Free Web NovelChapter 315: Chapter 315: The Situation of the 9 Eagles Hall
This Brother Hu was incredibly arrogant when he was bullying people, acting as if he were second to none. But in front of Su Qing, he was a total coward, selling out his own boss and the Jiu Ying Gang without a second thought.
As for Brother Hu’s underlings, they couldn’t spare a thought for him. They were all falling over themselves to tell Su Qing everything they knew, terrified she’d be displeased by any lack of enthusiasm. After all, when a fiend like her was unhappy, it was no laughing matter.
From what Brother Hu and his lackeys said, Su Qing formed a preliminary picture of the Jiu Ying Gang.
The current leader of the Jiu Ying Gang was a man named Huang Jinglei. He had started as a petty hoodlum from a poor family, but because he was a daring fighter and possessed a strong sense of brotherhood, he earned the trust of the previous gang leader. When the old leader passed away, he entrusted the Jiu Ying Gang to Huang Jinglei.
Huang Jinglei had leapfrogged a group of the Jiu Ying Gang’s original veterans to take control, which naturally caused resentment. As a result, while the Jiu Ying Gang was still one of Xiangcheng’s three major gangs, it had actually fallen to the bottom of the ranks due to internal strife that had split it into two factions.
One faction was led by Huang Jinglei, while the other was headed by two of the Jiu Ying Gang’s original, more senior veterans. The two sides were evenly matched, with neither able to gain the upper hand. Furthermore, they disagreed on methods and opinions, each clinging to their own views, resulting in a stalemate.
Brother Hu’s boss was a man called Brother Qiang, one of the Jiu Ying Gang’s veterans. He had always been at odds with Huang Jinglei, believing that if Huang Jinglei hadn’t interfered, he should have been the one to take over the Jiu Ying Gang.
The Jiu Ying Gang owned many businesses and also collected protection money from merchants. This was one of the reasons the two factions were so irreconcilable. The old leader had handed over the vast majority of the gang’s businesses to Huang Jinglei, while the other veterans were left with only a small number of properties and a share of the protection money. In terms of assets, it was safe to say they were weaker than Huang Jinglei.
As for what the Jiu Ying Gang was currently involved in, Brother Hu didn’t know about Huang Jinglei’s side of things. However, he did know that his own boss had recently been in frequent contact with the Hetian Association. He wasn’t clear on the details, but he guessed it was to get the Hetian Association’s help in dealing with Huang Jinglei.
Brother Hu and his lackeys were not core members of the Jiu Ying Gang, so this was the extent of their knowledge.
When Su Qing heard that Brother Qiang was in contact with the Hetian Association, a suspicion began to form in her mind. ’I’m not sure if I’m right,’ she thought, ’I’ll have to verify this later.’
As for Brother Hu and his men...
Su Qing narrowed her eyes, her gaze sweeping over the men who were tied up like mummies. She raised an eyebrow slightly, a cold light glinting in her eyes.
Seeing her expression, Brother Hu and his men shivered violently. "Master, we’ve told you everything you wanted to know," Brother Hu stammered. "Y-you can let us go now, right?"
Brother Hu shot a vicious glare at his underlings, thinking, ’Just wait until I’m out of this mess. I’ll teach these bastards a lesson. So much for brotherhood! They’re all so eager to call me ’Brother Hu’ every day, but the moment there’s real trouble, they can’t wait to push me out to die.’
Su Qing gave a faint smile. "Did I ever say I’d let you go if you told me everything?"
Su Qing’s words sent a chill straight up their spines, and they felt a cold draft on the back of their necks.
"Master..." Brother Hu’s heart trembled as he quickly said, "But we told you everything we know! We didn’t hide anything!"
Su Qing’s smile remained. "If you kidnapped someone from a wealthy family, and that person saw your faces, what would you do?"
What would they do?
They would silence them, of course.
Brother Hu had done such things before with Brother Qiang. He understood perfectly. If kidnappers didn’t care about their victim seeing their faces, it meant they had no intention of letting that person live.
Before, he had felt so powerful, holding the power of life and death over others. But now that it was happening to him...
Brother Hu shuddered violently and began to beg, "Master—"
Before Brother Hu could finish, the vines wrapped around his body suddenly tightened around his neck. His eyes flew wide open, and he struggled for his life. He didn’t want to die. He had so much money, he hadn’t enjoyed the good life enough yet, and he still wanted to have lots of women.
’If I die, it’ll all be for nothing!’
However, how could he possibly struggle against Su Qing?
Su Qing stood to the side, her expression cold and impassive as she watched the men on the ground struggle in despair. ’This scum has done so much evil,’ she thought. ’What right do they have to build their own enjoyment on the suffering of others? Today, I’ll deliver heaven’s justice.’
