Chapter 11: To be an enemy or a friend?

  Chu Nan is currently busy with medical competitions and has also opened his own clinic, seemingly devoting himself to medicine and having nothing to do with the underground world. However, in Jiangwan City's underground world, as soon as Chu Nan is mentioned, it's like a thunderclap that everyone recognizes.

  The original underground world pattern of Jiangwan City has undergone tremendous changes in a short period of time. Seven Brothers and Poisonous Snake are dead, Eighth Master has fallen, and Hua Linglong has become the sole ruler. All these events are closely related to Chu Nan. Although it is said that Seven Brothers and Poisonous Snake were eliminated by Hua Linglong, those who truly understand know that they actually fell into Chu Nan's hands! Even in the case of Eighth Master, there are rumors circulating outside that Chu Nan set a trap for him, resulting in his current miserable state.

  So these big mixes, even if they have hundreds of younger brothers under their command and can call the wind and rain in their own territory, still can't help but stand up when they see Chu Nan, and respectfully call out: "Boss Chu!"

  I don't know who started it, but then everyone else followed suit and called out like that too.

  Chu Nan walked over and sat down beside Hua Linglong, the others seeing him sit down dared to take their seats one by one, it can be seen that their fear of Chu Nan seemed to be even greater than that of Hua Linglong.

  Chu Nan took a glance at these people, and his eyes couldn't help but linger on Shui Jie's chest for a moment. No way, after all, he was a man, which man wouldn't take an extra look at a beautiful woman? Which man wouldn't take an extra peek at such a large bust? It was already quite good that his eyeballs didn't fall out!

  These people, Chu Nan only knew one Big Tooth Brother, had met before at Hua Linglong's dinner party, and Big Tooth Brother also came when the medical clinic opened, so Chu Nan still had a pretty good impression of this person, smiled and nodded towards him. The others looked on, their hearts skipping a beat, unexpectedly Big Tooth was actually in cahoots with Hua Linglong's people all along...

  After looking around in a circle, Chu Nan smiled and said: "Everyone should stop calling me Old Master Chu, it's better to call me Duke Chu."

  "Alright, from now on I'll call you Chu Gong then. Hehe, I also think 'Chu Lao Da' doesn't sound good... it makes the handsome guy sound old." After Water Sister finished speaking, she laughed and shook her chest, dazzling people's eyes. In his heart, Chu Nan secretly called her a big white bun.

  Hua Linglong smiled and said, "Chu big brother, let me introduce you. This is Big Tooth Brother whom you've already met. This is Hei Ta, the boss of Nangang District, this is Shui Jie, the boss of Chengbei District, this is Ba Ge, the boss of Chengnan District, and Big Tooth Brother is our city's Chengdong District boss."

  Hei Ta waved his hand and said in a loud, sonorous voice: "Ling Long, you don't have to mock us anymore. We wouldn't dare mention anything about being the boss in front of you. It's just our subordinates trying to sound good."

  This black tower is as rough and crude as Big Tooth, with dark skin and a Beckham haircut. He looks silly, but it's clear that he has many more tricks up his sleeve than Big Tooth does.

  Hei Ta Ge, you're overestimating me. Everyone here is a leader in their own right. Whether they dare or don't dare, when it comes down to it, they're all my seniors!

  Scar brother smiled and said, "Linglong, when it comes to the word 'senior', it's like saying that we're outdated. Just like us, we don't even have a bit of ambition anymore. Our brains are only thinking about guarding our own little territory, every day we have money to spend on girls, no problem hanging out in nightclubs, and every month our younger brothers can give us some money as a tribute. That's pretty much it."

  Scar Brother has a face full of scars, with a knife scar on his right cheek. It's said that he got it when he first started out and had a shootout with someone, after which people began calling him Scar Brother.

  Scar's words are very clear, the underlying message is that Hualingjiao, you don't have to think about dealing with us either. We're not Seventh Brother or Poisonous Snake, we don't have such big ambitions at all. As long as we can defend our own territory, it's fine, and we won't threaten yours either. It's a kind of indirect concession.

  Chu Nan smiled and played with the cup in his hand, saying: "Everyone, I invited you all to dinner today for two reasons. One is that Ling Long wanted me to see your abilities, and the other is that there's something I want to talk about. Let's start with the matter of Seventh Brother and Poisonous Snake. Perhaps everyone knows that Ling Long doesn't have the intention of swallowing others whole. It's just that Seventh Brother and Poisonous Snake don't do things properly. Seventh Brother repeatedly provoked me, so Ling Long taught him a lesson. However, Seventh Brother actually died at Eighth Master's hands, and it has nothing to do with me or Ling Long."

  The four of them, including Da Ya Ge, had looks of shock and uncertainty on their faces, clearly having never thought that Qi Ge's death would be related to Ba Ye.

  Chu Nan smiled and said: "I don't need to deceive everyone, even the seventh brother's actions are just ordered by the eighth master, he is just a gun in the hands of the eighth master."

  Hua Linglong's beautiful eyes glanced at the four district leaders and smiled: "Don't you all still understand Eighth Master's methods?"

  The four of them only then remembered the tactics Eight Master used in the past. Before Huā Línglóng appeared, Jiangwan City had also seen several strong individuals who wanted to challenge Eight Master's position, but they were all eliminated by Eight Master. What's more, Eight Master hardly used his own strength; on one hand, he colluded with the police, and on the other hand, he provoked conflicts between new and old forces, letting them fight each other until both sides were injured, then Eight Master would reap the benefits from their conflict, eliminating the new forces that tried to challenge him while further weakening the major old forces.

