53: Chapter 53 Elder Huang

"Whether I can sit firmly is none of your concern; you'd better focus more on your own territory."

If Hall Master Ma Zhiyuan could speak properly, considering past relations, I could have been three parts polite to him.

Since he came at me with snide, Yin and Yang remarks right away, I couldn't be bothered to give him any Face.

Seeing Chen Hu dare to talk back to him, Hall Master Ma Zhiyuan felt even more uncomfortable inside: "Hmph, truly a villain getting his way."

"What do you mean by a villain getting his way? I could take the position of Hall Master because, firstly, I have made contributions to the Gang, and secondly, my strength has reached the level of a Hall Master. Therefore, my ascent is perfectly legitimate. I won't hold it against you this time, but if there is a next time, don't blame me for being impolite!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Hu couldn't be bothered to argue with Hall Master Ma Zhiyuan any further; he strode into the General Hall, leaving Hall Master Ma Zhiyuan grinding his teeth in frustration.

"Uncle, this Chen Hu is truly too arrogant. Should we think of a way to teach him a lesson?" Little Ma whispered from the side.

"Shut up, we will talk about this later!"

Hall Master Ma Zhiyuan's eyes flickered. Not long ago, Chen Hu was still a small leader under his command. How long had it been, and he had already climbed to a position equal to his own?

Even if he were magnanimous, he would still feel uncomfortable inside. Moreover, he was not a magnanimous person to begin with, so he felt even more displeased and resentful toward Chen Hu in his heart.

Furthermore, in order to make him clear the way for Chen Hu, Leader Gao Zhan had even transferred him to a newly established hall.

Although Leader Gao Zhan had also given him benefits.

He still had a grudge in his heart.

Led by someone, Chen Hu arrived at the meeting hall of the General Hall—the Fierce Tiger Hall.

Five people had already arrived inside the Fierce Tiger Hall.

They were the five Hall Masters of the First Battle Hall, Second Battle Hall, Internal Affairs Hall, External Affairs Hall, and the Disciplinary Hall.

The four seats in front of them were all empty; it was obvious that those four seats belonged to the four Elders.

"Greetings to Hall Master Situ Bing, Hall Master Mao, Hall Master Yang Siyou, Hall Master Xie, and Hall Master Zhou."

Chen Hu had just taken office and was a newcomer; therefore, after entering the Fierce Tiger Hall, he greeted the five Hall Masters one by one.

In fact, as he arrived, the five veteran Hall Masters were sizing him up with both direct and peripheral vision.

"Haha, Brother Chen, you are too polite. I am Hall Master Situ Bing, please take a seat!"

The Hall Master of the First Battle Hall said with a smile.

"I am Mao Tianxiang!"

"Yang Siyou!"

"Xie Xiaoyue!"

"Zhou Wu!"

The other four Hall Masters stated their names, their expressions relatively indifferent.

Chen Hu nodded at them and sat down in the seat below Mao Tianxiang.

At this moment, Hall Master Ma Zhiyuan also arrived with his people.

His gaze swept over Chen Hu, his eyes turned cold, and he walked over to sit opposite him.

"Old Ma, congratulations. I heard the Leader bestowed upon you a Medium Grade Breakthrough Pill. I fear it won't be long before you reach the Meat Refining Stage!" Hall Master Situ Bing said with a full Face of smiles and a congratulatory tone.

Hall Master Ma Zhiyuan's Face immediately filled with smiles: "Many thanks, Brother Situ. It is also because the Leader took pity on me for not being able to have a Breakthrough for many years that he bestowed the Medicinal Pill. Unlike you, Brother Situ, I fear it won't be long before you reach the Tendon Refining Realm. By then, our Fierce Tiger Gang will have one more Elder!"

"Not at all! Not at all!"

Hall Master Situ Bing waved his hand modestly: "I am still very far from the Tendon Refining Realm. As for wanting to have a Breakthrough, who knows how long I'll have to wait."

Then, one could see Hall Master Situ Bing and Hall Master Ma Zhiyuan flattering each other there.

Out of curiosity.

Chen Hu took out the copy card to check the talents of the several Hall Masters.

As expected, the talents of these Hall Masters were all graded.

But the highest, Hall Master Situ Bing, was only at the Upper Grade of the Yellow Grade.

Before long.

The four Elders arrived one after another.

After everyone exchanged greetings and sat down again, Chen Hu also tested the talents of the four Elders.

Including Elder Song, they all possessed Upper Grade Yellow Grade talent, while the other Elder Yu only had Middle Grade Yellow Grade talent.

