Chapter 639 - Take It up as Your Responsibility! (2/2)

“Hey, the atmosphere doesn’t feel quite right. Should I go and give some space to you two?” the experienced Leprosy Village boy asked considerately.

“Don’t be in such a hurry to go, A’Ji. You’re going to benefit from this situation too,” Lu Siya turned her head to him.

“You two were really excited just now and even made arrangements for all of Dragon City. What benefits could I get from it?” A’Ji stuck up his thumb and pointed at his nose.

“Your original plan is to cut all ties with Golden Tooth. That is indeed the safest method, but don’t you think it’s too much of a waste?” Lu Siya said. “No matter what, Golden Tooth has been the strongest gang in the lair for decades. Even if it has become weaker now, it’s still stronger than plenty of other gangs.

“If you help Meng Chao get firm control of Golden Tooth and the entire lair, you will enjoy the benefits of being the master of the lair but also avoid all the dangers and troubles of being Jin Wanhao.”

A’Ji was slightly stunned. Then, his eyes shone.

“That’s right. A’Ji, without you, I definitely won’t be able to become the gang leader of Golden Tooth,” Meng Chao said sincerely. “I’ll stand in the light, while you’ll remain in the shadows. With both of us working together, we’ll soon become the true masters of the lair. We’ll be even stronger than Jin Wanhao!”

A’Ji thought about it, and he gulped with greed.

He asked hesitantly, “Big Brother Chao, are you serious? I thought that you’re someone who doesn’t care about fame, riches, and power. I didn’t expect that you’re just as ambitious as the Queen Bee!”

“I’m indeed someone who doesn’t care about fame, riches, and power. If possible, I’d like to be like you and have no responsibilities whatsoever so that I could enjoy absolute freedom and live a happy life in the boundless Other World.”

Meng Chao extended his right hand and clenched it.

Due to his blood and spirit energy surging through his veins, his skin was slightly red. It looked like he was holding an invisible piece of magma in his grasp, because wisps of white smoke gushed out of it.

“But for the sake of Dragon City’s future, when fame, riches, and power are presented in front of me, I will definitely seize them and not let them slip from my fingers!”

…

Above the secret lab was Golden Tooth’s headquarters.

It was one of the tallest buildings in the lair.

If anyone stood at the edge of its anti-aircraft machine gun base on the roof, they could see the entire lair.

After more than ten hours of fighting and killing, the wanted criminals and former Reaper Squad members lurking in the lair were all captured. The explosions that constantly rang out half a day ago were no longer present, and not a single one had been heard for a long time. The fires on the surface had also been extinguished, including in the important regions such as Leprosy Village.

But flames still raged within the depths of the debris. Smoke caused by incomplete combustion bared their fangs like thousands of deformed aquatic dragons in the lair.

These “aquatic dragons” spat out hot and poisonous gases, constantly reminding everyone that the chaos had not ended and might never end.

One battle was nearly at its end, but now, a new battle had quietly started.

This brand new battle caused Song Jinbo’s expression to be extremely grave. He was caught off guard and was extremely anxious because of it.

Once he personally stood at the top of Golden Tooth’s headquarters, he understood what it meant when people said that it was lonely at the top.

And when he faced the aggressive offense from Black Bone, the seemingly sturdy and brilliant building under his feet started swaying and was about to topple over.

“Manager Song, Black Bone is going overboard. In the name of protecting the order of the lair, they just took over three of our tactical resource warehouses. These warehouses have practically not been touched by the fire, and at most, only one-third of them were burned. Now, they’re in the hands of Black Bone, and who knows how many benefits they are going to rake in from it!”

“Big Brother Bo, we just received news. Red Snake lost manpower during the enemy attack and is practically crippled now. It’s impossible for them to rely on their own power to rebuild the gang, so Phantom Bear Xiong Wei took in the remnants of Red Snake without consulting anyone and swallowed its people in one go! This isn’t by the rules! He’ll break the balance between the gangs!”

“Also, just now, we worked together with Black Bone to take down one of the bases that the former Reaper Squad members defended desperately. Xiong Wei used his authority as the highest temporary commander and ordered our men to be the vanguard while Black Bone took advantage of the situation and stayed at the back. We suffered severe losses, and our members are filled with resentment!”

“This is bad! Someone spread rumors saying that our gang leader has been brain dead for a few months and that Golden Tooth, for its own personal benefits, has been hiding the news. That’s why we let a traitor enter our gang, which led to this chaos. Xiong Wei is definitely the one who said this nonsense. No one else but him would say such things!”

“You must think of a solution immediately! If we continue sitting around passively, Golden Tooth will be destroyed!”