Chapter 94: Ji Xiang Rebels
“If they show no reaction at all, then who will fear them in the future?”
“In our line of work, if others aren’t afraid of you, you won’t even have shit to eat.”
Hearing Sister Sha Jiu’s warning, Chen Wujun smiled:
“Just in time, I’m short on people for punching practice.”
He actually felt that Sister Sha Jiu’s words were pretty much the same as his own long-held thoughts.
In this line of work, if others aren’t afraid of you, everyone steps on you, and you really won’t even have shit to eat.
So you have to be fierce enough, ruthless enough, beat until others fear you, only then will there be no other trouble.
“Having such drive is good, but caution is also needed.” Sister Sha Jiu toyed with the milk bottle in her hand, raised her hand in an arc, and tossed it into the trash can.
“Don’t end up like Little Twelve.”
“What happened to him?” Chen Wujun raised an eyebrow; he rarely heard Sister Sha Jiu talk about other senior brothers.
In their branch, fellow disciples were all independent individuals with little interaction between them; everyone did their own thing and rarely helped each other.
“He fell into a trap… I went to collect the corpse, and it took a lot of effort to piece it together.” Sister Sha Jiu said leisurely, then changed the topic: “I heard your arcade is booming, packed every day, with people lining up to play.”
“How much can you earn in a month?”
“Haven’t settled the accounts yet, but about 7000 a day.” Mentioning the arcade improved Chen Wujun’s mood.
For these two arcades, he invested over 500,000, much more than what Ah Qi had calculated before.
In a month, it should earn about 200,000; less than 3 months to recoup investment, and the rest is pure profit.
“Sounds pretty good! 200,000 a month, and it’s pure cash flow with no expenses.” Sister Sha Jiu also felt that Chen Wujun had indeed found a good business.
Chen Wujun stayed at Sister Sha Jiu’s place for over an hour before leaving.
The next two days, he stayed at the dance hall on Long Gang Road with his men.
His dance hall had been smashed, but Gao Fei’s dance hall was still there, and now it was his too.
Two days later, at the dance hall, Chen Wujun lounged with legs crossed watching a disc, which was 《Zongheng Sihai》 that had been out for just a few months.
When he saw the protagonist stealing the art transport vehicle, Chen Wujun thought seriously: this art transport vehicle had much lower security than an armored cash truck.
The telephone on the table rang; Chen Wujun picked it up, and Sister Sha Jiu’s voice came from the other end.
“Go to a meeting this afternoon; come to downstairs at Jin Di Finance in a bit and wait for me.”
“Got it.”
Chen Wujun glanced at the time on his mobile phone and called to a henchman nearby: “Why hasn’t the four treasure rice been bought back yet? Go check what’s going on.”
After eating, he waited downstairs at Jin Di Finance for a moment, then went with Sister Sha Jiu to the Welfare Association when she came down.
“Sister Sha Jiu!”
The henchmen in the corridor greeted her one after another.
Pushing open the door to the meeting room, only Guan Lao San was inside.
“Sister Sha Jiu, I heard you fought with Li Dong again…”
“Guan Lao San, your ears are sharp, huh?” Sister Sha Jiu sat down and laughed.
“The Walled City is just so small; any stir spreads like wildfire… It’d be weird if I didn’t hear.” Guan Lao San stretched lazily.
Chen Wujun leaned against the wall sitting, picked up a pornographic magazine from a nearby chair, and flipped through it.
Soon after, Elephant and Gao Lao arrived one after another.
“Gao Lao, you’re really hot lately; everyone’s talking about you.” Sister Sha Jiu turned her head and said.
Over the past month or so, Gao Lao had fought Heavenly Bird several times and even captured one of Heavenly Bird’s new technique masters in the harmony stage.
In the end, he collected the accounts back; it was spreading everywhere, with great momentum.
“Doing things for the company, of course. But nowhere near as hot as you; everyone knows you’ve got a good horse under you!” Gao Lao said with a grin.
The group chatted casually when the door was pushed open; first a henchman came in and stood against the wall, then Xin Ye entered.
“Xin Ye.”
“Lately, our He Tu’s momentum has been growing stronger and stronger; it’s all thanks to everyone’s efforts.” Xin Ye walked in while smiling.
“Gao Lao, you caught Blind Hui, forced Heavenly Bird to sue for peace, got the money and compensation; big merit for the company this time.”
“Just what should be done.” Gao Lao grinned.
“Sister Sha Jiu, I heard a couple days ago your men snatched Fire Dragon’s turf.”
“This time Fire Dragon’s people started the trouble, went to sweep A Jun’s place, and ended up beaten to death.” Sister Sha Jiu replied.
“We swallowed the turf; no reason to spit it back out.”
“If Fire Dragon’s unhappy, we’ll fight again.”
“No one’s asking you to hand over the snatched turf; after all, it’s the men below who fought desperately to take it. As bosses, of course we back our own.” Xin Ye sat down and smiled.
He knew the ins and outs of this matter; Fire Dragon’s people had crossed the line.
In this situation, they definitely couldn’t return the turf.
“I’ll talk to Li Dong about this; they’ll have to swallow the loss.”
Sister Sha Jiu lounged with legs crossed, sitting there with a grin.
“But you all need to be careful; they won’t let it rest.” Xin Ye reminded.
“I know, Xin Ye.” Sister Sha Jiu said.
“Society’s changing so fast now, new things every day; don’t just stare at the Walled City, look outside it too.” Xin Ye said again.
“Afraid that if we look outside the Walled City, some people won’t sleep well.” Sister Sha Jiu grinned.
“They’re afraid you’ll come at them!” Guan Lao San chimed in with a laugh.
