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Chapter 624 The Wandering Swordsman 15
Zhan Fei's actions against Shi Zhongyu this time were not entirely out of personal grudge.
Admittedly, the original owner had once asked his wife to serve him, which was a great humiliation to him, and he still couldn't get over it.
But the more fundamental reason is that the previous gang leader, Situ Heng, who had been kind to him, is now missing and his fate is unknown.
At first, Zhan Fei suspected that Bei Haishi had secretly killed Situ Heng. But when Shi Zhongyu took over as the gang leader, his attention shifted from Bei Haishi to the new gang leader.
In fact, after witnessing Shi Zhongyu's prowess that day, he already had the intention to back down.
However, he was unwilling to give up so easily. After much deliberation, he finally decided to take a risk and planned to poison the tea while everyone was discussing matters, so as to get rid of Shi Zhongyu in one fell swoop.
As a result, Bei Haishi accidentally discovered the matter. However, Bei Haishi did not make a fuss. Instead, he secretly switched the poison and then had Shi Jian deliver it to Shi Zhongyu.
Unexpectedly, Shi Zhongyu was fully aware of these matters and exposed the whole affair in front of everyone.
Having said all that, Bei Haishi could no longer pretend to be crazy.
Faced with the formidable Shi Zhongyu, Bei Haishi wisely abandoned his unrealistic ideas, reassessed his position, and led the other incense masters to obediently admit defeat.
But Zhan Fei's face was deathly pale and his whole body was cold.
The Chang Le Gang punishes traitors who rebel against their superiors most severely. They are often stripped naked, tied to the "Execution Platform Stone" on the back mountain, and left to be bitten by insects and ants on the ground and pecked by demons in the sky, tormented for eight or nine days before they die.
Zhan Fei knew in his heart that his actions today had violated a major taboo. He didn't think Shi Zhongyu would let him off easily, and the thought of possibly facing such torture in the future sent a flicker of panic through his eyes.
However, the result was beyond his expectations.
From beginning to end, Shi Zhongyu didn't give him another glance, as if he were an insignificant existence, not even worth mentioning, and he didn't receive any attention from him.
Zhan Fei breathed a sigh of relief and tentatively followed the others out of the courtyard. He didn't hear Shi Zhongyu's voice until they were out of the courtyard. Only then did he realize that what Shi Zhongyu had said earlier was not false.
After reviewing the accounts and files of the Chang Le Gang over the past few years, Shi Zhongyu felt more and more that the people of the Chang Le Gang were simply beyond redemption, and that it would take a lot of effort to guide them back to the right path.
Besides, he doesn't have the patience or the time to slowly educate a group of people who are used to doing evil.
So Shi Zhongyu thought about it and decided to go all out. He prepared a medicine overnight and gave it to all the members of the Chang Le Gang.
The sensation during an attack of this drug is similar to that of a half-moon fly: full-body convulsions, sensory confusion, and excruciating pain. Only taking the antidote can provide relief.
However, Shi Zhongyu felt that he might not have the patience to administer the antidote every two weeks, so he simply changed the attack cycle to three months.
Those who were willing to eat were naturally delighted; those who were unwilling to eat were given a harsh lesson by Shi Zhongyu.
Although poisoning is a low-class method, it is surprisingly effective.
In just one day, all the major leaders and minor leaders in the gang had taken the medicine and were then sent down level by level.
The entire Chang Le Gang became unusually quiet from that night onward.
No one dared to privately conspire or discuss the new regulations anymore, and no one dared to object to Shi Zhongyu's orders.