Chapter 28: Taking Root in the Northwest and Seeking Development

  The young lady heard Wang Sheng's words and giggled: "Boss, you've finally found the right person. To be honest with you, my boyfriend is a gangster, and I often hear him mention these things. The main forces of XA are divided into four areas: Nanjiao, Xijiao, Beijiao, and Dongjiao. My boyfriend is from Xijiao."

  My boyfriend told me that the big boss in Nanguo is called Feinan, nicknamed "waste", 48 years old, with hundreds of younger brothers under him. Mainly relying on collecting protection fees and making money from looking at scenes. Nanguo is the most developed place outside the city wall except for XA. There are countless entertainment cities and bars, and just collecting protection fees can earn tens of millions a month.

  Xijiao Lao Da is called Hu Fei, nicknamed "Hulu", 36 years old, with hundreds of younger brothers under him, mainly relying on collecting protection fees and several small casinos to make money.

  The big brother in the northern suburbs is called Mo Cong, nicknamed "Ghost Face". He's only 22 years old and is the youngest big brother in Xi'an. He doesn't have many younger brothers, and the northern suburbs are quite chaotic, not just him being the only big brother, but his influence is the greatest in the northern suburbs.

  The most useless one is the big brother of Dongjiao, named Chen Fengshou. I heard he was a farmer before, nicknamed Farmer, probably over 30 years old, and his underlings are mostly migrant workers. They mainly make a living by doing some sneaky things. In XA, if you encounter thieves, eight or nine out of ten are his underlings."

  "Oh? I remember my friend told me before coming to XA that there's someone nicknamed "Madman" who has a lot of power. Wang Sheng asked, this Madman was actually Wang Sheng's underling back in the day when he was still active in XA, and although people like Fei Nan and Hu Fei had some influence, they were just small-time bosses, not worth his attention. Logically speaking, after Wang Sheng got caught, Madman should have taken over his position, but how did he end up being surpassed by these newcomers?"

  "Boss, you're really out of touch. The person you mentioned used to be very formidable, but after his big brother was caught, he was betrayed by his own brothers and later found dead in an abandoned factory. Alas, I don't know how it happened, but XA is getting more and more chaotic, and the bosses are getting younger and younger. Those 'old-timers' either changed their ways or got caught," the young lady said with a sigh.

  Wang Sheng heard the news of the madman's tragic death, still holding Miss's hand and unintentionally using some force. In Miss's painful cry, Wang Sheng, who was shocked awake, calmed down his restless heart and continued to ask in a calm tone: "But I heard that the madman had many younger brothers, and I also knew something about his boss. Didn't his boss tell the younger brothers before he was caught that they should follow the madman afterwards? How could he be betrayed by his own younger brother?"

  "Boss, don't you know how realistic this world is now? Nowadays, it's a dog-eat-dog society. That crazy guy back then was really something, he could lie on the street and no one would dare ask him anything. But after he got caught, did anyone still care about him? Those people who used to flatter him all scattered like they had seen a ghost, but that crazy guy remained loyal till the end, yet he still ended up with a miserable death." The young lady said with a sigh.

  Wang Sheng fell silent, he was silent for himself and also for the madman. He drank crazily until he lost consciousness.

  The next morning, Wang Sheng, who still felt a bit dizzy, got out of bed in the hotel room, washed his face and tidied up a bit, then opened the door to enter Tang Feng's room.

  "Boss, sorry about what happened last night. I just heard that a guy who used to be with my brother was killed and it made me a bit sad. He followed me for 4 years and was always loyal to me. Ah, forget it, people can't come back from the dead. Hope he's doing well over there." Wang Sheng said to Tang Feng, who was reading the newspaper on the sofa.

  Tang Feng put down the newspaper and said slowly, "A brother's death doesn't mean he disappears, a true brother lives forever in one's heart. Alright, let's talk about last night's gains."

  Wang Sheng nodded and repeated the news he had heard last night.

  Tang Feng furrowed his brow and said, "Tell me your opinions."

