Chapter 86: Turbulent Black Water Gang

"That's it? He's dead?"

As one of Linshui City's three top gangs, the Black Water Gang losing a Hall Master certainly wouldn't be a minor matter.

The news had spread throughout Linshui City that same day. This book is originally published on TianTian Kan XiaoShuo -> 𝓉𝓉𝓀𝓈. 𝓉𝓌, providing you with error-free, non-disordered chapter reading.

Among them.

The Zhòng Hé Bāng had naturally received the news as well.

Xiǎo Bàwáng was utterly stunned.

Outside, everyone said the killer was Lei Tang, but these people knew well the history between Ye Tian and Sēn Lǎo—so little time had passed since then, and now Sēn Lǎo was dead; they didn't believe it had nothing to do with Ye Tian.

They had assumed that, given Sēn Lǎo was a Hall Master, Ye Tian would have to expend considerable effort to eliminate him.

Yet he'd done it so easily.

"Not simple at all!"

Wu Luo, the Bāngzhǔ of Zhòng Hé Bāng, couldn't help sighing upon hearing the news.

He'd thought he'd already underestimated the young man—but now it seemed he'd still underestimated him.

He acted cleanly, left no trace, and was so young; if he continued growing, he would surely become a major figure.

After glancing at Xiǎo Bàwáng, Wu Luo spoke directly.

"You'd better watch yourself—stay away from Ye Tian!"

"I'm not stupid."

Coming to his senses, Xiǎo Bàwáng couldn't help retorting at Wu Luo's specific warning.

Even now, Xiǎo Bàwáng often dreamed of Ye Tian powerfully crippling his arm bones, waking up in terror each time—he could never possibly have any intention of seeking revenge on Ye Tian.

Xiǎo Bàwáng was indeed arrogant and bullying.

But he knew when to read the situation; bullying others was one thing, deliberately seeking death was another.

"Father, don't worry—I'll just avoid him from now on. Linshui City isn't just Black Water Gang territory."

I'll just stop going to Black Water Gang areas altogether.

As he spoke, Xiǎo Bàwáng looked smug, as if he'd just thought of a brilliant solution.

"..."

He completely missed Wu Luo's exasperated stare.

He'd forgotten his son had this cowardly side—his worry had been unnecessary.

"Cough! Bāngzhǔ!"

Bai Wěicái cleared his throat and stepped forward.

"We might as well cultivate some ties with this Yù Gōngzǐ—it was just a minor dispute. With his abilities, his future is boundless; establishing a connection early is very worthwhile."

Bai Wěicái's words made Wu Luo nod slightly—it was indeed true.

"I heard this Yù Gōngzǐ also has a small dock?"

With Wu Luo's underworld connections, he certainly didn't lack business.

"Then, divert some business through Yù Gōngzǐ's dock."

He didn't lack anything anyway; giving up a little business to forge goodwill was clearly no loss.

"Understood. I'll handle the arrangements."

Many gang affairs were handled by Bai Wěicái, so dealing with such matters came naturally to him.

"Mm."

Wu Luo gave a slight nod and said no more.

Entrusting the matter to Bai Wěicái, Wu Luo felt at ease.

,,,

The news of Sēn Lǎo's death left many stunned.

He was about to retire, yet he vanished so abruptly—it was truly lamentable.

Some sighed in regret.

But others were excited.

Especially those Hall Masters who, like Lei Tang, had once served under Sēn Lǎo—now that Sēn Lǎo was gone and Lei Tang was being hunted, their chance to seize the Hall Master position was greatly increased.

Some quick-thinking ones had already begun bribing up and down the chain.

They were leaving no stone unturned to claim the Hall Master seat.

"Boss, here's the information on the other three Head Bosses."

Ye Tian had already sent Mei Yongning to gather details on the other three Head Bosses.

"Of these three, Yèchā has the weakest strength and the lowest profile—he has virtually no chance of becoming Hall Master."

Bēnlóngshǒu isn't weak in strength; he was once bold and aggressive in his youth, but now he's old and rarely fights these past few years."

The last one, Yù Fó, is the greatest threat."

Hmm?

Hearing that Yù Fó was the greatest threat, Ye Tian perked up slightly and gestured for Mei Yongning to continue.

"Yù Fó was also bold and aggressive in his youth, but unlike Bēnlóngshǒu, he's both cultured and martially skilled, exceptionally gifted in business, and wealthy—he'd have been the most likely candidate for Hall Master if not for Boss."

In truth, despite Lei Tang's earlier confidence and apparent certainty about claiming the Hall Master position,

Lei Tang had never had a reliable solution to deal with Yù Fó.

Being strong was one thing—but being strong and rich? That was a real problem.

"..."

Ye Tian said nothing, only his fingers tapped steadily on the armrest of his chair.

Sēn Lǎo was already gone.

At this moment, if a strong contender for Hall Master were also gone, it would likely cause quite a stir.

"Perhaps we can muddy the waters a little."

Since he couldn't compete fairly under normal circumstances, he'd use abnormal means—drag everyone down to the same starting line first.

Mei Yongning said nothing, quietly waiting for Ye Tian's arrangement.

"Go, find Red Tiger!"

"Red Tiger?"

He hadn't expected Ye Tian to set his sights on Red Tiger—this was something Mei Yongning hadn't anticipated.

"Since it's not convenient to step out personally, let someone else do it. Red Tiger is an ambitious one; there's no harm in giving him a push."

At the very least, Ye Tian saw in this Red Tiger a value that could be exploited.

"Understood!"

Though he didn't know Ye Tian's specific plan, Mei Yongning had always trusted Ye Tian unconditionally.

Since he said so, there must be an arrangement.

That very evening.

When Red Tiger returned home, he saw the strand of hair fallen on the ground by his door, and his gaze gradually turned sharp.

Since the last incident, every time Red Tiger went out, he would clip a strand of hair in the door crack. Under normal circumstances, the hair wouldn't fall out. Now that it had, it could only mean someone had entered his house.

One hand slowly reached toward the hilt at his waist.

But—

The instant he raised his hand, another hand suddenly struck and firmly gripped Red Tiger's wrist.

"Boss wants to see you."

Tou Ying's figure had appeared behind Red Tiger at some unknown moment; the force was so great that Red Tiger couldn't budge even a fraction.

With a look of horror, his other hand immediately prepared to counterattack.

"Smack!"

Fei Yu had also arrived, grabbing Red Tiger's other wrist. Together with Tou Ying, one on each side, they held Red Tiger up between them.

"Who are you?"

What the hell kind of strength was this? Red Tiger realized he was truly done for.

The two said no more nonsense; they pushed open the door and carried Red Tiger inside.

At this moment, Red Tiger was no longer panicked.

If they really wanted to kill him, these two could have done it on the spot. Since they hadn't, they must need him for something. He might as well see who had come looking for him.