Bang!
Shu Dong woke in the middle of the night.
He received word that the Supreme Club's financial director had committed suicide.
The lead investigator on the case had been frightened into kneeling and begging for mercy by a thug in the street.
All the other personnel involved in the investigation had been killed.
"Where did Little White Tiger find these Lei Zis? Didn't they say not even a fly from Chun Prefecture could get into Ice Prefecture?"
Watching the video of the middle-aged man kneeling before Half an Ear, Shu Dong's heart sank.
He had expected Little White Tiger to act. He would not even have been surprised if the man had abducted them to Chun Prefecture.
But he had not expected Little White Tiger to have a group of young Lei Zis hidden in Ice Prefecture.
Much less had he expected Little White Tiger to move so fast.
"Young Master Shu."
The Butler led the Ming King briskly into the room.
The two exchanged a look, each seeing dissatisfaction in the other's eyes.
"Where did Little White Tiger's gang of teenage Lei Zis come from?" Shu Dong demanded in displeasure.
Over a dozen Lei Zis had entered the city without the Ming King, the Ice Prefecture Overlord, even knowing. Clearly, the fault lay with him.
"The leader is called Little Zhu, one of Little White Tiger's twelve sworn brothers. He's coolheaded and decisive. He was injured saving Old Ninth and has been recuperating elsewhere ever since." Suppressing his irritation, the Ming King reported to Young Master Shu, "Those young Lei Zis all came from Dead Man's Prison. Arrangements were made to get them out not long ago. Since they don't belong to Little White Tiger's twelve core factions, nobody paid attention."
After listening, Shu Dong lit a cigarette.