At that moment, Wen Wen spoke up, interrupting Tong Hua before she could continue pouring cold water on the situation.
"With Wild Bazaar in this much chaos, those people are busy fighting a life-and-death struggle among themselves. In the short term, a harmless guy like him won't even rank on Lei Yaoxing's list. He won't be a priority."
Only Lei Yaoxing could not possibly finish them off at a time like this.
Chen Xingzhou was already close to death.
Chen Yu Bo could die too—at any time, by anyone's hand—but not by his. Otherwise, everything that had happened tonight would likely be confirmed.
The hat of breaking the rules would be nailed firmly onto his head, never to come off for the rest of his life.
The rules of the underworld were sometimes worth less than shit, yet at other times, heavier than mountains. If you wanted people to still believe your promises, you had better act a little more like a human being.
Unfortunately, what had happened tonight had already stripped Lei Yaoxing of half his Human Status. If he still had any designs on the Spokesperson position where his word was law, then he had to preserve the other half.
"Since the people above are too busy to care for themselves, all you have to deal with is a pack of little fry and those flies that come swarming over at the first whiff of rot."
Wen Wen spoke slowly. "As long as Chen Xingzhou is still lying in that hospital, you won't make it onto the threat list. Once Chen Xingzhou stops breathing, you'll be able to jump ship completely. Looking at it that way, the situation is actually in your favor."
"..."
In the brief silence, Ji Jue instinctively glanced at Lao Zhang. Lao Zhang pretended