“Boss, the Pigeon Cage is almost under control. Zhang Mengqian said that there might still be people in the building who want to organize armed resistance, but rest assured, I won’t let them cause any trouble,” Luo Wanya whispered, assuring him. “By the way, Boss, should we continue to expand?”
Qing Chen hmm-ed. “After the Pigeon Building stabilizes, we’ll continue to expand outwards. Lao Luo, do you know why I want you to manage the property and do good deeds for those owners for free?”
“I know, Boss, it’s to solve the Guardians’ Union’s funding problem!” Luo Wanya said.
However, this time Qing Chen shook his head. “To revitalize the entire Ninth District, you have to Face[-] dozens of gangs in this Ninth District. When you’ve expanded halfway, others will unite to attack you. Once you completely take over the Ninth District, the 22nd city’s largest Dragon Mark Gang will also come looking for trouble.”
“Boss, we’re not afraid!” Luo Wanya said confidently. “I have a backup plan. Although there will be sacrifices, we are not afraid of sacrifices.”
Qing Chen smiled. “Of course, I know you’ve thought things through, and I know that a victory without bloodshed and sacrifice is a false victory. But I want you to make the Pigeon Cage a model, to make the residents of other buildings envious. Once you let them understand that the Arts Society is truly doing good for everyone, then the things you need to do later will be twice the result with half the effort. All the gangs have almost forgotten how useful and terrifying public opinion can be.”
Luo Wanya was stunned. “I understand. If everyone envies the Pigeon Cage, then everyone will want to live in such a house and then help us. Boss, I understand what you mean.”
Qing Chen asked again, “Then, Lao Luo, do you know why I want to take over the Ninth District?”
Luo Wanya thought for a moment. “Because of the huge cash flow, it can support the organization’s development.”
Qing Chen smiled again. “The reason I want to do this is because of its foreseeable future. It’s not just about money. That’s why I want to set up a convenient hotline and establish small neighborhood offices.”Luo Wanya was stunned. Besides money, what other benefits are there?
Qing Chen: “The lower three districts of every city are almost ungoverned areas. Federation officials have become accustomed to the gang’s management of slums. They think nothing major will ever happen there, at most a few hundred poor people will die, so they don’t even bother to take a look. This is a tradition accumulated over hundreds of years, and people’s thinking won’t change.”
“So, this gives us a gap for survival,” Qing Chen looked at Luo Wanya. “Funding is important, but more importantly, the 50% of the Federation’s population, enlightening the proletarian ideology there, can then encircle the upper six districts.”
Qing Chen: “If a person lives in a nest of bugs and rats, they will become self-deprecating, they will think that since life is like this, what else can they do? But once they move into a clean and tidy home, they will want to regain their dignity. This is the influence of the subconscious mind.”
Qing Chen continued, “If you can make this new property company spread throughout the Federation, do you know what will happen?”
Luo Wanya was shocked. To be honest, he didn’t expect Qing Chen’s goal to be bigger than he thought. “Boss, tell me.”
Qing Chen said, “Once your footprint spreads throughout the Federation, the pervasive surveillance in all the lower three districts will form a sky net. At that time, when people have problems, they won’t go to the detectives, but to you. The people there will form a joint defense system for you, becoming the most powerful intelligence system, after all, most people who commit crimes like to run to ungoverned areas.”
Qing Chen: “They will trust you, and you will naturally take over those areas for the Federation. Of course, only a small part of the power, but it’s enough.”
Luo Wanya was silent for a long time. He finally understood what the Boss wanted to do. The Boss wanted to establish a hidden system under the nose of the Conglomerate, in a place abandoned by the Conglomerate!
A sufficiently large intelligence network!
And the hearts of nearly half of the Federation’s citizens!
If what Yang Yang and the others are doing is hoping for the Federation to change from within the system,
Then what Qing Chen is doing is laying the foundation for a greater goal from the very beginning.
Qing Chen stood up. “Lao Luo, this matter must be done quickly. Once the 22nd city pilot program is successful, other places must be implemented as soon as possible. The Conglomerate is too large, so their reaction speed will be slower, but not too slow. We must complete all this before they react, racing against time… I hope we can succeed.”
Luo Wanya’s heart was filled with excitement. “Guaranteed to complete the mission!”
This person who roams the Jianghu suddenly remembered what Qing Chen had said to him when he left the Daybreak Villa last time: The Guardians’ Union must be clean, because one day I will take you all and plant our flag throughout the North.
“Hmm, I’ve arrived at my stop, you go back and keep an eye on things,” Qing Chen said.
