Twenty-one Street was destroyed.
The entire block, together with the lives of more than 100,000 people, and the buildings in the entire block, were quietly destroyed due to the space collapse effect caused by the birth of the 'singularity'.
There were no survivors, and no one could describe in detail what happened to 21st Street that day.
In the past, 21st Street, together with the surrounding pastures and farms, all people and things on the 36 square kilometers of land were wiped out in an instant, leaving only an impact crater with a radius of more than ten kilometers and a depth of about 100 meters. Huge pothole.
After people realized that the change had occurred, only the piece of land that looked like someone had dug it up with a spoon was left.
However, a few days have passed, and this news has not caused the slightest ripple in the city. It is as if the destruction of a neighborhood, the casualties of more than 100,000 people, and the loss of countless properties have no impact on the big shots in the city.
No.
To be precise, it still has some impact.
After the destruction of 21st Street, transportation between the two urban areas it directly connected became even more inconvenient.
The sky above the block is protected and blocked by the magic of light. There is a church miracle called the Road of Ascension. The big shots set out from the city to board the Road of Ascension. They will pass through the entire block from high altitude and look down at the tiny ants underground. Residents can reach their destination in the blink of an eye. Junqu Pavilion
Not only the travel of the big shots is affected, but also the logistics system that relies on the transportation capacity of the Ascension Road.
Once this direct line is paralyzed, it means that whether it is logistics or travel, it will require greater costs and several trains to reach the destination.
Naturally, the church would not sit back and let this problem continue. In fact, when they received the news of the destruction of 21st Street, they immediately started to repair the road to ascension.
The renovation of the Ascension Road means that the neighborhoods built on it will be rebuilt soon.
This is an opportunity.
It is an opportunity for both the lively redeemers and the fanatics in the lawless land.
Move out of a crowded neighborhood and start life in a new neighborhood filled with opportunities.
Or, taking advantage of the void left by the destruction of the old forces, they can spread the power of their own gang and control more territory.
The lawless fanatics in these neighborhoods have become more unscrupulous. Cults, gangs, secret societies, and suspicious gangs are like sharks swimming in the smell of blood, ready to move in the shadows, and conflicts between neighborhoods have become more and more intense. Intense conflicts and turf wars have become more and more obvious.
Twentieth Street.
Outside, there are noisy and lively streets with endless crowds of people, but the dark alley seems to isolate all the excitement and noise. In the dark, cold alley, a group of gangsters surrounded the residents of several blocks and beat them wantonly.
Big brother, please give me a few more days of grace. Really, if you give me another two days of grace, I will definitely put the money together.
Pooh! The yellow-haired gangster kicked the young man over with a bruised nose and face. The metal bat hit the ground hard and made a loud noise. The daughter behind the young man was frightened and visibly trembled. His wife, who had messy hair and a bloody head, even used He protected the child with his body, fearing that she would get hurt.
Huang Mao grabbed the young man's collar and pulled him up. He stared at him with fierce and sinister eyes: "Every time I come here, every time you come, you talk such nonsense to the labor and management!" you! He stood up, waved the bat and pointed at several other residents who had been beaten badly: "And you guys!"
Do you think it’s easy for labor and management to talk to each other, but you just slap them in the face? You are so tired of living if you dare to pay for the living expenses in the gang, aren't you?
But brother, we are really having some difficulties recently.
Are you having trouble with labor and management? Huang Mao swung the stick and knocked the young man over. The latter immediately cried out in pain and knelt down. He hit the other man's leg with the metal bat again and again. As the man screamed in pain and begged for mercy, he cursed: "When the gang is protecting you, Have you ever mentioned any difficulties to you?
Did the brothers mention any difficulties when driving away the cultists?
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The metal bat kept falling. The man was unable to dodge and could only hold his head and cry, curl up and beg for mercy. However, his wife and daughter behind him could only endure it silently, unable to change the situation at all.
Why are you going to make it difficult for labor and management to collect some living expenses from you?
Are you tired of living? ah?
Time after time, the man's cries for mercy gradually became smaller and smaller.
ah? Do you really want to die?
Hold! WTF. The yellow-haired gangster also had a sense of proportion. He stopped when he saw that the opponent was almost beaten to death. He kicked the opponent away and spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm. Then he picked up the bat and pointed it at the other people: Come on, you, you, and you. , tell me why you didn’t pay your residence fee on time?
With this example of killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, several other residents were so frightened that they could only kneel on the ground and lower their bodies as low as possible, not daring to answer.
