Chapter 1076: Liu Yue Extra Chapter: Breaking the Whole Into Parts

It was unusually hot today. The air seemed frozen without a single breath of wind. All the birds and insects hid away and no sound could be heard.

Liu Yue, several great elders, and the managers below gathered in the meeting room. The golden and silver cakes were sent away, and the job of serving tea and water inexplicably fell on Hei Muzi.

"Hei Zi, don't bother. I'm full. You should discuss with the gang leader and come up with a plan."

Zhuo Yue was straightforward. He first said what everyone wanted to say but didn't say, and there were echoes all around.

Hei Muzi looked back at Liu Yue. The two looked at each other and nodded. Hei Muzi then retreated to Liu Yue's side and stood solemnly with his hands hanging down.

Liu Yue had been listening to everyone's detailed account of the current situation of the affairs at hand in silence. His face was rarely serious and gloomy.

At this time, Liu Yue restrained his expression, stood up, walked to the center of the hall, and bowed solemnly to everyone.

"Dear brothers and uncles, I, Liu Yue... first apologize to you. The Cao Gang can't survive this disaster in my hands."

"I was an orphan. If it weren't for my father's upbringing, the grass on my grave would have been three feet high. Thank you for not despising me and recognizing me as the leader over the years!"

The deep tone infected everyone, and the scene was silent. Some of the elderly elders even raised their sleeves to wipe their eyes.

At this point, Liu Yue bowed to everyone again, and his voice was a little choked.

"After my father left, the Cao Gang was thriving under everyone's joint management. Who would have thought that this time we would encounter Song Ruiyang's grandson and Zhou's lackeys, who would kill our Cao Gang. I am incompetent as the leader, and can only watch the business and territory of the Cao Gang being eaten away bit by bit."

Several elders looked at each other, and the oldest one stood up and clasped his fists to Liu Yue.

"Don't blame yourself too much, Gang Leader. No matter how prosperous the Cao Gang is, it can't go against the imperial court. We all know that the arm can't twist the thigh. Gang Leader doesn't have to take all the responsibility on himself."

Liu Yue pursed his lips and forced a smile, "Thank you for not arguing with me. I really don't want the Cao Gang to decline like this. I believe you feel the same way."

"Hei Muzi and I have discussed the current countermeasures. Today, I gather everyone together and ask you to discuss it together."

Everyone looked at each other and replied in unison, "Please give instructions, Gang Leader."

Liu Yue opened his mouth and his eyes turned red before he spoke. He gritted his teeth to hold back this wave of emotions and then spoke solemnly.

"Each flag signalman on the ship will be given a sum of silver to hide their tracks. The rest of the people are better off dispersing to those prosperous canal operations or other businesses. As for you, I have prepared silver here, for retirement or whatever."

As soon as Liu Yue finished speaking, someone knelt down with a plop. Looking closely, it turned out to be Zhuoyue, the sturdy man.

Zhuoyue's eyes were wide open, trying to hold back tears, "Boss, you are... you are going to disband the canal gang? We grew up here, how, how can you bear it... We are not afraid of hardship or poverty, please don't drive us away!"

After a moment of astonishment, the people present all knelt down on the ground, and the eyes of the iron men were red.

Liu Yue called Hei Muzi to help everyone together, and explained with a smile in tears, "No, no, no, I don't want to disband the Cao Gang, I just want us to hide temporarily to avoid the limelight."

"My Cao Gang has always dominated Liangguo's shipping. It's normal for a big tree to attract the wind, but this time the hurdle is too big. Hei Muzi and I thought we should split up first and not confront them head-on. If we can save the green mountains, we will have no worries about firewood. If everyone is destroyed by them, the Cao Gang will really be finished. We have to preserve our strength. Don't you think this makes sense?"

"And..." Liu Yue paused, "If we send people out now, those who are willing to come back when we make a comeback in the future will naturally be loyal people."

After listening to Liu Yue's explanation, everyone suddenly realized and nodded in agreement. At that time, they enthusiastically discussed the time nodes for "hiding" in batches, contracts with customers and other details.

After finishing this pile of official business, Liu Yue was exhausted and fell asleep in his clothes before he could even eat dinner.

When the moon was at its zenith, a tightly dressed black shadow nimbly leaped out of the window and headed towards the palace in a cold light.