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Chapter 94 Stop Loss
On the other end of the phone.

Inside a meeting room, several well-dressed scoundrels were discussing whether to kill or release them.

They were arguing fiercely at this point, so Song Jie temporarily hung up the phone with the robber leader and waited for the outcome of the discussion.

"That little bastard surnamed Jin made me lose two truckloads of goods! If this continues, I'll be left starving with my men!"

As the saying goes, cutting off someone's financial path is like killing one's parents.

A bald man with a gloomy face said viciously, "Anyone who votes against me today is messing with me. If I can't make it in this business, nobody else will get away with it!"

Of the people present, he was the one who most wanted Jin Pingan to die.

The bald man is the head of the drug cartels in Qianhua City. Because of the information provided by Jin Ping'an, he lost two batches of methamphetamine in the past few months.

"Heh, Crippled Wolf, don't be so sure of yourself. You bunch of bachelors are just desperate criminals, the cops can't find you even if they want to. But we all have legitimate businesses. You're happy now that Jin Ping'an is dead, but we're the ones who'll be investigated."

A portly, round-faced man was smoking a cigar, his words filled with disdain.

"Turkey, are you looking for trouble?! A legitimate business? This is the first time I've ever heard of a casino being considered a legitimate business. You're a redhead yourself, yet you're calling others demons?"

The lame wolf slammed his hand on the table, staring menacingly at the turkey.

His eyes were bloodshot, his upper and lower teeth were slightly separated in his half-open, cracked lips, and thin, silvery teeth were visible. His gaunt hands were covered with bulging veins, making him look just like a mad dog.

It looked as if he was about to draw a cleaver from his waist and bleed the fat guy opposite him.

"Zhang Feng, say less."

Song Jie, who was sitting at the head of the table, spoke first; he was the host of the gathering.

Someone stepped in to mediate, and the two men sneered at each other, but neither was willing to back down.

The feud between Crippled Wolf and Zhang Feng had been brewing for a long time. Back then, Zhang Feng was in charge of the powder business, but because there weren't any good products, he didn't want to develop it further, so the business was like a chicken rib.

But who knew that a few years ago, a hungry wolf came from Nevada.

Lame Wolf, a newcomer with an unstable foundation, wanted to cooperate with Zhang Feng to jointly develop the market in Qianhua City.

But Zhang Feng's casino business was already making a fortune, so there was no need for him to get involved in such high-risk activities.

In addition, he had lost his former vigor and simply refused.

Although this hungry wolf came to escape, he was ruthless and had connections to high-quality goods.

Seeing that Zhang Feng was unwilling to cooperate, Crippled Wolf simply took over the entire business for himself.

Turkey looked down on this cowardly wolf who had been terrified by some damned 'hermit' from Nevada, so he called the hungry wolf "Lame Wolf."

Lame Wolf despised Zhang Feng for being spineless and unsophisticated, so he called Zhang Feng Turkey.

And so, a grudge was formed.

"Arguing won't solve anything. There are five people here, so how about we vote to resolve this?"

A refined-looking man with gold-rimmed glasses standing next to the lame wolf said with a smile.

The two people opposite frowned, but did not object. They turned their gazes to Song Jie.

"That's it."

Under the watchful eyes of the four, Song Jie slowly said, "If you decide to kill Jin Ping'an, then Crippled Wolf, you will receive a certain amount of financial compensation for voting against it. If you don't kill him, then Zhang Feng, you and the others will help Crippled Wolf set up two new transportation routes. How about that?"

Song Jie proposed a method that would not offend either side.

With him acting as a middleman, neither side can easily renege on their debts.

"Alright, as long as we can kill that brat, I'm willing to bleed a little," Crippled Wolf was the first to express his support.

"I object."

Zhang Feng, naturally, couldn't side with the lame wolf, and immediately voted against it.

“I also object.” Another person who was close to Zhang Feng also voted against it.

Because they are a local force in Qianhua City, they are quite hostile towards outsiders like Crippled Wolf, and they will inevitably form a united front at this time.
One vote in favor, two votes against.

The lame wolf turned his gaze to Song Jie.

"What do you mean, Mr. Song?"