Luo Wanya stood up. “What are you going to do? Let me go with you. I can help out with anything.”
“No, no, no,” Qing Chen hastily refused, then got out of the car and ran away.
He couldn’t let Lao Luo know that he was accompanying someone at the Black Swan Restaurant drinking and having fun, otherwise, the image he had just established would probably collapse.
Qing Chen pondered, did he have too many embarrassing moments accumulated on him? Something was bound to happen one day…
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In the Black Swan concierge’s changing room, Qing Chen changed into his waiter’s uniform.
Before he could get to work, Manager Wang rushed in. “Chen Sui?! What are you dawdling about? The Black Swan Restaurant has a surprise for you tonight!”
Qing Chen: “???”
Surprise?
What kind of surprise?
Qing Chen suddenly had a bad feeling.
He whispered to Manager Wang, “Okay, I’ll go out now.”
Qing Chen suspiciously walked out, but as soon as he went out, he wanted to turn back and hide in the concierge.
Manager Wang blocked his way, and two waiters beside Qing Chen opened their firecrackers.
With two bangs, colorful paper flew everywhere, and Manager Wang shouted, “Welcome our Black Swan Restaurant’s gold medal… waiter!”
Qing Chen was shocked!
This damn thing!
Only to see Shendai Yunluo, still in his white hunting attire, sitting among a group of people, happily saying, “Let me introduce my good friend, Chen Sui! Wow, he has a great capacity for alcohol. Each of you kiss him once, and I’ll buy each of you a watch! Whoever can get him drunk, the sports car at the door is yours!”
Qing Chen almost vomited! This Shendai Yunluo was purely here to disgust him!
Of the 12 people sitting beside him, he had seen at least 3 in holographic neon advertisements, and he didn’t know where the other 9 came from.
Most importantly, there were even 3 men among those people who were eager to try.
Qing Chen originally thought that after Shendai Yunluo came last time, he wouldn’t come again.
But now it seems that the other party has found some strange pleasure, and started to run to the Black Swan Restaurant every day to drink and have fun!
Qing Chen was speechless. Killing Shendai Yunhe was serious business, what was this guy doing here causing trouble?
But the problem is, his identity seemed a little wrong?!
Manager Wang behind Qing Chen’s eyes were shining brightly. Looking at Qing Chen’s back, he’s not a waiter, he’s the top card, the money tree of the Black Swan Restaurant!
“Chen Sui, go and sit at that table quickly. You don’t need to serve others tonight, just serve that table well,” Manager Wang urged.
At this time, all the waiters in the Black Swan Restaurant cast envious glances. When will it be their turn to encounter such a good thing?!
Even Qing Chen didn’t know that his reputation had gradually spread. Some people said that there was a particularly powerful waiter in the Black Swan Restaurant, and many Conglomerate big shots and celebrities were supporting him…
Shendai’s drinking establishments all have some strange service items. Qing Chen never thought that Shadow would arrange such a pitfall for him!
Qing Chen slowly walked to the table and sat down.
Shendai Yunluo happily said to Manager Wang, “Send a bottle of Extreme Cold Land Whisky to every table in this restaurant to commemorate the beautiful time I spent with my friends!”
The Black Swan Restaurant was filled with laughter and joy. Who would have thought that Qing Chen had just been planning a business plan worth billions, but now he had to sit here smiling and accompanying people to drink.
Strangely enough, after Shendai Yunluo appeared in the Black Swan Restaurant, Shendai Yunhe also came.
Qing Chen saw from the corner of his eye that although Shendai Yunhe was drinking indifferently and never looked at Shendai Yunluo, …experts don’t need to look at each other. Qing Chen noticed that Shendai Yunhe’s posture was subtly turned towards Shendai Yunluo.
This is the most basic defensive posture among top experts!
Could it be… that Shendai Yunhe came for Shendai Yunluo, just because he thought Shendai Yunluo killed his brother?
If he wasn’t worried about alarming the snakes, Qing Chen might invite Shendai Yunhe to drink together and watch him tear it up with Shendai Yunluo…
Let the games begin.
This time, Qing Chen didn’t pretend to be asleep anymore. He started playing with everyone, rolling dice, rock-paper-scissors, guessing treasures. He used all his lifelong memory calculation talent, as well as his powerful hearing and dynamic vision, in playing games.
Just so he could win without losing and not have to drink!
At first, everyone thought it was a coincidence, but later they discovered that Qing Chen was really good at playing games!
Who would have thought that the Master of Daybreak would use all his powerful skills at the wine table!
