875 No Intimidating Power Lef (2/2)
Silence descended in the piano room as the two men became preoccupied with their own respective thoughts. It was already past midnight but neither of them felt sleepy at all. They both felt exhausted but their minds and emotions were in hyperdrive after everything that happened tonight.
Similarly, Lu Zihao was also affected by the Vetrov report, though he didn't want to admit it even to himself. He told himself that he didn't give a fuck if Jin Liwei thought of him as the devil because he was already used to it, anyway. Then afterwards, the alarming episode with Lu Zihao's remnant not being able to disconnect right away from their body and causing the two of them to suffer backlash had utterly drained him.
It was Lu Zihao who broke the silence. ”You called me out here to talk about something before we were interrupted by that monkey.”
”Right. I almost forgot.” Jin Liwei straightened. ”I haven't finished reading the report that my wife prepared for me yet, but I have read enough to gain an understanding of what kind of businesses the Vetrovs were involved in.”
Lu Zihao smirked. ”The Vetrovs are…were the number one criminal organization in the underworld. If you already knew that before, then you don't need to read the rest of the report to know what kind of businesses we operated. So? What about it?”
Jin Liwei chose to ignore the man's challenging tone. There was not much intimidating power left in it, anyway. It was obvious that his brother-in-law was exhausted.
”I want to know more about your Shadow Winds,” he said.
Lu Zihao raised an eyebrow but didn't speak, waiting for him to say more instead.
”Are you dealing with illegal drugs?”
”Not interested.”
”How about human trafficking?” Then Jin Liwei added, ”Child trafficking?”
”No.”
”Firearms?”
”Yes.”
Jin Liwei exhaled a long breath. ”Prostitution?”
”To some extent. But generally, no.”
Jin Liwei frowned. ”Explain.”
Lu Zihao sighed in annoyance but still explained. ”I ordered my group to wipe out gangs and triad groups across the country so that we can take over their territories and resources, including their existing businesses. Most of them include prostitution rings. I originally wanted to dissolve those rings but some of the prostitutes, both females and males alike, wanted to continue working in the trade. Since they insist on continuing, then I allowed them. As long as they don't cause trouble or betray my group, then we'll provide them with better protection than what they got from their previous bosses. Also, I don't allow my group to recruit new prostitutes. I don't have time for that shit.”