Sitting in the car, my whole body was exhausted and I could hardly remember what had happened when I thought back on everything just now.

However, judging from Xiao Hua's expression, it was a success.

He told me in the car that from the beginning, he knew there would be problems on my side, so it was only one step in his grand scheme. The real purpose was to lead everyone to the teahouse, and then two of his guys were on standby at the other shops, one of whom was wearing a human skin mask of Uncle Three.

If w.a.n.g Ba Qiu didn't challenge me, I would play my part until the end, but if I had any problems, was exposed, or if w.a.n.g Ba Qiu came to force me, Xiao Hua still had a move.

As soon as Pan Zi fell, he knew that things had changed and was ready.  As expected, w.a.n.g Ba Qiu was obviously ready to ambush us at a moment's notice and came immediately. Xiao Hua promptly sent a message to his two men, which led to the scene just now.

I said: “This is thrilling enough. If Lao Liu's men had sent text messages a few minutes earlier, we would have died.”

Xiao Hua said: “You can't survive in this business by luck” and let me look at his cell phone. There was a short message on it: "Master Six, Master Three brought someone to our shop. What should I do?”

“When Lao Liu's best man sang with me yesterday, he didn't notice that his cell phone was switched.”  Xiao Hua said, “Unfortunately, this little trick is always tried and true.”

I smiled wryly and didn't know what to say.  However, the most difficult morning of my life had pa.s.sed.

The human skin mask fit very well and I smoked half a pack of cigarettes in the car before slowly recovering and asking what those people would do when they returned.

Xiao Hua said: “I don't know yet, but the fact that at least Master Three has returned has become a reality. He has been known in Changsha for decades, and once we make such a noise, Pan Zi will have a completely different momentum if he goes around again. “

“I'm constantly worried and my morale is already crumbling, can you clarify?”

“I'll give an example. Now there are a lot of new guys who grew up listening to Master Three's stories and wors.h.i.+p him like G.o.d. As long as Pan Zi said to do something for Master Three, they would be willing to die, but only if Pan Zi represents Master Three.  In this way, they would feel that working for Pan Zi would get them into Master Three's sights and they could get his advice." Xiao Hua said, “This is the difference, and the number of people is not small. Pan Zi can't move on his own.”

I nodded, it really made sense.  Xiao Hua continued, “Of those people just now, there must be a large part that Pan Zi can call directly.  w.a.n.g Ba Qiu and the fishmonger are still a problem, but we have to face them directly. “

When I asked about Pan Zi, Xiao Hua said, “You can see him soon, he'll be discharged from the hospital.”

“Why should he be discharged from the hospital?” I said, “d.a.m.n it, does he want to die!”

“Tonight is the key.”  Xiao Hua said, “We just need a person to 'cash' in on our 'achievement.' Pan Zi must come forward to determine how many people are on our side.  Then, later tonight, w.a.n.g Ba Qiu and Lao Liu must be eliminated.”

My heart was shocked: “What do you mean?”

“It's only a matter of time. This is Master Three's rule and w.a.n.g Ba Qiu knows it very well and will not wait for death.”  Xiao Hua said and looked at the sky. “It's going to rain blood tonight.”

I looked at him and said unexpectedly, “You can say such terrible words without batting an eye, how do you do it?”

Xiao Hua smiled, “My grandfather said that sentence and my mother relayed it to me.  I was only 17 when I heard those words." As he said this, he sighed, “Stress is such a thing that when you talk about it, it's gone.”

I frowned and felt a burst of fear.  I never thought this kind of thing would happen again, so I asked, “Must it happen like this? Why don't we call the police anonymously and kill him? “

“Mr. Naive is a fitting nickname.”  Xiao Hua said, “If I were your Uncle Three, I might have found a way to keep you naive, but I'm not. Little Master Three, let's face reality, this is your choice. “

I was silent and looked at Changsha outside the car, remembering that Pan Zi had said something similar to me.  This is indeed my choice.

