The gerbil looked grim. "Is it true?"
"Would I lie to you? Recently, a lot of people have been putting pressure on him, both openly and secretly. If your backer in the Black Street changes his stance at this time, it's a way of protecting the conservatives. As long as the green hills remain, there's no fear of running out of firewood."
The gerbil stared at Chen Xiong.
The head of the security team wasn't so fat when he first took office.
The radicals brought him down to deal with the Black Street, and were ambitious enough to abolish the Black Street's policing powers.
As a result, the gerbils spent several years corrupting him from the inside out, eventually turning Chen Xiong and the entire security team into allies of the Black Street.
But sometimes, the gerbils don't dare to believe everything he says.
No matter what, this person is fundamentally a radical.
Chen Xiong chuckled and forced himself to sit up straight, saying, "Throw the burden to the Fourth Division. You'd better not get involved in this matter. Make your stance clear so that Jiang Tianshu understands that you know what he means, and he will do his best to protect you."
The gerbil gritted its teeth, "But what about those people in the Black Street..."
"Those are all consumables," Chen Xiong said, waving his hand dismissively.
"There are never too many people. You can't kill them all. Afterwards, the Black Street will still exist, and those who opposed you will have achieved their political goals..."
"Clap!" Chen Xiong clapped his hands. "Everyone's happy!"
The gerbil remained silent for a moment, then finally nodded.
That's true, but it comes at the cost of countless Black Street citizens and the resources that Black Street currently has.
When the Fourth Division entered the village, how could they not take advantage of every opportunity?
The gerbil instantly stood up. "I'm going to Zone 1 right now."
Chen Xiong was taken aback. "What are you doing?"
"I have something to say."
The gerbil turned and left, but Chen Xiong's obese body was stuck in the chair and he couldn't get up. He said anxiously, "Hey, I'll go and inform the Fourth Division now. Do you want me to leave your goods here for the time being?"
Gerbil: "Tell Lu Bin that someone will open the warehouse for him, but the Fourth Division cannot use force. My men are not to be trifled with."
In the past, this would have been a real headache for gerbils.
Black Street was Jiang Tianshu's only political bargaining chip in the Fourth and Fifth Districts.
Given his own vested interests, he is unlikely to change his stance or make concessions; he will definitely continue to fight.
But now, the situation has suddenly changed.
While the conservatives are ostensibly making concessions, in reality... they may very well have reached a cooperation agreement with some members of the radical faction.
Such cooperation brings greater profits to conservatives than the black market.
In that case, if the black market moves against them, as long as it is not completely banned, it doesn't matter if it suffers some serious damage.
The thought filled the gerbil with dread, and he decided to immediately enter the inner city wall to see Jiang Tianshu...
He still has leverage!
We can still discuss it!
...
"Holy crap! The Fourth Division has entered Black Street!"
On the vehicle, Xue Lei saw the figures of soldiers lined up not far away, as well as several Hedgehog vehicles setting up roadblocks and cordons ahead.
Bang!
An explosion rang out, and a building ahead was on fire, billowing thick smoke, which made Xue Lei's eyes widen in horror.
Some citizens were forced to squat on the side of the street by soldiers, while women were pulled, laughed, and teased by them.
Large groups of soldiers carried boxes and piled them up at the rear.
There were also gunshots... coming from deep within the community.
"It's our community!"
He drove over it, blocking the way for the soldiers of the Fourth Division, and stopped a Hedgehog-shaped vehicle.
"What are you doing! Who let you into Black Street!"
A commander, sneering, pushed through the crowd and said, "We are ordered to search for biker gang spies. Lord Sand Rat has already agreed. Who are you? How dare you stop a military vehicle!"
Xue Lei's expression changed, and his face turned red.
Did the boss agree?
How is that possible!
"I am a cadre from the Tanke Community, and my name is Xue Lei."
Are the Black Street cadres being bullied by the Fourth Division on their own turf?
If word gets out, the gerbils will definitely come after their superiors.
The commander standing on the field now is of average status and not of high rank, so naturally we have to give way a little; at the very least, we can't touch his officers.
This is the identity passed down from one lineage to another.
But those two men in linen behind Xue Lei need to be carefully examined.
The Fourth Division is acting on military orders. You, Sand Rat, said that the Black Street's core members cannot be touched, but you didn't say that other members of the Black Street cannot be inspected.
The commander then gave Qin Che and Xiao Tao a cold look and asked Xue Lei, "And who are those two people behind you?"
"Never mind, we've blocked the way ahead, let's get off first," he said calmly.
Xue Lei gritted his teeth and gave Qin Che, who had been silent behind him, a meaningful look.
Qin Che ignored him and remained unmoved.
Seeing this, the commander narrowed his eyes and frowned, "Get out of the vehicle! Search him!"
Two soldiers, each wielding a crossbow, walked towards Qin Che, stood in front of the car, and stared at him with grim expressions.
Xue Lei hurriedly said, "He is my VIP, and also a friend of Boss Germall. He just met with Boss Germall. You dare to touch him? Do you want to die!"
The commander gave Xue Lei a cold look, sneered, and waved his hand, causing the two soldiers to step aside.
"It's best not to interfere with the Fourth Division's work. I'll do you a favor, you do me a favor in return." After saying that, the commander waved his hand again, and the roadblock was moved aside to let them in.
"Stay put and we won't touch you."
Xue Lei suppressed his anger and drove into the community.
The entire route was nothing but ruins and rubble.
Fires raged everywhere, the army wreaked havoc, and large numbers of civilians were arrested; anyone who dared to resist was shot on the spot.
Those stacked boxes contain the community's accumulated belongings over the years.
Now they're all going to be found out.
On the street, citizens who had lost their families were weeping, women holding children were begging for mercy in front of soldiers, and citizens who tried to escape were killed by soldiers with shotguns, their blood splattering and staining the streets.
A scene straight out of hell.
Xue Lei, with a gloomy face, didn't say anything. After driving back, he found everyone gathered in the basement.
"Boss! The Fourth Division is searching the neighborhood!"
"My brother has been kidnapped by them, boss!"
"Boss, please save us!"
Not only Xue Lei's subordinates, but even the women in the red-light district hung their heads, their faces filled with despair.
"Is the loss significant?" Xue Lei asked in a deep voice.
“Several brothers’ families were arrested. I told them not to resist. The soldiers also wanted women, so I sent them some. Supplies... The entire warehouse area was occupied by them, and all the shacks built by the citizens were destroyed.”
The speaker was Xue Lei's advisor.
Qin Che also saw Tiepi and his two brothers squatting in the corner, trembling.
Iron Skin noticed the gaze, looked up, and saw it was him... His expression changed slightly. He had heard that this old man had become a guest of honor in the Black Street, and Xue Lei treated him with utmost courtesy. He had lied to the old man before, and he wondered if he would be held accountable.
Xue Lei said calmly, "I understand. Take a few men with you and get those brothers' families out of trouble. The Fourth Division won't dare to lay a hand on us."
"Walk!"
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