When You're Asked to Do Something, It Might Not Be Because They Value Your Talents, But...

The two men's brains short-circuited on the spot, and they stood there dumbfounded.

Bang!

The young punk and his precious gun flew out like kites with their strings cut, crashing into a dumpster.

Only after pulling back the fist he had thrown did the boss slowly say,

"You talk too much. And you're blocking my way."

Only then did his companions come back to their senses. Trembling with fear, they hurriedly moved aside.

They didn't even dare look at them again.

The boss wore a satisfied expression and snorted through his nose. "Spineless trash. Go home and drink your milk."

Chapter Thirty: When You're Called to Do Something, It Might Not Be Because Your Talent Was Recognized, But Because...

The Animal Gang behind him followed their boss.

Looking at the young punk in the dumpster and his companion, who was trembling like a quail, they all revealed looks of disdain.

Their laughter was utterly unrestrained.

Knocking away a punk who blocked his path was no different from casually kicking away a stray cat.

The boss didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Even if it really had been a stray cat, he had kicked away plenty of them.

But when he reached the entrance to the black market, his footsteps suddenly stopped.

His cybernetic eye narrowed slightly.

A solemn expression appeared on his face.

He looked at the black market hidden inside the underground parking lot, which looked exactly as normal and showed no signs of anything unusual.

Then he turned to look at the surrounding concrete walls and ceiling.

He had visited this black market many times.

But this time, it suddenly gave him a very bad premonition.

"Boss?"

The Animal Gang behind him stopped as well, their faces filled with confusion.

Why had he suddenly stopped moving forward?

"You." The boss didn't explain. He casually pointed at one of the underlings following him. "Go buy the stuff."

"Me?"

"Yes, you. Stop wasting time. Hurry the hell up and go. Run faster!"

The underling nodded blankly.

Only after receiving the transfer from the boss did he rush into the black market without stopping.

The damp, musty smell unique to underground parking lots rushed toward him and seeped into his nostrils, making him extremely uncomfortable.

But the underling's heart was filled with joy and excitement.

He assumed the boss had taken a liking to him, which was why he had sent him to buy the medicine.

This was clearly a sign that he was about to be promoted.

The boss took a deep look at the underling's rapidly moving figure.

Then he turned and left.

"Boss, aren't we waiting for him?"

"We'll wait for him in the car."

"What's going on?"

Mann and the others looked at each other, utterly bewildered.

The entrance to the black market that the Animal Gang boss had intended to use happened to be under Mann's team's responsibility.

Sasha hacked into the surveillance system. Through the monitors, they could see that the Animal Gang boss had merely sent one underling running into the black market.

He himself had taken the rest of his men and returned along the route they had come from.

Mann punched the wall. "Damn it, Faraday's intel was wrong. Didn't he say the boss always bought the medicine himself?"

Dorio furrowed her brows. "Could he have noticed something? Have we been exposed?"

Su Xiao cut into the squad's communication channel. "Whether we've been exposed or not, now isn't the time to dwell on it. What are you planning to do? Are we continuing?"

Dorio gritted her teeth.

"I suggest we call off the operation and wait for another opportunity."

Mann looked at his companion in disbelief. "Are you serious, Dorio?"

"Our original plan was supposed to be a surprise attack, not a head-on fight."

"No, we still have a chance. If we attack now, there's a very high probability that we can gun them down before those beasts from the Animal Gang have time to react."

"But there's also a very high probability that we'll end up in a desperate situation. If we fail to kill them all in one go, they'll call for reinforcements."

"That's why we have to kill him before the reinforcements arrive. A firefight here is still better than forcing our way into their den."

Seeing that Mann was set on his opinion, Dorio knew she had no chance of persuading him.

Whether they continued or abandoned the plan, they had to race against time now. They couldn't delay for even a moment.

She sighed.

"Since none of us can convince the others, let's follow our American tradition and settle it with a vote."

"I have no objections."

"I'll go with whatever everyone decides."

The vote among Mann's team was soon complete.

Three to one.

Mann held an overwhelming advantage.

But they had two teams participating in this operation.

A vote by their team alone wasn't enough.

If Su Xiao and the others decided to withdraw,

they would have to act alone.

That would also mean losing half their strength.

"Su, what about you?"

"We're already on our way. What do you think?"

At the entrance to the black market on the other side, Su Xiao and the other two were sprinting outside. "If you can handle him, handle him. If you can't, hold him back. We'll circle around from outside and attack him from both sides, surrounding him like a dumpling."

"Let's go!"

Mann charged out from his hiding place first.

He pulled the Kinetic Shotgun "Crusher" from inside his coat.

The muzzle pointed straight at the Animal Gang underling the boss had sent in to buy medicine.

Bang!

The underling hadn't even reacted to what was happening.

It was as if he had been struck from the side by a heavy hammer.

His entire body flew through the air.

He crashed into a temporary shop,

smashing the secondhand cyberware displayed inside into pieces.

Dorio, Rebecca, and Sasha also charged at the Animal Gang.

Bullets swept across the area like a downpour.

The boss's pupils contracted. He swiftly yanked one of his men over and held him in front of himself.

The underling was riddled with bullet holes, blood spurting everywhere.

But the boss remained completely unharmed.

With one hand, the boss held up the underling. With the other, he removed the "Sadala" tech shotgun from his back.

The tech shotgun normally required both hands to wield.

Yet the boss could handle it steadily with just one hand.

"Get the car over here! We've been ambushed."

There were quite a few Animal Gang members accompanying the boss.

And they weren't rookies who could only panic and make noise when trouble arose.

Every one of them was a seasoned veteran whose hands were stained with blood.

After the initial confusion, they quickly recovered.

They raised their guns and returned fire.

The Animal Gang had more people than Mann's team.

Although Mann's team had the advantage of cover, once the two sides entered a firefight, they gradually fell behind in firepower.

Seeing that the enemy consisted of only a few people, the boss's expression darkened.

He didn't know who was targeting him.

An enemy gang that had long disliked him?

The suit-wearing dogs he had previously been hired to kill but failed to eliminate?

Or perhaps simply a group of reckless punks bold enough to try robbing him?

The boss couldn't figure it out.

But now wasn't the time to dwell on it.

He needed to leave immediately.

He continued holding the corpse of his subordinate in front of him like a shield and slowly retreated.

The other members of the Animal Gang also retreated while firing.

There were too many enemies. With one gun per person, their firepower was no joke.

Mann's team had fewer people. Although their marksmanship was better than the enemy's, they clearly had no chance of leaving behind the heavily protected boss before the enemy withdrew.

"Su, where the hell are you?"

"We're almost there."

"Damn it! If you don't get here soon, they're going to escape!"

Mann rose directly from behind the cover.

The Kinetic Shotgun "Crusher" in his hands spat out a surging blaze.

Its terrifying power tore the bodies of two Animal Gang members apart.

But just then, someone suddenly kicked him in the calf.

Mann lost his balance and fell backward to the ground.

Yet because of that, he also dodged the bullets that came immediately after.