As the largest gang in the area, the Wolf Gang had the most members, the most laborers, and the best Coal mine.
Even after excluding the thirty-odd people who had fought to the death out of loyalty to the Wolf King, more than five hundred remained. Over seventy of them were gang members.
Joan had wanted to take them straight into the Freedom Gang, but Jody objected.
"Joining the Freedom Gang doesn't erase the evil they did as members of the Wolf Gang." He suggested sending them into the mine to dig coal for a while.
As for the Underbosses who had surrendered, most were Professionals. Jody would take charge of them personally. Surely a prospective Holy Knight could make them repent.
Joan wanted to point out that the Freedom Gang had done no such thing, but back then, they'd only had a dozen or so people...
"All right. We'll do it your way."
When the gang members learned they were being sent into the Coal mine as laborers, they wailed and protested. It did them no good—even the Wolf King had been beheaded by these people. Fighting back would only get them killed.
They thought they would end up like the other laborers, worked to death in the mine. Then they discovered that, somehow, becoming laborers had actually made their lives better.
The Wolf Gang controlled the best mine and collected protection money everywhere, but it all went into the Wolf King's pocket. Not even a tenth trickled down to his men.
Joan was different. She and her companions had loftier ideals and no interest in hoarding money. Whatever they earned, she spent.
When the gang members realized that even laborers were paid, given time to rest, and no longer beaten on a whim by their bosses, they instantly