Chapter 257: Serious Words After the Bluff
"No, I have already decided that you are the boss of my Arawaki Ichito!"
Tie Hanhan said in a loud and clear voice: "From today on, I will no longer call myself 'Uncle' in front of the boss. I must have the most basic qualities of a younger brother!"
"Sir Samurai, you will be the boss of our Aradaki faction from now on!"
"Boss, I, Ara Taki Ichito, send my greetings to you!"
Gu Sanqiu held his forehead with his hand: "Even if you call me boss here, I have a question I want to ask you."
"Boss, tell me what you know. I will tell you if I know anything!"
"Do you know my name?"
"Uh... well, I don't think I really know your name."
Arata Ichito was stunned for a moment, then bowed again with great force.
"I am so sorry that I don't even know your name. I deserve to die!"
"It's not to the point where he deserves death."
Gu Sanqiu held his forehead with his hand: "My name is Long Hai Xuan Ze, just don't give me any weird nicknames."
He didn't want to be given the title of "Longhai, the No. 1 Lake in the World". The thought of it was too embarrassing.
"Okay, Boss Long Hai!"
"Forget it, the boss is the boss."
Gu Sanqiu shook his head: "Since you are the boss, I will tell you that from today on, you must change your lifestyle."
"Whether you want to meet the person you like or for anyone else, you have to change your way of living by doing odd jobs."
"From today on, you are not allowed to live a life of living from day to day and worrying about the next meal."
"Uh, Boss Long Hai, if we don't do this, we won't be able to find a proper job in a short time."
Henchman No. 1 looked embarrassed and said, "To be honest, even if we work hard from now on, it's impossible for us to find a decent job. After all, we have no savings."
"How about this?"
Henchman No. 2's eyes lit up: "The three of us will continue to do odd jobs, and then let the boss, Brother Arawaki, start working hard now. We will work hard to save money to provide the funds needed for the boss's efforts!"
“That seems like a solution!”
"No, who would I be if I did that? I absolutely disagree with this plan!"
Arata Ichito blushed: "I will never agree to this plan, we must all advance and retreat together!"
"Yes, this plan won't work."
Gu Sanqiu said: "Besides, I said that you should say goodbye to your old way of life, not that you should do those complicated operations."
"First, tell me what the current gang composition is like in Hanamizaka."
"Gang?"
Arata Ichito was stunned for a moment, then spoke with disdain.
"It's nothing, just some small fry. I can take care of them all with one hand."
"I didn't ask you to explain it in terms of force. I was talking about how they make a living."
"How do they make a living? Strictly speaking, apart from collecting protection fees, many of them still work, or just stay at home."
Oh, he knew this. He was a classic little gangster who did nothing but stayed at home and depended on his parents for support.
"What else?"
"Well, there are others who are not so common. They have connections with some big shots in the inner city. They can get subsidies every once in a while, and they can also make money from commissions."
"Commission? Do you mean they hired a group of thugs in Hanamizaka?"
"Well, my mother-in-law said that those guys can't be considered thugs. At most, they have a group of subordinates who are barely useful. They are not as powerful as those thugs."
"But, my mother-in-law also said that those people who hired thugs to do things for them in the outer city are mostly not the real big shots in the inner city. At most, they are some nouveau riche or people with dirty hands."
Henchman No. 3 scratched his head and said, "Originally, someone from Brother Aragaki's side had contacted him, but my mother-in-law told us not to deal with those guys, so we refused."
"That's right. We in the Huanglong Sect disdain to associate with those who oppress the good and do evil things to support ourselves!"
"Very good, do you know how a gang can grow stronger?"
Seeing the confused expressions of the three people and the ghost, Gu Sanqiu could only shake his head helplessly.
"Except for some unspeakable relationships and channels, the best way for a gang like this that cannot be officially recognized to grow is to rob other gangs."
"Black eating black?"
Arata Ichito was stunned : "But our Arata faction doesn't do anything normally, why are we assigned to that side?"
"Uh, did I win the kids' candy snacks by playing a game?"
"That's not the reason."
Gu Sanqiu shook his head: "Remember, some things are not about whether you make a decision or not, but about who you are to the outside world."
"You call yourself, now it should be us. We call ourselves the members of the Aradaki faction. Then even if we have done nothing, others will naturally be wary of us."
"Because once your name is known, it means you are associated with those things, and others can no longer treat you like an ordinary person."
"People are wary of strangers, let alone gang members who could be bad guys. That's it."
Gu Sanqiu continued to explain: "For example, what I just told you, for those of you who know the reason, my reason for wanting to abolish the isolation order is very pure, and I have no ill will towards Inazuma."
"But to the people of Tenryo, I am the criminal who wants to destroy Inazuma's stability. I am someone who must be captured and killed."
"The people above me don't care what my reasons are for wanting to abolish the lockdown. What they care about is my background, because that is the rule of their work."
"Do you understand?"
"Boss, are you saying that the very fact that we established the Arotaki faction was a mistake?"
Henchman No. 3 hesitated: "From what you just said, I feel that this is what you mean, Boss."
"no."
Gu Sanqiu sneered: "Whether in the business world or the government, these so-called alliances and factions are not uncommon. Do you know why no one dares to challenge them?"
"Because they have mastered many things that ordinary people cannot master?"
Arata Ichito seemed to be thinking about something, and he seemed to understand what Gu Sanqiu wanted to tell them.
"Yes, or to put it more simply, they are very powerful."
"When you are powerful, no matter what you do, as long as it does not cross the bottom line, generally no one will bother you."
"But if you are weak and still think about unrealistic things all day long, you will violate certain regulations and it may even have a huge impact on you."
Gu Sanqiu said seriously: "Connections, economic strength, technology, personal strength and even family background, these things can make you powerful."
"If that doesn't work, then I will just follow the society's arrangement and become one of the ordinary people, an ordinary person who receives blessings every day and suffers from illness after retirement."
“Although I may miss my previous arrogant and empty dreams during my occasional leisure time.”
"But at least you can live a little better."
"Whether you want to have many beauties, rule the world, or even achieve some small goals, you will need strength."
"Weakness is the original sin."
