"Benefits?!" The dark-skinned man's heart lurched. He hurried to explain, "Helmsman Li, I didn't take anything! Those treasures were benefits the Mad King Building gave everyone..."
"Enough!" The narrow-eyed man growled, fixing him with a stare. "Answer me. Did you betray the Giant Whale Gang's interests? Did you say things you shouldn't have? I saw you walking over with Daoya's people earlier. You seemed awfully friendly!"
Daoya had no feud with the Giant Whale Gang, but the dark-skinned man had started cozying up to another faction in no time and was even speaking for the Mad King Building. That crossed a line.
The rules of martial-world gangs were harsher than those of sects and orders, and they were particularly unforgiving of collusion with outsiders.
The color drained from the dark-skinned man's face.
"Brother Zhao Qian, go on ahead." Jiang Heng smiled at the flustered Zhao Qian. Two Mad King Building Players then came over to escort him away.
Jiang Heng had seen plenty of troublemakers like Helmsman Li these past few days. Some talks had broken down; others had ended in fights.
For all its people, the Mad King Building had only a limited number of lifestyle players skilled in diplomacy.
"You dare!" Helmsman Li flew into a rage when he saw that Zhao Qian really meant to leave with them.
He was the one who usually supervised Zhao Qian. Now the man wouldn't listen to him at all!
Thinking of the person behind him, a murderous look flashed across Helmsman Li's face. The air around him suddenly grew thick with water elemental energy!
The next instant.
He lunged forward, driving his palm straight at Zhao Qian's chest.
Mid-strike, he turned his hand and thrust it instead toward Jiang Heng, who had raised a large shield!
"How dare you interfere