At this moment, behind him was a street of burning ruins.
Wherever he looked with a smile, the flames directly ignited the signboards and facades. For the current Lu, the level of "designated high temperature" interference in reality only needs to be seen with "eyes"
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"Boom!"
The flames seemed to have ignited something flammable, and the whole street began to explode, with fleeing businessmen everywhere.
The "guards" of this street, as well as the black security guards of the stores with gang insignias, immediately became furious and tried to kill the arsonist.
"Ahhhhh!"
One by one, the burning people were rolling all over the ground.
Lu's pale eyes were still dull, but something seemed to be gestating in them.
No one dared to look directly, because the moment they witnessed it, they were already on fire.
"How dare you offend Black Tea Hall"
"The Yancheng Monk Federation will not let you go."
And their wailing became the background sound for Lu Pingping to continue playing.
When this "machinery shopping street" was completely reduced to rubble, the perpetrators had a safe road, but they did not leave.
He sat in front of the ruins that should be his shop and waited with interest.
Wait for your opponent's revenge.
Treat local political power if it really has political power.
So, the gang came and turned into firewood.
Some mercenaries from the chamber of commerce came, and those who knew the goods ran away at a glance, while those who didn't knew the goods were also turned into firewood.
Then there was nothing more. Until the dark night, Lu Pingping did not wait for the so-called "official" that was supposed to appear.
"Tsk."
He was a little unhappy, but it seemed that he could only stop there.
This was the store of the Rebirth Chamber of Commerce, but six months ago, it was attacked by "a group of outside robbers". All the locally employed store clerks either died on the spot or ran away.
The reason? It’s not because of any noble reason, it’s just because the “Chamber of Commerce Branch” affects the business of other stores.
Due to the existence of the Rebirth Chamber of Commerce headquarters, the goods here are relatively comprehensive, and there are often local "precious" fresh ingredients, so business has always been quite good.
"Some people are interested in the watercraft business and require all stores to raise the price to more than twice the current market price, and it must be more than 10% higher than their own store."
Hearing this, Lu Ping'an was a little confused. He had seen countless people playing around, but he had never seen anyone asking all stores to raise prices together.
The principle is actually quite simple. Due to the development of local industry, there are factories for water vehicles. It is natural that some people rely on this to make a fortune.
Therefore, the Rebirth Chamber of Commerce, which had channels to obtain lower prices, became a thorn in their side.
"That's it? Just for this?"
"Isn't this the case for everyone? It's so normal. It happens in all walks of life."
At that time, Lu Ping'an noticed that even if the goods were "originally produced", the prices here were quite expensive.
Moreover, each store looks uniformly expensive, and it has long been an internal "separate operation", or in other words, a spoils-sharing privilege monopoly.
"What is this? A violent monopoly in the free market?"
As a result, the Rebirth Chamber of Commerce, which did not have sufficient local security forces and was unwilling to cooperate, was smashed and people died.
"Why aren't they cooperating?"
At that time, Lu Ping An was still a little strange. It just raised prices, so why bother going against those people.
"The boats operated here are all low-end water speedboats. Many of them were bought by fishermen who had no money. They need this kind of vehicle. After all, fish can only be found far away."
This is not just the business strategy of the Rebirth Chamber of Commerce.
If the price is really raised, there will definitely be fewer people buying it, and stores controlled by local gangs that are 10% cheaper can easily get most of the share.
The price has increased. In fact, it means dying slowly and not increasing the price.
"The merchants' federation in the city has just re-elected its spokesperson. Many industries have been reorganized. Those who are disobedient, hehe, look at it."
On that street, it wasn't just Lu Ping'an's shop that was smashed, there were also many ruins of all kinds.
After spending a little money, Lu Ping'an found out that the "public welfare" tendency of the Rebirth Chamber of Commerce was too serious, and the prices of many products were too low, which naturally became a thorn in the eyes of the new merchants' association.
"Then, how come your store wasn't smashed?"
"Our store? Haha, have you heard of the 'Tiger Shark Chamber of Commerce'? We have three battle barges nearby. Look over there, the subordinate forces of the Thunder Church, who dares to smash it, and this store haha, Charity Chamber of Commerce
, all they sell are low-end goods with no money and water, and they can’t even afford a few bodyguards.”
Well, it turns out I still look down on you, the Rebirth Chamber of Commerce.
In fact, the headquarters of the Rebirth Chamber of Commerce has a very good reputation among the people. Not only does it often carry out disaster relief activities, but it also widely distributes goods to drive down prices. This has long been frowned upon by some people who want to make a fortune.
They don't even know which store they sent people to smash, but it must be some local force.
"Don't be afraid. Their headquarters heard that they have a large armed merchant ship."
"Let's not mention when they will come. If they do come, won't they be reasonable? Do you have any evidence?"
Well, as expected, good people deserve to be pointed at gunpoint, and those who are reasonable always feel aggrieved.
So, what else can I say? Let’s all burn together.
Whether it is directly operated stores affiliated with large churches or direct sales stores of local factories, whether they are strong dragons or local snakes, Lu Ping An has ordered them all.
Offending someone? Lu Pingping wants to see if there is "order" in the local area.
But it seems that there is really no
"Sorry, sorry, we really didn't know this was your shop. This is the compensation. We will compensate you for three shops on the street. Please feel free to use it. This time, we guarantee your safety."
But what this violent arsonist, who was suspected to be a very high-end professional, received was comfort and the land deeds to three stores.
Lu Pingan laughed and laughed angrily.
In this world, if you do good business, your shop will be smashed, but if a bully crosses the border, you will be treated well.
Of course, it also has something to do with the fact that the two "big boss" thugs hired by the local gang also turned into torches.
But after being angry, he felt helpless again. He saw that the perpetrators were also these greedy chambers of commerce and gangs. More than 90% of them were the Long-Handed Clan and local free fish people. That is to say, they were not only locals, but also locals.
Face the victims of war.
The victim has become the perpetrator. In the current situation where there is no "order", this is the reality on the surface.
Before Lu Ping An could seek revenge on the perpetrators, those forces themselves sent the heads of the original thugs.
"Chris, such a thing"
"It's very common. It's actually relatively stable here."
"I'm asking, can such a thing be changed?"
"Can you change the greed of people? Can you change the desire of predators for the weak? In troubled times, everyone is a hunter and the prey of others."