Bang! Bang!
Two boxes hit the dining table and burst open.
They were packed full of rolls of cash, each bound with a rubber band.
Most of these underlings came from the bottom rung of society. They might usually bully people and extort money, but they'd never had that much cash in their own hands. Hell, they'd never even seen so much of it.
They were dumbfounded.
"Do you want to work for my old schoolmate?"
Gu Qingqiu's voice was cool and stern, every inch the Empress.
The underlings glanced around at one another.
If they didn't take the money, they'd probably be beaten to death, right?
But if they took it...
They were afraid it'd be more trouble than it was worth.
"You got into this life because you wanted to make something of yourselves, didn't you? At the very least, you wanted to earn some money and keep your families from looking down on you!"
Gu Qingqiu picked up her teacup and took a sip. "In a gang like New Righteous Courage, all the good positions are already taken. How long do you think you'll have to wait to move up?"
"Join my old schoolmate now, and as long as you're brave enough to fight, you'll have a chance to rise!"
"If you get hurt or killed, you'll at least get a hefty compensation payment for your family!"
"Oh, and one more thing!"
"You won't have to worry about the police arresting you, either!"
Gu Qingqiu set down her teacup and flicked the epaulet on her shoulder.
She left the rest unsaid, but the meaning was clear: if they got into trouble, she'd protect them.
A young gangster who looked barely twenty gritted his teeth and stepped forward. He picked up two rolls of cash from the box