There were several chairs on the roof of the hotel in charge of Balalaika, and the clothes and sheets hung by the support frame were fluttering in the wind, Gu Wu, who was sitting on one of the chairs, coughed, and then Locke, who was next to him, immediately snuffed out the half-smoked cigarette.
"I'm sorry, it seems that you are not used to smoking, haven't you studied?"
"It's not that I haven't studied, it's just that I don't have much interest in smoking, and I used to smoke a few puffs with my classmates when I was studying, and I always felt that the taste was not attractive at all."
"Cigarettes aren't a delicacy in the first place, they're different from desserts, and people who don't like desserts can accept that kind of food, but people who hate cigarettes will never accept it."
Locke looked at the cigarette that he had trampled on the ground, and then he continued.
"No way, smoking isn't a smart choice, but sometimes it's a must."
Facing Gu Wu, who coughed after smelling the smoke just now, Locke, who was gently patting his cheek with his hand where the bruises had disappeared a lot, continued to explain.
"Gu Wu, do you know why everyone understands that 'smoking is harmful to health', but the reason why they still sell and buy cigarettes?"
"I know a little bit about this, this thing is already a necessity of an economic system."
"Yes, in some countries, where the tobacco industry is easily more profitable than the oil and steel state-owned enterprises, and smokers are one of the largest taxpayers in most countries, I don't think the people in power would be stupid enough to declare a total ban on smoking."
"yes......"
Gu Wu understood the meaning of Locke's words very well.
Then the current Gu Wu thought of the previous prohibition of alcohol.
"Didn't the United States make a mistake with Prohibition before?"
Gu Wu said this, raising his head and looking up at the sky, he breathed in the fresh air blowing from everywhere, and his fast-running brain asked him to find the right words.
"What you said about Prohibition, I also know that, didn't the government put itself in a pretty bad situation in the end?
So it would be a mistake to go against the minds of the majority of the people. ” "As Mr.
Locke said, due to the official ban on alcohol, many gangs and underground organizations rely on their own liquor and imported liquor to sell at high prices, which directly makes the organization more powerful."
There were even surveys at the time that the number of gangs increased by 50 percent during the Prohibition period, and hundreds of millionaires were born during that period.
The power of the government is indeed strong, but if it is used in the wrong place, it is obvious that it will only get itself into a quagmire.
Even the Roman Empire, which had been invincible in the past, was in a state of internal and external troubles under the rebellion of the people, and then went to an end, let alone the modern society.
At this moment, the enemy that Gu Wu has to face is the parliamentarian of this country, and the enemy who is a parliamentarian not only has power, but also has the status and funds given to him by his family.
Of course, these are all Gu Wu's speculations at the moment, but he can be sure that the enemy is very strong.
"It takes a lot of people to fight against the government, but we are very few in number, so we have to find a way to start from an important angle."
Locke is right, and it would be a mistake to be foolish enough to think that he could compete with the state.
Compared with playing tricks with those politicians, Gu Wu and the others, who plan to hammer the other party, must find a way to capture the thief and capture the king first, only in this way can they avoid other troubles.
"Are you going to drink?"
"No, I don't plan to drink these days."
"I said Gu Wu, are you too rigid?"
Gu Wu, who was evaluated by Locke like this, didn't think so.
However, the three good young men who were employees of the company before have now become a member of the criminal chamber of commerce, and Locke's changes surprised Gu Wu even more.
It is said that the transformation of man is staged, just as believers rely on long prayers to receive revelation, rather than going to heaven and talking directly to God, but Locke took such a step.
To put it mildly......
Locke has changed like Joan of Arc, from an ordinary villager to a saint of war, and he has changed from an office worker to a gangster.
Of course, Locke's heart is not bad, and Gu Wu still understands this.
It's just that the angle of looking at the problem is different, the hero of the enemy country is the villain of our country, Gu Wu thinks that Locke is a good guy, but what is it?
"I always feel like it's going to dawn, aren't you going to rest?"
"Mr.
Locke is, there's another conversation at noon today."
"Talk......
Anyway, it seems to me that many things have already been figured out, and the reason why it is still a little confusing is that there is only one ......
They weren't ready. ” Locke took out a box of cigarettes from his coat pocket, and when he smoked one, he did not light it, but continued what he had just said.
"You heard their conversation in the house before, right?
The little girl named Moira, a teenager named Barney, wanted to do something, but they couldn't do anything because of the current situation. ” "It's normal to feel confused......
Mr.
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Locke, what about you?
Planning to help her?
” "The Black Reef Chamber of Commerce is not a house of everything, what Moira will do is her own choice, all we have to do is find a way to keep our jobs."
Want to be a hero?
Want to be a brave man?
Want to be a savior?
No, there is no such thing, there are only people in this world who act for the sake of profit, and even if someone helps others, most of them have their own reasons.
"And there's another important thing you haven't talked about, Gu Wu."
"What is it?"
"The senator who made the trouble is Moira's father, do you think that a child of that young age would want to knock his father down?
In any case, they are an uncertain factor. ” Locke's analysis treats everyone equally.
He will put the benefits of each person on the scales in turn, with everyone on the left and himself on the right.
Gu Wu doesn't hate rational characters, even if Locke was weak in the previous story, it is undeniable that he has a cool enough mind.
"Then I'm going to rest."
Gu Wu, who got up from the chair, planned to go back and take a rest, after all, he hadn't had a good rest in the past few days.
Turning around and acting, the sea extending along the harbor appeared in Gu Wu's field of vision again.
This magical sea is like a moody giant in the pen of writers and poets.
Sometimes it is as quiet as a mirror, and sometimes it is furious as the gods roaring, stirring up a storm and overturning the ships that sail on the sea.
