Hell's Kitchen Strength Overview

In the year Natasha Romanoff was rescued from the ruins by her adoptive father, Ludmila joined the Soviet Army.

Due to her gender, Shangguan suggested she become a battlefield nurse, but Ludmila preferred to be a real warrior, and ultimately got her wish, becoming a rifle shooter.

The fighting was fierce at the time, and new recruits had very little training time. A month later, her unit was ordered into battle, and it was during this engagement that she displayed exceptional sniping talent.

In two and a half months of fighting, this female soldier, who had only enlisted for four months, had killed 187 targets. By June of the following year, when she was wounded and taken off the battlefield, that number had reached 308.

The reason the number increased so little afterward was that she had already instilled fear in the enemy; her opponents didn't dare to even lift their heads when facing her.

Bai Jing absolutely did not want Lumira to become a sniper, even though the Ancient One said she was suited for it.

But she brought up her grandmother, and Bai Jing was somewhat speechless.

If he let her become a sniper, Bai Jing worried she would encounter danger. Not to mention that snipers don't encounter danger; on the contrary, snipers are the primary targets for all enemies.

But if he didn't let her become a sniper, Bai Jing felt a great sense of guilt.

It was like someone had extraordinary political talent, and you insisted they study fine arts, only for them to fail to get into art school, wasting half their life. What a sin that would be.

Opening his mouth, Bai Jing ultimately said nothing.

In any case, Frank was a qualified teacher, and Bai Jing believed he would teach Lumira the proper methods.

Besides, there were so many mutation methods in this world; Bai Jing might find a way to strengthen Lumira in the future.

At worst, he could let her learn magic.

Tapping the table, Bai Jing said, "Quiet, quiet. Ryan, how is the investigation into the Hell's Kitchen power map coming along?"

Wasn't it just the southwest district? Why did it become all of Hell's Kitchen?

Ryan felt the helplessness and bitterness of a hired hand, but he dared not protest. After all, his boss not only oppressed people but also killed them.

Fortunately, he was prepared.

"It's almost all investigated!" Ryan got up and went to the door, soon returning with a scroll map and spreading it on the table.

"I've found that the power distribution throughout Hell's Kitchen can be roughly divided into four major regions: northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest!" Ryan said. "The southwest, which is our south, is dominated by the Mexican Gang and the South American Gang. Similar to the Viper Gang before, they make a living by drug trafficking. However, the Viper Gang controlled the largest drug supply in Mexico, so these gangs could only rely on the leftover supply from the Viper Gang, as well as some obtained through other channels! Because we cut off the supply, these gangs have been restless lately."

To put it bluntly, they were second-tier distributors for the Viper Gang. But since Bai Jing had taken down the Viper Gang's distribution channel, these gangs harbored a deep hatred for the Order Society. Why they hadn't acted directly, Bai Jing didn't know.

Probably because they were cowards.

"The southeast is dominated by the Italian Families!" Ryan Daling continued his explanation. "Actually, 40 years ago, all of Hell's Kitchen was the territory of the Dresster Family. But 40 years ago, the leader of the Dresster Family was assassinated in Times Square. The Dresster Family's influence plummeted from then on. Now, they barely hold onto a piece of territory and constantly endure invasions from other gangs!"

"How could their influence drop so much from the death of one leader?" Bai Jing asked.

"Because this leader had too many enemies. While he was alive, he had connections with other Italian Families and they supported each other. After his death, those ties became less close!" Ryan said. "Furthermore, the Dresster Family itself is shrinking its territory, but in reality, they are undergoing a transformation in secret. According to some channel information, many real estate companies in Hell's Kitchen are Dresster Family properties. This means they might control a large amount of land and property in Hell's Kitchen!"

With land and property, what's next?

Rent collection!

Bai Jing understood.

It seemed this Italian Family had to be taken down, otherwise, they would just be working for them.

Those who came from China knew how valuable land and houses were.

"Continue!" Bai Jing said.

"The northwest, which is our north, is dominated by the Irish Gang and the Redneck Gang!" Ryan said. "They are uneducated and fear nothing, doing and dabbling in everything. Consultant Matt should be very familiar with this!"

Matt Murdock nodded. The area where he was previously active was in this region.

"Robbery, rape, drug trafficking, human trafficking, biological experiments – I've encountered them all!" Matt said, suddenly feeling like he might have revealed too much information.

"Ahem!" Matt continued, "I mean cases related to them!"

Everyone nodded. Those who understood understood; those who didn't didn't need to. Knowing too much wouldn't benefit them.

"And then there's the northeast!" Ryan's tone became serious, and he glanced at Bai Jing.

"Why are you looking at me? Just say what you're saying!" Bai Jing said.

"This area is dominated by the Asian Gang!" Ryan swallowed and then said.

Bai Jing knew why he looked at him; after all, he was also Asian!

"This region gathers gangs from various Asian countries like Japan and Korea, China, and Southeast Asia. They fight fiercely amongst themselves and are very xenophobic!" Ryan said. "Most importantly, their combat effectiveness is formidable. They haven't been in Hell's Kitchen for more than 20 years, but from nothing, they've carved out such a large territory. If it weren't for the restrictions from various parties, even the police and the Tax Bureau helping, I think they could have expanded to cover all of Hell's Kitchen."

Bai Jing felt a bit speechless. Was it that exaggerated!

"Their combat skills are also very impressive!" Frank suddenly spoke. "I've learned a lot from them. More importantly, it's their fighting will. For ordinary gangs, if you kill a few, a dozen, or just take down the leader, the rest collapse. But with them, you have to kill half, or even more."

As he spoke, The Punisher, Frank, actually seemed somewhat apprehensive?

He glanced at Bai Jing. In fact, his feelings towards Bai Jing were complicated because Bai Jing had the same skin color as those people.

He knew it was wrong to just let Bai Jing expand like this.

But letting Hell's Kitchen remain in such chaos was also wrong.

Choosing the lesser of two evils, Frank chose Bai Jing.

However, he would not blindly trust Bai Jing. Staying by his side was the only way to observe him better and find his weaknesses.

This way, if he had any problems, Frank would have a countermeasure.

This isn't discrimination, it's fear.

The Yellow Peril theory didn't come out of nowhere; Asians are genuinely terrifying.

Asians aren't like white people. White people earn money, then drink and chase women, living for the moment before spending it all.

But when Asians earn money in America, they save it. Once they have enough, they buy land, and when times are good, they bring their friends and family over.

That's what the Chinese did back then. As their numbers grew, it scared the white people, so they quickly passed the Chinese Exclusion Act.

But it didn't end there, because the Japanese came later.

The Japanese desired land even more than the Chinese, so they did the exact same thing: earn money, save it, buy land.

As a result, the white people got scared again and quickly passed the Immigration Act of 1924, which excluded Japanese immigrants.

The Koreans came in later, but they were united. When they were attacked, they fought back with guns, killing their enemies. As a result, the Koreans' situation in America improved significantly.

Whether it's war, cultural war, or economic trade, if there are no restrictions, people of Asian descent will be number one in this world, no doubt about it.

Freedom and democracy – that's what they shout when they have the advantage. Once they lose that advantage, we've all seen what they do.

"Therefore, I think it will be very difficult to take over this area!" Ryan looked at Bai Jing again and said.

"This area, I think it's simple..." He knew what Asians wanted, which was nothing more than survival.

As long as they are given a fair and peaceful environment, they will naturally abide by the order.

Once the ringleaders are dealt with, the rest can open restaurants and do business.

"Let's do it this way, west first then east, south first then north!" Bai Jing pointed to the southwest. "Let's sweep out these Mexican Gangs first!"