Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 95: Chapter 43 Chamber of Commerce_2

”East City Branch’s team, the former champion team, right?”

The lead Processor’s brow slightly relaxed, ”They suppressed the Black Prison of the East City Branch during the last incident and didn’t let a single Taboo Item escape. But the loss was extremely heavy, almost half of the team was lost. To survive in that kind of battlefield, this Night General must still have some strength. What did the East City Branch say?”

”East City Branch said that the current Night General has no chance to make contact and hopes we watch over his safety. They also said something strange, ’This splashing wealth is now your turn.’”

”What does that mean?”

...

The vehicle traveled for a long time, and it was afternoon by the time they reached their destination.

When Li Yelai and his boss disembarked, they saw a collection of factories located in the northwest Old City District.

These factories occupied no small area, surrounded by many modified vehicles and even fully armed large trucks.

In front of one of these factories stood a signboard.

Red Dart Commerce.

Yes, a commerce house.

Those Scavengers were all members of this commerce house, or rather, guards of the commerce convoys under this house.

As mentioned before, in the wilderness, the identities of settlements, convoys, Scavengers, and bandits could change freely.

This Red Dart Commerce was such, they controlled a Scavengers’ settlement in the wilderness and also undertook missions to escort convoys or enter abandoned cities to scavenge.

When necessary, they would also turn into bandits to attack other Scavengers or convoys.

This Red Dart Commerce was one of the larger commerce houses in No.3 Border City.

If not for the excessive danger and having to leave Giant City, Li Yelai might have joined such a commerce house a few years ago to become a scavenger living on the edge.

Of course, even with their substantial power, inside Giant City, Red Dart Commerce had to keep their tusks tucked and display as much friendliness as possible.

The boss had some collaborations with them and often visited their trading points outside the city to purchase goods.

At this moment, as they disembarked, Li Yelai saw the members of this commerce house, some were riff-raff holding knives and had their tattoos exposed; some were young women in revealing clothing, puffing out smoke; others were robust men, faintly emanating a bloody scent.

Someone saw Li Yelai carrying a Big Black Umbrella as he got off, and couldn’t help but let out taunting laughs. Some women, and even men, made suggestive gestures at Li Yelai.

”Boss, is this usually who you deal with?” Li Yelai asked.

”Their goods are plentiful, and they have some wealthy merchants backing them, so the supply is stable.” The boss cautioned,”Don’t talk too much, you could end up being the one purchasing next time, don’t offend them.”

Li Yelai naturally went with the flow, carrying the Black Umbrella and followed behind the fierce-looking burly man, entering the factory with the boss.

At this moment, inside the factory, quite a number of people were gathered.

They held various weapons in their hands, though they didn’t directly show any firearms.

They coldly examined Li Yelai and his boss, making the boss’s expression even uglier, constantly advising Li Yelai, ”Don’t be impulsive, don’t talk.”

At that moment, the fierce-faced burly man asked, ”I’ve brought the people from East City, have you gathered everyone else?”

”Not yet, one family from North City ran away, but they won’t get far,” a woman with a fierce scar on her face coldly chuckled, ”Daring to take our goods, they will learn the consequences along with their family!”

”Everyone else?”

”They are all here, just waiting on the ones you brought,” the Scarred Woman looked over the boss and Li Yelai.

She was somewhat taken aback when she saw Li Yelai’s Big Black Umbrella, but then she smiled and said, ”You bring them in first. But hey, if this kid causes trouble later, don’t kill him outright; save him for me. Be careful, don’t damage his face.”

Laughter and giggles erupted from the side.

”Boy, Scar Sister has taken a liking to you. Aren’t you going to thank her?”

”Might as well stay in the commerce house, kid, you’ve hit the jackpot, hahaha!”

Their words were filled with unrestrained mockery and malice.

The boss’s face grew even uglier as he whispered to Li Yelai, ”We are innocent, nothing’s wrong, nothing’s wrong.”

Li Yelai didn’t really care about this, so he simply nodded silently.

Meanwhile, on the other end of his wrist communicator.

When these words came across, the cautious operators couldn’t help but laugh.

And as the Doll passed through the office area, it suddenly paused.

A billboard unconsciously flashed a pattern.

[(╬◣д◢)]

...

Li Yelai and the boss, along with the scowling man and the Scarred Woman, entered deeper into the factory.

They arrived in a large room.

Many people were already there, including antique shop owners, some rich merchants’ stewards, and some mysterious traders.

They were all related to the previous event, as their subordinates or companions had taken part in that fiery confrontation.

At this moment, these dozen individuals had been forcibly brought here, and most of them looked rather pale.

One of the old stewards, however, had his pupils tremble upon seeing Li Yelai.

But years of professional composure allowed him to keep his cool.

He was an acquaintance, indeed, the old steward of the Wang Family whom Li Yelai had encountered on private jobs before.

After Wang De’s death, many of the Wang Family’s assets had been seized, making the Wang Group plummet.

Unexpectedly, even the old steward had to make a personal appearance.

Li Yelai did not greet the old steward, pretending not to know him was the best approach at this moment.

”It seems, apart from that one family in North City, all groups involved in the trade are here,” said the boss in a low voice.

Then, a voice echoed.

”No, the family from North City is here too.”

Following that, a blood-covered person was thrown into the room, landing heavily on the floor and dragging a blood trail.

His limbs were twisted and broken, and he was gasping in pain.

This bloody scene caused a chilling silence in the room. Some people trembled, while others showed faces of struggle.

The person who had spoken then emerged from the door.

It was a man with a cigar in his mouth, followed closely by a male and a female bodyguard.

The leader seemed to be Xu Shi of the Red Dart Commerce.

And the two behind him... Li Yelai squinted slightly.

”Don’t be afraid, I, Xu Shi, am just looking to retrieve the goods,” the man claiming to be Xu Shi casually said, then stepped on the severely injured man’s head.

The leather shoe forcefully ground back and forth on the man’s face, and as the man let out a painful scream, Xu Shi bent down and stuffed his cigar into the man’s mouth.

Then, watching the man writhe in agony.

Xu Shi smiled, ”Now, there is one more chance. Bring out the items, and I won’t pursue this further. If we find them ourselves, the consequences will be worse than his.”

Seeing that everyone remained silent, clearly intimidated by Xu Shi’s actions.

Xu Shi nodded slightly, ”Good, I hope you all remain this silent till the end. Then I will search in my own way.”

He then slightly raised his hand, and a Scavenger came out carrying a chest.

It was a small treasure chest with classic patterns on top, indicating that the item inside was valuable.

But it seemed that opening the chest was not his intention; he merely placed it in front of Xu Shi.

Li Yelai wondered about it, then noticed two people nearby trembling.

Their eyes greedily fixed on the chest.

Against the surveillance of a dozen Scavengers, they approached the chest as if forgetting the weapons in the hands of those Scavengers.

”See, here are two already?” Xu Shi spread his hands.

The next second, his female bodyguard suddenly moved with speed too fast for the naked eye, appearing instantly in front of the two.

With a loud clapping sound, she smashed their heads together.

The two fell to the ground, clutching their heads in pain. One of them, enduring the pain, reached for his waist. Clearly, he had a firearm.

But the female bodyguard merely stepped on his arm, breaking it.

A crisp ’crack’ chilled everyone’s heart.

Xu Shi seemed indifferent, continuing to watch the crowd, ”Among you, there are two more. Let’s continue...”

Meanwhile, Li Yelai gripped the Big Black Umbrella tighter, cursing his own luck.

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