Chapter 463: The Demon Concubine Who Brings Trouble to the Nation vs. the Bandit Emperor of the Founding of the Country 74
The meeting hall was built on the top of the mountain. It was tall and bright. When you entered, you would see a huge hall with a tiger-skin chair in the middle and a row of solid wood chairs on each side, all of which were already full of people.
Lin Yuan walked in with his men, bowed to the empty tiger-skin chair, and then sat down on the first chair on the left.
The people below exchanged glances with each other. More than half of them were Wei Zhong's men, and the rest were fence-sitters who would go wherever the wind was stronger.
Sitting below Lin Yuan was the fourth in command, who had a goatee and was Wei Zhong's most trusted confidant.
He glanced at Lin Yuan and angrily shouted, "How dare you! Who let you sit there when the Second In Command hasn't arrived yet? In the past, you were allowed to take the position of Second In Command because you were Hongxing's adopted son. The brothers were angry but could not say anything."
"There are 18 seats in the council hall, and all of them are heroes. There is no place for you. Get out!"
Lin Yuan didn't even move his butt. He leaned on the tiger-head armrest and sneered, "Wei Yong can't come. If he really dares to come and snatch it from me, I will respect him as a man. I'm just afraid that he will shrink like a mouse and be scared by my beating, so he dare not show up at all."
"That good-for-nothing Wei Yong has never done anything, and all he knows is drinking and gambling. How can he be the second in command of a mountain stronghold? Just ask the brothers outside, how many of them are convinced?"
Lin Yuan was born tall, and he looked quite imposing when he sat there. One could vaguely see the shadow of him when he was the leader of Hongxing. The fourth leader felt that he seemed to be shorter, so he stood up, pointed at Lin Yuan and shouted:
"That's just nonsense! The 18 seats in the council hall were all appointed by the big boss. I don't think anyone dares to disobey! You come to the council hall to cause trouble as soon as you come back. I think you deserve to be punished!"
Wei Zhong entered the room with a group of trusted aides. Everyone stood up and called him "the boss". Regardless of whether they were willing in their hearts or not, they still put on a good show on the surface.
Only Lin Yuan sat there steadily, glancing at Wei Zhong from the side, without moving.
Wei Zhong waved his hand and asked everyone to sit down. He put on the style of the eldest boss, held down the impatient Fourth Boss, and advised: "We are all brothers, Fourth Boss, don't be so impatient."
He turned to Lin Yuan again and sighed helplessly, "Lin Yuan just came back from outside and doesn't know the situation in the village. He used to be arrogant and domineering and didn't take the elders seriously. But Gang Leader Hong is loyal to him, so there is nothing we can do."
"Boss Hong is gone, and we still have to take charge of the situation in this mountain stronghold. Young people are not stable. He came back less than a day ago and beat up so many people, causing panic among the people in the mountain stronghold."
Everyone had heard something about Lin Yuan showing off his prowess in the martial arts arena early in the morning. Many people went to watch, making it a huge event.
Everyone present felt somewhat uncomfortable. Nowadays, each family in the village had its own power, but these people were still living a comfortable life.
I thought Lin Yuan would be seriously injured after his trip, and would not be able to achieve anything even if he came back. However, who knew that Lin Yuan would become more and more powerful. He used to be just a thug following Hongxing, but now he has learned how to win people's hearts.
Someone said, "Xiao Yuan, when you first came up the mountain, you were as thin as a bamboo pole, covered in blood, and you almost died at the hands of the officials. Brother Hong saved you, and we treated you well. Look how strong you are now, completely different from when you first came up the mountain."
"As a human being, you need to be grateful. Otherwise, you are no different from an animal. Everyone here is your uncle, aunt, or elder. They have all been with Brother Hong all the way. You have nothing to do here. The meeting hall is not a place for you to act wildly. If you still remember Brother Hong's kindness, please leave first and don't delay our discussion of business."
Everyone followed suit. The Third In Command said nothing, but half-closed his eyes, as if he was about to fall asleep.
Wei Zhongzhi was very proud and was about to sit on the tiger-skin chair.
Lin Yuan finally moved. He stood up and blocked Wei Zhong, saying coldly, "Uncle Wei, I respect you as an elder, but if you sit in this position, it would be disrespectful to your adoptive father. Don't blame me for being rude!"
"I came here today for a serious matter. It was because I remembered my foster father's kindness that I traveled thousands of miles to hunt down Zhao Feitian and finally got his head!"
"You say you have a deep brotherly love for my adoptive father, but have you ever thought about avenging him? I'm not blaming you uncles, but none of you have the right to tell me what to do. In terms of contributions to the village, who can compare to me in the five years I've been in the mountains?"
Lin Yuan untied a black bundle tied around his waist. The head fell to the ground and rolled around in the meeting hall. Its empty eye sockets were fixed on Wei Zhong.
Wei Zhong shuddered for no reason, but then he thought, it was better that Zhao Feitian was dead, then no one would know those secrets anymore, and dead people were the safest.
The whole place was silent. They really couldn't refute Lin Yuan's words. Lin Yuan was a good fighter and had been following Hong Xing since he arrived at the mountain stronghold. He robbed some bad things and now he had killed Zhao Feitian. His arrogance was even more arrogant.
The fourth boss received Wei Zhong's hint and pointed at the head on the ground and said, "It's just a head. It's rotten to the point that only bones are left. Who knows if it's Zhao Feitian?"
"You said you avenged Gang Leader Hong, do you have any evidence? You killed someone at random and brought back the head to make up the number. Do you think we are all fools?"
No one wanted to give such a great credit to Lin Yuan, and everyone present echoed the sentiment.
"Yes, this head looks a little small, it doesn't look like Zhao Feitian's."
"Zhao Feitian has many subordinates around him, and he has made full preparations to go north. It is normal that you cannot win, but you can't fool us."
"You're using a fake human head to sacrifice to your adoptive father. Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"
The third in command opened his eyes, leaned back in his chair and watched this group of people talking nonsense. Wei Zhong was very powerful before, so he naturally sided with Wei Zhong and managed to get the position of third in command.
As soon as Lin Yuan came back yesterday, he realized that Lin Yuan was like a tiger returning to the mountains, no one could stop him. Lin Yuan would definitely win, and these idiots still couldn't see the situation clearly.
The third in command shook his beard and interrupted, "A Yuan is not such a person. He would not lie about such a thing. I think this head belongs to Zhao Feitian. The flesh and blood have melted, and the bones must be smaller than the head."
"Besides, if we don't kill Zhao Feitian, how are we going to get back all the food and treasures..."
The fourth boss interrupted the third boss and said, "I think you are getting old and confused. He must have stolen it. Stealing is much easier. Then he can just kill a refugee and report back. It's such a simple thing."
The third in command was silent. It was difficult to persuade a ghost who wanted to die with kind words. These people were simply testing Lin Yuan's patience. When they angered Lin Yuan and started a killing spree, these people would become afraid.
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