Chapter 329

Chapter 329 Before Dealing with External Threats, First Establish Internal Stability!

 

“For the injured brothers, each will receive a million yuan in compensation. Don’t worry about survival issues in the future, the Dragon Gang will support them for life,” said Li Yang.

“Yes, we can’t let them feel shortchanged,” Zhang Ziwei nodded, satisfied with Li Yang’s approach.

After all, the Dragon Gang that controlled Ninghai was extremely wealthy. If it were the Yuan Wei Gang here, they probably couldn’t afford such generosity.

Fat Wu commented with a sarcastic tone: “Boss Li is truly generous with money. The Dragon Gang has become the Dragon Group, and the income is indeed much higher than before.”

Qian Hugang also sighed: “From top to bottom, everyone has a merchant’s face. What’s the use of compensation afterward? Don’t you know that if your gang’s prestige is established, other gangs wouldn’t dare to provoke you! Your current behavior is just locking the stable door after the horse is stolen, putting the cart before the horse!”

Li Yang frowned: “Old Qian, do you realize that your negative attitude is very detrimental to the gang’s development?”

Qian Hugang slammed the table for the third time: “Detrimental to the gang’s development? I, Old Qian, have been fighting and killing for the Dragon Gang for decades, and you say I’m detrimental to the gang’s development? I was at least a deputy gang leader before, with over a hundred loyal brothers under me. My words still carry some weight!”

A blatant threat!

Zhang Ziwei coldly said: “Deputy Leader Qian is really throwing his weight around.”

“A little girl who hasn’t even grown up dares to lecture me?” Qian Hugang furrowed his brows: “If you weren’t Zhang Fantian’s daughter, I would have thrown you out of this door long ago!”

Li Yang’s eyes revealed a hint of danger as he looked at Qian Hugang and said: “Old Qian, it’s getting late. If there’s nothing else, you should go back and rest. The main competition starts tomorrow.”

“Go back? Today’s matter isn’t over yet!” Qian Hugang fumed, his mustache quivering.

Fat Wu snickered coldly from the side: “I heard that Boss Li recently led people to openly pledge allegiance to a young man. This incident made us feel very embarrassed. Boss Li, I hope you understand one thing: your allegiance to that young man called Su Rui is your personal matter, but it cannot represent the will of the entire Dragon Gang!”

Fat Wu brought up this matter again, clearly wanting to fan the flames and rub salt in Li Yang’s wounds! This guy was purely ill-intentioned!

When Li Yang previously led people to pledge allegiance to Su Rui, many elders in the gang were resentful, feeling that such behavior completely tarnished the Dragon Gang’s face! By bringing this up now, Fat Wu suddenly increased the pressure on Li Yang’s shoulders by several notches!

“I had my reasons for doing this,” Li Yang said gravely.

Although the allegiance to Su Rui had subjected Li Yang to criticism, in his view, this matter was all beneficial and not harmful to the Dragon Gang’s future development. Face was a small matter; sustainable development was the big issue.

“Acting like a servant! Bowing and scraping! Completely losing face for the Dragon Gang!” Qian Hugang slammed the table again!

“Qian, don’t measure my actions with your shortsighted vision. You’re already out of touch with the times!” Li Yang could no longer maintain his composure and angrily retorted.

At this moment, the conference room door was suddenly pushed open, and a figure wearing a casual T-shirt walked in.

“It seems some people are still very dissatisfied with me.”

Su Rui pulled out a chair and sat down, saying calmly: “The Dragon Gang is your Dragon Gang, it has nothing to do with me, but Li Yang is my friend. I’m not too happy with you talking about him like this.”

Su Rui’s words sounded somewhat effeminate, but everyone could sense a hint of danger in them.

“Young Master Su!”

Li Yang was extremely excited hearing these words. He admitted he was a profit-seeking person and believed he wasn’t that passionate, but how did Su Rui’s words stir up such emotional waves in his otherwise calm heart?

Looking at this excessively young man, Zhang Ziwei’s lips curled into a slight smile.

Besides Li Yang, she was probably the calmest person here. Within the Dragon Gang, few people could objectively view Li Yang’s allegiance to Su Rui, and Zhang Ziwei was one of them.

Qian Hugang stared at Su Rui and said: “So you’re the one Li Yang pledged allegiance to?”

“I said, it’s not allegiance, we are friends,” Su Rui looked at Qian Hugang, his hands folded together.

“Friends?” Qian Hugang laughed coldly: “Li Yang, taking such a person as your master is treating the Dragon Gang’s future as a joke!”

Wu Shikuan said with a sarcastic tone: “I think so too.”

Seeing this, the other elders nodded more or less, clearly also harboring resentment about Li Yang’s allegiance to Su Rui.

“Li Yang, tonight I’ll initiate an elders’ council vote. If more than two-thirds approve of removing you from the position of gang leader, then you can announce your resignation tomorrow!” Qian Hugang said, exchanging a glance with Wu Shikuan, clearly having planned this beforehand.

With ten people voting, as long as seven agreed, Li Yang could be forcibly removed from his position as gang leader!

