"Yes, I understand," McMurdo replied.

"In this case, no matter what the circumstances, will you accept my instructions to you, leader?"

"Yes, I accept."

"Okay, now on behalf of this association - Vermissa Branch 341, I would like to welcome you to join. You will have the privileges of membership and discuss with us. Brother Scanlon, please put the wine on the table, and we will celebrate this

Cheers to your awesome brother!"

McMurdo got his coat back, but before he put it on, he checked his right arm. There was still a sharp pain there. There was a circle branded on his forearm, and there was a triangle inside the circle. The color was dark.

It was red, so he should have used a soldering iron. The people around him rolled up their sleeves to show him that they also had this mark.

"Everyone has this," one of them said. "Of course not everyone behaves as well as you do."

"What the hell." McMurdo laughed. But the pain in his right arm was still unbearable.

After the initiation ceremony was over and the wine was drunk, everyone began to discuss the affairs of the meeting. McMurdo had long been accustomed to the lifeless situation in Chicago, but when he listened to their discussion here, the more carefully he listened, the more frightened he felt

.

“First thing on the agenda today,” McGinty said, was a letter from Wendell, leader of Merton County Chapter 249, which stated:

Dear Mr:

We must get rid of the mine owner of the Ray and Stermash coal mine in our neighboring district. His name is Andrew Ray. Don't forget that you had a fight with the police last fall. We sent two brothers over as thugs. So this time you

Also send two good people over. Higgins, our branch treasurer, will receive you. You know where he lives, and Higgins will tell them the time and place.

Yours faithfully, J.W. Wendell

"Every time we ask them for help, he always agrees, so we have no reason not to agree to him." McGinty paused, glanced around with sinister eyes and asked: "Who has volunteered to sign up?

?"

Some young people raised their hands high, and McGinty smiled with satisfaction. "Very good, Tiger Cormac. As long as you can reach the level last time, there is nothing wrong this time. What about you, Wilson?"

"But I don't have a gun." The kid was a teenager.

"This is your first time, right? It's okay, you will get experience sooner or later. This is not a bad start. As for the pistol, it is there waiting for you. I am not wrong. If you

Go report on Monday, you have plenty of time, and when you return in triumph, we will warmly welcome you here!"

"Do you have any money?" Cormac asked. He was strong, dark-faced and very ugly. Because he was fierce and cruel, people called him Tiger.

"Remuneration is nothing, it's about reputation. But after you finish your work, you still get some small money."

"What did the mine owner do wrong?" asked the childish Wilson.

"You don't have to worry about whether he has done anything wrong. Anyway, they have already decided that it is none of our business. We just go and kill him, and they will do the same for us. Speaking of which, next week there will be a branch meeting

Two brothers will come and help us."

"Which two are they?" someone asked.

"Shut up. If you know less, you can still be a witness and there won't be any trouble. But they should be very clean in their work."

"Ah, that's right!" Ted Baldwin exclaimed, "Some things need to be settled. Last week, three of our brothers were fired by the foreman named Blake. He should be given a taste of the pain.

He should have suffered a long time ago."

"What's the trouble?" McMurdo asked the person next to him in a low voice. "A big bullet!" The man laughed and said loudly: "That's a good idea, brother!"

McMurdo is now completely a member of this group of villains, and his soul has long been ruined with them.

"That's great!" said McMurdo, "that's where the young hero comes in!"

Everyone around him who heard what he said praised him.

"What's wrong?" the leader at the other end of the table asked.

"Well, sir, our new guy likes the way we do things."

McMurdo immediately stood up and said: "Your Highness, as long as you have use of me, I will definitely regard it as my greatest honor!"

Everyone cheered this sentence as if they were seeing a beautiful sunrise. But for some more senior people, this was going too fast.

"So be it!" said an old man with a gray beard who looked like a vulture. He was sitting next to McGinty and was Secretary Haraway. He said: "Brother McMurdo, you should wait a little longer.

The chapter would love to use you!"

"Yes, that's what I think, and I will obey your orders!" McMurdo replied.

"Brother, it's very soon. It will be your turn soon." The leader said, "Now we all know that you are a hard-working person, and we also believe that you will do a good job. There is a small thing tonight. You

Totally helpful.”

"It doesn't matter, I'm willing to wait for a more important opportunity." "In any case, you can go tonight, so that you can better understand our team's proposition. I will announce this proposition in the future, and at the same time..."

McGinty glanced at the schedule and said, "There are a few things to talk about. First, the treasurer must report on the financial status of our bank; the widow of Jim Canaway needs to receive a pension. This brother was killed in the line of duty.

, we need to take good care of his widow."

"Jim went to assassinate a man named Chester Wilcox who lived in Maricolick last month, but he was killed by Chester Wilcox instead." The person next to McMurdo said.

He said this.

"There is still a lot of money left," the treasurer reported, flipping through the bank book. "The shops have been generous recently. The 500 yuan paid by Max Linde Company has not been touched. I will refund the 100 yuan from the Volker Brothers on my own initiative.

