Chapter 43: Refusal and Dismissal

After he finished speaking, the expressions of the various faction leaders had calmed down. Li Yan was right—the Demon Thief and the Red Flag Gang had a feud, and several of the leaders had suffered at the hands of Demon Thief Zhang He. At the moment, to beat a dog when it's down, naturally, everyone was eager to make a move.

However, now that the Red Flag Gang had its own problems, it had to be treated as a separate issue.

The Red Flag Gang sustained itself by plundering the merchant ships of the Red Haired Devils and was at odds with the East India Company, so rashly getting involved in the war in An Nan would make them an easy target.