Chapter 16: Openly Refusing to Accept but Secretly Framed
Chapter 16: Openly Refusing to Accept but Secretly Framed
The Crazy Horse Gang has boxing skills, secret medicine, and certainly no shortage of experts.
The Wild Fox Gang, which is equally famous, must have a trump card to compete with it, and is far from being the mob as previously estimated.
Zhou You realized that the threat posed by Tu Lao San was far greater than he had imagined.
He looked down at the Bone Strengthening Powder and was somewhat tempted, but his reason told him that the bait was poisonous.
It’s not easy to take gang stuff. If you touch it, you’ll get dirty.
Believe it or not, if you accept the Bone Strengthening Powder today, you will have to work for them tomorrow?
"..."
Gao Qiang was filled with emotion. The gang had spent a huge amount of money to recruit Zhou You.
Bone Strengthening Powder is worth a thousand gold coins, and only the gang members who have made great contributions can get a little bit of reward.
He fought bloody battles in a gunfight and was injured more than a dozen times before he was favored by the hall master and rewarded with a portion of bone-strengthening powder.
As his jealousy grew, he found his childhood friend more and more irritating and disgusting.
So what if he joined a martial arts school? He has never been as brave and daring as I am since he was a child. He is just lucky.
Gao Qiang believed that Zhou You would find it difficult to resist this temptation and would definitely join his own gang.
Firstly, the Bone Strengthening Powder was tempting, and secondly, the threat from Tu Lao San of the Wild Fox Gang left Zhou You with no choice.
"Please thank the Second Elder for his kindness. I refuse."
Zhou You glanced at the Bone Strengthening Powder indifferently and said in a decisive tone.
I'm not looking down on anyone. Just 3 portions of Bone Strengthening Powder are just equivalent to 3 patches of Tiger Bone Plaster.
Become a formal apprentice of the martial arts school, apply one piece of tiger bone ointment every three days, and you can get it in ten days. Who can be bribed by such a small thing?
Joining a gang is like jumping into a big mud pit, degenerating into depravity, and making your vision much more superficial.
What? He refused.
Gao Qiang showed an expression of disbelief, "Zhou You, please think about it again."
"Don't think about it. Goodbye."
Zhou You opened the door and walked out of the house without saying a word, leaving Gao Qiang in shock.
Gao Qiang was stunned for a long time. He couldn't understand, those were three portions of Bone Strengthening Powder, how could Zhou You have the confidence to refuse?
He found that he really didn't recognize his old friends anymore.
After Zhou You left, he thought that his friend was getting deeper and deeper into trouble and would have to hang out with gang members for the rest of his life.
Moreover, the repeated attempts to use him were also malicious.
If Zhou You hadn't shown his malicious intentions, he would have taken action against him long ago.
……
"Please, please be kind and give it two more days."
"It's not that we don't want to pay, it's just that business is bad and we don't have cash. If you close the shop, how will we survive?"
"Is there any more justice left?"
There were deafening cries on the street ahead, accompanied by miserable pleas for mercy.
Passersby chatted, "The Wild Fox Gang is doing evil again."
It turned out to be a shop selling woolen yarn. Business had been bad recently, and it had to pay taxes and protection fees.
Finally I couldn't hold on any longer today.
This street is the territory of the Wild Fox Gang. They reacted faster than the government and closed the shops.
The one who took the lead in execution was... Tu Lao San.
Tu Laotian was born with the image of a villain. As the saying goes, appearance reflects the heart, and this is absolutely true for him.
He has very high cheekbones and his eyes are narrowed very much, making him look like a hungry wolf.
Several members of the Wild Fox Gang rushed into the store and smashed things. The owner and his family sat on the ground hugging each other and crying loudly.
When the shop was closed, they lost their only means of livelihood and were plunged into poverty in an instant.
There were many onlookers around, but they only dared to watch from afar. No one dared to intervene or even discuss loudly.
"Smash it for me. Watch out, if you don't pay the protection fee, don't even think about living under the eyes of the Wild Fox Gang."
