"However..." Li Guoliang suddenly looked embarra.s.sed.

"But what?" Ji Feng asked, "From the looks of it, did something happen to you?"

"It can't be said to be an accident, but …" Li Guoliang said hesitantly, "Let's put it this way, I first contacted the Green Gang's Hall Master, then he went to look for the Sect Leader and the elders. I will wait for news at the location he arranged. That's why I took so long to get back. However, when that Hall Master returned, there was something about him … "

Li Guoliang nodded and said, "When the Green Gang's Hall Master came back, he conveyed the message of the Qing Gang's upper echelons. If they agree with us, they can give us a chance to talk, but if we go this time, we might not be able to see the leader of the Qing Gang. "

Ji Feng frowned, "You can't see the leader of the Qing Gang? Then what is there to talk about? "

Now, Ji Feng was starting to understand why Li Guoliang was so hesitant, and why he still had a difficult expression on his face. Obviously, Li Guoliang's result from the Qing Gang was not very good.

It seemed that Qing Gang wasn't really willing to help, but perhaps it was because of that hall master that they agreed to talk about it. However, as to the details and the outcome of the talks, these were all unknown, but Ji Feng might have already guessed it.

Li Guoliang said, "The hall master I know said that he'll talk to us this time. Although the sect leader won't appear, there will definitely be an elder who will. "In the Qing Gang, the Sect Leader is actually just the leader, but he doesn't have the authority to make decisions. The Elders have a lot of authority, and the Sect Leader is only in charge of the overall situation. The true division of labor is handled by the Elders."

Ji Feng did not say anything. He just listened to what Li Guoliang had to say.

Li Guoliang continued, "For example, some elders are responsible for punis.h.i.+ng others. If someone in the sect makes a mistake or violates the sect's rules, this elder will use the power in his hand to punish the people in the sect, and no one else will be able to say anything. There were also some elders who were in charge of external affairs, such as the management of foreign businesses and so on. These elders have great authority. "

The disciples of Qing Gang were spread all over the world. Even though the era was different, not all the disciples of Qing Gang strictly followed the rules of Qing Gang.

For example, the Qing Gang in the United States was very close to other countries. After all, the era was developing and all kinds of transportation and communication equipment were advanced.

At that time, there would naturally not be any connection between the disciples of Qing Gang from the two countries. Even if there was, it would be through letters or other means.

For example, if the Qing Gang disciples who had settled down in England made a mistake, then no matter how dignified the Qing Gang executives who were headquartered in the United States were, they would not be able to punish them with the sect's rules.

But now it was different. With the strength of the Chinese nation and the hostility towards the Chinese from other countries, the Chinese from overseas were able to form an alliance and the prestige of Qing Gang was even greater.

More importantly, with the development of technology, transportation and communication had become more convenient. It could be said that the entire world had been reduced in size.

Many Chinese rich people's businesses were spread all over the world. Of course, it was inevitable that there would be some interactions between them. This formed a circle.

In this situation, the Qing Gang had to maintain their dignity.

Therefore, if they were in another country now and if the Qing Gang disciples made a mistake, it would not matter as long as it was only a small mistake, as long as the local Qing Gang hall punished them.

However, if it was a serious mistake, the Qing Gang headquarters would immediately send someone to deal with it. At this time, no one would dare to not buy it.

This was the influence brought about by the development of the times, making the Qing Gang even more majestic.

In this way, the authority held by the elders of the Qing Gang increased tremendously. A single elder was enough to represent the entire Qing Gang.

For example, the elder in charge of Discipline Hall. In his hands, not only did he control the Discipline Hall at headquarters, but he also controlled the Discipline Hall in other places like the Qing Gang. In addition, the hall masters of the Discipline Hall would report every so often.

No one could say for sure, there were at least a few hundred thousand. Amongst them, how many of them were extremely wealthy? And how many of them had unique skills? How many of them were top a.s.sa.s.sins?

However, there was one thing that he could be sure of, and that was that the Qing Gang did not lack talented people. The Qing Gang did have talented people, and they certainly had plenty of rich people, and they also had some top a.s.sa.s.sins. When the Qing Gang fought with other gangs in its early days, who knew how many senior members of the Qing Gang had been a.s.sa.s.sinated.

Just think about it, who would dare to provoke a Qing Gang like this?

Naturally, there was no need to explain the rights of these elders.

"Guoliang, you mean that even if there's only one elder, the other gangs will still have to give face, right?" Ji Feng asked.

"That's right. There was no need to explain the prestige and strength of the Qing Gang in the United States. "They might not be as powerful in New York, but if they were in San Francisco, they would be one of the most powerful people there, and no other power could compete with them." Li Guoliang said.

"Hm!" "I know a bit about that." Ji Feng deeply agreed.

The reason for this was the origin of the name San Francisco.

In the last years of the Qing Dynasty, the imperial government was corrupt and incompetent, with foreign enemies invading.

At that time, countless Chinese people were tricked into going to the United States to "search for gold".

However, when people endured the harsh environment in the cabin and arrived in San Francisco, they discovered that they had been deceived. They had not come here to search for gold at all, but had been treated as cheap labourers.

However, on days like this, the people in China did not know that under the hype of the buyers and the foreigners, countless Chinese people had been tricked into San Francisco.

It was because of this that the Chinese people, who had had enough of being oppressed and humiliated, started to resist. They started to form groups and started to fight against the people who had humiliated them.

When the Chinese gradually stopped in San Francisco and looked back, they suddenly realized that the whole of San Francisco had become the world of the Chinese.

In San Francisco, the Chinese were the number one power. Even the Americans had to give them three points.

As long as they talked about Korea, j.a.pan and China, in front of the Chinatown, they were not worth mentioning.

In San Francisco, no foreign power was comparable to the Chinese power.

And the headquarters of the Green Gang was in San Francisco!

One could imagine how powerful the Qing Gang was in San Francisco.

As for the Qing Gang here in New York, they were only a branch of the Qing Gang. But even so, the Chinese were not to be underestimated in the United States and they were not to be underestimated in New York.

"If that's the case, then what else is there to worry about?" Ji Feng asked.

Since that was the case, why was Li Guoliang still having a difficult time?

Li Guoliang hesitated for a moment before saying, "Mister Ji, the Hall Master I know said that the Qing Gang may not be very serious about this matter, so he asked us not to have too much hope …"

Ji Feng frowned, "What do you mean? After speaking for a long time, it seems like the Qing Gang wasn't willing to help? "

Li Guoliang was a bit embarra.s.sed, and said, "It's not that he doesn't want to help, but they might think that we're … "We pa.s.sed."