Anton Brotherhood

Chapter 31 Military

“I’m all right. I didn’t go to see a doctor even if I got injured more badly when I was a soldier, “Hamlin

said smilingly.

‘This is a chivalrous and tough guy,’ Anton praised Hamlin in mind. Then Anton said, “Well, how about

coming to my house and having a talk. Maybe we can be friends.”

“Why not?” Hamlin responded quickly. A taxi was called. They all got into the taxi except Jasper who

was still busy chatting with three girls outside. “Come on, Jasper, we gotta go, “Anton yelled. Hearing

the voice, Jasper had to tear himself away from the girls and went toward the taxi.

“Very good, “Anton jeered. Jasper didn’t know how to explain and just said, “I...”

After chatting in the car, Anton learned that the tall man, Hamlin Jones, and his companion, Jason

Brown, were ex-soldiers and they lived in the same village. After demobilizing from the military, they

didn’t get a job till now because they lack money and interpersonal ties. Recently, Hamlin and Jason

decided to go to J City and tried to find a job, instead of staying at home. Unluckily, three days passed

and they haven’t found a suitable job yet. Hamlin and Jason were depressed and went to the hall for

relaxing today. Today’s trouble was out of their expectation. They both had served in the military, so

they couldn’t ignore the rude behavior of the gangsters.

Both Jasper and Hamlin were straightforward, so they were congenial to each other and talked

anything under the sun. Anton listened to them quietly, while a plan was being made in his mind. The

taxi soon arrived at the Ghost nightclub. They got out of the taxi and walked into the nightclub.

Anton took them into a separate room and asked a guy to handle Hamlin’s wound on the head. In a

moment, a waiter brought the wine. “How long are you going to stay in J City, “Anton said to Hamlin.

Hamlin sighed and said, “We haven’t found a job. The money in our pocket almost runs out. We expect

to find a job to support our families in J City. It seems we have no option but to return home to do some

farm work.”

Jasper said disapprovingly and loudly, “As a man, it’s time to struggle when you are young. Hamlin, you

are like a loser by saying that.”

Hamlin picked up a glass of wine on the table and drank it off. He shook his head and said, “I want to

struggle, but I don't know anyone here. The employers just want to hire local workers, even a server

who waits tables in a restaurant. What should I do? I’ll starve to death if I don't go home and do some

farm work.”

Jasper patted Hamlin’s shoulder to show great sympathy for him. Jasper turned to Anton. Anton knew

what did Jasper mean, and he also intended to have these two men in his family. So Anton said to

Hamlin, “If you don't mind, you can work for me. I need talent like you.”

Hamlin was shocked and said, “You? Be a follower of a student?” Hamlin knew Anton work for Anton

Brotherhood when Anton talked to Issac. Anton Brotherhood seemed to be a big gang. But whatever,

Anton just looked like a student.

Jasper laughed and pointed to Anton, “This is the boss of Anton Brotherhood. It's not easy to be his

follower. Accordingly, the follower will not be an average Joe.”

Hamlin looked at Anton in surprise and said, “You are the boss of Anton Brotherhood? I couldn’t

believe it at all!”

“I really like you. Farming in a village is just a waste of your excellent skills. Although Anton

Brotherhood is a Mafia gang, I really hope you can conquer the world with me. I agree with Jasper. The

man should struggle for what he wants. Try to struggle instead of taking things as they are. Even if you

fail, at least you will not regret it when you are old, because you have done what you could do.” Anton

said.

Hamlin gazed at Anton for a while, speechless with shock. He couldn’t believe that such ambitious

words were from a teenager. Jason, sitting next to Hamlin, suddenly stood up, looked at Anton, and

said, “Bro, you are right. I would like to conquer the world with you.”

Anton nodded with a smile, and then looked at Hamlin. After a while, Hamlin asked, “How much money

could I earn monthly?”

“Not less than this amount, “Jasper laughingly said and showed three fingers.

“€300. Not much. But better than farming. Well, I'll follow you.” Hamlin said loudly after one more

mouthful of wine.

Standing up to shake hands with Hamlin and Jason, Anton said, “Great, I give you a warm welcome on

behalf of Anton Brotherhood. You will get €3000, not €300. Don’t mistake it.”

