Chapter 128 A Nest of Snakes and Rats

"Mom, why did you bring me to the East Lake Gang? What is going on?"

Since leaving Pan's house in the afternoon, Pan Chun, full of doubts, kept asking questions all the way, but Ding Cui remained silent and just walked forward.

At night, the mother and daughter came to the East Lake Gang's lair. Facing the eager-looking East Lake Gang disciples, Pan Chun was full of fear, but Ding Cui led Pan Chun straight to the lair as if he was in an empty place. What puzzled Pan Chun was that they met countless East Lake Gang members along the way, but no one came forward to stop them.

Ding Cui led Pan Chun into the meeting hall with ease. At this moment, Li Lao Hu had been waiting here for a long time. In addition to him, there were more than a dozen burly men sitting on his left and right. These were all well-known figures in Yingchuan, including disciples of the East Lake Gang and bosses of other gangs.

"Mother." Pan Chun held the hilt of the knife tightly with his right hand, and gently tugged at Ding Cui who was standing in front of him with his left hand. He looked around the people in the hall with caution and whispered, "Be careful, these people are..."

"Chun'er, kneel down!" Before Pan Chun could finish her words, Ding Cui suddenly shouted solemnly. Pan Chun was stunned and asked in surprise: "Mother, what did you say? Why do you want me to kneel down?"

"Kneel down!" Ding Cui shouted again. At the same time, she pressed Pan Chun's shoulder with her hand. "If you still listen to your mother, then kneel down!"

Although Pan Chun was confused, he could not resist Ding Cui and could only kneel down slowly. Although he was kneeling, his eyes were always carefully looking around.

Suddenly, Ding Cui pointed at Li Lao Hu and ordered Pan Chun, "Chun'er, call me daddy!"

"What……"

"Kneel down!"

Pan Chun was shocked and tried to get up subconsciously, but was suddenly slapped hard by Ding Cui.

"Mom, what are you talking about?" Pan Chun exclaimed, "Are you confused?"

"Chun'er, shut up and listen to what your mother says." Ding Cui said seriously, "In fact, Pan Wu is not your biological father, he is!"

Following the direction of Ding Cui's finger, Pan Chun looked at the smiling Li Lao Hu with astonishment. For a moment, he felt mixed emotions. This news was more than unbelievable to him. It was simply alarmist.

Pan Chun's eyes were filled with fear and doubt, anxiety and confusion. Looking at Li Lao Hu in front of him, his thoughts changed rapidly and he couldn't tell what he was feeling.

"This..." Pan Chun wanted to smile, trying to put on a relaxed smile to ease the embarrassment. But his smile just bloomed, but it froze on his lips involuntarily. He could only shake his head and said stubbornly in a trembling voice, "How is this possible? Mother, you lied to me. I am a descendant of the Pan family, how can I be his son?"

"Mother didn't lie to you." Ding Cui said confidently, "Chun'er, we are a real family. The Pan family is actually an outsider to us mother and mother."

“No…” Pan Chun shook his head repeatedly with a stiff expression, muttering, “Impossible, absolutely impossible… I am Pan Chun, the grandson of Pan Chuba and the son of Pan Wu, I…”

"Pan Wu is dead!" Ding Cui looked at her almost insane son and suddenly shouted, "If I hadn't given you the antidote in time, you would have died at noon today..."

"What?" Pan Chun was stunned when Ding Cui said this. He stared at Ding Cui with a pair of terrified and confused eyes, and asked hurriedly, "Mom, what did you say? You said my father...died? Why? Why did my father die? Why did he die? Why? What is going on? How...how did everything change in just one afternoon? Mom, tell me what is going on?"

Ding Cui knelt down beside Pan Chun, held Pan Chun's head with her hands, and explained with great sorrow: "Chun'er, listen to me, you are not Pan Wu's son, Li Lao Hu is your father. You are not a descendant of the Pan family, you are the young leader of the East Lake Gang..."

"You killed my father?" Pan Chun suddenly glared at Ding Cui and said angrily, "It was your tea. The tea you gave us was poisonous, wasn't it?"

