Chapter 248: 249. Chapter 246: Locking onto the Target (Monthly Ticket 6665)

249. Chapter 246: Locking onto the Target (Monthly Ticket 6665)

"... So, you need to get over here quickly. Sidney is already somewhat dissatisfied with us."

"The situation here is worse than imagined; he's having trouble keeping the people here under control."

Snake held the receiver against his shoulder, busy packing up his desk drawer. "I know. I'll be there in a few days."

"Our people are just about ready. Everyone is coming over. I've handed my territory here directly to Binks; he provided us with some weapons."

Binks was the leader of another gang. Snake had decided to withdraw from Fides. Whether he was willing to hand this territory over to others or not, it would eventually fall into someone else's hands anyway.

So, it was better to simply do a favor while leaving, and besides, Binks had sent him quite a few weapons.

These weapons would help them gain a firm foothold in New Jincheng.

Hearing that Snake was ready to come to New Jincheng, Brinton finally let out a sigh of relief. "That's great. I'm looking forward to you arriving early. We can have a big go at it then."

He paused for a moment. "When are you coming?"

Snake detected a hint of cowardice in Brinton's tone and couldn't help but stop what he was doing. "Hey, what the hell is wrong with you?"

Brinton didn't understand what he meant. "What do you mean, what's wrong?"

"Brinton, where did my 'Chainsaw' go?"

"Do you fucking remember when you used a chainsaw to cut those idiots open at the lumber yard?"

"Why has that courageous Brinton disappeared?"

"Why are you now this... coward?"

"What the hell is wrong with you?"

Snake and Brinton had been neighbors since they were children. They both had less-than-pleasant childhoods, being bullied and picked on, and then they joined the neighborhood gang together, gaining some respect from people but also reaping plenty of scorn.

One day, Snake told Brinton that if they didn't make a change, they would end up just like the old men sitting at the street corners for the rest of their lives—their lives would be ruined.

They had to do something big!

At that time, they were only in their early twenties. The two hit it off immediately, first robbing a few shops in other districts, then using the money from the robberies to buy a handgun, and then they began their path of crazy expansion.

In their early twenties, with nothing to their names, but full of guts.

They had been through many dangerous times together, and also experienced some glorious moments. After they kidnapped the leader of the big gang in this area to the lumber yard and Brinton used a chainsaw to saw those people into a pile of meat chunks, the nickname "Chainsaw Brinton" spread throughout Fides.

That was his craziest and most glorious time. He never cared if there were cars when crossing the street, because everyone who saw him would take the initiative to stop their cars.

But look at him now, only a little over ten years later, and Brinton's tone was filled with weakness, which made Snake, who was still planning to go to New Jincheng to have a big go at it, feel dissatisfied!

He was going to strive, to build a career worthy of passing down to his children!

Not to watch Brinton shivering in a corner!

Brinton froze for a moment. Many things flashed through his mind, and finally, everything that happened that night surfaced in his heart again.

"I... don't know how to say it, Snake."

"Dozens of them went out, and then they completely evaporated into thin air!"

"No one called the police, no one said they heard gunshots, but these people, they're gone."

"It's as if... they never came here with me. I actually had people look for them."

"No bodies, not even any bloodstains, no traces of their existence. I even sometimes wonder if they just drove off together!"

"I don't know how to describe that feeling, Snake. This place doesn't feel like Fides to me. This Lansi family gives me a very bad feeling."

"It's like there are countless pairs of eyes staring at me..."

"Enough!", Snake interrupted him. "You've been scared by them, that's all!"

"Don't forget, that's their territory. They have ways to make people keep their mouths shut, so there must have been a gunfight. Our people were killed, it's that simple."

"They disposed of the bodies, creating some illusions that make you feel fearful and uneasy. This is actually no big deal."

"Maybe they are more civilized than us, unlike us, who often leave bodies all over the place."

"There's nothing to be afraid of. Wait until I get there, and I'll tear them to pieces for you to see!"

It took Brinton several seconds before he said, "I need you, Snake. When will you arrive?"

His psychological pressure had been very high during this period. In fact, he hadn't told Snake that several of the people he sent out to inquire about news had also gone missing.

These people were neither seen alive nor dead, which made him feel a different kind of sensation than a real gunfight—a bit eerie, unsettling, just like there was something dirty outside the nightclub!

He needed Snake, not a physical need, but a psychological one.

