"Chief, what are we going to do in the Daytime Gang?"
Inside the car, Big Lily asked curiously.
The news that something had happened to the six leaders of the association had spread throughout the headquarters. Except for the grassroots branches, all the branches had also received the news. After all, such a big thing could not be concealed. Although some people were shocked, there were also people who were looking forward to it.
Now that the old one is gone, can the new one take over?
Now may be the time to be proactive.
Fools wait for opportunities, wise men seize opportunities, and strategists create opportunities.
And those in power give opportunities.
The Xu Shen in front of her is the powerful person in Big Lily's eyes. He holds power and countless opportunities.
"To discuss cooperation."
Xu Shen leaned back in the back seat, his face calm, without any murderous intent, and he didn't hide anything, just chatting casually.
Negotiation...Big Lily's heart sank. All the negotiations and cooperation of the Light Chasing Club that required the leader to come forward were extremely difficult processes, often accompanied by killing, and even some special means.
Money is hard to earn.
For rich people, small money is easy to make, but big money is equally difficult to make, even more difficult than for ordinary people to make small money, because their competitors are also wolves awakened from the flock.
"Just... the two of us?" Big Lily was a little nervous. She suddenly noticed that Xu Shen didn't bring any weapons. Maybe this was just a peaceful conversation?
After all, the Daytime Gang also knows the strength of the Light Chasing Society, so there won't be any more disputes... Thinking of this, Big Lily felt a little more at ease.
Two hours later, the vehicle drove into the sleepless area and arrived at a busy street.
This is the headquarters of the Daytime Gang.
Over 80% of the people on the entire commercial street are members of the Daytime Gang, and these people are elites from all walks of life. Some members who don't like to use their brains are the fighting force in the gang, and are specifically responsible for some dirty and messy black jobs.
Xu Shen felt that as soon as the car drove into the street called "Corona", gazes were cast at him from both the light and the dark.
As the car stopped, Big Lily unbuckled her seat belt and was about to get out when she heard someone knocking on the car window.
She rolled down the window and saw a young man in a white suit outside.
Such suits are the uniforms of the Daytime Gang, with the lowest-level members wearing white suits, followed by blue suits, and the top-level ones wearing grey suits with gold threads.
The streets are filled with people in suits and ties, but this civilized soil is breeding ground for the most barbaric order.
As Big Lily rolled down the car window, the young man knocking on the window outside immediately saw her delicate face and the voluptuous figure that was squeezed by the seat belt. His eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "Miss, come and play? Move over first, I'll buy you a drink?"
"Open your eyes and don't provoke people you shouldn't provoke." Big Lily said coldly.
The young man smiled playfully and asked, "Where is the young lady from?"
Big Lily was too lazy to pay attention and rolled up the window again, but the young man knocked on the window again.
"Miss, no matter where you are from, please move aside. This is the exclusive parking space for our Third Madam. She is a mysophobe and doesn't like others touching things she has used." The young man said with a smile.
Big Lily sneered and said, "She is so obsessed with cleanliness, will she suffocate to death? Why should she breathe the air that others have breathed?"
"Miss, please be careful with your words." The young man was stunned and his face darkened.
Big Lily didn't say any more nonsense, pushed the door and got out of the car, turned around, opened the back door, bent down and asked Xu Shen to get out.
The young man was a little surprised when he saw Xu Shen's young face. He frowned and said, "You'd better park somewhere else."
"I'm the consul of the Light Chasing Society, and this is our leader. You'd better not block the way." Big Lily glanced at him and gently pushed him away with just two fingers. There was no force with her fingers, but the power was in her words.
The young man's face turned pale and blue, and he dared not move forward.
The headquarters of the Daytime Gang looks magnificent and very impressive, with many figures in white and blue suits walking around inside. Those in blue suits are the backbone elites who control certain resources in the gang.
When the two entered the headquarters hall, many eyes were cast over.
"Who are you two?"
Someone was walking towards me with a rigid smile on his face.
"The Light Chasing Club is here to visit Mr. Chen." said Big Lily.
Although the Bai Zhou Gang is a gang, its leader Chen Qingyun does not like to call himself the gang leader. He prefers to be called Mr. Chen, which makes him sound elegant and civilized.
The other party was a little surprised and asked, "Do you have an appointment?"
Big Lily glanced at Xu Shen, immediately understood, and said: "There is no appointment, but this is our leader, you just need to inform him."
