The 'Black Stone Square', paved with smooth pebbles on the beach, was built around the pier and docked with boats. It was once the trading market of Jiangyu County decades ago. Later, due to the increasing number of people and the space was too small, it was moved to the center of the county. , this place gradually became deserted.
At this time, nearly a thousand fishermen have gathered here. Those who are in charge of the family and those who have a say in the fishing village are in the front. The elderly, women and children are standing in the back row. Chen Mo giggles and finds an inconspicuous position to lie down. He was fast asleep and no one cared about him.
Due to being exposed to the wind and sun all year round at the beach, most of the people in Jiangyu County have dark red skin, which is in sharp contrast to the dozen or so strong men with fierce faces standing in front of the square.
"Old man He! Are all the people in your fishing village here?" A man with a scar on his left eye shouted to the white-haired old man in the front row who was leaning on a cane.
The white-haired old man tilted his head slightly, and after receiving confirmation from the young man who had notified everyone before, he slowly said: "I have already informed the old man's grandchildren, so they should all come..."
"What, he should be here? Why did I tell you before! Are you taking our hall master's words as a fart, you old fool?"
The man who had spoken before immediately became furious. He glared and was about to roll up his sleeves and carry the white-haired old man over. However, he was suddenly stopped by a young man in his twenties: "Hey, Xiong San! What are you doing?"
"Hall Master Nie, this old guy doesn't know what is good or bad, let me give him some color..."
The young man waved his left hand to stop him from continuing, and Youyou said: "You...you are too impatient to do anything. Since you are new to the 'Guild of Heroes', you should abide by the rules here, don't you think that's right? Village Chief He ?”
The white-haired old man frowned slightly and did not respond.
Hall Master Nie chuckled: "Before I came here, someone in the gang quietly told me not to come here to steal the oil and water. He also said that the Black Rock Fishing Village in Jiangyu County is a tough nut to crack. The fishermen here are so talented. You are not afraid of anything, and you don’t even frown when the knife is held on your neck. Even Qi Tong from the Justice Gang was only forced to compromise with you. When we meet today, it turns out that the rumors are true!"
The official power of Jiangyu County was weak, and family-style gangs quickly emerged and soon monopolized the trade of fish, shrimp and other marine products. The fishermen near the sea either sold their catches to them at low prices, or waited for them to spoil and rot. There is no choice between these two paths.
Want to sell at the market yourself? Impossible. If someone from this gang found out, he would be beaten up severely, or at worst, he would be harassed at his door all day long, making the people miserable and full of complaints.
After only a few years of such miserable days, some fishermen could no longer hold on. Not only did they risk their lives to fish in the sea, but they also had to be threatened by these vicious and tough gangsters. He only catches enough fish to feed his family and is self-sufficient, and he no longer sells fish and shrimps.
Slowly, this trend spread, and the number of marine products on the market decreased significantly. The leaders of the first-generation gang were panicked. They threatened the lives of the fishermen's families or frequently harassed them, but it didn't help.
Just when they were at a loss what to do, the emerging Justice Gang appeared and wiped out the old gangs with great force. The contemporary gang leader Qi Tong negotiated with the leader of the fishing village in good faith and finally decided to only pay a considerable amount of money every month, and guaranteed no People harass and monopolize the market and trade freely.
This change lasted for fifteen years, until a few days ago, the Justice Gang was overthrown by the rising star "Qunyinghui", and the original rules were naturally broken, so the current scene happened.
"Since Hall Master Nie knows, why did he call us together?" Among the crowd in the front row, a strong man who looked like an iron tower interjected and said in a low voice.
"Haha, don't worry, we will discuss this later."
Being suddenly interrupted, Hall Master Nie still had a smile on his face and ordered the people beside him to stand up and say: "She Laoqi, you take ten people and check carefully from house to house. If you find anyone who has come, report it to me." Please come here, I want to see who broke the rules first today."
"Yes!" The young man who was as thin as a stick laughed and was about to take the order and leave. Suddenly, there was a sound of obstruction from the crowd:
"Stop! Who allowed you to trespass!"
"Nie, what do you want to do today?"
"My mother is over ninety years old. Do she have to go through such a difficult time at such an advanced age?"
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Hall Master Nie chuckled: "Isn't that right? Village Chief He just said that since it has been conveyed, why not come? Or... you fishermen don't take the 'Meeting of Heroes' seriously?"
At the end of the sentence, Hall Master Nie's tone gradually became colder, and he looked at everyone with a keen eye: "It seems that I have kept you calm for too long, and you have forgotten the color of blood. Bring them over here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen members of the 'Guild of Heroes' grabbed eight prisoners with shackles around their necks, walked to the front of Blackstone Square, kicked them on the knees, and all of them knelt down with a 'plop' before the fishermen. the front.
