Chapter 140: Leaving the Gang and Standing Alone

At this moment, Zhangsun Jincheng also found it a bit difficult to answer. The two witnesses cited by Chu Tian were very effective and deadly. Each of them was a highly - respected celebrity in Shanghai. The faces of Elder Lin, Lin Xiongjun, and Fang Datong turned pale again. The elders and hall masters of the Tiger - Leopard Hall saw the Dragon Hall being forced into such a miserable situation and were speechless. They wanted to say something to help, but they didn't know what to say.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Chu Tian struck while the iron was hot and said to Guang Zi, "Brother Guang, please call Eight - Master and Commissioner Zhang immediately. Ask them to bring the parties involved to Shuixiehuadu so that the former leader Zhangsun and Elder Lin can ask them in detail to see if what happened that night is true."

Guang Zi was secretly delighted. He had long been unhappy with these old - fashioned people. He had held his tongue because of Hai Zi's face. Now he could finally teach these over - bearing bastards a lesson. So he quickly got up and prepared to make the call.

Zhangsun Jincheng knew that if Eight - Master and Zhang Dahai came to Shuixiehuadu, the situation would get out of hand. Elder Lin and the others couldn't accuse Eight - Master's daughter or Zhang Dahai's granddaughter of lying. Did they really want to cut off Lin Xiongjun's and the others' hands at that time? Not to mention that Elder Lin and the others wouldn't agree, even if they did, he himself couldn't be so heartless. After all, they were all old brothers. He had originally wanted to suppress Chu Tian's arrogance and also give Hai Zi a warning not to always try to forcibly control each hall. Now, however, he was outmaneuvered by Chu Tian and was in a difficult situation.

When they saw Guang Zi walking to the phone in the hall, Elder Lin, Lin Xiongjun, Fang Datong, and the others started to sweat.

Seeing that Guang Zi had picked up the phone, Zhangsun Jincheng quickly shouted, "Guang Zi, wait. There's no need to call. Why bother outsiders with the internal affairs of the Jiang Gang? It will make the Jiang Gang a laughing - stock to outsiders. We can solve it ourselves."

Chu Tian nodded to Guang Zi. Although Guang Zi put down the phone, when he saw Elder Lin and the others secretly wiping their sweat, he couldn't help but feel happy. Even if he couldn't punish these bastards, scaring them was also quite satisfying.

Chu Tian had long expected that Zhangsun Jincheng would make such a move. He followed up his victory and said, "I wonder if the former leader Zhangsun believes what I, Chu Tian, said now?"

Zhangsun Jincheng knew this question was difficult to answer. He couldn't say he believed it, nor could he say he didn't. After thinking for a while, he spoke, but his voice was no longer as loud as when he first came in. He said with a bit of embarrassment, "I think there may be some misunderstandings. It's hard to make it clear for a while. Let's not talk about this issue tonight. I'll make a decision after investigating it clearly another day. Tonight, let's just have a meal and not talk about gang affairs."

Elder Lin and the others immediately echoed Zhangsun Jincheng, trying to gloss over the matter, saying, "Let's talk about it later, later."

Chu Tian slapped the table, and with a "bang", everyone was startled. He said coldly, "Former leader Zhangsun, you are a just person. I just want you to make a judgment now, whether you believe what I, Chu Tian, said or not. As for how to decide and deal with it." Chu Tian cupped his hands and, with a respectful look, said to Hai Zi, "That's the business of the leader of the Jiang Gang. I won't trouble the former leader Zhangsun." Chu Tian deliberately emphasized the word "former" to let Zhangsun Jincheng know that he was a retired leader.

Chu Tian's words made Zhangsun Jincheng's blood pressure soar and he became furious. It was obvious that Chu Tian was saying he was no longer the leader of the Jiang Gang and had nothing to do with the handling of this matter. Zhangsun Jincheng had always disliked others challenging his dignity and had always liked to control everything. Otherwise, he wouldn't have often paid attention to the Jiang Gang and occasionally come back to give instructions. Now, being rebuked by Chu Tian, he was really angry. His voice increased by several decibels and he couldn't help but shout, "So what if I believe it? Do you really want to cut off Hall Master Lin's hand?"

