Chapter 149 A New Leader

Half a month later.

The roundtable conference in Bana City concluded. The shares of the local forces, the Chinese Workers' Association, Lao Li's team, and the Chinese district had all been divided.

June 25, 1966.

The Bruna team held a press conference at the Bana City administrative building, officially announcing that the political faction led by Bruna would take over the administrative power here.

The next day, June 26, at a little after nine in the morning, the reorganized Blackwater Legion held a grand swearing-in ceremony and welcomed their new blade holder – Bo Ang. Bernardo.

Regarding the decision of whether or not to let a boy who was just shy of 15 years old assume the position of Supreme Commander of the Blackwater Legion, there was some debate among the various forces.

Some people believed that Bo Ang was too young and simply did not have the ability to hold this position. Doing so would be self-deceiving and would cause dissatisfaction among the administrative faction and the people of Bana City.

But others believed that the Blackwater Legion was originally the private armed force of the Bernardo family, and that the grassroots soldiers cared very much about the purity of the commander's bloodline, so the choice of supreme commander could only be between Bruna and Bo Ang.

Both sides were very insistent on their own views, but in the end, Bruna personally made the decision. She insisted that her younger brother take over the position, claiming that if his ability was not enough, he could be slowly cultivated, and that his young age was not a problem, as the current acting legion commander could assist him in completing the work.

Since the highest leader of the administrative faction had spoken, naturally no one else could say anything.

However, what outsiders didn't know was that Bruna's decision was actually influenced by Su Tianyu. It was he who insisted that Bo Ang could give it a try, so she went along with the trend and stopped dwelling on it.

Why insist on having Bo Ang take the position? Because he and Su Tianyu had several secret conversations, and the latter also felt that although this young man was young and not in good health, his brain was not empty and could be focused on for development.

Moreover, in times of turmoil, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy who has experienced various changes and been cultivated by a large family cannot be considered small. Huo Qubing was granted the title Feng Lang Juxu before he was even twenty, and the young Zhang of the Republican era was a legion commander in his twenties.

In addition, Su Tianyu was very envious of the Blackwater Legion. With Bo Ang in charge, he could better control the development of the troops and personnel adjustments, and it would also be easier to gather leading cadres.

For all the above reasons, Bo Ang was pushed up by a huge force.

...

9:58 a.m.

The central square of Bana City had been placed under martial law. The elite troops of the Blackwater Legion, arranged in four official formations, were holding steel guns and waiting under the scorching sun for their new leader to appear.

Inside the backstage corridor.

Bruna pushed her younger brother in a wheelchair toward the exit of the curtain: "Don't be nervous! Believe me, there is nothing to be afraid of! I'm standing right behind you."

"Creak!"

The wheelchair stopped, and the soldiers on both sides of the exit all saluted.

Behind Bruna, more than thirty men in suits all looked at the frail Bo Ang in front of them.

"I'll push you out in a moment!" Bruna said, glancing at her watch.

"No, Sister!" Bo Ang refused decisively. He held the armrests of the wheelchair with both hands and stood up, his body trembling slightly.

"I can help you...!" Bruna bent down to offer her support.

"No, I can do it myself!" Sweat oozed from Bo Ang's forehead as he stood up with difficulty, bending over to look at his shoes, which were clean and tidy, and his shoelaces were not untied.

Bruna stepped aside and said nothing.

Bo Ang carefully straightened his suit in the dressing mirror backstage, and turned around tremblingly: "...I order you, do not help me later, and do not give me that damn crutch!"

"Yes, Legion Commander!" The person next to him saluted.

Bo Ang stood with difficulty backstage, and after waiting for dozens of seconds, he heard the acting legion commander shout: "Welcome the new leader of the Blackwater Legion, Bo Ang. Bernardo, to give a speech to everyone!!"

"Yes!!"

The neat shouts echoed outside. Bo Ang's face was pale. He walked out, pulling aside the curtain, his thin legs moving with difficulty.

Although he did rehabilitation training every day, his congenital disability would never reach the level of a normal person. He struggled with every step, but he still persevered with his willpower.

His walking posture was very ugly, like a duck, constantly swinging his arms, and his legs trembled from time to time...

The audience was quiet. None of the soldiers laughed at Bo Ang, but looked at him with solemn expressions. Bo Ang ignored the strange gazes outside the restricted area. When he was tired of walking, he paused slightly.

In less than fifty meters, Bo Ang walked for nearly a minute.

Finally, he came to the back of the podium.

"Pa!"

The officers under the stage stood at attention and saluted.

Bo Ang laboriously made a salute gesture, lowered his head and said into the microphone: "From today onwards, I will succeed the Supreme Commander of the Blackwater Legion!! I am a patient with infantile paralysis, but I firmly believe that one day in the future, I can train and eat with you, just like the closest comrades-in-arms, protecting our beautiful Bana River Bank without fear!!"

The audience was silent, and the soldiers stood at ease.

Inside a separate passage in the background, Su Tianyu watched Bo Ang in front of the stage through the crack in the curtain, with a cigarette in his mouth and a calm expression.

Before Bo Ang came to the stage, many of the lower-level soldiers thought that he was a puppet legion commander, and that he might still be wearing diapers. Such a person could not lead the Blackwater Legion.

But from the perspective of the Bernardo family, everyone needed to give him the appropriate respect, after all, he was Tagu's younger brother and Nick's son.

However, what everyone did not expect was that Bo Ang's speech was very passionate, logical, and assertive, which seemed different from what they had imagined.

...

Half an hour later.

The speech ended, and Bo Ang stepped down to applause, but he did not go to Bruna, only entering the separate backstage corridor.

"You spoke very well," Su Tianyu said with a smile.

Bo Ang looked at Su Tianyu respectfully and said softly: "Respected Commander Su, you have brought peace to Bana City. I and my Blackwater Legion will fight for you forever!"

Su Tianyu looked at him helplessly: "Hehe, why do you say that?"

"Oh, Commander Su, I'm not showing my loyalty to you." Bo Ang said softly: "It was the soldiers you brought who ended the war here and restored Bana City to stability. The people here are your followers, including me, so I am willing to call you Godfather...!"

"Fuck!"

Su Tianyu collapsed and replied: "Stop it, these are all the tricks I used before I was twenty!"

"Please believe my sincerity!"

"Bana City will always be your Bana City, and we will always be guests. You don't guard against me, and I won't push my luck, so that our cooperation can last for a long time!" Su Tianyu extended his palm.

"Yes, my respected Godfather!"

"Stop it, stop it!"

The two shook hands, their faces full of smiles!

At this point, the battle for Bana City ended, and the rise of Lao Li's team was unstoppable.