The villa that Ling Yi and his group occupied was located at the westernmost end of the Bai Lan Street Northern District.
It's almost right next to Maku Road.
Ling Yi sat in the passenger seat of the sports car, surveying everything outside.
Along the way, Ling Yi had already seen six gun shops; it truly was a free country.
"Our goal this time is to join a gang," Burter said as he drove.
Ling Yi turned to look at him, but did not offer any opinion.
"Without joining a gang, it's hard to make a living. All the businesses here belong to the Bell Group, and to Mr. Horst."
"Mr. Horst has divided the business among various gangs. If we outsiders don't join a gang, we won't get any business."
"Even if it's a free purchase, we won't get a share."
"Not even free purchase?" Ling Yi asked in surprise. Wasn't this something anyone could do?
"Hehe, you think buying things for free is that simple? There's a lot more to Daodao than that."
"To give a very simple example, how do you sell something you bought for free? Without sales channels, it just rots in your hands."
"The largest sales channel for zero-dollar purchase items in the entire Los Angeles City is controlled by a group called the Wolf Gang."
Do you know how much profit the Wolf Gang each year?
Seeing Ling Yi shake his head, Burter licked his lips, widened his eyes, and said with an extremely exaggerated expression, "More than fifty million dollars!"
"Water Special, over fifty million dollars, how many times can that buy me in Gray Orchid Street!"
Alright, in Burter's mind, the end of the universe is Gray Orchid Street.
"Of course, the most profitable product is laundry detergent, but unfortunately, the sale of laundry detergent is controlled by the Tata Gang, and the real mastermind behind the Tata Gang is Horst."
"On Bai Lan Street, nobody dares to rob Mr. Horst unless they're asking for trouble."
The car soon arrived at the Bell Manor.
Outside the manor, there were nearly a hundred luxury cars parked.
The sports car that Burter rented wasn't high-end; it couldn't even get through the main entrance and had to be parked in the outside parking lot.
After undergoing multiple checks by the bodyguards at the entrance, we finally entered the manor.
Burter was ultimately just a petty hoodlum. Despite his loud and boisterous manner in front of Ling Yi, he was behaving quite reservedly at this moment.
He bowed and scraped to everyone he met, always with a smile, revealing a set of big white teeth; he was incredibly humble.
The manor is also divided into two areas: the outer perimeter and the inner perimeter.
The outer circle consists of core members, each reportedly worth over 100 million.
On the outer perimeter were the leaders of various gangs, large and small, who frequented the Bai Lan District.
Morte Wolf, the leader of the Wolf Gang that Burter mentioned earlier, was among this group.
Among these people, there were mostly Black men, very few with fair skin, and quite a few with East Asian features.
Among them were people from the Great Universe, people from the Radiant Water Country, and people from the Ancient Country.
Ling Yi stayed by Burter's side the whole time, without saying a word, quietly watching Burter's performance.
Although this guy looked really annoying, Ling Yi had to admit that this kid's social skills were indeed impressive.
Ling Yi, on the other hand, was thinking, " Bell Manor is so big, there must be a lot of good stuff here, right?"
Ling Yi was holding a tray with various foods such as steak, lamb chops, and sausages.
He ate while looking around.
There are cameras and bodyguards everywhere.
There was a bodyguard almost every few meters.
These bodyguards, just like those in the movies, are tall and muscular, wearing headphones and carrying guns at their waists.
This is just the visible security force; who knows how much more they can be deployed behind the scenes!
With this level of security, who would dare cause trouble?
Ling Yi wants to stir up trouble, but he needs to find the right opportunity.
It's easy for him to cause trouble; with a simple Earth Escape Technique allows one to burrow underground), nowhere can stop him.
But it's very difficult to do something without getting caught.
Without a full understanding of the manor, Ling Yi cannot act rashly.
Just then, a slightly stiff voice rang out beside Ling Yi.
"Sir, are you from the Radiant Water Country?" This was said in English.
Ling Yi turned around and saw a short, slightly overweight, middle-aged man with an extremely sleazy appearance and an Eastern face.
The man was wearing a white shirt, red tie, black suit, and gold-rimmed glasses; he looked like a refined scoundrel.
"I'll deduct it from your account!"
"What? People from the Radiant Water Country? "Ling Yi's face immediately darkened.
" Laozi towering 1.83 meters tall, you think you can just come up here and slam me down like that? What the hell are you trying to do? You better watch out, Laozi 'm from Ancient Country, get lost!"
To Ling Yi's surprise, this little man also understood Chinese.
Upon hearing Ling Yi's words, his face immediately darkened. "Do you know who I am?"
"Oh, who are you!" Ling Yi rubbed his nose and looked down at the little man, asking.
"Ling, this guy's name is Watanabe Sanjian. He's the head of the Watanabe Group, which owns over 130 chain supermarkets in the Maku District."
At that moment, Burter walked over with several men.
When Watanabe Sanjian saw the group of people behind Mat, his expression changed drastically.
"Mr. Wolf, Mr. Taylor, excuse me!" Watanabe Sanjian bowed to the two men, then turned and left.
Ling Yi looked Burter up and down.
Goodness, I don't know what these guys ate to grow up like this, they're all incredibly muscular, like Great Ape that haven't fully evolved.
These people were all Black men. The one in the lead was nearly two meters tall, bald, with a face full of fat, and obese, but he didn't look bloated.
He was wearing a white suit and had a cigar in his mouth.
The man didn't even glance at Watanabe Sanjian, but instead curiously sized up Ling Yi.
