Huai Feifu sent a message to the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group.
Of course, the goal was to have them hinder the members of the Sky Fracture Mercenary Group.
Otherwise, any mercenary from the Sky Fracture Mercenary Group would be enough to mess up his plan. After all, under normal circumstances, a mercenary was typically a qualified Enhanced.
Soon, Huai Feifu received a reply. The higher-ups of the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group made it clear that they would help them hinder the Sky Fracture Mercenary Group, giving the thugs assurance to execute their plan.
“Alright, let’s reassign the tasks. We probably only have this one chance, and we absolutely cannot afford to fail.” Huai Feifu said solemnly.
It was completely beyond his expectations that Liu Miaomiao and the other women actually became official employees of the government office.
Therefore, their original approach to lure the girls wouldn’t work. They had to resort to kidnapping, which significantly raised the risk involved and the difficulty of executing it.
Most of the members nodded in agreement when they heard Huai Feifu’s words.
However, Steel Bear, the leader of the four captains, asked after a slight hesitation, “Boss, is it really okay for us to kidnap government office employees?”
He wasn’t a fool. The situation now was completely different from this morning.
In the morning, at most one mercenary was involved. As for Liu Miaomiao and the others, they were still ordinary residents at that time.
In the lower district, it wasn’t unusual for several residents to die of exhaustion or hunger every day. A few disappearances barely counted as anything noteworthy.
However, they had become official employees of the government office, so the nature of this mission had changed.
With such status, making a move on them was more troublesome than offending a mercenary.
Hence, it was unsurprising that the Steel Bears had such concerns.
Upon hearing this, Huai Feifu’s expression immediately darkened. He stared at Steel Bear with narrowed eyes, “What’s the problem? I had already arranged your way out. No matter how much they investigate, it won’t lead back to you. And even if something went wrong, don’t we still have the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group as our backing?”
Feeling Huai Feifu’s intense gaze, Steel Bear immediately felt a chill down his spine and quickly lowered his head, not daring to make a sound.
If he truly angered the boss before him, regardless of whether the task was accomplished, his fate would be quite miserable.
Seeing that no one else raised any objections, Huai Feifu also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He was keenly aware that if things went south, the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group wouldn’t be his backing but could instead become his doom.
Because what he was doing then was essentially playing both sides. Moreover, it also wouldn’t stand up to any investigation.
Regardless of whether things work out or not, he would end up offending the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group.
However, he didn’t care about any of this concern because the big shot he had made contact with was the person in charge of the Morgan Conglomerate at the Star Shield Shelter!
The influence of such a multinational conglomerate at the Star Shield Shelter was no less than that of any high-ranking official. As long as he could keep them happy, his future would truly be on the fast track to success.
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On the other side, the representatives sent by the mercenary guild had finished tallying the gains of the Sky Fracture Mercenary Group and were now proceeding to finalize the payments.
Meanwhile, the security team members had also registered the firearms in the hands of each member.
Inside the shelter, apart from soldiers, no one was allowed to carry guns, not even mercenaries.
Therefore, the firearms, electromagnetic railguns, and mechas they possessed were stored in a warehouse exclusively designated for the Sky Fracture Mercenary Group. Any maintenance of the firearms or repairs of the mechas could only be carried out inside this warehouse.
Lin Xinghai’s Shredder Rifle was also registered and handed in.
Without his firearms, his combat effectiveness had more than halved, naturally causing a significant drop in his sense of security.
Coupled with the worry that the Hatchet Gang would cause trouble, he finally couldn’t help but turn to Roger beside him and say, “Brother Rog…”
“Stop! Don’t call me Brother Rog. You should call me Rog!” Roger interrupted immediately.
When Lin Xinghai called him Brother Rog, there must be nothing good going on.
“*Cough!* Didn’t you mention before that the Hatchet Gang is backed by the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group? I’m worried they might send someone after me too! How about you go and give them a warning?” Lin Xinghai asked politely with a smile.
“You ask me, a captain from a level 1 mercenary group, to warn someone else who is in a level 2 mercenary group? Do you want me to get beaten up!?”
“Besides, with your abilities, if they did send mercenaries, they wouldn’t stand a chance against you. And even if they somehow managed to overpower you, with your special skills, they wouldn’t be able to keep you captive.” Roger said, giving Lin Xinghai a sidelong glance.
Roger knew that while Lin Xinghai’s combat ability had significantly decreased without his Shredder rifle, other mercenaries, without their guns, also lacked their long-range attack capability.
Under these circumstances, Lin Xinghai, a speed-type ability user, could easily choose to fight or flee as he wished.
Regarding Lin Xinghai’s weaker attack power, that was indeed a bit of an issue, but he had weapons!
Even for a three-year-old child, if they wielded a shock dagger, they could also kill a mercenary.
To be fair, even if Roger faced Lin Xinghai, he would not be sure of winning unless the opponent did not use his ability.
“Cough! Well, you’re talking about ordinary mercenaries, but what if they send over their captains or other elite figures?” Lin Xinghai coughed and asked.
“You really think we’re blind! With us watching, they could only send a few unknown soldiers, and even that would be impressive.” Roger said.
What Lin Xinghai wanted was precisely Roger’s assurance. “With that, I’m half reassured. As for the other half, I’m worried about them resorting to underhanded tactics. After all, such concerns can’t be ignored.”
“Alright, just tell me what you really want me to do. Stop beating around the bush.” Roger said in annoyance.
“Then, I’ll be straightforward. You live in the middle district, and I’m in the lower district. If I run into any trouble, I can’t consult with you immediately. So, I want a communication device, like…” Lin Xinghai said, pointing to Roger’s wrist computer.
Roger’s face instantly turned sour, “You’ve really thought this through, even eyeing my wrist computer.”
Lin Xinghai didn’t answer but just looked at Roger with a smile.
“Fine, fine, but let’s make it clear. I’m only lending it to you.” Eventually, Roger reluctantly unlinked his wrist computer from his personal account and handed it over to Lin Xinghai.
Lin Xinghai took it joyfully and put it on his wrist. “Um… do you have a manual for this thing? Can you give me a copy?”
Roger blurted, “Huh?“
“I might have some short-term memory loss due to the misfit in the hibernation pod, so I’m not very familiar with how to use it.” Lin Xinghai had added, giving this reason.
Roger was made speechless.
After Roger’s brief explanation, Lin Xinghai had mastered most of the functions of the wrist computer.
Actually, this device could be considered a phone or computer with holographic projection capabilities.
Of course, Lin Xinghai couldn’t comprehend the various software applications immediately. However, knowing how to use some of the basic functional operations was sufficient. He could gradually figure out the rest.
Fifteen minutes later, Lin Xinghai parted ways with the others. The members of the Sky Fracture Mercenary Group went back to the middle district to rest.
Meanwhile, Lin Xinghai went to the government office and waited for Liu Miaomiao and the others to finish work so they could return home together.