Chapter 405 The undercurrent is surging, luring the snake out of its hole
"Big boss!"
"Big boss!"
The people in the tent were so frightened that they all stood up instantly. 𝐺𝑜𝑜𝑔𝑙𝑒 Search for 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑐𝑜𝑚Read▲
Including the bearded man who expressed his dissatisfaction at the beginning, he also stood up with a look of panic on his face, not daring to show any dissatisfaction.
As for this young man, his face was turning blue and white. He opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but he didn't know what to say.
Kong Xiangdong didn't even look at him, he just walked past him and sat down at the table with dignity.
"Hey, the food is good!"
As he spoke, Kong Xiangdong picked up the chopsticks on the table and started eating and drinking.
The atmosphere in the tent was very depressing, and only the sound of Kong Xiangdong drinking and eating food could be heard.
Some of the timid ones even started to tremble in their calves.
After finishing a bowl of wine, Kong Xiangdong suddenly raised his eyes and glanced at the young man standing at the door, neither leaving nor staying, and then said lightly.
"I just heard you say that you plan to go to the beach tomorrow?"
The young man trembled, knowing that what he had just said had been heard by Kong Xiangdong, but the matter had come to this, and it was useless to say anything else, so he nodded bravely.
"yes!"
"Okay." Kong Xiangdong replied with a simple "good" word, and then turned his attention to the other people in the tent.
"Do you all have the same thoughts?"
No one dared to speak, and the tent was deathly silent.
Kong Xiangdong pointed at the bearded man standing not far away, "Han San, weren't you talking very enthusiastically just now? Why are you silent now?"
Upon hearing this, the bearded man named Han San hurriedly nodded and bowed and said with a smile: "Big boss, please calm down. What I just said was just drunken nonsense. Don't be like me..."
Before he finished speaking, Kong Xiangdong picked up the wine bowl on the table and threw it away.
Han San didn't even dare to hide. The wine bowl hit him on the forehead, and blood instantly dripped down his chin and onto the ground.
But even so, Han San didn't dare to reach out and wipe the blood on his face. Instead, he stood there motionless, as if waiting for Kong Xiangdong's second wave of punishment.
Kong Xiangdong was still angry, but he didn't do anything again. He just leaned on the chair and said coldly.
"I know that you all have resentments in your heart and feel that I have blocked your way to get rich. Well, I will announce a rule now. From now on, I will never stop whoever wants to go to the beach. But From now on, don’t say that you are my subordinate, Kong Xiangdong.”
After hearing this, many people became pale.
You must know that the reason why these people want to take refuge in Kong Xiangdong is of course not because they like to be managed, but in such a chaotic environment, it is easy to suffer losses without a strong person to lead them.
And after getting along with each other for these years, these people who are chasing the sea feel that they are with the right person.
Although Kong Xiangdong has a bad temper and will beat and scold his subordinates at every turn, and will kill people when he gets angry, but that is all based on the premise that you have done something wrong.
As long as you work with him honestly and don't play tricks, then not only will your life be safe, but he will also stand up for you if something happens.
In this day and age, it is extremely rare to find such a leader.
So when these people heard that Kong Xiangdong said that anyone who wanted to go could go, but after they went, they would no longer be his subordinates, they were all frightened.
Especially this man with the curly beard lowered his head deeply, and the cold sweat on his nose and temples mixed with the blood on his forehead dripped down, which looked very funny.
Seeing his appearance, Kong Xiangdong snorted coldly from his nostrils, and then looked at the young man.
"Zheng Yi, that's not what you told me before you came here this year. At that time, you knelt in front of me and begged me to take you with me. You said that you would obey my command in everything, and now you have just earned some money. Don’t you know the southeast, northwest, and northwest?”
Zheng Yi's face became increasingly ugly after being scolded.
Kong Xiangdong sighed slightly when he saw this, and then said: "Okay, if it had been left in the first two years, based on your current behavior, I would definitely kill you."
"But now I also want to understand. As the saying goes, there is no mutual conspiracy. Since you think I have blocked your way to make a fortune, then you can leave."
"Do you mean to drive me away?" Zheng Yi said hoarsely.
"Yes, isn't this what you dreamed of? Anyway, you have seen the situation at the beach now, and you have learned the secrets of catching the sea. Go if you want. I won't keep you here anyway." Kong Xiangdong said lightly.
