Chapter 669

Rich sat by the old sofa with a cigarette in his mouth. David's death was already known to him.

In the newspaper, that unlucky guy was lying on the ground, tilting his head, shot once in the temple, once in the neck, and about seven or eight shots in the chest.

Human emotions are complex.

David and Rich's relationship was the best among them. David's death didn't make others feel how terrifying it was. Many of them used words like "he returned to God's embrace" to evaluate his death.

It seems that as a member of the Holy Bell Party, being able to return to God's embrace is a very honorable thing.

This is very strange. Since it is so honorable, why don't they solve each other—

Suicide cannot enter the kingdom of heaven to listen to God's gospel, but they can kill each other, so they can enter the kingdom of heaven.

No one did that. No matter how they considered themselves, or claimed to the outside world how loyal and devout they were to God, they never thought about returning to God's embrace.

There are still too many things worth lingering on in the world, so many that these "pure white lambs of God" have to temporarily put their faith aside for material desires.

Or to put it another way, it wasn't themselves who died, they couldn't feel the pain, just like David toward those lower-level gang members.

He always said, being able to sacrifice for God is their honor.

Being able to return to God's embrace is also their honor.

Now, he himself was lucky enough to get everything, so he should not be painful, but happy and joyful. Unfortunately, it couldn't be seen from his face.

Rich took a puff of his cigarette, glanced at Arthur, who was listless in the cage in the corner. Actually, they didn't abuse Arthur much, just beat him up a few times, and he immediately became cooperative.

This also made Rich very worry-free, at least he didn't need to arrange for people to watch him all the time to prevent him from escaping from here.

Arthur didn't say any harsh words either, didn't say that as long as he left here, he would send them to hell with his father, his brother, and his Lan Si brother.

He didn't say a single harsh word, but instead took the initiative to express his willingness to cooperate and that it could be discussed.

Skilled in these things, it made people feel a bit unbelievable!

"Time is up."

Someone reminded him. Rich took another puff of his cigarette, took off the cigarette butt and threw it on the ground, walked to the phone next to him, and picked up the phone.

Then he dialed according to a number on a piece of paper. That piece of paper already had two crossed-out numbers, and there was time next to the numbers.

This was his task, to let Mayor Williams run around everywhere.

He didn't understand these political problems much, but he knew that Joshua let him cooperate with Mr. Charles, so he cooperated, and didn't care about other things at all.

The phone ring rang for a while and was answered. He heard Mayor Williams's voice. Just as he was about to speak, suddenly a harsh honking sound rang out not far away.

Although the sound wasn't very loud, it also affected his speaking a bit.

Fortunately, the honking sound didn't last long and stopped quickly.

Only then did he restart the process. "You are very punctual, Mr. Mayor. Our game has reached halfway. You will soon be able to see your child. I hope you don't stop here."

"Then the next address is..., you have thirty minutes. You must arrive before 5:15."

"Then... let's talk back!", he said and hung up the phone, then crossed out that line of numbers again.

At the same time, he dialed Mr. Charles's number again. "Sir, I just contacted Mayor Williams. He is at that phone booth. I let him arrive at the next address in thirty minutes..."

Mr. Charles listened and replied very satisfactorily. "Good job, no need for any extra communication, keep it up."

"Soon things will be over. By then, this will be your territory!"

He said and hung up the phone. For a small character like Rich, he didn't even have the most basic attention.

Everything he said was just based on a normal attitude toward work.

It's like a doctor in a hospital.

As long as the beggar has the cost to treat himself, he can treat the beggar just like treating a normal patient.

Mr. Charles is like this, this is just work.

He doesn't explain to Rich why he does this, nor does he explain what to do next. What he needs is only obedience, firm and resolute obedience!

Rich returned to his sofa and sat down. The slightly sunken sofa surrounded his body, making him feel a thick sense of security.

He tilted his head, leaned on the back of the sofa, and closed his eyes slightly.

"Call me when time is almost up."

Soon he was muddled as if entering another world, everywhere was soft holy light, and David under the holy light.

He didn't know that at this moment, he was actually highly similar to David in some aspects—

They were both discovered by Lan Si.

Mayor Williams, who walked out of the roadside phone booth, had a fierce smile on his face. This kind of expression is not easy to describe, just like a smile of extreme hatred.

He stared at Lan Si, his eyes full of flames of anger. "I heard the sound of car honking—"

"Beep—"

"Beep—"

"Beep—"

"Beep——"

"Beep beep!"

Lan Si immediately recorded the changes in these honks with numbers, recording them on the paper in his hand according to their length as "1", "2", "3".

A total of five digits, there can be many changes. Lan Si's method is like this, drivers in different areas use different honking methods.