The man glanced at Xu Shen, somewhat surprised that Xu Shen was quite young. He thought for a moment and said, "Then you wait here for a while."
The other party waved and called a woman to receive the two of them, then left immediately.
The two followed the receptionist up to the second floor, where the environment was relatively quiet.
Not long after, the man returned and said, "Director Chen has something to do. Please wait for half an hour."
Big Lily frowned slightly, glanced at Xu Shen, and seeing that Xu Shen had no objection, she nodded immediately: "Okay then."
The two waited in the reception room for half an hour. When the time was up, someone came to pick them up and took them to the upper level of the headquarters, where they met the leader of the Daytime Gang.
Chen Qingyun, 48, founded the Bai Day Gang 16 years ago.
It emerged out of nowhere in the Sleepless District 16 years ago, and quickly swallowed up some small and medium-sized forces here. It was known for its ferocity in the early days, but as it gradually grew bigger, its gang rules became more and more strict and it was well-organized.
In a simple-style office, Chen Qingyun was sitting on a chair. When he saw Da Lili and Xu Shen coming in, his eyes fell on Xu Shen. He was a little surprised, but when he thought about the selection rules for the leader of the Light Chasing Club, he felt relieved.
The capable ones will be promoted.
The leaders of the Light Chasing Society have nothing to do with age, they are all second-level Ruins Slayers.
This is also the reason why he has always looked down on the Light Chasing Club.
A force led by a group of lunatics is bound to collapse. The truly smart people are ordinary people. Although they are not ruins cutters, they are not affected by distracting thoughts and do things more purely.
This is the high-level structure that distinguishes the Daytime Gang from the Light Chasing Society. The only thing in common is that the leaders have absolute decision-making power.
"Lily, long time no see. You've grown up." Chen Qingyun said with a smile, but did not stand up to greet her.
Big Lily smiled and said, "Mr. Chen is such a joker. I have stopped growing a long time ago."
Chen Qingyun smiled and said, "What is the name of this commander?"
"My last name is Xu." Xu Shen did not shy away from revealing his identity. To Director Liu, his identity should no longer be a secret and there was nothing to hide.
"Commander Xu, come, come, sit down." Chen Qingyun seemed quite enthusiastic and gestured to the chair in front of him.
Xu Shen casually opened the door, and the two sat opposite each other on the desk. Xu Shen smiled and said, "Since this is our first meeting, I'll get straight to the point. I heard that Mr. Chen wants to terminate the contract with us. Is that true?"
Chen Qingyun was slightly stunned and couldn't help laughing. He thought to himself that he was indeed a young and foolish man. How could he talk about things like that?
He smiled and said, "Commander Xu seems to be a straightforward person. I was just about to visit you about this matter, but I didn't expect Commander Xu to come first."
Let’s not say such polite words…Xu Shen smiled and said, “Can you tell me the reason for terminating the contract?”
Chen Qingyun immediately showed a melancholy face when he heard this, and sighed: "Commander Xu, it is not my intention to terminate the contract. It is really that the market has been too bad recently, and the profit is too little. We earn more than we spend, and we can't afford the high fees of your association. Speaking of which, I was just planning to discuss with you, can the fees be reduced a little?"
"If you're willing, maybe we can continue to cooperate. After all, we're old acquaintances."
Xu Shen whispered, "How much less?"
Chen Qingyun thought for a moment and slowly raised his index finger.
"Reduce by ten million?" Xu Shen smiled.
Chen Qingyun shook his head slightly and sighed, "It's 10 million. The original annual fee was 30 million, which is really too expensive."
Xu Shen couldn't help but laugh, "Mr. Chen is really humorous, is this the result of your careful consideration?"
Chen Qingyun raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I also want to give more. This is not a decision I made, but a decision made by the current market conditions. If we give more, we can't make a loss, right?"
Xu Shen smiled and said, "But I remember that the number of orders for the Bai Zhou Gang has increased sharply recently, so the business should be better than usual."
"Commander Xu is too young, you don't know how hard I've been through." Chen Qingyun suddenly looked depressed, complaining, "Don't be fooled by the surge in orders, that's because we're selling at a low profit but in large quantities. We can only lower prices because the market is not good. Commander Xu doesn't know how expensive food and oil are until he runs a household."
Xu Shen didn't respond and said, "We, the Light Chaser, have helped you to establish connections. Now that the contract is terminated, isn't that a bit like destroying the bridge after crossing it?"
