King of Assassins-Chapter 806 - 596: Rules (Part 2)

After a thousand years of indulgence, the lower levels have naturally formed their own order. The company wants to intervene in the lower levels and still needs to go through the surface gangs.

Only these gangs can extend their influence deep into the underworld.

Gao Xuan, having understood the whole situation and holding Wei Ying's earnest hopes, gathered all the field members for a meeting in the conference room.

"From now on, all holidays are canceled, and everyone must be on call at the company 24 hours a day."

Hearing Gao Xuan's words, there was a stir below.

After all, Gao Xuan was only recently appointed as a deputy minister. Although his position was high, he lacked a lot of prestige.

There were many seasoned veterans present who, to put it bluntly, had watched Gao Xuan grow up.

Gao Xuan blatantly making money was one thing, but coming over today and canceling holidays made everyone suspect that Gao Xuan might be showing off intentionally to make his mark.

Gao Xuan didn't care what these people thought. He briefly explained the situation and finally said, "All the members of the Field Department should follow the combat team setup and notify all the major gangs within the Mingjing Ring District..."

The people in the Field Department more or less had connections with gangs in each district. The Field Department also had a clear division: one group corresponds to which district, the second group corresponds to which district, each having its own territory.

Each team had a jurisdiction and was very familiar with their respective territory.

Gao Xuan worked his way up from the lower levels and was very familiar with the situation. After assigning tasks, he himself followed the tenth group to the Golden Fortune Mansion in the East Sixth Ring District.

The Golden Fortune Mansion is the headquarters of the Dog Gang, housing the largest casino and bar in Mingjing.

Yuanlong Company is a super-large company and disdains engaging in such fringe businesses. However, there are still major figures from Yuanlong Company behind the Dog Gang who hold shares.

According to what Gao Xuan knows, this company figure is the company's M4 CFO Yao Guang. He is also the cousin of the Security Department's Yao Ping.

Anyway, anyone with the surname Yao in the company is definitely from the same family.

This CFO is a bona fide senior executive. His rank is even higher than his cheap brother-in-law Xu Jun's by one level.

Gao Xuan heard Xu Fang say that Xu Jun often cursed Yao Guang behind his back. The conflict between the two was deep.

Since Gao Xuan chose Xu Fang, whether he wanted to or not, he bore the Xu Family label.

This time, he also wanted to see what capabilities the big Mingjing gang Dog Gang had. After all, they were from the Yao Family, so there was nothing to fear even if they offended them.

For the Xu Family, if Gao Xuan had a fallout with the Yao Family, it might even be seen as trustworthy. This was the most basic operation.

Although Gao Xuan's memory was mostly wiped, such life experience wouldn't be forgotten.

It wasn't that he couldn't be a fence-sitter, but he had to have the strength to balance both sides.

For someone from the lower levels like him, being a fence-sitter would mean a quick death.

Just based on his relationship with Xu Fang, he naturally had conflicts with the Yao Family. Everything else was not important.

The face of the tenth group's leader, Old Hei, was already dark, and now it looked even more sullen as if frozen. He sat in the cabin of the Flying Fish Ship, fiddling with a pistol, unspeaking.

The rest of the team also wore grim faces. Occasionally, when they glanced at Gao Xuan, their expressions were quite somber.

Old Hei was closely connected to the Dog Gang and naturally had deep connections with the Yao Family.

Old Hei, of course, knew Gao Xuan's background and knew that the Xu Family and the Yao Family had always been in conflict.

Even without these issues, having Gao Xuan, their direct superior, follow him to the Golden Fortune Mansion wasn't a good thing.

No one knew what this one might do. If something really happened at the Dog Gang, what would he do?

Old Hei was over fifty, a veteran in the Field Department. In terms of seniority and ability, he was qualified to take over the deputy minister position.

However, with Xu Jun as the Security Minister, it was unlikely for Old Hei to rise to prominence.

Old Hei was well aware of this. Naturally, he didn't feel any respect for Gao Xuan.

Despite being angry at heart, Old Hei still kept his composure due to his age. However, his stance was undeniably cold and hard.

The tenth group was at full strength, with twelve members in total. Because they had the Dog Gang as a major source of wealth, the interests of the tenth group were all tied together. Naturally, the other members sided with Old Hei.

