Volume 1: Ghosts of the Underworld Wail

  Chapter 57: Poison Valley Regroups and Prepares for Battle (1)

  Chen Long was puzzled: "What is this gasoline really?"

  "Hey, you little scamp, don't try to fool me! Such a huge explosion didn't even ignite the gasoline, so how did that thing explode as soon as it went in?" Jiang Feng's two hands were holding onto Zhu Xiaocui's legs, or else he would have had to pull Chen Long and him away urgently.

  "Oh." Chen Long replied indifferently, "That array can isolate the power of the explosion. When that thing broke through the array, it caused the gasoline to explode."

  "Is that all?"

  Chen Long nodded.

  "Didn't you say that the formation doesn't require any spiritual energy? How can it isolate the explosion then? Can you teach me this convenient thing? After all, it doesn't need spiritual energy."

  Chen Long looked at him like an idiot: "Do you think it's that easy? My treasure flags are all destroyed." Thinking of the many flags that were gone, Chen Long felt a pang in his heart. He had spent a lot of money and time to get these dozen or so flags, only to have them all destroyed after just a few battles.

  "Right, you're so eager to know how this formation is set up and what it does?"

  Jiang Feng listened to Chen Long's words, that array flag was not ordinary, and estimated that it would be difficult for himself to get out of it, feeling somewhat depressed: "You think, with this array method, when we're in a fierce battle with others, I and my brothers can hide inside, won't we be afraid of other people's bombs?"

  "Ah! You gangsters are fighting with bombs?" Chen Long was shocked, "The country has strict control over firearms, how do you have bombs?"

  Jiang Feng said with a bad tone: "You don't understand anything! Although the control is strict, if you want to make it out here without any good stuff, how can you do it? It's not unreasonable for officials and gangs to collude. In China, as long as you have money, making some explosives is nothing. As long as you don't hurt ordinary people, that's all. The gang fights usually happen at dawn, in places where people rarely go. When they fight, they are no different from regular soldiers. After all, most of the current military personnel are also born from small hoodlums, and many retired soldiers have nowhere to mix, so they join the underworld. Do you think the combat effectiveness of the underworld is poor?"

  "Ah! Fat boy, you won't deceive us, will you?" Li Yun suddenly appeared beside Jiang Feng, scaring him into shutting up. "In this bright and sunny world, where would it be as dark as you say?"

  Chen Long was silent and speechless, as if he was thinking about something.

  Jiang Feng waved his hand, and Zhu Xiao Cui almost fell off his back. He quickly held her steady again: "Little girl, it's better if you don't get involved in these things. Just keep dreaming about the beauty of this world."

  At this time, Chen Long suddenly changed his tone and said: "Jiang Paozi, I can teach you this formation method, and give you the corresponding five-element flag, but it can only be used when your life is at stake."

  "Really?" Jiang Feng was overjoyed when he heard this, and he grinned foolishly.

  "But you tell me what you people are doing. If it's something that goes against heaven and reason, even if all of you died I wouldn't care."

  "How dare we do anything too excessive!" Jiang Feng hastily explained, afraid that Chen Long would regret it. "We are just in charge of the scene and doing security work, of course, compared to ordinary security guards, we have more things to do."

  Here is the translation:

  "Speaking of this, Jiang Feng hesitated for a moment, but seeing Chen Long's bright and spirited eyes, he continued: "Our country's underworld has indeed become somewhat decadent. There are not many genuine black societies domestically; most are just selling drugs or operating underground sex industries. However, these people are not truly part of the black society - they're just riffraff, criminal organizations that the state strictly prohibits. Only a tiny minority are genuinely part of the black society, monopolizing the entire underground economy and exerting absolute control over certain industries. Although I'm just a low-level person, I've heard quite a bit from friends - only those with large enterprises and massive funds can support a black society organization. Think about it: in China, if you act recklessly, it's strange if you're not taken down. So genuine black society members are all very low-key. Maybe that old man riding a bicycle on the street is actually part of the black society!"

  He couldn't help but laugh, "Most people wear a tie and carry a briefcase, they look like successful individuals, who would think they are part of the underworld? The underworld and those criminal gangs are different, they are supervised by the state, doing things that the state can't do conveniently, and those who claim to be part of the underworld are actually opposing them."

  Chen Long was somewhat surprised: "You say you are good people? Is the underworld still a noble profession?"

  "What is noble?" Jiang Feng's face suddenly turned very serious, "Professions that maintain social stability are noble professions. Real underworld figures are gentlemen, they are educated people, compared to those officials who appear to serve the people but are corrupt and immoral behind closed doors. The real underworld that can maintain underground order is supported by the state, and those large enterprises are also protected by the state. If a country does not take a series of measures, how can it maintain national stability? What do you think?"

  Chen Long listened and showed a deep thinking expression: "What you said sounds like national security personnel, how can this be called the underworld?"

  "We are different, we are still too numerous compared to national agents, we are raised by companies and earn some money from society, not considered as national personnel." Jiang Feng endured his temper, as if he had fallen into memories. "Actually, we are also quite pitiful, there are things that must be done, sometimes after doing them, we have to face legal sanctions, but it's not for our own reasons, of course, in the end, it's all about survival, for a better life for our families."

  "Now it's indeed a peaceful and prosperous era, but compared to the times of war and chaos, it's still quite messy. My ideal is actually to be a true underworld figure, punishing those who do evil and harm the people, under the guidance of Mao Zedong Thought, *** theory, 'Three Represents' important thought and the Eight Honors and Eight Shames, serving the people..."

  Chen Long hastily interrupted his words, and Li Yun next to him was also amused by him. "I'm saying, Fatty, you're just a stubborn duck, are you really the so-called underworld? Haven't you ever done anything bad?"

  "I am indeed a member of the underworld." Jiang Feng smiled wryly and hastily added two more words, "Lower level."

  He carefully looked at Chen Long, his eyes flickering as he asked: "This, Ah Long, I don't know if teasing girls is a bad thing?"

  Chen Long glared at him.

  Jiang Feng hurriedly smiled and said: "Listen to me, it was really just teasing! Didn't you figure out that I'm a virgin long ago?"

  Beside him, Li Yun had already burst out laughing.

  Jiang Feng's face turned red with rage: "What are you laughing at? What's so funny? I'm telling you, Ah Long, apart from teasing me, I really haven't done anything bad. Those fierce fights and brawls, although I did kill a few people, but they were all scum who deserved to die! They were the ones who sold drugs, forced women into prostitution, and committed arson and murder, doing countless things that outraged both heaven and man!"

  (I read more than 30 chapters in the wee hours and corrected over a dozen typos. If you see any typos, please forgive me.)

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