Anton nodded his head to everyone, stayed in the corridor, and didn't enter the ward, giving them brother and sister time together. Stephan was the only one lying alone in the intensive care unit, and his face was pale because of excessive blood loss. Camille came to the bed with tears and grabbed Stephan's hand and said softly, “Brother! I came to see you, wake up!”
Hearing her call, Stephan slowly opened his eyes, and what he saw was the caring and anxious faces of his two sisters. Stephan forced a smile and said in a whisper, “I'm fine, you two don't have to worry about me.” Looking at her sister's disbelieving eyes, Stephan smiled and said, “Really, I'm fine! What are you crying about? You won't be beautiful if you cry again. Don't blame me when Anton doesn't like you.”
Camille blushed and hung her head, slapped Stephan's arm, and said, “Brother! You can’t be so wicked!”
Stephan's exaggerated shouts startled Camille, but Stephan, whose eyes were smiling, knew that she had been cheated. Stephan smiled and suffered his sister's “massage” on his arm. He suddenly thought of Zara in his heart and wondered if she was still in danger. Stephan hurriedly asked, “Camille, do you... do you know how Zara is? Is she safe?”
Camille was unhappy when she heard this. She didn't have a good impression on Zara. She felt that Zara had caused her and Anton to have a qurrel for several days last time, and she almost killed her brother. Zara was the source of trouble! She didn't know the situation of Zara. Camille pouted and casually said, “Hmph! Her life is lucky, she can't die!”
“Oh!” Stephan was relieved and muttered softly, “It's good to be fine, it's good to be fine...” After a while, Stephan looked up and saw Camille's face full of displeasure. He hurriedly asked, “Camille, do you have any misunderstanding about Zara?”
Camille couldn't bear to worry her brother, and said loudly, “Brother, I didn't...” That was a lie. She added in her heart.
Stephan chatted with his two sisters for a while, and finally said, “OK, go back. Don’t worry about me. Call Anton in when you go out. I have something to say to him.” Dolores nodded and looked at Stephan one more time before turning and going out. She told Anton that Stephan wanted to see him.
Anton already knew Stephan would talk to him, and smiled at the sisters then walked into the ward.
“Stephan, how do you feel? The doctor said that you will be fine soon!” Anton sat down beside Stephan and said with a smile.
Stephan nodded and said, “Anton. Tell me how Zara is doing. I am worried about her!”
Anton looked dim and didn't know if he should tell Stephan. Seeing Anton like this, Stephan was anxious and said loudly, “Anton, say it! Is Zara... I she dead?”
Anton said, “Stephan, don't worry, Zara's life isn't in danger, just... just the doctor said that the bullet hurt her central nervous system and may lead to blindness!”
Stephan exhaled and said with relief, “As long as she didn't die, I like her. No matter if she is blind or not, I must take her as my wife in the future!”
Anton saw Stephan was serious and smiled in his heart. These two people were both cold and hot, and their personalities were opposite. He didn't know why Stephan liked Zara, which was a good thing for Zara. After all, a girl wanted a home. Stephan was indeed a reliable person. Anton said seriously, “Stephan, I sincerely hope that you and Zara will have a good future!”
“Thank you! I just don't know if she is willing or not! Zara is always cold to me, alas!” Stephan was somewhat gloomy.
“Don't worry! Zara is like that to everyone. That's her character, and you will catch up if you pursue harder, haha!”
“I hope so!”
Stephan said seriously, “Anton, during my stay in the hospital, there will be no leader in Youth Gang. I am afraid that there will be trouble. You have to help me out. Youth Gang will be handed over to you for management for the time being. If there is anything you don't understand, ask me here.” While saying so, he got a jade necklace off and handed it to Anton.
“Stephan, what’s this?”
“This is Youth Gang's symbol; it was handed down from my grandfather's generation. Take it, if someone dares not listen to you, use this order to order him.”
Anton took the necklace; it was engraved with a Buddha holding a sword in one hand, which was lifelike and extremely delicate. Anton was excited to hold it in his hands. With that, he could order the whole of Youth Gang around.
Stephan interrupted his deep thought and said, “Anton, help me ask everyone to come in, and I will explain a few words!”
The onlookers saw it and made their way. The two young men laughed and roamed off. The policeman standing ten meters away turned a blind eye and walked past with his cigarette freely.
That was just a corner of J City, and the whole city was in complete chaos. The gangsters were robbing, fighting, stealing, and molesting girls on the streets. The policemen just turned a blind eye to them and no one did anything.
The call center was busy from morning till night, and the phone calls kept going. Finally, Mr. Baker couldn't sit still and lead the people of the city bureau to handle things in person. But the troublemaker seemed to know beforehand that he would be coming, and no one was caught wherever the team went.
Those who came with him had already quietly tipped off. J City Police had no good impression of Mr. Baker. Since he came, J City Police's second income was broken, and they couldn't get a penny from the underworld, it was the same for the police in the city bureau. Everyone couldn't wait for him to get out of and restore J City the way it used to be.
The public couldn't stand the days when the underworld committed crime every day and worried about their safety all day. They hold a large-scale parade in front of the municipal government, in which underworld members disguised and joined along, leading the public to throw bricks at the government building.
Whenever there was a leader in the crowd, for example when someone was the first to throw the brick, the angry public couldn't control their emotions and imitated them one after another. The municipal government was about to become a brickyard, and the leaders of the municipal party committee were so anxious that they were sweating profusely that they finally had to get help from soldiers stationed at J City to suppress it. That caused the public to be even angrier.
J City was really like Anton's plan, no matter where, there were constant riots, and there was no law and order at all. Mr. Baker knew well that Anton was playing tricks, but his hands were tied.
More and more people gradually joined the parade, and they scurried around the city center. At first, they were fine, but they were mixed with 'some people'. Later, they gradually became crazy, and shops on both sides of the city center streets were looted.
The secretary of the provincial party committee didn't have the money to create such commotion. Only three days later, he hurriedly transferred Mr. baler back to the province and scolded him. It was logical to withdraw his position as director of J City, and his position was temporarily taken over by the deputy director of J City.
When the news reached J City, the deputy director was overjoyed. After ten years, he finally got to the position of director. Immediately he called Anton, the underground emperor of J City, and told him the news, and asked him to stop the commotion immediately.
Anton was satisfied with the result. He sent out information that all the underworld members send people home. Anton was in charge of the Anton Brotherhood and Youth Gang. In J City, it was simply a unique sight. He was high above, and no one dared to go against him. Gangs came out holding sticks, running rampant in the streets, and fight when they see crowds. Gangs were different from the police and the army. They dared to do anything that the government dare not to do. Soon, under 'close cooperation' between gangs and the municipal government, the troublemakers were completely sent back to their homes, and the situation in J City stabilized. The newly appointed deputy bureau was commended by the provincial party committee, and his position in the bureau was confirmed.
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