Jack's Underworld Overlord Journey

"What's going on? Explain it clearly."

Alex frowned. Jack always pulled some unexpected stunts, but somehow always ended up with incredible luck and the biggest gains. Yet, he was timid and fearful, always looking over his shoulder. In terms of courage, ability, and mentality, he wasn't cut out to be a boss. But in the gang wars, he'd risen rapidly, inexplicably becoming the boss without even knowing how, which was truly astonishing.

"Okay, Boss. This whole thing started seven days ago, after I contacted you last time.

Heh heh... Yo, Boss, you told me to keep the gang stable, and I, your timid and fearful subordinate, kept the gang stable, yo yo yo, che yo yo, who would have thought..."

"Speak normally."

"Yes, Boss."

"Here's what happened.

Everything started seven days ago, after I contacted you.

I still remember that day, the liquid in the sewers of the lower city was still black.

The sky of the lower city was still shrouded in darkness, yet holding onto light.

Boss, your radiance was as bright as a goddess in the moon, illuminating the path before me.

Boss, do you know?

There's a funny thing about being a gang boss: when facing difficulties, the subordinates look to the boss. If the boss remains calm, the subordinates feel at ease. Half of the boss's calmness comes from forcing themselves to stay composed, and the other half actually comes from the subordinates around them."

"Get to the point."

"Yes, Boss, because of you, I felt at ease.

You told me to stabilize the gang and wait for you, so I stabilized it.

But within the gang, a group of old members took a strong dislike to me, believing I wasn't qualified to be the gang boss.

Who am I?

I am Jack!

Jack, the righteous and kind man of the lower city.

Does he have the right to say I'm unqualified?

That's right, I really wasn't qualified, so I decisively handed over the position of gang boss to someone else. That way, it would definitely be stable.

The next day, the new boss was beheaded by the Hell Angels!

Boss, I was so scared..."

As Jack said this, he had already started to cry.

Then, Jack continued, still crying, "And then, they nominated me to be the boss again..."

"I became the boss again, afraid to even go outside, scared of being killed.

Many people in the gang had issues with the Hell Angels. Our gang and the Hell Angels have always been enemies; we've already killed several bosses of each other. I'm terrified of becoming the next one.

I didn't want to die, so I planned to call the Hell Angels' boss to negotiate, to divide the territories so we wouldn't keep fighting. And if possible, I wanted to hold a concert. I have several DJ tracks and street dance routines I wrote myself. I'm not bragging, but I'm definitely going to be famous.

For my concert, I absolutely couldn't let the Hell Angels and my gang engage in random street brawls."

Alex's head was filled with question marks. How did it turn into you wanting your concert again?

Alex couldn't understand Jack's obsession with hip-hop at all. For this dream, the timid Jack actually dared to walk out of the gang headquarters, unafraid of death, to negotiate.

"What happened next was something I never could have imagined.

I called the Hell Angels' boss, and he cursed me out. He said if I had the guts, I should come directly to his headquarters to negotiate. He said that because I was a loyal brother and a righteous person, he wouldn't hack me, but he dared me to come."

"And then? Did you go?"

"I went."

"Weren't you afraid of dying?"

"But the Hell Angels said they wouldn't hack me."

"..."

"I took two of my most capable subordinates and went to the Hell Angels' headquarters.

At first, everything was fine. The Hell Angels saw me as the boss of the Severed Hand Gang and wanted to take me down. But many people admired my courage for daring to come to their headquarters, and since they had already taken down a Severed Hand Gang boss, they really didn't hack me.

I told them, the Hell Angels said they wouldn't hack me, and they wouldn't hack me. I know a friend of theirs who plays music, and they are very reputable."

Alex fell silent. It was truly a miracle that Jack was still alive and hadn't died, as if his luck stats were maxed out.

"I had a very pleasant conversation with the Hell Angels' boss. After I gave up seven of the Severed Hand Gang's most profitable districts, some of the prostitutes, protection money, and nightclubs, many of the Hell Angels were very happy. They thought I was very sincere. I finally got to play my DJ music and sing a few of my songs at their nightclub that day. It was truly a very happy occasion.

Finally, thanks to my efforts, our Severed Hand Gang and the Hell Angels successfully developed a friendly relationship."

Alex's mouth twitched. The Severed Hand Gang's income, at least more than half of its funds, nearly exceeding 4 million US dollars, was just given away by Jack.

Furthermore, a significant portion of the income Jack earned as boss was actually Alex's.

In other words, Jack, for the sake of his own life and what he called stability, had taken Alex's millions of dollars and directly handed them over to the neighboring gang.

You're a real talent as a gang boss!

"Many members of the Severed Hand Gang were extremely angry, believing that I, their boss, had betrayed them. I only remembered your order, Boss, to keep things stable."

"So at that time, I faced all the gang members with a wise and confident expression, telling them to wait a few days and see.

Because I knew that as soon as you, boss, were free in a few days, you would eventually take down the Hell Angels. I always believed in you, boss, without the slightest doubt."

Alex nodded. That was right, he had dealt with the Multiplicity and had indeed planned to help Jack.

"But, I don't know what happened. I have a few very capable subordinates. According to them, they got my hint, but I really didn't hint at anything at the time.

A few capable subordinates then privately collected all the information on the Hell Angels' leaders. One dark and windy night, they presented this information to me, and I was stunned.

They said I gave them my silent hint again.

Actually, at that time, I was just facing the window, looking at the moon, smoking a cigarette, and saying, 'The wind is picking up.'

I swear, I was thinking of song lyrics at the time.

I don't know what happened, but my subordinates gathered people and launched a surprise night attack on the Hell Angels' leaders, killing them all.

It was terrifying. In just two days, the entire Hell Angels gang was scattered by our Severed Hand Gang.

Now we are taking over the Hell Angels' territory.

There have been many disturbances, with dozens of streets engulfed in intense firefights.

My gang, the Severed Hand Gang, has now become the largest gang in the lower city."

"So, you just became the boss of the largest gang in the lower city like that? Did the Severed Hand Gang take over St. Lisen Street and Pomor Port?"

"Yeah, those two small places were taken down a long time ago. My subordinates heard that the boss of Pomor Port fled to Thailand overnight. I sent my subordinates with an airship to chase them down, what's wrong?"

Alex felt a surge of frustration in his chest, rendering him speechless.

So, my number one mole was chased to Thailand by this guy, and my number two was also affected, having his legs broken by your subordinates.

Jack, you are truly f**king outstanding!

The best of the best.

So outstanding it makes my teeth ache.

"No need to chase him anymore," Alex commanded helplessly. Who could have predicted that Jack would instantly become the overlord of the lower city? No one could understand Jack's actions.

"Understood, boss."

"But, boss, what should I do? I've already become the boss of the largest gang in the lower city. They say I'm far-sighted, righteous, good to my subordinates, charismatic, confident, persuasive, enthusiastic, optimistic, convincing, popular, sociable, and trustworthy. They praise me a lot, and many young people are joining the gang because they admire me."

"The original first and second largest gangs have a lot of complaints about me, thinking I stole their thunder, but I didn't want this either. The territories of the Severed Hand Gang and the Hell Angels combined make us the largest in the lower city. What else could I do?"

"How about I give them some territory? Boss, I have a feeling they want to kill me!"

"I'm so scared, what should I do?"

Alex pondered for a moment and said, "Send me all the gang information in the lower city. I need detailed information."

"Since that's the case, I will support you in ruling the lower city!"

"Huh?"