Hidden Assassin 136

The sky was completely dark. Streetlights flickered on, rain streaked through the light, falling to the ground. As two men in suits left the doorway of a house, their clothes were already soaked. In this day and age, even making a living in the underworld wasn’t easy.

“Liang Zi, remember this place. It’s probably a tough nut to crack. Send someone over later, first to smash their house.”

Holding up an umbrella, the leader frowned and said. The other nodded, “Okay, the house number is fifty-four. I’ve got it. Zhi Ge, it’s getting late, when are we going to eat?”

“Eat, eat, eat, all you think about is eating. If you hadn’t been delayed by your girlfriend’s matter at noon, we would have finished the entire street already. Don’t think it’s easy to mix it up. Nowadays, to climb the ladder, you not only have to rely on being ruthless and smart, you also have to be dedicated. We’re not the underworld anymore, we’re a construction company! Come on, we’ve only got a small part left. We’ll go back and see the Big Brother after we’re done. I guarantee you’ll get a good meal.”

Adjusting his clothes, Zhi Ge clutched his briefcase and looked back in frustration, “It’s really annoying. The bulldozer was supposed to come over today to demolish the first batch of houses. Why hasn’t it arrived yet? It’s almost eight o’clock…”

“But Zhi Ge, we’ve been coming here every day, but there are still very few people selling their houses. In the past, we could just have our brothers come over and make trouble. After a while, we’d basically be done.”

“Haha, do you think it’s that simple?” Zhi Ge shook his head lightly, “After announcing it, everyone would just pack up and move. We’d buy their houses at a low price, get approval for construction, and immediately start working. Then we’d owe the farmers wages, wait for the money to roll in, and everyone would be fighting to do it. If we call a bunch of brothers to make trouble now, I can guarantee you, there will be a bloodbath here, and even if we bribe the police and newspapers, they won’t be able to cover it up. Violence is very simple, but simple methods can only do manual labor, not technical work. You have to remember.”

“To avoid too much backlash, we need to show our sincerity first. We come here every day now, visiting each household. It’s to make them feel our sincerity, and also to let them know more about our background. You saw those people in the arcade, they said they wanted to do this and that, but they didn’t dare to do anything. It’s because they know our background. This is their home, they can run away, but they can’t escape their roots. If they can avoid a fight, they certainly don’t want to fight. But as you said, they’ll also be afraid of us calling people to cause trouble. Gradually, they will become afraid,” he smiled and clasped his hands, “They will gather together!”

“Once they gather together, it’s much easier to handle. Human beings, when faced with major events, few people have the initiative to influence others. In this group of people, the ones who can fight and resist will stand at the front, others will look up to them, then…we just need to get rid of these few people…”

“Wow, Zhi Ge, do foreign universities offer courses on the underworld?” Liang Zi looked at him with admiration.

“Haha, if my father hadn’t been involved, do you think I would have wanted to be in the underworld?” Zhi Ge laughed loudly, “But after joining, I feel it’s actually quite good. The Big Brother gives good treatment, and there are brothers to help when things happen. I feel…that a college degree is useful in the underworld too, haha, Liang Zi, you guys keep saying that studying is useless.”

“We’re in China, not like you, Zhi Ge, who went abroad to get a gold-plated degree. But speaking of which, Zhi Ge, the Boss has never been as good to others as he is to you. Everyone says that the second-in-command of our Yongsheng Gang is going to be you, Zhi Ge.”

This flattery was quite tactful, and Zhi Ge laughed again. Then, the Big Brother’s phone rang in his briefcase. From the other end of the road came a heavy voice.

“Oh, Hero Ge, have you arrived? Yes, yes, it’s this street. The houses we bought before are from number thirty-two to fifty-seven. Yes, yes, near the vegetable market. The approval has been granted… Of course we need approval! Okay, demolish! Demolish it overnight, the more chaotic the better, but pay attention, only demolish half. Have those two bulldozers make a lot of noise… Oh, I see them, I see you.”

As two large bulldozers appeared from the other side of the road, more than ten young men carrying umbrellas also ran over. The two men in suits greeted the leading “Hero Ge” with a wave.

“It took you so long, I thought you were going to come and nag, but it turned out you got beaten up instead.”

“Haha, how could they dare? It’s good that the bulldozers are here, make a lot of noise, make it look like you’re going to demolish both streets. We’ve still got a small part left, you start demolishing the houses, it’ll be easier for us to talk. That’s it, finish here, I’m treating tonight.”

“Okay, I’ll go book a table then. There are plenty of good hotels here.”

Amidst laughter, the two bulldozers found their places and roared, pushing out the first scoop. The exterior wall of a two-story building instantly crumbled like paper, a huge noise, half the wall collapsed, smashing the bulldozer’s rear wheel, which then slammed back onto the ground.

With this loud noise, people peeked out of doors and windows from nearby houses, watching the scene unfold in the night.

The Yongsheng Gang had been buying up land in this area for a long time, and now they were starting to demolish houses, obviously to put pressure on the residents nearby. Zhi Ge and Liang Zi went to the end of the street to start lobbying the owner of the next house. They hadn’t gone far when they were both tapped on the shoulder. They turned around and saw the boy who lived in the arcade, who seemed timid, running towards them in the rain, holding a wallet in his hand.

“Uh, I saw this wallet fall to the ground when I opened the door just now. I thought it might be yours, do you think so?”

“Huh? This…this is my wallet…I left it in my outer pocket…” Zhi Ge felt his pocket in confusion, then took the wallet, “Look, this is my ID card, thank you, brother.” He patted the boy on the shoulder, feeling good about his honesty.

