"Young heroes, please have a seat. Qingqing is preparing; you can take her with you later." The skinny man found two stools and gestured for Xu Chen and Qin Junlin to sit down. Qin Junlin sat down while checking his bank card balance. After confirming it was fine, he nodded to Xu Chen. Xu Chen received the signal, but when he turned his head, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of the skinny man's cold gaze. However, he didn't react, sitting as if in deep meditation, waiting for the girl to appear.
"Alright, young heroes, you can take her away now." The skinny man reluctantly had his gang release Xiaoqing. Xiaoqing, like a machine, automatically walked to Xu Chen and his companion's side. Watching the three depart, the skinny man quickly notified the manager on the walkie-talkie to prepare for action. At this moment, Xu Chen also became vigilant. He released his divine sense, covering the surrounding ten miles, and discovered that not only on the road he would have to take back, but also around the factory, there were a large number of thugs lying in ambush, several of whom were armed with handguns.
"They really can't afford to play this game, Black Tiger Gang. They're going to kill us for such a small amount of money." Qin Junlin heard the shouts coming from outside the factory and realized that they were now surrounded.
Upon hearing this, Xiaoqing was instantly terrified. If the two men in front of her failed and were killed, a tragic end awaited her. Qin Junlin seemed to realize that his words had frightened the girl, and then said to her, "Don't worry, we are soldiers, handsome martial arts heroes, and we will definitely rescue you."
Hearing this, Xiaoqing smiled, her inner tension dissipating somewhat. Xu Chen thought for a moment, then said to Qin Junlin, "You protect this girl, I'll go arrest the culprit."
"Arrest someone? Who?" Qin Junlin asked, puzzled.
"Manager, it should be the boss here. I kept an eye on him when you were boxing. He probably hasn't run away yet. He might still be waiting in the factory to surround us with the people outside."
"Okay, Xiaoqing, come with me." Qin Junlin didn't hesitate any longer and left with Xiaoqing.
Xu Chen turned and slowly walked into the factory. Just then, he bumped into the manager and his men rushing out. The manager looked at Xu Chen's calm appearance, chuckled, and said, "Young hero, you know what's good for you. You surrender when things get bad? Welcome, welcome."
Xu Chen smiled and said, "I have a question. If you don't want to give me the five million and that woman, why didn't you just refuse to give them to me in the first place? Why make such a fuss?"
The manager had his men bring cigarettes and a lighter, and lit one. "Enough talk, brothers, let's go."
Seeing that the others didn't even answer, Xu Chen thought to himself that he was truly being underestimated. Looking at the gang members rushing towards him, he pushed forward with one hand, and an invisible wave of energy directly knocked over more than a dozen people in front of him. The manager was stunned at this moment. Was this sorcery? Divine power? But in his bewilderment, he felt no fear and immediately ordered the brothers with guns to point their guns at Xu Chen.
"Shoot me," Xu Chen said, exhaling a smoke ring.
The gang members exchanged bewildered glances. Such a shameless request? Shoot him? Even with that brief display of sorcery, their bullets were still quite fast. Just as they were stunned, the manager gave the order, and four or five gang members pulled out pistols and began firing at Xu Chen. Xu Chen remained motionless, enjoying the feeling of the bullets hitting his body, as if it were an itch.
Seeing how monstrous the man in front of him was, the manager's eyes inexplicably lit up with a kind of surprise. He ordered his gang members to put away their pistols, clapped his hands, and a man in black carrying a box appeared in the room.
"Young man, look inside the box, what's there?"
Xu Chen leaned closer to take a look and saw the man in black open the box, which was filled with gold bars. At the same time, the same scene was playing out outside the factory. Qin Junlin was having a good time killing, but the other side stopped firing and started negotiating with him.
"Young brother, how about joining us? With your amazing skills, I'll give you ten boxes of gold bars." The Black Tiger Gang is no longer the powerful force it once was in the Beijing underworld. The Sun family, their backer, has inexplicably collapsed, and the gang's elites have either fled or been captured, leaving it severely weakened. The gang leader, this manager, was forced to beg the old man from the Sun family for help. He didn't even get to see the old man's face for the first ten times, but on the eleventh time, the old man sent someone to pass on a method for them to develop in Hebei Province. He also made arrangements with his disciples in Hebei Province.
Having obtained the method, the gang leader quickly began working on relocating the Black Tiger Gang from Beijing. Now, only one problem remained: manpower. Previously, they weren't afraid of the local powers in Hebei Province, and even subtly interfered in the operations of some gangs there. This had created enmity between them. Now, key members were either imprisoned or had escaped, leaving behind a rabble with only a few handguns. The powers in Hebei Province wouldn't even give the Black Tiger Gang a second glance, and might even consider annexing them. Therefore, recruiting skilled fighters became the gang leader's goal at this stage. To achieve this goal, he once again raised the Black Tiger Gang's banner, organizing several underground boxing matches, recruiting a group of desperate individuals. Xu Chen and Qin Junlin were his two most admired fighters at this time.
"So, you're going to all this trouble to recruit us?" Xu Chen was a little confused. He didn't understand how gangs operated, but this kind of approach would be shocking anywhere.
"Yes, to truly test your level, I even kept it from my subordinates. What you see in the boxing ring is guts and ruthlessness, and now it's time for me to really assess you. Of all the people I've recruited, you are the only two fighters I can personally evaluate."
"So, I should say I'm honored?"
"Yes, you are indeed honored."
Xu Chen strode up and grabbed the gang leader, a sudden action that caught the gang members off guard.
“But I don’t think that’s a good idea. Hand over all the gold bars and I’ll let you leave. Otherwise, I’ll start with you and kill everyone here.”
The gang leader blushed and tried to pull Xu Chen's hand away from his collar, but failed. Strange, the script is not right. Shouldn't the man in front of him be looking at the gold bars with shining eyes, then prostrating himself before him and accepting his recruitment?
"You...you let me go."
"You have five minutes to hand over the gold bars and let me and my companions leave."
"Alright, alright, you... don't be impulsive." The gang leader waved his hand, and the gang members made way. The man in black who had taken the gold bars quickly left, bringing the remaining three boxes from the car to Xu Chen. One of the gang members then made a phone call to inform the brothers outside. Half an hour later, Qin Junlin and Xu Chen, along with Xiao Qing, got into the car and drove away.
"Thank you, thank you so much, you're all good people." Xiaoqing sobbed uncontrollably. Ever since she was sold to the Black Tiger Gang by her uncle's family who had raised her, she had lived in constant fear. Now, she had finally escaped. Xu Chen quickly said there was no need to thank him. At this moment, Qin Junlin was driving while looking at Jinzi with shining eyes. "Boss, you're really something. You only used one box to bribe me."
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