Chapter 23 If you don’t say anything shocking, you will never stop until you die.
There are two glass cups on the tea tray. In the boiling hot water, the green tea leaves stretch gracefully, dyeing the whole cup of tea with an emerald color with a unique oriental charm.
Kingpin walked to the office cubicle and quickly changed into a pair of loose casual clothes.
"I'm very sorry that I am not proficient in Eastern tea ceremony and made you laugh!"
"It's good to have it. What kind of bicycle do you want?" Kausi doesn't know much about tea making techniques such as "Phoenix Three Nods" or "Central Investment Method". As for the selection of water temperature and water quality, he doesn't know anything about tea. Even if he added boiling water, he wouldn't be able to taste the lost tea flavor.
Because of this, the "Nuxian Longjing" that Kingpin went to great lengths to smuggle in and was said to be kneaded from a girl's chest was actually last year's old tea (this paragraph is thanks to book friend Baronai for the reminder and revision). Regarding Kausu couldn't understand this anyway. But from an emotional point of view, the poorest quality tea stems from my hometown are much better than the most expensive poop coffee...
Jin didn't pay attention to Kausu's unknown and distant joke. He folded his arms and quietly stared at the rising heat in the cup, lost in thought.
"Kauwus, you mean that Mrs. Gao lived 400 years not because of her special constitution, but because she had other means of extending her life?"
"Yes!" Kausi was studying while holding the teacup, wanting to see what was so special about West Lake Longjing, which was known as the top ten famous teas in his previous life.
"That thing is called a dragon bone. Apart from its less obvious function of extending life, its real function is..."
"resurrection!"
Jin Bing's hands suddenly clenched, and veins could be faintly seen on the backs of his fleshy hands.
"Cauvus, are you kidding? How can there be such a thing in the world..."
"Going back more than five hundred years, before Magellan completed his first round-the-world journey, everyone believed that the earth was flat; four hundred years ago, when Galileo proposed the heliocentric theory, the Vatican regarded him as a heretic; until three hundred years ago, when the wealthy Before Kelanlin flew the kite, people still believed that steam was the most effective power." Kausi said with a smile, "So now, why do you think resurrection is impossible?"
Kingpin was keenly aware that Kausu was suspected of stealing concepts, but he still understood the meaning.
"Never seen" does not mean "doesn't exist". It was as if Kaus had just caught a flame on his finger and lit a cigarette with it.
He was silent and hesitant, but still said those words.
"Although it's hard to believe, but - why do you want to cooperate with me?"
"Actually, it's very simple. There is a Kunlun Mountain in the mysterious east. There is a dragon named 'Shou Lao'. Every once in a while, the dragon will be reborn from nirvana, and the remains left behind are the so-called 'dragon bones'. .”
"Most of the dragon bones were recovered by the people of Kunlun. Only during a rebirth thousands of years ago, the dragon left a dragon bone in a primitive forest, but no one has found it yet."
"The five fingers of the Hand were originally traitors of Kunlun. When they left Kunlun, they originally took away a lot of dragon bones, but as time went by, what they had on their hands was almost used up. So they I think of this complete keel wandering outside."
"And the lost keel..." Cauvus tapped the floor, "It's in Hell's Kitchen!"
Kingpin stood up in shock for the second time. He stared at Kausu in disbelief, "Hell's Kitchen?"
"Yes, right here!"
After all, he was a gangster of a generation. Jin did not confirm the authenticity of the information, nor did he ask why the other party knew such a secret. He just stayed silent for a while, then slowly sat back on the sofa, "Kaus, 豼Now you can tell me your conditions!"
"I want that keel bone!" Kausi quickly replied, "I will give you five keel bones. As for how to use it, that is your own choice."
Kingpin's slender eyes narrowed, and the intimidating momentum and majesty returned to him. He picked up a cigar and skillfully cut off the butt, and said slowly: "Kauus, you can't do business like this. How many dragon bones should there be? I have spent countless manpower and material resources, but in the end the majority will be yours?"
"You should think about your competitor, Boss Jin!"
Kausi said with a smile, "Those guys from the Hand are not easy to deal with!"
"Just call me Wilson, just like I'm calling you Kaowus!" Jin Bing, who was called Boss Jin for the third time, smiled helplessly, "To be honest, I tried my best to consume half or more of them. The Gangs of New York can also take down the Hand from afar, but then I can take them all—maybe I can give you five copies too!"
