Chapter 67

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Su Xin entered the hall first, while Dong Chengwu and the others hesitated outside for a moment before following in.

At this moment, Sha Feiying's figure was nowhere to be seen, but all the major heads were present.

Seeing Su Xin enter, they greeted him in low voices, their eyes filled with inquisitive looks, eager to know Su Xin's thoughts.

But Su Xin was not in a hurry. He sat down in his seat, remaining silent like a fisherman waiting for a catch.

This made the other major heads extremely anxious. Liu Shengming, who had a good relationship with Su Xin, approached and asked, "Hall Master Su, how should we handle this? Just give us a word. Losing an entire market district is a huge blow to our Feiying Gang, which has been established for decades."

Su Xin did not answer him but glanced at Xu Chang, who was cowering in the corner, and said coolly, "I heard you ran pretty fast yesterday, Xu Head, even leaving Young Master Sha behind. Aren't you afraid that the Gang Master will skin you alive later?"

Xu Chang's face immediately showed a smile more painful than crying. He was almost ready to die.

Actually, Xu Chang did not intentionally abandon Sha Yuandong yesterday. Even if he were a fool, he knew that if he left Sha Yuandong behind, he would face severe punishment upon returning to the Feiying Gang.

However, the situation at that time was extremely dangerous. There was a raging fire on one side, and the Qingzhu Gang members were already attacking from the other.

Xu Chang, frightened, did not think much and immediately turned to run. It was only halfway through that he remembered Sha Yuandong was still trapped inside.

Afterward, he immediately tried to sneak back to save Sha Yuandong, but to his surprise, Sha Yuandong had already escaped. Thus, he was unjustly accused of abandoning him to die.

Just as Xu Chang was about to say something to Su Xin, the door to the hall was pushed open, and Sha Feiying entered with a sullen-faced Sha Yuandong and four of his disciples.

Seeing everyone present, Sha Feiying's face darkened.

"Why aren't you all staying in your own territories? Why are you here at the main hall?" Sha Feiying scolded coldly.

Sha Feiying's authority still lingered. Even though everyone had come with the intention of questioning, they all looked at each other, unable to say a word.

Su Xin sighed inwardly. These people were truly like mud that couldn't be shaped into a wall. Since they wouldn't speak, he had to take the initiative.

"Gang Master, do we even have a territory to return to now? Moreover, if the Feiying Gang continues like this, we won't even have a place to live and work." Su Xin looked deeply at Sha Feiying, making him feel very uncomfortable.

"Su Xin, what do you mean?" Sha Feiying asked coldly.

"What do I mean? It's very simple. The centralized system you decided on is useless, and not only is it useless, it will lead the Feiying Gang to ruin!"

Su Xin stood up, his tone low and solemn. "In the history of the Feiying Gang, when has anyone ever taken an entire market district in one night? And have you calculated how many of our people died under the attack of the Qingzhu Gang yesterday? Five hundred! And countless more were injured!

When the gang was not centralized, such a major incident never happened. Now, shouldn't someone be held responsible?"

Hearing Su Xin's words, Sha Yuandong immediately flared up. "Are you blaming me for this?"

Su Xin sneered. "If not you, then who? The sudden fire at the Yongle Hall and the large-scale invasion by the Qingzhu Gang, I don't think everyone here knows the full story yet."

Everyone present was stunned. Was there more to the story?

Sha Feiying's expression also changed, staring intently at Sha Yuandong. Was there something this troublemaker hadn't told him?

"You think the fire and the invasion by the Qingzhu Gang were separate incidents? In fact, it was a well-planned conspiracy!

The arsonists were the merchants of Yongle, who colluded with the Qingzhu Gang. They used the fire as a signal and took advantage of the chaos to seize Yongle."

Zhuang Li asked in confusion, "Would those merchants risk their lives to collude with the Qingzhu Gang to plot against us? Who gave them the nerve?"

Su Xin snorted. "Under normal circumstances, they wouldn't have the nerve, but now they've been pushed to the brink. What wouldn't they do?

When Sha Yuandong was in charge of Yongle, he allowed his subordinates to extort and bully the merchants. The owner of the Dongsheng Tavern was extorted for tens of thousands of taels of silver in a month.

Moreover, the reputation of the Dongsheng Tavern was ruined, and it was completely destroyed. This time, it was the owner of the Dongsheng Tavern who led the contact with the Qingzhu Gang.

But that's not all. Sha Yuandong doesn't know how to manage the gang. In such a large market district, he didn't even arrange for patrols at night, allowing the fire to start without anyone noticing. It's truly laughable!"

