, and people from all over come here to gamble every day,” Zhou Bao said. “The daily turnover is at least 50 million.”
"Many big bosses come here to gamble big. Before they come to play, they need to exchange chips here. There are regular and VIP areas. Regular areas have various ways to play, but VIP areas are different. There is a starting point, starting at 100,000 per round."
At this hour, the casino is already packed with people, with almost no empty seats.
"Brother Leopard, just wondering, has anyone managed to win money out of here?" Ye Xingchen looked at the people in the room, a hint of curiosity in his voice.
"Yes, but the chances are very small." Zhou Bao smiled slightly and said, "Gamblers have a gambler's mentality. When they first come, they do have good luck, but after winning a few rounds, they will slowly start to lose."
"That's how gambling is, you win and you lose, but usually you lose more than you win. Gambling is relatively fair here, but generally speaking, people who come here to play have virtually no chance of winning against the professionals here."
"And even if they win, greed will keep them playing until they lose everything in the end."
"That's just human nature, greedy indeed." Ye Xingchen shook his head. This thing was definitely not something an ordinary person could touch.
"Haha, if they weren't greedy, how would we make money?" Zhou Bao laughed heartily. "Why don't you come and play a few rounds?"
"I'll pass, I don't understand these things." Ye Xingchen shook his head: "I'll still need Brother Leopard to take care of me in the future."
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