"Yes!" Ding Cui admitted through gritted teeth, "Pan Wu looked at me coldly and beat me all day long. He didn't even treat me as a human being. Living with him, I felt like I was in hell. In fact, I have wanted to kill him for a long time. Today, I finally got my wish. I am happy! I am so happy..."

"Snapped!"

Pan Chun suddenly raised his hand and slapped Ding Cui hard, waking her up from the screaming frantically.

Both mother and son were stunned for a moment. Ding Cui's eyes were filled with tears as she stared at Pan Chun silently, with both pity and sadness in her eyes. Pan Chun looked back at Ding Cui with trembling eyes, with an indescribable complexity between his brows.

"Chun'er, how dare you hit your mother?"

"You killed my father..."

"Pan Wu is not your father, he is!" Ding Cui pointed at Liu Lao Hu like crazy and screamed, "He is your real father, you are his son, if you don't believe me, you can drop blood to prove your relationship!"

"Chun'er!"

Li Lao Hu suddenly spoke, instantly attracting everyone's attention. Li Lao Hu stood up with a smile, took the bowl of water from Liu San, then pulled out the dagger from his waist, cut his finger, and dripped blood into the bowl. Then, he quickly walked to Pan Chun, grabbed Pan Chun's wrist, who seemed to be in a trance, and quickly pierced his finger.

Under the eager gazes of the crowd, the two drops of blood in the bowl of water quickly merged into one and finally became one.

"Congratulations to Boss Li for finding his son!"

"Congratulations to the Donghu Gang for having a successor! Haha..."

For a moment, the hall was filled with flattery and congratulations. Li Lao Hu laughed very proudly, looking at the bewildered Pan Chun with a gratified look, and said with a faint smile: "From today on, your name is Li Chun, and you are the young leader of the East Lake Gang."

"Greetings, Young Gang Leader!" Everyone in the hall stood up and shouted in unison.

Pan Chun was shocked. He looked around at the gang members around him blankly. In addition to being extremely surprised and at a loss, he couldn't help but feel an unprecedented sense of vanity and satisfaction. At the same time, a hint of thought also emerged in his eyes that were originally sad and frightened.

"In the more than 20 years in the Pan family, have you ever seen a scene like today?" Li Lao Hu seemed to see the change in Pan Chun's mind and couldn't help laughing. "You were just a rich young master in the Pan family, but it's different here. In the East Lake Gang, you can have the final say, you can call the shots, you can call the wind and rain, and you can even do whatever you want. Haha... You are my son, Li Lao Hu, and no one will dare to say anything about you in the future. No one will dare to point fingers at you. As for the Pan family... everything will be yours sooner or later."

Pan Chun's emotions were extremely complicated at the moment. It was impossible to say that he had no feelings for the Pan family where he had lived for more than 20 years. But it was also impossible to say that he was not moved by the new identity and the vanity it could bring him.

Pan Chun is greedy by nature, and is the same type of person as Li Lao Hu. No matter how carefully Pan Chuba teaches him, he can never change the treacherous nature running in his blood.

It was just that the sudden change made Pan Chun feel uncomfortable for a while. After all, a few hours ago he was still Pan Wu's son, and he was still practicing hard for the survival of the Pan family. But at this moment, the life and death of the Pan family had nothing to do with him. Looking at Li Lao Hu and Ding Cui, who were both familiar and unfamiliar, Pan Chun felt as if he had died once, and now he was reborn again.

"You guys..." Pan Chun suddenly thought of Pan Chuba, Pan Wen and his wife, Pan Yun, and Pan Yuyin, the people he once loved the most. He couldn't help but feel a little worried and said hastily, "You want to deal with the Pan family? If so, can you... leave them a way out..."

"I just said that here, you can say what you want and do whatever you want." Li Lao Hu laughed. After that, he pointed at everyone in the hall and said loudly, "You are all my friends, Li Lao Hu, and you have testified for me today. He is my son, and you have met him. In the future in Yingchuan, I hope that the three elders, four young men, and all the bosses can take good care of my son. No matter whether it is right or wrong, you can treat my son well for my sake. I thank you all in advance!"

"Boss Li, you are too polite. We will obey the orders of the Young Boss in the future." Everyone echoed.

