Night blanketed the sky, stars shone upon the earth, and dim streetlights illuminated the pitted road. Sparse crowds came and went along the streets.
He Ao stepped out of the clothing store in a simple new casual outfit, lowered his head, and glanced at the email displayed on his wristband.
[You've been wanted, handsome old man. Several mega corporations will probably come looking for trouble with you next, but Men Shu Group won't bother you for the time being. /smile]
The sender was anonymous. There was no name at the end, only a fiery red lip print. On closer inspection, faint cracks could be seen on it, as though someone had actually kissed the mark before scanning it into an electronic signature.
He Ao exited the email interface, and the email automatically destroyed itself without leaving any trace.
But he knew exactly who had sent it: Medala.
A Men Shu Group board member, president of its human resources department, and a member of one of Aines's Ancient Families.
According to her, her mother came from the Julia Family and her father from the Ellison Family. She had been the product of a political marriage.
She had two Elder Brothers. She had originally been meant to marry into another family as well, but she had defeated both brothers through her own ability, gained control of this branch of the family, and become a Men Shu Group board member.
When she had said those things, she had been trying to strip Hawk.
Of course, she had failed in the end. Hawk simply was not into that sort of thing.
Still, Medala had always been on good terms with Hawk. As the commander of the First Mercenary Group and the true controller of its armed forces, Hawk also held a board seat. A