"Well, your request is actually very reasonable." After accepting Xu Heixing's check, Elder Yan's wrinkled face showed an extremely ugly smile. If Zheng Yubai hadn't known that he had just accepted an astronomical amount of US dollars, he would have thought he was crying.
Ever since Master Yan was assassinated, Elder Yan has been known in the Yan Dao Hall for his greed for money. The only way to gain his support is to give him money. Now that he has received a generous gift from Xu Heixing, it should be a sure thing for him to enter the Elders Council.
"You have done well in Asia, especially in Jinghai, which has been very stable. The income from Asia is now an important source of support for our fight against the Skull and Bones Society. As long as you can maintain the current situation, there will be no problem in joining the Elders' Council. Your qualifications are sufficient." Elder Yan put the check away safely and said this.
Zheng Yubai stood behind Xu Heixing, looking at the greedy smile of the old man, and was full of disdain for Yandaotang. When did this organization that originally resisted the invaders begin to become corrupt? Does absolute power really breed absolute corruption? With such thoughts, Zheng Yubai followed Xu Heixing and said goodbye. After leaving Elder Yan's house, the smell of money that had always filled the air around him was much lighter.
"You're right, this organization is already corrupt. It's time to find another way to survive." Xu Heixing said coldly.
After the long talk in Xu Heixing's office, Zheng Yubai and Xu Heixing have formed an alliance. Both sides have goals, and they can help each other. In this case, there is no reason to be enemies.
Jinghai was handed over to Lengtie and his men for protection, and Zheng Yubai followed Xu Heixing to London for the second time. This time he was not reporting on his work, but had a conspiracy.
This was the first time that Zheng Yubai deliberately dealt with others, and he felt a little uneasy. But when he saw the greedy faces in the elders' council of Yandao Hall, and the extremely rotten old men who were going to use the blood of the world to water their flowers of interests, Zheng Yubai no longer felt any guilt. He knew that only by using violence to destroy these high-ranking ambitious people, the world would really become better.
Sometimes, violence is for the sake of peace. This is a saying derived from the Mohist theory of punishing violence and not attacking. Zheng Yubai firmly remembered it in his heart and took it as his motto. With faith, the future path will naturally be much firmer.
After visiting the elders one by one, the bribery went more smoothly this time, because Li Zongwei, who had always been against Xu Heixing, disappeared, and most of Yandaotang's affairs in Asia had to be handled by Xu Heixing. The elders, who had never taken people's money and were soft-hearted, tried their best to show a good attitude in order to appease this general.
However, Xu Heixing was just perfunctory. In the past, he needed to rely on the corruption of the Elders Council, but now he doesn't care at all. All the bribery scenes were filmed by the micro camera he carried with him. At some point in the future, these pictures will be used as evidence to prove that the Elders Council is rotten to the core. By that time, the leadership of Yandaotang will undergo earth-shaking changes.
In a very high-end membership club in London, the music is very elegant. But unlike the deafening music that young people like, the upper class who have reached a certain level of taste often likes the music of Mozart and Beethoven. Although they may not understand it, it is a good label to tell others about their taste. From this, Zheng Yubai also concluded that the degree of hypocrisy of a person is proportional to his social status. Seeing the sanctimonious guys walking into the VIP room, the fat on their faces can almost scare passers-by to death, and looking at the luxurious decoration and tasteful background music, Zheng Yubai felt a little disgusted.
Rely on these people to overthrow the corrupt elders? Zheng Yubai resisted the urge to vomit. Although he didn't like these people, they were also ambitious. Their ambitions could be used by him to do something beneficial to the world. In the past few days of mediation, Zheng Yubai and Xu Heixing learned a lot. Many methods that he absolutely could not accept before, such as threats and inducements, could achieve a good goal to some extent. This made Zheng Yubai's moral values a little shaky.
Fortunately, he knew clearly what he wanted, and at this moment he was just quietly waiting for all the people who participated in the secret meeting to arrive. The first step to determine the fate of the world would be taken in this VIP room.
Soon, six people were sitting in the private room. If the names of these six people were revealed, it would be enough to shock anyone who was familiar with the structure of the underground forces.
Xu Heixing, the actual controller of Yandaotang in Asia; the Trada brothers, the big bosses of Yandaotang in North and South America; Yurinovich, the local emperor of Yandaotang in Eastern Europe, and Hawkins sitting next to him is the actual controller of other parts of Europe. And the last one, the tall and strong black man Lawrence, he has a fully armed army of more than 10,000 people in Africa, and is now in a fierce battle with the Skull and Bones Society. This person can be regarded as the leader of hundreds of warlords of all sizes supported by Yandaotang in Africa.