Zhangsun Zijun also slapped the table, frowned, and helped her father create momentum by saying, "You, an outsider who came out of nowhere, are giving orders to the Jiang Gang and showing disrespect to the former leader. What do you intend to do?"

Elder Lin and other elders also slapped the table one after another. Instead of directly accusing Chu Tian, they asked Hai Zi, "Leader, look at your good brother. Does he want to气死 the former leader?"

Hai Zi was a bit embarrassed. He still respected Zhangsun Jincheng very much, but he had already promised Chu Tian to follow his arrangements. Plus, Guang Zi was holding him back and not letting him get up, so he remained silent for the moment.

Chu Tian smiled slightly, touched his nose, and said innocently, "I, Chu Tian, didn't mean that. I just want the former leader Zhangsun to give a definite answer. Now that the former leader Zhangsun has made a ruling and believes my words, I earnestly request the leader to cut off the hands of Lin Xiongjun and Fang Datong to uphold the gang rules of the Jiang Gang. As for Miss Zijun saying that I'm an outsider, that's slapping the former leader Zhangsun in the face. The former leader Zhangsun just said something like this."

Chu Tian pressed the play button on his phone, and Zhangsun Jincheng's loud, majestic, and righteous voice came out clearly from the phone, "Since you, Chu Tian, are brothers with Hai Zi, you are also a member of the Jiang Gang. Once you enter the Jiang Gang, you must abide by its gang rules."

Zhangsun Jincheng, Elder Lin, and the others were extremely surprised. This Chu Tian had calculated every step so precisely that he even recorded what was said just now, clearly leaving no chance for them to go back on their words.

Chu Tian turned off his phone, stood up, and said seriously to Hai Zi, "Now, please, leader, enforce the gang rules of the Jiang Gang to set an example for the gang members."

Guang Zi and more than a dozen direct - line disciples in the hall also said in unison, "Please, leader, enforce the gang rules of the Jiang Gang to set an example for the gang members."

Hai Zi looked at Chu Tian's determined face and then at the disdainful faces of Zhangsun Jincheng, the elders, and the hall masters. He gritted his teeth and said something he couldn't have said before, "Guang Zi, get the knife. I will enforce the law myself."

The faces of Zhangsun Jincheng, the elders, and the hall masters immediately darkened. Elder Lin slapped the table again and roared, "Hai Zi, how dare you? If you have the guts, break this old man's bones first. I want to see how you treat the elders and heroes of the Jiang Gang."

Zhangsun Jincheng regained his former majesty, stared at Hai Zi, and let out a long sigh, using an emotional appeal, "Hai Zi, in my opinion, we are all brothers who have risked our lives for the Jiang Gang. Why do we have to resort to violence? Hall Master Lin and the others haven't caused any major trouble. Besides, they have already been taught a lesson by Chu Tian. Do me a favor and let's just forget about this matter."

Hai Zi's expression wavered slightly, as if he was being persuaded by Zhangsun Jincheng. At this moment, Chu Tian kicked over his stool, looked at everyone, and said coldly, "The former leader Zhangsun said that we are all brothers who have risked our lives for the Jiang Gang. That's really a nice and funny thing to say." Then he shouted, "Luo Weilong, come here."

The direct - line brother behind Guang Zi stepped out. Chu Tian walked over and said, "Luo Weilong, take off your top."

Luo Weilong obviously obeyed Chu Tian's words. With a "whoosh", he tore his clothes on the spot, and six new knife wounds on his body were clearly visible. Chu Tian patted Luo Weilong's body and said, "Brothers who have risked their lives, I would like to ask all the hall masters, where were you when more than a hundred brothers of the Jiang Gang fought a bloody battle with more than eight hundred people from Ye Sanxiao and other gangs in Shuixiehuadu that night?"

Everyone was afraid to speak. Looking at Luo Weilong's knife wounds, they could imagine how fierce the battle was that night. Only Hai Zi, Guang Zi, and the others could withstand the attack of more than eight hundred people.

Pointing at the knife wounds on Luo Weilong's body, Chu Tian said, "When this little disciple of the Jiang Gang, Luo Weilong, was stabbed six times in Shuixiehuadu and still fought with his knife, where were you? Were you hoping that the more than a hundred disciples led by Hai Zi and Guang Zi would be annihilated?" Then he asked loudly, "Luo Weilong, why did you keep fighting despite being seriously injured?"

