The man with a scar on his face glanced at the speaker, then snorted: "For what Lei Bao did, I swear not to be human until I destroy him."

"Mr. Lei, no matter what you do, we support you. Although we are also Lei Family guards and Lei Bao is our eldest young master, we haven't forgotten that you, our second young master, have taken care of us," one of the bodyguards said.

They were Duke of Thunder and others who had fled in disgrace from Treasure Island to Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The reason Duke of Thunder had to flee disgracefully to Jiangsu and Zhejiang was because of his elder brother Lei Bao's masterpiece.

Treasure Island had undergone a major upheaval half a month ago, with the turmoil led by the Bamboo Union Gang being the most significant.

There were four gangs on Treasure Island, among which the Bamboo Union Gang was the strongest, followed by the Four Seas Gang, the Brotherhood, and the Dragon Alliance.

Although the Bamboo Union Gang was the most powerful, due to the division of power, their ability to rally strength was weak. Besides, the Bamboo Union Gang leader, Lei Long, was not on Treasure Island at the time, allowing the Four Seas Gang to seize the opportunity to attempt to take down the entire Bamboo Union Gang.

Lei Long's second son, Duke of Thunder, was the Hall Master of the War Dragon Hall in the Bamboo Union Gang. His underlings were brave and skilled, few in number but mighty in strength. Because of this, he lost the entire War Dragon Hall, with over a hundred brothers dying at the hands of the Four Seas Gang.

The Four Seas Gang, for some reason, didn't target the White Tiger Hall, North City Hall, or Nanling Hall, but instead focused on the War Dragon Hall. So that night, they sent over a thousand Four Seas Gang members to kill the War Dragon Hall of the Bamboo Union Gang. Duke of Thunder led over a hundred disciples of the War Dragon Hall to resist the thousand members of the Four Seas Gang, but in the end, they were overpowered and had to break out of the encirclement with the help of numerous disciples to escape.

After breaking out, Duke of Thunder hurried to his elder brother's White Tiger Hall, which had the most people and the most extensive intelligence. He wanted to ask why no one from the White Tiger Hall came to support, why they weren't alerted in advance, and even after half an hour of trouble, why no one came to rescue them. Duke of Thunder had a lot he wanted to say, but in the end, he couldn't utter a word and instead had to escape the encirclement with the help of a dozen loyal guards from the Lei Family.

All because Lei Bao had set up a banquet trap at the Bamboo Union Gang headquarters waiting for him, attended not just by Lei Bao, but also by Zhou Ye, Hall Master of the North City Hall, Jue Wu from the Nanling Hall, Hai Ma from the Four Seas Gang...

Seeing this, Duke of Thunder was stunned for a moment but quickly understood what was happening.

Because this was a premeditated conspiracy, his elder brother had always appeared very accommodating, always acting scared of him, but it was all a ploy by his elder brother, Lei Bao. Lei Bao wanted Duke of Thunder to become high-profile and attract the attention of other gangs while he remained hidden, effectively pushing Duke of Thunder into the open.

And Duke of Thunder lived up to expectations, being very high-profile, with a reckless energy that earned him the reputation of being someone who feared nothing.

But all this was his elder brother Lei Bao's ploy. He wanted Duke of Thunder to attract everyone's attention, as well as towards Duke of Thunder's desires, causing the other halls of the Bamboo Union Gang to be wary of him, distancing themselves from him and drawing closer to Lei Bao because Lei Bao always showed a mild demeanor and no interest in annexing other halls.

In contrast, Duke of Thunder was always eying the North City Hall because among all the halls, North City Hall was the most profitable. For the War Dragon Hall to become stronger, he had to annex the North City Hall, only then could he become dominant.

Of course! This is under the condition that Lei Long doesn't intervene. Even if Duke of Thunder occupied all the halls, it would still be in vain if Lei Long stepped in.

The reason the Four Seas Gang targeted the War Dragon Hall was because Lei Bao had promised that if the Four Seas Gang helped eliminate the War Dragon Hall, he would allocate lucrative territories for the Four Seas Gang to manage, and the Bamboo Union Gang wouldn't interfere with the Four Seas Gang's business.

Given such profits, Hai Ma from the Four Seas Gang wouldn't miss the chance, thinking this was merely a confrontation between the brothers Lei Bao and Duke of Thunder, and he was just lending some manpower.

He believed Lei Long wouldn't take action against him for attacking Duke of Thunder since in the underworld, if you get schemed against, you have to find a way to scheme back! You can't always expect the Dragon Head to step in and intimidate others for you.

When Duke of Thunder realized all this, he found himself deeply trapped in his elder brother's conspiracy. At that moment, he felt as if the world had gone dark. His elder brother was no longer the refined gentleman he once knew but had become a ferocious monster, baring cruel fangs to consume him.

If it weren't for some loyal guards of the Lei Family, he would have certainly died at the Bamboo Union Gang headquarters.

Duke of Thunder could vividly imagine that his elder brother would show no mercy in killing him, for his elder brother had borne his tolerance for over ten years, all to one day bring him down and enjoy the Bamboo Union Gang's power alone.

He had restrained himself well over ten years, even when seeing significant profits worth fighting for, he let his brother or other Hall Masters have them.

Therefore, other Hall Masters leaned slightly more towards him, and after Duke of Thunder's mishap, they all sided with Lei Bao.

They had no other choice; their only options were between Duke of Thunder and Lei Bao, as only those with the Lei surname could inherit the Bamboo Union Gang, leaving them no alternative but Lei Bao.

Some might think they could choose Lei Long's youngest daughter, Lei Ting, but what would be the use of choosing Lei Ting? She's just a student and doesn't engage in societal matters, not even aware that her second brother, Duke of Thunder, was in trouble.

Under the protection of a dozen Lei Family guards, Duke of Thunder fled all the way to the Jiangsu and Zhejiang region.

By the time he reached Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he had few people left by his side, only two Lei Family guards at the fifth level of National Martial Arts, while the other dozen had perished.

The only reason they survived up till now was that the local government warned against any more disturbances from Lei Bao's men in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, or they would be detained.

Lei Bao had no choice but to withdraw his men.

Because of this, Duke of Thunder was able to barely survive and even establish a small gang with over twenty people in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang region.

However, these twenty or so people were all newbies to the underworld, lacking experience. So this time, Duke of Thunder wanted to buy some weapons, bringing them along to show them what the underworld truly is.

The elegant middle-aged man was Duke of Thunder's steward, who survived because Duke of Thunder had previously instructed him to go to Huaxia to research good universities to eventually enroll his sister there.

This was to avoid unwanted attention on Treasure Island that could make actions inconvenient.

"Yes, Mr. Lei, no matter what you do, we, the Lei Family guards, will protect you till the last moment, even if it costs our lives," another guard said. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)

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