Except for Australia, where the Skull and Bones Society holds a major presence, the main leaders from other places have already arrived, and everyone has a nonchalant expression. Only Zheng Yubai can tell from their subtle facial muscle movements that everyone is very nervous, because they know very well that this is not a simple dinner party.
"Old Xu, you arranged for us to meet here, is there anything you want to discuss?" The first person who couldn't sit still was Lawrence. He was like a local emperor in Africa, with people and guns under his command, and he was the most powerful among the many giants of Yandaotang. However, this person had little education and looked like a bandit, which Zheng Yubai didn't like very much.
"Haha, why are you in such a hurry? We haven't seen each other for a long time. Wouldn't it be nice to chat for a while?" Xu Heixing said calmly. He was brewing Kung Fu tea for everyone. This is an art of tea tasting that takes a lot of time and requires concentration. But it seemed very boring to a rough guy like Lawrence.
"This kind of words may be used to coax children, but I heard that you are about to enter the Presbyterian Church. That's really enviable." Yurinovich, the most serious of the six, suddenly spoke up. He is the godfather of the Eastern European underworld. He went from being a pimp who trafficked prostitutes to make money in Western Europe. He rose to a high position in just a few years. He cannot be underestimated.
Hearing this news, which should have been kept secret, the eyes of the others widened. Although they were considered as the lords of Yandaotang and held great power, the real center of Yandaotang was the Council of Elders. Being able to enter the Council of Elders was equivalent to entering the highest authority and being able to participate in the formulation of various policies. This was a very tempting position for everyone present.
"If it's true, congratulations." Tom Trada, the eldest of the Trada brothers, said, with a hint of jealousy in his tone.
"Things haven't been finalized yet, so there's no need to rush to congratulate." Xu Heixing said calmly. The Kung Fu tea he had carefully brewed was finally ready. After filling six cups, he handed them to everyone one by one.
Zheng Yubai was watching everyone's actions from the side. Lawrence swallowed the tea in one gulp, smacked his lips and said, "Too little. It doesn't quench my thirst at all." His rude look was really ridiculous.
Yurinovich sipped the tea, and it seemed that he had some knowledge of the tea ceremony. The Trada brothers watched the actions of others first, and then slowly picked up the teacup. As for Hawkins, he did not touch the teacup at all. He watched Xu Hexing drink tea without saying a word, and then he said: "The situation has been very tense recently. Africa and Southeast Asia have reached the point of fighting. I wonder what you think?"
"What else can you think? Kill all those bastards in the Skull and Bones Society and take over the whole world." Lawrence said viciously, which immediately reminded people of the iron and blood on the land of Africa.
"What a reckless man..." Zheng Yubai thought to himself. His eyes fell on Lawrence's two fully armed bodyguards, calculating how long it would take to deal with these three people. Once a vigorous battle was needed, he would have to kill people.
In order to maintain world peace, lives must be sacrificed first. Although this may sound a bit absurd, it is a cruel reality that people have to accept.
"Well said." Xu Heixing laughed. "Lawrence, I haven't seen you for a long time. You are still the same. I remember the last time I saw you, you were with your godfather Dushan."
Lawrence's face changed slightly. People who knew him well knew that he had three taboos. The first was that the women he played with had to be virgins, and he had to kill them after playing with them, so that they would not have sex with other men again. The second was that he liked to kill people but could not see blood, and his favorite way of killing was to strangle people to death. According to some gossip, he also liked to dig out and eat the eyes of people that bulged out due to suffocation, but this rumor was too sensational, and people who heard it always felt a little unbelievable. As for the third one, it was Lawrence's biggest taboo. If anyone dared to mention the name "Duchamp" in front of him, they would be dead.
Fortunately, Xu Heixing is not someone who allows himself to be slaughtered by Lawrence. Although his casual words would be a crime punishable by death in Lawrence's territory, the treatment he receives is naturally very different due to his different status.
Lawrence's body was shaking a little, but he still pretended to be nonchalant and said, "That's all in the past. A man should be straightforward and not change his mind."
"Really?" Xu Heixing smiled slightly, "You are really a hero. In the history of our country, there is a hero who is very similar to you."
"Really?" Lawrence, who was a little unhappy at first, immediately became excited after hearing Xu Heixing's flattering words, "Which hero is it?"
"This hero is called Lu Bu. He is a famous general who is braver than ten thousand men. Have you heard of his story?" Xu Heixing said.