Li Lao Hu nodded with satisfaction, and then instructed his attendants, "Take my wife and the young leader downstairs to rest first, and we can talk about other matters another day!"

After Ding Cui and Pan Chun left, Li Lao Hu sent off the leaders of other gangs amidst the pleasantries, and then dismissed his own disciples. In a blink of an eye, Li Lao Hu was the only one left in the meeting hall.

"Congratulations on having a son out of nowhere!"

A hoarse voice suddenly sounded, and then a lame man was seen limping out of the inner hall.

Only when the lights came on did the lame man's appearance fully reveal itself. He had a rat-like face, sharp nose and monkey cheeks, and was extremely vulgar and ugly. But he was born with a reserved and sinister aura, and seemed to never smile. Even if he occasionally smiled, it was the kind of sinister smile that made people creepy.

He was six feet tall and quite strong. Apart from a lame leg, his body was no different from that of an ordinary person. He was wearing a blue cloth shirt that looked a little old, and a short knife wrapped in linen was slanted at his waist. A few days ago, Li Bao was killed by this knife.

Li Lao Hu hurried forward and said, "Isn't it all thanks to you? If it weren't for the support of Hexi Qin Clan, how could I be reunited with them so soon?"

"Boss Li, you're welcome." The lame man said with a smile, "Even I didn't expect that you would act so quickly. It seems that I was right this time. With a loyal mistress working as your backer in the Pan family, Boss Li is indeed much more efficient in doing things."

"Hehe..." Li Lao Hu couldn't tell whether the lame man's words were a compliment or a mockery. But now that things had come to this, he couldn't possibly offend the lame man again, so he pretended to be innocent and smiled, "A bag of pear blossom powder is much easier than doing it yourself. Besides, the lady has long wanted to leave the Pan Mansion, so this time we hit it off and it will be twice as effective with half the effort."

"That's right." The lame man nodded and said, "Now Pan Wu is dead, Pan Chun has also left the Pan family, and two of the three people carefully selected by Pan Chuba are gone. Only He Hu from Longwei Escort Agency is left, so he is not a concern."

"So, the task you assigned to me... is completed?" Li Lao Hu's eyes lit up. At the same time, he inadvertently took a half step back and smiled meaningfully, "Next... the future of my Donghu Gang depends entirely on you, Excellency."

"Since you've done something for me, I won't treat you unfairly." The lame man stared at Li Lao Hu with a half-smile, and said faintly, "Why? Are you worried that I'll throw away the bow and discard the rabbit after the bird is dead?"

After being exposed by the lame man, Li Lao Hu did not deny it, but just smiled awkwardly.

"Don't worry, I won't kill you." The lame man said lightly, "After the feud between the Qin and Pan families is settled next year, everything in the Pan family will belong to you." After saying that, the lame man walked out of the hall.

"Where are you going, sir?" Li Lao Hu asked hurriedly.

"The matter in Yingchuan is now settled, so we will naturally return to where we came from."

"If you leave, what if the Pan family joins forces with the Xianwang Mansion to come and call me to task tomorrow? How will I respond? I just planned to kill Pan Wu, and Pan Chuba will definitely take revenge."

"Don't worry, Pan Chuba is in trouble now, and the Xianwang Mansion is his only lifeline. Luo Tianjin is now in trouble, and Pan Chuba is a man who knows the current situation. He will never make trouble for this and delay important matters. So before the first day of March next year, they will not have time to bother you." The lame man replied calmly without turning his head. At this moment, he had already walked out of the hall.

"Wait!" Li Lao Hu quickly chased out, facing the empty night sky, and shouted to the sky: "What about after the first day of March next year?"

"Then the Hexi Qin Clan will personally take care of them, so you can rest assured!"

Hearing this, Li Lao Hu couldn't help but look thoughtful. Not long after the lame man left, dozens of knifemen, ready to fight, appeared from nowhere in the empty meeting hall.

These knifemen were arranged by Li Lao Hu in advance, just in case. Seeing that the lame man had left, they showed up one after another. Li Lao Hu waved his hand casually without looking back, and dozens of knifemen quickly disappeared around the meeting hall.

When they work in cahoots, they often take advantage of each other while also being wary of each other.

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(End of this chapter)