Osterson closed the newspaper helplessly, extremely depressed.
Just when he was about to take a casual turn and run away, there was a commotion in front of him. He quickly held up the newspaper again, held it in front of his face, poked two holes in it and looked out.
I saw a group of seven or eight people roaring out of the barracks, all holding whips in their hands, and swaggering along the road;
When he met the gangsters who were sleeping or playing cards, he would beat them like slaves and scold them, "Sluggards, the hall master is coming soon, get up and work!"
Auster took a closer look and saw that these people all looked familiar. They were the group of thugs who were around Silas.
When Oster was performing on the street, he was blocked by them because he failed to pay his dues. These people threatened to give Master Ao some trouble, but he was beaten up by the awesome Oster and fled. As the Artists Guild was incorporated, they also joined the rebels.
The one surrounded in the middle, with his arrogance and his nostrils turned upward, was Silas's original deputy, named Barry;
In Auster's impression, this Barry was the best at pretending to be a fox, a tiger, a tiger, and a dog, and he was the one who danced the most happily that day. He cooperated with Silas to play bad guy, and he wanted to repair Auster's teeth all over the floor. When he was beaten later, this person was the first to turn around and run away without mercy, and his shadow was nowhere to be seen.
This old youtiao is quite capable of maneuvering around and sizing up situations; it seems that after defecting to the rebel army, he managed to get the position of captain of the Nanchuan stronghold by virtue of his reputation as second-in-command and his familiarity with the affairs of the old guild site.
When the people next to him called him "Big Brother", Barry was very dissatisfied and said, "Now that we are a regular army, we all call me Commander."
The subordinates promised, "Okay, big brother, no problem, big brother!"
A subordinate next to him said, "Brother, our camps and fortifications are basically untouched, and we have almost sold out all the supplies. How should we deliver the goods during the inspection?"
Another person said reproachfully, "Don't talk nonsense. What if the hall master comes now?"
Barry laughed and said, "Don't worry, I just received the news that Hall Master Brown has arrived in Dongxiang at noon. He must be drinking with the captain over there at this time. Maybe in the evening, I have to find a nearby nightclub to have a good time, no We won't be able to survive for three to five days. In the past few days, we have been building some fortifications as a show. As for the materials, we will distribute them to the people for disaster relief;
I have seen many leaders doing inspections, it is just a formality, let alone his own territory. Prepare all the gifts and red envelopes. Maybe you can also ask the hall leader for a favor and ask the headquarters for more budget, hahaha! …”
"Brother is so smart!" The subordinates around him were flattering him one after another.
Auster raised the newspaper another inch. These thugs who are accustomed to the gangster style are still working together as hyenas here, bullying others by relying on their seniority, and even using Oster's name to steal others;
Although he was being treated like a gunman and a monkey so blatantly, he couldn't care less about being angry and knew in his heart that given his current situation, he still had to keep a low profile. But we can't cause such a big mess like in Dongxiang. If word spreads, it will be even harder to escape.
At this time, the members of the gang quit because they were whipped and humiliated and witnessed the evil deeds of Bali and others. They stood up and said, "You are deceiving the superiors and concealing the inferiors like this. We will sue the hall master!"
"Yes, expose them!"
Barry flicked his whip and glared, "I guess who dares? As Hall Master Brown's most trusted subordinate, do you think he trusts me or you? Besides, he has entrusted me with full authority, and I have the final say in this place. Whoever talks nonsense again will be sold to the mines!"
"He is obviously a loser under Silas. He was severely punished by the hall master. Why are you talking nonsense?" The crowd was still excited and gathered around him waving their fists.
"Fart, Silas counts, he is the weakest among us. Do you want to give it a try?"
With that said, Barry tore open the scroll and recited the insurance spell. A fireball came out of the magic circle and instantly injured the shoulder of a gang member in front. Then he flew over and passed by the newsstand next to Oster.
The injured gang members fell to the ground, their shoulders were scorched black, and they groaned. Everyone stepped back in fear when they saw this. These thugs from the previous guild still had basic spell-casting skills, otherwise they would rely on themselves to bully others.
Seeing that everyone still looked unwilling, Barry said calmly, "You can dissatisfy me, but you'd better think about what kind of devil Master Brown is. He is not as easy to talk to as me. If you mess with him If you are unhappy, you should know what will happen to you; your ears, nose, hands and feet are light, who wants to be treated like a war horse?"
At this time, the horse tied not far away also neighed appropriately. Everyone took a breath, and the scene instantly became quiet.
Oster coughed repeatedly behind the newspaper. So what, the horse's business is not over yet, right? Barry pointed his whip this way and said, "The one reading the newspaper over there is talking about you! Don't pretend to love learning, go to work quickly, otherwise you will be the first one to be treated as a horse."
Then he waved his whip again and yelled at the surrounding people, "Why are you still standing there? For the sake of your lives, move quickly, don't wait for me to get angry!"
Everyone had no choice but to succumb to the power of the red-haired demon hall master. They had no choice but to retreat and start digging holes and carrying materials to build fake fortifications. Construction went on, carts pushed; within a short time, the entire stronghold was in operation, and Barry watched with satisfaction.
