Rise of the Argentine Empire

"Argentinians are all softies, even the Perón government was a softie," Mad Dog Rooney said arrogantly, patting Guerrero's face, rinsing his mouth with tequila, Rooney liked to pat people's faces when he spoke, it was his habit of expressing goodwill, Guerrero just happened to be standing in front of him, although Guerrero wanted to curse in his heart, he still maintained a smile.

Yes, Guerrero was promoted again, becoming the fifth-in-command of the Byrd Brotherhood. Although Mad Dog Rooney was crazy, he still had the ability to recognize people, and he was considered a gangster boss. Guerrero's ability was indeed very strong, and he was also good at flattering, so in less than ten days, he became a high-level figure.

Rooney was able to develop a gang of two to three hundred people in the small city of Ke City in central Argentina in just over a year. His ability must be top-notch. He had known Guerrero for a long time and had tried to win him over several times. This time, after Guerrero agreed, he was quickly promoted.

"Whether this team comes from the City Guard or the National Defense Force, it's just an enhanced version of a softie," Rooney continued to rinse his mouth with tequila, then lit a cigar, a genuine Cuban cigar, a gift from the boss in the United States, a real high-end product.

"Only our Brotherhood has inherited the great Pampa La Plata spirit," Mad Dog Rooney slammed the table loudly, gesticulating wildly, somewhat manic.

Guerrero even used Aragon's catchphrase. In the half year before his retirement, when Aragon took over as the squad leader from San Jose, he liked to say this word when he cursed every day, it was very energetic and enjoyable to curse people.

Even after Guerrero retired, he liked this word very much. It was much more advanced than the slang of Ke City. After all, when he looked at his wallet and shed tears, the word 'puy' was indeed very appropriate, and it was very imposing to curse people.

A mad dog is a mad dog, even cursing himself when he's crazy, Guerrero smiled, mentally complaining.

"What does pu gai mean, Little Luo?" Rooney was a little puzzled, it didn't seem like there was such a word in Spanish, it didn't feel like a serious word.

"Boss, this word is English, it's a curse word for a poor ghost, that San Jose is a poor ghost," I hope Boss San Jose won't blame me for cursing him.

"That's right, this word of yours is very good, that San Jose is a stinky soldier, he must be a puy! Don't all those soldiers join our Byrd Brotherhood after they retire, hahaha," Rooney laughed after hearing Guerrero's words, and then patted Guerrero on the shoulder, obviously very satisfied with this new curse word, it was very imposing.

During this period, the rapid expansion of the "Byrd Brotherhood" in Ke City made "Mad Dog Rooney" more and more high-profile.

Rooney also received intelligence that a staff officer named San Jose was gathering people to wipe out the "Byrd Brotherhood", which led to the scene above, to boost morale and prepare to deal with San Jose.

The management of the "Byrd Brotherhood" was holding a meeting, with Grode, Bill, Van der Say, Zhang Pusi, and more than a dozen deputies discussing.

The news was passed on by Deputy Director Yalabraham, which initially made them nervous, but Grode also said some bad things, revealed some secret information, saying that San Jose was stupid, silly, greedy for money, and liked to flatter, and had no ability, so gradually the direction of the meeting changed, everyone went from nervous to indifferent, to contempt, and they didn't care much.

The discussion turned into a bragging session, and then there were words of tigers and wolves such as alcohol, girls, revelry, and all-in.

"Let San Jose go home and breastfeed, tell them to spend 50,000 pesos to buy one of San Jose's legs," Mad Dog Rooney spat out a big smoke ring.

"I'll pay 30,000 pesos to buy one of his hands," said Limp-legged Benny, with a triangular-eyed, bloodthirsty light, drinking a glass of red wine, the red wine liquid dripping from the corner of his mouth, looking very crazy, they're all a bunch of lunatics, Grode complained in his heart, none of them are normal people, they all need to be humanely destroyed.

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"Then I'll pay 10,000 pesos to break his third leg and use it to make wine," Grode said with a chuckle, throwing a stack of banknotes from his pocket, also seeming a little crazy, making the surrounding people look sideways.

Sorry, Boss Saint, do I have to take a kidney, that's not good.

"Then I'll just take one of his ears, 20,000 pesos, who told him he wouldn't listen to me last time, put these 20,000 pesos on my account," Zhang Pusi said casually, whether or not he would give it was his business.

Grode kept the amounts and corresponding people in his heart, these people will all be locked up in the future, then he can take credit with Boss Saint.

In the end, 17 people attended the meeting, totaling 500,000 pesos, later Rooney rounded it up and gave San Jose the nickname "Mr. 500,000 Pesos".

Worth ten thousand US dollars, when this order was announced, most of the Byrd Brotherhood were a little crazy.

Ten thousand US dollars is enough to buy a decent house in Ke City, and you may not be able to save so much money in ten years without eating or drinking.

Many people are already considering what to do after getting the money, people's minds are restless.

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The previous victories of the "Byrd Brotherhood" in Ke City made them also feel that this so-called encirclement and suppression was just a normal arrest, at most, they would let a few younger brothers out at that time, to take care of Little Thompson's face.

Even the way the Byrd Brotherhood valued San Jose was just to buy his life, but unfortunately Ke City did not have an assassin organization, this reward was only limited to the Brotherhood, to show off the wealth and power of other gangs, and the consequences of offending the Brotherhood, turning it into a show.