As long as you can hear the sound of honking during the call, you will definitely be able to find them!

This is a very effective method, and it is not so easily discovered by others.

"You continue to do what they say, I'll go solve it."

Mayor Williams nodded vigorously. Just as Lan Si was about to leave, he suddenly grabbed Lan Si's arm. "Don't kill them."

Looking at the killing intent almost leaking out of Mayor Williams's eyes, Lan Si nodded. "Will leave it to you."

After he finished speaking, he patted Mayor Williams's hand. The latter released his hand and said "Sorry."

Lan Si turned and got into the car. According to this serial number, he had already locked onto the area where Arthur was, the Triangle District.

Actually, the Triangle District is not an administrative area. It is just the place where three administrative districts intersect and continue to extend outward. Because this place borders three sides, criminals who have committed crimes can jump back and forth repeatedly.

Cross-district law enforcement is also a taboo in the federation. Coupled with the fact that the police station sometimes can't figure out who should handle the cases here, this place has become more chaotic than other places.

Clearly going north is the Bay Area, but in this area, in front of the windows of many shops, there are wire nets and even steel mesh windows.

Lan Si's initial financial company was also here.

It extends in all directions and looks very prosperous and lively.

Chaos also brings another kind of stability. From different angles, there are rules here. As long as you don't violate the rules here, few people will take the initiative to find trouble with you.

Rich and the others got a back-street house with a basement. No one cared about other people's business at all, and there was no curiosity.

Some people had curiosity before. They were full of curiosity about the world from birth until they might walk into an alley in the Triangle District because of curiosity, and then saw—

Gangs were conducting unseen transactions, so they went to see God.

Someone was committing violence, they became eyewitnesses, so they went to see God.

Someone was hiding something, so they went to see God.

There were many people who went to see God, so there were fewer curious people who were still alive.

Actually, someone noticed that someone had put an iron cage into the alley entrance, but no one would be curious about whether the thing locked in the cage was a dog, a woman, a man, or something else.

They wanted to live, and had no curiosity.

If someone still had a trace of curiosity, they would notice that there were some strange vehicles on the street.

Several young men standing at the alley entrance noticed those slow-moving cars. The Lan Si family was indeed the largest gang in Golden Port City, but this didn't mean there were no small gangs, no community families.

These young men lived nearby. They were an obvious community family that was developing.

A group of young people who lived nearby and knew each other huddled together for warmth. This is the prototype of a gang.

They regarded this area as their territory, and that slow-moving car was clearly not someone passing by.

Several young men looked at each other, one of them touched the dagger in his bosom and nodded to the others.

They immediately rushed toward the slow-moving car. The people in the car couldn't help but laugh when they saw this scene, which reminded them of their former selves.

Those young men quickly approached the vehicle and blocked it. At the same time, the "Boss" of this group raised his hand and pressed it on the door frame of the passenger seat. He lowered his head and looked into the car compartment. "This is... the family's territory, you..."

He saw everything inside clearly, and then suddenly stopped talking, and his face began to turn white, and some sweat appeared on his forehead.

He saw the two people sitting inside, and saw the badge on their left arm that they regarded as an "idol."

This little Boss suddenly became a bit stuttering. "Sorry sir, I... I didn't know it was you."

He withdrew his hand and stood outside the passenger door, standing straight, just like him when he was young and still retained awe for teachers.

Because of standing in punishment, standing straight.

The young man in the passenger seat smiled. "Don't be so nervous, I didn't know this was your territory."

Other young men also realized this, and they didn't dare to speak, crowding together.

But accompanied by a sentence from this peer in the passenger seat, joyful smiles appeared on all their faces!

What does this mean?

This means the Lan Si family recognized that this was their territory!

In the future, if someone else comes to want to snatch their territory, or do some bad things here, they can be more righteous and shout at them—

The Lan Si family recognized that this was our territory, what right do you have to say it's not?

In Golden Port City, this is like official certification.

The little Boss was so excited that his mouth couldn't close, revealing a few not-so-neat and slightly yellowish teeth. "Sir, is there anything we can do for you?"

The young man nodded. "Are there any strangers appearing nearby recently?"

"People you haven't seen before, who appeared suddenly, and might live nearby."

Several young men immediately discussed in a low voice. Not long after, they provided some information and were willing to take the initiative to cooperate with their actions.

People from the Lan Si family immediately called for support, but in the end, it was proven that those few locations were not the people they were looking for.

They didn't make things difficult for these young men either; after all, they were also warm-hearted.

Watching the time point to the next agreed time, all the cars stopped at the designated location Lan Si asked them to listen to.

5:15, Rich picked up the receiver on time and dialed that number. When Mayor Williams answered the phone and said two sentences, Rich frowned again.

