Chapter 118

First, the Three United Gang withdraws from Ao Island; second, compensate me personally fifty million; third, compensate Prosperity's compensation fund fifty million.

Just these three conditions, we Prosperity won't be overbearing; if you agree, we shake hands and make peace; if not, we fight until one side falls—you choose.

Li Xin finished speaking and then closed his eyes to ponder.

Zhongyong Bo looked in astonishment at the young man opposite him—this young man named Li Xin, whose nickname is Immortal Trust, is quite a character!

He didn't force the Three United Gang into a fight to the death with him; instead, he offered generous settlement terms, except that he wanted to eradicate the Lei Gong lineage completely.

This is enough!

He could only say sorry to Lei Gong, for the sake of the Three United Gang, rest in peace!

He directly said, "Mr. Li, you're giving us so much face; if we Three United Gang still don't accept, that would be not knowing good from bad—we accept these conditions."

"Mr. Li, if there's anything we Three United Gang can help with in the future, just say the word and we'll give it our all."

Li Xin's expression eased considerably, and he said gently, "Coming out here, it's all for the word 'wealth'; fighting and killing are last resorts."

"Once we start fighting, there's nothing left to reason about—only ruthless tactics; after the fight, we can sit down and talk again."

"If we can reach an agreement, we shake hands and make peace; if not, we compare whose methods are superior—those who get hit must stand at attention; there's nothing more to say."

"This time, the Three United Gang admits defeat and also gives Prosperity satisfactory compensation; the matter is over, and we'll still be friends when we meet."

"Since you've come as a friend, we should have good wine to entertain you; I heard Zhongyong Bo likes baijiu, so I specially prepared Moutai and Xifeng for you."

Li Xin stood up, went to Zhongyong Bo's side, extended his right hand, and made a gesture of invitation.

He said, "Zhongyong Bo, please—let me drink with you until we're both satisfied."

Whether from Prosperity or the Three United Gang, everyone looked at Li Xin with the eyes of one beholding an immortal.

Is this the style of a Gangdao big brother? This is what the members of the Three United Gang think.

The thoughts of the Prosperity members varied, but they all thought, "This is Brother Xin, Immortal Trust."

He can fight, and fight well—his opponents are routed; he can negotiate, and his opponents admit defeat; he can handle situations, leaving his opponents moved to tears, and they still have to thank Brother Xin.

Brother Xin, awesome!

Li Xin learned that Zhongyong Bo's ancestral home was in Sichuan, so he directly summoned He Qiang to prepare a lavish Sichuan feast.

Li Xin raised his cup and said to Zhongyong Bo, "Let the past drift away with the wind; now that we're friends, I'll drink first as a sign of respect."

After saying that, he downed a cup of two liang of Xifeng, set the cup down, his face not flushed, his heart not racing, his breath not short.

Zhongyong Bo, a descendant of the heroic Sichuan army, looking at the hometown cuisine and at Immortal Trust's bold demeanor, raised his cup and drained it in one gulp.

In Sichuan households, we never serve watery dishes!

He set down the cup, picked up a pair of sliced beef and tripe with his chopsticks, put it in his mouth, and savored it slowly.

After the food went down, he then said, "Mr. Li, thank you for your thoughtfulness; this time our Three United Gang was rash—I hereby toast you with a cup."

Having said that, he picked up the cup that Jin Bo had filled for him and downed it in one gulp.

Everyone enjoyed this meal immensely, as if the recent conflict had never happened.

After the banquet, Zhongyong Bo insisted on becoming sworn brothers with Li Xin—well, Li Xin would be the third brother, and Jin Bo, that old silver coin, couldn't resist sticking his hand in.

Li Xin thought, "He's not lacking either; come on, the more the merrier—maybe we'll find a use for him someday—let's do the bow together!"

A dramatic scene truly unfolded before their eyes, leaving both sides' forces dumbstruck!

Damn, this actually works?

……

The next day.

Ao Island dock.

Li Xin personally came to see off his sworn elder brother; Zhongyong Bo saw him off, the two affectionately shouting "older brother," "younger brother," full of genuine feeling.

