Chapter 249: Chapter 238: Mysterious Man
Bade Street, at this moment, news about the Tianli Entertainment City’s incident has spread widely. Many members from other gangs and lower-level disciples of the Poison Dragon Gang were gathered on both sides of the street, yet no one dared to step forward to inquire, let alone stop Sharp Sword.
The operation of Sharp Sword was swift. They quickly got into their vehicles once out of the door, then turned around and drove off.
By a large tree at a distance from the crowd, a young man with deep eyes watched the vehicles of the Sharp Sword Special Forces slowly drive away from Bade Street. His originally peaceful and smiling face suddenly showed an overwhelming hatred.
This overwhelming hatred was so strong that even the birds on the tree felt it, flying up into the sky one after another.
This middle-aged man was surprisingly the dead Poison Dragon, who had been declared dead by Xiao Lin in a fire. Looking at ’himself’ on the stretcher, Poison Dragon sneered. He truly hadn’t "died in vain."
At this moment, Poison Dragon was filled with boundless hatred. For more than ten years, everything had gone smoothly, and he was a well-known figure in Yanjing. Unexpectedly, in an instant, he became a homeless dog.
"What is it, thinking of revenge?" Suddenly, from behind Poison Dragon came a sinister voice. Poison Dragon was startled and turned to look, only to see a middle-aged man in black, about forty-five years old, standing two meters away, staring intensely at him.
"Who are you?" Poison Dragon stepped back two steps. This middle-aged man was very mysterious. Although Poison Dragon’s attention had been on the military vehicles in the distance, he didn’t believe anyone could get within two steps of him without him noticing. If the man wanted to harm him, he might already be a corpse by now.
"I am the one who can help you get revenge!" the middle-aged man said calmly, seeming to know what Poison Dragon was thinking. He smiled coldly, "If I wanted to harm you, you would likely already be a corpse now!"
Hearing the middle-aged man’s words, Poison Dragon felt slightly reassured. Given this man’s strength, he certainly had the ability to kill him instantly before speaking.
"How can I trust you to help me get revenge?" Poison Dragon worked to calm his mindset. This middle-aged man was definitely not a kind soul; he couldn’t just escape the dragon’s lair to fall into a tiger’s den.
Suddenly, the middle-aged man raised his right hand, startling Poison Dragon to step back two more steps, fully on guard against this man. However, the middle-aged man had no intention of attacking Poison Dragon. As he waved his right hand over his face, his entire appearance changed. No longer did he look like the middle-aged man before; he appeared to be over fifty, quite old, with a finely crafted human skin mask in his hand.
"Now can you trust me?" the middle-aged man stated steadily.
Poison Dragon seemed a bit disbelieving of his eyes, examined closely, and just as he wanted to speak, the middle-aged man turned away, walking into the street, and said in a deep voice, "Let’s go, we have a common enemy!"
Poison Dragon hesitated for just a second, then followed the mysterious middle-aged man, disappearing together from Bade Street.
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The car Xiao Lin was driving was an ordinary four-seater, obviously not enough to fit the Five Phoenixes. Since Xiao Lin had something to say to the Five Phoenixes, it felt awkward even squeezing together in the car, so Xiao Lin switched cars with Guo Liang. Guo Liang, along with his communicator and two guards, drove Xiao Lin’s car, while Xiao Lin took Guo Liang’s off-road military vehicle, which had six seats and plenty of space.
Apart from Liang Feng, the other Four Phoenixes were still absorbed in the recent actions of the Sharp Sword Special Forces. They didn’t expect their leader Liang Feng could actually alert the Sharp Sword Special Forces to rescue them.
The four of them joined the Fei Feng Gang with more or less some violent tendencies and often watched some military knowledge programs. Especially Lin Cheng, a typical military enthusiast, frequently browsed Huaxia’s military forums. Naturally, they had long since been aware of the reputation of the Sharp Sword Special Forces. In recent times, Lin Cheng had been explaining it to the other Three Phoenixes, and they had developed a strong interest in the Sharp Sword Special Forces.
Even after getting into the car, they couldn’t stop talking about what had just happened. But Liang Feng seemed to know why Xiao Lin had called all five of them into one car. Once the car started, she turned from the front passenger seat and said to them, "Sisters, quiet down; Brother Lin has something to say to us!"
Upon hearing that Xiao Lin wanted to speak to them, the other Four Phoenixes instantly quieted down, their eyes turning to Xiao Lin. Although Xiao Lin didn’t look back, he could feel the four women’s gazes upon him. After organizing his words briefly, he immediately said, "You all witnessed what happened tonight, didn’t you? In your impression, how powerful is the Poison Dragon Gang?"
"Very powerful!" After a moment, all Five Phoenixes remained silent. Even Liang Feng didn’t speak but looked towards the military advisor Lin Liwen among the Five Phoenixes, and it was Lin Liwen who answered.
