Hearing news about Shen He, Xu Shi immediately perked up.
It was not because he was surprised. He had known this would happen sooner or later—whether through dependence or cooperation, Shen He would definitely seek out a new patron.
His current strength was no longer enough to cooperate with a corporation. He was not even qualified to be a dog for one... Better options would be gangs in Sin City that had once been comparable to Spark in strength.
Like Disgu or the Long Saber Party—Long City would definitely look down on him anyway, so he could only endure in places like these.
But it had not even been that long, and he was already making a comeback? Maybe he really was the protagonist. The kid had some damn good luck.
Fine, then enjoy yourself for another couple of days. After that, I'm about to turn up the pressure on you.
Xu Shi had actually long considered developing something in Sin City. Ever since his father died, Serpent Coil's connections with Sin City had diminished considerably. At the very least, he currently had no stable partners there, nor any forces secretly backed by him.
It might not have seemed necessary at first glance. Forget Su Lin and Xia Wuyou, who could crush them on an entirely different level—even the combat squad could beat the soul out of them... But there were some things that corporations were not suited to doing personally. That was when they needed a polite local gang to take the fall—cough, lend a hand.
For example, gathering intelligence and keeping an eye on developments. It was not that Su Lin did a poor job, but she might not have been as efficient as those know-it-alls who roamed every street and alley of Sin City.
They could also