The bandits spread the word by word of mouth, and before long, the gathering hall was filled with about three to four hundred people.
In addition to leaving necessary manpower at key points such as passes and checkpoints to prevent sudden attacks by the army, almost all the members of the Hei Mi Gang gathered here.
It was the first time Luo Xiangzhu saw so many strong men, he couldn't help feeling frightened and grabbed the corner of Ye Wumian's clothes. Ye Wumian looked at her tenderly, indicating that he was there. No matter how many thieves there were, they were just chickens and dogs.
She felt relieved.
Ye Wumian ordered a few clever minions to place the bodies of Shi Dameng and Shi Zhao in the center of the field.
This move caused a lot of discussion among the minions, and the sky was full of anger.
Ye Wumian snorted coldly and said, "Quiet!"
The sound contained by the inner force was like a thunder on the ground, exploding from his position. In this gathering hall, all the minions felt a violent ringing in their ears, which took a long time to stop. Only then did they realize that the power of the master could not be easily provoked. .
So one by one, they all stopped thinking about chatting, shut their mouths obediently, and remained silent.
The chattering Juyi Hall suddenly fell into silence. Ye Wumian deliberately let the silence spread for half a cup of tea, paving the way for a depressing atmosphere, and then pointed at the corpses of Shi Dameng and Shi Mao and said:
"These two people colluded with the Flying Toad Lai Cong, intending to surrender to the army, and framed me and other brothers so that they could use them to claim credit and ask for reward money. Their surrender letter was to betray their friends for glory!"
Regardless of whether there is evidence or not, Ye Wumian continued to talk nonsense and incorporated "Ye Wumian", Yang, An, Tan and other four people into the story.
After a while, under his eloquent words, the story took shape. Although it didn't sound very true, no one on the scene dared to question it.
During the sleepless nights of fleeing the rivers and lakes, he gained a deep understanding of people's hearts.
He knew that just telling stories was not enough, he also needed "profit". Then he threw out his trump card and said:
"Since the traitors Shi and Shi have been killed, and the fourth son was killed by a shrew on the Xiangjiang River yesterday, the seats for the second, third, and fourth heads are now vacant. I wonder who has the ability to take over as the fourth head. ?”
Looking around, he saw that among the thieves who had reacted, several of them were gearing up and eager to try. However, they did not dare to step forward due to the blow from his deep inner strength.
Ye Wumian smiled secretly in his heart and said, "I don't know, who has the ability to be the third and second boss?"
After these words were thrown out, he said nothing more and quietly waited for the crowd to respond. Sure enough, after a while, a bold man stepped forward and said, "Give me the position of the first and fourth master!"
"Why should I give it to you?"
"Just give it to me!"
…
If one person dares to stand out, more people will come forward.
While "telling stories" all night long, the thieves and bandits were still immersed in an atmosphere of suspicion and fear.
After being reminded by Ye Wuxian, I realized that the sudden death of the second, third, and fourth boss actually meant more that there was a vacuum in the power structure. The channel for advancement was no longer as narrow as before, and the extra position was beckoning to me.
Under this situation, there may still be a small number of people struggling with doubts about the death of the second and third heads of the family, but more people are already focused on fighting for power and gain.
As for the authenticity of the "story" told by Ye Wumian, it doesn't matter.
Human nature is what it is.
Ye Wumian had already expected this to happen, and shouted with great energy, "Okay!"
Immediately, the Juyi Hall, which was originally as noisy as a vegetable market, immediately became quiet, and everyone looked forward to it, waiting for the result to be announced without sleep.
"Under me, there were only three heads, which is really too few."
"Our Black Elk Gang is full of talents. We should add ten more people and call them the Thirteen Taibao to assist me in jointly managing the Black Elk Gang."
Ye Wumian jumped down from the tiger-skin chair in the main seat and walked into the middle of the minions. He spotted thirteen sturdy minions and said:
"You and other thirteen people will be the thirteen security guards of my Black Elk Gang. In no particular order, they will be in charge of the affairs of the Black Elk Gang."
His eyes flickered, and he added: "If you don't manage it well, there are many heroes under your command who can replace you at any time. Do you understand?"
These thirteen people are strong and strong. They are already the strong ones among the group. Now they have been selected as the so-called "Thirteen Taibao". They have a feeling that "the boss has a keen eye to recognize talents", and he is very excited. All of them suddenly knelt down and swore to the sky that they would serve Mr. Zhang to the death.
As for the others who were not selected, although they were unwilling to do so, they did not dare to say anything due to Ye Wumian's martial arts.
Moreover, he later added that if the current chief executive is not qualified, he can be replaced, which means there is still a chance. The initial despondency suddenly became eager to try again, and the low morale also became high.
In the Juyi Hall, a group of excited bandits gathered.
Ye Wumian suddenly had the illusion that he was the brother of Timely Rain Song Gongming, leading a hundred and eight generals to attack Tokyo and win the bird position.
He was in a daze for a while but did not change his ambition.
He returned to the main seat, pointed outside the house and said: "On Fengshanyan and Gaozhi Slope, there are the corpses of the two evil women Wu Mianye, An and Tan, and Lai Cong respectively. The pond behind the small bamboo house in Fengshanyan Among them, there is also the body of evil woman Yang.
Now, which eunuch will take his men and horses to carry those corpses for me so that they can be burned together with the corpses of the two thieves Shi Dameng and Shi Mao to vent the hatred in the hearts of the brothers? "
All of you " Taibao " have just been promoted to nobility. When you hear that you have a chance to perform, how dare you give in? The stupid ones are still asking for orders, while the smart ones have already taken their close friends and headed straight for Fengshan Rock and Gaoyipo.
After a while, the Juyi Hall, which was originally crowded, became empty, and the guests dispersed in a rush, leaving only the stunned Luo Xiangzhu and Ye Wumian with a smile on his face.
Seeing that no one was around, Luo Xiangzhu pinched Ye Wumian's waist and pouted: "You put on this fake face of a bandit, your whole body is full of thieves, and every move you make is more like a big ball." A thief! Who taught you all this?"
The operation that Ye Wuxian did just now was an eye-opener for her.
With just a few words, a group of minions who were on the edge of alienation were made submissive and high-spirited.
Is this still the Amian I know?
Of course, she couldn't help but have questions: "Is it superfluous to do all this just to let them carry the body over and burn it?"
Ye Wumian thought to himself: "If you just burn the corpse, I alone will be enough. Why is this necessary? My lady, you don't know something. My real purpose is to stay in this Black Elk Peak and continue to play Zhang Daqiu. It’s great to connect with Manager Wu! That’s why I’m so deeply involved in the drama.”
The real situation cannot be explained to her clearly. Ye Wumian smiled and said, "It's not superfluous. As the saying goes, when you're doing a show, you have to do a complete set."
Luo Xiangzhu glanced at him suspiciously, and saw that he was also looking at her. The pimple on his face made her feel disgusted.
He turned his head away and muttered: "Hurry up and finish the matter here and continue to Changsha City. I don't want to see this ugly face again."
