Chapter 140: The Gang Leader Returns

Deputy Head of Internal Affairs Office.

Wang Fuhai, who was about to open the door and leave, stopped in his tracks upon hearing Zhao Renli's flattery of Zhao Renwu, his face turning gloomy as he continued to listen.

The Great Courtyard.

Zhao Renli heaped praise upon his clan brother Zhao Renwu; upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement, saying that Zhao Renwu had indeed made tremendous contributions to the War Wolf Gang, something they all saw with their own eyes and felt in their hearts.

The Gang Leader, Facing Facing Cang Luo, has been gone for over twenty days; the Deputy Head of Internal Affairs almost never manages affairs, at most visiting the War Wolf Barbecue Shop to check accounts and arrange some matters, rarely even coming to the base.

The War Wolf Gang is the same with them or without them.

This Deputy Head of Internal Affairs, Zhao Renwu, has truly fulfilled the two characters 'Internal Affairs' to the utmost responsibility, truly having worked hard and achieved great merit!

Everyone was filled with admiration; someone whispered that they would vote for him to become Gang Leader at next year's Gang Election Assembly...

Hearing this, Zhao Renwu was overjoyed but kept a straight face, merely casting an appreciative glance at his clan brother; he was a master of the supporting role and could be of great use.

Hehe! When this elder brother becomes Gang Leader, I will certainly make you the Deputy Head.

In high spirits, Zhao Renwu was about to say a few words to boost morale and win hearts when he suddenly saw Wang Fuhai walk out of the room silently, his face somewhat gloomy...

Why does Wang Pangzi have time to come here?

Did he not just hear what was said?

Zhao Renwu was slightly surprised and a bit embarrassed, but quickly recovered, fanning himself twice rapidly before stepping forward and smiling: "Deputy Head Wang, why do you have time to come here today?"

"Can't I come here if I have nothing to do?" Wang Fuhai sneered, turning his head to look at the eight demonic beasts on the ground, his face growing even gloomier.

Seeing Wang Fuhai's unfriendly expression, Zhao Renwu felt a slight anger but said nothing; with a snap, he closed his fan, turned around, and walked away.

The crowd behind glanced at Wang Fuhai; seeing his harsh tone toward Zhao Renwu, many felt indignant, but since Zhao Renwu said nothing, they dared not speak either, so they all followed him out, ignoring Wang Fuhai completely.

Seeing this, Wang Fuhai grew furious and said slowly: "Why are there fewer and fewer demonic beasts each day? On the sixth and seventh days, there were fifteen or sixteen every day; why has it only been seven or eight recently?"

Hearing this, Zhao Renwu turned sharply, frowning: "What does Deputy Head Wang mean? Are you saying I, Zhao Renwu, am not doing my best, or are you saying I, Zhao Renwu, have embezzled?"

Wang Fuhai immediately said: "I didn't say that; I'm just a bit curious..."

"What is Deputy Head Wang curious about?" Zhao Renli interrupted Wang Fuhai and continued: "Do you know how much blood and sweat we have shed to maintain the normal operation of the War Wolf Barbecue Shop?

In the first few days when the War Wolf Barbecue Shop opened for business, since the gang had few members, only about a dozen people went to hunt demonic beasts; we even split into multiple groups, yet could only hunt two or three demonic beasts a day.

Deputy Head Zhao knew deeply that these few demonic beasts were far from enough to meet demand, so he paid out of his own pocket, leaving a few people at the camp to buy demonic beasts from others while the rest continued hunting, barely meeting the needs of the War Wolf Barbecue Shop."

Wang Fuhai nodded; Zhao Renwu's handling of this matter was indeed impeccable, but one thing is one thing; merits and faults cannot be confused.

He frowned and asked: "Then why has the quantity decreased even more recently?"

"Hehe!" Zhao Renli sneered and continued: "Deputy Head Wang only returns to the gang once every few days; do you know how many barbecue shops have opened on Tianmen Street in the past half month? How many competitors has our War Wolf Gang gained?"

"This..."

Wang Fuhai frowned again, about to speak, but Zhao Renli gave him no chance, quickly saying: "Some outer sect gangs, seeing our War Wolf Barbecue Shop's booming business and the money it earns, immediately turned green with envy and started opening barbecue shops in imitation.

In just half a month, eight barbecue shops opened, all on Tianmen Street, competing with us."

"What does this have to do with the decreasing number of demonic beasts you hunt? I checked the accounts; the demonic beast meat sells out every day; it's not that business is being stolen and they can't sell it," Wang Fuhai cut in immediately.

Zhao Renli immediately replied: "How is there no connection? If others want to open barbecue shops, they must stock up, right? Where does the stock come from?

First, hunting in the demonic beast mountains; second, buying everywhere just like us.