There was a look of struggle in Zheng Yi's eyes, but looking at Kong Xiangdong with a determined expression, he knew that there was no possibility of recovery.
So he took a deep breath, then clasped his fists, "Okay, that's the case, then let's get together and part ways. We'll see you later."
After saying this, Zheng Yijin turned around and left.
Looking at his back, a cold murderous intent flashed in Kong Xiangdong's eyes, but it quickly disappeared.
As he said just now, he has really changed too much now.
It's not that I can't do it, it's that I feel it's not worth it for this kind of person.
As the saying goes, it's hard to persuade a damned person with good words. Since he doesn't appreciate his good intentions and is still hiding behind his back, let him go.
With his current behavior and mentality, it is estimated that it will be difficult for him to come back from the sea alive.
As for whether this will attract others to follow suit...
What a joke, Kong Xiangdong will not pay attention to this now.
Because if you really don't have such a vision and follow such a thing to leave, it will be enough to prove that this person is not a good person, and Kong Xiangdong will not stop him.
At this time, Kong Xiangdong slowly stood up and came to Han San.
When he saw Kong Xiangdong approaching, Han San bent down deeply, not even daring to raise his head.
The blood on his forehead dripped to the ground.
Kong Xiangdong smiled slightly when he saw this, then reached out and patted Han San on the back of his head.
"You can be regarded as someone who knows the current affairs."
After saying that, Kong Xiangdong strode away.
It wasn't until the sound of his footsteps completely disappeared that the atmosphere in the tent gradually recovered.
"Huh, luckily I didn't say anything unpleasant just now, otherwise the big boss would definitely not be able to spare me."
"Yes, even though the big boss was laughing just now, why do I feel more terrifying than when he went crazy before?"
"Feel the same!"
Of course, these people kept their voices very low when discussing, and did not dare to approach Han San, whose face was covered with blood, for fear of getting into trouble with him again.
Unexpectedly, Han San just wiped the blood from his face with a normal expression, then turned and left without even looking at the people present.
As soon as he left, the remaining people looked at each other in confusion, and then they all dispersed like birds and beasts.
At the same time, in the big tent in the middle of the camp, the tavern owner Yang Zhan poured a glass of wine for Kong Xiangdong with a smile.
"To be honest, your reaction today really surprised me. It seems that you have changed a lot in the past year or so."
"In your eyes, was I so murderous before?" Kong Xiangdong said lightly.
"Almost, at least Zheng Yi will never leave the camp alive." Yang Zhan said.
Kong Xiangdong chuckled, drank the wine in one gulp, and then took a long breath and said: "Actually, Zheng Yi is just an insignificant little character, and I didn't pay much attention to him. The real big fish is someone else. "
Yang Zhan was startled when he heard this, and then hesitantly said, "You mean Han San?"
Kong Xiangdong nodded.
"Why, judging from what happened just now, he respects you very much!"
"That's exactly where the problem lies. This Han San has been with me for three years and can be considered a senior man. But based on my understanding of him, although he is in awe of me, he is still far from the kind of begging for mercy he is today. He was in such a state that he didn’t even dare to say anything, so there must be something fishy going on here. To put it bluntly, he overacted.”
Kong Xiangdong's habit of calling his subordinates is to distinguish them according to how many years they have followed him. For example, Zheng Yi, who was expelled, is the newcomer who just came this year.
And this Han San is the old man who followed Kong Xiangdong three years ago.
But his behavior in the tent today was a bit too much, so Kong Xiangdong immediately noticed something fishy.
"So what are you going to do?" Yang Zhan asked.
"I suspect it's not just him, there should be a group of people who are deeply dissatisfied with my decision, but they just don't dare to show it."
"Let me tell you, life and death are determined by fate, wealth and honor. If these people want to go that way, let them go. Why do you have to be such a bad person? This is not your character." Yang Zhan said a little puzzled after hearing this.
Kong Xiangdong shook his head, "You don't understand. Of course I don't care about the lives of these people. After all, my duty is only to bring them to Wuwanghai every year, and then bring them back safely. Now that my duty has been completed, the rest Logically speaking, I really shouldn’t be involved in what’s happening next.”
"But I want to experiment!"