His talent was not as good as the other three Elders, but he was able to possess the cultivation of the Early Stage of Tendon Refining, which indicated that this Elder Yu was either firm in will.

Or he had encountered a fortuitous event.

"The Leader is here!"

The originally slightly noisy Fierce Tiger Hall suddenly became quiet.

Subsequently, Leader Gao Zhan strode into the Fierce Tiger Hall and directly went to the main seat to sit down.

Leader Gao Zhan: "Greetings, brothers!"

"Greetings, Leader!"

Chen Hu and the others said in unison.

"Good, let's start the meeting!" Leader Gao Zhan picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, and continued: "Gang Leader Du Zaishan has mysteriously disappeared. This is a good opportunity for us. I intend to swallow up the Wild Wolf Gang in one fell swoop. Everyone, feel free to express your opinions and see where we should start!"

"Leader, this old man has a slightly different opinion!" At this moment, Elder Huang, one of the four great Elders, suddenly spoke up.

"Elder Huang, please speak!"

Leader Gao Zhan said quite politely.

"What is most important for us right now is to organize manpower and stabilize the new trade routes. As for the territory of the Wild Wolf Gang, even if we take it, it won't bring much profit, so why waste manpower and effort!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of most people present changed slightly.

This Elder Huang's words were equivalent to negating Leader Gao Zhan's decision to annex the Wild Wolf Gang.

"It seems that the interior of the Fierce Tiger Gang is not exactly harmonious!"

Suddenly, Chen Hu thought of something.

This Elder's surname was Huang, and furthermore, he mentioned that the Fierce Tiger Gang should put its energy into the new trade routes.

Then, the identity of this Elder Huang was self-evident.

The other party was personnel planted by the Huang Family from the Inner City.

It was no wonder the other party dared to openly reject Leader Gao Zhan's decision.

"What does everyone think?"

Leader Gao Zhan did not get angry; instead, he looked at the three Elders.

But at this moment, the three Elders were looking at their noses and hearts, saying nothing.

Clearly, they also did not want to offend the Huang Family.

"Situ, what do you think of Elder Huang's idea?"

Seeing that the three Elders refused to express their stance, Leader Gao Zhan could not help but feel a bit annoyed, directly calling out Hall Master Situ Bing by name.

Hall Master Situ Bing, who had been named, felt bitter inside and smiled awkwardly: "Both the Leader and Elder Huang make sense. I will listen to everyone!"

"Interesting!"

Hearing Hall Master Situ Bing's statement, Chen Hu felt amused; this guy was also a non-stick pan.

Not obtaining the support he wanted from Hall Master Situ Bing, a surge of anger welled up inside Leader Gao Zhan.

He did not look for anyone else to support him.

Because he knew that even if he let others speak, they would mostly be vague.

He deliberated and said: "If we do not take the territory of the Wild Wolf Gang, it will fall into the hands of the Venomous Snake Gang. Once the Venomous Snake Gang annexes the sixteen streets of the Wild Wolf Gang, their power and manpower will surpass our Fierce Tiger Gang.

Once the Venomous Snake Gang makes a move, they will tie up a large amount of our manpower and energy, which is very detrimental to our plan to develop and expand the trade routes.

Secondly, Gang Leader Du Zaishan has already disappeared.

Without his leadership, we won't need to expend much effort to take down the territory of the Wild Wolf Gang.

Once we incorporate the manpower of the Wild Wolf Gang, we can fully draw a portion to join the escort teams.

This is much more convenient than us going to recruit new personnel.

It can also save a lot of time!"

Facing Leader Gao Zhan's lengthy analysis, Elder Huang showed a thoughtful expression. After a long while, he said: "The Leader's words make sense. How about this, for the sixteen streets of the Wild Wolf Gang, we will just take eight!"

"What does everyone think? Should we annex all the territory of the Wild Wolf Gang, or just take eight streets?" Leader Gao Zhan looked at the crowd again.

"I support Elder Huang!"

Elder Yu was the first to speak: "If we want to annex all the territory of the Wild Wolf Gang, we will definitely have a conflict with the Venomous Snake Gang. If we only take half, the Venomous Snake Gang also gains benefits, so they shouldn't fight us to the death!"

"That's right, the size of our Fierce Tiger Gang is what it is; if we take too much, it's easy to get indigestion!" Another Elder said.

"I will listen to the Leader!" Elder Song spoke last.

"Alright then, the matter is settled!" Leader Gao Zhan did not argue further, because he knew that the Huang Family was preventing him from becoming too powerful. If he continued to argue, the Huang Family would not agree to him annexing the entire Wild Wolf Gang.