The former isn't much of an issue; there are plenty of demonic beasts in the mountains; how many you kill depends entirely on your skill, but the latter is a major issue.

Our War Wolf Gang's strength is too low; even the highest cultivation, Deputy Head Zhao, is only at Warrior Stage 9; when buying demonic beasts, if the price offered is the same, others simply won't sell to us.

As for high-level purchasing, hehe, the gang's funds are in your hands; how would we have money?"

Zhao Renli's words instantly ignited the crowd's anger, and everyone turned to look at Wang Fuhai.

Someone angrily shouted: "We in the War Wolf Gang suffer the most and work the hardest; we hunt demonic beasts to the point of exhaustion every day, seeking development for the gang, yet we are suspected of embezzlement by someone who does nothing but enjoy the fruits of our labor!"

Wang Fuhai's face changed instantly, growing darker and darker; realizing things were going badly and that he had provoked public outrage, he quickly said: "Who said I do nothing? I am preparing another project assigned by the Gang Leader.

Also, the gang's funds are not in my hands; they are in the gang's account; hasn't the end of the month arrived yet? Money is only distributed at the end of the month..."

Zhao Renwu frowned slightly; another project assigned by Facing Facing Cang Luo?

He remembered that on the day Facing Facing Cang Luo left, he discussed many business plans with them, with the Fashion Plan being mentioned most frequently.

However, Facing Facing Cang Luo had not returned for a long time, and Wang Fuhai had been as elusive as a dragon showing only its head or tail, so he had almost forgotten.

Could it be that Wang Pangzi has been preparing the Fashion Plan during this time? His family sells clothing and fabrics; this would be perfectly suitable...

While Zhao Renwu was thinking about the War Wolf Gang's business plan proposed by Facing Facing Cang Luo, Zhao Renli was still guiding public opinion; he sneered: "Deputy Head Wang, there is another thing you probably don't know, right?"

"What thing?" Wang Fuhai asked in a deep voice; Zhao Renli's arrogant tone made him very uncomfortable, but he dared not lose his temper, fearing it would provoke total public outrage.

Zhao Renli pointed to a gang member with an injured arm hanging from his neck and said: "The competition from barbecue shops goes far beyond this; because other barbecue shops' skewers aren't as tasty as ours, their business isn't as good as ours.

So they suppressed us, not only competing with us for demonic beast ingredients but also coming to the shop to cause trouble and threaten us from time to time.

If our brothers hadn't fought desperately, battling them several times, and many brothers were injured as a result, whether the War Wolf Barbecue Shop could even continue operating would be questionable; how could you still be here counting money and lecturing us?"

Zhao Renli spoke with grief and indignation; many gang members injured in the battles immediately erupted, beginning to loudly accuse Wang Fuhai.

The Master of Zhu Que Tang, Zhao Jin, angrily shouted: "When we were hunting demonic beasts in the demonic beast mountains, what were you doing? When we were fighting to the death with other gangs, where were you? And where was the Gang Leader?

Isn't the head of a gang supposed to stand up and lead us in battle at times like this?

But where is he?

He's been gone for almost a month; does he not care about the War Wolf Gang anymore?"

Someone else angrily shouted: "At next year's Gang Election Assembly, we will definitely vote to remove Facing Facing Cang Luo and make Senior Brother Zhao the Gang Leader.

"In terms of gang contribution, if Deputy Head Zhao says he is second, who dares say they are first? In terms of cultivation strength, Deputy Head Zhao is at Warrior Stage 9, stronger even than Facing Facing Cang Luo.

For the future of the War Wolf Gang, Senior Brother Zhao must become Gang Leader!"

The speaker was a newcomer who joined the War Wolf Gang only after Facing Facing Cang Luo left; after he finished speaking, everyone expressed their agreement.

Zhao Renwu, however, shook his head and said: "We cannot say that; you joined late and do not know the Gang Leader's contributions; the establishment of the War Wolf Gang and the opening of the War Wolf Barbecue Shop are all the Gang Leader's achievements.

As for cultivation, the Gang Leader was already at Warrior Stage 9 over half a month ago; although I, Zhao, am also at Warrior Stage 9, I know I am no match for the Gang Leader.

Back then, the Gang Leader, with Warrior Stage 9 cultivation, defeated Zhang Zhen of the Martial General Stage 1 by crossing a realm; you do not know how magnificent the Gang Leader was..."

Speaking of Zhang Zhen, Zhao Renwu felt puzzled; after being soundly defeated by Facing Facing Cang Luo, Zhang Zhen had not been seen for over twenty days.

By all rights, his injuries should have long since healed; why hasn't he come to the War Wolf Gang to seek revenge?

Could it be that he was scared by Facing Facing Cang Luo? Dares not come?

Impossible! Even if he himself dares not come, behind him stands the Lie Tian Gang...

