Dockside Melee!
On the abandoned dock, the once rusty cargo ship was now engulfed in flames and mostly submerged in the river.
The continuous drizzle poured onto the dock's shore, where stood...
It's a pink pig that's almost the size of two buses.
Upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that this chubby little pig is not a living creature, but rather a super-sized piggy bank.
A'yu and more than ten members of the "Marauders" climbed ashore, soaking wet from the sea, and were all somewhat surprised to see the little pig.
"What the hell is this thing?!"
A'yu couldn't help but curse out loud.
The person who answered him was a member of the "Marauders" gang in Jiang City.
"Big Sister A'yu, this is the Tycoon's [Matthew's Piggy Bank]... It's the Boss of 'Jiang'an Hall' who's made his move!"
A'yu spat.
"Tycoon? Not surprising, this guy is just a good dog of 'Order'!"
"You all scatter and hide, I'll handle this!"
The members from Jiang City and other city branches silently agreed, but the few from Yanjing were getting a little anxious.
"Sister Yu, are you going to face the Tycoon alone?"
"That old man seems to be at Tier 4... How could you put yourself in such danger?!"
They were all talking at once, and A'yu clapped her hands.
"Shut your mouths, all of you! You know the other side is only Tier 4? Someone in the top thirty of the Rankings, is that someone you can interfere with?"
"Get out of my way and stop causing trouble. If you really wanted to help, that would be great. Don't make me have to worry about saving you guys!"
A'yu spoke fiercely, and the four men from Yanjing became obedient.
"Scatter! Scatter!"
They called to the other members of the "Marauders," and soon the group scattered like rats into the darkness, hiding in the old dock that was already piled with a lot of junk.
In an instant, only A'yu was left on the shore of the dock.
She looked up at the pink piggy bank in the distance, staring at the two figures on its back.
Two flintlock pistols appeared in his hands, A'yu shouted loudly.
"Hey--Andy Lau, what do you mean by ambushing me with your men in the middle of the night?"
"And what are you doing here, you nouveau riche uncle over there?!"
A'yu's voice echoed on the dock.
But Li Hua and the Tycoon on the other side actually responded.
"You're 'A'yu' from Yanjing, right? Nice to meet you, I've heard so much about you!" The Tycoon's cheerful and enthusiastic voice rang out. "How could I not personally entertain such an important figure as you when you come to Jiang City!"
Li Hua also said coldly, "Enough with the nonsense. You planned to form an alliance with the 'Freedom Alliance' ahead of time, and you even kidnapped one of our 'Order' members—you were the one who declared war on us first."
A'yu's expression remained relatively calm as she listened to the Tycoon's words.
Hearing what Li Hua said, A'yu couldn't hold back anymore.
"Bullshit! You bastard Li Hua, when did I ally with the 'Freedom Alliance'? And when did I kidnap your unofficial members?!"
She said angrily.
Li Hua pushed up his glasses and said, "Heh, it's fine if you don't admit it... How do you think we found this place? Every person involved in this operation had a GPS tracker on them!"
"His last appearance was here—hand him over, and perhaps there's still room for a peaceful resolution."
A'yu frowned even more upon hearing this.
Although she was carefree and didn't pay much attention to details, as a high-ranking member of the "Marauders," she had done plenty of things like burning, killing, and looting.
But being accused of something she hadn't done for no reason still made A'yu feel somewhat unhappy and uneasy.
"What nonsense! I've never heard of that!"
Her mind raced, her simple thought process exploring several possibilities.
Did Li Hua and the Tycoon force themselves to be blamed?
That shouldn't be the case. Those bastards from "Order" wouldn't need any reason to attack! In any case, "The Marauders" are completely hostile to them!
Could it be that some of these "Marauders" kidnapped members of "Order" before they arrived...? But what about the "Freedom Alliance"?
A'yu felt her head was in a complete mess.
Just as she was about to ignore everything and start hitting him anyway...
A dull thud came from the containers on the other side of the dock.
Four figures appeared on top of the container.
A'yu and Tycoon Li Hua both looked in the direction of the four uninvited guests and recognized their identities.
"I saw the Magician among the 'Freedom Alliance' members."
Li Hua adjusted his glasses and said.
The Tycoon narrowed his eyes. "And our Jiang City's 'Master Thief,' that troublesome little girl, is here too."
The other two, needless to say, should also be members of the "Freedom Alliance".
Li Hua looked at A'yu again.
"You're still saying you didn't join forces with them?"
Faced with Li Hua's questioning, and seeing the four members of the "Freedom Alliance" arrive just in time...
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck A'yu, whose education level was not high.
She felt she had figured it out!
"Holy crap, the 'Freedom Alliance' framed me! Is this what they call Liangshan?!"
These four people must have kidnapped the "Order" members and framed me!
Thinking of this, A'yu looked at the "Freedom Alliance" group with resentment.
"Go to hell! You want to force me to join forces with you?! Despicable! Shameless!"
A'yu turned one of her guns around and aimed it at the four members of the "Freedom Alliance".
The four had barely arrived and were still standing when A'yu berated them and pointed a gun at them, leaving them completely bewildered.
Qianhuan, puzzled.
"What kind of nonsense is this? Those two 'Order' guys over there, shouldn't we join forces?!"
"You're making it sound like we're the ones who brought 'Order' here!"
A'yu gritted her teeth and said, "Aren't you the same?"
As she spoke, she fired a shot.
"Bang!"
The shot struck the container beneath the feet of the four "Freedom Alliance" members, sending sparks flying.
"Holy crap, A'yu, are you serious?!"
Li Nian was so startled that she jumped up and down and quickly hid behind Old Zhou.
Old Zhou, this burly man, somehow managed to connect his thought process with A'yu's.
"I think it's because we arrived at the wrong time that there was a misunderstanding..."
"So how can this misunderstanding be cleared up?"
Xiao Yun tilted her head and looked at Old Zhou, asking softly.
"Words are powerless," Old Zhou shook his head. "We must show her our sincerity through concrete actions!"
As he spoke...
He bowed slightly and leaped up like a cannonball!
"Boom!"
The loud noise was like a high-powered internal combustion engine starting up; the metal container beneath his feet was dented in two places!
With such immense force, Old Zhou's figure drew a perfect parabola in the sky above the dock, heading straight for the Tycoon and Li Hua.
Seeing Old Zhou suddenly launch an attack, the Tycoon's expression changed slightly.
He dropped the transparent umbrella, raised his hands, and then it was as if Old Zhou had bumped into some invisible barrier.
"Interesting!"
Old Zhou turned around, and then two crutches appeared in his hands!
The Twin Crutches, crackling with electric arcs, slammed down, exploding in the rain with bluish-white flashes of light, outlining the shape of what blocked his path!
It was a giant, transparent hand!
"This is [Hayek's Invisible Hand]," Li Nian shouted a warning. "Be careful, Old Zhou! This thing is really hard!"
Li Hua, who was on top of the piggy bank, also started to move. He pulled out a deck of Playing Cards, just as he was about to offer his assistance...
"Bang!"
The gunshot rang out, the playing cards in Li Hua's hand scattered, and the huge impact made Li Hua take three steps back, almost falling out of his piggy bank.
Just as Old Zhou had predicted, A'yu ultimately chose to lend a helping hand.
She put down the flintlock pistol with a displeased expression.
"We'll settle accounts with you later, you 'Freedom Alliance'!"
Comparing the two sides...
A'yu really does hate "Order" more!