The prisoners were both male and female, ranging from the elderly to the young. They all had their mouths blocked with dirty cloths and could not make any sound. They could only cry out loudly.
Hall Master Nie said slowly: "What you see are the heroes of the Justice Gang. As a well-known saying goes, the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. Today, they will use their blood to support the management of our 'Guild of Heroes' Make a start!”
"cut!!"
The fishermen suddenly exclaimed. Old Yang was shocked and hurriedly covered Yang Xiaoguo's eyes. Not only him, the older women also covered their children's sight. Those without children hurriedly lowered their heads. He shook his head, not daring to look at the scene in front of him.
Hall Master Nie is also a decisive person in killing. With one order, eight heads fell to the ground, blood gushing out. The fishermen in the front row were trembling, and their hearts were full of shock, anger and fear, for fear that the next one would be killed. The target to kill is them.
The grandson of the white-haired old man retched violently, and the thick smell of blood made him breathless. This was the first time in his life that he had seen such a tragic scene, and it was obvious that he was shocked.
This is not over yet, what is even crazier is yet to come. The people from the Heroes Association brought another table over. Hall Master Nie laughed and took out a bright, sharp long knife. He pressed his right hand on the table, leaving two He pointed at the position of a finger and said to everyone in a dark voice: "I will not say any unnecessary nonsense. In the future, the offerings from Black Rock Fishing Village will be doubled. Those who do not want to pay or have any objections should learn from what I am doing now." , I will pay the original amount in the future!”
"Uh-huh!"
Hall Master Nie raised the knife and cut off two of his fingers amidst the screams. He gritted his teeth in pain, large beads of sweat rolled out on his forehead, and there was a strange look on his face. Putting on a forced smile: "Village Chief He...what do you think?"
This person is not only cruel to others, but also to himself. This is the side he shows to everyone in Black Rock Fishing Village. The shocked boys on the side are just now hurriedly wrapping up the severed fingers. Maybe they can leave quickly and find a doctor in the county. I can still pick it up.
The white-haired old man looked at the people behind him and said slowly: "Do you think you can accept it?"
The result of their previous discussion was to give the number of heroes to the Justice Gang according to the number, but the other party suddenly acted out of common sense and shocked everyone in one fell swoop. They could not even say a word to refute, and could only let the situation fall into the control of Hall Master Nie. middle.
Do you really want to go up and chop off two fingers?
Everyone looked at each other, but no one had the courage. They all looked as sluggish as deserters after a defeat, and had to accept the fact that the silver they paid had doubled.
"...The old man and the villagers have no objections. Hall Master Nie, please come back quickly!"
The white-haired old man sighed inwardly. Today he has learned how difficult the Heroes Association is. No wonder they have no bottom line and have been so cruel to themselves, let alone fishermen like them.
"This Hall Master Nie had already counted the number of people in the village before he came. We wanted to offend him, but we didn't want to be restrained instead. The eight unlucky guys from the Justice Gang took the place of those who didn't come. Go to hell, this is his warning, next time if you don't obey the rules, the fishermen will be stabbed."
"It's not unfair to lose to such an enemy. Fortunately, most people in the fishing village still have some savings and work harder every day. They can also cope with the situation in the next few years. Just give it." The white-haired old man comforted himself like this. .
"Hold on, this Hall Master has one more thing to say..."
The young man surnamed Nie had already wrapped his injured right hand with cloth and ordered his men to get a small ice jade box: "Everyone present, who is under the age of twenty-five, who is a virgin or a boy, please come forward. Don’t worry, this matter is not as bad as you think!”
There was a commotion in the back row. The fishermen who had originally wanted to hide themselves thought of the headless corpses lying in front of them. They quickly stopped their thinking and sent out more than thirty boys and girls who met the requirements. Yang Xiaoguo was also on the list.
Chen Mo's hazy eyes opened slightly. He did not stop the beheading scene just now. The reason was that he was not familiar with that group of people, and his rash action ruined his plan. But when Yang Xiaoguo was in danger, he couldn't stand idly by and slowly approached it. If there was any fatal mechanism in the box, he could use the shadow step to rescue it immediately.
"Very good..." Hall Master Nie nodded and opened the box with a 'pop' sound. What was inside was not the hidden murder weapon that Chen Mo thought, but just fifty pure white unknown flowers.
"Yin Yang Evil Essence Flower!" Chen Mo's pupils shrank slightly as he recognized the origin of the things in the box.
"This flower is divided into Yin and Yang plants. The growth period lasts for one month. Every five days, it is fed with the essence and blood of a boy or a virgin. When it reaches the sixth time, both Yin and Yang flowers turn into leaves as dark as ink. Considered completely mature.
"And the person who feeds this flower will only have seven days left to live after the sixth feeding!"
Chen Mo suppressed the impulse in his heart and planned to see what Hall Master Nie had to say first.
