Chapter 54: Recruitment

After scanning the surroundings, Tian Yang Yi nodded toward Tian Yang Sheng.

Tian Yang Sheng frowned at Chen Mo, thought for a moment, and said coldly, "Come in. But don't try any tricks!"

Chen Mo moved his gun muzzle away and smiled calmly, "Relax. If I meant you harm, I wouldn't have brought only one person."

Seeing Chen Mo's action, Tian Yang Sheng slowly lowered his gun. "Come in with me."

Gao Jin and Tian Yang Sheng's other brothers also lowered their guns one after another and followed behind Chen Mo.

The group entered the shack. Chen Mo surveyed the interior — apart from a row of tables and a few stools, it was completely empty.

Chen Mo showed not the slightest sign of nervousness. He walked straight to the table and sat down, while Gao Jin stood behind him warily.

Tian Yang Sheng and the others just watched Chen Mo without saying a word.

Chen Mo looked up at Tian Yang Sheng. "At noon today, the ones who robbed the armored car in Central — that was you, right?"

Tian Yang Sheng and the others immediately changed expressions and raised their guns again.

Tian Yang Sheng said coldly, "Who exactly are you? What exactly do you want?"

Facing Tian Yang Sheng's gun muzzle, Chen Mo was not the least bit nervous and said calmly, "My name is Chen Mo. I'm with Great Prosperity. I'm here to save you."

"Hmph! We're hiding here perfectly fine. We still need you to save us?" Tian Yang Sheng said dismissively.

"You don't believe me?" Chen Mo raised an eyebrow. "You think hiding here is safe? Don't be naive. The police will probably be here before long!"

"You called the police?" Tian Yang Sheng was both shocked and furious. He couldn't help but step forward two paces, pressing his pistol directly against Chen Mo's head.

Gao Jin was about to draw his gun when Chen Mo raised a hand to stop him.

"The money from the armored car robbery isn't here. You must still have accomplices, right? Did it never occur to you that your accomplices might sell you out?"

"Impossible! Everyone had a share in the armored car robbery. How could he possibly sell us out!" Tian Yang Sheng said with certainty.

"I was watching from not far away when you made your move today. You were well-prepared and acted swiftly — you must have known the armored car's route in advance, right?"

"So what if we did?"

"The only ones who could know the armored car's route in advance are the upper ranks of the police force.

In this armored car robbery, you killed quite a few police officers. The Gangdao police won't let this go.

If the police keep investigating, do you think your accomplice might push you out as scapegoats?

As long as you all die at the hands of the police tonight, this case can be closed.

Then you'll be the robbers who hit the armored car, and he'll be the police hero who cracked the big case.

As for the money you stole, even if it can't be found, the police won't keep chasing it forever.

In the end, even your share of the money will become his."

As Chen Mo spoke, Tian Yang Sheng's brows furrowed tighter and tighter, and cold sweat began to bead on his forehead.

Though he didn't want to believe it, his intuition told him that Chen Mo's reasoning was sound — and very likely to happen.

But for now it was still speculation. They still had a chance to escape this disaster.

Tian Yang Sheng pressed further, "This has nothing to do with you. Why do you want to help us?"

Chen Mo glared at Tian Yang Sheng. "Who says it has nothing to do with me? When you robbed the armored car, you blew up my car too!"

"Never mind, I'm not joking with you. I can see you're all capable men. I want to recruit you to work for me!"

"You?" Tian Yang Sheng gave a contemptuous smile upon hearing Chen Mo's words.

They were a group of mercenaries — how could they possibly work for some small Triad Society boss?

Chen Mo shrugged. "What's wrong with me? Leaving aside the fact that I can save your lives today.

As long as you follow me, I can first provide each of you with a million Hong Kong dollars as a settling-in allowance, help you resolve your identity issues, and pay you a handsome salary every month going forward.

That way, you can settle down in Gangdao. You won't have to keep running and hiding, and you won't have to live by the sword anymore. Isn't that good?"

As soon as Chen Mo said this, Tian Yang Sheng was visibly tempted.

The main thing was that settling down in Gangdao — as Chen Mo put it — was what they brothers had dreamed of since they were children.

Tian Yang Sheng slowly moved the gun muzzle away from Chen Mo's head and turned to look at the several brothers around him.

Chen Mo pressed his advantage. He lifted his chin toward the youngest, Tian Yang En, and continued, "This is your little sister, right? I won't say anything about you six grown men, but have you never thought about your sister?

She can't keep running and hiding with you for the rest of her life, can she?

Don't you want her to be able to go to school, date, marry, have children, and live a stable life?"

As soon as Chen Mo said this, not only Tian Yang Sheng but the others as well focused their gazes on Tian Yang En.

It was true — they were all men and could survive no matter what, but their little sister was different.

For this sister who had grown up with them, they all wanted her to live a good life.

Seeing her brothers looking at her, Tian Yang En immediately said, "Big Brother, I'm willing to stay with you all!"

Though she also wanted the kind of life Chen Mo described, she wanted even more to stay with her own brothers.

Tian Yang Sheng looked around at his younger brothers again and said in a deep voice, "You make a good case. But how do you guarantee what you say is true?"

Chen Mo curled his lips. "Heh. You're all already in this situation. What would I gain by tricking you? If you ever feel that following me is a raw deal, you can leave anytime. How about it?"

"Fine. But at most only us six brothers will follow you. Our little sister will live a stable life, but you'll need to sort out her identity."

Chen Mo agreed without hesitation. "No problem. Let's go now, then! Let's get out of here first."

Getting six of them on board was already good enough.

After all, Tian Yang En was a girl. If she really were to work for Chen Mo, aside from having her serve as a bodyguard for Gangsheng QiuDi, he truly had no way to place her.

Chen Mo stood up and prepared to leave, but Tian Yang Sheng stopped after taking two steps.

Seeing Tian Yang Sheng stop, the other brothers stopped as well.

Chen Mo turned back and asked, "You're not still thinking your accomplice will come to split the money with you, are you?"

"That money was earned with our siblings' lives on the line — we can't just abandon it! Besides, what you said is just your speculation. It may not be true."

Chen Mo was speechless upon hearing this.

This guy really is an axis.

Chen Mo looked at the outside sky; it was already completely dark.

It won't be long before the police come; this place definitely can't be stayed.

Chen Mo thought for a moment and said: "Let's first go hide on my boat, keep an eye on the movements here; if your partners come to bring you money, we'll come back, okay?"

Tian Yang Sheng stared at Chen Mo for a while, then nodded: "Good!"

Several people quickly left this broken shed.

Before leaving, Tian Yang Sheng also took off his coat to make a dummy, hid it in the shadows, acting as a hidden sentry.

Back on the boat, the little brother responsible for steering had been waiting all along.

"Mo Ge, should we start the boat?"

"Don't rush, bring over a pair of binoculars."

The little brother quickly ran to the cabin, fetched a pair of binoculars, and handed them to Chen Mo.

For them smugglers, binoculars are standard equipment.

Chen Mo handed the binoculars to Tian Yang Sheng: "Let's wait and see; I estimate the police will be here soon."

Tian Yang Sheng took the binoculars, without saying a word, just kept facing the direction of the shed just now, occasionally looking through the binoculars.