Chapter 192: The Black Tiger Gang

The next day at noon, Zhu Gaoxu finally rubbed his sleepy eyes and sat up.

He had been jolted about for the past two days, and yesterday he had only managed to fall asleep late into the night.

Today, he couldn't help but sleep in a little longer.

Sitting up, Zhu Gaoxu opened the door and walked out.

He went downstairs, found a random seat, and had the waiter bring him some food.

Knowing that Zhu Gaoxu was a wealthy patron, the waiter naturally dared not be negligent and went off to prepare it with nods and bows.

While waiting for the dishes, Zhu Gaoxu decided to rest at this inn for a while and wait for the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

With the capabilities of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, they would certainly be keeping an eye on his movements at all times; he estimated they would find him by this afternoon at the latest.

Once the Embroidered Uniform Guard arrived, things would be much simpler to handle.

Just as he was thinking this, the dishes began to be served.

Because the money provided was sufficient, this table of dishes could be said to include basically all the best things the entire inn had to offer.

This was not a common sight in a disaster area.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu stopped overthinking it, picked up his chopsticks, and began to feast.

Just as he was eating, a commotion suddenly broke out on the street.

Zhu Gaoxu had just raised his head when he saw a group of people appear at the inn's entrance.

They then strode inside.

As the group of seven or eight burly men walked in, the waiter went up to greet them with a beaming smile.

"Aren't these the gentlemen from the Black Tiger Gang? Oh my, Vice Gang Leader Wang is here too. Please, come in, gentlemen."

Zhu Gaoxu took one look and could tell that these men were no good.

The commotion outside just now was likely caused by them.

Regarding this, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't be bothered to pay them any mind.

He had just escaped a tiger's den, so to speak, and didn't want to get into any more trouble.

Thinking this, Zhu Gaoxu stopped observing them, intending to finish his meal quickly and return upstairs to rest.

Once the Embroidered Uniform Guard found him, he still had important business to attend to.

Just as Zhu Gaoxu was trying not to provoke trouble and secretly speeding up his eating, the group noticed him.

There was no helping it; Zhu Gaoxu was too conspicuous.

A four or five-year-old child, in a town full of disaster victims, had ordered a whole table of delicacies.

The key was that he was all alone.

This made it impossible for them not to notice him.

Seeing that table full of dishes, a flash of greed appeared in the eyes of the man surnamed Wang, the vice gang leader.

Being able to order so much fine food in a year of disaster meant he certainly wasn't short on silver.

Thinking this, Vice Gang Leader Wang gave a wink to his subordinates.

The Black Tiger Gang had always been known for bullying the common people and committing all kinds of evil.

Thus, with just a single look, the few subordinates immediately understood their boss's intention.

At once, they walked toward Zhu Gaoxu's position.

The waiter saw this and immediately realized something was wrong.

He wanted to step forward to stop them, but was frightened into staying where he was by a single look from Vice Gang Leader Wang, not daring to make any other move.

Zhu Gaoxu, who was eating, clearly noticed their actions as well.

He sighed inwardly, put down his chopsticks, and looked toward the men from the Black Tiger Gang.

Seeing Zhu Gaoxu looking at them, the few lackeys of the Black Tiger Gang exchanged glances, then smiled maliciously and came before Zhu Gaoxu, saying, "Kid, eating here all by yourself? Where are your elders?"

Being able to order so many delicacies in a disaster area meant his family background was certainly not weak, so the men wanted to probe whether there were any adults around Zhu Gaoxu.

Seeing Zhu Gaoxu look toward them, a few underlings of the Black Tiger Gang exchanged glances, then smiled maliciously and came before Zhu Gaoxu, saying, "Kid, eating here all by yourself? Where are your elders?"

And Zhu Gaoxu, of course, understood their meaning, but he still put on an innocent face and said, "I got separated from my elders; they probably won't arrive until this afternoon."

Hearing Zhu Gaoxu's words, the eyes of the men lit up instantly.

Then, one of them stepped out and said with a sinister smile, "Little brother, the world isn't very peaceful right now. Looking at you, you must be carrying quite a bit of money. Hand it over, and we'll keep it safe for you for now, and return it to you when your elders arrive."

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but feel some contempt in his heart.

Then one of them stepped out and said with an evil grin, "Little brother, the world isn't very peaceful these days. Looking at you, you must be carrying quite a bit of money. Hand the money over; we'll keep it safe for you for now and return it to you when your elders arrive."

Even if he were truly a four or five-year-old child, he probably wouldn't believe that just like that.

And after the man finished speaking, it was clear he also knew the excuse wasn't great.

But they didn't care in the slightest; if Zhu Gaoxu was sensible, then so be it.

If this child wasn't sensible, then they couldn't be blamed for taking action.

Although they were gang members, and members of a gang that committed all kinds of evil at that, a group of grown men attacking a child still made them feel a bit uneasy.

But it didn't matter; although they felt uncomfortable inside, it wouldn't hinder them in the slightest from dealing a heavy blow in a moment.

Yet, although Zhu Gaoxu had seen through their tricks, he was still willing to play along.

Putting on an innocent expression, Zhu Gaoxu blinked his large eyes and asked, "Is what you say true, big brother?"

As he spoke, he reached his hand into his robes.

But it did not matter; although he felt uncomfortable inside, it would not hinder him in the slightest from striking heavily in a moment.

But although Zhu Gaoxu had seen through the other party's trick, he was still willing to play along.

Putting on an innocent expression, Zhu Gaoxu blinked his large eyes and asked, "Is what Brother says true?"

As he spoke, he reached his hand into his robe.

That look meant he was about to pay up now.

The few of them hadn't expected Zhu Gaoxu to be so easy to trick, and they immediately nodded with evil grins, saying, "Don't you worry, brothers won't lie to you."

As they spoke, they rubbed their hands together.

They were clearly somewhat impatient, as if they were about to reach out and snatch it the very next second.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu reached his hand into his robe, then took out the silver banknotes from his Storage Space.

A full seventy thousand taels in silver banknotes.

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