Returning to the small inn where I stayed last night, I took my luggage and moved to Xiao Hua's inn in Changsha.  This place was slightly worse than the one in Sichuan, and had obviously been decorated a long time ago. It was probably the transit station established when his family became rich.  It's been said that the chef of the inn's kitchen used to be the chef of the Chengdu Lion Building and he made us three exquisite dishes.

We went back to our room, and while we ate, I asked when the evening's events would begin. Xiao Hua smiled without saying a word, but kept making me drink.

It was a kind of wine I couldn't taste, but I suspected it was mung bean roast, which was the kind of juice that Tufu used to drink, plus it had some crystal sugar and medicinal ingredients.  When drinking this wine, it tasted spicy and had the flavor of mung bean soup. I got drunk without warning after only a few drinks, and didn't even know when I was confused.

When I woke up, it was already the next morning. I saw Xiao Hua and Pan Zi lying on the sofa in my room, both covered in blood and sleeping soundly.  I looked out the window at the bright suns.h.i.+ne and knew that everything was over.

In a show of tact, I didn't ask for the details of the night before. I only knew that the seven distributors were on our side now. w.a.n.g Ba Qiu and fishmonger's men were rabble; they were good at management, not putting out fires, and the result was self-evident. Pan Zi received the money owed by the lower ranks, totaling 10 million yuan, and quickly rectified the collapsed Changsha stock market.  During this period of time, I was like a mascot, showing a little face everywhere.

When I left Changsha to fly to Hangzhou, there were already more than 40 a.s.sistants in the total team. Although most of them were new people, under Pan Zi's operation, the halted goods moved again, and all of Changsha had stabilized.

At this point, the initial difficulties were over, and after returning to Hangzhou, we didn't have to be as b.l.o.o.d.y as we were Changsha.  During this period of time, Pan Zi would stay in Changsha to find a team for me, take advantage of Uncle Three's fame and money to find some experts who weren't bad. Meanwhile I had to deal with Uncle Three's acc.u.mulated affairs in Hangzhou and imitate him more systematically, including his voice.

This looked to be very difficult.  Xiao Hua taught me some tricks to make Uncle Three's face and voice seem less abrupt before going to Banai for the rescue effort.

After that, Xiao Hua would return to Beijing and continue to deal with the Huo family, delaying until Pan Zi could pull a team together.

We planned to finish all this in five days and I prayed silently in my heart that Poker-Face and Fatty could hold on and wait until I came down!

The ensuing days were tedious so I won't discuss them, but five days later, Xiao Hua, Pan Zi, and I flew to Guangxi from Hangzhou, Beijing, and Changsha respectively. The three of us met at Guangxi Airport, and as soon as I arrived, I saw Pan Zi come with about 10 or 20 people.  They dressed up as a tour group and Pan Zi held up a small flag, which said “China Youth Brigade.” He smiled at me while wearing a headset.

Sure enough, Pan Zi couldn't be killed. His wound must not have healed these past five days, but his complexion was completely different and his hair was blackened with oil.  Xiao Hua only brought Xiuxiu over and the two were like a couple.

I was alone in the clothes often worn by Uncle Three, and suddenly felt lonely.  When these people came to me, Pan Zi said to the men behind him, “Call him Master Three.”

“Master Three!”  Everyone cried behind me. I nodded and tried not to talk while Pan Zi led the way.

We got into some very shabby minivans, and Pan Zi and Xiao Hua and I were sitting in the front one.  Pan Zi introduced me to some people in the car behind me along the way.

I listened attentively. I knew that these connections were usually made by Uncle Three, but now I'm Uncle Three and these people will listen to me when Pan Zi's away. Many of my decisions will affect their lives so I can't go into the field with my old mentality.

“In seven hours, we will arrive in Banai.  I already said h.e.l.lo to Agui, and we will enter the mountain immediately after we arrive.  However, there is a problem now. Everyone should be prepared, especially Master Three." Pan Zi said, “The situation there may be beyond your expectation.”

“What?”  I asked.

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