Forget it, I can't tell you what you are doing. Perhaps he beat the young man to vent his anger. Huang Mao was so frightened that he almost peed and didn't say a word. He didn't pay much attention to it. Instead, he turned the problem to a more direct direction: Tell me, how should we solve it now? question.
On the one hand, he was asking the lower class people who were kneeling and trembling in front of them, but more importantly, he was asking the younger brother under his command.
Although the Black Dragon Society is not a big gang, in Tianqi City it can only be regarded as a third-rate gang that is dependent on the big gangs, but small gangs also need to cultivate cronies and influence, and if there are some capable people under his command, he can easily For some, you don’t have to do everything yourself.
Boss, how about selling them to a butcher? At this time, a gangster suggested.
good. Huang Mao nodded, and the gangster immediately beamed with joy. He was interrupted when he was about to continue, but did you know that something happened two days ago on the street next door?
The gangster was stunned: Next door? What happened in the Street of Gluttony?
destroyed. Huang Mao glanced at him, the Taotie Street was completely destroyed, the news came out yesterday.
The whole street? ! The gangster raised his voice in surprise, wouldn't our 'business' be ruined?
Upon hearing this, Huang Mao sneered and said disdainfully: Is that considered 'business'? Do you want to laugh me to death?
The gangster blushed: Why don't you count it?
Seeing him like this, Huang Mao became even more excited: What? You are asked to teach a few disobedient weaklings, cut meat of equal value from their bodies, and then resell it to butchers and supply it to restaurants on Taotie Street. Do you call this business?
However, the yellow-haired gangster glanced at the few silent residents who were huddled on the ground without daring to move, and sneered: Since they can't pay the living expenses, the labor and management have to find other ways to compensate for the gang's losses. .
After thinking for a moment, Huang Mao already made up his mind.
There are several local research institutes that need experimental materials. There should be no problem in getting these.
First of all, it’s you. Originally, labor and management were planning to cut up all your meat and sell it to butchers to make **** meatballs. However, 21st Street was ruined and there was not much profit from selling the meat to butchers. To put it bluntly, you have nothing of value, do you understand?
Huang Mao's words made the other low-level people kneeling on the ground suddenly turn pale.
But now the labor and management are very merciful and will introduce some jobs to you. As long as you can complete it, this month's living expenses will be covered. You can still make a lot of money. Maybe next month's living expenses will be paid. , do you want to do it?
These people instinctively feel that it is probably not a good job.
But no one dared to refuse.
But he didn't care about their reactions. This is the neighborhood. As long as you have the strength, you can do whatever you want.
As for the girls, the gang has recently opened a pleasure house, and they can be sent there to work. Huang Mao looked at the mother and daughter, and stayed on the mother's blood-stained face for two seconds, "Fuck, who was it just now?" Who was so cruel?
But I don’t think the old thing is very pretty. The female doll looks pretty good and should be sold for a good price.
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Boss, do you think we should have some fun first?
He glanced at the mother and daughter with predatory eyes as if he wanted to eat them alive.
They feel that in the eyes of these people, they are no longer human beings, but objects that can be traded by them.
Brother! The young man whose leg had been broken before suddenly interrupted Huang Mao, hugged his leg and begged: Brother, let me go! I go to work in that place, please let my wife and daughter go. Please, please!
roll! Just let it go if you say let it go? Wouldn’t that make labor and management look very shameless? Huang Mao kicked him to the ground and said to the burly gangster Ada.
Ah Da, you go to East Street and look for Ah Qiu, and tell him that there are several people here who volunteered to do experiments in their research institute.
The burly Ah Da nodded and walked out of the alley, but as soon as he walked out of the alley, he felt himself hit at the corner.
Ah Da glared in the direction where he was hit. The other person was a young man who was a head shorter than him and wearing a baseball cap. There was a young man next to him who kept smiling apologetically: I'm sorry, brother, I'm so sorry.
Watch it! little guy!
Ada snorted coldly, but business was more important, so he turned around and left.
But before he took a step, he felt his clothes being pulled.
Excuse me, what happened on 21st Street?
ha? Ah Da turned around unhappily and saw the young man wearing a baseball cap raising his head. He had a featureless baby face and looked like a teenager who was inexperienced in the world. The same thing made Ah Da feel irritable for no reason. He shook off the opponent's hand holding his clothes and punched him: "None of your business."
Ada's fist froze in mid-air, and his roar stopped abruptly. His eyes had lost the self-awareness and became dull and empty.
Then, the baby-faced young man patted him: Okay, continue your work, remember to come back later and your companions will pick them up.
Ada: Yes.
