Chapter 417 - 416: Lure the Trouble East?
Yusuf Zuck was also a crafty person, possessing a heart as intricate as his demeanor. When the old master of the Petty Family and his two sons were laughing heartily, Zuck laughed along with them.
"The old master’s enemy wouldn’t happen to be the Meskill Family, would it?" Zuck asked with a smile.
"It is the Meskill Family!" The old master of the Petty Family laughed heartily. The Meskill Family had suffered such a great loss at the hands of Zuck, and they were almost crazily happy about it. At the same time, the old master felt that his previous wise decision was correct, making an alliance with Zuck was all benefit and no harm.
"Hmm, now can we talk about what’s going on?" Zuck said with a wistful smile.
"I can tell you now," the old master nodded, also taking a gentle sip of tea, "My Petty Family and the Meskill Family were once close. My father and the father of Gatlin Meskill—the current old master of the Meskill Family—drank chicken blood wine together, kneeling to the ground.
"Sworn brothers," Zuck inhaled sharply.
"Yes, that’s right," the old master sighed, "But then the country was established, and at that time the Meskill Family helped many of the old comrades, so they began to secretly position their pieces, meddling in personnel matters."
"You must also know of my father. He couldn’t stand any unsavory dealings, and because he was sworn brothers with Gatlin’s father, he went to confront them directly. The two brothers could talk about anything, and father didn’t agree with the way the Meskill Family was conducting things."