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The unfinished building platform was bathed in moonlight.

The stray cats that used to live in the urban village were now all pinned down by the large dogs, unable to move, and emitting mournful cries.

Those opportunistic stray dogs from Xiaotian Gang have long since disappeared without a trace.

The defeat is set.

The one-eyed dragon took a deep breath, a hint of dejection flashing in its remaining eye. Although it had lost, it showed no intention of kneeling down to beg for mercy, its back ramrod straight.

"You won." Its voice sounded a little hoarse: "The victor is king, the loser is villain; I know the rules of the wandering world."

One-Eyed Dragon glanced at his wounded brothers on the ground, a hint of sadness appearing in his usually ruthless one eye: "But there is one thing I must ask of you."

"I know people outside say that I'm a one-eyed tyrant and unreasonable, but in the end, we're just trying to survive."

"If they weren't constantly facing the risk of starvation, who would willingly engage in fighting and killing?"

"These brothers have followed me for many years. As long as I have food to eat, they will have soup to drink. My one-eyed dragon life is worthless and I don't care if I die."

"But I hope you can keep them."

It stared intently at Tanuki, its eyes pleading, "Just give them a bite to eat."

"I don't want them to starve to death with me."

Upon hearing this, the stray cats in the urban village who were being held down by the large dogs began to struggle desperately, tears welling up in their eyes.

"Boss, don't beg it. We're all just wasting our lives. We won't regret following you!"

"Let the hell out of me, boss! We'll go with you. So what if we die? Have I ever been afraid of death all these years? I was thrown into a garbage dump when I was born, and you picked me up and fed me bit by bit. I'll be your cat for life!"

"Boss, we chose this path ourselves. If you go, we'll go too. Who wants to eat handouts?"

"Pah! You little brats from Tiancheng Community, your grandpa cat doesn't care for a bite of your food. I'd rather eat shit than eat a single thing from you!"

The scene became somewhat chaotic at one point.

"Shut up, all of you!" One-Eyed Dragon roared, silencing all the stray cats in the urban village.

"Don't be ungrateful! Staying alive is more important than anything else!"

After saying this, it finally lowered its head: "Brother Tanuki, they are just children, they don't know any better, please bear with them. If you are willing to take them in, I will do anything for you."

After saying that, the one-eyed man forced a smile that looked more like a grimace. Perhaps because he hadn't smiled in a long time, it looked somewhat ferocious.

Faced with the one-eyed dragon's request, Tanuki did not rush to answer, but instead looked at the sheriff standing to the side.

The latter gently shook his head.

As a long-time partner, Tanuki immediately understood what the sheriff meant.

These stray cats in the urban village have been living on the edge for years, and are untamed. If we were to recruit them, it would only disrupt the current order of Tiancheng Community. This is something we shouldn't do.

"One-Eyed Dragon, do you think I don't know your little schemes? Don't think I don't know. These guys only take your orders. You're thinking of shoving these stray cats into my Tiancheng Community to undermine us from within, and you're always thinking of making a comeback? Don't dream about it!"

Tanuki spat fiercely onto the ground.

"I didn't!" The one-eyed man raised his hand weakly, wanting to explain, but he didn't know where to begin.

"Forget it, if I were you, I couldn't do this either. The risk is too great for you." It sighed and its back hunched over.

"Following me, One-Eyed Dragon, this is their fate. A bet is a bet." One-Eyed Dragon stopped pleading: "In that case, let them go. As per our agreement, I will leave Tiancheng Community and never do it again."

The black-skinned PE student, who was holding down the stray cats, looked at the raccoon dog beside him. Only after the raccoon dog nodded in agreement did he release his paws.

The stray cats in the urban village helped each other up, limping as they gathered behind One-Eyed Man. They hung their heads, and the atmosphere was somewhat desolate.

"Boss..."

"There's no need to say anything more, it's my fault for being useless." The one-eyed dragon interrupted them directly, and instead looked deeply at the raccoon opposite him: "Before you leave, I have to remind you of something, consider it a well-intentioned piece of advice."

"Given the temperament of the Xiaotian Gang, they will never let this go. Those savages are vengeful. After suffering such a loss, they will definitely not be able to survive in the underworld in the future. They will definitely come back for revenge. You have to be careful."

"Those mad dogs are much more powerful than us."

After saying that, it turned around and walked away with the stray cats from the urban village without looking back.

Just as they were about to leave the area of ​​the unfinished building, Tanuki's voice suddenly rang out from the empty second floor.

"Stop right there! Did I say you could leave?"

The one-eyed man stopped, turned around, and frowned. "What? Are you going to wipe us all out?"

"Although we lost, we are by no means something to be slaughtered. If you want to fight, we will fight to the death to take a piece of your flesh."

Although it was exhausted, it still arched its back and revealed its fangs.

Behind it, none of the stray cats in the urban village retreated. Although they were hungry and covered in wounds, they were full of fighting spirit and seemed ready to fight to the death at the slightest provocation.

That's not what I meant.

Tanuki strolled forward slowly, his posture languid: "The interior of Tiancheng Community really can't accommodate wild cats like you who are used to fighting."

It stared at the one-eyed dragon, then abruptly changed its tone: "But the outskirts of Tiancheng Community are exactly lacking a batch of sharp weapons to keep the area in check."

One-Eyed Dragon was stunned and didn't immediately understand what Tanuki meant.

"You just said yourself that we need to be careful of the Xiaotian Gang's counterattack. Those mad dogs are indeed troublesome. Once you provoke them, you'll be lucky to escape with your life. So, One-Eyed Dragon, I'm giving you a choice: not to join our Tiancheng Community, but to be employed by us as a security guard to defend against attacks from outside gangs."

One-Eyed Dragon wasn't stupid; he instantly understood what Tanuki meant.

"You want to use me as a pawn, to make me and Xiaotian Gang both suffer heavy losses." It did not refuse immediately, but seriously considered the pros and cons.

"Whether it's an open conspiracy or a conspiracy," the sheriff slowly walked up from behind. "You know in your heart that without a place to live, you can't last more than a week. You can accept our employment, as long as you can help us protect Tiancheng Community. We will supply you with cat food and premium canned food without restraint."

"The greatest sincerity we can offer is to ensure you don't starve!"

"But the premise is that you must follow the rules, not bully the animals in Tiancheng Community, and not harm innocent humans."

"Would you like to think about it?"