“By the way, little brother, you see over there, we’ve already started demolishing. Don’t forget to tell your landlord. And…our construction plan, it will be a large-scale demolition in about twenty days, remember to move as soon as possible…”

“Okay, I know, goodbye.” The boy patted the rain off his head, waved, and ran back to the arcade. Zhi Ge waved back, “Hey, he’s honest, quite polite. It’s rare these days. Back when I was in school, it was common.”

Liang Zi laughed obscenely, “But the two girls living with that kid are really pretty. I’ve seen them twice, one quiet, one fiery…”

“Hey, hey, even the underworld has morals, he picked up my wallet, you should think less about those things.” Zhi Ge said righteously, but then he smiled, “Of course…if they refuse to move, hehe…but I think it’s unlikely. That kid looks young, scare him a bit and he’ll definitely run away first.”

Amidst the laughter, no one noticed that the boy who had just run up the stairs had also turned his head, a faint smile on his face. He entered the doorway, Ling Jing was writing homework in the inner room. Sha Sha ran out from the balcony, holding a telescope, looking excited, “Come clean, what were you doing just now? I saw you give them a wallet, where did you get it?”

Jia Ming rolled his eyes and said, “Go write your homework, why do girls need to know this!”

“Hey, come on, tell me quickly.” Sha Sha kicked him, looked up, and widened her eyes. Ling Jing turned her head from the inner room, “Remember to wipe yourself down with a towel, why can’t you bring an umbrella when you go out?”

“Ling Jing, don’t interrupt. Aren’t you curious? I don’t even know what Jia Ming did. Tell me, Jia Ming, Jia Ming. Jia Ming brother, Jia Ming husband, husband, husband, husband, husband… Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me…” She buzzed around Jia Ming, who was wiping his head with a towel, like a bee, and finally, Jia Ming couldn’t help but surrender, laughing, “Okay, I’ll tell you this one, I didn’t do anything special. I just put two mini-trackers on them, to find out where they live, so it’ll be easier to find them later.”

“Did you put them in the wallet? By the way, where did you get the wallet?”

“When I patted their shoulder, the trackers were on them. The wallet, I stole it when they turned around. You didn’t see it?”

“Didn’t notice.” Sha Sha blinked, then ran back to the inner room, put her arms around Ling Jing’s shoulders and laughed, “Wow, Ling Jing, if we run out of money in the future, we can become thieves.”

“You’re the one who’ll become a thief.” Ling Jing laughed, “I’m only a thief wife…By the way, close the balcony door, it’s noisy outside, and you should write your homework too. I’m not going to help you today…”

“Humph, I don’t need your help!” Jumping up, Sha Sha closed the balcony door. Across the street, two bulldozers were working diligently.

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Half an hour later.

With a bang, the bulldozer knocked down another house wall, then carried out a simple cleanup on the ground. Hero Ge, along with a group of his younger brothers, had already set up a simple construction fence on the side of the road. In fact, it was just a show, so they didn’t need to be too professional, as long as it looked impressive.

The residents who had been watching from under the eaves and balconies had already returned to their houses, discussing with their families about selling their houses. As Zhi Ge had said, the Yongsheng Gang had a bad reputation, but they also had connections upstairs, they could bribe the police, so everyone was generally quite afraid. However, the construction company’s offer was too low, so everyone was still watching.

Inside the arcade, Shui Ge, Hua Ge, Qiang Ge, and the rest were standing at the door, staring fiercely at the demolition scene across the street. Over there, a group of people from the Yongsheng Gang were also gathered, intentionally or unintentionally confronting them.

“Hero Ge, do you think those guys opposite are trying to cause trouble? I recognize those people, what’s-his-name, Ah Hua, Ah Qiang, they’re just small fry. Should I go give them a taste of their own medicine?”

“Don’t, let them watch, it’s for everyone to see anyway. Don’t spend all your time fighting and killing, learn from Zhi Ge. He’s come back from studying abroad, he’s different. Look at the last few deals, which one wasn’t done beautifully? The Shazhu Gang suffered a loss and didn’t dare to say anything, wasn’t it because of Zhi Ge? Alright, wait for those two to come over, we’re going out to eat. I’ve already booked a table at the Li Chi Hotel… hehe, this midnight snack is going to be delicious.”

Speaking of snacks, everyone was smiling, and at that moment, with a bang, a transformer at the end of the street suddenly sparked, countless sparks flying, then the lights in every house, including the streetlights, went out in an instant.

“What happened…”

“Power outage, power outage…”

“The transformer seems to be broken, maybe it got rained on…”

“How is that possible? Maybe they hit the power lines with the bulldozer…”

As darkness descended, noisy voices came from everywhere. Every household lit flashlights and candles, people came out of their doors and looked out from under the eaves. After a while, most people suspected that the construction work had broken the power lines, and the lights of the two bulldozers at the construction site were still on, but they had also stopped moving. Hero Ge smiled, “Hehe, this is good. Tomorrow we’ll deliberately break the power lines, so they’ll have a power outage every day. We used to do this all the time when the company was first set up… I’m good at this…”

Before he could finish, the engine of one of the bulldozers suddenly roared, revving to the limit. It reversed, then screeched in a semicircle, quickly turning around.

Although the bulldozer was huge and heavy, and relied on strength, if it was going full speed, it was really frightening. There wasn’t much room for maneuvering in the construction area, and after turning the steering wheel, it scared the Yongsheng Gang members, who quickly ran away. They were about to curse, but they saw the bulldozer speeding towards the other one nearby. In the darkness, under the rain, the turbines roared, the bucket lifted high, the tires rolled over countless stones!

By this time, almost everyone on the street had come out, it could be said that they were under the watchful eyes of everyone. The bulldozer was going full speed, smashing into the side of the other bulldozer, with a terrifying roar, the bucket slashed through the cab,攔腰切入！

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