Gu Wu's love for the sea is not very high, and Gu Wu likes the feeling of being down-to-earth more than the sea that makes people float.
"Mr.
Locke, we'll see you later."
The story is like the sea, it rises and falls, Gu Wu only hopes that he will not 'capsize' in this sea, because it is not a joke that can be brushed aside. ———— Gu Wu knocked on Altair's door before returning to his room, intending to talk to her, but after waiting for nearly a minute, he didn't get any response, most likely because he had already fallen asleep.
So Gu Wu had no choice but to go back to his room to rest, but he had just opened the door and ran into Barney who had gotten up to go to the toilet, and his room was not with Moira, which was of course because they weren't very familiar with each other......
"Yo, boy, why are you staying with that girl?"
"Hello ......"
"I'm Gu Wu."
"My name is Barney, and the reason I'm with Moira is simply because I saw her in need, so I reached out, and I've been cared for in the past."
Nice boy, Gu Wu looked at Barney, whose skin was a little light black, and continued to ask "What were you planning to do?
Just to find the people of Black Reef?
” "That's right, the reason is that the people of the Black Reef Chamber of Commerce saved Moira once; Originally, we were going to take a closer look, but you found out directly......"
"You were the one who helped me last time, if you have any questions, you can come and talk to me."
"Okay, thank you."
"Good night, boy."
Barney, who was accosted by Gu Wu, looked puzzled, after all, he remembered that he had stolen the other party's wallet, and was thanked by the other party in turn......
Gu Wu, who didn't remember the villain, didn't bother with the matter of being stolen by the teenager last time, anyway, he found it back, and the other party also provided some information to himself, so Gu Wu didn't care about these problems.
In addition, Gu Wu could not be hostile to the children of this city, after all, most of them were victims.
As for the adults......
Obviously more powerful and experienced than children, but still worried about not being able to find a job?
Unless they are very lazy guys who want to get something for nothing, such a thief and predator Gu Wu will not easily forgive them.
"Is this a kind of Madonna?"
Gu Wu muttered that the 'Holy Mother' he was mentioning now was not a compliment, but a 'derogatory term'.
I have to think that people's perceptions have been distorted, and even the former 'hehe' will be treated as a kind of ridicule, and such a change can't help but make people feel a little ridiculous.
Back in the room, lying on the bed, the curtains blown by the sea breeze outside the window kept fluttering, it was soaked in the moonlight, like a cold and soft mirror.
There are unnoticed scenery everywhere in life, but people who have been looking ahead basically can't observe it.
What about yourself?
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Gu Wu closed his eyes, and after thinking for a while, he fell asleep...... ———— The next day?
Wrong, in fact, it was five o'clock in the evening when the sun rose and began to set again, and Gu Wu was woken up by the sound of gunfire outside.
Rubbing his somewhat blurry eyes, Gu Wu, who stretched his waist, looked at the wall clock in the room, and then looked at the sun that was gradually changing towards the setting sun, and left to leave for the outside.
He first took the towel in the room and ran to the toilet to wash it casually, and finally arrived at the reception room where everyone had talked in the early hours of the morning.
Seeing Gu Wu's appearance, Benny, who was fiddling with the decoration in the room, immediately spoke "You're finally awake, and you think you're not standby, but dead, which makes people worry."
"I've been a bit tired lately......
How's it going?
” "Actually, we're waiting here."
Gu Wu looked around the room, Locke, Dutch, and Levi were drinking and playing cards, and Artiel was talking to Moira and Barney.
Gu Wu, who walked over, greeted the other three people of the Vinyl Chamber of Commerce, and when he got a response, he walked straight to Altair's location.
"Miss Altair, why didn't you wake me up?
I thought I had missed an important conversation. ” "What's the reason for waking you up?
Our actions have already been decided. ” "It's too, but it'......"
"You should rest too, and all other worries are unnecessary in my opinion at the moment."
Altaïr, who was looking at Gu Wu, used a tone that could not be objected to, and the oppressive force was much higher than before.
"Okay......
What are you talking about now?
” "Something she knows."
Seeing Gu Wu and Altaïr move their gaze to herself, Moira, who put her hand on her chest, opened her mouth and whispered "Dad likes to keep all the important stuff in the safe, and there might be something that will do a job."
Gu Wu realized that the Moira in front of him was different from Locke's imagination, and the little girl was planning to punish her father.
About five minutes later, Balalaika arrived belatedly with two younger brothers who were different from the previous ones, her expression serious, and it seemed that she was going to get straight to the point.
"We've said before that the gangsters want to get this city, so that it can become a transit point for their trade, and we are the ones they want to exclude in advance, and only by letting us disappear can their interests be maximized."
"Sure enough, it's a matter of money, what do you think, big sister?"
"How can a bunch of ill-intentioned bastards bypass them?"
Balalaika had his men take out a map.
"This is the map of Roanapura, and according to the information I have gathered, it is likely that the reinforcements of the Black Gang will land from the area behind the city, so we will ambush there in advance; Daqi, you go and communicate with the other gangs in the city, we have already contacted some people here, so there is no need to engage in infighting at this time. ” "No problem."
"As for the army sent by the councillors, if they want to fight......"
Raising his right hand, Locke interrupted Balalaika's words.
"Leave it to us."
"Over to you?"
"Let's go get those guys to stop, and then we just have to deal with the gangsters."
"Oh?
Do you have a method?
” "Yes."
Locke looked at Gu Wu, and finally looked at Moira.
"We also have trump cards."
As Locke said, sometimes unimportant characters can come in handy.
The so-called value does not come from the evaluation of others, but from the perception of oneself.