  Xu Qiang stood up and gesticulated excitedly, saying: "I think we should first infiltrate the southern suburbs, and when the time is ripe, we'll seize the southern suburbs, after all, the southern suburbs have the most oil and water."

  "I think we shouldn't be in a hurry, our goal is not just a small Nanjiao or the entire XA. For now, what we need to do is to first establish a solid foundation and then seek greater development. So I suggest that we first open an entertainment city in Nanjiao, absorb some small fries, and then grab territory. Although with our strength, it's easy to eliminate that 'trash', but if we do it this way, it will attract the attention of those who have ulterior motives. The worst-case scenario is that it may cause other forces in XA to unite against us, after all, in their eyes, we are outsiders." Guan Zhiyong analyzed and said calmly.

  Wang Sheng nodded and said: "I agree with Ci Dao's opinion."

  "Alright, let's do that. You and Qiang go to the southern suburbs today and take a look around, see if there are any entertainment venues for sale or anything like that. I'll go with Feifei and Xuqiang to check out some buildings, first we need to buy a house to live in before we can talk about other things." Tang Feng said.

  When Tang Feng, Yin Fei and Xu Qiang arrived at a certain sales center in the southeastern suburbs, it was already 4:30 pm. After stating their intentions, they received a "warm welcome" from the sales lady. They chose this place because it is relatively backward and the house prices are lower. The three of them were only looking for a place to live, and since they were involved in the underworld, they had some things that couldn't be seen by others, so a more secluded location was better.

  Tang Feng finally chose a villa priced at 32 million, which was fully equipped and decorated to everyone's satisfaction, ready for immediate occupancy. The most important thing is that there are no other buildings around, the nearest one is 100 meters away, probably because of the remote location. The house has a large area, with two floors having fourteen rooms of various sizes, two garages and a utility room in the front yard, and an outdoor swimming pool in the backyard. Such a villa would not be available for less than tens of millions of yuan in big cities like Shanghai or Beijing.

  After happily handing over the money, the salesgirl smiled and handed the key to Tang Feng, promising to give away a set of high-end security anti-theft devices for free. After all, people who can take out tens of millions to buy a house are still rare.

  Tang Feng and several others returned to the hotel with satisfaction when Guan Zhiyong and Wang Sheng also just came back.

  "How's it going?" Tang Feng asked.

  "Haha, not bad luck, we found a slow rock bar in a more prosperous area of Nanguo, the place is quite big, with over 30 scattered tables and 22 private rooms. People around said the business is pretty good, but the boss wants to transfer it for some reason. We contacted the boss and finally agreed to meet tomorrow afternoon. How's your house hunting going?" Wang Shengle chuckled.

  "Of course, I've taken a good look, and I'm telling you, the new house is really beautiful, it's huge, and there's even a swimming pool!" Yinfei was very satisfied with the new house, and thinking about living in it in the future made her heart excited. Such a house she had only seen in her dreams before, and in reality, she didn't dare to think about it.

  "Well, will there be any problem with that slow shake? Since business is good, why want to transfer?" Tang Feng asked somewhat puzzled.

  He coldly laughed and said: "We also asked the boss about this, but he didn't say anything. Later, we heard from people around that it was because 'Lao Wu' had his eye on the Slow Shake Bar's good business and wanted to buy it for 2 million yuan by hook or by crook. Of course, the boss wasn't willing. But Lao Wu spread rumors on the streets, saying whoever dared to buy the Slow Shake Bar would be going against him. Since it was in Lao Wu's territory, other powerful bosses didn't dare to intervene, and there were no forces in Nanguo that could rival his. So it has been delayed until now and still hasn't been sold. If not for the boss having some connections, he might have already died on the streets."

  Tang Feng laughed when he heard this, laughing very happily, but his laughter was a bit sinister: "Heh heh, others may be afraid of him being useless, but I'm not. As long as he doesn't come to provoke us, we absolutely won't go looking for trouble with him. After all, we just arrived and there are many things that aren't clear yet. But if he dares to provoke us, humph."

  That night, Tang Feng slept exceptionally sweetly. He dreamed that he was on the top of a skyscraper, directing his tens of thousands of younger brothers to collectively urinate towards a certain island nation.