Song Jie's face was ashen as he thought of something someone had said to him.

"Being someone's puppet means that one day they'll get tired of you and throw you into the trash heap like junk."

"I support..."

Buzz, buzz.

Before he could finish speaking, Song Jie's other phone rang, interrupting his statement.

"I'm so sorry, I hope I didn't disturb your meeting."

A mocking synthesized voice came from the phone.

The moment Song Jie heard that voice, he felt a chill run down his spine. A cold sensation shot from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head, as if a stark white skeleton was standing behind him, stroking his neck with its icy fingers, about to tear his cervical vertebrae out of his body.

The call came at the exact time of the vote, of all times, and its meaning was quite clear.

Your every move is under my surveillance.

“Mr. Janus…” Song Jie lowered his voice and whispered.

"I've told you so many times, don't add 'Mr.', how come you can't remember?"

The voice on the other end of the phone turned into a child's voice, but the clear and cheerful voice brought Song Jie no joy; instead, it brought him deep fear.

Cold sweat began to pour down Song Jie's forehead and back, quickly soaking his inner lining.

"Remember what I said?"

“I remember…” Song Jie said, forcing himself to suppress his fear.

"Just remember."

After hanging up the phone, Song Jie looked at everyone again, this time with a scrutinizing gaze. Each of these four people could be that person's informant.

But what they were really concerned about wasn't the phone call; they were all waiting for Song Jie to cast his crucial vote.

Although Song Jie didn't finish speaking, it was clear to everyone that he supported it.

Zhang Feng and the others looked at Song Jie with hostility, while Crippled Wolf was already grinning maliciously at Zhang Feng.

"I object."

Another dissenting vote. The lame wolf's sneer froze instantly, then was replaced by shock.

It wasn't Song Jie who voted against it.

It was the man with the gold-rimmed glasses next to the lame wolf.

"Cat's Eye! Are you fucking crazy?!"

The lame wolf looked incredulous as he stared wide-eyed at the former leader of Nevada's darkest underworld.

"You actually sided with an outsider?!" Crippled Wolf grabbed Cat's Eye's shoulder in a fit of rage.

Cat Eyes didn't speak, but simply opened its smiling eyes slightly.

Through the slightly ajar slit, the lame wolf saw the cat's eyes.

The crippled wolf, who had been furious, suddenly lost all his arrogance, and quickly withdrew his hand as if he had been electrocuted.

"Old Wolf, you really need to change your temper. You've wrinkled your shirt." Cat Eyes chuckled, adjusting his glasses and then slowly smoothing out the wrinkles.

He raised a hand and placed it on the lame wolf's shoulder. The lame wolf's body trembled slightly the moment he did so.

The lame wolf stared straight at the table in front of him, but his calves under the table began to tremble.

Why did the lame wolf, a fugitive, suddenly become like a dog?
Although Crippled Wolf was ruthless and had taken several lives, he was still human and had the same joys, sorrows, and fears as any normal person.

Cat's Eye is known as the darkest force in the world-famous Sin City.

Crippled Wolf kills for money, but Cat Eye is a completely cold-blooded madman; for him, taking out hearts and kidneys is just a form of entertainment.

Especially after learning about the Cat's Eye Gang's actions, Crippled Wolf didn't even dare to do business with them; their methods were simply outrageous.

Although Crippled Wolf was afraid of and hated the Hermit, he actually felt a sense of relief when the Hermit was hunting down the Cat's Eye Gang. He was also a desperate criminal who was the Hermit's prey.

“Old Wolf, since you’ve already lost two truckloads of goods and both routes have been blocked by the police, you might as well cut your losses now.”

Cat Eyes smiled and looked at Zhang Feng and the others opposite him: "With the help of Boss Zhang and the others, it won't be difficult to rebuild a new transportation channel. As long as the mole is eliminated and the new channel is made more discreet, your business will be fully restored."

Although Zhang Feng and the others were not familiar with Cat's Eye, they saw that the lame wolf was being suppressed by him like a stray dog, and they knew that this man with gold-rimmed glasses was not someone to be trifled with.

Although it's unclear why he's on my side, he's still on my side.

(End of this chapter)