Lawrence, a rough man who doesn't even know a few words, is simply forcing him to learn about other countries' culture. Not to mention Lu Bu, it's not certain whether he knows the legends of the African continent. So when he heard Xu Heixing's question, Lawrence shook his head very naturally, but immediately asked "learningly": "What is his story?"
Several people on the side were a little surprised, wondering why Xu Heixing suddenly offended Lawrence's famous taboo, but then they saw Xu Heixing praise Lawrence, whom he had always looked down upon, which made them feel that something was wrong. Yurinovich, who had dabbled in the cultures of various Asian countries, looked a little unhappy. He moved his body and immediately felt the sharp gaze from Zheng Yubai.
Yurinovich shuddered all over, as if he had sensed something, and immediately lowered his head and remained motionless. But he could still feel a force of oppression coming over him, which made Yurinovich, who had seen a lot of things, break out in a thin layer of sweat on his back, and he was terrified.
Others didn't notice Yurinovich's strangeness, their attention was attracted by the story told by Xu Heixing. Xu Heixing was undoubtedly a master storyteller. He slowly told the story of Lu Bu, and vividly portrayed the heroic qualities of "Lü Bu among men, Red Hare among horses". Lawrence became happier and happier as he listened, thinking that Xu Heixing seemed to know that I had many soldiers and guns under my command, and wanted to flatter me.
Xu Heixing talked for a while, and seeing the smile on Lawrence's face getting deeper and deeper, he finally sighed and said, "This Lu Bu was originally a great hero, but unfortunately he has one shortcoming..."
"What shortcomings? Is it that he likes women? It's no big deal for a hero to love beautiful women." Lawrence was listening to Xu Heixing talking about the story of Lu Bu and Diao Chan, and couldn't help but interjected.
"There's nothing wrong with loving beautiful women, but the problem is that his way of doing it is a little unexpected." Xu Heixing said meaningfully, "For the sake of a beautiful woman, he killed his godfather..."
As soon as these words came out, the scene froze in an instant. Lawrence's smiling face suddenly turned red, and then turned purple, like a ripe eggplant. The faces of others froze in an instant, and they stared at Xu Heixing blankly.
Everyone knows the story of Lawrence's rise to fame. Just five years ago, Lawrence was just the adopted son of Dushan, an African warlord known as the "King of War." Because of his bravery and bloodlust, Lawrence was very much favored by Dushan and gradually gained control of the military power.
Everyone is ambitious, and Lawrence is no exception. He was seduced by a beautiful concubine of the elderly Duchamp, who suffocated Duchamp to death in his bed. It was reported to the outside that Duchamp had died of a stroke.
There is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable, and the story still spread. Although Lawrence quickly killed Duchamp's favorite concubine to silence her, he still couldn't stop people from talking. It was precisely because of the fear of others spreading his scandal that Lawrence's personality gradually became distorted, he became moody, and finally became violent and murderous, and he also set three taboos that could not be violated.
Although Yan Daotang had heard about these things, after Lawrence took over Dushan's army, he not only expanded his territory, but also increased his income. After accepting Lawrence's generous gift, Dushan's death was covered up.
Everyone present was well-informed, so how could they not know the mystery? And it was precisely because they knew the truth too well that Xu Heixing's words made them sweat profusely.
With Lawrence's personality and temper, Xu Heixing's naked provocation is absolutely intolerable. A fight between dragon and tiger is about to break out.
Sure enough, after hearing what Xu Heixing said, Lawrence's veins popped up all over his body. He stood up suddenly and shouted loudly: "Xu Heixing, I have tolerated you for a long time, go to hell." He was a warlord who acted impulsively without considering the consequences. He was used to taking human lives in Africa. At this moment, he got angry and didn't think about Xu Heixing's identity at all. He subconsciously wanted to strangle Xu Heixing's neck.
Unfortunately, this is not Africa, and Xu Heixing is not a fish that can be slaughtered at will. Although the two of them cannot be compared in height and weight, Xu Heixing's hidden kung fu is highly praised even by Zheng Yubai.
Lawrence, who didn't know who Lu Bu was, had seen Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan's kung fu movies, but he didn't take kung fu seriously. In his angry eyes, he only had Xu Heixing's neck. Seeing him rushing over with open arms, the three bodyguards behind him also pulled out their guns from their arms at the same time.
The three bodyguards were all experienced fighters. They usually performed security tasks beside Lawrence, the evil star. They had shot and killed innocent people countless times, and even killed many assassins who wanted to assassinate Lawrence. At this moment, the three of them moved in unison, as fast as lightning, and it could be seen that they had special skills.
But their speed was a little slower than Zheng Yubai's. Even though it was only half a second, it was enough to decide the outcome.
