Mark's Counterattack

Early the next morning, Michael's team of bodyguards withdrew and was replaced by the second team.

The captain of the second bodyguard team was a sharp, short-haired woman named Faith Baldwin.

Faith did not speak much, but she arranged her team members in perfect order. She was clearly highly experienced in security work.

"Boss, something seems wrong..."

The next morning, Damir, who had been using binoculars to observe the situation across the way, finally noticed something unusual.

He immediately called Derek and reported, "The target film crew suddenly canceled today's shooting schedule and did not leave the hotel for the set. Also, the windows of the target's room have remained closed since yesterday afternoon. I can't see what's happening inside."

"What's going on? Have you been exposed?"

Derek's expression immediately darkened when he received the call.

He had already sent Mark's photo to Mr. Epstein, who was also very satisfied with Mark and had been urging Derek to deliver him as soon as possible.

If the Blackfire Gang failed to complete the job, not only would they fail to secure a partnership with Epstein, they would also deeply offend him.

"I-I don't think so?"

Damir lowered his binoculars and glanced around uneasily.

He had already been careful enough.

This apartment was more than two thousand meters from the Hilton Hotel, and he had drawn nearly all the curtains, leaving only a gap wide enough for one person to observe through.

He refused to believe he could still have been exposed under such circumstances.

"I see..."

Still unconvinced, Derek finally instructed Damir, "Send someone to book a room at the Hilton Hotel and check in. Then find someone from their film crew and ask around to see what happened."

"Yes, Boss!"

Hilton Hotel, Mark's room.

After hiring bodyguards, Mark felt much safer. Now, he could finally devote himself fully to dealing with the Blackfire Gang.

After all, a thief could not steal for a thousand days, but no one could guard against thieves for a thousand days.

Only by crushing them completely could Mark truly be safe.

The Blackfire Gang's legitimate businesses were all registered under Black Fire Company, including convenience stores, bars, nightclubs, shops, lottery outlets, laundries, and other ventures.

Mark turned on his computer and wrote a Trojan program. Before long, he hacked into Black Fire Company's headquarters database and obtained the business ledgers and tax records for the company's properties.

After reviewing the information, he found that the ledgers recorded only legitimate business activities, with no illegal or improper transactions.

Their tax records were also spotless. There was no tax evasion, and even their tax avoidance measures were lawful and reasonable.

"Looks like the Blackfire Gang's leader has some brains. He knows to keep the illegal businesses completely separate from the legitimate ones."

Mark was not too disappointed.

That evening, Mark hacked into the nightclubs, bars, and other entertainment venues owned by Black Fire Company.

Unfortunately, either there were no cameras installed, or the cameras had been deliberately damaged. Mark could not see what was happening inside.

Fortunately, some rooms had computers. Mark secretly took control of them, then quietly activated their cameras.

In a private room at one of the nightclubs, a drug deal was captured by a computer's camera.

At another bar, Blackfire Gang members used drugs to knock out a young woman, then took her to a private booth in the bar and assaulted her.

The entire process was recorded by the camera on the computer in the room.

"Alice, conceal our identity and send this evidence to the nearest police station."

Mark ordered Alice.

He knew that this evidence alone would not be enough to bring down the entire Blackfire Gang, but it should be enough to leave them scrambling for a while.

South Lake District Police Station.

Police Chief Thompson was handling official business when the computer on his desk gave two notification chimes.

Seeing an unread email, he immediately opened it.

Inside were two videos: the drug deal and sexual assault Mark had recorded, along with the detailed addresses where the crimes had taken place.

None of those people had expected their crimes to be filmed, so they had not concealed their faces at all. The footage was crystal clear!

Thompson even recognized one of the men handling the drug deal as Hoss, a Blackfire Gang lieutenant.

"Excellent! We finally have evidence of those Blackfire Gang bastards committing crimes!"

Thompson slammed his palm onto the desk, his voice filled with excitement.

The Blackfire Gang operated within his jurisdiction and had committed endless atrocities over the years.

Unfortunately, the police station had never been able to find evidence of their crimes. They could only arrest them, release them, then arrest them again.

Now that real evidence was finally right in front of him, Thompson was naturally thrilled.

He first had someone bring the two videos to a magistrate, obtained signed search warrants and arrest warrants, then issued the order: "Notify the tactical officers immediately and have them make the arrests!"

Black Fire Company building.

Derek was currently speaking with Damir on the phone.

"Boss, the situation isn't good! I privately found someone from their film crew and asked around. For some reason, Rosalie suddenly hired two elite security teams from Global Security Company!"

"And that director named Caleb, for some reason, suddenly decided to suspend filming for now. Their crew has been staying at the hotel ever since, and the two security teams are protecting Rosalie and Mark around the clock. It won't be easy for us to make a move."

After hearing Damir's report, Derek's expression turned ugly.

"Why would the targets suddenly hire bodyguards? Could it be that they already know our plan?"

But they had not even begun acting yet. Logically speaking, the targets could not have noticed anything in advance.

With two security teams protecting them at all times, the Blackfire Gang would inevitably cause a huge commotion if they tried to take Mark. That was not what Derek wanted to see.

"Keep watching Mark and their film crew. See when they leave the hotel, then notify me..."

Derek instructed Damir.

Just after ending the call, he quickly received two more pieces of bad news in succession.

"Boss, this is bad! The police suddenly moved in and arrested Boss Hoss and more than a dozen brothers at our nightclub on drug trafficking charges!"

"Boss, the police just raided one of our bars and arrested Eaton on the spot while he was sexually assaulting a young woman. Our bar has been shut down too!"

Derek's face had turned as dark as thunder by the time he received the news.

He immediately notified the company's legal department and told them to head to the police station at once to bail the men out first.

"This isn't right!"

Derek had already keenly sensed that someone might be secretly targeting the Blackfire Gang.

Otherwise, it could not possibly be such a coincidence. The moment someone from the Blackfire Gang committed a crime, the police arrived so promptly.