touchnovel Chapter 1909 - 458: Determined to Win, Utter Defeat
Chapter 1909 - 458: Determined to Win, Utter Defeat
Furthermore, he was well-equipped, commanding absolute authority in this area, his influence spreading far and wide. Some have asserted that he must have mysterious forces backing him, otherwise he couldn’t have amassed such formidable power in such a short time.
"Lord Hei, this batch of goods is different from before. You know how strictly the Mainland is cracking down. My friend couldn’t make it out, so I had to help him out. The purity is definitely much higher than previous batches. This is a new product and will surely be very popular."
The small room was crowded with people, standing in a standoff.
The man in the main seat on the left was burly, his upper body covered with ghastly tattoos beneath a tight vest. He was smoking a pipe, and upon hearing this, he lazily exhaled a ring of smoke, glancing sideways at the man sitting opposite him.
"Weren’t you, Ten Thousand Skeletons, someone who didn’t touch this stuff? What, have you changed professions?"
"I was forced into it too. Firstly, to help a friend, and secondly, I’m really short on cash...."
Ten Thousand Skeletons spoke with a tone of helplessness.
"Alright then, let me see the goods first. If the quality is good, everything can be negotiated...."
"Ah, I knew Lord Hei is a straightforward person...." Ten Thousand Skeletons hurriedly took out the goods and handed them to Black Scorpion with both hands.
The dark-faced man standing behind Black Scorpion immediately took it, opened it, and pinched some between his fingers. He put it to his nose, took a deep sniff, and showed a very intoxicated expression.
He shook his head slightly, his face twisted for a moment. Leaning close to Black Scorpion’s ear, he whispered something, and Black Scorpion raised an eyebrow and personally tried it out.
His face showed some delight: "It’s indeed not bad."
He looked up at the man opposite: "How much is there?"
Ten Thousand Skeletons held out his fingers to indicate a number. Black Scorpion exclaimed: "Two hundred?"
Ten Thousand Skeletons shook his fingers: "It’s twenty thousand."
Black Scorpion’s eyes suddenly narrowed. He knocked his pipe, slowly leaning back into his chair. The person behind immediately drew a gun, aiming it at Ten Thousand Skeleton’s head, while Miao Sanjie, standing behind Ten Thousand Skeletons, secretly gripped the curved knife at her waist.
Ten Thousand Skeletons remained calm, "Lord Hei, are you planning to double-cross us?"
"Do you take me, Black Scorpion, for a fool? Such a large transaction... could you be with the police...."
"Hmph, if you don’t believe me, fine. I’ll just go find Golden Leopard, who I’m sure needs this batch more than Lord Hei."
Golden Leopard is also a big local drug lord but has always been suppressed by Black Scorpion. If he gets this batch, he could surely rise up.
Ten Thousand Skeletons turned to leave.
"Wait."
Black Scorpion called out to stop him, and someone blocked the door.
Ten Thousand Skeletons turned coldly: "Since Lord Hei doesn’t believe me, why bother?"
"That friend of yours, can you introduce me to him?"
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The newcomer was tall, wearing a half-used, half-new outfit, his head drooping, appearing reticent and dull.
"Let me introduce you, Lord Hei. This is my friend, Yan San’er. He’s not much of a talker, always tinkering with those things, a bit shy with strangers. Please don’t mind him, Lord Hei."
"San’er, this is Lord Hei. Go on, say hello." Ten Thousand Skeletons tugged his sleeve, reminding him.
The man kept his head down, softly muttering, "Lord Hei...." His voice was barely audible.
"Lift your head."
The man clenched the seam of his pants with his fingers, looking somewhat nervous.
"Didn’t you hear Lord Hei asking you to lift your head?" The man behind Black Scorpion shouted.
Yan San’er instinctively shrank his shoulders, looking a bit scared.
"Don’t be afraid, I won’t eat you." Black Scorpion said in what he thought was a gentle voice, not realizing how much he sounded like the big bad wolf luring Little Red Riding Hood.
Yan San’er slowly raised his head, and the room was suddenly filled with the sound of gasps.
It wasn’t due to his handsomeness, but out of sheer fright.
The face was terrifying, like it had been splashed with acid, uneven, with skin and flesh fused together, not a single intact patch, the kind that would give you nightmares if you saw it at night, except for a pair of eyes, calm and restrained, occasionally flashing with a faint light that those frightened by the skin hadn’t noticed.
Yan San’er seemed scared by such a gaze and quickly dropped his head.
Ten Thousand Skeletons hurried to explain: "He had an accident while experimenting. His originally handsome face got ruined like this, scared you, Lord Hei. San’er, why don’t you apologize?"
