Chapter 146 Friend or Foe? (1/2)

Xiao Bing didn't expect Master Hou to make such a great offer. Master Hou offered him the entire Jiang City's underworld. If an ordinary person were to receive such an offer, they would be tempted.

But to be honest, Xiao Bing didn't take Jiang City's underworld seriously. As Master Hou didn't realize that Xiao Bing was once a cut above, why would such an extraordinary person be willing to be subordinate of others? That was almost impossible.

But that was the past. Xiao Bing had to face reality. Xiao Bing led a mysterious and terrible organization called Dragon Gate. The organization was strong enough to create trouble for the country, but under the constraint of Xiao Bing, Dragon Gate had always been very well-behaved. At least it didn't affect the interests of the country.

However, there could be a mole in the organization. Xiao Bing was not ready to go back or let the organization know where he currently was until he had made a clear investigation. He still needed to observe secretly.

Given Xiao Bing's current power, he would be dead meat if he offended either Master Hou or Long Family.

Xiao Bing's power was indeed strong, but it had been sealed. No matter how strong his power was, he hadn't reached a stage which he could counter the underworld organization by himself. Let alone others, Xiao Bing had no confidence to defeat the ruthless master, who had been following Master Hou.

Hence, Xiao Bing had no intention to offend Master Hou.

As Master Hou spoke his mind, Xiao Bing didn't reply vaguely and said bluntly, ”Master Hou, I am not interested in joining the underworld.”

”Oh?” No one could decipher Master Hou's attitude towards Xiao Bing's refusal from his facial expression.

Xiao Bing knew that Master Hou was scheming. He probably wouldn't reveal his plan even if he wanted to kill you. Hence, Xiao Bing didn't bother to observe Master Hou. He pretended to be relaxed and leaned against the bath. He shrugged his shoulders and said, ”You should know that I was a soldier before. To be honest, as a soldier, I hate those who deal with the underworld like you the most.”

Master Hou paused for a moment. Then, he laughed and said, ”Haha, is that so?”

Master Hou's tone changed. He said in a low voice, ”You are really not afraid to voice your thoughts!”

Xiao Bing laughed and said, ”I'm just telling the truth. If Master Hou feels uncomfortable, you can call the master at the door in and kill me. I really don't like it. But... I don't object to your existence.”

Master Hou asked doubtfully, ”I don't understand. What do you mean by that?”

Xiao Bing said, ”I used to be a soldier. Of course, I hope that there are no bad people in society. Everyone has heard of this sentence, 'When the water is too clear, there are no fish.' Hence, this world is never pure. In this case, what is the best option? The best option is to have a strong person like you, Master Hou or a powerful force like the Long Family.”

Initially, Master Hou's gaze was sharp. At that moment, the sharpness dissipated. Instead, He smiled in appreciation. He laughed heartily and said, ”It sounds interesting. Go on.”

”There's light and dark, day and night, good and evil, yin and yang. There are legal authorities and underworld. Since the existence of the underworld couldn't be eliminated, why not have a strong and fierce character like Master Hou. You can unify Jiang City's underworld like a monolithic block. In this way, there will be a lot less fighting and disputes. People will face less catastrophe and the government and police could just monitor Master Hou only, instead of thousands of small criminal organizations. Is that better?”

Master Hou grunted and said, ”You have thought through it well.”

”You have said that I am a smart person, so I have always thought through it very clearly,” Xiao Bing said sternly, ”As a soldier, I can understand or even agree with Master Hou's existence, but I cannot join you.”

Master Hou asked, ”Aren't you afraid that I will get angry and kill you? After all, you have killed my men. They were also my right-hand men. If you can help me, it's alright. If you won't even join me, why should I tolerate you? In other words, how should I explain to my men? How would the citizens of Jiang City think of me?”

”Citizens of Jiang City will think that I can't do anything to you. How can I face a colossus like Long Family if I lose my status?”

”This old man... seems to be making some sense. It seems that if I don't promise him today, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to leave.”

At the moment, Xiao Bing came up with a lot of ideas. If he didn't give Master Hou a concession, Master Hou would fall out with him. No matter how the other party valued himself or herself, it would be useless and even disastrous if the other party couldn't get the master for them.

After thinking about it, Xiao Bing stood up and walked towards Master Hou slowly. The mature woman who had been standing behind Master Hou and was massaging Master Hou's shoulder was stunned. However, all this while, she didn't even look at Xiao Bing's groin at all. It looked like she possessed extraordinary qualities.

The bathroom door was pushed open and Miyamoto Shinji barged into the bathroom. Master Hou looked at Xiao Bing calmly. Master Hou was indeed a brave and capable person. In terms of trickery and mentality, he didn't panic when a master like Xiao Bing approached him.