"Commander Xu, what are you talking about? We have always been mutually beneficial. How can this be considered as destroying the bridge after crossing it?" Chen Qingyun's smile faded slightly, and he said, "You are unwilling to lower the price, and we can't afford it. Are you asking us to pay for the work?"
Xu Shen stared at him and said, "Mr. Chen, do you really not plan to continue the cooperation? Let's keep the original figure of 30 million. We haven't raised the price for five years. Isn't this our sincerity?"
Chen Qingyun laughed and said, "30 million is the number given to your club. Who said that the price hasn't increased in five years? Commander He gets a lot of benefits from me every year, including luxury cars, fine wine, and beautiful women. What he gets in a year alone is at least 3 million, right?"
"That was a personal act, a matter of mutual consent between Mr. Chen and him. Besides, he is dead now, so you have saved the expense, right?" Xu Shen said with a smile.
"That's right. How did he die?" Chen Qingyun looked quite interested.
Xu Shen smiled and said, "Maybe he was killed by mistake because of his bad position."
"Manslaughter?"
Chen Qingyun was surprised, but then he realized that he couldn't get anything out of the young man in front of him, so he said with regret, "That's a pity, but he's old and his eyes are blurry, so it's normal that he doesn't know how to stand."
He obviously understood it as that kind of "position".
It seems that there are factional struggles in the Light Chasing Society as well... Chen Qingyun laughed secretly in his heart. This kind of problem does not exist in the Daytime Gang, because there is only one person with absolute power here, and that is him.
King Mu is really tying his own hands by recruiting so many commanders... Chen Qingyun joked in his heart.
Big Lily stood at the back, watching the two of them chatting with smiles on their faces. If you didn't know better, you would think they had a very good relationship, but she could feel the tension gradually rising.
The harder you laugh, the colder the blade.
"Mr. Chen, you should reconsider it, otherwise it will be difficult for me to do it." Xu Shen said with a smile.
Who are you? I don't care what you do... Chen Qingyun sneered in his heart, but sighed on the surface: "Commander Xu, please don't make things difficult for me. I really can't take out this money."
"Mr. Chen, if we, the Light Chaser, don't secretly help out with such a big business, I'm afraid there will be big trouble in the future. Mr. Chen, you still have to spend the money you should spend," Xu Shen said.
Chen Qingyun narrowed his eyes and asked, "Commander Xu, is this a threat to me?"
Xu Shen shook his head and smiled: "How could that be? Director Chen misunderstood."
"I know you guys in the Light Chasing Club have connections in the inner city, but who among those who can make it in the outer city doesn't have some background? It's better for us to break up peacefully and not make things too ugly. It will be so embarrassing to meet each other again in the future." Chen Qingyun took out a box of cigarettes and handed one to Xu Shen.
“Not all people in the inner city are big shots.”
Xu Shen looked indifferent, looking at the cigarette handed to him and shaking his head: "I can't get used to it."
"Then learn it first. You are still young and have many things to try. Otherwise, why would you make so much money?" Chen Qingyun smiled and threw the opium in front of Xu Shen:
"Whether you are a big shot or not, once you experience it yourself, there will be no turning back."
"Not necessarily."
Xu Shen glanced at the cigarettes on the table and said, "Some things don't necessarily need to be tried in person to know. Maybe just by taking a look, you'll know whether you like it or not. Besides, life doesn't require you to touch everything in person. If you're not interested in something, you don't need to force yourself to cultivate an interest, right?"
Chen Qingyun chuckled and said, "Yes, freedom is the only happiness of success."
"Mr. Chen, please think about it again. I will come to visit you again later." Xu Shen said.
It's up to you... Chen Qingyun smiled and said, "Okay, then I won't make it difficult for Commander Xu. You can go back and discuss with King Mu to see if you can reduce the cost."
"No problem." Xu Shen smiled and stood up to say goodbye.
Chen Qingyun exhaled a puff of smoke, politely said a few words to try to keep Xu Shen, and then sent him to the door.
After watching Xu Shen leave, the smile on Chen Qingyun's face gradually faded. Six leaders of the Zhuiguang Society had died. Was there really no one available? They actually sent such a young rookie and sent him away with just a few words.
However, thinking of the threat in Xu Shen's words, he frowned slightly. Although the events in the bottom city would not alarm the forces in the inner city, the forces behind the Chasing Light Society were said to be quite powerful in the inner city.
