In the headquarters of the Sand Ship Gang, amidst the mournful sound of suona.

Before Boss Guo could get out of the sedan chair, a knife was put to his neck.

His bunch of flatterers were also thrown down from the high sedan chair, and were stabbed with sharp swords while they were in a daze.

"You, what are you going to do?" The flatterers were all dumbfounded.

Boss Guo's guards woke up as if from a dream, and quickly drew their weapons, trying to rescue the boss.

However, the drummers and musicians who were playing music drew their swords and axes to resist them.

The two sides had just started fighting when they heard a series of puffs and the guards were pierced by spears that came from behind.

That was the result of the gang members following behind them, waiting for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

The scheme was unintentional, and the majority was bullying the minority. The party being schemed had no chance of winning...

Seeing his guards lying in a pool of blood and his men being captured one after another, Gang Leader Guo finally roared in anger:

"Article 5 of the Sand Ship Gang's rules states that anyone who attempts to murder the gang leader will be cut into pieces and their entire family will be thrown into a pig cage! Are you all tired of living?!"

"It's you who violated this gang rule!" Elder Ma shouted, swung the golden ring knife, and split the sedan chair in half.

"Come down!"

The wind from the knife split the helmet on Guo Donglin's head and cut his bun in half.

~~

When Guo Donglin was escorted into the Sihai Hall with disheveled hair, he saw the tablets of the two gang leaders placed in the hall.

There was also a row of bloody human heads on the incense table.

Guo Donglin took a closer look and found that they were the heads of his younger brother Guo Qilin, his cousin Guo Xiaosi and other trusted leaders.

"Ah!" Guo Donglin felt dizzy and his eyes were bloodshot. He didn't know where he got the strength from, and several strong men couldn't hold him down.

Upon seeing this, Elder Niu raised his sword and with a whoosh, the huge sword pierced his scapula.

Guo Donglin screamed miserably and was completely unable to move.

Blood gushed out, instantly dyeing half of his body red.

Elder Niu took out a piece of blood written on white silk and loudly accused Guo Donglin of ten major crimes.

One is "usurpation and murder". Poisoning the gang leader and replacing him!

The second is "poisoning". Poisoning to murder the future gang leader, intending to occupy the magpie's nest forever!

The third is "collusion with the Japanese". Colluding with the Japanese pirates to murder Mrs. Shen!

The fourth is "selling out the gang". For personal gain, selling out the entire gang and the Xu family.

The fifth is "Shunchang". Relying on evil and nepotism, those who flatter others will be in high positions.

The sixth is "rebellion and destruction". Suppressing the loyal and good, killing the loyal and the loyal, and anyone who offends the emperor will be killed!

The seventh is "embezzlement". They made up various excuses to embezzle the gang's property and bought fertile land and beautiful houses in Suzhou and Songjiang.

The eighth is "**", which means keeping beautiful wives and maids, violating the gang rules that prohibit taking concubines.

The ninth is "indulgence". He used his authority as the gang leader to protect his brother Guo Qilin and others from committing illegal acts at will, which is too numerous to list.

Tenth, "unjust", the old gang leader's life-saving grace, promotion, and responsibility of taking care of the orphan were all thrown out of his mind. If a person does not know how to be grateful and keep his word, how is he different from an animal? !

~~

After reading the statement in a sonorous voice, Elder Niu asked sternly, "Guo Donglin, do you plead guilty?!"

"Hehe..." Guo Donglin was in so much pain that he couldn't move or scream. He could only raise his head and laugh miserably:

"It's really hard for you guys to come up with these ten charges. I won't tolerate it if I don't admit it."

"So you admit it?" Elder Ma shouted.

"No, I just use this way to express that the winners are kings and the losers are bandits..." Guo Donglin shook his head slightly, wanting to show off his knowledge.

"Just shut up." But Elder Ma interrupted rudely, "Just confess your guilt."

As he said this, he placed the white silk in front of Guo Donglin and asked him to sign.

"You still want to put on a full show? Dream on..." Guo Donglin sneered.

Before he could finish his words, Elder Niu stuffed a brush into his hand, then held his hand and signed crookedly on the white silk.

