Urgent, Urgent, Urgent, Someone's Going to Die of Impatience

The call inquiring about the situation was naturally from Young Master He of the Shark Tooth conglomerate.

"I..."

Just as Shen He was about to answer, he looked at the drone in his hand and inevitably faltered.

As expected, he realized the problem.

Did he really have to hand it over?

Frankly, before the operation began, Shen He had no intention of handing over all these drones.

His original plan was to give them only a portion and keep a few for himself to dismantle and study.

After all, he didn't actually want to be a dog for Shark Tooth his entire life—in fact, during the ten years he'd been in Sin City, he had only one goal in his heart.

To restore Tianhe's glory and reclaim everything he had lost.

In his opinion, the current brilliance of the six major conglomerates was nothing more than stolen fruit from Tianhe.

Especially hegemons like Serpent Coil and Prism… he should have been the one in that position!

Therefore, establishing Spark, or cooperating with Shark Tooth, were merely stepping stones to achieve his goals.

But to overthrow them and establish a new order in Night Sin City, simply recruiting soldiers would not be enough.

The technological marvels in the conglomerates' hands were the most crucial.

Without technological support, talking about restoration was no different from a fool's dream.

But the current situation was awkward. Despite the strenuous efforts of his team, they had only brought back one drone.

This meant he couldn't carry out his hidden plan; he had to choose one or the other!

This was truly… although he had long known that with Spark's strength alone, snatching a tooth from the Serpent Coil's mouth was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Such a result was already very difficult for Lei Song and the others.

But Shen He still felt a flicker of disappointment, even a hint of blame in his heart.

If they had managed to get even one more Sea Crane, he wouldn't be in this predicament…

However, now was not the time to dwell on it. Shark Tooth was already rushing him, and he had to make a choice quickly.

"Hello? Are you listening?"

Seeing his prolonged silence, Young Master He's tone inevitably sharpened. "Or did you fail again and get nothing?"

Tsk.

Hearing this, Shen He also became somewhat annoyed.

In fact, he had always disliked this Young Master He; he was a typical second-generation rich kid, and his condescending demeanor was extremely repulsive to him.

Not to mention the current situation—his people had just fought their way back, and their survival was uncertain, yet he was here impatiently urging him.

I did all the work, what right do you, Shark Tooth, have?!

However, from the other party's question, he also realized that Young Master He did not know if he had actually succeeded.

So…

After a brief moment of thought, Shen He made his decision.

"...I'm truly sorry, Young Master He."

He sighed and adopted a regretful tone. "The Serpent Coil's firepower suppression was too intense, and with the Inspection Bureau's intervention, we… came back with nothing."

"Almost all the people I sent out were wiped out. Can you, considering this, provide us with some medical..."

"...What are you talking about?"

His words were interrupted before he could finish. "We had an agreement beforehand: Shark Tooth would only consider providing aid again after Spark obtained the drones."

"But you failed again, so what qualifications do you have to talk to me?"

"Then..."

"Let's leave it at that. I can overlook the previous losses, but I don't want any further dealings with you."

"Finally, a word of advice, Leader Shen: manage your people well. You know what should be said and what shouldn't be said."

After saying the last sentence, the other party cut off the communication without any hesitation.

This undoubtedly declared the complete breakdown of cooperation between Shark Tooth and Spark.

Shen He was not surprised by this outcome.

Rather, it was the nature of conglomerates to ruthlessly abandon "partners" who had lost their value.

Thinking about it, even if he had handed over the drones, he would probably only be thrown a few bones like a dog.

"Tch, what a piece of work."

Shen He cursed softly. Just then, someone came to report the situation to him.

A team member who returned with Lei Song had lost too much blood and could not be saved.

Lei Song himself was rescued, but his bodily functions were severely impaired.

Since he lost an arm, he would need extensive prosthetic modification to have any chance of recovery.

Hearing this news, Shen He breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good he didn't die.

Lei Song was an old member of "Spark," and he still had feelings for the other person; of course, he hoped they would survive.

This also made him feel even more that breaking ties with "Shark Tooth" was the right choice.

Although there would definitely be an impact in the short term, if things had continued like this, not only would he not obtain what was truly important, but similar situations would only become more frequent.

In that case, it was better to keep the spoils of war in his own hands.

The latest small drone developed by "Serpent Coil" was undoubtedly valuable.

If it could be cracked and replicated, it would undoubtedly greatly strengthen his own power.

With this stepping stone, finding other partners would not be difficult.

"Let him rest well; 'Spark' will not forget his contributions."

Taking a deep breath, he made his next deployment. "Also, give this to Mr. Luo and tell him to crack it as quickly as possible."

"Remember, this matter must not be known by anyone!"

"Serpent Coil" Headquarters.

In the afternoon, Su Lin also rushed back from District 15.

"Young Master's judgment was indeed correct; the attack on the District 13 factory was carried out by people from 'Spark' again?"

She was gradually getting used to Xu Shi's prescient decisions, but she couldn't help but be surprised.

However, she was also a little displeased. "So, Team Leader Xia handled it again?"

"She handled it, so you can relax, can't you?"

Xu Shi found it a bit amusing. Why are you always jealous about these things?

Is this the inexplicable sense of crisis women have?

No need, really no need.

Besides, this was purely her bad luck. I sent her to guard District 15, and she didn't come here; you can't blame me for that, right?

"...I just don't trust her."

Su Lin unconsciously glanced to the side, changing the subject without a word. "What's next, Young Master? What are your plans?"

"Just waiting."

Xu Shi played with the steel pen in his hand, revealing a playful smile.

"Waiting?"

"Yeah."

Xu Shi nodded slightly. "With things having turned out this way, someone is about to die of anxiety. We just need to wait for him to deliver himself to our doorstep."

"Uh, Young Master, who specifically are you referring to..."

Su Lin was a little confused, but before she could finish speaking, the communicator on the desk rang.

Xu Shi put it on speakerphone. As soon as it connected, an anxious greeting came from the other side.

"Old Xu, I heard you were attacked? Are you alright?"

See? Here he comes.