Luo Weilong patted his chest and said emotionally, "I, Luo Weilong, am a man of spirit. I'm willing to fight to the death for my brothers."

Chu Tian shouted again, "Liu Wenqing."

A person flashed out from the door of the hall and walked beside Chu Tian. Without waiting for Chu Tian to speak, he also tore his clothes with a "whoosh". Several axe and knife wounds on his body hadn't healed yet and were still slightly bleeding.

Chu Tian roared, "Liu Wenqing, why were you willing to use your flesh and blood to block the axes and knives for your brothers?"

Liu Wenqing's eyes showed a fiery look and he shouted, "Good brothers should live and die together. How can we苟且偷生?"

At this moment, many disciples of each hall of the Jiang Gang shed tears. They even felt guilty for not being in Shuixiehuadu to fight side by side with these brothers.

The heads of the hall masters lowered slightly, and even the elders didn't know what to do or say.

It seemed that Chu Tian wasn't done yet. He shouted, "Brother Hai, Brother Guang."

Hai Zi and Guang Zi were stunned for a moment, then they forcefully tore their clothes. Each of them had more than a dozen new wounds on their bodies, which were shocking to see but also made people feel how hard they and their brothers had fought and were willing to fight to the death.

Chu Tian slowly walked up to Zhangsun Jincheng and said, "The good brothers who have risked their lives for the Jiang Gang that you mentioned, former leader Zhangsun, are only these hot - blooded men like Luo Weilong and Liu Wenqing, not brothers like Lin Xiongjun and Fang Datong who bully men and women. If Lin Xiongjun, Fang Datong, and the others had also fought, risked their lives, and shed blood in Shuixiehuadu that night, then if they violated the gang rules, I would definitely ask the leader to cut my body with a knife and take the blame for them."

Zhangsun Jincheng's face was full of uncertainty. Everyone knew that what Chu Tian said was right, but he just didn't want Lin Xiongjun's hands to be cut off. He knew that if Lin Xiongjun's hands were cut off, Hai Zi's prestige would immediately increase, and all the halls would obey Hai Zi in the future. Hai Zi could easily control the entire Jiang Gang, which was something Zhangsun Jincheng didn't want to see. At first, he passed the position of the leader of the Jiang Gang to Hai Zi because he was tired of the fighting in the underworld for a while and wanted to enjoy a peaceful life. He also gave Hai Zi some benefits to let him take half of Shanghai for the Jiang Gang. When Hai Zi took half of Shanghai and he had enough of a peaceful life, his restless heart started to beat again. At this time, when the elders came to ask him to step in and restrain Hai Zi, he took the opportunity to find a good excuse to control the Jiang Gang behind the scenes.

Seeing that Zhangsun Jincheng was deep in thought and silent, Elder Lin thought that Zhangsun Jincheng was moved by Chu Tian. He quickly made an excuse for not coming to Shuixiehuadu that day, "It's not that the brothers of the Dragon Hall didn't want to come to Shuixiehuadu to fight. It's that we didn't receive the leader's call for help. We didn't know anything. If we had known, I would have personally taken up a knife to relieve the leader's siege."

Chu Tian snorted, smiled slightly, and said meaningfully, "Didn't receive the leader's distress signal?"

The elders and hall masters of the Dragon, Tiger, and Leopard Halls all shook their heads, indicating that they hadn't.

Chu Tian shouted, "Nonsense. That night, the leader personally called each hall. You just deliberately didn't answer. How can you say there was no call for help?"

Lin Xiongjun was stunned and blurted out, "You're lying. The phone lines in Shuixiehuadu were cut by the Axe Gang. How could the leader call each hall?"

Chu Tian slowly walked over, looked at Lin Xiongjun seriously, and said lightly, "It seems that Hall Master Lin knows a lot about the situation in Shuixiehuadu that night. He even knows that the phone lines were cut. It doesn't seem like he didn't know anything as Elder Lin said."

