Inside the warehouse.
A large crowd of enforcers surrounded dozens of big-name influencers.
Hi Dog brought over a chair, and Old Ninth leisurely sat down.
Third Uncle stood meekly to one side, while the boys under him wore the same expression as Xiao Gang.
They envied these enforcers, yet refused to bow to these adults.
"Not bad, San'er."
Old Ninth glanced at the people kneeling on the floor and teased Third Uncle. "What's this? Planning to strike out on your own?"
The boys had handled this entire job themselves.
Only a dozen or so people from Black Mountain Town had been called in to help keep things under control.
Even Old Ninth couldn't figure out what Third Uncle was doing.
Why leave Black Mountain Town alone and gather a bunch of boys?
"Ahem."
Third Uncle lowered his head awkwardly and stepped forward like a child who had done something wrong. "Brother Nine, I wasn't trying to break away from you."
"Then what's all this?"
Old Ninth pointed at Xiao Gang with a faint smile.
Old Eighth and Old Ninth usually gave Third Uncle free rein and never asked about his affairs.
"These are my brothers."
Third Uncle clenched his little fists.
Xiao Gang and his friends immediately raised their heads and straightened their backs.
"I... I don't want to live off what Old Man and Xiao Fei left me. I want to build a crew of my own."
The boy took a deep breath as he explained.
Old Ninth and Hi Dog exchanged smiles.
Young boys had ambitions higher than the sky.
They always wanted to surpass the generation before them. Old Ninth understood.
"They're people I recruited at school, along with some orphans from the Poor District. I brought Xiao Gang over from Ice Prefecture."
Third Uncle called Xiao