Shendai Yunluo watched with amusement from the side. “Hey, you guys can’t even beat him, you can’t get him to drink. It seems that my gift can’t be given out. Come on, someone quickly break this undefeated myth!”
Qing Chen looked at Shendai Yunluo expressionlessly. This guy was clearly just enjoying the chaos.
At 2 am, a group of drunkards sang songs from Shendai’s hometown with Shendai Yunluo.
At 4 am, Shendai Yunluo’s terrifying alcohol tolerance knocked everyone else out again, but this time, he himself had some drunken look on his Face[-] as he looked at Qing Chen.
Qing Chen asked angrily, “Why are you here again? Is there something you want?”
Shendai Yunluo laughed. “Nothing, just wanted to drink. People who have drunk with me in the past, either have something to ask of me, or are people I have to watch out for. Now that there’s someone like you, it’s even more interesting.”
“Can you go find someone else to drink with?!” Qing Chen said in pain. “I still have important things to do.”
“What’s the rush,” Shendai Yunluo smiled. “If you get closer to me, Shendai Yunhe will naturally come looking for you. How about a little deal? If I get drunk someday, and someone wants to kill me, you protect me. In exchange… I haven’t thought about what the condition is yet, why don’t you make the offer.”
“Why do you like drinking so much?” Qing Chen frowned, changing the subject. “It’s not good for a top expert in crisis to indulge in alcohol.”
“Life is better when you are a little confused, sometimes being too clear-headed is not good,” Shendai Yunluo got up and left.
“But you can’t get drunk either,” Qing Chen said speechlessly.
Shendai Yunluo explained with a smile, “I’m only supporting myself with willpower now. I’ll get drunk as soon as I return to a safe place.”
Qing Chen calmly said, “Boring.”
Shendai Yunluo waved his hand and walked out the door. “If you don’t drink, of course you’ll find it uninteresting. But I don’t mind, at the wine table, the sober person is the most unhappy.”
Qing Chen sat in his seat, looking at the drunken mess.
Thinking that he had to be under the threat of Shendai Yunhe and Shendai Yunluo again, he had to drink, handle the mess, and consider the development of the Guardians’ Union.
I’m really too hard done by.
Qing Chen felt strange. How did he, someone who never drinks, end up sitting at the same table drinking with Shendai Yunluo?
How did this happen?
Perhaps Li Xiurui’s Old Master… also had the same question in his heart.
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At 4 am.
Luo Wanya watched on the monitor as a young man in a Face[-] mask swaggered to the monitor on the 71st floor and smashed it.
Luo Wanya sighed. “Remember to replace this monitor tomorrow.”
Zhang Mengqian, who was eating supper nearby, said, “Be careful, I know them. They are in the chemical business, and these people usually carry weapons. The Blackwater Gang helped them ship goods before. Now that you’ve cut off their financial resources, they’ll definitely want revenge.”
“Understood,” Little Seven smiled. “I’ll handle it. After dealing with them, this building will be almost finished.”
In room 7102, someone was checking their weapons while whispering, “Do you think they will be lured here?”
A strong man sneered, “They like to meddle in other people’s business so much, they definitely will. I’ve observed them. They don’t even have weapons. Let’s catch them off guard later. After we’re done, let’s get out of here together, grab the Protection money they collected, and then go to the north to hide for a while.”
However, just as they were speaking, someone kicked open the apartment door and threw in two black discs, which were still flashing red.
The discs emitted a rapid alarm.
Beep beep beep beep beep!
Boom!
In an instant, all the thugs in the room were blown against the wall by the air wave, shaking them into a daze.
This kind of shock bomb not only blows out air waves, but also directly produces sound pressure to impact the lymph fluid and vestibular nerve in the human ear. If you get hit, you will immediately lose your sense of balance and direction.
It will also be accompanied by severe dizziness and nausea.
Someone struggled to get up, muttering, “Military-grade shock bomb! Didn’t they say they didn’t have weapons? How did they even get shock bombs?!”
What the hell?!
You’re using military-grade shock bombs for gang stuff?!
That’s too much!
The Federation’s control over firearms is slightly lax, mainly because some people are constantly selling them to civilians.
But hand grenades and similar items are still strictly controlled. Now that even these things have appeared, this Arts Society is a bit unreasonable!
If they can get shock bombs, they have channels to get tear gas bombs, fragmentation bombs, and so on. The logic is the same.
So, is this Arts Society here to collect Protection money, or to fight a war?
Little Seven stood in the corridor, smiling. “Okay, they should all be unconscious. Go in and arrest them, hang them all outside the Pigeon Cage Building, and leave them there for three days.”