"You're that Easterner who knows witchcraft?"
"Ling, this is Mr. Wolf, whom I told you about before, the leader of the Wolf Gang!" Burter's voice was tense and worried.
Ling Yi suddenly realized why the young lady had turned and left as soon as she saw them.
Wolf Gang specializes in selling items for free, and as a supermarket owner, he naturally wouldn't dare offend Wolf.
Otherwise, we could just organize a free shopping event for him, and he wouldn't need to do any more business.
Ling Yi could tell that Burter was probably planning to join the Wolf Gang.
Or, they've already joined the Wolf Gang.
"Hello, Mr. Wolf!" Ling Yi found it amusing to see Burter constantly giving him winks; he guessed Bart was worried that he might offend Wolf!
There's no conflict of interest, so why would Ling Yi bother arguing with someone? He's not an idiot.
"Well, the Wolf Gang really likes talented young people joining them. I hope you can give me some surprises in three days."
After saying that, Wolf led Human Reincarnation away.
Ling Yi looked at Burter, frowned, and asked, "Three days later, a surprise? What do you mean?"
Burter rubbed his hands together, looking like he'd done something wrong, and said, "You should know that joining a gang isn't easy these days."
"Although the Wolf Gang isn't the strongest, they're still under Mr. Horst's name. Not only in the Bai Lan District, but throughout the entire Los Angeles City, no one dares to provoke them easily."
"Otherwise, it would be disrespectful to Mr. Horst."
"Once we join the Wolf Gang, it's the same as joining the Bell Group..."
Ling Yi interrupted Burter: "Get to the point!"
"Hehe, in three days, there will be a large-scale zero-dollar purchase event, and we will participate in the operation targeting the South Maku Block."
"Then what?"
"We're in charge of Mossang Avenue!"
After a pause, Burter added, "The whole street!"
Then he whispered, "Just the two of us?"
The Maku District is actually located east of Maku Road, opposite the Bai Lan District.
Although they are separated by only one road, the two sides of the road are completely different worlds.
In the Bai Lan District, you can rob people, harass people, live like cavemen on the street, or even throw laundry detergent on the street and nobody will care.
But if you cross this road and dare to cause trouble, the inspectors will be knocking on your door in no time.
Most importantly, the Maku District is predominantly white.
White people are extremely repulsed, disgusted, and even hateful towards black men.
Let alone free shopping, even normal shopping can be unexpectedly disrupted by a sudden, unexpected event.
As for Mossang Avenue, it is the most bustling street in the South Maku Block.
Dozens of supermarkets, more than ten restaurants, five jewelry stores, three gun shops, and one bank!
For just the two of them to go on a zero-dollar shopping spree is practically suicidal.
Do you really think the inspectors are just sitting around doing nothing?
What are the requirements?
"Requirements? Oh right, requirements, Mr. Wolf said that as long as the total value of the items we purchase for free exceeds thirty thousand dollars, and we get rid of all the trouble, they will accept us."
Thirty thousand dollars may not seem like much, but it happens to be right on a tight line.
A whole night—no, to be precise, only half an hour at most.
Regular supermarkets are definitely out of the question, as large items cannot be transported there. Therefore, the only options are to target jewelry stores or banks.
Let alone banks, the security measures of jewelry stores are beyond the capabilities of ordinary people.
Besides, it was just the two of them.
Ling Yi suspected that Wolf never intended to take them in at all.
No matter how you look at it, this task is impossible for an ordinary person to complete.
Fortunately, Ling Yi is no longer an ordinary person.
Moreover, Ling Yi was not opposed to it.
This is Amaiken, a place of complete freedom where you can buy things for free. Ling Yi has absolutely no psychological burden.
Moreover, Ling Yi also needs to earn Sin Value; even without Burter's trickery, he would have caused trouble on his own.
However, Ling Yi couldn't let Burter trick him for nothing.
" Burter Kalman, do you think we can do it?" Ling Yi asked, feigning an unpleasant expression.
Burter stammered, "Ling, fortune favors the bold. I don't want to be a petty hoodlum for the rest of my life."
Are you still a good young person with ideals, aspirations, and ambitions?
"Ling, you have to help me. I know you can definitely help me, please!" Burter said, his hands clasped together, in an almost pleading tone.
"I can help you, but you have to agree to three conditions!" Ling Yi said seriously to Burter.
"OK, as long as you're willing to help me, thirty conditions are no problem." Burter's eyes lit up.
The fact that Ling Yi said this means that Ling Yi has a way to help him.
Burter wasn't stupid; he naturally knew that this task was impossible to complete.
Moreover, he had long been prepared for the mission to fail, or rather, he never even thought the mission could be completed.
To join the Wolf Gang, or rather, to enter the Bell Group, he had to take a risk.
Did he not know that Wolf had never intended to take them in? Of course he knew.
He was just a lowly hoodlum in the Bai Lan District; Wolf wouldn't even look down on them.
To strike up a conversation with Wolf, Burter did two things.
One group lavishly praised Ling Yi Ling Yi, claiming he was a mysterious wizard from the mysterious and ancient East, possessing mystical powers.
He knew Wolf and his men wouldn't believe him!
So Burter did the second thing: he took on this almost impossible task.
Of course, Burter was gambling more on whether Ling Yi could help him, rather than on Wolf's attitude.
If Ling Yi can help him, that would be best; if not, he can always shift the blame to Ling Yi in the end.
Most importantly, this incident can leave a deep impression on Wolf.
This was Burter's main purpose in attending the gathering.