"Experiment?" Yang Zhan didn't understand.
"To put it bluntly, it's just a purification!"
Kong Xiangdong paused, then poured himself a glass of wine, and said while drinking: "The more they complain about me now, the more they will trust me when something happens."
"And I have always had a vague feeling that although I am their leader, there should be someone among these people who can secretly compete with me. Although I have made some guesses, I have never had any substantial evidence."
"This time I just took this opportunity to force him out, which can be regarded as cleaning up the team."
After hearing Kong Xiangdong's explanation, Yang Zhan finally understood, and then gave him a meaningful look.
Although the feeling Kong Xiangdong gave Yang Zhan before was terrifying, it was only pure violence and madness.
Now his actions made Yang Zhan feel deeply uneasy.
For example, the more you complain now, the more convinced you will be of yourself when something happens in the future.
The scheming revealed in this made Yang Zhan shudder.
It seems that... after Kong Xiangdong had contact with Mr. Zhao Ya for a period of time last year, not only did he become less crazy, but he also became more scheming.
While Yang Zhan and Kong Xiangdong were talking, a secret conversation was also taking place in a corner of the camp.
"It's really strange. I don't know what happened to Kong Xiangdong this year. His mood has become much more stable. Even the words like that just now failed to anger him." Someone sighed.
"Yeah, I thought that even if he didn't go on a killing spree this time, he would kill a few as a warning. In that case, we could successfully incite other seamen to resist him, but now all plans have come to nothing. ." Someone else sighed.
Han San remained silent, just sitting in the corner and listening quietly.
By this time the wound on his head had become scarred.
This kind of skin injury is nothing to people like them, and they don't even need special treatment.
"Han San, what do you think?" someone asked.
"I think since this path doesn't work, it's better to try another approach!" Han San said solemnly.
"Oh? Another way? What other way?" someone immediately asked.
"Didn't he announce in public that anyone who goes to the beach will automatically quit? Then let's simply send a few brothers to go to the beach. In this way, as long as we gain a lot every day, within a few days there will naturally be others who can't resist the temptation. People continue to join, and if things go on like this, it won’t be long before he becomes a loner,” Han San said.
"This alone is not enough. The most important thing is how to get control of the free-for-all leader. With that, we can be considered the key to wealth." A voice came from the shadows. .
As soon as this voice came out, the tent instantly became quiet.
Because the speaker is none other than the leader of these people.
And if Kong Xiangdong was here at this time, he would be able to recognize the speaker at a glance.
Because the speaker is also Liu Shiyi who has followed Kong Xiangdong for the longest time and is the most "loyal" to him.
That's right.
This Liu Shiyi has been with Kong Xiangdong for eleven years, and he is the oldest among all the people who drive to the sea.
He has been by Kong Xiangdong's side since he first came to Wuwanghai and tried to raise a team.
At that time, Kong Xiangdong was so poor that he even had to fight in the wind and waves every day.
Because of this experience, the two accumulated a deep relationship.
Nowadays, Liu Shiyi is basically responsible for the daily management of the daily affairs of the Haihai people.
If things continue like this, Liu Shiyi will never betray Kong Xiangdong, and the two will even be able to leave a good story of deep brotherhood.
But things inevitably changed.
First of all, the appearance of Zhao Ya last year indirectly caused Kong Xiangdong's madness to be greatly reduced.
And this also made Liu Shi feel more pressure.
Although Kong Xiangdong's previous violence and madness were terrifying, once he understood his temper, it was actually very easy to control.
Liu Shiyi relied on this to secretly manipulate the dried fish handed over by the people who drove the sea, and was able to accumulate considerable wealth every year.
But now Kong Xiangdong's sobriety suddenly made these operations impossible.
This is just one of them. The key point is that this year, with the help of the freeloader leader, the harvest has been greatly increased.
Seeing such a huge fortune slipping away from his hands, Liu Shiyi was heartbroken.
In addition, Kong Xiangdong insisted on going his own way this time and had to take people to hide in front of the snow-capped mountains, which led to complaints from his group of seafarers.
This also gave Liu Shiyi hope.
Due to a combination of various reasons, he decided to take a desperate risk and test Kong Xiangdong, but unexpectedly failed.
I have been on intravenous drip for three days, but I still have a cough and feel uncomfortable!