"Sigh, I don't think this is working for us, so I've chosen a new leader and plan to live a normal life. What about you guys? Want to join?" Du Ziteng put on a mysterious air, resting his chin on his hand and sighing.
In reality, he had been handed over to Zhang Liunian by his biological father, leaving him no choice but to reform.
Fortunately, in the days following Zhang Liunian, he discovered many of the latter's strengths. Most importantly, following him meant good food and money to spend. This life was far more enjoyable than being some so-called boss. Therefore, he had no desire to return to being a penniless leader.
"Following the new leader, do you have money to spend, food to eat, and wine to drink?" Old Hei eyed Zhang Liunian warily, fearing he might pounce and beat them.
Zhang Liunian noticed his gaze but said nothing.
"Of course, otherwise why wouldn't I go back to being a boss? Why else would you all be here? Did you take a job from someone? Did all the brothers come? Is this a big deal? Is it worth a few hundred yuan?" When Du Ziteng was a boss, he lived by robbing and had never taken any jobs.
However, he knew that Old Hei and Old Bai had taken jobs, but he hadn't managed them, nor could he.
Though he was reluctant to admit it, Du Ziteng understood that his position as boss was largely nominal.
Black and White Killer exchanged glances, their faces filled with embarrassment. Finally, Old Hei miserably held up a finger, "One hundred yuan."
"Pfft, a hundred yuan is worth calling all thirty brothers? Your lives are worse than mine." Du Ziteng had thought it was a few hundred yuan, but it turned out that mobilizing all their brothers only yielded a hundred yuan. They must have been desperate for money.
Zhang Liunian didn't want them to continue their idle chat and interrupted, "Are you going to fight or not?" He still intended to capture these people and send Zhang Liuhuo to jail.
Now, not only were they all Du Ziteng's brothers, but they were also chatting. How was he supposed to proceed?
Hearing this, Du Ziteng suddenly snapped back to reality. It wasn't the time for chatting. He smiled sheepishly at Zhang Liunian, "We're family, why fight? I'll clear the way."
After saying this, he looked at Black and White Killer and said angrily, "Quickly get out of the way. We have important matters."
Black and White Killer, upon hearing this, did not get angry but waved to clear the path, "Move aside, move aside. Can't you see it's Boss Du's tractor?"
The thirty brothers, seeing this, collectively shouted, "Hello, Boss Du!" and obediently stepped aside.
Du Ziteng felt a little smug and puffed out his chest, looking at Zhang Liunian, "How about it? I'm not completely useless, am I!"
Zhang Liunian gave him a pair of white eyes, "We are not family, and I don't have brothers who walk the dark path. Du Ziteng, remember this: if you ever go back to your old ways, I'll beat you every time I see you, making sure you never forget."
"How could I? I'm a law-abiding citizen now, you can rest assured."
Du Ziteng shivered and quickly suppressed his smile, looking at the men, "Stop calling out. I won't be walking the night roads anymore. You can pretend you don't have me as your boss."
"Boss Du, have you really thought this through?"
"I've made up my mind. What about you? Do you want to follow me and recognize a new leader?"
"..." Who wanted to be their leader? Zhang Liunian twitched the corner of his mouth, "Don't say that. I don't want to be their leader, nor will I ever be."
Black and White Killer knew Zhang Liunian was very capable, but without Du Ziteng, they were the true bosses. Therefore, they found it difficult to accept the idea of recognizing a new leader.
However, this was their own affair. Zhang Liunian's outright refusal made them lose face.
"Do you really think we're eager for it?" Old Hei scoffed disdainfully.
Zhang Liunian sneered mockingly, "Thank you for not being a burden."
"You..."
Seeing this, Du Ziteng quickly tried to smooth things over, "Brother Liunian, why can't you accept them if you can accept me?"
Zhang Liunian fell silent, thinking that he accepted Du Ziteng because they had been friends before his death. Although it wasn't a long time, Zhang Liunian remembered this friend. "Ask them why they appeared here?"
Of course, it was to harm them, to take their lives. But these men were his brothers, although the camaraderie wasn't very deep, Old Hei and Old Bai had been his brothers for years. Du Ziteng was ashamed and said, "Brother Liunian, how about we just let this go?"
"Since you came to harm, you should be prepared to be harmed."
"..."
"I admit you have some skill, but facing all thirty of us, do you think you can win?" Old Hei said through gritted teeth.
"Come and fight. If you lose, not only will you, but also those who hired you, will be sent to jail. If I lose, I will not only give you two thousand yuan but also let you do as you please." Zhang Liunian still wanted to capture Zhang Liuhuo's entire family, so he offered a very tempting deal.
Upon hearing this, Du Ziteng quickly looked at Black and White Killer, "Don't agree. You probably can't beat Brother Liunian."
Zhang Liunian appeared calm, as if confident. They absolutely shouldn't act rashly.
Black and White Killer had also witnessed Zhang Liunian's combat strength. After thinking about it, they couldn't resist the allure of two thousand yuan, "Do you have two thousand?"
Zhang Liunian looked at Du Ziteng, signaling him to provide proof, but Du Ziteng strongly advised them, "You're desperate for money. If you lose, you'll go to jail, the kind you can never get out of. Don't do anything rash."
"Boss Du, don't you have any confidence in us?" Old Hei was very annoyed by Du Ziteng constantly siding with Zhang Liunian.
Du Ziteng rubbed his forehead, "It's not that I lack confidence in you, but that I have too much confidence in my new leader. Listen to my advice and leave quickly!"
However, Black and White Killer were clearly blinded by the two thousand yuan Zhang Liunian mentioned and didn't listen to him at all, "Just tell me, does he have two thousand yuan or not!"
Du Ziteng was so infuriated by them that he couldn't speak. He held out his hand, but no words came out after a long moment.
Instead, Zhang Liunian suddenly threw out a stack of money, "Here's over a thousand yuan. If you win, it's yours."
Du Ziteng didn't understand why Zhang Liunian insisted on them fighting. He opened his mouth to advise them again, "You can't beat Brother Liunian. Give up and leave, okay?"
"Du Ziteng, since you're no longer a boss, you have no right to interfere in our affairs." Old Hei's eyes glazed over at the sight of the thousand yuan. Without politeness, he finished speaking and waved his hand, ordering his brothers to attack.
Zhang Liunian smirked, gripped an iron pipe in his right hand, jumped off the tractor, and was surrounded in no time.
"Old Hei, Old Bai, do you still consider me a brother? If you're brothers, immediately scatter and don't touch him, do you hear me?" One was a new leader, the other was an old brother. Du Ziteng was caught in a dilemma.
Old Hei and Old Bai completely ignored him, rushing to Zhang Liunian's front, their eyes greedy for the money in his hand.
"Let's begin!" Zhang Liunian saw them draw their wooden clubs, smirked, and charged forward.