In the Ice City, besides Song Laosi, there were two other forces: Wang Quezi and Ke Ge. Song Laosi was involved in demolition and construction, Wang Quezi in dance halls, bars, and bath centers, and Ke Ge in underground gambling.
All three groups had a large number of henchmen, and it was rumored that they even had assassins. Over 90% of the shotguns and pistols on the streets of Ice City were in their hands. Ironically, the city's public security had improved compared to before.
The three groups usually coexisted peacefully, but since last year, Song Laosi had been frequently entering various dance halls and bars, encroaching on Wang Quezi's territory, which caused Wang Quezi's dissatisfaction.
Although Wang Quezi was a cripple, he had a large number of ruthless subordinates and was not afraid of Song Laosi.
Song Laosi wanted to be the boss, so he naturally had to bring down Wang Quezi and Ke Ge first. For now, Ke Ge was holding back, neither submitting nor opposing Song Laosi, and on the surface, he respected Song Laosi as the boss.
However, Wang Quezi was不服 (unwilling to submit) and wanted to challenge Song Laosi. The reason for their feud was quite amusing; it started because of a cinema ticket seller.
Both of them had their eyes on her. When Wang Quezi was about to take her, Song Laosi directly sent people to kidnap her. Afterward, he gave her ten thousand yuan and never bothered with her again.
Wang Quezi felt humiliated because the girl had said she was his person, and Song Laosi still kidnapped her, which was clearly a slap in the face.
Wang Quezi was ruthless enough to have one of Song Laosi's brothers in his hometown run over and killed. This was the only brother Song Laosi had left; his other family members had been killed by enemies over the years, and of course, Song Laosi had taken revenge.
Song Laosi had no evidence and did not want to confront Wang Quezi for the time being. Especially since he only had Song Xiaofeng left as a relative, and he was afraid something might happen to Song Xiaofeng. He planned to gradually erode Wang Quezi's territory, and the first step was to make Ke Ge truly support him, rather than just paying lip service.
Feng Yu also knew that in the future, the last relative of Song Laosi would be killed by Wang Quezi's people. Of course, there was another version of the story, which said that Ke Ge's people did it and framed Wang Quezi.
Regardless, Wang Quezi and Song Laosi were at odds, and Wang Quezi had the strength to fight back. Feng Yu did not need to ally with Wang Quezi; he just needed to make some coincidental events happen, and the two would naturally start fighting.
These three bosses still had the feel of the Hong Kong triads; they could have guns, but others could not. They could fight and hurt people, but others could not engage in armed conflicts.
Even when they did engage in armed conflicts, they rarely harmed innocent people. As they put it, these people were the ones who made them money, so they naturally had to protect them. They would not easily bully these people, and if others bullied them, they would step in to help.
For example, Song Laosi had a business: ten thousand yuan for a leg! As long as you had the money and the other party had no power, you could pay ten thousand yuan, and they would find someone to break the other person's leg and ensure they became a cripple.
This business also offended Wang Quezi. Although Wang Quezi had congenital polio, he called himself "Cripple Grandpa" and hated being called a cripple. He could not stand it if anyone called him that, and every time they met, Song Laosi would loudly call him "Wang Quezi."
When Feng Yu wanted to take advantage of the situation, Li Shiqiang and the others advised him to let it go. They had already given the car, and the money could be considered a price for peace. Song Xiaofeng had promised not to cause trouble for Taihua Company in the future, hadn't he?
Feng Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head. Song Xiaofeng might not cause trouble, but he wanted to take half of the company's money. Feng Yu did not say half of the profit, but half of the money.
If half of the money was taken, wouldn't they be losing money? Wu Zhigang and the others were not willing. Life had just started to get better, and Feng Yu had just bought a lot of rice, flour, and oil for everyone. Now someone wanted to take them back to the old days?
Only Li Shiqiang thought differently. He advised, "Xiao Yu, driving a wolf to eat a tiger is dangerous. If you let Wang Quezi scare Song Xiaofeng, can we satisfy Wang Quezi's appetite?"
Feng Yu blinked. "What if it's not us inviting Wang Quezi, but Wang Quezi coming on his own?"
Wang Quezi coming on his own? Li Shiqiang didn't understand.
Feng Yu gathered everyone together. They would have to stay up late tonight and make sure everything was set up so that Wang Quezi would come on his own tomorrow. If Song Xiaofeng's people didn't come tomorrow, it would be fine, but if they did, the show would begin!
Song Xiaofeng got up lazily at around nine in the morning. He had disciplined the girl three times last night and only fell asleep in the early hours of the morning.
He slapped the girl's butt. "Go play. I have something to do today. We'll do it another day."
The girl quickly got dressed and left without even washing her face at the hotel. Song Xiaofeng could turn on you faster than turning a page, and if you didn't meet his eyes, he would be even more ruthless with women.
Especially since he never gave money after playing with them, but she didn't dare not come, hoping that Song Xiaofeng would forget about her soon.
After washing up and having breakfast, Song Xiaofeng went downstairs, where his henchmen were already waiting.
"Good morning, Young Master Song."
"Hmm, good morning. Is Toad back yet?" Toad was his lackey who had gone to Feng Yu's place as a formality.
"Let's talk about it in the car, Young Master Song."
Hmm? Song Xiaofeng looked suspiciously at his henchman. Could something have gone wrong with Toad's mission? With Feng Yu's cowardly behavior yesterday, even if they had ten people, they wouldn't dare to touch Toad.
In the car, the henchman quickly said, "Young Master Song, Toad's legs have been broken, and he's lying in the hospital now."
"Damn, did he grow a lion's heart and a leopard's gall? The little bastard dared to touch my people! Gather the brothers, and let's go smash that破 (damn) company!" Song Xiaofeng was furious, not expecting Feng Yu to have the nerve.
"Wait, Young Master Song, I haven't finished. Toad wasn't beaten by that Feng, but by Wang Quezi."
"What? Wang Quezi? How could Toad offend Wang Quezi? When we went to the dance hall last night, didn't Toad pay the money?"
Song Xiaofeng's heart raced. He was not afraid of his uncle or the police, but he was somewhat afraid of Wang Quezi.
Wang Quezi was a ruthless man who could stand up to his uncle, and they had a long-standing grudge. Was Wang Quezi preparing to start a war again?
"Of course, we paid the money. Uncle said we weren't short of money, so we should pay when we go to these places. Not only pay, but pay more."
"Alright, alright, you don't need to explain that. Why did Toad offend Wang Quezi?"
"It's said that Toad went to Taihua Company this morning to collect the first payment. He argued with Feng and said he would break Feng's legs and make him a cripple for life. Wang Quezi happened to pass by, heard this, and immediately got angry. Four henchmen held Toad, and Wang Quezi personally swung his iron crutch, breaking both of Toad's legs. Wang Quezi also said that from now on, no one from our side is allowed to step into that warehouse area, and Toad is an example for everyone else!"
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