Chapter 360: Consolidating the Underworld

Crocodile Nightclub.

The lights were brilliant, the scene extravagant and debauched.

Even though the Crocodile Gang was now in decline, the Crocodile Nightclub was still bustling with noise and excitement.

As one of the Crocodile Gang's biggest money-making cash cows, this place was open almost all night, singing and dancing every night, with few moments of respite.

Bang, bang, bang!!

Amidst the noisy crowd, several urgent screams were suddenly heard, followed by an abrupt silence.

Several figures seemed to have been struck by a massive force; they flew backward from outside the main entrance and crashed into the crowded, noisy throng, causing a scene of chaos.

"Who is it!?"

"What happened?"

"How bold, daring to come to the Crocodile Gang headquarters to cause trouble."

The Crocodile Nightclub was the headquarters of the Crocodile Gang, similar to the Night Shanghai of the Axe Gang.

Those who could enter the nightclub all had a certain status and standing. After a brief panic, they quickly quieted down, watching the show at their leisure, guessing which ignorant fool had come here to throw their life away.

Although the Crocodile Gang had recently suffered a setback from the Axe Gang, in the whole of Great Shanghai, unless the Axe Gang mobilized their entire force or the government deployed the army, it would be no different from seeking one's own death.

Dozens of Crocodile Gang disciples surged out from the corners, holding various weapons and firearms, aiming at the two figures who had broken through the main entrance.

These were two young men; one wore a jacket, a black hat, and held nunchucks, with a scar on his cheek and an incredibly fierce aura. The other was dressed in casual clothes, handsome in appearance, with a cold expression. They were none other than Wang Xiaohu and Shi Heilong.

"Xiaohu, let's have a competition to see who can knock down more people. The loser does two thousand push-ups, no breaks," Shi Heilong said with a chuckle.

"Fine," Wang Xiaohu nodded coolly.

"Kill them!!" Seeing that these two guys didn't take the Crocodile Gang seriously at all, the crowd was furious and charged at them.

Shi Heilong and Wang Xiaohu flashed, charging into the crowd like a dragon and a tiger.

These two were already young experts, and after taking the Great Restoration Pill, their internal energy had advanced further. Even though these underlings held firearms, they were dealt with and knocked down as easily as chopping vegetables, not even having time to pull the triggers.

Before long, with the guests staring in astonishment, the two had knocked the Crocodile Gang members to the ground, each of them wailing incessantly.

"I got fifty-two, you got fifty-one. I won," a moment later, Shi Heilong put away his nunchucks, his mouth curling up to reveal a set of snow-white teeth.

Wang Xiaohu did not answer, but instead flashed his figure, flying toward the back hall first.

"Wait for me," Shi Heilong hurriedly chased after him, only then remembering that he hadn't dealt with the Crocodile Gang Leader yet, and this bet wasn't over.

The two pushed their way through, knocking down gang members one after another, and soon reached the room of the Crocodile Gang Leader.

The Crocodile Gang Leader looked at the two in a daze, still not understanding what had happened.

"Hey, Crocodile, let me let you die knowing the truth. We two belong to the newly promoted Hall Masters of the Axe Gang. The Gang Leader sent us to wipe out the Crocodile Gang. You can die now." After speaking, Shi Heilong swung his nunchucks heavily toward the Crocodile Gang boss, the wind whistling.

The Crocodile Gang boss's heart jumped wildly; with such rapid speed, he couldn't dodge at all.

Just as the Crocodile Gang Leader closed his eyes to wait for death, the body of the nunchucks was kicked by a leg shadow, and immediately after, another leg shadow swept like a whip onto the Crocodile Gang Leader's chest, instantly sending him flying horizontally to crash heavily against the wall, causing the entire room to tremble like an earthquake.

By the time he slowly slid down from the wall, his breath was already like a candle in the wind.

"I got seventy-two, you got seventy-one. I won."

"Hey, Wang Xiaohu, you're playing dirty. It was clearly me who struck first."

"Lost is lost. Arguing after losing is what's truly playing dirty."

The Crocodile Gang Leader faintly heard the argument between the two uninvited guests; it seemed to be right beside his ear, yet it also felt like it was coming from a very distant place.

Before his last bit of consciousness dissipated, he faintly understood why Yu Liancheng had not killed him back then.

"So that person didn't kill me back then because he couldn't be bothered to do it, and didn't put the Crocodile Gang in his eyes at all..."

That day, the Crocodile Gang headquarters was captured by the Axe Gang, and the Crocodile Gang boss died miserably.

The Crocodile Gang was left without a leader; the various big and small bosses were liquidated one by one within three days, and most of the Crocodile Gang members directly joined the Axe Gang, helping the Axe Gang take over the Crocodile Gang's territory, causing the Axe Gang's power to expand rapidly, unifying the Shanghai underworld and truly achieving total control.

The remaining gangs were also quickly suppressed by the Axe Gang, forced to live under their shadow, surviving by dividing the few scraps that fell through the Axe Gang's fingers.

However, the Axe Gang did not become increasingly arrogant, nor did they shroud all of Shanghai in their shadow; instead, they cut off many black industries or handed them over to other gangs to handle, taking only a share of the profits themselves.

Now they mainly operated some gray industries, and with strict gang rules—not disturbing the people, not getting involved in black-market crime—there was actually a gradual trend toward going legitimate.

And with such a behemoth covering them, the various small gangs below did not dare to be too reckless, and for a time, the public order of the entire Great Shanghai actually improved quite a bit.

But this brief peace did not last long.

Because the Police Station moved against the Axe Gang.

Night Shanghai, back hall.

"Gang Leader, Elder Wang. It's bad, the Second-in-Command was killed by the cops, and several Hall Masters were also arrested." The dog-legged Advisor walked with hurried steps, his face anxious as he rushed to Yu Liancheng.

"What are those guys trying to do!?" Wang Jianglong, who had become an Elder of the "Axe Gang," patted the table, his face sinking slightly.

"This humble one is also very confused." The dog-headed Advisor frowned, showing a look of doubt: "Before, when our Axe Gang hadn't unified the underworld, the Police Station didn't even dare to touch our whiskers. But now that the Axe Gang's power has expanded unprecedentedly, they insist on coming to find trouble with us."

"Gang Leader, why don't you let me and Xiaohu go find the Mayor to 'talk'? I assume he is a reasonable person," Shi Heilong chuckled.

The bespectacled Advisor hurriedly said: "This matter must not be handled impulsively. Before, our Axe Gang at most had conflicts with the Police Station, but now the government and the troops stationed in the concessions have signs of mobilization. It is said they have high-damage weapons like fighter jets and missiles."

Even though the Advisor knew that the few people before him were experts who did not fear a hail of bullets, facing a real army, a torrent of steel, and artillery bombardment, he feared they would still be unable to contend with it.

"I'd better go there myself," Yu Liancheng picked up his teacup and took a shallow sip.

"You're going yourself?" Wang Jianglong frowned.

"Indeed. I have a premonition that this police raid won't be that simple." Yu Liancheng looked toward the direction of the Municipal Government Hall, his eyes flashing with a profound light, his five fingers suddenly clenching, as if he were controlling the trends of the world: "Besides, I had intended to go there anyway, to completely master this great metropolis."