Tu Laosan glanced at the shop owner's daughter, who was short, fat and ugly and could not be sold at a good price, and shook his head in disappointment.
The lawyer beside him held the account book and explained to him, "There is not much cash in this account, but the woolen yarn in the warehouse can be used as a substitute for some silver."
"Then find someone to sell it."
The lawyer agreed enthusiastically and turned around to look for a way.
Zhou You looked at his master's back as he left, and a plan came to his mind.
After a moment... "Third Master, Third Master, something bad has happened. The Master has been captured."
A gang member came back breathlessly to report the news.
"What? Who has the guts to arrest my master?"
Tu Laosan left the shop owner and his family crying and begging for mercy, grabbed the collar of the gang member who reported the news and shouted at him.
"They are from the Crazy Horse Gang. They seem to be heading towards Gao Qiang's territory."
Tu Lao San was furious and immediately called the gang members who were destroying things around him to his side, "Let's go and get the master back."
Where is the abducted master at this moment?
Zhou You carried the unconscious lawyer with a goatee and walked very quickly. Others only saw a flash of his figure.
When Lv7's Square and Circle Step is activated, the speed is as fast as the wind. Others can only see the figure passing by and cannot see the appearance clearly.
He returned to Gao Qiang's house and went around to the remote back of the house.
He threw the unconscious master in the corner like a dead dog.
"A tiger leaps over a ravine."
Zhou You stretched his muscles, used the strength of his waist to drive his limbs to explode, and leaped onto the roof.
After lifting the tiles and looking down, there was no one in the room. It was obvious that Gao Qiang had gone out.
He jumped from the roof to the ground, bent down and pulled out the box from under the bed, opened it and looked inside, and saw that the three portions of Bone Forging Powder were still there.
Outside the house, one could hear members of the Crazy Horse Gang talking. They were ordered to guard the secret medicine.
Zhou You collected the Bone Strengthening Powder, pushed the empty box back under the bed, and jumped back onto the three-meter-high roof.
After the roof tiles were collected and lifted, all traces were covered up and everything returned to its original state.
After a while, Gao Qiang came back in a hurry and noticed something was wrong after entering the house.
His expression changed drastically on the spot, and he rushed under the bed to take out the wooden box, his hands shaking.
The three portions of Bone Strengthening Powder were specially approved by the Second Elder and given to him for temporary safekeeping.
As a small leader with high power, he has no right to use this item. If he loses it, he will be punished with at least three cuts and six holes.
If Zhou You agreed to the recruitment and accepted the Bone Strengthening Powder, it would be fine.
If lost...
With a click, the wooden box opened, and it was empty inside.
Gao Qiang covered his chest, staggered back a few steps, and yelled, "Someone come, someone come."
The gang members around the house suddenly became agitated and rushed around the house like headless flies.
As expected, Tu Laosan’s master was found.
"Brother Qiang, this old guy is hiding behind the house sneakily."
Gao Qiang recognized the man with goatee on the spot. He was Tu Laosan’s master.
His mind worked quickly. Regardless of whether the other party had stolen it or not, the only ones who could take the blame were the Wild Fox Gang.
He screamed on the spot, "Tu Lao San sent someone to steal the Bone Strengthening Powder. Follow me and get it back."
A bunch of low-level gang members are simple-minded and would not question why Tu Lao San sent his weak and frail master to steal things.
They shouted loudly, holding knives and sticks and followed Gao Qiang to settle the score with Tu Lao San.
Halfway through the journey, they were met by Tu Laosan's men.
When Tu Laosan saw his master being captured by Gao Qiang's men, he was furious.
"Gao Qiang, how dare you arrest my people?"
Gao Qiang's eyes were bloodshot, he knew that it would be difficult to explain what happened today.
After losing three doses of Bone Strengthening Powder, the hall master could skin him alive. The only way to escape was to make a big fuss.
"Stop talking nonsense, hand over the Bone Strengthening Powder, and I will spare your life."
Tu Lao San was confused as to what this guy was saying. He waved his hand and ordered, "Fight."
The two groups of people collided like a torrent and fought fiercely on the spot.
(End of this chapter)