Oster hid behind the newspaper with mixed feelings. Based on his previous experience in Dongxiang, he could foresee the consequences of his appearance at this time. He quickly lowered his head, covered his face with the newspaper, and tried to leave quietly.
However, what he didn't notice was that when the fireball flew by just now, it had ignited the edge of a newspaper on the newspaper column next to him;
The fire was small at first, then gradually spread, and soon the entire newspaper column was burned. After the magic crystal charger was burned out, the electric light caused by the magic short circuit crackled.
The magic messengers parked on it would not dodge. Under the heat of the flames, they popped one after another like real balloons, making a "pop" sound.
When Barry and others heard the explosion-like sound, they were startled. They looked around and said, "What's going on? Where is the bomb?"
Oster, who was close at hand, was even more frightened and could not move. When he was a child in his previous life, he almost died because he caused a fire that burned down the house because of playing with sockets. He was hung up by his parents and beaten severely afterward. From then on, he was most afraid of things like fire and electricity;
At this time, he was so frightened by the sudden fire that he almost peed his pants. His legs were shaking and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, he was blocked by the newspaper and no one could see him.
By the time everyone rushed over, the newsstand was already on fire, with flames soaring high, lightning flashing, and black smoke rising everywhere;
Surrounded by flames, thick smoke and electric sparks, only one person was seen holding a newspaper to cover his face, parting from the flames and walking out step by step.
Barry and others looked on in surprise, wondering who this person was, appearing in such a majestic way.
In fact, Oster here was trying desperately to speed up and escape from the fire, but because his legs and feet were weak, he couldn't walk fast at all; his hands were shaking so much that he didn't care to drop the newspaper, just holding it stiffly.
A spark splashed onto the newspaper in his hand, and when he reached the front, the entire newspaper was on fire;
The newspaper gradually burned out, and as everyone watched in horror, the face of the red-haired villain slowly emerged from the flames.
The former guild thugs could never forget this honor and were all stunned. Barry stammered, "Oh... Hall Master, you, why are you here..."
At this time, Oster, who was standing in front of the crowd, was completely stunned. His face was darkened by smoke, his eyes were wide open, his mouth was open, his tongue was sticking out, and he was in a state of confusion.
But in the eyes of Barry and others opposite, this is a terrifying face that wants to eat people alive;
They thought that the hall master who was hundreds of miles away was now falling from the sky with sparks and lightning, or coming from hell. He had obviously heard and seen everything just now, and was furious. And this anger has turned into reality and is burning all around;
A group of people were like antelopes being stared closely at by a lion. Their souls were in a state of confusion and their minds were blank. The only reaction they could make was to freeze up and become unable to move.
Under the heavy psychological pressure, Barry couldn't stand it anymore and knelt down on his knees, and the others also knelt down.
Barry didn't waste any time and started slapping himself one after another on the ground. Others hurriedly followed suit, and the crackling sound was endless.
After smoking for a long time, Oster still had a stern face, ignoring the front, saying nothing, and seemed completely unmoved;
Seeing how ruthless he was, the kneeling person became more and more frightened and did not dare to stop at all.
After a while, when Oster finally regained his consciousness (he had just passed out while standing), he found that the people in front of him had been beaten until their faces were swollen and high;
Barry pumped the most vigorously, his face rounder than the newspaper delivery elf just now, and he said incoherently, "Master, just think that this villain is a fart. What you say is just fart. Don't take it seriously." .”
Auster was silent for a long time and said in a voice hoarse from the smoke, "Why did you stop?"
——Actually, what he wanted to ask was how the fire stopped; whether anyone was hurt or anything like that. He was just a little confused and couldn't speak clearly.
Barry's eyes widened in disbelief, and the thugs kneeling next to him also had their upper and lower teeth chattering, shaking like a sieve. They couldn't imagine that the hall master could be so cruel, he was completely heartless.
At this time, a stallion in the stable stared at the beautiful mare next to it. He made a few sounds and jumped directly on it. Suddenly, a scene of the Eighteenth Forbidden Period that is not suitable to be described in this book was fiercely staged.
Witnessing this scene and the hall master's callous words caused the last line of defense in the thugs' minds to collapse;
In order to avoid becoming that mare, they all went crazy and slapped themselves so fast and hard that they almost turned into a circle of electric fans. In the end, several people were frothing at the mouth and fainted.
…
From that day on, the news spread that the red-haired villain used extremely cruel methods to clean up the crowd.
The rumors became more and more outrageous in the future: He heard the news hundreds of miles away and teleported, summoned the flames of hell and lightning when he appeared, used evil magic to control his subordinates to slap himself until he was unconscious, let his war horse explode the anus of every offender, and so on;
In addition, there was a vague rumor in Dongxiang that the eyes of those who were disobedient were gouged out without moving a finger even if they disagreed with each other. The reputation of the Oster people had already spread before they reached the next stop.
Many gangsters with unclean buttocks, corruption, bribery, and criminal crimes were so shocked that they fled or surrendered in fear of crime. More people applauded and rushed to tell each other. In the newly built strongholds of the rebel army, the discipline that had been weakened was all cleared up.