Yan San’er kept his head lowered, not speaking.
Ten Thousand Skeletons angrily glared at him: "San’er, quickly apologize to Lord Hei."
"No need." Black Scorpion waved his hand: "Such a pity about that face."
Black Scorpion smiled: "Young man, did you make those things yourself?"
"Yes."
"Good, good, someone with your talent shouldn’t be wasted. How about coming to work for me from now on? I’ll ensure you enjoy endless wealth and prosperity."
"This... Lord Hei, you’ve met him, and about the batch...."
"Easily arranged, easily arranged, I’ll give you a bit more profit on the original basis. Here’s a deposit, take it first, and we’ll settle the rest when the goods are delivered."
The subordinate of Black Scorpion took out a box, opened it, and pushed it in front of Ten Thousand Skeletons, filled to the brim with banknotes.
This is just the deposit.
Ten Thousand Skeletons’ eyes were fixated on the money, staring intently and saying, "Thank you, Lord Hei... Thank you, Lord Hei..."
"But I have one condition."
"Please go ahead, Lord Hei."
"I want this person." Black Scorpion raised his hand and pointed at the man with his head down in silence, smiling confidently.
Ten Thousand Skeletons quickly waved his hand, "Lord Hei, that’s impossible, he... he..."
He’s my cash cow, if you’re going to take him away, what am I going to do?
The unspoken words expressed this meaning.
Black Scorpion smiled slyly, "Won’t agree?"
The sound of bullets loading sounded in unison, countless gun barrels aimed at the heads of the two.
This was outright robbery.
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"Lord Hei asked me to accompany you to retrieve things, quickly get what you need, so we can return to report to Lord Hei together."
Yan San’er pushed the door open and entered the room, where Ten Thousand Skeletons was already waiting, and upon seeing him come in, raised his thumb with a smile.
Great acting skills, even the cautious and shrewd Black Scorpion was deceived.
The man who was silent and timid in front of Black Scorpion changed completely upon closing the door, despite having a terrifyingly ugly face, he carried himself with noble and domineering presence, his tall and upright physique was more perfect than a supermodel, captivating all eyes.
Under the man’s ugly face, his eyes were deep and dark, like a black pool, unfathomable and mysterious.
"Don’t forget the next plan." His voice was magnetic and low, so pleasant it was ear-pregnant.
Ten Thousand Skeletons raised his eyebrows slightly, "Rest assured."
The man lifted the lone black luggage bag and said indifferently, "Black Scorpion is deeply calculating, we must be careful, I’ll have people inside cooperating with you, move when you receive my signal."
"OK, but you must stay safe, you know Black Scorpion is deviously clever, not easy to deal with."
The man curled his lips coldly, his ugly face couldn’t hide the stunning smile.
"That’s not something you need to worry about, just take care of yourself first."
With those words, he picked up the bag and turned to leave.
As he opened the door, the voice of Ten Thousand Skeletons came from behind, "It’s dangerous this time, although we are not of the same way, we’ve undergone life and death together, I wish you a safe journey."
"Thank you."
He opened the door and left without looking back.
Ten Thousand Skeletons looked down and smiled, still as indifferent as ever.
He didn’t know what this man ultimately wanted to do, but he was looking forward to it, life had been dull for too long, isn’t this quite interesting now?
As for going legit, he didn’t care anymore, but if he could live a brighter life, he had no objections.
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"Look at this purity, indeed it’s good, the highest we’ve ever seen. Having a great sword is not as good as having a good swordsmith. As long as we have this person, won’t we have good merchandise? The master has always thought I’m incompetent, now with this person, the master will definitely look at me differently."
"Lord Hei, shouldn’t we investigate a bit further, after all we know nothing about this person’s background..."
"Leave the investigation to you, last time with A Fa’s affair, the master was dissatisfied with me, the master sent Hos here, clearly wanting to divide my power, I must quickly regain the master’s trust..."
"Then Lord Hei... how do you plan to proceed?"
"Take the people and the goods, go meet the master, such talent must not go to waste."
Black Scorpion rubbed the powder in his hand, a determined look flashing in his eyes.
"But..."
"No buts, Hos wants to compete with me, he should first see if he’s qualified, I’ll make him lose completely."
"Lord Hei, the people have arrived." The voice of a subordinate reported from outside the door.
Black Scorpion immediately sat upright, "Bring them in."
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A small boat silently headed towards the sea, amidst the vast ocean, a solitary sail, beneath the blue sky.
The man stood at the prow, the wind lifting the corners of his clothes, his deep gaze pierced the sea, gazing at the horizon.
In the depths of his black eyes, a flash of longing occasionally passed.
Yun Ya, I’m coming.