Chapter 679 - 418: A Toad Wants to Eat Swan Meat, Yet Won’t Even Piss to See His Own Reflection

Chapter 679: Chapter 418: A Toad Wants to Eat Swan Meat, Yet Won’t Even Piss to See His Own Reflection

He put on the bandit hat, leaving only his eyes and mouth exposed. Wearing this hat would make even the most upright person look like a villain at first glance.

With his disguise complete, it was time for some real action. The moment he was ready, Lin Li immediately picked up his pace and headed swiftly toward the Red Blood Gang’s headquarters.

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After dinner, Fang Jingtang, the new Gang Leader of the Red Blood Gang, returned to his small courtyard. He went into his study to continue handling his affairs. The only sound in the quiet room was the rustling of pages as he flipped through the account books.

As time passed, the sky outside grew completely dark.

"CLICK."

Suddenly, someone barged in without even knocking.

Fang Jingtang, who was looking down at the ledgers in his hands, frowned slightly at the sound. But when he considered who the visitor must be, he could only swallow his frustration and endure the rude behavior.

Lu Tao, a servant of the Wu Family, strode insolently into the study. He walked right up to Fang Jingtang’s desk and spoke to the Gang Leader, who was still poring over his ledgers.

"Fang Jingtang, stop looking at those ledgers. We’re going out to patrol the area."

Fang Jingtang closed the ledger and set it aside. He glanced at the sky outside and said to Lu Tao, "It’s still early. There’s no need to rush out to patrol just yet..."

"These are Wu’s orders," Lu Tao said.

Once Fang Jingtang knew the order came from Wu Xiong, he said nothing more. He stood up and walked out of the study.

Having personally faced the black-hooded assailant before, Fang Jingtang knew that by going out on patrol, he was simply being used as bait.

He immediately decided that he had to bring extra men along for protection, just in case.

"Go get Liu Qizhi. And also..." Fang Jingtang rattled off several more names to one of his men.

But he had barely finished speaking when Lu Tao, who was standing beside him, said something that made it impossible for him to carry out his plan.

"We’re just patrolling the area. What do you need so many people for? Tell him to get one person, and that’ll be enough." Aware of the plan to use Fang Jingtang as bait, Lu Tao felt nothing but contempt for his cowardice.

"..." Fang Jingtang fell silent for a moment. Then he said to his subordinate, "Just go get Liu Qizhi. Don’t call the others."

"Yes, Gang Leader." The Red Blood Gang member nodded and hurried away.

A short while later, Liu Qizhi approached. Fang Jingtang exchanged a few pleasantries with him, and then the three of them began their patrol of the Red Blood Gang’s docks and the various warehouses where valuable goods were stored.

Even after dark, the Red Blood Gang’s docks remained busy and bustling.

Ordinarily, once the sun went down, the workers who had toiled all afternoon would have been able to go eat dinner.

But another ship laden with cargo had arrived unexpectedly, forcing the workers who should have been heading for their meal to keep working.

Supervised by Red Blood Gang foremen—each eating a meat bun with one hand while holding a leather whip in the other—the starving dockworkers, their stomachs rumbling, could only grit their teeth and carry on.

"Pick up the pace! If you keep moving so slow, watch out or I’ll whip you!"

"Hey, you! I’m talking to you! If you keep slacking off, don’t blame me for getting rough."

"The sooner you finish unloading this ship, the sooner you can all have dinner..."

Shouts and curses echoed across the docks from time to time. Although the dockworkers were furious, they didn’t dare say a word, silently enduring the abuse.

「In a dark corner not far from the docks.」

A figure wearing a bandit hat that revealed only his eyes and mouth stood silently watching everything unfold in the distance. Then, he turned and slipped away, stealthily making his way toward the living quarters of the Red Blood Gang’s core members.

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