"Wow!" Before the bodyguard closest to Zheng Yubai could even take out his gun, a figure flashed in front of him and Zheng Yubai had already passed by. The bodyguard only felt a pain in his body, and before he could figure out what was wrong, he found that his arm was broken. He was about to cry with his arm drooping, but when he looked back and saw the other two companions, he wisely shut up.
Compared to the broken arm, the other two bodyguards were unlucky. They were a little further away from Zheng Yubai, and when Zheng Yubai rushed in front of them, the two of them just took out their guns from their arms.
The gun was taken out, but unfortunately they didn't even know which direction the muzzle was pointing. The two bodyguards saw the black shadow in front of them suddenly rushing towards them. Zheng Yubai's fists were like a tiger out of the mountain and a dragon out of the sea, and he attacked with unparalleled ferocity.
The punches were too powerful, and Zheng Yubai was afraid that if he was too slow, they would shoot bullets, so the two punches hit the two pistols squarely. The pistols did not deform, but because of the force of the punches and the broken arms, they hit the chests of the bodyguards hard, and the two pistols became killing weapons, breaking the bones in the chests and shattering their internal organs. The two bodyguards fell to the ground with blood flowing from all their orifices, and they didn't even know what happened.
Zheng Yubai immediately dealt with Lawrence's three bodyguards and shouted, "This has nothing to do with others. Anyone who acts rashly will die!"
The other big men at the table raised their hands at the same time, signaling their subordinates not to act rashly. No matter who had the upper hand between Xu Heixing and Lawrence, they did not intend to wade into this muddy water. Saving their own lives was the most important thing.
The bodyguards who were secretly shocked and afraid that their boss would kill them all breathed a sigh of relief. They glanced at the two dead bodies, then at the "lucky guy" who had a broken arm but dared not utter a word, and prayed secretly that Xu Heixing would not be interested in their master.
Zheng Yubai easily dealt with the three bodyguards, and the fight between Xu Heixing and Lawrence lasted only a few seconds. Lawrence was as strong as an ox, but in front of Xu Heixing, who was well versed in the key points of Kung Fu, his so-called strength only gave Xu Heixing more power to use his opponent's force to fight against him. Although Xu Heixing was far from good at listening to the force, he was more than enough to deal with Lawrence, who was stubborn.
Lawrence opened his hands to strangle Xu Heixing's neck, but Xu Heixing lowered his body, grabbed Lawrence's hands with a wave of his hand, and then made a very hidden trip with his foot, and knocked Lawrence to the ground with a sweeping kick.
Although he was dizzy from the fall, Lawrence was still a fierce man. He struggled to get up and rushed towards Xu Heixing again. But Xu Heixing didn't give him a chance to continue resisting. He stepped forward and slapped him with his palm. Although Lawrence's fist was a circle bigger than Xu Heixing's, it didn't mean that bigger things were more powerful in this world. When his palm and fist collided, Lawrence let out a shrill scream and his wrist was broken.
Xu Heixing's ruthlessness is not just a legend. Before Lawrence could finish his scream, he slapped out with his second palm. This time it was extremely fierce and hit Lawrence directly on the temple.
His eyes rolled back and Lawrence fell to the ground with a thud. His eyes were lifeless and he passed out in an instant.
Looking at this thrilling scene, although the other big guys tried their best to remain calm, anyone could see that they were feeling very uneasy.
"Hey, Boss Xu... Boss Xu, what do you mean? Did the Council of Elders order you to get rid of Lawrence?" Yurinovich spoke first. He had a good relationship with Xu Heixing and was considered a person who could have a say. The others looked at Xu Heixing nervously, wanting to hear his answer.
If it was an order from the Council of Elders, then everything would be fine. If it was Xu Heixing's own wish, then this matter would become a big deal. At this critical moment, if the bigwigs of Yandao Hall killed each other, the consequences would be very serious if the news got out.
"It's not an order from the Elders Council, I just don't like this scum." Xu Heixing smiled. But no one dared to echo his smile at this time. Everyone had a desperate thought in their mind: This is bad.
"Crack!" A heart-pounding sound was heard. Everyone turned their heads and saw that the head of the lucky guy who had only broken his arm was twisted to 90 degrees. The person who did it was Wang Feng, another capable bodyguard of Xu Heixing.
Zheng Yubai was a little reluctant, he was not cruel enough to kill an enemy who had no ability to fight back. But he had to admit that Wang Feng's move had a huge deterrent effect, the atmosphere in the room instantly dropped to freezing point, as if the breath he exhaled would freeze immediately.
After a long silence, Yurinovich finally said in a dry voice: "How do you want to solve this matter?" (To be continued)