However, this kind of thing requires mutual consent, and you can't force a sale... He thought about it and quickly shook his head. The Light Chasing Society has lost 6 leaders and is struggling to take care of itself. It is not necessary for the Light Chasing Society to alarm the forces in the inner city to attack them just for their cooperation. If it really comes to that, he can also ask the people in the inner city to take action.
What's more, they can plead with the Queen Ant. After all, this is the Queen Ant's territory, and it is not the turn of the people in the inner city to be too rampant.
Thinking of this, he took a deep puff of the opium and closed the door.
Before Chen Qingyun finished smoking a cigarette, there was a hasty knock on the door of his office. Following the summons, his secretary rushed in and said hurriedly, "Boss Chen, something bad has happened downstairs."
Chen Qingyun was stunned, and his expression changed slightly when he thought of Xu Shen who had just left.
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downstairs.
Xu Shen walked out with Da Lili.
Big Lily secretly glanced at Xu Shen's face. This negotiation was obviously a failure. Although most of his words were just polite talk, it was obvious that Mr. Chen had no intention of continuing the cooperation.
The price reduction was too drastic and the Light Chasing Club would never agree to it. She was afraid that Xu Shen would turn hostile and take action.
Don't underestimate the Daytime Gang. If they really turn against you, they will dare to take action, even kill people.
This street is the territory of the Daytime Gang. If we really get rid of them, we can find an excuse to get away with it at the City State Guard Station.
Seeing that Xu Shen looked calm and showed no signs of anger, Big Lily breathed a sigh of relief.
When the two of them went downstairs and just walked out of the headquarters, they heard a woman's angry voice coming from outside: "Smash it, smash it hard for me, who asked them to stop here, where are they!"
Big Lily's face suddenly changed when she saw that the luxury car she had bought with her own money had been smashed and deformed, with the front of the car dented.
"stop!"
Big Lily hurried forward and said angrily.
Two burly middle-aged men in blue suits stood in front of the car, and they did not stop because of what Big Lily said.
On the contrary, a slender, elegantly dressed beautiful woman standing in front of the car glanced over coldly. When she saw Big Lily walking out of the headquarters, her face darkened and she said, "Little slut, is this your car? Who told you to park your car in my spot? How dare you be so arrogant before you even get to your seat?!"
Big Lily said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? I am from the Light Chasing Club. How dare you smash my car?!"
"So what about the Light Chasing Club? Didn't they tell you the rules here? This is the Daylight Gang and the Sleepless Zone!" The beautiful woman was obviously not scared by the three words "Light Chasing Club". The Daylight Gang was the local tyrant in the Sleepless Zone. How could they still look at other people's faces in their own territory?
Next to him was the young man in the white suit, whose face was bruised and swollen, with obvious slap marks on his face, and he looked aggrieved.
There was a pair of discarded gloves on the ground. It was obvious that the beautiful woman had beaten someone and thought the gloves were dirty, so she threw them away.
"You, you are simply unreasonable!" Big Lily's chest trembled with anger. It has always been the Zhuiguang who are unreasonable. This is the first time she met someone more arrogant than them.
"This is my parking space. I just want people to know that no one should break my rules." The beautiful woman looked around with a haughty gaze. The other men in suits who had gathered to watch the show did not dare to look at her.
Big Lily's face turned pale and she said, "I'm going to notify the Inspection Office to handle it."
"My brother is the director of the Inspection Department. Do you need me to summon him for you?" the beautiful woman said sarcastically.
Big Lily was so angry that she couldn't speak. She looked around. The feeling of being surrounded and helpless made her realize that she had to admit defeat this time.
"No need to go through so much trouble." Xu Shen looked at the beautiful woman and said indifferently, "Either pay for the car or pay for your life. You choose one."
"Who do you think you are? How dare you talk to me like that?" The beautiful woman looked at Xu Shen's young appearance with contempt and didn't take it seriously.
"That means losing your life."
Xu Shen said.
"etc."
As soon as Xu Shen finished speaking, Chen Qingyun rushed out. Seeing the gang leader coming, everyone around was startled and hurriedly put away their playful smiles. Their expressions became solemn and some even bowed their heads in greeting.
"Commander Xu, this is all a misunderstanding, don't take it seriously." Chen Qingyun walked over quickly, ignoring the beautiful woman, and said with a smile: "It's just a car, I'll pay for it."
"I've ridden in this car. It's not just a simple car." Xu Shen looked at him calmly.
