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

This time, Xiao Ke sent Su Xiaoxu with a group of people to visit his friend and have his friend pass on a message to Yu Yongbo, saying that Xiao Ke wanted to have a public showdown with him, and that he would decide the location and time. This was what was commonly known as "setting up a scene" in those days.

When Su Xiaoxu told his friend what Xiao Ke had said, the news spread throughout Hulan. The bigwigs from the city were going to put on a show with the bigwigs from the county. This was going to be quite a spectacle.

This time, Yu Yongbo insisted that the hat couldn't be called that. Not only could he not call it that, but he also had to tell Captain Li not to let them cause trouble.

This battle is crucial to Yu Yongbo's position as the top dog in Hulan. He must fight. He asked Su Xiaoxu's friend to tell Xiao Ke to wait for him by the Hulan River at 2 pm tomorrow.

After replying to the letter, Yu Yongbo not only gathered all his men together, but also contacted all the big and small thugs in Hulan Road. He was quite influential and shrewd.

Yu Yongbo told the people in the underworld that this was no longer just a matter for him, but for the honor of the entire Hulan gang. If they won this battle, their reputation would be established, and they would be able to do whatever they wanted in Harbin.

So, under Yu Yongbo's influence, all the thugs on the roads of Hulan County, whether big or small, with smooth hair or mixed hair, whether they had a smooth delivery or a difficult delivery, came to join the fun.

Even his mother, wrapped in bandages and using crutches, came. Life is about seizing opportunities, and even a scoundrel would participate in such a good chance to show off.

Yu Yongbo counted around and found there were over a hundred people, all waiting for tomorrow's decisive moment.

Xiao Ke didn't contact anyone. Qiao Si, Hao the Cripple, Yang Mantou, and Xiao Fei were all already quite capable. As long as Xiao Ke asked, they would definitely be able to provide manpower.

But Xiao Ke felt it was unnecessary. The key was quality, not quantity. He could handle the few small fry in the county with his own men.

The next day, Xiao Ke brought only about 20 people in a van, followed by several motorcycles. Xiao Ke, along with Wang Zhi, Zhang Guangyue, Wei Qinggang, and a few of his underlings, sat in the van.

Yu Yongbo hosted a large banquet at a local hotel at noon, inviting the more than one hundred people who had come to lunch. After lunch, they set off early in a large group to the Hulan River to wait for Xiao Ke and the others.

When Yu Yongbo and his group arrived, they gathered in a dark mass by the river. They all had solemn expressions, looking as if they were ready to die, just like students taking the college entrance examination, except that while the other students were holding pens, they were holding knives.

Everyone was thinking that this wasn't a personal fight, but a fight for the honor of their local community. This was a once-in-a-century opportunity to rise above their circumstances, and they had to seize it.

Of the more than one hundred people, more than ten were carrying hunting rifles, while the rest were carrying broad-backed machetes or large iron bars, creating a rather spectacular scene.

As Xiao Ke and his group drove closer, one of Yu Yongbo's underlings shouted, "Big brother, look, they're here!"

When Yu Yongbo and his group looked up, they saw that Xiao Ke and his group had only brought a small number of people. They immediately felt confident. Damn it, they could crush them to death even if they had to.

Listen up, everyone. When they get off the bus, give them a good beating. This is for the honor of Hulan, so keep your spirits up. If they get hurt, it's on me. Yu Yongbo gave his final pre-battle pep talk.

Everyone gripped their weapons tightly, staring intently at Xiao Ke and his group's car, waiting for them to approach little by little.

At this moment, Xiao Ke and his group, who were sitting in the car, also saw Yu Yongbo and his group.

"Damn it, they've brought quite a few of their people, over a hundred of them. And some of them are even on crutches, damn it!" Wang Zhi shouted from inside the car.

"Who cares how many people there are? We'll get off the bus and start working. Everyone check your weapons so they don't mess up," Xiao Ke instructed.

The people in the car began to check the weapons in their hands. At this moment, Zhang Guangyue took out a homemade bomb from his pocket, ready to test it later.

Just as Zhang Guangyue pulled out the homemade bomb, Wang Zhi saw it and said, "Guangyue, what the hell is that? It looks like a landmine planted in the tunnel warfare. Come on, let me see."

As Wang Zhi spoke, he reached out his hand, trying to take the bomb from Zhang Guangyue's hand.

"Cousin, don't touch this thing carelessly. We don't even know how powerful it is." Zhang Guangyue shrank back a bit while holding the homemade bomb.

As Zhang Guangyue shrank back, the long fuse of the bomb swept upwards, hitting the cigarette butt in his mouth squarely.

With a hiss, the fuse was lit without Zhang Guangyue even realizing it.

"Damn it, Guangyue, you idiot, the bomb in your hand is on fire! Throw it away, throw it away, hurry!" Wei Qinggang, sitting next to Zhang Guangyue, shouted.

Zhang Guangyue looked down and saw that the fuse was really lit. He slammed down the car window and, without thinking twice, threw it towards Yu Yongbo and his gang.

When Yu Yongbo and his gang saw something thrown out of the car window—a dark, round thing—they all froze, completely bewildered, wondering what the hell it was.

Zhang Guangyue threw it in a hurry, and the car was shaking, so the homemade bomb that slipped from his hand floated and drifted in an arc before falling into the river.

With a loud boom, a huge wave surged up, soaking Yu Yongbo and his group completely.

Fortunately, Zhang Guangyue threw it rather off-center, and no one was injured, but it did blast a lot of fish and shrimp in the river to the riverbank.

"Holy shit, what was that thing just now?" Yu Yongbo asked, wiping the water off his face.

"Big brother, it's a bomb! It's a bomb! These bastards have a bomb! Run!" shouted one of Yu Yongbo's underlings.

Only then did everyone realize, "Holy crap, they've brought a bomb! They're going to wipe them out! Now's the time to run!"

As a result, Yu Yongbo's group of people scattered in all directions like ants scalded by boiling water.

The worst off was the guy with his leg wrapped in bandages and on crutches. He had come despite his illness to share in the fruits of victory, but instead he encountered this situation. Seeing everyone else running so fast, he struggled forward with his crutches, but accidentally his crutches got stuck in the sand, and he fell and couldn't get up. He could only watch helplessly as the others ran far away.

Zhang Guangyue himself hadn't expected the one-eyed man's homemade bomb to be so powerful. Luckily, he threw it in time, or they would have all been wiped out.

Xiao Ke no longer cared about cursing Zhang Guangyue. He took the lead in getting out of the car and started chasing after Yu Yongbo and the others.

The first one to get slashed was the guy on crutches who had fallen down. Someone ran over and stabbed him, then another person ran over and stabbed him too. He was incredibly unlucky.

Yu Yongbo and a few others ran the fastest at this moment. Their previous plan to win with numbers was completely disrupted by Zhang Guangyue's bombing.

Will Xiao Ke and his team catch up with Yu Yongbo next? Stay tuned for the next episode.