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Rising to Fame: Chapter 249 Leo: "Sigh, being handsome makes it easy for girls to have their eyes on you..."

Under normal circumstances, the transaction is considered largely complete at this stage.

But Leo was still a little worried and asked, "Is your partner reliable? Won't he swindle my goods and not pay me?"

After all, these are goods worth forty million euros; who wouldn't be envious?

The priest pondered for a moment, then slowly shook his head: "Don't worry, whether it's one meal a day or every meal a day, anyone with a brain knows the choice. Besides... if you can easily transport goods to various cities, you can easily take their heads as well. Everyone is quite content to earn a few million or even tens of millions."

If there are any fools who don't know their place, you don't even need to lift a finger; we'll unite and eliminate these scoundrels who are preventing everyone from making money.

Hearing this promise, Leo nodded in satisfaction.

As their shared interests deepen, these distributors will soon become his fervent supporters, spontaneously turning against anyone who dares to oppose him.

“That’s settled then.” Leo turned around and called to his friends, then looked back at the priest. “I know you’re not in the mood for chatting right now, so we’ll leave first. You can move the goods away as soon as possible.”

The priest nodded: "Yes, the members of the Ibarra family are all ready to go. They will come and transport the goods away in one go as soon as I give them a signal."

"Good efficiency~ See you next time, Father."

Leo waved to the priest and Diego, who had remained silent behind him, and strode toward the armored car of the thugs parked in a corner of the warehouse.

Immediately afterwards, two armored vehicles and a modified motorcycle drove out of the warehouse and sped away.

After they left, the priest immediately closed the storeroom door and sent a signal to the family members to gather.

After waiting another two minutes and confirming that everything was normal, the seasoned priest finally breathed a sigh of relief: "It's alright. L's arrangements are still so reliable. Such a large-scale smuggling operation didn't attract the attention of the big companies."

He picked up the wine bottle again, poured two glasses of wine, and handed one to his nephew, saying, "Try it, it's a good wine that costs 500 euros a glass, don't waste it."

Diego took the glass blankly and took a sip.

Well... the taste was definitely good, but it didn't feel as stimulating as the cocktails in a bar.

Seeing his expression, the priest knew his good intentions had been completely wasted. He was like a cow chewing on a peony—completely oblivious to the beauty around him…

“See, Diego?” He strolled in front of the mountain of liquor crates, a glass in hand. “One right choice can change a life. I’ve been a middleman for so many years, and I’ve never actually made as much money as I have from these two deals.”

Diego followed closely behind the old man, silently calculating the theoretical profit of this transaction in his mind.

The staggering number made him gasp for breath, and he suddenly felt the wine glass in his hand become much heavier, the liquid swirling and filled with an intoxicating aroma.

He took another sip and immediately overturned his previous thought—this drink was so delicious, all the other stuff sold in bars was garbage!

The priest walked around the wine chest again and again, then suddenly stopped and said to his simple-minded nephew, "I originally wanted you to keep in touch with L and maintain your relationship. But now it seems that your knowledge and emotional intelligence are still a bit immature, and you're not qualified yet."

Diego lowered his head in shame, not daring to make a fuss.

"Just go and associate with Jack. He's a very generous guy, and you two should get along well. It's simple: if he goes to the Wild Wolf Bar, you go to the Wild Wolf Bar too. If he goes to the Next Life Bar, you go to the Next Life Bar too. Drink and chat with him a lot, and you'll be familiar with him quickly."

"I'll handle things with the Wells family. I've known Guadalupe for a long time; she was incredibly capable when she was young."

After decades of dedication to the front lines, his career has finally entered a period of rapid development. The priest felt full of energy and couldn't wait to fly to the Vatican.

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On the other side, the Immortal Squad's channel was also filled with laughter and joy.

"Leo: You easily made 40 million. Come to my house for a dinner later, and I'll share the profits with you all!"

"Sasha: Captain! I'm going to make a special yogurt fruit salad, it'll taste amazing!"

V: Leo is tired today, how about we have dinner together again tomorrow?

Leo: I'm not tired! I'm full of energy!

V: You're tired! I can tell!

Vera: Stop arguing, focus on driving. V, you've rear-ended me several times in just a short while…

"Jack: It was definitely the right decision to have an extra car, otherwise V would have been in a car accident long ago."

"V: You drive over the line and always go into the oncoming lane, and you still have the nerve to talk back to me?"

The team channel was noisy, but it made Leo feel inexplicably relaxed.

Unlike struggling alone in Gotham, returning to Night City felt like returning to his home turf.

With the immortality team here and reliable family and friends, he finally doesn't have to do everything himself.

Back at the upscale apartment in the canyon area, as soon as the elevator doors opened, a… no, a cat blocked their way.

"Meow--"

It arched its body, lowered its tail, and hissed at Leo.

But after hissing twice, the hairless cat suddenly paused, sniffed his trouser leg, and then relaxed and started purring.

"This is the little one. It's very smart and can understand a lot of words."

V crouched down, picked up the cat, petted it a couple of times, and then tucked it into Leo's arms.

Leo hesitated for a moment, then tried to scratch its chin. To his surprise, it tilted its head back in enjoyment, clearly wanting him to continue scratching it.

"This cat is quite bold; it's not afraid of strangers at all."

"No, it took me two days to get used to it. It's not afraid of you, probably because your scent is everywhere in this room."

Vera reached out and gently stroked the hairless cat's body, making it purr even louder.

The group paused briefly at the door before entering the living room together.

V, who originally wanted to postpone the dinner to tomorrow, saw that it was impossible, so she urged Vera to come and help make dinner now.

Two women went into the kitchen, while two men and a cat sat on the sofa.

