"Brother, are you sure you won't back out?" Zhang Tao confirmed once again.
"If you back out, Brother Chu and I will leave immediately. We absolutely won't force you."
"I won't back out, I won't back out! Whoever goes back on their word is a coward!" Zhang Dalong said hastily.
At this point, worrying about whether he had boarded a pirate ship was completely meaningless. His life was more important; he needed to cling to these two capable fighters first.
Xiaoya looked at the aggressive crowd opposite them and was extremely anxious. She shouted to Zhang Dalong, "Run, quickly! I called the police before I came over. Once the cops arrive, everything will be fine!"
Hearing that Xiaoya had actually called the police, Zhao Ming was instantly furious.
"You stinking bitch! I gave you face and you threw it away! Just now in the bar you were making eyes at that blond old geezer, and now you're tipping them off. Just you wait!"
"Cousin, tell the boys to get them!"
The cousin from the sports academy didn't waste time either, directly raising his hand: "Get them..."
Right at this critical moment.
Vroom! Vroom! Vroom!
A low, roaring sound of engines suddenly erupted in their ears.
It wasn't just one car, but a whole fleet!
Immediately after, from the intersection at the other end of the late-night snack street, countless blinding white headlights suddenly pierced through, illuminating the originally dim street as bright as day.
Under everyone's astonished gazes, one, two, three... dozens of uniform black sedans appeared in rows, completely surrounding those few dilapidated vans.
The car doors opened almost simultaneously.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Five young men dressed in crisp black suits stepped out of each black sedan. When all the black-clad young men gathered and walked towards them, it was like a black tide that instantly engulfed half the street.
At a rough glance, there were definitely over a hundred people.
This lineup, this grand display, was even more shocking than the Axe Gang's entrance in the movies!
Zhao Ming, his cousin, and the dozens of sports academy students were all dumbfounded. They froze in place, not daring to move a muscle.
"Is... is this the Wanlong Society?"
"Why... why are they here?"
The reputation of the Wanlong Society in Pearl City was thunderous. Absolutely no one in the underworld dared to challenge them, because those who had grudges against the Wanlong Society were basically either whacked or imprisoned. It was just that absurd.
Now that the Wanlong Society had suddenly arrived, it was definitely not a good thing.
Could it be...
Zhao Ming and his group instinctively looked at Zhang Tao and the other two, who had calm expressions on their faces.
No... it couldn't be, right?
It wasn't just them who were scared silly; even Zhang Dalong was almost scared out of his wits.
"What is going on? Did I transmigrate into a movie?"
People always said that southern cities and Port City were actually the most chaotic places in the country, with the most gangsters and a bunch of large and small syndicates, but a syndicate with this kind of formation had never appeared before.
He had only seen the scene in front of him in a movie theater a few years ago. When he watched that Axe Gang movie back then, the scene of a group of men in black making their entrance was indeed very shocking and oppressive.
Now, he was actually seeing a scene that only existed in movies with his own eyes.
What kind of place was Pearl City, anyway?
It was too terrifying!
Right at this moment, a man in black who looked like the leader jogged over to Zhang Tao and Chu Yang, bowing slightly. "Brother Tao, Brother Yang, the eldest miss ordered that the scene must be kept clean and the speed must be fast."
Zhang Tao nodded and waved his hand casually. "Got it. Clear the area, and don't scare my newly sworn brother."
The leader acknowledged the order, turned to face the group of terrified sports academy students and Zhao Ming, and coldly spat out a single word.
"Clear!"
Just a single word, but it sounded like a thunderclap.
"Yes!"
Over a hundred men in black moved instantly!
There was no shouting, nor was there any chaos, only efficient and ruthless action.
The black torrent instantly engulfed the dozens of sports academy students who had long lost their will to fight. In almost the blink of an eye, the previously aggressive students fell down in swathes like harvested wheat, screaming in agony.
Zhao Ming and his cousin still wanted to resist, but under the absolute crushing weight of numbers and strength, they were instantly taken down by several men in black and pinned to the ground, unable to move.
The entire process was so fast it was suffocating!
In less than a minute, the battle, or rather, the one-sided cleanup, was over.
In the middle of the street, all that remained were the sports academy students lying all over the ground, along with Zhao Ming and his cousin, who were firmly pinned down.
Zhang Dalong was dumbfounded.
This is too damn ferocious...
Zhang Tao slowly walked up to Zhao Ming, who was pinned to the ground, crouched down, and gently patted his pale face with a barbecue skewer. Smiling, he said, "Little brother, do you understand now? You can't just act tough whenever you want. There are some people you just can't afford to provoke. Next time you go out, bring your brain with you."
After saying that, he stood up and said to the leader, "Handle this according to the rules. Teach these kids a lesson they won't forget."
"Understood!"
Only then did Zhang Tao turn around and return to the still-dazed Zhang Dalong. He said proudly, "Brother, what do you think? Our brothers are pretty decent, right? I told you we'd share our blessings and our burdens. Since you volunteered to join us, the brothers definitely wouldn't just stand by and watch when you're in trouble. See, didn't they show up?"
"Isn't that super loyal?"
Zhang Dalong nodded blankly.
But in his heart, he was wailing: "This Wanlong Society really is a mafia gang! I'm no longer clean!"
Is it still not too late to quit the gang?
The next scene completely refreshed his worldview once again.
He saw that after the men in black quickly controlled everyone, they began an efficient but extremely bizarre cleanup operation.
First, someone used black balloons to block the security cameras on the nearby streets. Immediately after, several men in black quickly took out various professional equipment from their cars.
Yes, professional equipment!
He watched as they carried high-definition video cameras and began filming the miserable scene from multiple angles and in all directions. Meanwhile, others swiftly shoved machetes and steel pipes into the hands of the sports academy students who were pinned to the ground, including Zhao Ming and his cousin.
The whole picture looked exactly as if Zhao Ming and his group were instantly subdued while holding deadly weapons and about to commit a crime.
Right after that, they started sending people around to collect evidence. After all, Zhao Ming had indeed led people to besiege Zhang Dalong and the others, so witnesses were easy to find. The most crucial part was that these witnesses were also very "willing" to testify.
After all the work was done.
The leading man in black expressionlessly walked up to Zhao Ming and his cousin and read out their charges.
"According to Article 293 of the Criminal Law, the crime of picking quarrels and provoking trouble, if the circumstances are severe, shall be punished by fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years, criminal detention, or public surveillance. Our Wanlong Society is merely helping the police secure evidence in advance, proving that your actions have met the standard of severe circumstances."
"Furthermore, you have repeatedly gathered a crowd to assault the victims with weapons, threatening their lives, which adds to your crimes. We are acting as good Samaritans stepping up bravely for a just cause, cooperating with the police to crack down on illegal criminal gangs."
Zhao Ming: "???"
Sports academy students: "???"
Damn it! This is blatant framing! Is there no law anymore?!
"I'm innocent!"
"I am innocent!"
"......"
Zhang Tao chuckled from the sidelines and explained, "See that, bro? This is what you call being professional! Everything is about evidence and following protocol! What we just did falls perfectly under standard self-defense, assisting the police in subduing a criminal suspect."
Chu Yang chimed in, which was rare for him, "Exactly. The nearby security cameras are broken, making us the sole eyewitnesses. Plus, we have complete video footage of the scene. The evidence is rock solid."
Zhang Dalong: "!!!"
This Wanlong Syndicate... not only could they fight, but they apparently knew the fucking law too?
He was now absolutely certain that the shady ship he had boarded was far more complex than just a simple underworld gang......
