Regardless of whether Gao Qi was curious enough, he had to figure out what was going on.
The matter was simple, but the background was more complicated. So basically, the starving Gao Qi and the others would ask anything they didn't understand, and the boss would be in charge of explaining.
Now, there were basically no boats in the world that could go to the sea because any metal that went to the sea would be devoured and decomposed by the tiniest but most numerous exotic beasts. These exotic beasts didn't even have any special abilities, but they relied on their ability to devour metals to chase humans out of the sea and completely cut off human shipping.
Therefore, it was impossible for humans to continue large-scale commercial fishing now. They could only use wooden boats to cast nets offshore or wait for the tide to recede to pick up some seafood like shellfish and crabs on the beach and reefs.
However, under very limited fishing conditions, the City of Angels still had a spontaneously formed fishermen's wharf, or more accurately, a seafood market.
Every day, fishermen would send the seafood they caught to the fishermen's wharf to be sold. This way, there would be enough mature and stable business activities. Then, there would definitely be underground gangs.
The Wharf Gang was a gang that controlled the fishermen's wharf. These people collected fees from every fisherman. In fact, it was also a protection fee.
Since they were gangs, the Wharf Gang would occasionally start some side businesses, such as extortion, robbery, theft, and so on.
Then, because many people in the Wharf Gang were fishermen, and now, besides fishing with nets, fishermen also had a very important method, which was to blow up fish. Therefore, many people in the Wharf Gang were very familiar with grenades. Slowly, grenades became the signature weapon of the Wharf Gang, and also the most iconic weapon among the many gangs in the City of Angels.
When other gangs extorted people, they sent bullets. The Wharf Gang's cost was a little higher, so they sent grenades.
Then, when they robbed, they would take out a grenade, which also became a characteristic of the Wharf Gang. Of course, it wasn't that they didn't use guns, but it could show their identity. Such a ritualistic weapon was of course the Wharf Gang's first choice.
However, the Wharf Gang knew that their most stable source of income was the seafood market at the wharf, and the main consumer group of the seafood market was the influential people of the City of Angels, as well as tourists who came to the City of Angels.
Anyone with half a brain understood that people who could travel these days were either rich or noble. Moreover, the people of the dock gang also knew that it was fine to bully the fishermen, but if they killed the tourists, the City of Angels would definitely not forgive them.
Therefore, in order to protect their own source of income, as well as to avoid getting into trouble, the Wharf Gang never found trouble with tourists. They neither robbed nor extorted.
But since they were a gang, the Wharf Gang naturally wouldn't let go of the nearby hotels, especially those small and weak family hotels.
Collecting a monthly protection fee that the hotel could afford was a tacit agreement between the Dock Gang and the nearby hotels. Both parties weren't happy about it, but it had been going on for many years.
However, if someone, regardless of whether it was a tourist or not, killed a member of the Pier Gang, the Pier Gang would definitely take revenge. However, tourists could leave at any time and might be protected by the City of Angels. Therefore, if such a thing really happened, the Pier Gang would easily change the target of their revenge to the hotel where the tourists were staying. At the very least, they would have to extort money from the hotel.
Was this reasonable? The answer was definitely not. However, gangsters weren't reasonable people. They bullied the weak and feared the strong. This was the necessary quality of a gang.
Therefore, when the boss saw the grenade in Niu Lidong's hand and associated it with the gunshot just now, he naturally thought that Gao Qi and the others had killed the people of the Pier Gang. Then, he felt that Gao Qi and the others could escape immediately, but he would at least be extorted a sum of money. If it was serious, he might not be able to continue operating the hotel.
That was the case. It was actually quite simple. However, after the boss finished his long-winded explanation, Gao Qi and the others had basically finished their meal.
"The burger is quite delicious."
After commenting, Gao Qi smiled and said to the boss, "You don't have to worry too much because we only scared the robbers away and didn't kill them, so the problem shouldn't be serious."
The situation would definitely be better if no one died, but the boss still couldn't relax. He smiled and put away the tray helplessly, but he obviously couldn't be at ease.
Gao Qi was still very kind, so he continued to say to the boss, "Don't worry too much. If the Pier Gang finds trouble with you, hmm …"
Gao Qi wanted to say that he would settle it, but he soon realized that he couldn't solve anything in the City of Angels.
It felt very powerful because Gao Qi had the habit of thinking that he was a mage from another world. He had the ability to destroy the world, and this was not an exaggeration. However, the problem was that he had only inherited a small part of his strength, so he was no longer a mage.
Originally, even if he didn't know anything, as long as he had the energy core in hand, he could still unleash powerful strength. However, now, Gao Qi basically understood everything, but he couldn't unleash the strength of a mage god.
Then, did he become stronger or weaker? He didn't seem to be sure yet, so he had to verify it. .
"Well, if the Pier Gang finds trouble with you, tell me. I'll try my best to help you."
Gao Qi didn't say anything. Then he said apologetically, "Although it's not our fault, I'm still very sorry because I don't want to cause trouble for anyone."
Anna was puzzled. "Why don't you call the police? Don't the City of Angels have police? "
The boss said bitterly, "But the police in the City of Angels … Forget it, they're in cahoots with the Pier Gang."
Anna was still puzzled. "When did the City of Angels become so tolerant of black people? Even if the robber is black, the police don't care? "
The boss was stunned. Then he said in surprise, "Black people?"
"Yes, black people."
The boss looked relieved. Then he scolded angrily, "F * ck, this damn black man must have pretended to be a member of the Pier Gang to scare people. There are no black people in the Pier Gang. I was wondering why the Pier Gang would harass tourists. It's no problem if it's a black man. Oh, that's great!"
The boss was obviously happy. He said to Gao Qi and the others, "This meal is on me. It's my treat. I just need you to prove it for me tomorrow. Maybe you don't need to, but if the people from the dock gang or the police come to ask, please tell them the truth, okay?"
Gao Qi nodded and said, "Yes, no problem. As victims, we're happy to be witnesses."
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