“€3000?” Hamlin and Jason cried and looked at each other amazedly, which made Anton and Jasper

burst laughter. ‘€3000 a month. We couldn’t earn so much money in a year by farming.’ Hamlin and

Jason thought.

Then, Anton introduced Anton Brotherhood briefly to Hamlin and Jason. Both of them knew more about

Anton Brotherhood. ‘This family was so powerful. No wonder Issac was willing to let us leave when

Anton asked him to do so in the Sunrise nightclub.’ They thought in surprise.

After the introduction, Anton said to Hamlin and Jason, “How much do you know about firearms?”

Hamlin and Jason looked at each other and smiled. Hamlin said, “Well, about firearms, I ranked top in

the whole company.” Jason nodded and said, “It’s true. He knew a lot about firearms.”

Anton was really glad to hear that and said, “I'll show you a few guns later. Please help me check them

out.”

Hearing about guns from Anton, Hamlin was excited, because he had never touched the gun since he

left the military. As a guns lover, he could not wait to see them, rubbing his hands and saying, “Boss,

could you show me the guns now. I can’t wait a moment.” ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

Jasper burst into laughter when he saw Hamlin was so anxious. “Boss Williams, could I take a gun and

show it to Hamlin now?” Jasper said.

Anton nodded. Then Jasper ran fast because he desired to know whether the guns bought from Youth

Gang are qualified. Later, Jasper came back with a gun wrapped in clothes. He opened the clothes and

gave the gun to Hamlin. Hamlin checked and said, “This is AK47, nothing special!”

Jasper hastily asked, “How about the quality of this gun?”

Hamlin checked it out carefully and said, “It's good. As far as I can see, it should be made in Russia.”

Jasper finally set his mind at rest and said to Anton, “Wow, Boss Williams, Youth Gang hasn’t deceived

us.”

Anton shook his head. He didn’t believe that Youth Gang would cheat them with such a trivial matter.

Carl and Jasper have sweated it.At this time, the door was opened. Carl, Albert, and Patrick came in.

Staring at the person (Hamlin) wrapped with gauze on his head, Carl asked, curiously, “Boss Williams,

this is...”

Jasper glanced at Carl, said weirdly, “Brother Carl, knock on the door before coming in next time. I’m

talking with Boss Williams. Did you see that?”

Carl froze in an instant. Then he stretched his wrist and said, “It seems you are unbridled these days.

Come on! Let me give you a lesson.”

Anton interrupted their nonsense, pointed to Hamlin and Jason, and said, “They are Hamlin and Jason,

our new bros. We are family now. Carl, please take more care of them.”

Carl, Albert, and Hamlin shook hands with Hamlin and Jason separately. They soon became buddies

since they had similar ages and the same family. In the evening, Anton held a welcome party for

Hamlin and Jason and invited all people for dinner. Backbone personnel of Anton Brotherhood was

here, except Bruce who was too busy to present.

Since Hamlin and Jason had served in the military, Anton asked them to train brothers in Anton

Brotherhood. Anton realised that the strength of a gang depended on the ability of the leadership, and

the brothers’ ability to fight.

Thus, the playground of the No.1 High School became a training place for Anton Brotherhood. Every

morning, all the members met in the playground. Hamlin and Jason were instructors. They trained

people by using the same ways in the military.

On the first day, more than 500 people stood on the playground excitedly because this was a new

training way for them. Anton, Carl, and other backbone personnel took part in the training too. Only

Bruce and his brothers didn’t attend it because they were busy collecting intelligence. Anton required

Hamlin to train them as strictly as the training in the military. Standing in front of the crowd, Hamlin

yelled, “Count off!” When he found all people have lined up. The people in the first row began to say,

“1, 2, 3, 4...” in order.

After the counting, Hamlin waved his hand and said, “Run Ten laps around the playground first.”

Although the playground was not extremely large, it wasn’t small. A circle had about 250 meters. After

running three laps, Jasper was exhausted. After five laps, half people couldn't run longer. After ten

laps, just nearly a hundred people could still stand, including Anton, Carl, and Patrick.

Seeing these weak people, Hamlin shook his head and yelled, “If you can’t finish ten laps, do a

hundred push-ups.” Then wails could be heard. “The rest of the people do a hundred push-ups too,

“Hamlin said. Next was queue practice. When the morning passed, everyone was so tired that they lay

on the ground. Jasper said to Anton, “This is a ‘devil training’. “Anton said smilingly, “I think this way is

great. Only strict training can make the brothers strong.”