They asked them to bring 500 yuan. If there is no response on Wednesday, their winches and transmissions will break down! Last year, we burned down their crushers, and they finally

You must be smarter. Oh, the annual contribution from the Western Coal Company has been handed over, and we can handle any debt now."

"How about Archie Swindon?" asked one of the brothers.

"Ah, he has sold his property and fled away. This old immortal also left us a note, saying that he would rather be a free pauper in New York than a rich man under evil forces. Humph,

If he had not run away when the note was received, he would never have appeared in this valley again."

At this time, a clean-shaven old man with a kind face and thick eyebrows stood up from the other end of the table.

He asked: "Excuse me, Mr. Treasurer, whose hands are the minerals of the man we drove away now?"

"Oh, it's Brother Morris. His family property was bought by the state and Merton County railroad companies."

"Who owned the Todman and Lee mine last year?" "It's still this company."

"Recently sold are the Manson Iron Mine, Schumann Iron Mine, Atzhund Iron Mine and Vandel Iron Mine. Who bought these?"

"They are all from the mining company in West Gilmerton."

"What do you mean, Brother Morris?" McGinty asked, "They can't take this mineral away anyway, so what does it matter who buys it?"

"Dear leader, although I admire you very much, I think the relationship is still very important. You see, this transfer process has been going on for 10 years now. Gradually, the small capitalists have been driven away by us. Look at now,

Whether it is the railroad company or the coal mining company, these large companies have taken their place. These large companies have their own directors in New York and Philadelphia, and they are not afraid of our threats at all. Even if we can drive away the local directors they sent

Foreman, it’s not interesting, it’s just that we have replaced someone to manage it, but we ourselves are in danger. Small capitalists have no money and no ability. As long as we don’t go too far, they can tolerate it and can continue to stay. But if the big capitalists

If the company feels that we are in the way, they will not be polite and will not hesitate to spend money to attack us and sue us in court."

This not-so-pleasant language made everyone stop talking, with a look of frustration on their faces. They used to show off their power and did not know what failure was, so they never considered what would happen to them. Even the most popular among the fraternity

Even those who have no scruples feel bored when they hear Morris's prediction.

"Everyone, please listen to my advice!" Morris added, "In the future, we should be a little more tolerant to the small capitalists. If one day they all pack up and leave, then the strength of our branch will be affected."

Good advice always irritates the ears. As soon as Morris sat down after speaking, he heard someone shouting and swearing, while McGinty stood up with a frown on his face and looked unhappy.

"Brother Morris," McGinty said, "you always talk about these unlucky things, but as long as the brothers in our branch are united, we are invincible in the entire United States. Right? You can compete with people in court. This kind of thing

Don't we do it all the time? I guess if the big companies find it's easier to just pay the bills like the small companies do than to fight us. Well, that's it for now, guys." McGinn.

Dee took off his flat cap and the strap.

"Today's meeting is over. There is one last little thing to discuss before the meeting ends. Now let's drink and have fun!"

Human nature is really a strange and complicated thing. These murderous villains have destroyed countless happy families. They watched other people's wives cry and saw young children losing their fathers. They never frowned. But when they

Hearing the light and gentle music, you will also shed tears because of being moved. McMurdo is born to be an excellent tenor. If he has not completely entered the hearts of his fraternity friends before, then when he sings "

When I sat on the fence, Mary" and "on both sides of the Aram River", these people were so moved that they could no longer restrain their love for him.

On his first day of joining the association, this newcomer has become the most beloved member of the brothers, which means that he will soon be promoted to the top. Then, he will truly become an admirable member of the Freemen's Association.

, in addition to the friendship of brothers, he must possess other qualities. But before the night was over, everyone was already saying that McMurdo was impeccable in the performance of these qualities. After several rounds of drinking

, the people had been staggering about, their eyes dim, when McGinty stood up and began to talk to them again.

"Brothers!" said the leader, "there is a man in town who must be eliminated. You all know that he must be punished. This man is James Stenger of the Herald. You should all know it.

Is he barking at us again?"

At this time, there was a burst of agreement in the room, some were cursing, some were swearing. The leader took out a newspaper from his vest pocket and read: Order and Law! This title was added by Stenger.

Terrorist forces occurring in coal and iron mining areas

Since the first assassination incident, it has been shown that there are criminal organizations in our area. It has been 12 years now. From that day on, such atrocities have never stopped. Now they have become more and more wanton, and they even let us in

In the civilized world, we have suffered such humiliation! When our country welcomed all kinds of immigrants who fled from various European dictatorships, how could we know that such a structure would be left behind? They actually bullied the benefactors who took them in and committed many unjust acts.

, spreading terror everywhere, not caring about the law at all, actually doing this kind of thing under the sacred Stars and Stripes. The fear in our hearts is like being in the most decadent Eastern Empire. Everyone knows the lives of these people, this

How long are we going to endure this evil organization? We have been like this for a long time...
To be continued...