Chapter 77: Spare Kele

With matters settled, Chen Mo had no intention of staying for a meal and left with his men right away.

It was a joke — no one had come for the food.

Once Chen Mo left, Thirteen Sister didn't linger either, leaving together with him.

Though she wanted to catch up with Kele, tonight's setting clearly wasn't a good time for it.

On the way back, Thirteen Sister couldn't help but remind him, "Ah Mo, from now on, remember to watch out for Bai Touweng. He's not a magnanimous person."

He took such a big loss tonight — there's no telling when he'll strike back."

Chen Mo smiled calmly, "Don't worry, Sister Mei, I'm not afraid of him."

Kele was a killer that Bai Touweng kept by his side. As for the other one, though Chen Mo didn't know him, he could guess.

That person was most likely Bai Touweng's other killer, Ah Bao.

Bai Touweng had brought these two along, probably planning to make a move on Chen Mo.

Only, Chen Mo didn't take them seriously at all.

Now whenever he went out, he always brought a few men with him, and at home, apart from those six female veterans, there were others standing guard.

Even if Kele and Ah Bao wanted to make a move on him, they wouldn't find the opportunity so easily.

Besides, Chen Mo's own strength was nothing to scoff at.

"Sister Mei, do you think Han Bin would be jealous over Kele?" Chen Mo couldn't help asking Thirteen Sister.

Partly out of curiosity, and partly because he wanted to indirectly gauge Thirteen Sister's attitude toward Kele.

If Kele ever made a move on him, he would definitely take Kele out.

He was worried this might create a rift between him and Thirteen Sister.

"Damn it, you dare to tease your Big Boss!" Thirteen Sister glared at Chen Mo, then said with a lonely expression, "He and I are at most just old friends.

If possible, try to spare his life."

Thirteen Sister understood very well what Chen Mo was thinking.

Though she was embarrassed to ask Chen Mo to show Kele mercy, if the opportunity arose, she still wanted to spare Kele's life if at all possible.

After all, Kele was not only someone she liked, but also her benefactor.

Chen Mo nodded, "Don't worry, Sister Mei, I know what I'm doing."

It was just one Kele — if Kele really made a move, Chen Mo sparing his life wouldn't be a big deal.

After Chen Mo and the others left the restaurant, Bai Touweng and his two companions all wore ugly expressions in the private room.

Ah Bao suggested to Bai Touweng, "Uncle Ben, this Chen Mo is too arrogant. Should I go take him out?"

Kele hurriedly persuaded, "No — Chen Mo is a Great Prosperity man, after all. And this time, we're the ones in the wrong. If this blows up, it'll work against us."

Right now, Chen Mo's elimination of Sang Bo and Semo Xiong had been done quietly, causing no stir in the underworld.

If things blew up and drew the underworld's attention, then Sang Bo and Semo Xiong would inevitably be labeled as having worn red shoes.

That would have a huge impact on all of East Prosperity.

Unfortunately, Kele's concerns weren't taken into consideration by Bai Touweng at all.

Right now, he only wanted to eliminate Chen Mo.

"Kele, Ah Bao, follow Chen Mo these next few days and find an opportunity to take him out!"

Bai Touweng said through gritted teeth.

Last time Chen Mo had refused his collaboration, he'd already been displeased.

If not for regard for Great Prosperity's reputation, he would have wanted to deal with Chen Mo long ago.

This time, Chen Mo dared to threaten him — in his view, that was simply courting death.

Even if Chen Mo was a Great Prosperity man, even if it blew up to the detriment of East Prosperity's reputation, he couldn't care about all that anymore.

Kele frowned and asked, "Then what about the conditions we agreed to with Chen Mo — do we still follow through?"

Bai Touweng thought for a moment, then said, "Do what needs to be done. Get Sha Meng back first."

He didn't have anyone on hand who could fully take over Sha Meng's subordinates. If Sha Meng died, his losses would be huge — he couldn't just give up on Sha Meng.

To save Sha Meng's life, Bai Touweng had someone deliver twenty million in cash that very night.

Sha Meng also got to eat his first meal of the day.

Over the next three days, the bars and nightclubs under Chen Mo's command successively received notices that they could resume business.

It had to be said — a starved camel is still bigger than a horse.

As an established Triad Society, even though it was currently in a trough, it still had plenty of connections within the Gangdao government.

As a newly risen young man, though Chen Mo's strength under his command was not weak, his relationships with government officials were his shortcoming.

Right now, apart from Huang Bingyao, he barely knew any officials.

When it came to connections, Jimi might even be better off than him.

On the very day Chen Mo's venues reopened, Chen Mo also honored the agreement and released Sha Meng.

That night, Yinhejiuba reopened. Chen Mo invited the bosses of the previously shut-down venues to party together at the bar, and at the same time compensated them for their losses over the past few days.

After all, it was because of him that the venues had been shut down. By the rules, the losses should be borne by him.

Though it was only three or four days, and each venue's losses were only a few hundred thousand — to the bosses behind these venues, it was just small change.

Even if Chen Mo didn't cover the losses, they wouldn't have said anything.

But Chen Mo still took the initiative to bear them.

The amount wasn't much anyway, and Bai Touweng was the one paying.

Chen Mo was planning to transition into a legitimate businessman in the future.

Spending a few hundred thousand to build good relationships with these bosses was definitely the right move.

Though none of them were big bosses, there was no telling when their business paths might cross.

Several people played until midnight, and Chen Mo personally escorted the few bosses out of the bar.

After those people left, just as Chen Mo was about to turn back to the bar, he suddenly felt a gaze secretly watching him from the dark.

More than a month earlier, after Chen Mo maxed out all four attributes to 20, not only did his five senses become extremely sharp, but his sixth sense also became incredibly keen.

Regarding those gazes secretly watching him, Chen Mo perceived them with perfect clarity.

Chen Mo quickly turned and looked toward the direction of the gaze, just in time to meet eyes with Ke Le, who was hiding in an alley across the street.

Chen Mo gave Ke Le a faint smile, then turned and entered the bar again.

Ke Le, however, broke out in a cold sweat from being frightened by Chen Mo's gaze.

He never expected that merely glancing at Chen Mo from afar would be noticed by Chen Mo.

This instantly turned all his previous plans to assassinate Chen Mo into a joke.

Assassination—if you can't even conceal yourself, how can you assassinate anyone?

After returning to the bar, Chen Mo directly called Bai Tou Weng.

By then it was already midnight, and Bai Tou Weng, at his age, had long since gone to sleep.

The one who answered the phone was Bai Tou Weng's close aide.

After Chen Mo identified himself, the aide dared not delay and immediately woke Bai Tou Weng.

"Chen Mo, why are you calling me this late?" Bai Tou Weng now had no patience for Chen Mo.

"Bai Tou Weng, I'm calling just to tell you this. Tonight, for Mei Jie's sake, I didn't touch Ke Le, but there had better not be a next time.

Otherwise, I'll first send you off to sell salted duck eggs!"

Chen Mo hung up right after speaking, completely ignoring Bai Tou Weng's reaction.

Upon hearing Chen Mo's words, Bai Tou Weng instantly sobered up.

He knew this was because Ke Le had been caught red‑handed by Chen Mo.

Chen Mo had already taken out the high‑rank of Vast Peace earlier, and a few days ago he silently eliminated East Prosperity's two major bases.

Now, hearing Chen Mo say he would take him out, he couldn't help but feel a surge of panic.