  Thinking of these, I believe about 80% of what those rascals said.

  Chu Nan smiled and said, "As for the venomous snake, it's even more unnecessary to mention. When Eighth Master was dealing with Ling Long, the venomous snake suddenly appeared behind him and stabbed Ling Long in the back. If I hadn't appeared suddenly, they would have almost succeeded. I'm sure all of you are aware of this."

  Everyone present is aware of this matter. The venomous snake basically had it coming, you wanted to harm others but ended up being harmed by them instead, who can be blamed for that?

  Chu Nan continued: "Seventh Brother and Poisonous Snake are dead, to be honest, Linglong and I don't feel any sadness or regret. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit, and they deserved to die!"

  Everyone looked at Chu Nan with an expression of astonishment, originally thinking that Chu Nan would at least pretend to be a little bit regretful, but unexpectedly Chu Nan directly used the phrase "the winner becomes the king and the loser becomes the thief" to explain it, this is being overbearing, who else can do it?

  Scar's voice was hoarse as he chimed in, "They all deserved to die."

  Chu Nan smiled slyly and said, "The ones who truly deserve to die are not them, but their mastermind, Eighth Master! If it weren't for Eighth Master's manipulation from behind the scenes, Seventh Brother wouldn't have died, and the venomous snake wouldn't have died either. Now, we and Eighth Master have become sworn enemies, where one of us must die, or else Eighth Master will perish!"

  Chu Nan's gaze turned sharp, and the intimidating glare made the several big shots in front of him tremble with fear, but they dared not speak out: "Moreover, there can only be one sun in the sky, and one ruler in a country. Between Hua Linglong and Eighth Master, only one can survive in the end. Today, apart from having dinner together, I also want to ask you all, are you standing on Eighth Master's side or Hua Linglong's side?"

  Chu Nan's tone was intimidating, and his gaze was even more terrifying. The several underworld bosses scrambled to avoid Chu Nan's gaze, their hearts racing uncontrollably. Was the person in front of them really a doctor? They had never felt such a frightening gaze from Eighth Master before, and it left them breathless.

  This is a choice given by Chu Nan to them, letting them choose whether to be friends with Hua Linglong or enemies of Hua Linglong.

  Time seemed to have stood still, and the breathing of these people also seemed to have stopped. Everyone was quietly thinking, and this almost became a moment that determined their future fate. If they chose Eighth Master, everyone could see that Eighth Master's current situation was very bad. This time it was almost the biggest crisis Eighth Master had ever encountered.

  If Huā Línglóng is chosen, Bā Yé still has an ace up his sleeve - Li Bàtiān, the number one master of Jiāngwān City!

  Whoever underestimates Li Badao will become a joke. Sometimes, when the two major forces clash, one master can decide the final victory or defeat. Even a master like Li Badao, as long as Eighth Master has not completely fallen, Li Badao is very likely to control the final battle situation. He is like a nuclear weapon, which may explode at the last moment.

  Hua Linglong and Chu Nan quietly watched them, finally, Hua Linglong's patience seemed to be exhausted, smiling faintly: "What I want to say, it seems that Brother Chu has already told you all, but there are two more sentences that Brother Chu hasn't said! I, Hua Linglong, haven't been in Jiangwan City for long, yet I quickly grew into a leader. What did I rely on? Besides ability, it's credit and loyalty. I'm a woman, but I can be more loyal than men! First, I guarantee that as long as you're willing to surrender to me, your power will remain intact. As long as you don't infringe upon my interests, you'll still be the leader! Our Jiangwan City underground forces should unite and not fight each other internally; we should present a united front against outsiders!"

  These underground forces' big shots all looked worried, although Hua Linglong and they guaranteed it, but who could guarantee that the eighth master, this fierce tiger, would not struggle desperately if he was dying, and in the end, who would be the sacrifice. So one by one, they didn't dare to make promises easily. Finally, it was still Dàyé Gē (Big Tooth Brother) who spoke up first, this straightforward person stood up and asked: "Chu Gong, Linglong Jie, what you said is good, but do you really think you've won? Have you forgotten that there's still a Li Bàotiān by Eighth Master's side? If Li Bàotiān wants to kill anyone in the room, isn't it as easy as taking something from his pocket?"

  Yes, if it really comes to that point, then Ba Ye won't be able to stay in Jiangwan City anymore. But who dares guarantee that Ba Ye won't pull off a last trick before leaving?

  Chu Nan listened to Da Ya Ge's words, suddenly burst out laughing, slowly stood up, walked slowly to Hei Ta's side, stretched his hand into the back of Hei Ta, Hei Ta's face changed, his heart beating rapidly. Behind his back was a pure iron rod that had been hidden all along, which Chu Nan took away from him.

  Chu Nan's fingers lightly tapped on the iron rod, and the iron rod emitted a humming sound. Chu Nan smiled and said, "Is this Black Tower Brother's weapon? Not bad, it should be able to easily smash anyone's skull."

  After finishing, Chu Nan's two hands gently rubbed the iron rod, and under everyone's stunned gaze, this pure iron rod was actually bent by Chu Nan, slowly rubbing it into a ball...