After that, Hamlin and Jason's training became more rigorous and the means became increasingly

rude. They copied the training ways of the military completely. Those who couldn’t finish training

suffered thrashing and scolding. Anton has required all people, including himself, must follow Hamlin

and Jason’s training order in advance. All people hated and fared them. Therefore, they were jokingly

regarded as the ‘Devil Group’.

No more than three days, the busy man, Bruce, came back. He brought a piece of information about

the whole five forces the south of J City. Galvin Moore was supported by Brotherhood and he had more

than ten nightclubs, as well as about 350 followers. Joseph Jones and his brothers were supported by

Youth Gang. Since Youth Gang and Anton Brotherhood allied, they were out of the attack list. James

Masson was supported by Tiger Gang. He had eight nightclubs and about 300 followers. Hanna Taylor

and Issac Davis didn’t get support from any big family, but they maintain a good relationship with some

small and medium-sized families. All force of them was far weak than any other three forces...

Anton scanned the information and said to Bruce, “Bruce, inform all people to attend the meeting in the

school.” Bruce nodded and left.

In the teaching building of No. 1 High School.

All people were called to the painting room on the third floor. It's quiet and spacious. After reading the

information, people raised their opinions freely. Jasper advised attacking Galvin Moore firstly. He

thought that if the strongest family was beaten, settling other families would be a piece of cake. Carl

suggested that James Masson should be our first task to attack because he had a really bad

interpersonal relationship. Bruce believed that they should attack two weaker families, and then focus

on the strong ones. After listening to everyone's views, Anton meditated and rehearsed all suggests

fast in his mind.

After half an hour, Anton finally said, “We... will attack James first.”

Everyone was dumbfounded by his words. Although James wasn’t the strongest force among the five

forces, he was backed by the most powerful gang, Tiger Gang. “Boss Williams, attacking James was

just nonsense, “Carl said. Others nodded and said, “Yeah, Boss Williams, James is supported by the

Tiger Gang.”

Anton laughed and said, “On the one hand, Carl just said that James was unpopular. On the other

hand, his back was Tiger Gang.” Everyone was looking at Anton with doubts. “How strong the Tiger

Gang is, it's an outside force after all. It swaggered as soon as it came to J City. Many Mafia families

have already disgusted it. However, other families haven’t allied and attack it because of conflicts

between the families. So the Tiger Gang is still being aggressive today. James kissed up Tiger Gang in

secret so as to expand his family. If the other families know it, no one will help him. In a word, he

should be our first attack goal.” Anton added.

Albert suddenly understood and said, “I see. Actually, we will cause dissatisfaction from the other four

families if we attack one of five forces, except James. If we attack James, the other four families will not

suspect our purpose and even help us to attack James. Haw-haw!”

At that time, everyone understood and thought that attacking James firstly is a great idea.

Now people didn't know James made a secret deal with the Tiger Gang. We must make them know it.

Let all your brothers spread the news about collusion between James and the Tiger Gang and their

intention to control all Mafia in the city,

Everyone agreed. Then Anton said to Hamlin and Jason, “You continue to train the brothers in the

morning. We will show our force whenever we get the chance. What’s more, pick up 40 brothers who

are good at gun shooting and train their shooting skills in the afternoon!”

Hamlin and Jason nodded and said, “No problem.”

Bruce had never met Hamlin and Jason before, so he asked, “Boss Williams, Who are they?”

Anton smiled and introduced Hamlin and Jason to Bruce. Then Hamlin knew that Bruce had been in

charge of the Ghost from Anton. He said laughingly, “Since you aremanaging the Ghost, the brothers in

it should be well-trained. In the military, the scouts are vital, and they can become deadly killers at

critical times.”

Bruce was surprised and asked, “Become killers?”

“That's right. When scouts have a great opportunity, they may have the ability to kill key enemy

personnel with one or more people together!” Jason said.

Anton, thought about it for a while, and then said to Hamlin, “Do you know methods of training scouts?”

Hamlin shook his head and said laughingly, “I don’t know. But he knew the methods.” Pointing at

Jason, Hamlin added, “He was a scout. Haw-haw.”