Zhou Li was standing in the corner, his hands trembling slightly.
He is afraid.
I didn't save enough for this month's share, and now I'm here to be punished by Brother Hong.
At this time, everyone was in a private room in this tavern.
This tavern is called "Laifu Tavern" and it is a very famous one in the Xidan Market of Sijiu City.
Lin Zhong, also known as Brother Hong, usually meets his younger brother in the box here and collects his monthly share.
No, it's time to collect the monthly share money.
Several of Lin Zhong's gangsters rushed here one after another and gave Hong Brother Lin Zhong enough money to pay for each person's head, that is, not a penny more, not a penny less.
This is the rule.
No one dares to break this rule, otherwise they will be punished by Brother Hong.
This tidying up may make you unable to get out of bed for several months.
This is not cost effective.
At the same time, although Brother Hong is extremely fierce when fighting, he is still very loyal when dealing with his subordinates.
After receiving this money, all these little gangsters will be under his protection.
In the southeastern area of Xidan, no other player owner's subordinates dare to cause trouble.
What is this called?
This is called confidence!
Are you dissatisfied?
Then let's have a fight. If you lose, even your land will belong to me.
This Brother Hong is the most quarrelsome in the nearby area. It can almost be said that he is not afraid of death.
None of the big game owners near him were willing to offend such a lunatic.
So after all these years, this area has been relatively peaceful.
"Zhou Li, you can do it, but you can't pay your contribution this month?"
At this time, a scar-faced man standing next to Brother Hong said, looking at Zhou Li with eyes full of mockery.
His name is Zhu Sheng, and he is a general under Hong Gelin.
Originally, before being accepted as a subordinate by Lin Zhong, he and Zhou Li were the gangster leaders who disliked each other.
There would often be some friction between the two of them, and neither would accept the other.
As a result, after the two were integrated by Lin Zhong, Zhu Sheng was taken in and trained by Lin Zhong because of his fierceness and bravery.
As for Zhou Li, compared with Zhu Sheng, he is more like being left alone.
At this time, Zhou Li felt very unhappy when he heard Zhu Sheng mocking him, but he did not dare to refute because Brother Hong was here.
Why.
It's all your own fault.
All the Buddhas under my command are new to the industry, and their skills are indeed not very good.
After a month, I didn't succeed a few times.
The ones I got were all small bills, the kind that cost just a few cents and were useless.
No, this time I am the only person under Brother Hong who cannot afford to pay the membership fee...
While Zhou Li and Zhu Sheng were thinking about their own things, Hong Ge Linzhong was sitting there drinking quietly.
People who have never met Lin Zhong in person and have only heard his name may think that he is a strong man like Lu Zhishen, with strong muscles and a hateful face.
But in reality, Lin Zhong would shock everyone who saw him for the first time.
Because his fierce name is really inconsistent with his image.
Lin Zhong in front of me is about 1.75 meters tall, with a well-proportioned and slender figure, and a gentle and quiet temperament. He looks like a student from a certain high school, and he does not look like the famous Xidan Hong brother at all.
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at this time.
He held the wine glass in one hand and shook it while looking at Zhou Li, who was bowing his head in the corner, as if he was thinking about something.
Finally, he raised his hand, drained the wine in his hand, and looked at Zhou Li for the first time.
"Zhou Li, how many months have you been with me?"
"It's the third month."
"Have you paid all the contributions from the previous times?"
"Every month, I paid in full on time and in full."
"What difficulties did you encounter this month?"
"Last month, several of my old Buddhas were arrested by Lei Zi. I had no one, so I took in a few new chicks. I didn't make much money this month."
Lin Zhong listened and thought about it.
"This is a special situation for you. My brothers have entered the bureau. I will take care of your contribution this time. But here are the rules that you must pay this contribution every month. If you pay less this time, it will be fine. Then
Next time he pays less, and he pays less...then I can't do it. So this time if you can't pay your share, the people in your area won't punish you, but I will punish you for being such a boss.
,Are you convinced?"
Zhou Li lowered his eyelids.
He knew that Brother Hong was telling the truth.
This time I didn't pay enough, and if I wasn't punished, other people under Brother Hong would be dissatisfied.
If you don't accept this, you will cause trouble.
Brother Hong didn't want to see his subordinates causing such trouble, so he couldn't spare him this time.
"Clothes."
Zhou Li spat out this sentence feebly.