"But in front of the national machinery, it’s vulnerable. In twenty minutes, the seemingly extremely powerful Poison Dragon Gang’s high level was almost completely wiped out!" Xiao Lin wasn’t driving particularly fast at this moment, and his tone was leisurely.
Liang Feng knew she couldn’t out-argue Xiao Lin, so she lowered her head in silence. The other Si Feng also looked at the military advisor Lin Liwen. Among the five Fengs, Lin Liwen had the best eloquence, but she usually didn’t speak much. However, her logical thinking was the best.
Lin Liwen frowned, "You are right; no matter how powerful the Poison Dragon Gang is, it is no match for the national machine. However, the underground order has existed almost alongside ancient professions, and throughout Huaxia’s five-thousand-year history, there has never been an era without an underground order. In the present Huaxia, sometimes the underground order is more stable than the national machine itself. Its existence is reason enough; even the national machine cannot deal with Liger City, let alone the Hua family!"
A century ago, the Hua family was the top gang in Yanjing City. Over the decades, the Hua family gradually aligned with Huaxia’s mainstream, and eventually, under the forebears of Hua Muyun, they successfully legitimized and entered Huaxia’s political arena, firmly establishing themselves as Huaxia’s premier family.
In the past century, Yanjing City has seen many gangs emerge, yet none dared to claim themselves as the top gang in Yanjing because that title always belonged to the Hua family.
Xiao Lin naturally knew the history of the Hua family, and he was also aware that underground orders existed in every corner of the world. Even in the so-called most civilized and democratic United States, the underground order was sometimes even more prevalent than in Huaxia. At least in Huaxia, the underground order did not dare to challenge the Huaxia government, whereas in the United States, there are at least three gangs that show no respect to the United States government.
"So, can you achieve what Liger City and the Hua family have? Being a gang but not involving in prostitution, gambling, or drugs, not engaging in any illegal activities!" Xiao Lin asked back.
"Ever since its establishment, the Fei Feng Gang has never violated any national criminal laws, except for murder. But we believe, and most ordinary people believe, that the ones we killed deserved to die. Even Liger City and the Hua family have shed ten times more blood than us. So why hasn’t the Huaxia government eliminated them?" Lin Liwen, clear-minded, facing Xiao Lin, showed no signs of fear.
Xiao Lin was quite satisfied with Lin Liwen’s response. She was indeed right. A century ago, Huaxia was the top gang on Yanjing Road. Slowly they legitimized, and by the time of Hua Muyun’s grandfather, they entered politics. Gradually, Huaxia evolved from a gang to becoming the top family in Yanjing, a significant presence in all of Huaxia.
Hearing Lin Liwen’s words, Liang Feng turned her head quietly to cast a look of approval at Lin Liwen. Although Liang Feng also understood this principle, she wasn’t sure if she could organize such good words, let alone say them in front of Xiao Lin.
Xiao Lin smiled and asked, "So are you intending to continue down this path until the end? Have you ever thought about your parents? If they knew you were involved in the underground world, how would they save face?"
"My father started out on this path, but he has turned legitimate in the past decade, so I think my parents have no objections to me following this path. Moreover, I don’t believe what I’m doing is evil. Throughout these years, our Fei Feng Gang has never done anything to oppress the kind-hearted. I am proud to be a member of the Fei Feng Gang!" Lin Liwen said earnestly.
Xiao Lin was a little surprised to learn about Lin Liwen’s background, not expecting her father was once part of the underworld but is now legitimate.
"I agree with what Liwen said!" Liang Feng was the first to express her view.
"I agree too!"
"I don’t see anything wrong with our Fei Feng Gang!" Lin Youli continued.
"I will follow Sister Liang!" Lu Dan said somewhat timidly.
"I am also a member of the Fei Feng Gang!" Lin Cheng said, blinking her cute big eyes.
"Quite united of you!" Xiao Lin said with a smile.
"Of course, we’ve been sisters for so many years, how could we not be united?" Liang Feng said with a bit of pride to Xiao Lin, feeling a sense of pride that none of the others wavered.
"Although I don’t agree with you choosing this path, I respect your choice. Now, there are two paths for you to take. One is to continue with your Fei Feng Gang, provided I don’t have to spell out the conditions for you? Don’t let there be a day when I have to personally disband your Fei Feng Gang. The second path is if anyone is interested in joining Dragon Soul, I can take her in!" Xiao Lin said calmly.
If these words were spoken to others in the special forces, ninety-nine percent would jump at the opportunity, and the remaining one percent would faint from happiness on the spot. Dragon Soul is virtually a dream cradle for Huaxia’s special forces, the pinnacle of special forces existence.
However, the expressions of the Si Feng remained calm. Liang Feng had known all along about Xiao Lin’s idea of bringing her into Dragon Soul, so she wasn’t surprised. The other four Fengs weren’t familiar with the name Dragon Soul either. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian () to vote for it. Your support is my greatest motivation.)