Since Qian Hugang dared to say this, he definitely came prepared! Perhaps the elders’ council members present had already discussed this with him in advance!

“This is absurd!” Li Yang also slammed the table, furious: “With a major battle imminent, instead of thinking about uniting against external threats, you’re here plotting for the gang leader position!”

Li Yang was extremely disgusted by this behavior. Today, eighteen brothers had just been crippled, and these elders weren’t thinking about revenge or regaining face, but were here undermining him! They were truly bastards!

“Li Yang, if I were you, I wouldn’t allow such bastard elders to stir up trouble around me.”

At this moment, Su Rui suddenly spoke up. He was using small scissors to trim his nails, seemingly not even interested in looking directly at Qian Hugang.

“You should understand that sometimes ‘to fight external enemies, you must first pacify internal ones’ is quite reasonable.”

Li Yang fell silent, a flash of ruthlessness appearing in his eyes!

He understood Su Rui’s meaning and had considered dissolving the elders’ council, but these council members had high prestige and strong influence in the gang. Forcibly dissolving it might trigger strong backlash from them!

“How dare an outsider like you meddle in the Dragon Gang’s internal affairs?” Qian Hugang slammed the table, pointing and shouting: “Someone, drag this guy out and chop off his fingers and toes first!”

As soon as he finished speaking, two men rushed out from the inner room of the conference hall, aggressively moving to drag Su Rui away!

“Who dares?”

If someone were to drag Su Rui away in front of him, Li Yang might as well commit suicide in shame.

After shouting, Li Yang immediately pulled out his gun and pointed it at the two men: “If you don’t respect me as your gang leader, you’re welcome to try!”

Seeing Li Yang draw his gun, Qian Hugang didn’t seem surprised at all and sneered: “Li Yang, do you really think you can continue being the gang leader today?”

At this moment, Su Rui suddenly stood up, shook his head, and said: “Li Yang, I think sometimes you’re too indecisive in handling matters. Sometimes, resolving issues with force isn’t necessarily a bad approach.”

Resolving with force?

Hearing Su Rui’s words, Li Yang seemed to understand something!

Su Rui walked to Li Yang’s side, took his gun, weighed it in his hand, and said: “It’s a good gun, just hasn’t been used much. What a shame.”

After saying this, Su Rui suddenly raised the gun, without even aiming, and pulled the trigger directly at Qian Hugang across the conference table!

Bang!

A deafening gunshot echoed throughout the conference room!

No one expected Su Rui would actually dare to fire, and everyone froze in place!

Seeing Su Rui’s shooting action, Zhang Ziwei’s eyes lit up!

Qian Hugang sat in his place, looking at the blood flowing from his shoulder, somewhat incredulous: “Is there no order anymore? This is the Dragon Gang Elders’ Council, not a place for you to act recklessly! Kill him quickly!”

The two subordinates wanted to step forward but were stopped by Su Rui’s gun pointed at them, forcing them to halt, not daring to move!

“Since you’re already old, you should find a quiet place to enjoy your retirement. How appropriate is it to make trouble here?” Su Rui sneered: “I’ll give you a chance. Voluntarily withdraw from the elders’ council, and I’ll let bygones be bygones about today’s events.”

Qian Hugang clearly hadn’t recognized his dangerous situation. Covering his bleeding shoulder, he angrily shouted: “Bastard, kill him, kill him! Li Yang, you brought such a person today, I won’t rest until one of us is dead, not until one of us is dead!”

Qian Hugang was so angry that his whole body trembled as he kept shouting.

“Don’t you think you’re being too noisy?”

Su Rui raised his hand, seemingly casually pulling the trigger, and a bullet shot out from the gun barrel, directly entering Qian Hugang’s forehead!

Qian Hugang’s eyes widened in disbelief as red and white matter gushed from the wound in his forehead, quickly covering his face, creating an extremely bloody scene!

Just as no one expected Su Rui would actually dare to fire, no one expected he would actually dare to kill Qian Hugang with one shot!

After all, this was the former deputy gang leader with significant power in the gang! He still had many loyal brothers under him!

This was also why Li Yang hadn’t dared to move against him! Otherwise, with this old guy repeatedly and openly opposing Li Yang, even threatening to remove him today, how could someone of Li Yang’s character tolerate him for so long?

But now, this once-invincible Qian Hugang had become a corpse under Su Rui’s gun!

“This is outrageous, daring to kill Deputy Leader Qian!”

A middle-aged man in the corner stood up. He was also a member of the elders’ council. Although he hadn’t spoken until now, he was usually aligned with Qian Hugang!

Su Rui raised his hand, quickly pointing the gun at him, and coldly said: “If you don’t shut up, your fate will be the same as Qian Hugang’s.”

“Bastard! This is blatant intimidation of a Dragon Gang elder! I…”

The man wanted to say more, but what answered him was another gunshot!

The bullet shot from the gun barrel, similarly entering his head!

One shot to the head!

Su Rui watched as the man slowly fell to the ground and coldly said: “I told you to shut up, but you wouldn’t listen.”