At this time, several of his subordinates who were following him, the newly acquired chicks he mentioned, were hiding behind Zhou Li and trembling with fear, their teeth were trembling, and they did not dare to say a word.
When they heard Brother Hong say that they would not be punished, they thought it would be fine. However, when they heard Brother Hong say that Brother Zhou would be punished again, their hearts became nervous.
These people couldn't afford to eat at home, so they came out to hang out and followed Zhou Li.
Zhou Li asked his subordinate Lao Buddha to lead them into the industry, and he also became a Buddha. At least they would have a meal to eat.
Therefore, they still have certain feelings for Zhou Li.
"Okay, now that you've accepted it, let's do it. If you don't pay the full contribution this month, I'll break your left hand. You are not a Buddha. If you don't rely on this to make a living, just rest for a few months. During these few months of rest,
If anyone dares to touch you in this area of Xidan, I will be the first in the forest to kill him."
Lin Zhong said calmly and waved to the people behind him to take action.
Hear the words.
Zhou Li's face was pale, and a few large beads of sweat oozed from his forehead.
But he didn't dare to move.
What Brother Hong said is true in this area of Xidan.
It's okay if my hand is broken, as long as the people under my command can steal enough shares next month.
As for others wanting to take advantage of his broken hand to cause trouble for him?
Then you have to ask Brother Hong first if he agrees.
After Lin Zhong finished speaking.
A tall, strong man came out from behind him, holding a wooden stick as thick as an arm.
Several other people came out and held Zhou Li down. One of them took his left hand and put it on the table.
The strong man holding a wooden stick looked at Zhou Li and said softly: "I'm sorry, brother, I'm just doing things according to the rules and endure some pain."
At this meeting, someone held me down and pulled my hand away.
Zhou Li was not as scared as before.
Even, there was a sense of pride in my heart for no reason.
A Liangshan hero was beheaded, and thirty years later he was a hero again.
If I have a broken hand, I will be a man again for four months at most.
What's so scary about this.
"Come on! Give me a treat, brother!"
Zhou Li shouted loudly.
The strong man didn't do any ink. He directly raised the stick in his hand and pointed it at Zhou Li's left hand.
Bang!
This time, Zhou Li gritted his teeth and held back his voice.
But the severe pain coming from his left hand told him that his hand was really broken.
Lin Zhong waved his hand, signaling the strong man and others to step back.
"Okay, that's it for this month's money issue. Xiaosi, get some medicine money for your brother and send him to the hospital for a plaster later."
Zhou Li breathed a sigh of relief.
But suddenly, as if he thought of something, his face turned pale again.
Brother Hong just said that he would wait for a while. In other words, is there anything else?
Originally, these words should not attract anyone's attention.
After all, the word "later" may mean getting used to it.
However, Zhou Li had a ghost in his heart.
What he did, he himself knows.
There are rules in the play circle of Sijiucheng.
There are a total of four rules, which are set by all the masters of this huge underground world.
Hong Gelin also participated in it.
One of the rules is not to cause trouble to outsiders.
The outsiders here refer to people who do not mix with society.
What is this called? This is called water from a well and water from the river.
This is a set rule.
Lin Zhong lowered his eyelids slightly, as if he was asleep, but no one dared to gasp loudly at this time.
They knew that the elder brother was a little angry.
"Zhou Li, let me ask you something."
Lin Zhong spoke, but did not look at Zhou Li.
Zhou Li trembled all over.
But he still bit the bullet and said, "Brother Hong, you ask."
Lin Zhong stretched out his hand, picked up the small wine glass on the table and played with it.
A second when he doesn't speak is a second of torture for Zhou Li.
wrong.
One second at this time is like an hour to Zhou Li...
"I heard someone say that you seem to have taken money from someone recently and found trouble with people who don't belong to our circle?"
Lin Zhong finally spoke.
The expressions of the people standing around changed somewhat.
At first, they thought they would only deal with Zhou Li's inability to pay his share of the money today.
In the end, there is still such a thing?
Among them, a few people who were close to Zhou Li looked a bit ugly and couldn't help but worry about Zhou Li in their hearts.
But those who couldn't deal with Zhou Li, such as the scar-faced strong man Zhu Sheng, sneered in their hearts at this time, preparing to see Zhou Li's fate.
Zhou Li shivered.
He knew that he had done something wrong. At that time, he thought that if he stopped collecting some money, he would not be able to pay his contribution.
