Chapter 44 Bellit 36
The sudden silence in the conference room made the air freeze for a moment. When the white figure passed through the portal, the faces of the people in the conference room all darkened.
The unreserved and powerful supernatural pressure from the newcomer made the people present feel provoked for the first time in a long time, and they were even a little bit breathless. As his two slender legs stepped into the conference room, a thin layer of frost quickly spread to the entire conference room with him as the center, climbing up the table legs and chair backs, causing the temperature of the conference room to drop by several degrees.
"Why, you're a newcomer and you want to dethrone us old men..."
Before the word "power" was uttered, the female demon suddenly widened her eyes after seeing the person behind Chu Cheng. The skinny old man with white beard opposite her stabbed the scepter hard into the ground and stood up. The chair behind him made a harsh sound.
"Beard, what do you mean? Are you going to support this little brat?"
Beard did not say anything, but stood coldly behind Chu Cheng with his hands behind his back. He did not reply at all, only the badge on his chest shone with a cold metallic luster.
"Beard, you don't..."
Compared with the old man with white beard who just stood there, the bear-headed man closest to Chu Cheng directly pushed the chair away with great force, rushed to the front of Beard Oliver, and scratched his collar with his sharp claws. His two big nostrils were breathing hot air, but a shadow soon fell in front of him, and everyone present stood there in a daze.
"Why, do you have any opinion about my friend?"
Scott had a faint smile on his face, but there was no joy in his eyes. It could even be said that murderous intent was gradually rising and gradually spreading to the venue. With the frost, the atmosphere in the venue instantly dropped to freezing point.
"I don't know yet... Is my reputation so useless?"
Scott's question made the pupils of the closest people shrink. They were the ones who faced Scott's murderous intent the most, and now their backs were already cold. Scott's name was like a mountain king to the gray area that was in its infancy at that time, and it could stop children from crying at night.
In those days, everyone had to abide by the rules set by Scott, and no one dared to violate them. No one wanted to be on the list of demons, which was no different from selling their own souls.
Even now, Scott still retains a lot of influence. Many demons came to the gray area of Bellit to open businesses under the influence of Scott, making this once red-light district, now an underground business district, more prosperous and bustling every night.
The people in the venue now are no longer the ones who established the gray area with Scott, and they have no idea of Scott's age. As long as it is someone Scott knows, they have to respect him more or less, not to mention that this big Buddha is standing here at the moment.
The female demon is the worst among them. She looks like she wants to kneel on the ground and kiss Scott's robe. But Scott, who brought shock as soon as he appeared, scanned everyone present, but silently stepped aside and stood behind Chu Cheng like the bearded Oliver.
At this time, the people at the meeting saw clearly that Scott also had a badge on his suit that was exactly the same as Oliver's, shining with a noble blue color.
"How about now, can we sit down and have a good chat?"
Although he used honorifics, Chu Cheng's actions were not respectful at all. Oliver pulled out a chair for him, and Chu Cheng lifted his shawl and sat down, leaning back on the red velvet chair, half-closing his eyes to scan the people at the round table, and evoking a meaningful smile, while the purple earrings on his ears also faintly emitted a strange light.
Surrounding Chu Cheng, on both sides of him stood the bearded Oliver and the red-light devil Scott, and behind him stood five handsome humanoids dressed in different styles, and behind him stood a man with a mask on his face, like a dark cloud pressing down on a city, making the pressure in the venue even higher.
Scott's sudden appearance interrupted their plans. This big Buddha stood behind Chu Cheng, and they could not offend him in public no matter what. For a moment, at the round table, except for Chu Cheng with a smile on his lips, the faces of the rest of the people had different expressions, but they were angry but dared not speak.
The delicate atmosphere lasted for nearly a minute. Chu Cheng took the lead and stepped forward, resting his arms on the table, crossing his hands on his chin. His wolf-like eyes hid in the shadows and scanned everyone's face, as if he was going to use a knife to peel open their inner secrets layer by layer.
At this moment, the people in the meeting finally understood that Chu Cheng was by no means a rookie. He was definitely very capable. He also brought in the bearded Oliver from the intelligence center and the hallmarks of the gray area.
"I think the gray area has been leaderless for a long time since Mr. Scott stepped down as president."
The bear-headed man immediately understood what Chu Cheng meant. He glared at him and supported the table as if he was going to tear Chu Cheng apart in the next second. The next moment, Chu Cheng glanced at him casually, and rows of sharp ice spikes quickly crawled towards the bear-headed man.
"Why, Mr. S looks quite talkative?"
The ice spike had already pressed against the bear-headed man's throat, and his movements froze in place for a moment. Quietly, a drop of cold sweat ran across his forehead and dripped onto the ice spike. Chu Cheng retracted his gaze, and a coin appeared in his hand at some point, rolling flexibly on his fingertips, and then spinning on the table.
"I want the position of president, and I want to double the taxes and protection fees."
After these words came out, even with Scott present, many people couldn't sit still. The white-bearded old man wanted to knock the ground with his scepter, but he forcibly held back. He just clenched his fist, hammered the table, and stared at Chu Cheng with a sharp eye.
"You!... Sir, it is not proper to ask for such a high price even if Mr. Scott is present."
Chu Cheng raised his eyelids, rubbed his cheek, threw the coin high up and held it in his hand easily. The next second, the coin in his hand disappeared again.
"Now Belllitt has transferred all the benefits of the red light area to the non-gray area, and most of your cake has been cut. But there are other jobs that make more money, aren't there?"
Everyone present was not stupid, and they quickly guessed what kind of job Chu Cheng was talking about.
"Lew grass? What crazy things are you talking about? The business of lychee is monopolized by the royal family. How can the Chamber of Commerce get a share of this business?"
Chu Cheng stretched out his finger, and the disappeared coin appeared again in his slender fingertips. The next second, the gold coin on Chu Cheng's fingertips was suddenly wrapped in frost and was easily crushed on the table. Then, a gold coin made of crystal clear ice appeared in front of everyone at the round table.
"Lew grass is the target, and we need something else to cover it, such as cattail."
Chu Cheng held his chin with one hand, and his long silver hair fell down his cheeks and shoulders.
"Some of the simplest business scams are over."