Underworld Chronicles: Qiao Si's Strategist, Xiao Ke, and Wang Weifan

After Qiao Si and Li Zhengguang left Xiao Ke's casino, Qiao Si said to Li Zhengguang, "Zhengguang, what do you think? Isn't Xiao Ke a good guy? He's also smart. We should ask him for advice more often in the future."

"Hmm, Fourth Brother, this guy is really something else. He almost chopped them up the other day." Li Zhengguang was completely convinced at this point.

Zheng Guang, sometimes you have to fight and kill in the martial world, and sometimes you can't. Killing isn't the goal; making money is the ultimate goal. Let's go see how that idiot is doing. Qiao Si said, leading Li Zheng Guang to find Yao Yifei and Ma Long.

Although Ma Long and his henchmen were injured, Qiao Si and his men didn't kill them. After getting bandaged up at the hospital, they were fine.

Just as Qiao Si and Li Zhengguang arrived at the hospital entrance, Yao Yifei led Ma Long and the others out.

"Is Yifei alright?" Qiao Si asked.

Fourth Brother, it's all superficial wounds, nothing serious. Yao Yifei said.

"Let's go for a drink. We'll become friends after this little misunderstanding." Qiao Si put his arm around Ma Long's shoulder and headed towards the karaoke bar.

Although Qiao Si wasn't as rich as Xiao Ke, he had learned from Xiao Ke's extravagance, and he had just received 20,000 yuan.

After the group sat down in the karaoke room, Qiao Si immediately handed Ma Long 5000 yuan. "Here, work for me from now on. You won't be treated unfairly."

Ma Long and his gang were stunned when they were hit with 5000 yuan, because they were just small-time hoodlums who didn't know where their next meal would come from and were penniless.

Fourth Brother, you saved my life today and even gave me money. From now on, my life, Ma Long's life, is yours. You can take it whenever you want. Here, let me toast you with a bottle.

As he spoke, Ma Long picked up a bottle of foreign liquor from the table, unscrewed the cap, and showed it off.

"Damn it, that's enough, that's no big deal. Stop showing off. That wine is pretty expensive, damn it," Qiao Si said.

But by then, Ma Long had already downed the entire bottle of wine. He turned the bottle upside down and said, "Fourth Brother, I've finished it all. You can do as you please!"

Don't get drunk later. I've even called some girls for you. Have fun and drink to your heart's content!

Qiao Si made 5000 yuan in one night. Adding the 5000 yuan he gave to Ma Long, the 20,000 yuan Xiao Ke gave him was halved in one night.

In fact, these gangsters all have one thing in common: they don't care about money. They are willing to spend a lot of money on their underlings. Although the money is scattered, people's hearts are united. If you don't give them benefits, who will follow you?

After that night, Ma Long was determined to follow Qiao Si no matter what. Thus, a gang led by Qiao Si, with Li Zhengguang, Ma Long, and Yao Yifei as its core members, had been initially formed.

After having another night of fun with his underlings, Qiao Si went to confront Tiger the next day.

After all, Tiger was the one who led him on the path. If Qiao Si wanted to go it alone, he should have informed Tiger beforehand, both morally and logically.

Qiao Si entered Tiger's office alone. As soon as Tiger saw Qiao Si, he said, "Oh, Lao Si, you're all better now?"

"Okay, Tiger, that's all, that's all," Qiao Si said with a forced smile.

"What about your other two brothers? You guys are really inseparable, always getting sick together. What, you got sick together but didn't get better together?" the tiger said sarcastically.

Ah, they're back together now. Tiger, I wanted to talk to you about something today. Qiao Si wants to lay his cards on the table completely.

"What is it? Tell me." Tiger thought Qiao Si was going to bring up money again, and his heart skipped a beat. This was why he couldn't get people to join him. "You're so stingy, who the hell would want to hang out with you?"

I want to go solo.

What? You want to go solo?

"Yes, Brother Tiger, you're the one who led me down this path. Otherwise, I'd still be a bricklayer. I'm truly grateful to you from the bottom of my heart. When I make it big in the future, I'll never forget you," Qiao Si said with deep emotion.

I said, "Qiao Si, you're really heartless! You can quit, but you can't bring people to steal my food, unless you promise me you won't work in the demolition business." At this point, Tiger still hadn't realized why Qiao Si and his group weren't working for him anymore; he was still protecting his own petty interests.

"Brother Tiger, I, Qiao Si, definitely won't touch the land you've cleared. There are so many places being demolished these days, you can't handle it all by yourself. I'll just pick up the scraps and do the work." Qiao Si said sincerely.

"Damn it, have you no conscience? Let me tell you, the demolition business isn't easy. You need connections. Go ahead and do it, let's see if you can succeed. Get lost, get lost!" the tiger-faced man said, his expression turning stern.

Qiao Si had no choice. He had said everything he needed to say and yielded when he needed to, but Tiger was still so aggressive. He could only leave his office, which meant he had to break off all ties with Tiger.

A few days later, Xiao Ke kept his word and registered Qiao Si's company, even choosing a name for it: Longhua Construction Engineering Co., Ltd.

Qiao Si was overjoyed. He couldn't wait to hug and kiss Xiao Ke. He had the company, he had the people, everything was ready, all that was needed was the right opportunity.

But back then, getting a demolition job really required connections. If you were a newly established company, who would know who you were? No big boss would trust you with such a large business.

What to do when you can't get any work? Qiao Si's method is simple and direct: snatch it.

Of course, Qiao Si can't steal Tiger's business. Even if you make it big, you'll be despised. In the underworld, if you lose your sense of loyalty, you won't last long.

Qiao Si and his friends heard that there was a piece of land in the Bingcheng Development Zone that was about to be demolished. Because the land was too big, it was contracted out to two demolition teams.

That's it. Qiao Si, along with Li Zhengguang, Ma Long, Yao Yifei, and a bunch of his underlings, went to the place in the development zone that was slated for demolition.

Qiao Si decided to try a diplomatic approach first, and then take action to see if the two demolition teams knew anything about football and could voluntarily withdraw. If they didn't, then he would just take them down directly.

After Qiao Si arrived at the construction site with his gang, he shouted, "Stop working! Stop working! Who's the boss here?"

At that moment, the two team leaders were sitting together drinking when they heard someone calling their numbers outside. They rushed out of the house. One of them was surnamed Liu and the other was surnamed Pang. They had been working in demolition for several years and were not people to be trifled with.

"What the hell are you doing? What are you yelling about?" Captain Liu shouted at Qiao Si.

Upon hearing Liu's curse, Li Zhengguang and Ma Long, who were standing behind Qiao Si, drew their daggers and were about to attack.

Qiao Si stopped them both. "What are you two doing? Didn't we agree to be polite first and then resort to force? I haven't even talked to them yet. What's the rush? Put them away."

Da Hu forced Li Zhengguang and Ma Long to put away their daggers, and Qiao Si led them toward the two captains.

Next, how will Qiao Si negotiate with the two team leaders? Will they really give up the project they worked so hard to get? Stay tuned for the next episode.