Chen Qingyun's smile faded slightly, and he said, "I'll compensate you with a better one later."
His eyes were telling Xu Shen not to go too far and just let the matter go.
Xu Shen understood his look, looked around again, then thought for a moment and said, "Okay."
Chen Qingyun breathed a sigh of relief. It was impossible for him to back down any further. After all, as the gang leader, he couldn't lose his dignity in public and appear too humble. But continuing to argue and conflict with Xu Shen was not the result he wanted, unless he had to. But it was obviously not to that extent now.
"Do I have to compensate him for the car? He stood in my place and he was the one who broke the rules first." The beautiful woman was a little unhappy.
Chen Qingyun glared at her, then called his secretary over and ordered, "Go, arrange a car to take Commander Xu and the others back."
"yes."
The secretary left quickly.
Big Lily's face was gloomy, but she had nothing to say. She knew she had to swallow this loss.
Soon, the vehicle arrived, and under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xu Shen and Da Lili got in the car and left.
"snort!"
The beautiful woman was somewhat indignant, and the people around her dispersed, no longer daring to watch the fun.
"It's just a light-chasing party. There's nothing to be afraid of." The beautiful woman was a little reluctant. She wanted to establish her authority, but Chen Qingyun's handling of the situation made her feel that her dignity was suppressed.
Chen Qingyun snorted coldly and said, "There is no need to clash with the Light Chaser. We are here to make money, and peace is the most precious thing. Now is not the early stage. The early stage was the pioneering period, and we had to stop killing with killing. Now we are seeking stability, understand?"
You have become timid... The beautiful woman was unhappy but didn't dare to say it out loud.
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Back to the light chasing party.
King Mu found Xu Shen and asked, "How is it? What's the situation?"
"I didn't agree." Xu Shen shook his head.
Mu Wang also expected the answer, frowned slightly, and glanced at Xu Shen: "No conflict?"
"No, use the peaceful method you mentioned." Xu Shen said.
King Mu sighed, "This is the importance of the other commanders. Now that we have lost six of them , they think we have no one available and want to take this opportunity to negotiate terms."
"Not necessarily." Xu Shen said, "Maybe he has found another way out."
King Mu looked at Xu Shen and said, "How are you going to deal with this mess now?"
"No rush." ​​Xu Shen said calmly: "Let it rest for a while."
"Raise him?" King Mu was slightly startled, his expression changed slightly: "Don't do anything rash, I told you, they have someone in the inner city."
"I see."
Xu Shen didn't say much, he stood up and said: "Anyway, you don't need to worry about these, I will take care of it."
After coming out of the office, Xu Shen thought for a while and called Zhou Yuanyuan and the other two commanders.
When they saw Xu Shen again, except for Zhou Yuanyuan, the other two were obviously a little scared. After all, the fact that he had killed six commanders in a row in front of them before was too impressive.
"Who among you has the shadow ability?" Xu Shen asked.
The three of them looked at each other, and Zhou Yuanyuan said, "Mine counts as one."
Xu Shen nodded slightly: "Then I'll ask you to help me with something. I need to go to the inner city."
"To the inner city?"
Zhou Yuanyuan was slightly startled, and was obviously somewhat resistant to the inner city: "What are you doing?"
"The Daylight Gang is going to the inner city to pick up some goods in a few days. I need you to sneak in and then go see the big shots of the Daylight Gang in the inner city and learn about their situation."
Zhou Yuanyuan's eyes flickered, and she asked, "Do you want to attack the Bai Zhou Gang?"
She had some understanding of many of the club's projects and quickly guessed Xu Shen's thoughts.
"We'll see what happens." Xu Shen smiled slightly, and then said, "Do you have any sensory soldiers? If not, go to the guild to choose one. There should be some of this kind in other people's inheritance. Take them first."
Zhou Yuanyuan nodded slightly, "Okay."
After explaining everything, Xu Shen let the three people go.
Two days later.
The Bai Zhou Gang sent a luxury car as an apology.
The vehicle that was smashed by Dalili cost 300,000 yuan, while the luxury car used as compensation cost 400,000 yuan, which is indeed a level higher.
In the underworld city where the wages of the Wu people are very low, 400,000 is an extremely high sum of money. Even the slightest damage will cost the Wu people a lifetime of hard work to compensate.
On the other side, the Bai Zhou Gang received feedback from Xu Shen. Chen Qingyun felt relieved when he learned that Xu Shen accepted the gift and expressed his satisfaction.