Chapter 148: Loyalty

Chen Mo took the list from Shen Guodong's hand and began flipping through it page by page.

"How many new underlings did we recruit this time?"

"After that big fight with the Wo Hop Sing in Jianshazui last time, quite a few brothers can't fight anymore. We recruited over seven hundred this time, so now we have a total of fifteen hundred fighters under us. Counting the other brothers, it's about seventeen or eighteen hundred."

Chen Mo nodded, and just then his hand flipped to the last page.

A very unexpected name appeared before Chen Mo's eyes—Chen Yongren.

Chen Mo pointed at Chen Yongren's name and asked, "What's the deal with this guy?"

Shen Guodong glanced at where Chen Mo was pointing and said, "I remember this Chen Yongren. He came in this morning, pretty good skills. He went to Chi Zhu for injuring someone, just got out a few days ago."

"He's also a mole."

"Huh? Mo Ge knows him?" Shen Guodong was puzzled—how could Chen Mo judge he was a mole just from seeing a name?

"Don't know him, but I know of him."

Chen Yongren appearing on the list also surprised Chen Mo.

He hadn't expected that with Huang Zhi Cheng dead and the Ni Family gone, Chen Yongren would come under him to go undercover.

Of course, whether Chen Yongren was actually here to go undercover or just couldn't return to the police station and had to keep mixing in the Triad Society, Chen Mo wasn't entirely sure.

Still, it was better to be cautious.

"This Chen Yongren, same as Luo Ji—just keep a close eye on him. If he doesn't behave, arrange for him to deliver goods to the garment factory and sneaker factory."

"Alright, I understand, Mo Ge."

After Shen Guodong left, Chen Mo stared at the list and began to ponder.

Having two moles show up in a row gave Chen Mo a bit of a headache.

These two moles he knew about were one thing, but what if there were other moles he didn't know about?

Even though he didn't have any illegal businesses, he hadn't exactly held back on illegal activities either.

At the very least, the training ground was hiding quite a bit of weaponry.

And that was just the moles planted by the police station.

Who knew if there were informants from other Triad Societies or Jiang Tiansheng planted among his men!

After thinking it over, Chen Mo opened the system.

Name: Chen Mo

Wealth Value:

Physique: 20

Strength: 20

Speed: 20

Spirit: 20

Storage Space: 5m³

Skills: Xingyi Quan (Dark Force Beginner); Breaking Edge Eight Saber (Advanced); Driving (Beginner); English (Beginner); Firearms Proficiency (Beginner); Gambling Technique (Intermediate)

A skill to discern the loyalty of subordinates wasn't absent from the system.

It was just a bit unscientific, the price was a bit high, and Chen Mo had never been willing to buy it.

Looking at the nearly ninety thousand Wealth Value, Chen Mo cheered inwardly—he'd never fought such a rich battle in his life.

Opening the system shop, Chen Mo found the skill that could see subordinates' loyalty, 'Eye of Loyalty,' priced at thirty thousand Wealth Value—very expensive!

But Chen Mo steeled himself and still bought the skill.

After all, ensuring the purity of the team was necessary.

Besides, Chen Mo was very rich now; after spending these thirty thousand, he still had nearly sixty thousand Wealth Value.

As the skill purchase succeeded, Chen Mo felt a cool sensation in his eyes.

And then, that was it.

Chen Mo suspected the system was running a scam—spending thirty thousand on a skill that felt like just putting in some eye drops?

As for the remaining Wealth Value, Chen Mo thought it over and raised Xingyi Quan two levels, from Dark Force Beginner to Dark Force Advanced.

After his last fight with A Ji, Chen Mo felt it was still necessary to keep raising his combat power.

A Ji was already very tough; who knew how high the martial skill of Lian Haolong, known as the number one fighter in the Gangdao underworld, was.

After all, he was in the Triad Society, so raising his combat power wasn't a waste.

Chen Mo also raised his driving skill to Intermediate. Last time he was followed, he had to go through quite a bit of trouble to shake the tail, and he even made Sandy in the car throw up—too embarrassing.

Finally, Chen Mo spent another nine thousand Wealth Value to directly buy Financial Analysis skill up to Advanced, preparing for a future foray into the financial market.

By now, Chen Mo had spent forty-seven thousand three hundred Wealth Value, and his reserves had shrunk by more than half.

Still, the gains weren't small—barely worth the price.

"Li Li."

Chen Mo called out in the office, and soon, Li Li entered.

"Mo Ge, is there something?"

Chen Mo looked at Li Li and activated 'Eye of Loyalty.'

Then Chen Mo noticed a faint number 88 appear above Li Li's head. Having received the skill's information, he knew this was Li Li's loyalty to him.

Though not a full score, it was still quite high.

At least, ordinary temptations wouldn't make her betray him.

"Come here." Chen Mo beckoned to Li Li and patted his own thigh.

Li Li obediently walked over, sat down on Chen Mo's lap, and naturally looped her arms around his neck.

"You've been with me for over a month now—how do you feel?"

「Pretty good. 」 Li Li said softly.

Although she was initially forced to follow Chen Mo, Chen Mo treated her well.

She eats well, lives well, and Chen Mo gives her plenty of money.

Although Chen Mo's underlings didn't treat her as the big sister-in-law, when they saw her they all called her Li Li Sister, which counts as respect.

Compared to before, when she followed Qian Wendi around scheming, living in fear, her current days are who knows how much better.

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows and asked: "If one day that Qian Wendi comes back to find you, would you go with him?"

"......" Chen Mo's question made Li Li's body stiffen.

"Don't be scared, I'm just asking casually."

Li Li's expression began to waver, and the loyalty score above her head started flickering constantly, jumping back and forth between the 70s and 90s.

Finally Li Li buried her head in Chen Mo's shoulder, and the loyalty score above her head stopped at 92.

"No, he abandoned me first; I will never forgive him. From now on, I will only wholeheartedly be Mo Ge's person."

Seeing Li Li's change, Chen Mo curled the corner of his mouth and slipped his hand into Li Li's clothing.

"Very good. Considering how sensible you are, I'll reward you properly."

Li Li instantly understood what Chen Mo wanted to do: "Don't, it's still swollen. I'll go call Ruby for you."

Saying that, she jumped down from Chen Mo, blushing as she ran out of the office.

Not long after, Ruby came over.

"Mo Ge, Li Li said you were looking for me?"

Chen Mo looked at Ruby; the loyalty score above Ruby's head was only 89, not over 90, possibly because in Ruby's heart, Wei Jixiang carries more weight.

However Chen Mo didn't care about that, and he had never regarded Ruby as his woman.

After all, aside from giving Ruby a bar manager job with slightly higher pay, he hadn't given Ruby any pocket money.

Chen Mo's other women all have pocket money, the two at home also do, and they have the most.

But this is better; he doesn't feel bad when others' cars break down.

"Just now I was preparing to give Li Li a little reward, but she didn't want it, so let me give it to you, come over."

Ruby instantly understood Chen Mo's meaning, gave a coy laugh, turned and shut the door, and walked toward Chen Mo.

Being older has its advantages: being open-minded and knowledgeable.