In the Ao Island underworld, all the bigwigs who knew the truth gave Immortal Trust a thumbs-up—this guy is truly damn evil!

This also works?

After the turmoil settled, rewards were to be given according to merit—this couldn't be taken lightly; we had to hurry and get it done.

Prosperity's Ao Island gambling hall suspended operations, packed with everyone who could come, all waiting for Brother Xin's rewards.

Li Xin stood on the table and shouted loudly, "Medical expenses fully covered by the society; each participant gets twenty thousand, with an extra fifty thousand for serious injuries; the disabled will be assigned jobs by the society; if there's really nowhere to go, come work at my shop—any objections?"

Everyone in the room roared, "Brother Xin, mighty, Brother Xin, mighty!"

After they calmed down, Li Xin added, "This time the settlement fund is doubled to two hundred thousand; thereafter, family members can work at Hongxin; this is the limit of what I can do—I hope the brothers won't be disappointed."

The gambling hall's roof seemed about to be lifted off—they weren't afraid of death, but feared dying without providing for their families; with Brother Xin's words, they could go all out for him.

The whole house echoed, "Brother Xin, if there's more work, just say the word—my life is yours."

"Brother Xin, awesome!"

"Brother Xin, do you want a boyfriend? I can be that."

Damn, always some mood‑killer—Li Xin pulled out a lighter and threw it over.

He also cursed, "You bastard, you're dead—damn it, I'm straight."

He also told Tianhong beside him, "Go beat him black and blue so his own mother wouldn't recognize him—this bastard repaying kindness with hatred."

The whole room burst into laughter, very joyful, with no postwar worries; all their concerns were completely resolved by Li Xin!

In the final tally, the society still had to pay out: 1,500 participants meant thirty million; nearly two hundred seriously injured added another ten million; medical expenses nearly ten million; settlement funds for over forty people added another ten million.

With nearly sixty million in expenditures, the society paid out ten million; fortunately, there was also income from the gambling hall, counting as a big profit—if we had lost, a second‑rate society would have been disbanded outright.

We can't afford to pay!

These are the society's elite fighters, among them five hundred are the elite of the Punishment Hall—giving them this money really isn't too excessive.

A second‑rate society could never afford to keep these people!

Li Xin didn't lose out either—the tycoons gave him over three hundred million in cash; this time's Ao Island God of Gambling Competition netted him a little over one hundred million, plus the fifty million in compensation.

Overall, perfect!

It's just that he had been longing for, letting Jianjun handle the matter but it wasn't accomplished; Gao Jin got injured and then disappeared!

There's nothing we can do; the important matter comes first.

This battle established Thus line: Prosperity's standing in the underworld on Ao Island; from then on, no one dared to provoke Thus line: Prosperity lightly—this battle was fought too fiercely!

Yu Lan Can, the day after the battle, returned all the money that Thus line: Prosperity had handed over.

Chen Yaoxing, following Big Brother's orders, sent back half of it, telling Yu Lan Can that this was Big Brother treating Can Ge to tea.

From then on, Yu Lan Can became a booster of Li Xin; whoever dared to say a bad word about Li Xin, he would get angry with them.

Jiang Tian Sheng's call came through; before Li Xin could even speak, he said over the phone: "A Xin, you really have something, well done!"

"It's all thanks to the gang's support; without Mr. Jiang Tian Sheng as my backing, I wouldn't dare to pull this off—don't praise me, it's all your credit."

Li Xin's flattery rolls off the tongue as if it were free; his skill at bootlicking is now crystal clear!

Jiang Tian Sheng laughed heartily on the phone, and after laughing he continued: "A Xin, that gambling house is yours—consider it the gang's reward for you; this matter has already been announced at the meeting."

"Don't refuse; your deeds on Ao Island have already been relayed back to Gangdao, even the situation in Kowloon City has been calmed—this is all your credit."

After hanging up, Li Xin, being savvy, plugged that ten‑million‑dollar gap.

From now on, every month I must send half of the gambling house's profits to Jiang Tian Sheng; this is obligatory.

This is what you call worldly wisdom!