No one spoke to Gao Xuan, making the atmosphere in the ship's cabin extremely oppressive.

Gao Xuan didn't mind; he observed everyone's expressions with interest.

It was no wonder these people were angry. Blocking someone's financial path was the greatest hatred in this era.

The fact that this group didn't act immediately was already due to the company's strict hierarchy, making everyone afraid to make a move.

To Gao Xuan, it didn't matter what this group thought. They didn't even understand that they were essentially consumables.

The company's Flying Fish-type ship was fast, equipped with a company license, allowing it to fly recklessly over the city.

In less than ten minutes, the ship landed on the rooftop of the Golden Fortune Mansion.

Old Hei led the group down to find that the vice gang leader of the Dog Gang, Little Dog, was already waiting there.

The name 'Little Dog' might sound comical, but in person, he was quite charismatic, dressed in a neatly tailored Tang suit, white shirt, wearing glasses, and exuding an air of elegance.

People who knew Little Dog were aware that he was particularly sinister and resourceful and held a significant position within the Dog Gang.

Little Dog exchanged glances with Old Hei, who then turned to Gao Xuan, the last one to step down, and said, "This is Little Dog, vice gang leader of the Dog Gang."

He then introduced Little Dog, "This is our Field Department Deputy Minister, Black Tiger."

Normally, Old Hei should have introduced Little Dog to Gao Xuan first, which would have shown that Gao Xuan's status was the most important.

By reversing the order of introductions, he deliberately undermined Gao Xuan's standing, also taking advantage of Gao Xuan's youth.

Little Dog was quite enthusiastic, "I've heard of Deputy Minister Black Tiger's great reputation for a long time, and today I'm finally honored to meet you."

Despite the somewhat exaggerated platitudes, Little Dog spoke sincerely and warmly, with an infectious sense of camaraderie.

Gao Xuan ignored Little Dog and asked, "Where's Old Dog?"

Little Dog smiled humbly, "Our leader is old and has difficulty moving, so he sent me to receive you."

"Let's go."

With nothing more to say to Little Dog, Gao Xuan's cold demeanor caused a slight change in Little Dog's expression.

Behind Little Dog, two rows of menacing-looking men glared at Gao Xuan.

The Dog Gang had enormous influence, backed by various forces. In this area, hardly anyone dared to challenge the Dog Gang. In the eyes of these gang members, Little Dog was a towering figure.

Gao Xuan's lack of respect for Little Dog made the Dog Gang members furious. Nonetheless, knowing the company's power, they dared not act rashly.

Little Dog was quite shrewd, immediately suppressing his displeasure to reveal a humble yet polite smile: "Please follow me."

Under Little Dog's guidance, the group entered an elevator.

The elevator reached ten floors underground, where they emerged into a lavishly decorated area akin to a palace.

The opulent style, despite being gaudy, provided a sense of grandiose safety in such an underground environment.

Inside the hall, spanning tens of thousands of square meters, various gaming tables were laid out. The bustling hall was filled with ten to twenty thousand gamblers.

The group passed along one side of the hall to reach a second-floor box. Enormous one-way glass faced the casino below.

In the passage at the box entrance stood eight fully-armed men.

When Gao Xuan approached, one of the men stretched out his hand to stop him: "Sorry, no weapons allowed inside. Please surrender all weapons on your person."

Gao Xuan glanced at Little Dog: "Your rules are quite something."

Little Dog humbly chuckled, "Sorry, but it's for safety's sake. Our leader has many enemies. It's not about mistrusting you. Please don't take offense."

His humble smile remained steadfastly firm, not yielding an inch.

Gao Xuan turned to Old Hei: "Is this how it's done every time?"

Old Hei replied coldly, "When in Rome. In another's home, follow their rules."

Gao Xuan laughed and looked at Little Dog: "In Mingjing, there's only one rule: the company's rule. Do you understand?"

While Gao Xuan smiled lightly, his dark eyes were profoundly deep.

Little Dog grew a bit nervous, swallowing hard before saying, "Deputy Minister, it's not that we're not giving you face. This rule was actually established by your company's Mr. Yao Guang to protect our leader."

He paused and then forced a laugh, "Still, I must trouble you to cooperate..."