Longmen is a giant mobile city, and its slum area is extremely large. The place where Wu Ke is now is only a small part of it.
In the slums, there are nearly a hundred gangs, large and small, and gang members fight endlessly. Every once in a while, new gangs appear or old gangs disappear.
However, there are three forces that remain standing, namely the Rat King Society, the Wutou Gang, and the Orphanage.
"The Rat King will be fine. He just charges protection fees. As long as he pays the protection fees, he won't embarrass anyone. Moreover, if the people who paid the protection fees really encounter difficulties, such as being embarrassed by guys from other gangs, they will also come forward. .”
According to A Suo's story, the Rat King Society is the underground manager of the slums in Xiacheng District. As a thief, she is also the person who pays protection fees to the Rat King Society.
"The Wutou Gang is relatively exclusive. The leader seems to be a big gangster from Colombia. They will wholesale sell some addictive drugs on their own territory, and some small and medium-sized gangs will buy from them."
That's a drug lord organization.
“As for the orphanage, they will adopt unwanted children from the slums, but the prerequisite is that they are healthy or good-looking.
After being educated by the director there, some good-looking children will be adopted by people from the middle and upper urban areas..."
It sounds like a welfare organization, but it's actually a human trafficking organization operating in a slum.
Children are their commodities, and donations from buyers are accepted in the name of adoption.
According to A Suo, a sister she knew before was adopted by a customer of the orphanage.
She thought she would live a good life with food and clothing in the future, but within half a year she was abandoned by her adopter and was sent back to the slums with wounds all over her body. She died in the winter of the year before last.
"Children who have just been adopted by orphans will have enough to eat for a while, and the orphanage will raise them into human beings.
But as time goes by and no one takes notice, the food standard will be lowered little by little, eventually reaching the point where people will starve to death.
And after the age of fourteen, those who have not been adopted and are pretty without being crooked will be sent to some special places to work, while those who are not pretty will be trained to become thugs in orphanages..."
Ah Suo knew all about the orphanage because her sister told her. She also told her that if she could survive with her own hands, she should never enter the orphanage. It was a place even worse than the slums.
Because you have no idea whether the person who adopted you is a good or bad person, or a pervert. You must know that the cruel stories on the dark side are always more than just being beaten, scolded and abused.
"It's a tragedy and I'm sorry I'm not part of the story, but it doesn't matter, things are about to change here, the sun is going down and it's going to be a busy night tonight."
Wu Ke stood up and decided to find some help first.
He lifted the bacon that had not yet woken up from the rafters.
Wu Ke slapped his hand to wake up the fainting person.
"flutter……"
The person who woke up was just about to curse.
I felt a bump in my stomach and swallowed what I wanted to say.
"If someone offends our Rat King Society, the matter will never be settled so easily."
The tattooed young man who also woke up looked at his younger brother being beaten and looked at him with vicious eyes that were not afraid of trouble.
"What you said makes sense, so where is the headquarters of your Rat King Association?"
. . . .
On the other side, Wei Yanwu, who returned to the consul's residence, received a letter from York Shihuaiya.
"What's the bad news in the letter that makes you look so heavy?"
Sitting in front of the dressing table, his wife Wenyue asked.
"It's not bad news, but good news. The victim of the kidnapping incident, the daughter of the Shihuaiya family, has been sent back, but there is something uncertain about it. The person who sent her back seems to be related to Ursas. Get involved."
"Usas? Isn't it that ambitious Duke again who wants to get involved in Longmen again?"
"I don't know, I don't know, what's going on. I have to go meet York Shihuaiya and ask about the situation."
As Wei Yanwu spoke, he covered his nose with his hand, frowned, and asked his wife, "What does this smell like, and what are you wearing?"
At this moment, his wife was wearing heavy makeup and a somewhat strong perfume.
"Derek's smoky makeup, have you forgotten the Archer family who came to Longmen last week?