After praising Facing Facing Cang Luo, Zhao Renwu was thinking about Zhang Zhen when the newcomer who had just spoken said again: "Zhao... why does the Gang Leader lack confidence in himself?

Times change; if Facing Facing Cang Luo can fight across realms, so can you, Gang Leader Zhao.

A few days ago, the Lie Tian Gang came to cause trouble, led by someone with a Martial General Stage 2 cultivation; didn't you, Gang Leader Zhao, fight them to a standstill and force them to retreat?

Furthermore, a Gang Leader must not only possess great strength but also virtue; you, Gang Leader Zhao, have the strength and can command the respect of the masses, so how can you not be worthy of the position?"

The newcomer's words were reasonable and well-founded, once again drawing cheers from the crowd.

Wang Fuhai was startled; is this kid Zhao Renwu so strong? He can actually fight across realms?

It's over, it's over; Facing Facing Cang Luo is truly finished this time.

The position of Gang Leader is really about to change hands...

Zhao Renwu was extremely happy today; he originally thought it would just be an ordinary day, but he never expected Wang Pangzi to appear, causing public outrage and almost pushing himself into the position of Gang Leader.

That newcomer just now was good; he could be promoted, though he was a bit too flattering; he lacks Zhao Renli's sense of propriety.

Fight to a standstill with a Martial General Stage 2?

Sigh! It was only because we were in Xuan Tian Town, with disciples from the Law Enforcement Pavilion patrolling nearby, so the opponent dared not unleash their full power...

However... I only used eighty percent of my strength; if we truly fought, although I couldn't win, I could still last a hundred or so moves without falling.

If I can advance to Martial General, then I would have no fear at all.

Martial General Stage 2, is that all there is to it!

At this moment, Zhao Renwu was in high spirits; he felt a bit of admiration for himself, as his progress recently had been truly too fast.

In just half a month, he had actually advanced from Warrior Stage 7 to Warrior Stage 9, and his cultivation technique had progressed at a divine speed, reaching the Great Perfection realm in its entirety.

Am I a genius?

Was my slow cultivation speed in the past due to a lack of resources?

With resources abundant during this period, did I suddenly soar to the heavens?

Hehe! I really must thank Facing Facing Cang Luo; if he hadn't established the War Wolf Gang, I don't know how much longer it would have taken me to reach my current state.

Moreover, he is also making a wedding dress for me.

Who calls the shots in the War Wolf Gang now?

I, Zhao Renwu!

After becoming the Gang Leader at next year's election assembly and completely controlling the War Wolf Gang, all the gang's resources will be mine.

And Yin Mengruo and Yun Jiao, they will be mine too...

Thinking of these things, Zhao Renwu almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

However, just at that moment, someone suddenly burst through the main gate, forcing his smile back down.

Zhao Renwu frowned slightly; he recognized this person, named Zhang Yidao, who was under Cheng Datong, the Right Guardian, meaning he was Wang Pangzi's man, someone he had failed to recruit.

Zhang Yidao shouted happily: "The Gang Leader has returned!"

Zhao Renwu: "..."

Zhao Renli: "..."

The courtyard instantly fell silent; just moments ago everyone had been talking loudly, criticizing the Gang Leader's faults, yet less than half a quarter-hour later, the Gang Leader had actually returned?

Zhang Yidao noticed the atmosphere was a bit off; he had come to find Wang Fuhai, but unexpectedly Zhao Renwu was also here; seeing everyone silent, he said again: "The Gang Leader has returned, he is at the shop..."

This time, everyone finally reacted, whispering amongst themselves, yet not a single person was happy about the Gang Leader's return.

Wang Fuhai glanced at them, said nothing, grabbed Zhang Yidao, and headed straight for the War Wolf BBQ Shop.

After they left, Zhao Renwu smiled and said: "The Gang Leader has returned; let us hurry to welcome him."

"Yes..."

"Yes..."

The crowd responded weakly and began to leave the War Wolf Gang base one by one, leaving only Zhao Renwu and Zhao Renli in the end.

After the others left, Zhao Renli immediately said: "Brother..."

Zhao Renwu pressed his hand, thought for a moment, and said: "Go tell Chen Dahu of the Lie Tian Gang that Facing Facing Cang Luo has returned; the murderer who killed his brother Chen Dahu has returned..."

Pausing, he added: "Then tell him about Zhang Zhen, saying that Zhang Zhen has not returned for a long time and is likely killed by Facing Facing Cang Luo..."

Zhao Renli's eyes lit up, and he responded before departing.

Watching his clan brother leave, Zhao Renwu sneered: "Facing Facing Cang Luo, you roam freely outside while we work ourselves to death for you? Do you really think you are strong enough to be a hands-off manager?

Others do the work, and you take the money?"