Gangs of New York vs. The Hand? It may seem unbelievable, but Cowus knew that the Kingpin could definitely do it. Even though Bullseye is dead, he will soon be joined by the more powerful supervillain Carl "The Executioner" Burbank, who is a tough character to deal with.
What's more, Kingpin has been running the New York gang for decades, who knows what kind of power he still hides? At least in the original timeline, a series of famous superheroes such as Daredevil, the Punisher, and Spider-Man were basically at a disadvantage when facing Kingpin, and even the Fantastic Four were unable to do anything against him. It has to be said that as a successful villain, Kingpin's personal charm is no less than that of the purple potato spirit who wants to destroy half of the universe.
But what happened next was completely beyond Kingpin's expectation, and Kaous actually laughed.
"make a deal!"
"What?" Rao Jin had seen countless storms and waves, and couldn't help but be stunned.
After a while, he suddenly woke up and frowned, "Cous, it turns out that your real purpose is to provoke a conflict with my Hand!"
"So, do you want to do it or not?"
Kausi smiled happily. After going through such a big circle, he finally got the Kingpin in. The so-called bargaining is simply a cover, and its only purpose is to make the New York gangsters and the Hand quarrel over the keel, or even fight.
The conspiracy is easy to crack, but this is an upright plan! No matter how cautious Kingpin is, he can only jump in while pinching his nose in this kind of thing!
From the beginning, Kaus had no interest in something as useless as a keel.
Strictly speaking, the resurrection of the dragon bone is actually a false proposition. The dead people need to keep their bodies and organs intact as much as possible. They cannot be beheaded, gutted or turned into meat paste. Then they can be revived with the help of the strong vitality left by the dragon bones to complete the conceptual work of "resurrection".
After systematically studying shamanic knowledge, Kausi fully understands the principle of this "resurrection" - the soul of the deceased has traveled to another dimension, the dragon bones repair and activate the brain cells, and use the memories stored in the cells to "recreate" A brand new soul.
In other words, this method cleverly circumvents the rules of the universe, but it is not a resurrection in the actual sense.
Just like a small boat made of a hundred planks, the planks are replaced because they are broken. When all one hundred planks are replaced, is the boat still the same ship?
Erica, who died once in the main timeline, was resurrected by the dragon bone. The Erica who stood up again was just a new person with the memories of her former host.
Another function of the dragon bone - longevity, is simply a joke to a shaman.
Have you ever heard that a certain patriarch or prophet of the shamanic organization "Ring of the Earth" died of old age? As long as they don't commit suicide like Ner'zhul and become the Lich King, these idle high priests can survive until the end of the world! No, there is nothing they can do about the end of the world. After all, they still have the extremely shameless [Star Boundary Transfer], which can move their bodies into the elemental plane...
It is precisely because the demand at the beginning is completely unequal, coupled with the psychological advantage brought by the double crushing of strength and information, that this second-hand house salesman can compete with a generation of underworld tycoons for negotiation momentum, making the other party's mind shake again and again. The pressure of time makes the other person feel like a helpless new little white flower.
In the final analysis, everything Kaous is doing now is just to help Erica solve the subsequent troubles.
In the original timeline, Erica gave up on assassinating Daredevil, but was killed by Bullseye in a sneak attack. The Hand took the opportunity to steal Erica's body and planned to resurrect it to deal with her master, Stickman.
In other words, at this point in time, the Hand has come to New York and is eyeing Erica.
Kausu didn't have to worry at all about robbing homes and houses in an open and honest manner. But there are always a group of vicious dogs peeking in the dark, and they will cause trouble from time to time, which makes people a little headache.
"After all, you are now my employee. Let's find an opponent for the Hand first..."
So, Cowus threw away the dry bacon of the keel, intending to let Kingpin and the Hand fight dog-eat-dog. As for who wins in the end, “who cares?”
Not to mention that the "weakest Iron Fist in history" Danny Rand is needed to open the keel passage. Even if he really wants to attack the keel, it will only wait until the two of them blow out the brains and get rid of the Iron Fist Orchid, whose head is useless except for muscles. Virtue, in the end, if you just sit back and reap the benefits, wouldn't it cost you countless efforts?
Kausi walked out of the building relaxedly, and suddenly thought of a very important question.
"What am I doing here? After running hard all morning, aren't I going to rob Kingpin of hundreds of thousands of dollars? I forgot such an important thing!"
“What a bastard, Kingpin didn’t even ask me to have lunch!”
"Damn fat guy, he's more stingy than me! Ha--TUI!"