You want to reach financial cooperation with the mobile city represented by the other family, but you are held back by the kidnapping.
I have to entertain others for you. This perfume was given to me by the Archer wife. Doesn't it smell good? "
"It smells like burning ashes."
"As long as you don't use your nose and breathe through your mouth, you'll get used to it quickly."
"I'm sorry, I should be doing diplomatic entertainment."
"I am the princess of the Eastern Kingdom and your wife. I am the woman of Wei Yanwu, the governor of Longmen. I am not a little girl from an ordinary family. If you say such things again, I will beat you up!"
Wei Yanwu: "..."
Although it was a political marriage, he didn't have much to do with this somewhat powerful wife. She was a good woman.
"By the way, Chen, what do you decide to do?"
"The clean-up operation is imminent. We can't stop. For her safety, I want to send her out of the dragon gate."
"It's good to leave this place of right and wrong, but have you thought about where to send her? Many people are watching you, and her biological father's family may not help you on this point."
Wei Yanwu was silent for a while and then said: "I don't need to consider the helping hand over there. The Shihuaiya family is in the same camp as us now. York Shihuaiya may be able to give me greater help."
The exchange between the Longmen Archon and his wife continued in the room for a while, and soon they left the room and went to do what they should do.
At this time, Chen, who had been home from school for an hour, had a calm and thoughtful expression on his face.
Suddenly, she slapped the table and stood up: "That silly cat must have been deceived!"
. . . .
Arriving at Shihuaiya's house, Wei Yanwu took his guards and met York Shihuaiya in the manor.
"I have confirmed from my company that the person following him is indeed an employee of my company.
And they did set out for a trip to Ursus in the first three months, and their final destination was the northern border of Ursus. "
York Shihuaiya explained to Wei Yanwu some of the situations confirmed by the Swire Group in the afternoon.
Although the Ursus Empire often goes to war with surrounding countries, it is a hasty idea to judge people from Ursus as enemies based on this alone.
In Longmen, some Ursus businessmen often come here to do business.
"You should meet that person, but you must bring enough protection."
York Shihuaiya looked at the sign behind the opponent, and his meaning was very clear.
Wei Yanwu frowned: "Is that person more powerful than Biao?"
The old butler beside York Shihuaiya stepped forward and told the two of them his opinion on being a fairly powerful assassin.
"If that person's physical defense ability is really not an Origin Stone skill as he said, I don't think Mr. Biao will be his opponent."
Wei Yanwu was silent, then nodded: "If I want to meet with the other party, I will bring enough guards."
After ending this topic, Wei Yanwu talked to York Shihuaiya about cleaning up the cancer in Longmen.
This kidnapping incident reminded them that in addition to those who did not want to see the integration of Longmen, some guys in Longmen who should be eliminated would not sit still and wait to die.
Wei Yanwu's people have found out some underground organizations in Longmen that have provided help to the kidnappers.
As the saying goes, pulling out the carrot brings out the mud. The work of cleaning up the gantry is dangerous, and he must solve his own worries.
"You want to send your niece Chen to Victoria through the Swire Group's channels?"
York Shihuaiya fell into deep thought.
This is indeed a way. Although Wei Yanwu's protection for his descendants will be reduced after leaving Longmen, but he has also left this country, and his enemies here will also be out of reach.
And with the business power that the Sihuaiya family has in Victoria, it is not a problem at all to completely hide the traces of the next person.
"Your granddaughter is your weak point. The Rat King also takes care of his daughter. Maybe they can go to Victoria with Chen. The three of them can go together so that they can take care of each other."
Wei Yanwu said.
"That probably won't work."
York Shihuaiya shook his head.
There are also people in the Shuaiya family who have different thoughts from him. Once his granddaughter Beatrix leaves his side, it may make other guys in the Shuaiya family have some thoughts that they shouldn't have.
The same goes for the Rat King. The other party's daughter is the future successor of the Rat King Association. The Rat King, who was born in the slums, will not easily entrust important things to other people's hands. With York Shihuai Ya, this The understanding of an old friend.
