Chapter 111: The Li Family

At this moment, everyone’s eyes were focused on Third Brother. However, their gazes were mostly filled with astonishment. As for Li Wei, he kept a cold face, holding a dagger, and roared: "You’re looking for death!"

With that, Li Wei erupted, using the knife in his hand to stab forcefully at Third Brother, who was sitting in the chair. The people around shook their heads helplessly, thinking Third Brother was doomed, as they knew Li Wei’s strength—he was one of the top fighters under Huang Laohu.

No one in the room stepped forward to help, and even Huang Laohu didn't stop it. As for me, I didn't intervene either, because Li Wei wasn't as dangerous as he seemed, and I felt Third Brother could handle it completely.

Sure enough, when Third Brother saw the dagger coming down, he grabbed Li Wei’s hand, slammed it onto the table, and then took the dagger from his hand and stabbed it violently into the table. The dagger went straight through Li Wei’s palm and into the wood.

Li Wei screamed in agony. The people around were startled. A few stood up, wanting to intervene, but were scared back into their seats by a cough from Huang Laohu.

Huang Laohu looked at Third Brother with approval and then said to me: "Brother Yang, it was my subordinate’s fault, but he has received his lesson. Do you think you could ask your friend to let go?"

Huang Laohu’s words gave Third Brother and me plenty of face. I gave Third Brother a look; he understood, pulled out the dagger, kicked Li Wei to the side, and said coldly: "Go to the hospital now, maybe your hand can be saved. If you wait too long, I can't guarantee it!"

Hearing Third Brother’s words, Li Wei no longer had a hateful look in his eyes; there was only fear. Then, Huang Laohu looked at the person beside him and nodded. The person coughed twice, and two men came over to carry Li Wei away.

I then looked at the person sitting next to Third Brother. I walked up to him and said calmly: "Can I sit here?"

Hearing this, the man was startled. He looked at me, then turned to look at Huang Laohu, and hurriedly left his seat: "Please, sit, sit!"

I wasn't surprised by his reaction; he was probably scared by what had happened to the previous guy. I sat down calmly and looked at the situation in the room.

No one spoke; everyone was nervously watching Third Brother, me, and Huang Laohu. Then, Huang Laohu spoke: "Alright, let’s continue with our previous topic!"

"The Li family’s demands are something everyone must know by now. Their relationship with Zhang Longtao is obvious, so this is very unfavorable for us!"

"The Li family is just a subordinate of Zhang Longtao. Why are they so arrogant? Just because they have a few more experts? Two fists can't beat four hands. We have so many people, are we afraid of them?" Many radicals advocated fighting them.

However, many others held opposing views: "I don't agree with fighting them. Experts of that level are not something we can deal with. And it has nothing to do with numbers. We can't just throw our brothers' lives away. So I think we should just forget it. Why not surrender to them? Isn't that a good thing?"

"Wu Feichong, shut your mouth, you son of a b****! If you want to surrender, I’ll chop you to pieces!"

"F*** your mother, Lin Dagou! You want to chop me? Try touching me! If we don't surrender, are you going to let all the brothers go to their deaths?"

Watching them argue, Third Brother and I sat to the side without participating, as we didn't know the situation well and could only observe. Besides, this was their internal affair, and it wasn't appropriate for us to interfere.

"All of you, shut up!" Huang Laohu roared, his expression very ugly.

Seeing Huang Laohu angry, everyone stopped arguing and lowered their heads, waiting for what he had to say.

Huang Laohu’s brows were locked in a frown. He looked at Third Brother and me and said: "Brother Yang, Brother Xu, what do you think we should do?"

"Ah? I don't know either. We don't even know what’s going on, and this is your family business, Tiger Brother. It’s already embarrassing enough that we’re here listening; it wouldn't be appropriate for us to give opinions, would it?" I was still confused by Huang Laohu’s sudden move and didn't understand what he was trying to do.

"Brother Yang, what are you saying? Guangtou already joined your side, we’re all brothers, why be so formal? Today, you’re sitting here, which means you’re part of our Xijie, so you naturally have the right to express your opinion! As for what’s happening, I’ll give you a brief summary!"

Huang Laohu then told me about the recent situation with the Li family. Basically, the Li family now had many experts and was demanding that Huang Laohu’s Xijie territory and men all belong to them. To put it bluntly, it was daylight robbery. Once these people surrendered to the Li family, leaders like Huang Laohu would likely be finished. The Li family wasn't stupid; they only wanted the men and the territory. The Li family’s posture clearly showed they wanted to expand in S City. What puzzled me was, with the Li family being so high-profile, what was Zhang Longtao thinking? I felt that with the Li family being so inflated, they would eventually swallow Zhang Longtao too. After all, with the Li family being so strong, they would never be content to stay under someone else. Even if the Li family turned to business, the underworld forces would still be managed by Li Hong. Looking at the current situation, Li Hong was the spokesperson for the Li family’s underworld forces. To consolidate Li Hong’s position, the bosses of these streets were naturally eyesores.

Hearing Huang Laohu’s words, I frowned and fell into deep thought. Huang Laohu didn't interrupt me, waiting quietly for my answer.

After thinking for a while, I said to Huang Laohu: "Tiger Brother, I don't think this is that simple. Even if we surrender to the Li family, they won't let us off easily. Once they get the territory, we won't have any value. At most, some who can fight might be taken under their wing, but the rest will definitely be finished!"

"What nonsense are you spouting, kid? The Li family is one of the top families in the city, how could they do something like crossing the river and burning the bridge?" The man called Wu Feichong stood up to refute me.