Everyone looked at Lin Xiongjun and was secretly shocked that Chu Tian was really extraordinary. His mental ability was beyond everyone's expectations. Lin Xiongjun then realized that he had slipped up and wished he could slap himself and strangle the cunning Chu Tian. Elder Lin was also extremely angry but helpless.

After all, Zhangsun Jincheng had been the leader before. He knew that he couldn't defeat this young Chu Tian if they continued to argue. So he just said bluntly, "Hai Zi, just say what you want to do."

Hai Zi had become much more mature and tough - minded at this time. He said lightly, "Guang Zi, get the knife and enforce the gang rules."

Elder Lin slapped the table, waved his hand, and shouted, "Hai Zi, do you really want to enforce the gang rules? You have to kill the brothers of the Dragon Hall first." After hearing Elder Lin's words, some brothers of the Dragon Hall immediately drew their weapons.

Elder Zhao and Elder Han also waved their hands, and their subordinates also drew their weapons. The three halls had always been closely related and advanced and retreated together.

Hai Zi's tone suddenly became very cold. He stared at Elder Lin and said, "Elder Lin, do you also want to defy the gang rules?"

Elder Lin spat hard and said, "If the Jiang Gang wants to enforce the gang rules, then more than two hundred brothers of the Dragon Hall will leave the Jiang Gang. Then we won't be subject to the gang rules of the Jiang Gang, and Hall Master Lin won't have his hands cut off."

Elder Zhao and Elder Han also said in unison, "The three halls have always advanced and retreated together. If the Dragon Hall leaves, then more than four hundred brothers of the Tiger - Leopard Hall will also leave the Jiang Gang."

Zhangsun Jincheng naturally wouldn't let the brothers who had risked their lives with him and followed him leave the Jiang Gang. After thinking for a while, he said something that made Hai Zi sad, "The Jiang Gang was founded by me, Zhangsun Jincheng, leading my brothers to fight. Therefore, what I say counts. The Dragon, Tiger, and Leopard Halls can't leave the gang. If anyone wants to leave, it's Hai Zi."

Hai Zi was stunned, and Guang Zi was also shocked. Chu Tian's guess was indeed right. At a critical moment, Zhangsun Jincheng would abandon Hai Zi and take his place.

Hai Zi looked at Zhangsun Jincheng, whom he had always respected, and when he heard that he was asked to leave the gang, he choked up and said, "Former leader Zhangsun? You want me, Hai Zi, to leave the gang?"

The elders like Elder Lin showed sly smiles on their faces and said, "Yes, Hai Zi, you are incompetent as the leader. We have decided to welcome former leader Zhangsun back."

Zhangsun Jincheng nodded, looked at Hai Zi, and said word by word, "Yes, Hai Zi, you leave the gang. I can't let the Dragon, Tiger, and Leopard Halls leave the Jiang Gang because of you."

Chu Tian walked over, patted Hai Zi's shoulder, and then said unceremoniously to Zhangsun Jincheng, "Former leader Zhangsun, what you said about asking Hai Zi to leave the gang is nonsense. Hai Zi is the leader now, and he has the right to make decisions. But Hai Zi respects your kindness of recognizing his talent. I promise you on his behalf that Hai Zi, Guang Zi, and I, along with more than a hundred direct - line brothers, will leave the gang with nothing. We won't take a single piece of territory of the Jiang Gang or a single person from other halls. We won't be enemies of the Jiang Gang within a month. Zhangsun Jincheng, are we being generous enough?"

Zhangsun Jincheng was extremely delighted. First, Hai Zi was actually willing to leave the gang. Second, they wanted nothing but these close - knit brothers around them. Without the protection of the Jiang Gang's name and the tributes from other halls of the Jiang Gang, it was unknown how long these more than a hundred people could last. In Shanghai, they would at most be a second - rate gang and could be annexed at any time and wouldn't amount to much.

Although Zhangsun Jincheng thought so in his heart, he still pretended to be magnanimous on the surface and said, "If Hai Zi really leaves the gang like this, I, Zhangsun Jincheng, am not a heartless person. This Shuixiehuadu will be left for you to settle down."

Hai Zi had regained his determined expression. He remembered what Chu Tian said, that with the ability of the three brothers, they could take the entire Shanghai at any time. So he said lightly, "What Chu Tian means is what I, Hai Zi, mean."