Even if York Shihuaiya knew that the other party was also the knife in Wei Yanwu's hand, he was doing all kinds of dirty work for the supreme governor of Longmen, as well as dark work that could not be exposed or known to outsiders.
After the cleanup plan begins, the upper, middle and lower city areas of Longmen are destined to be a bloody mess. The Rat King Guild will probably also play the role of butchers there, and will be hated by countless people.
But the other party may regard this as an experience for the future successor, so that his young daughter can witness all this with her own eyes and understand the cruelty of struggle in the world.
York Shihuaiya thought about the decision that his old friend would most likely make when faced with a situation where his relatives might be implicated. Sure enough, only people from the lowest background could not only If the enemy is ruthless, he will also be ruthless to his own people.
. . . .
At this time, Lin, the rat king of the slums, who was considered ruthless by York Shihuaiya, looked at the stranger who silently appeared in the room with an expressionless face. Behind him, sitting where he had just left, was a stranger.
There was a trace of cold sweat on his forehead.
"Who is your Excellency?"
"You can call me SB."
Wu Ke came over to the Rat King Club and introduced himself to the leader here.
"Your Excellency, why are you looking for me?"
The Rat King asked cautiously. As a powerful wind and sand warlock, his perception of dangerous things was much stronger than that of ordinary people.
But this mysterious young man who suddenly appeared in front of him gave him a very bad feeling.
It is not the same as a simple life-threatening crisis, but more like the feeling of depression before some natural disasters, as if the other party will be irreversible and irresistible as long as it breaks out...
"Today, in the afternoon, I was robbed by people from your Rat King Society."
Wu Ke said.
"Are you kidding me?"
The Rat King was silent for a while before asking again.
"No, I have already knocked out the person who robbed me and left him at the door of your headquarters.
Now that it has been discovered, there is movement outside, but there is someone running over here, probably to report the situation to you. "
When Wu Ke said this, it was still quiet outside.
After half a minute, the Rat King heard a noisy sound.
There was the sound of fast running footsteps. After approaching the door, they slowed down and finally stopped outside, and then there was a knock on the door.
"What's up?"
"Your Excellency, Rat King, several peripheral members of our gang were knocked unconscious and left outside the door of our headquarters. You said that any disturbances in the gang these days will be reported to you."
"I understand, go down."
"Well……"
"What else?"
"Knocking out members of our gang and throwing them at the door of our headquarters is undoubtedly a provocation to the Rat King Society. Don't we need to do something? For example, find and catch the criminals and give them an eye for an eye. , Tooth for tooth..."
"No."
In the room, the Rat King quickly interrupted the other party and said in a calm voice.
"Let's not do this for now, let's go down first."
Outside, the leader of the Rat King Club who came here to report scratched his head and was a little confused, but he still obeyed the boss and retreated.
"I don't think someone like you would just knock out a few peripheral members of my gang and then come here to frame us."
The Rat King spoke first. He directly recognized what Wu Ke said about being robbed by members of the Rat King Association.
Whether the truth is true or not, that doesn't matter. What matters now is that this person who seems to be untouchable has come directly to the door.
"As the boss of the Rat King Association, I am willing to apologize for the offense my subordinates have caused you, and I am also willing to give you adequate compensation. I wonder what you need, or do you need me to do something for you?"
The Rat King's heart brightened. Since this man didn't kill his men and came directly to the door, he obviously wanted him, or wanted his Rat King to do something for himself.
"Your Rat King Club has a good reputation in the slums. It turns out you have a smart leader."
Wu Ke came over and put his hand on the shoulder of the opponent who looked like an upright rat.
The Rat King tensed his nerves and secretly pinched the pendant on his left wrist with his left hand, but he endured it and did not directly activate the sand shield technique.
"Since you are a sensible person, I will not beat around the bush and put forward my requirements..."
