Mande United Army

Fifty kilometers southwest of Mande City, a military camp stood amid watchtowers, supply depots, barracks, and drill grounds, with soldiers patrolling back and forth.

This was the headquarters of the Mande United Army, where more than a thousand soldiers were stationed.

This army, raised and funded through drug trafficking, casinos, scam compounds, brothels, and the like, was Lu Wenbo's greatest trump card and the capital that allowed him to run rampant throughout the Mande City region.

At that moment, inside a luxuriously decorated villa in the military camp, Lu Wenbo gripped the phone tightly and roared, "You can't even deal with a bunch of peasants? Useless! You're all useless! What use is it for me to keep you around?"

The person on the other end was the mayor of Mande City, who was frantically reporting the riot that had broken out in Mande City.

After learning that a large number of his own businesses had been occupied and destroyed by the Security Department under Jieko Company, this warlord flew into a rage. Ignoring the market's pleas for help from the other end of the line, he smashed the phone to the ground.

"Someone come here! Order the entire army to mobilize immediately. Prepare weapons and ammunition, and follow me into the city to put down the riot. The moment you see anyone from Jieko Company, kill them without exception."

Lu Wenbo summoned his adjutant and issued the murderous order.

"Yes, General. I'll assemble the troops right away."

Seeing that Lu Wenbo was in a foul mood, the adjutant did not dare provoke him further. He hurriedly accepted the order and left.

Soon, shouts of assembly rang throughout the military camp. Squad after squad of soldiers rushed out of the barracks and gathered on the drill ground.

Lu Wenbo changed into a general's uniform covered in medals, strapped a saber to his waist, and walked onto the command platform at the front of the drill ground. Standing before the microphone, he shouted, "My children, today, a premeditated and vicious riot broke out in Mande City. Thugs hired by Jieko Company attacked Mande City, occupying and destroying our casinos, brothels, and scam compounds. They even declared that they would wipe out our Mande United Army."

His voice spread across the entire field through the microphone. The soldiers in green uniforms changed expression slightly, their gazes turning especially savage.

"How did the funds that let you join the Mande United Army and live prosperous lives come about? They all came from my businesses in Mande City. Jieko Company is cutting off our roots. Can we let them off?"

"No!"

A roar like landslides and seas surging rose up. More than a thousand soldiers raised their guns, answering Lu Wenbo with their fury toward Jieko Company.

As soldiers of the Mande United Army, they naturally knew exactly what they were doing. They had never cared that they followed a warlord in committing evil. So long as they could make money and get rich, they were perfectly willing to kill and commit atrocities.

"Jieko Company—a despicable and shameless company that wants to join forces with those mud-legged peasants to overthrow my rule. Today, we'll show them that no matter how capable Jieko Company is, the only ones who call the shots in Mande City are our Mande United Army. Children, take up your rifles and steel blades and follow me into Mande City. Kill every last person from Jieko Company."

Lu Wenbo revealed a cruel smile and loudly announced the order to mobilize for war.

"Kill, kill, kill! Kill them all!"

The soldiers rose with a thunderous roar, slung their rifles over their backs, and ran in orderly fashion toward the rows of military vehicles.

Several infantry fighting vehicles started up as well. High above, an armed helicopter circled in the sky. This was the entirety of Lu Wenbo's family fortune.

"Jieko Company—do they really think this is still ancient times? They actually want to achieve something by relying on mud-legged peasants."

Watching the magnificent sight of his army setting out, Lu Wenbo's spirits soared.

What the hell was Jieko Company? It was nothing more than a bunch of mud-legged peasants, with barely any proper guns among them.

Once his army arrived, it could crush and annihilate them like dead branches beneath a withered tree.

The army had only just left the military camp and was about to head for Mande City when a military vehicle at the front suddenly slowed to a stop. The long line behind it stopped as well.

"What's going on?"

Lu Wenbo asked unhappily from the jeep. The staff officer beside him hung up the radio and said in astonishment, "General, someone is blocking the road ahead. He claims to be the boss of Jieko Company and says he wants to come meet you."

"What? You heard him correctly?"

Lu Wenbo was stunned by this as well, almost thinking he had misheard.

He had not even gone looking for trouble with Jieko Company, yet its boss had actually dared to come alone and seek him out. Was he not afraid of death?

"General, the other party claims to be Su Jie. That is the name of Jieko Company's boss."

The staff officer answered firmly, his face filled with delight.

If they could capture Jieko Company's big boss first, then they would already have won more than half the battle.

"Haha, what an idiot. Have them capture him and bring him before me. I'd like to see what he looks like—he actually dares provoke our Mande United Army."

A cold smile appeared at the corner of Lu Wenbo's mouth. If not for Jieko Company, he would never have suffered such enormous losses. And as the mastermind behind it all, Su Jie, he wanted nothing more than to strip the flesh from his bones.

At that moment, Su Jie stood alone at the front of the army with his arms folded across his chest, his gaze fixed on the troops.

Most of the soldiers marched on foot, their individual equipment consisting of nothing more than an AK. There were only dozens of military vehicles, along with several infantry fighting vehicles and one armed helicopter. That was the full extent of this army's firepower.

"How crude. They made so much money, yet they didn't even know to equip their troops with slightly better gear. They spent it all on pleasure and indulgence."

Su Jie shook his head as he thought about what he had heard.

It was said that Lu Wenbo loved to indulge himself. Not only did he own a private jet, he had also bought numerous luxury houses and cars around the world. Most of the money he earned through various illegal businesses had been spent on personal enjoyment.

While Su Jie sized up the army, more than a dozen armed soldiers surrounded him, looking at him with mocking and cold eyes.

"He's the boss of Jieko Company? He's so young. It'll be quite satisfying to torture him later. I want to see him kneel and beg for mercy."

"I heard he's Chinese. Don't tell me he thinks we're going to reason with him? He actually came here alone."

"Haha, I love killing Chinese people most of all. Back when I was sent to guard a scam compound, the Chinese people there were so entertaining. When they first arrived, every one of them shouted that they wanted to go home. After we chopped off their hands and feet and dunked them in the water cells, they all became unbelievably docile and obedient."

The soldiers appraised Su Jie without restraint, occasionally bursting into raucous laughter.

"The general ordered us to capture him and bring him in."

A platoon leader lowered his radio. After receiving the order, he waved his hand, and the soldiers immediately swarmed forward to restrain Su Jie and drag him before Lu Wenbo.

Su Jie rolled his shoulders and gave a light laugh. "There's no need to trouble yourselves. I'll go meet him myself."

The moment his voice fell, the soldiers caught a flash of silver from the corners of their eyes. Then pain stabbed through their necks, their vision spun wildly, and they lost consciousness.

In the blink of an eye, the soldiers surrounding Su Jie had all had their necks severed. Their heads rolled to a stop at Su Jie's feet.