To be fair, He Yuqiang was absolutely not a qualified corporate heir.
The most obvious reason was that he could not keep his cool. Corporations usually pulled strings from behind the scenes; who charged into Sin City in a war vehicle with such fanfare like he did?
But Young Master He was furious right now.
Ever since realizing Shen He had been making a fool of him, he had been determined to crush both Shen He and his Spark into dust.
Put up with it, and you got mastitis. Back off, and you got ovarian cysts.
But supplying other gangs with equipment and having them help wipe out Spark had been far slower than he expected. That was why he had personally entered the fray, prepared to send Shen He to heaven with his own hands.
And the Shark Tooth combat team he had brought along was naturally in a completely different league from ordinary gang members.
The scattered defenders could not withstand such relentless bombardment. In just a few minutes, this stronghold was already on the verge of collapse.
"Boss, what do we do now?"
Someone asked anxiously, "Should we evacuate now? Otherwise, it'll be too late!"
"Shen, are you still not coming out?!"
He Yuqiang's taunts rang out from the war vehicle as well.
"I'll hold him off and buy you time."
Shen He frowned deeply. After a moment's thought, he issued his orders. "Take Lei Song and leave. Use every possible means to escape to the stronghold in District Four. Move fast!"
"...We can't do that! Boss, if you do this, you'll be sending yourself to—"
The moment he said that, no one present agreed.
"Don't worry about me. Get moving!"
Shen He glared. "Follow orders. We'll regroup in District Four!"
"...Yes."
Seeing him put it that way, the others had no choice but to do as he said.
Once he saw them leave, Shen He leaped out the window, walked up to the war vehicle, and tossed aside the gun in his hand with a kick.
He truly was not worried about dying here, because he still had a trump card to save his life.
More importantly, rather than merely buying time, he wanted to solve the problem another way.
"Young Master He, there's no need to be so angry. Why don't we talk?"
"I've got nothing to talk about with you!"
He Yuqiang snorted coldly and directed the gun barrels on the war vehicle at him. "Just watch and see if I kill you!"
"Why go that far? Didn't we agree to part on good terms?"
Shen He replied calmly, his expression unchanged.
"But you lied to me!"
He Yuqiang roared, "I hate it when people lie to me!"
"When did I lie to you?"
"Still playing dumb? You think I don't know you intercepted ten drones?"
He Yuqiang sneered. "What, planning to keep them all for yourself? Let me tell you, it won't be that easy!"
Ten drones?
Shen He frowned.
He could tell that the reason He Yuqiang was so enraged was most likely because word had gotten out that he had kept the drones for himself.
But where did ten come from? They had busted their asses just to get one, okay?
Wasn't this a little... Shen He instinctively sent Xu Shi a polite greeting in his heart.
But the number did not really matter, since the drone was no longer in his possession anyway.
That was why he had stayed behind alone, hoping to see whether he could repair relations with Shark Tooth.
If they could form an alliance again, that would not be unacceptable.
"...I don't know where Young Master He got this information, but you should know that my people were nearly wiped out in the last operation."
So he flatly denied hiding anything. "Only two came back, and one of them even lost an arm... In that situation, how could they have brought back ten drones?"
"...So you're saying someone else was the one who lied to me?"
"That is not impossible."
Shen He said calmly, "Young Master He should understand corporate affairs better than I do."
"...I'll give you a chance. Keep talking."
After a brief silence, the war vehicle's door slowly opened. He Yuqiang stepped out with a grim expression and waved for the others to back away.
"What I mean is, whether it's Shark Tooth or Spark, we share a common goal, don't we?"
Shen He secretly let out a breath and smiled. "Then when Young Master He dealt with Xu Shi, you should have been more wary of him."
"Even if he isn't very capable himself, that doesn't mean there aren't capable people around him, right?"
Not to mention, Shen He had discovered that Xu Shi was far from as simple as he appeared. At the very least, he was more than ten times shrewder than the big idiot in front of him.
"..."
He Yuqiang did not answer, because Shen He was right. Since he "knew" Xu Shi so well, he truly had not been on guard against him.
But if that so-called "understanding" had merely been Xu Shi's disguise, it was impossible not to feel a chill afterward.
Meeting Shen He's gaze, he suddenly felt a little dizzy. Once he came back to himself, he found Shen He's words increasingly reasonable.
"So? Are you trying to beg for peace?"
He Yuqiang rubbed his temples and put on airs.
"...That is exactly my intention."
The smile on Shen He's face grew wider. His ability had not influenced the other man for so long in vain... but he still lowered his stance as much as possible. "With Shark Tooth's strength, you can find anyone in Sin City to work with. Spark, on the other hand, has been in terrible shape lately without Young Master He's help."
"But at least we have worked together before and understand each other better, right?"
"...Then shall I give you another chance?"
He Yuqiang considered it for a moment, then revealed a smug smile.
He had long since forgotten what he had said before.
Honestly, in Night Sin City, interests came first. Everything else could be put aside.
In He Yuqiang's eyes, Shen He was actually fairly capable. He had struggled somewhat against Serpent Coil, but he was fierce when dealing with Sin City thugs, and he had swallowed up a large swath of territory in a short time before.
Most importantly, among the Sin City gangs he had worked with, Shen He was the most obedient. He was easy to control, and his usual demands were few.
"It would be my honor."
The weight in Shen He's heart finally lifted. As long as they could continue working together, it would only be a matter of time before he made a comeback.
However, the moment he finished speaking—
A bullet streaked past his cheek and punched straight through He Yuqiang's left ear!
"...Aaaaaaah!!!"
He Yuqiang collapsed in pain and roared, "You—, Shen He, you set me up?!"
"Kill him! Kill him for me!"
Meanwhile—
"Finished talking with him?"
Xu Shi smiled as he watched Jiang Chengcheng walk out of the holding room.
"Mm."
Jiang Chengcheng nodded, excitement showing on her face.
That excitement came purely from their academic exchange. It was clear that she was deeply interested in the Overlimit Project, and she held more respect for the senior Luo Zhikang than Xu Shi did.
Luo Zhikang, on the other hand, was different. Though he had gotten the answer he wanted, he looked even more dejected than before, his face filled with deep frustration.
No one liked being overtaken by the younger generation, especially when he had been forced to trade away his most precious possession.
Xu Shi paid him no mind and directly asked Jiang Chengcheng, "How long will it take?"
"For a preliminary draft of the specific plan, I... I'll probably need about a week."
Jiang Chengcheng thought for a moment before answering.
"Good."
Xu Shi nodded and took out the tiny chip.
It was about time to make that old bastard step down.
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