That's why he took the risk and agreed to Yang Weimin's request to help teach Lin Fan a lesson.
It's a pity that even if I get the twenty yuan, it's still not enough for this month's share.
Damn it, if I had known better, I might as well not have given up the twenty yuan.
Zhou Li regretted it endlessly, but there was nothing he could do about it. Since it had happened, there was nothing he could do to change it.
It would be better to admit it happily, so that Brother Hong can be punished neatly, and there is no need to worry about it here.
"Yes. I took other people's money and went to find trouble..."
Zhou Li said frankly.
Lin Zhong sighed, stood up slowly, and walked to Zhou Li's side.
"Zhou Li, you have broken the rules. You shouldn't, you shouldn't."
As he said that, he flew up and kicked Zhou Li in the chest, knocking him directly to the wall next to him.
"Hmm."
After Zhou Li was kicked to the foot of the wall by Lin Zhong, he was hit by the reaction force from the wall. He was immediately shocked and dizzy, and blood surged in his chest.
Several of his younger brothers screamed out in fright when they saw this. Then Zhu Sheng glared at him and scolded: "What are you doing? Zhou Li, what kind of wimp did you accept? Are you so scared that you wet your pants? Hahahaha...
..."
Zhu Sheng took this opportunity to laugh at him.
Lin Zhong frowned and looked at Zhu Sheng.
"Zhu Sheng, we are all brothers. I punished Zhou Li because he made a mistake and broke the rules, and he was convinced. What do you think this is? Bullying one of your own?"
There was a hint of dissatisfaction in Lin Zhong's tone, which frightened Zhu Sheng into shaking his head like a rattle.
"No...no, Brother Hong, I was just joking..."
Zhu Sheng's fierce scarred face, combined with his strong body, looked like a frightened little girl begging for mercy in the forest.
None of the gangsters on the side thought much of Zhu Sheng.
This shows how powerful the forest is in deterring them.
"Okay. My kick is enough to calm you down for a long time. Tomorrow, take your men with you and go apologize to the person who caused trouble for you and see if they will spare you. If they spare you, forget it.
If I don’t spare you, I’ll cut off my little finger.”
After Lin Zhong finished speaking, he sat back in his seat.
Someone offered him wine, so he drank it in one gulp.
Everyone present stood in awe.
Zhou Li was the only one with a face ashen as death.
He felt so uncomfortable now.
I originally planned to use the twenty quick bucks to pay my share of the money.
As a result, the final share of the money was not paid.
When he went to find Lin Fan to cause trouble, he failed to do so. Instead, he was beaten up.
Now that the boss knows about this, he has to apologize to others himself.
If he doesn't forgive himself, he will cut off a finger as the price for breaking the rules.
Zhou Li felt that it was very difficult for him.
But even so, he didn't dare to say a word "no".
He could only slow down his kick a little, then he called on his younger brothers to help him up from the ground, and then bowed to Lin Zhong.
"I know, Brother Hong."
"Well, let's go. Get the medical expenses from Xiaosi."
"become."
Zhou Li left the Laifu Tavern.
With a broken hand and his own medical expenses, he planned to go to the hospital to get a plaster cast first today.
Then wait until tomorrow to find Lin Fan.
No matter what, let him leave you alone.
Otherwise, my finger will be gone.
If your hand is broken, it will heal after a few months of rest.
But if your finger is cut, it will never grow back.
Zhou Li gritted his teeth.
Originally, according to his temperament, he was definitely not willing to give in to Lin Fan.
Even if Lin Fan has defeated him, he will not bow his head.
But now, Brother Hong asked him to apologize, so he had to go.
Otherwise, if you openly disobey Brother Hong, he will still feel better afterward.
This is the fun and circle shopping of Sijiucheng.
A hierarchical underground society.
After joining this line of work, Zhou Li soon learned the consequences of not following the rules.
There's nothing you can do about it, he's working in this industry and it's against the rules. Even if you run away from this organization, no one is willing to take you on.
Moreover, in this era, if you want to leave Sijiu City and go to other places, you have no money. Without a letter of introduction, you can't take transportation.
Even going to the countryside is impossible. If a stranger enters the village, he will be discovered quickly.
There is no way to prove your origin, and you might be killed by the militia.
Now if he didn't want to lose his little finger, he could only pray in his heart that Lin Fan would forgive himself.