Guo Donglin wanted to resist, but his scapula was pierced and his arms were out of control. He could only let the other party manipulate him.

This made him extremely angry, and he finally had the strength to yell, "You can't do this to me. I have done meritorious services for the Four Seas Gang, and I have shed blood for the old gangster. I deserve the respect of the gang leader!"

With a "slap", he was slapped hard by Elder Niu.

"Fuck you!" Elder Niu spat fiercely, "You still want to be respectable after doing such evil things? You're dreaming!"

"Haha, I have done so many bad things?" Guo Donglin seemed to have suffered a great humiliation, and sneered at the two elders Niu Ma and others:

"Before I came here, I had no idea what your Sand Boat Gang was like. Your business was taken away by others, and you were closed for ten days or half a month. You had to rely on fishing and shrimping all day to make a living."

"It was me, Guo Donglin, who came and gave advice to the old gang leader. I also took people to negotiate with each family in person, which helped the gang's business to pick up."

"It was because I urged the old gang leader to accept refugees from other parts of the county that the number of sailors and population of our gang doubled. We can crush our competitors with numbers! Only then can our gang become bigger and stronger and create greater glory! Do you know that?"

Guo Donglin fell into madness and shouted loudly: "I don't want to fight with Shen Shuo. Although he is simple-minded and a fool, he is my godfather's son after all, and I am willing to assist him! But who knew that he was so stupid that he insisted on the gang rules and refused to transport goods for those sea merchants; refused to turn Sansha into the second Shuangyu; refused to cooperate with the Xu family and withdraw Chongming County!"

"He is not against me, he is leading the Sand Ship Gang to a dead end! How can we survive if we offend the Xu family? If I don't kill him, the 40,000 to 50,000 people in the entire gang will be left starving!"

"What about Xiao Teng? He is still a child. He has never offended you, right?!" Mrs. Shen finally couldn't help but shouted.

"Why didn't he offend me? Why should I work so hard to build the Sand Boat Gang, only to be a wedding dress for him in the future?" Guo Donglin still roared confidently:

"Are kings, princes, generals and ministers actually of different species? Why can he become the gang leader just because he is the offspring of the old gang leader? Is our Sand Ship Gang the private property of one family?!"

After saying that, he stared at Chen Huaixiu fiercely and shouted, "And you, why do you always oppose me? If you obey me, how could I bear to kill you?!"

"Shut up!" Elder Ma raised his fist to his face. "You dare to insult the lady? This is another crime!"

"No one can judge me, understand? You all owe me!" Guo Donglin's nose was bleeding, but he still held his head high and shouted:

"No one can execute me, understand? Because once I die, the agreement with the Xu family will be invalid. Once the collapse happens, the Sand Ship Gang will be doomed, hahahaha!"

"I wonder who of you dares to kill me?! If you kill me, all of you will be buried with me, hahaha!" Guo Donglin looked like a ghost, but he was full of momentum, as if he was going to fight back in a desperate situation.

The two elders Niu and Ma, as well as those hall masters, were all shocked.

"I dare!" At this time, a weak voice was heard.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Chen Huaixiu pulling out a sharp steel hairpin from her hair bun... That was originally used by widows to remain faithful to their husbands.

Then she clenched her hand, swung it out suddenly, and with a "whoosh" sound, it pierced Guo Donglin's neck.

Guo Donglin was so shocked that he even forgot the pain.

When he hurriedly reached out to cover his neck, fine beads of blood spurted out and even the gods could not save him.

"You, you, are not afraid of Sansha..."

"You can't scare us with the Xu family." Chen Huaixiu bit his pale lips tightly and said in a low but firm and clear voice:

"Because I have found a way to make Sansha unsinkable!"

"Nonsense, nonsense..." Guo Donglin said, and suddenly he thought of a possibility as if he had a flash of inspiration.

"Jiangnan…Company, cement embankment?"

"You are really smart." Chen Huaixiu sighed and turned away without looking at him.

ps. I am asking for monthly votes for the fourth update. I am not interested in it, I am powerless, so I will leave.