Chapter 75: Righteousness: Thunder in the Plain
Chapter 75: Righteousness: A Thunderbolt from the Blue (New Book on the Shelf, Seeking First Order)
After turning off the lights in the house, the brothers lined up in the narrow living room facing the north wall.
Yin Zhaotang held a handful of incense sticks for offering sacrifices to the gods, turned the incense head upside down, and placed it diagonally on the incense and candles in front of the shrine.
As the brothers waited with bated breath, wisps of smoke rose up and surrounded the majestic Guandi in the shrine, who was wearing armor, had a red face and a long beard, and looked majestic.
Guandi, the stern and usually overlooking the world, seemed to become murderous under the backdrop of incense, and his squinting phoenix eyes exuded more hostility than usual.
The sword on the Second Master's waist was clanging, and when he listened carefully, he realized it was his own ambition beating in his chest!
It doesn’t matter whether it’s black or white, right or wrong, if someone knocks on your door, just fight back.
This is manly blood!
Yin Zhaotang picked up a bunch of burnt incense sticks and handed them in groups of three to Jiang Hao, Zhuang Xiong, Zuo Shou, Niu Qiang and other twelve people who were standing in a line.
Among them were two younger brothers brought by Zhuang Xiong, who were also considered brothers in the gang.
Then, Yin Zhaotang stepped out from the crowd and presided over the ceremony as the hall master. He held the sacred incense high in both hands and placed it on his head, and shouted loudly: "God of Guan Sheng, on the Gengshen day of the Bingxu month of the Gengshen year, there is a thief, the Ma Jiaozai Dance King, whose real name is Zhou Xingde, who framed and disregarded morality."
"There are twelve loyal and righteous disciples today, and the twelfth one is Yin Zhaotang."
"Tenth bottom Zhuang Xiong, forty-ninth Jiang Hao, forty-ninth Lin Changle, forty-ninth Pan Zhiyun" the brothers reported their names one by one.
"Pray to Guandi for protection, and kill the thieves immediately!"
Yin Zhaotang waited until all the brothers had given their names and finished reading the blessing, then took the lead in inserting the incense into the copper censer and sang loudly: "The first stick of incense is the incense of benevolence and righteousness. Yang Jiaoai and Zuo Botao are benevolent and righteous! The second stick of incense is the incense of loyalty and righteousness. We will never forget the oath of brotherhood between Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei under the Peach Garden tree. We are the brothers of the Han family. The third stick of incense is the incense of chivalry and righteousness. The 108 people on Liangshan Lake are doing justice for the heavens and fighting for justice!"
"Benevolence and righteousness are here! Loyalty and righteousness are here! Chivalry and righteousness are here!"
Zhuang Xiong, Jiang Hao, and the twelve people on their left hand roared in unison. The roar echoed in the small house, spread out of the window, and drifted away along the street.
By the time everyone had inserted the incense into the copper censer, the curling smoke finally took shape.
【May Guandi bless you and protect the country and the people. Seek good fortune and avoid disaster, and turn disaster into good fortune! 】
【Please select this fortune】
[One, wisdom: planning and strategizing, winning the game, hiding strategies in my mind, using tricks to stir up internal strife among the "four majors", I am good at killing people with borrowed knives! ]
[Note: This time, the Wisdom Word Contest requires an anonymous donation of HK$2 million to a child welfare organization to thank the gods]
[Two, the word "righteousness": raise the thousand-pound stick, thunder roars out of nowhere, heroic spirit reaches the sky, thunder shocks nine dragons]
[Note: This charity event requires "donating 30 bad boys to continue their studies" to repay the gods]
【Three, the word "loyalty": Dragon and Tiger meet, the wind and clouds gather, borrow money and then borrow soldiers, the world will join forces. Fighting the four great forces, bloodshed on the Prince Road, the golden signboard respects loyalty! 】
[Note: This time, the loyalty luck requires "rescuing two police undercovers" to thank the gods]
All three lucky draws this time are very powerful. Obviously, the greater the crisis encountered, the greater the effect of the lucky draw.
Under the might of God, everything is false.
In the underworld, with the support of the Second Master, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished. The price is also higher than one.