“Not asking you to go grab turf! Look outside: everything’s changing rapidly. Lately, new districts, subways everywhere in planning; many gangs are in on it, selling sand makes big money… Some gangs even partner with real estate companies to build high-end neighborhoods… Way more profitable than protection fees.” Xin Ye shook his head with a smile.
Chen Wujun perked up listening; he stopped looking at the pornographic magazine.
“Lately I’m planning a business; if it works, it’ll open a new path. I’ll tell you all then.”
“Xin Ye’s got great vision; be sure to tell me first.” Guan Lao San immediately followed up.
“But I don’t have enough manpower; easy to get a thousand troops, hard to find one general. Sister Sha Jiu, lend me someone to help… Don’t worry, not Jun Zai; everyone knows you’re protective of him. Lend me Brother Ji Xiang from under you.” Xin Ye changed topics.
Sister Sha Jiu suddenly narrowed her eyes: “Didn’t expect Brother Ji Xiang to catch Xin Ye’s eye. I don’t mind, just afraid others might overthink it. Think the boss is robbing people from her subordinates…”
Her gaze swept over Guan Lao San, Elephant, and Gao Lao.
“Don’t want misunderstandings; though it’s all for the company, this still depends on personal willingness; after all, we’re democratic too.” Xin Ye smiled: “Why not let Brother Ji Xiang say himself.”
“If he agrees, I have nothing to say.” Sister Sha Jiu leaned back in the chair, face calm, though her gaze held a hint of coldness deep down.
Xin Ye gestured, a henchman opened the door, then Ji Xiang walked in.
“Brother Ji Xiang, you say.”
Ji Xiang glanced at Sister Sha Jiu, then said: “Sister Sha Jiu has A Jun to help; with or without me, it’s the same. Xin Ye happens to have work for me; I have no objections.”
Everyone knew Ji Xiang was the most important figure under Sister Sha Jiu.
Ji Xiang’s words subtly implied Sister Sha Jiu favored Chen Wujun, making even core members like him feel alienated.
Sister Sha Jiu suddenly laughed, saying leisurely: “Since you have such thoughts, I won’t say more. Go do well under Xin Ye.”
“Remember to hand over the accounts cleanly, or I’ll have to send someone after you.”
Ji Xiang was stunned; he thought Sister Sha Jiu would get angry or say something else, not expect her to let go so easily.
He had hoped Sister Sha Jiu would ask if he’d done anything wrong, so he could justify climbing to Xin Ye.
But Sister Sha Jiu didn’t ask a single question.
This made him feel like he was an insignificant figure.
Anger and resentment ignited instantly; Ji Xiang suppressed his displeasure and said: “Looks like I’m in the way. Thanks, Sister Sha Jiu. I’ve already settled the accounts.”
“Good as long as no objections.” Xin Ye said from above. “Brother Ji Xiang, after handing over the accounts, go find Fei Nan.”
Guan Lao San, Gao Lao, and Elephant stayed silent on the side, occasionally glancing at Ji Xiang.
Sister Sha Jiu was at the height of her momentum lately; her new henchman killed Yu Wei in the arena, and they snatched turf from Li Dong…
Ji Xiang, Sister Sha Jiu’s top confidant, turning to climb to Xin Ye… the implications were huge.
Especially since Ji Xiang had the complete client list for Sister Sha Jiu’s lending; maybe even some dirt on her…
The old ginger is still the hottest.
After the meeting, Chen Wujun and Sister Sha Jiu left the Welfare Association.
“That old fox Xin Ye is so eager to suppress me…” Sister Sha Jiu snorted coldly as they walked out.
“Senior Sister, that guy Ji Xiang has no loyalty at all; give me a chance and I’ll kill him!” Chen Wujun said, eyes narrowed.
“Jun Zai, don’t always think about fighting and killing.”
“People strive upward, water flows downward; if he wants to go, let him. Now that he’s with Xin Ye, if he’s killed, it won’t look good on Xin Ye’s face.” Sister Sha Jiu said lightly.
Ji Xiang definitely had to die, but not now.
To her, Ji Xiang was a ticking time bomb. Now that he was gone, she actually didn’t care.
But her core subordinate climbing to Xin Ye was clearly slapping her face; if not handled, everyone would follow suit, how could she lead?
Ji Xiang definitely had to die, but needed an excuse, or wait some time.
Chen Wujun shrugged; he was set on finding a chance to kill Ji Xiang.
“What about the loan shark side?”
“I’ll find someone suitable to manage it. You don’t want to do it, right? You can’t even read the ledger.” Sister Sha Jiu glanced at him teasingly.
“No interest in that… But lately I’ve indeed found someone to teach me to read.” Chen Wujun said; he really had no interest in managing accounts—his own businesses were all handed off to others.
“Good you’re obedient; how’s the learning going?”
“Pretty good… progressing fast!” Chen Wujun wouldn’t admit he was starting from middle school curriculum.
Even math from elementary level.
He cared about face too.
Sister Sha Jiu returned to the office; half of Ji Xiang’s henchmen were still there, all looking uneasy.
Clearly they’d heard the news already.
Ji Xiang’s confidants had followed him; the rest chose to stay.
“Sister Sha Jiu… Brother Ji Xiang he…”
“No need to mention him; Brother Ji Xiang’s not your boss anymore. Where’s the ledger?” Sister Sha Jiu directly took the ledger back to the office; she needed someone to check it thoroughly.
Though she figured even if there were issues, Ji Xiang would have balanced the books, not giving her a chance to come after him.
“Why the long faces one by one? Lost money? Smile! Were you born without a smile? With Ji Xiang gone, the air here’s much better.”
Chen Wujun grinned, sizing up Ji Xiang’s henchmen as he followed Sister Sha Jiu into the office.