There was a short burst of honking nearby, but because it stopped very quickly, he didn't care.

He continued to do what Mr. Charles asked him to do, let Mayor Williams continue to run around, and he promised that this was the last time.

Mayor Williams would soon be able to see Arthur.

He reported the process of this matter to Mr. Charles again. He knew that a person like Mr. Charles actually looked down on himself, but he didn't care.

What he wanted wasn't whether he was looked down upon or not, what he wanted was real benefits. He did so much for Joshua, in the two hundred million market, giving him a little more, shouldn't be a problem, right?

Of course, he also had a question in his heart, and he had to ask it while he was at it. "Sir, should we release Arthur?"

He glanced at Arthur, who was honestly in the cage, and asked his question.

Mr. Charles chuckled. Although it was laughter, it didn't make people feel comfortable, because the laughter was full of irony.

"No need to release him, he has other uses."

"You can rest, and don't need to continue to contact Williams, let him understand, we are playing with him!"

After saying that, he hung up the phone. Rich looked at the receiver in his hand and shook his head. Although they were... a gang with religious nature, as long as Joshua promised others something, he would definitely do it.

He could hear Mr. Charles's mockery of him. He didn't feel angry, but felt that the truly ridiculous one was this big figure, Mr. Charles.

Even gangs know to keep their word, he is such a big figure, but he has no concept at all.

He returned to the sofa and sat down. Muddled for a while made him a bit confused. He touched his hungry stomach. "Is there anything to eat?"

A subordinate handed over a small bag of cooked food. He glanced at it, it couldn't fill his stomach. "Who go buy some back?"

Several people looked at me, I looked at you. Actually, they didn't want to go out. Going out means risk.

But now Rich has a request, they can't let Rich go himself.

In the end, they chose a guy. I don't know what price those people have to pay for this.

Rich looked at this subordinate and nodded, took out a few banknotes and gave them to him. "Buy more food, and cigarettes are not enough, buy a few days' worth, we should be able to leave soon."

Now it is winter, after buying it back and putting it on the balcony, it won't go bad in a short time.

That person took the money and nodded, then put on a duck-billed cap, pressed the brim low, and walked out of the room.

Just as he walked out of the alley, he saw two cars parked on the side of the road, and there were people sitting in the cars.

While he was looking at these people, these people also noticed him. In the process of him walking out of the alley, he put both hands into the pockets of his jacket, and there was a pistol inside.

He had never felt his heartbeat so strong and powerful, and he had never felt that at this moment, he was so close to God!

He shrank his neck, lowered his head slightly, letting them not see his face clearly.

He had a feeling that these people were not normal.

But he didn't dare to go back now. Maybe turning around now would alarm these people. He could only bite the bullet and continue to leave.

When he walked out of the alley and walked toward the cooked food shop, after walking about ten meters, he felt the gazes and pressure that fell on him disappear.

His face became exceptionally ugly. He wasn't sure if those were Lan Si's people, but he didn't dare to bet!

The only problem now is, what the fuck is the phone number in the room?

Less than a minute after he left, Mayor Williams's car drove over from afar and stopped on the side of the road.

Lan Si waved at him in the coffee shop on the side of the road. Mayor Williams also walked in with his hands in his pockets. Before entering the door, he shook his clothes, took off his hat, and there were some snowflakes on it.

It was very warm in the coffee shop, only Lan Si's table. It was obvious that others had been temporarily asked to leave here. Lan Si treated, and they had nothing to complain about.

Lan Si poured a cup of hot coffee for Mayor Williams. "Do you want to add milk and sugar?"

"A piece of sugar, an ounce of milk.", Mayor Williams's expression was filled with surprise and exclamation. He put his hat on the chair of the booth opposite Lan Si, and then moved his body and sat down. "Is he here?"

There was a small silver cup in the coffee shop, which was a utensil used to measure milk.

A small cup is one ounce, about twenty milliliters, which can effectively improve the taste of coffee.

Lan Si helped him pour the milk in, and then added a piece of square sugar.

"It's in these few buildings across the road.", he withdrew his hand and looked at Mayor Williams.

Lan Si once again broke his upper limit of cognition about Lan Si. He originally thought this matter would take a long time, and it might even be impossible to find, just locking onto a location.

But what he didn't expect was that it was actually found!

Lan Si explained simply. "The houses here can only hear three different honking sounds, but just now you said you only heard two."

"This means their location is at the street corner, and those honking sounds also have numbers, so this is not hard to guess."

"Now our only problem is whether to go find him."

"Or continue to wait, wait for them to expose themselves, and then grab Arthur back from their hands."

If James were here, he would realize that, including his father, they face many choices every day.

Wanting to make a smart choice, there is no clever way.

Courage, and responsibility.