Urban Super Soldier King
Chapter 143 - 143 143 Days of Licking Blood on the Blade's Edge

143: Chapter 143: Days of Licking Blood on the Blade’s Edge 143: Chapter 143: Days of Licking Blood on the Blade’s Edge “Godfather, in such a hurry to leave?” Xiang Yu noticed Sheng Wantao and his group trying to leave and quickly spoke up.

At this moment, Sheng Wantao and his group were most worried that Xiang Yu might keep them behind, so upon hearing Xiang Yu’s words, they were momentarily stunned.

Then, turning around with a forced smile, he said, “It’s already very late, this old body of mine can barely hold up, so I will take my leave now.”

Sheng Wantao was indeed finding it difficult to hold up.

It was now two o’clock in the morning, and the life-and-death excitement from earlier was making it hard for him to endure.

Similarly, Wu Haotian wanted to get out of there every minute he could.

The air was thick with the smell of blood, which greatly displeased him.

At the beginning, he had wanted to use Xiang Yu’s hand to get rid of Zhang Lei, thinking Xiang Yu was just a dumb punk that he could completely control, but today he realized how wrong his earlier thoughts were.

From today’s events, it was clear that Xiang Yu hadn’t rushed in blindly, but had proceeded with preparation and a plan.

Yan Bin had suffered such a harsh loss also because he had underestimated Xiang Yu.

“I still have some matters to attend to back home.

My sister-in-law is waiting for me.

She won’t be able to sleep if I don’t go,” Wu Haotian said with a feigned nonchalant smile.

The others also made up excuses, saying they had things to do and wanted to leave quickly.

Xiang Yu knew they were all scared.

His own brothers were up there with guns pointed at them, and anyone would be frightened by that, to the extent that they had just lost a brother and now no one even cared.

In the past, Sheng Wantao had eight godsons, among whom Wu Haotian was the eldest, and Fang Kuohai was the youngest.

Yan Bin was the fifth, and Zhu Qingyuan was the third.

Yan Bin and Zhu Qingyuan were known for their brutality, and although the others weren’t exactly saints, they were relatively restrained.

Now, both men had been dealt with by Xiang Yu.

Earlier one of the bosses had panicked, run around crazily, and been killed by random gunfire.

Now, out of the eight brothers, only five remained, and Fang Kuohai, who now rarely got involved in their affairs, had gradually faded from their view.

On one hand, Fang Kuohai considered his daughter’s future.

On the other, this was also what Xiang Yu wanted.

Since Xiang Yu started following Fang Kuohai, he hadn’t committed any atrocious acts.

Xiang Yu didn’t care about Fang Kuohai’s past deeds; since he wanted to change and retire, Xiang Yu would give him that chance.

Regarding today’s events, Sheng Wantao had called Fang Kuohai, hoping he would come, but Fang Kuohai had refused.

He didn’t want to be involved in these matters anymore, nor did he want to know about them.

But as it concerned Xiang Yu’s life, he reached out to Shi Jian, wanting to offer his support from the shadows.

Shi Jian relayed this to Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu simply smiled lightly, refusing, and had Shi Jian deliver a message to Fang Kuohai.

He told him that if he didn’t want to get involved in these affairs, he should never get involved again, whether in the dark or in the light, and he hoped Fang Kuohai could purely focus on his own business.

After receiving Shi Jian’s response, Fang Kuohai felt relieved.

He was actually very grateful to Xiang Yu, for Xiang Yu had given him a chance.

Those who had walked this path knew that it was easy to join but hard to leave.

Xiang Yu had risen from under Fang Kuohai, so when Xiang Yu was in trouble, it was right for him to offer a helping hand, but if this cycle continued, true retirement would be impossible for him.

Moreover, outsiders all knew that Xiang Yu was Fang Kuohai’s man.

Now that Xiang Yu had become powerful, no one dared to provoke him anymore.

His daughter had one more year until graduation, and he wished for this year to pass peacefully.

In recent times, Fang Rong had noticed a change in her father.

He smiled more, no longer had a perpetually furrowed brow, and spent more time with her.

He often accompanied her shopping for clothes after school, which Fang Rong greatly enjoyed, so she didn’t seek out Xiang Yu.

She didn’t know why her father had changed so much and didn’t ask too many questions.

She was worried it might just be an illusion and feared these moments could suddenly disappear.

Lately, Fang Kuohai had reorganized his bar; it was clean and devoid of any clutter.

Although business had declined, he felt at peace and slept soundly every night.

Moreover, Xiang Yu had given him a sum of money, which eased his worries about the future.

Most of the brothers who had followed him were relatively older, while the younger ones had joined Xiang Yu.

They were now happily leaving behind their violent lifestyle.

Going to work on time and returning home punctually was something they would never have dreamed possible, but now they had effortlessly retired from that life.

Some, who had tattoos, even came to the shop to have them removed with lasers, feeling a weight had been lifted off their shoulders.

Others had already left the city to start new lives.

If he could, Xiang Yu wanted to give everyone a chance; it was just a matter of how they seized it.

First, he had to keep his identity hidden because revealing it would surely enrage everyone in the underworld, which would be a death sentence for him.

People like Yan Bin obviously didn’t want opportunities.

If Xiang Yu didn’t deal with him, he would cause even greater harm to society, which was why he had come to the city in the first place.

For people like Sheng Wantao, Xiang Yu also wanted to give them a chance; it was up to them to take it.

Even though Xiang Yu knew that he had done many bad things in the past, he wasn’t as irredeemable as Yan Bin.

As for Wu Haotian, he was now a businessman.

Although he was cunning and deceitful, it was all in the interest of business, so Xiang Yu would not get involved.

Now, as they stood there watching Xiang Yu’s expression, they feared he might hold them back.

The Xiang Yu they were facing was different from before.

They used to fear Yan Bin, but now Yan Bin had been eliminated by him.

And Yan Bin’s five brothers had already defected to Xiang Yu.

Back in the day, Long Zaitian and his crew were well-known figures, and Leopard had treated them well.

At that time, Leopard, a man of integrity aiming to uphold justice, had offended Yan Bin and was taken care of by him.

The five brothers had no option but to follow Yan Bin, and now they finally had a chance to turn things around.

They wouldn’t easily follow someone, but once they made their choice, they were utterly loyal.

Xiang Yu looked at Sheng Wantao and his group, now holding the upper hand.

He really wanted to rid himself of them all in one fell swoop, which would be simpler.

But he was not Yan Bin; he wouldn’t kill innocently.

Many of their subordinates, similar to the five brothers, had joined them out of no choice; how many people really wanted to live such dangerous, blood-stained lives?

“Brother Yu…” Tie Zhuzi noticed Xiang Yu was distracted and quickly called out to him.

Xiang Yu came to his senses and said casually with a smile, “Since everyone is tired, I’ll treat the big brothers to a meal another day, to settle your nerves.” After saying that, Xiang Yu took out his phone, made a call, and then said they could go before hanging up.

Upon hearing this, Sheng Wantao and the others heaved sighs of relief and were secretly astonished to realize that it was Xiang Yu who had set the ambush outside, not Yan Bin and his crew.

Sheng Wantao gave a salute without further words and left.

The others also hurriedly followed Sheng Wantao out.

After watching them leave, Xiang Yu turned to Long Zaitian and asked, “Where’s Luo Li…”