"Nonsense! You're just making it up!" Sha Yuandong's face turned pale as he hurriedly defended himself.

But everyone had already believed most of what Su Xin said due to the detailed account.

As the saying goes, cutting off someone's means of livelihood is like killing their parents. The merchants might be timid, but if you push them to the limit, they can do anything.

"You can investigate directly. There were many people involved, and the Qingzhu Gang didn't intend to hide it." Su Xin's lips curled into a cold smile.

Sha Feiying turned to look at Sha Yuandong and shouted, "Is what Su Xin saying true!?"

Sha Yuandong's face was pale, and he had no defense, so he said, "Who would have thought those damned merchants were so treacherous? If I had known, I would have found a reason to get rid of them!"

This statement was essentially an admission, causing the major heads and the three hall masters present to shake their heads, their eyes filled with disdain.

Sha Yuandong was older than Su Xin, but compared to Su Xin, he was truly a failure.

They had all seen Su Xin's rise. When the old Huang from the Kuaihuo Forest gambling den tried to trick Su Xin, he was directly taken down by Su Xin, and the gambling den is now Su Xin's hall.

When dealing with the merchants, either don't act, or act decisively to eliminate them completely!

Not knowing the principle of cutting off the root, and not being cautious when pushing someone to the brink, it was only right that he was outsmarted.

Sha Feiying sighed inwardly. He would rather believe that his son lacked experience than that he was such a failure.

"Yuandong lacks experience in managing the gang, so mistakes are inevitable. This time, it will be a lesson. In the future, I will strictly guide him until he can take on the role of Gang Master."

The expressions of those present were not good. The Gang Master's actions this time were too excessive.

Sha Yuandong had provoked the merchants of Yongle to rebel, lost an entire market district, and caused the deaths of over five hundred gang members. Was it just a lesson?

Su Xin laughed loudly. "What a joke! A complete joke! If Sha Yuandong's major mistake is not punished, what is the point of the gang rules?"

"What do you want!" Sha Feiying snorted coldly.

Su Xin's attitude today was very unusual, his words aggressive, making Sha Feiying feel a sense of unease.

"It's simple. When you're in the gang, you must admit your mistakes and face the consequences. No matter who you are, if you make a mistake, you must be punished!

Because of Sha Yuandong, the Feiying Gang lost an entire market district and over five hundred brothers' lives. According to the gang rules, how should this be punished?"

Sha Feiying suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with a chilling killing intent as he stared at Su Xin.

The last time he wanted to strip everyone of their power, Su Xin obediently handed over the Yongle Hall and the Transmission Hall without resistance.

Sha Feiying had always thought Su Xin was afraid, but he never expected that Su Xin had been waiting for this day, ready to challenge him openly!

The Yongle incident had only happened the night before, yet Su Xin already knew so many details. If he hadn't been closely monitoring the situation in Yongle, how could he know so much?

Su Xin probably knew everything Sha Yuandong had done, but he had been patient, waiting for this moment to reveal his true intentions!

Mistakes must be admitted, but the problem was that Sha Yuandong's mistake was too severe.

According to the gang rules, if a minor head or a major head lost territory due to personal reasons, they would be stripped of their martial arts and expelled from the Feiying Gang.

Now, Sha Yuandong had not just lost a small territory; it was the entire Yongle market district!

The gang rules didn't even specify what to do if an entire market district was lost, because the Feiying Gang only had four market districts, and no one had ever imagined that someone would lose an entire district.

"Su Xin! Sha Yuandong is my son!" Sha Feiying gritted his teeth as he said this.

"Sha Yuandong may be your son, but the Feiying Gang belongs to everyone!"

Su Xin pointed to the ground and said, "Gang Master, you founded the Feiying Gang, and everyone respects you, but this Feiying Gang also has our blood and sweat! We can't let it be ruined by Sha Yuandong.

Today, he lost Yongle due to inexperience; tomorrow, he might lose Shunyi due to a mistake. No matter how large the Feiying Gang is, how many times can it withstand such setbacks?

If you want to take back our power, we have no objections. As long as the Feiying Gang exists, we can at least ensure a life of wealth and honor. But if the Feiying Gang is gone, we won't even have a place to live and work!"

Su Xin's words struck a chord with the many major heads and Dong Chengwu.

The last time Sha Feiying wanted to centralize power and take away their territories and authority, why didn't they resist? It wasn't just because they lacked a leader; it was also because Sha Feiying hadn't pushed them to the brink.

The major heads and hall masters of the Feiying Gang were generally older, mostly over forty-five.

At their age, they no longer had the ambition to climb higher; they just wanted to maintain their current status.

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