Hey! Fei-ge! It's me! Lao Liu... is this... hey... hey... why did you suddenly hang up..."
"Hello... Captain Wang... beep beep..."
"Beep beep... The number you dialed is temporarily unavailable..."
"Hey...Brother Long!...Why are you cursing at me...?"
As Wu Laoliu dialed phone after phone, most of them failed to connect, meaning he had been blocked! Those who did answer hung up immediately after hearing his number, and those who didn't hang up gave him no chance to speak, launching into a tirade of abuse into the phone:
"Don't fucking call me 'brother,' you're the brother! You dare mess with Black Dragon? I'm just wondering who gave you the courage... You're awesome, you're powerful, let's see how you die this time..."
"Old Wu! What a show of power! This time, the entire Wu family has been killed because of you... No one who messes with that person ever ends well. You... oh... right... I don't know him..."
.....
Some even said directly, "Sixth Brother! Where are you... wait for me... I'll come find you... I'll make sure you're all right here..."
:"grass..."
Wu Laoliu's grip on his phone tightened and turned whiter; his entire spirit waned. Those who had once been friendly to him, those who had called him brother and promised to help him in times of trouble—all gone…
The other members of the Wu family on both sides also heard those voices on the phone. Those bigwigs in the county who were once regarded as powerful figures by the Wu family were now terrified by the voices and even planned to come and make amends to the Wu family in order to curry favor with Heilong.
My backer... is gone!!!
The network of relationships has completely collapsed!
The number of enemies has increased!
...
This moment:
They once again felt the terror of the Black Dragon and the power of Qin Jiang; a single name was enough to intimidate their backer.
Suddenly, Wu Laoliu seemed to remember something and dialed the phone again: "Hey! Xiao Zhou... it's me... your sixth uncle... our Wu family is in trouble, you have to help the Wu family stand up for us. There are some ruthless gangsters in Longtougou, they beat up all our family members..." He was about to embellish the story of how the Black Dragon bullied him.
But a cold voice came through the phone: "This is working time! Please call me Captain Zhou! Also, if you need any help, please call the police hotline, not my personal number. Finally, I married Wu Xiaoling, not the Wu family, so... there's no'Sixth Uncle' title...and no 'our Wu family' reference...Alright...that's all..."
Beep beep....
The busy tone on the phone seemed to drain all of Wu Laoliu's strength, and he leaned against the door frame for a long time, unable to recover.
He didn't understand why this was happening.
As I made those calls, it was as if the people knew in advance what I was going to say and immediately distanced themselves from me.
Why did the news spread so quickly?
How did those people know all about the Wu family's situation?
Who leaked the information? Or does Black Dragon really have such influence that his appearance alone is enough to intimidate everyone present? Most importantly, all these people chose not to interfere, or even to kick him while he was down, or to curry favor with Black Dragon to destroy the Wu family. Even his most valued nephew-in-law is now saying that it has nothing to do with his family, as if he has completely severed ties with them.
He felt that the entire Longtougou area was...
It's completely black!
If Wu Laoliu, the pillar of the Wu family, is in such a state, the other members of the Wu family must be even more panicked:
"What should we do...? What are we going to do...?"
"I told you long ago we shouldn't have gone against the He family. They have the Black Dragon backing them, but you didn't believe me. Now they're all finished..."
"The Wu family is finished... Decades of hard work... all gone in one fell swoop... Utterly finished..."
They cried out in anguish...
As Wu Laoliu leaned against the doorframe, listening to the wails of the Wu family, he felt extremely dizzy. His subconscious told him:
Don't panic! We need to think of a solution!
But what method should we try?
Struggle? Bullshit!
With only 180 or so people from the Wu family, they can't even fight against the entire Black Dragon Group, let alone the people Qin Jiang brought this time.
In just one simple conflict, all of the Wu family's most elite youths were beaten to a pulp. As for using homemade guns! Ha! He didn't believe that he was the only one with them. In his opinion, it was possible that a top-tier conglomerate like Heilong in the northern province had shotguns. Fighting them by force would be suicide. Not to mention his backers: the people behind him would love to side with Qin Jiang and destroy him.
They're completely unreliable!
In other words, he has absolutely no chance against Qin Jiang!
So...
In reality, he and the Wu family only had one way out: admit defeat, beg for mercy, and sing "Conquer!"
But even if he wanted to submit, it wouldn't be so easy. Since conflict had arisen between them, submission would require a pledge of allegiance.
What can I offer as a pledge of loyalty?
money!
Heilongjiang is short of his measly fortune!
Sudden...
Wu Laoliu's gaze was fixed on Wu Xiaosi.
brush!
Wu Xiaosi shuddered, feeling a chill run through his body: "Sixth Uncle! Why...why are you looking at me like that...?"
Old Wu Liu surveyed the utterly panicked Wu family members in the room: "Everyone! The Wu family is now at a critical juncture of life and death. Do you remember what I told you? The Wu family will inevitably encounter difficulties and dangers on its path of struggle, and the path of a noble family will inevitably involve bloodshed and sacrifice... Now that the Wu family is facing such a calamity, someone needs to step forward..."
As he spoke.
His gaze returned to Wu Xiaosi.
Wu Xiaosi sensed something was wrong: "Sixth Uncle... what... what do you mean...?"
Wu Laoliu: "These past few days, it's been you leading people to cause trouble at the He family's house? The rest of us elders haven't shown up... Xiao Liu! Only if you take the blame can the Wu family get through this peacefully..."
Wu Xiaosi's face turned deathly pale: "How...how can I withstand this...?"
Wu Laoliu: "This time we have completely offended the He family. Old Master He is dead! The funeral procession has been blocked for so many days. We can only say: a life for a life!"
These words were spoken.
Wu Xiaosi couldn't sit still any longer and stood up excitedly: "Sixth...Sixth Uncle! Are you kidding me...What do you mean by 'a life for a life'? I didn't kill him...Old Man He clearly died of anger...I didn't spread the news...Why should I pay for his life...?"
Wu Laoliu: "Whether you killed the person or not is not important. What is important is that someone has to take responsibility. I just made it very clear that the development of a family will inevitably involve sacrifices. Back then, your second master was too old and sacrificed himself in your place... Now it's your turn... You must die to appease Heilong Qinjiang's anger! If we don't appease his anger, our entire Wu family will be finished."
"So, for the future of the Wu family..."
"You must die!!!"