A show of force by the Bird Brotherhood, the underground kings of Ko City. Anyone who tries to oppose the Brotherhood will end up like this, even if he is a staff officer of the National Defense Forces. After this victory, no one will be able to deal with the Brotherhood.

As for Saint Hesser, most people besides Chumps don't know about him. And with the closure of the Plari Soda Factory, Chumps is quite satisfied. With Chumps' wife not in Ko City, a life of wine, women, and song begins. Days of revelry leave Chumps with a bit of a backache.

The "Bird Brotherhood" is naturally immersed in the victory of their expansion. They have almost taken control of half of the underground forces in Ko City. Small casinos are raking in money, and Rooney's status has also risen considerably. Some small families even consider it an honor to be associated with such a gangster boss. When a child is born, they even have him baptized by Rooney, making him the godfather, busy whitewashing their identities.

Thus, Mad Dog Rooney's nickname is joined by another, which Saint Hesser finds rather ridiculous: "Wolf King of Ko City." He's no longer called Mad Dog.

The "Bird Brotherhood" has indeed absorbed many new members, and has even smuggled in some American revolvers, a few Browning pistols, and several shotguns. This is what Grod knows about on the surface.

In fact, the "Bird Brotherhood's" weaponry is mostly quite primitive. The members of the gang are a mixed bunch, unconventional.

Most are from their teens to their thirties. Some, like those from the Fire Line Gang, have been annexed and become small bosses. Their leader, someone named Chianda, seems to be only seventeen or eighteen years old. He used to collect protection fees near the Grand Market, but was driven away. Well, before merging into the Brotherhood, it seems they only had seven people.

The Bird Brotherhood has merged with quite a few small gangs. Most of them haven't seen much of the world and are just young punks, talking about brotherly loyalty. Then, the next day, some are found lying in a stinking ditch with no one to claim their bodies. Most haven't received much education, and their families don't care much about them, so they just hang out in society. Most of these people come from the satellite towns on the outskirts of the city.

Mad Dog Rooney is already an upgraded version. Ko City has developed rapidly in recent decades and is a city of immigrants in central Argentina. Therefore, there are many descendants of European immigrants: German, French, Italian, Irish, Spanish, and even some American descendants.

In addition to European descendants, there are also people from Colombia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, Peru, and Chile.

So, although Ko City is not large, there are actually quite a few gangs. Most are insignificant; a few people can be called a gang boss. But after the Bird Brotherhood arrived, everything changed.

The "Bird Brotherhood" is a branch established by people from the United States. They didn't gain much traction in Bu City, but they recruited talents like Mad Dog Rooney, seized the window of opportunity, and directly became the largest organized crime group in Ko City.

Rooney's second-in-command, Benny, is about the same age as Rooney, both in their late twenties. He has a bit of a limp and is extremely cruel. His ruthlessness is what the gang fears most besides Rooney. He not only controls the most combat-effective section but is also the secret executioner.

Traitors and enemies are mostly dealt with by him personally. He controls a pig farm outside Ko City. When Grod learned where the executed people ended up, he almost threw up everything he had eaten that night.

About three months ago, Rooney and his gang, having grown strong, began to develop towards Ko City. They first befriended some small bosses in the suburbs of Ko City, who provided them with food and lodging. The Bird Brotherhood then acted as thugs, helping to oversee underground casinos. Their tentacles also extended to the contracting of municipal engineering projects and suppressing cattle farms.

In the process, they also created some "enemies." Therefore, they imported and bought guns for self-defense. To obtain economic benefits, they also robbed ordinary people and targeted some private factories, engaging in "side jobs" such as kidnapping wealthy people for ransom, rampaging wantonly.

They had it too easy. At that time, there was a power vacuum after the City Guard and the National Defense Forces withdrew. By the time the Ninth Brigade completed its reorganization, they had already formed a relatively combat-effective gang.

"Mad Dog Rooney" and "Limping Benny" cooperated with each other, plus the original team, the small gangs in the city were defeated one after another, annexed, without encountering any difficulties. Even if the lackeys went to jail, they could be bailed out in a few days.

This made the lackeys feel that hanging out with the Bird Brotherhood was not bad. They had food, drink, and alcohol, and they also started their own bars and casinos, developing horizontally, with abundant financial resources.

The original intention of some small gangs was to protect their friends from being bullied by other gangs in Ko City. Following the Bird Brotherhood had benefits, which also made the Bird Brotherhood even more inflated.

It's not surprising that they looked down on Saint Hesser. Originally, people from the Ko City Police Department had tried to "eliminate" them.

Then, the next day, the person in charge had his legs broken when he got off work and spent several months recuperating, severely deterring the pot-bellied people in the Police Department.

Others simply accepted the benefits and became umbrellas and mouthpieces. Yarabraham was one of those they won over.

And Rooney sneered at the Argentine army, truly thinking they were chicken.

"Saint Hesser is vulnerable," Rooney set the tone. Benny also thought there was no problem. Our Bird Brotherhood is full of martial virtue and very strong in combat. Even those Argentine army weaklings are nothing more than that. The Bird Brotherhood has also absorbed many veterans.

Look at this Guerrero, isn't he a retired veteran of the former City Guard? Now he's very sensible.

Grod "revealed" a lot of Saint Hesser's intelligence, leading them to believe that Saint Hesser was definitely a good-for-nothing, and that this operation would be foolproof and easy to accomplish.

At this time, Saint Hesser still didn't know that someone wanted his life for ten thousand dollars. He was just working hard to train, trying to take care of the Bird Brotherhood as soon as possible, then reopen the factory, and then go to school in peace.