Snake knew Brinton must have been scared out of his wits, and he also knew there must be something he hadn't told him.

He thought for a moment. "At the latest, in four to five days, I will arrive in New Jincheng."

"We are bringing a lot of weapons this time, so we can't take the train; we have to drive ourselves."

"Before I get close, I'll give you a call, and then you find a way to make an appointment with that Lansi to negotiate, and then we'll ambush him."

"Once I kill him in front of you, you'll know that he's also human, and there's nothing remarkable about him!"

Brinton seemed to feel a bit better. "Where are you planning to come from?"

"From Interstate 24."

The Viper Gang was not a small gang in Fides, and every move Snake made was watched by many people.

There were also many Imperial people here, as well as gangs formed by Imperial people, but they were only small gangs and hadn't formed any major climate yet.

Everyone had been discussing this issue these past few days. Binks' people were taking over the Viper Gang's territory, and combined with some previous events, many people guessed that the Viper Gang intended to head to New Jincheng.

Unlike the prosperity of New Jincheng, Fides was actually... more like a huge concentration camp!

Its world was gray; everyone was a numb worker, and their daily life revolved around the factory.

Apart from work and production, there were no other major entertainment projects here, and everything appeared monotonous and boring.

No one had ever raised a question, which was that so many factories were producing goods in a steady stream, but did anyone actually buy these goods, and how many people bought them?

They just buried their heads in production and never cared about these things; perhaps only the bosses cared about these.

Most of the time, the Imperial gangs here just huddled together to avoid being bullied by workers or gangs from other unions. They were not the kind of gangs that profited from crime, but more like an organization similar to a "fraternity."

Originally, they didn't care about the changes in the gang forces in Fides, but today, a phone call reached their Boss.

The forty-something gang leader spent more than half an hour on the phone, and he even expelled everyone else from the room. Everyone was discussing what kind of call could make him talk for so long.

After he came out, he called a few trusted aides in, and soon these people left. No one knew where they were going.

On the morning two days later, the girl at the front desk knocked on Erwin's window. "There's a call for you, on line three."

Erwin pressed the button for line three and picked it up. "This is Wanli Firm, I am Erwin."

"... Can you be sure?"

"Good, no problem. Don't hang up, Lansi is right here."

He didn't hang up the phone and went straight to Lansi's office. When he pushed the door open, Lansi was reading a newspaper. "What's the matter?"

He asked without lifting his head. A smile appeared on Erwin's face. "Some news was heard from Fides. They know how Snake is coming over, and the route."

Lansi "hmm-ed" when he heard this, "and then asked, what are their conditions?"

"Alcohol, at least 100,000 dollars worth of alcohol." He looked at Lansi's expression, which slightly revealed a look of "not knowing what's good for them," and quickly added, "They will pay."

The next second, Lansi's expression returned to normal. "Is Fides that short of alcohol?"

Erwin shook his head. "I'm not too sure. It's also possible that their days are not going well."

This point was indeed possible. The profit from alcohol was so high that without some powerful connections, relatively weak Imperial gangs, even if they knew the suppliers, would find it very difficult to actually get the goods.

Being cheated, however, was possible.

"That's fine, agree to them, but we only have wine and potato liquor."

Erwin didn't leave, but closed the door, walked to the desk, pressed the button for line three, and picked up the phone.

"Boss agreed."

"Do you want to talk to him?"

Erwin handed the receiver to Lansi.

Lansi took it and put it to his ear. "I am Lansi."

"Mr. Lansi, hello, I am Galio Pokes, a Kmilian. I am very happy to talk to you."

The voice of a thick-set middle-aged man came from the receiver, carrying a hint of caution.

"Mr. Galio, let's skip this worthless small talk. I agree to your request: 100,000 dollars worth of alcohol, mainly wine, and some high-proof rum."

Rum always sounded better than potato liquor, sweet potato liquor, and the like, and it was more upscale.

"Now, tell me when they are coming and which road they are taking."

"I have a premonition that this won't be our first cooperation. We will have more cooperation in the future!"

Galio seemed to agree with this point very much, and he no longer hid it, saying it generously, "I heard that they will leave in a day from... you might not know, anyway, after that road leaves the city, it is Interstate 24!"

Lansi quickly found the very end of Interstate 24 on the New Jincheng map.

"Mr. Galio, if the news is correct, I guarantee this will be the most correct choice you have ever made!" ===== CHAPTER 249 =====