First of all, the first "Zhi Zi Qian" is terrifying. It instigated the four internal conflicts, killed the dance king with a borrowed knife, and did not get blood on its hands. In many cases, the "Zhi Zi Qian" is the best solution.
If Yin Zhaotang was still the same old Sijiuzi who drew the life and death lots in the incense hall, he would still choose the wisdom lot without hesitation.
But he is a Red Stick now, and his brothers will not be happy if someone comes to his door and schemes to kill the Dance King.
This is Hong Kong, not the province where people pay attention to doing things without saying anything, and where people don't pay attention to the beauty of elegance. If someone comes to my door, I will fight back in front of the whole world, and then tell the whole world that I killed this person!
In the future, when someone wants to step on you again, they will think twice. Otherwise, outsiders will only think that the dance king died because of bad luck and didn't know how to do things, and Shenxiantang was just lucky.
Moreover, "anonymous donation of 2 million Hong Kong dollars" and "donation of 2 million Hong Kong dollars" have two different meanings. The former means that the donation is made without any recognition, while the latter can be regarded as spending money to buy fame.
Yin Zhaotang didn't care about the two million, he just didn't have the money, so he turned his attention to the second "righteousness" lottery. This one looked the most promising among the three lottery draws, and the price was also medium, sending the bad boys to school.
Just think of it as covering all the tuition and groceries. A bad boy can make at most 500-600 yuan a month, and after the bad boys under him finish their studies, they can return to work in the company.
No need to expel them, they are still Lao Zhong's members. Selecting thirty people is not a large number, and it can be done easily in a day or two. The final loyalty sign looks good to the society and can directly help Lao Zhong become a golden sign.
But a golden signboard is built with human lives. In order to make the society famous, the brothers have to risk their lives. Is it worth it?
Before Grandpa gave him a reasonable explanation, whether Lao Zhong's sign was popular or not had nothing to do with him. Where to rescue the police undercover was a mystery, and what price to pay for rescuing the undercover was even more unclear. Don't choose the fortune that you can't control, so as not to cheat the gods.
After selecting the signature, the subtitles made of smoke dissipated, and the brothers' eyes were focused on him.
Zhuang Xiong lit a cigarette, took a puff, and said loudly: "Boss, Guan Erye has also finished worshipping. How do we break into Taizi Road? Tell me a plan."
Yin Zhaotang said simply: "In terms of people and money, we can't compete with the Dance King, but in terms of ruthlessness, it's not certain who is the boss! We should prepare for both situations. First, spread the news that Grandpa has shipped another batch of goods into the port, and ambush the troops to see if the Dance King will take the bait."
"Secondly, find out the whereabouts of the Dance King and find an opportunity to kill him!"
The core principle is to capture the leader first. If you can't win by showing off your horse on the street, then eliminate the leader precisely. This solution is not applicable in many cases, but it is suitable for the dance king who came to the door.
Otherwise, if one dance king is eliminated, the four major factions will still send other hangmen to challenge him, which will only be a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution.
Zhuang Xiong thought about it and nodded, "Okay! Even if we kill the Dance King, the Big Four may not stand up for him. This lunatic killed Super String just to cause trouble for us. Just because Blind Snake hasn't torn his face off for the time being doesn't mean he doesn't hold a grudge in his heart."
"People like this are so ruthless that they will eventually be driven to death by themselves. But pretending to ship goods into the port? Forget it! You have never worked in this business and don't know how it is possible for a gang to ship two batches of goods in a month. No one will believe it if you tell them!"
Yin Zhaotang narrowed his eyes and asked, "Then may I ask, Master, what do you think?"
"Let's do something ruthless and leak out grandpa's warehouse. I don't believe that the Ma Jiaozai will not come to our door!" Zhuang Xiong took a deep puff of cigarette, his face grim, and spoke the cruelest words in the calmest tone.
Yin Zhaotang was naturally happy: "Okay, as long as you are not afraid of being killed by Grandpa."
"Pick, I'm also a member of the gang, so let me give you the white paper fan! If the gang gets beaten because of what I did, I will definitely come out to take the blame. What's this little risk?" Zhuang Xiong said.
"Now we just have to wait for A Zong to bring his weapons. Those horsemen are good at using firearms. How can they be satisfied just by using fists and kicks?"
(End of this chapter)