Jack took the initiative to speak and report on the week's events:

In addition to receiving a full-scale buff, the Immortal Squad also took on two smaller missions: one was to rescue people from the Cleaners, and the other was to destroy the Vortex Gang's drug production site.

Needless to say, the result was a perfect completion. With the team's current combat capabilities, this kind of mission, which does not involve large companies, is as easy as taking out the trash.

Leo inquired about some mission details, listening purely for amusement.

The two were chatting enthusiastically when the elevator doors suddenly dinged and opened again.

Sasha has arrived.

She wore a pink strapless dress today, and she looked even more beautiful than the flowers.

Welcome back, Leo!

She rushed up and gave Leo a big hug, her two slender but not weak arms tightly wrapped around his waist, very warmly.

"Long time no see, your hacking base station—"

Leo lowered his head, about to exchange a few pleasantries, when he saw Sasha suddenly tiptoe and peck him on the cheek with lightning speed.

"I'm going to help with the cooking now; I've prepared a secret recipe!"

Sasha successfully "ambushed" the kitchen and dashed in.

Leo was stunned for a moment, then belatedly realized that he had been kissed without permission.

Sigh, being handsome makes it easy for girls to have their eyes on you...

Rising to Fame: Chapter 250 Vivian's Advance!

After admiring himself for a while, Leo suddenly realized that Sasha's bold behavior had not been kept secret from the audience, and this was a flaw!

His gaze immediately locked onto Jack, who was not far away.

This time, Jack didn't play dumb; instead, he gave him a thumbs-up to show his respect. But beneath that respect, he silently muttered, "Good luck to you."

After saying that, he stretched out his finger and pointed to his cheek.

Leo was taken aback, but quickly realized what was happening and hurriedly ran into the bathroom.

Looking in the mirror…

Sure enough, Sasha's light-colored lipstick left faint hickeys on his face. If V saw this, someone would be subjected to domestic violence tonight.

He quickly turned on the tap and washed his face several times with the cool water to erase any traces of the crime.

Leo checked himself repeatedly in the mirror, and only after he could not see any traces did he pretend to return to the living room as if nothing had happened.

He had only been gone for a few minutes when he discovered that the dining table had already been set.

Dozens of plates of ingredients are piled up around a huge four-compartment hot pot, which is quite a sight.

When V saw him return, she proudly put her hands on her hips and said, "I saw this pot when I went to the Chinese supermarket. I thought you would like it, so I bought one. We didn't prepare anything in advance for this gathering, so we'll just have hot pot."

Looking at the table full of various meats and fish balls, Leo felt she was being too modest: "It's already good enough. Are these the fish balls from last time?"

V knew he was referring to the extinct species gift set and nodded in agreement: "That's right, we ate some, and we left some for you. They're all handmade fish balls that I made myself, and they taste pretty good."

Upon hearing this, Leo's stomach immediately began to rumble loudly.

With such delicious food before you, nothing more needs to be said!

He quickly prepared a bowl of sesame paste for himself, and before the pot even boiled, he added ingredients such as crab sticks and lobster balls.

Everyone started eating, putting their favorite ingredients into the different spiciness levels.

The meal was very enjoyable, and everyone worked up a good sweat.

Even the little one ate until his belly was round and he was rolling on the floor, unable to move.

Midway through, Jack tried to show off by putting the vegetables in the spiciest compartment and dipping them in Mexican hot sauce, which almost killed him.

Thanks to the sweet milk that V had prepared in advance, the Immortal Squad avoided non-combat casualties.

After the main meal, dessert was Sasha's secret recipe yogurt and fruit salad.

The essence of this dessert is frozen yogurt that has been completely frozen and sliced ​​thinly, mixed with room temperature yogurt, giving the salad a unique and refreshing taste.

The unanimous praise greatly boosted the pastry chef's confidence.

Sasha announced that she will continue to improve fruit-based desserts.

After the heat and spiciness of the hot pot subsided, Leo sipped his tea and announced that it was time to divide the profits: "This time the payment is nearly 40 million, so let's double the profit sharing from last time. 600,000 each, I won't go into the details."

That's how extravagant and wealthy people are; he casually distributed 300 million, not forgetting Chunbai's share.

The crowd had gotten used to his extravagant spending habits, and after a few seconds of hesitation, they happily accepted the money.

Looking at the balance in his personal account, Jack sighed, "An ordinary person could retire after finishing this job. I've been in the gang for over ten years and I've never seen anyone with this much money in their account."

"This is nothing, just a little money."

Leo waved his hand dismissively, completely disregarding the small amount of money.

"With the money, you can consider buying some new equipment, or set up a savings account to cultivate a good habit of saving money."

Everyone laughed when he said that.

In terms of the unique saving habits of people in the East, Japan and China are equally matched.

After a few casual words to ease the tension, Leo cleared his throat, wanting to get down to business: "Since everyone's here, I'd like to discuss the upcoming arrangements—"

"Cough cough!"

V suddenly coughed loudly, interrupting him.

Leo looked at her in surprise, not understanding what she was going to do.

"You're already tired enough today. Let's talk about it tomorrow. We can all get together again tomorrow. Let's call it a day!"

V, hands on hips, menacingly issued an order to expel the guests.

The fierce and unyielding spirit unique to Heywood women was unmistakably revealed.

Jack, suppressed by his bloodline, was the first to back down.

With him taking the lead, Vera and Sasha had no choice but to get up and walk towards the door together.

Although no one had a very enjoyable chat today, the hostess spoke up, and they could only leave with regret.

Ding--

The elevator doors closed slowly and descended rapidly.

Before Leo could even stop waving goodbye, V's arms had already wrapped around his waist.

The warmth and touch from behind made him feel incredibly safe.