235 A Businessman (1/2)

What a sh*tty ability. Even in this situation, you're telling me that she wants the best for me? That she thinks of me as... wait... That might be true. She thinks that I'm a good person since she's robbing me right? Haa...

Jun sighed and recounted the number of people around him. There were at least eight people and half of them were armed with rusty pipes and thick blocks of woods.

”So, will I still get what I paid for, or was the person you know just an imaginary one?”

The woman was surprised seeing Jun being calm and raised an eyebrow. She smirked then snapped her fingers while staring at Jun teasingly.

With no choice in the matter, Jun activated his Aura(Death) and sensed every movement inside his two-meter radius. Although he could use the manual 3energy/second version of the skill, that was only when he was moving in a relaxed manner. Now that he needs to fight, he reverted to the weaker version of it—the registered Aura(Death) that uses 2energy/second.

He lunged forward and punched the person in front of him, sending the goon away. Afterward, he jumped back to dodge the attacks from the side. He used Reinforce which strengthened his body then elbowed the people behind him. Two rusty pipes landed squarely on Jun's shoulder but instead of his health getting reduced, his energy was depleted by a bit. He was already under the effect of Reinforce and after he used Block, the damage he received was further reduced.

Three people were suddenly down on the ground. Although Jun didn't give his all, the shock these people received was tremendous. The two behind Jun tried to breathe as much air as they could possibly can after getting elbowed in the stomach. The man who got punched in the face was lying on his back with blood dripping from his nose. The people who remain standing became afraid to approach him. Still, they have to fight since the man was in their turf and they have to defend their area. It's always fine to lose as long as you lose trying!

As the five remaining goons nervously circled around Jun, a bearded man appeared on the adjacent house holding a cigarette. He watched as Jun easily played around the five grown-up men while they tried to pin him down. It was a mess, they could even touch him except for when the man acted briskly.

”Stop!” the man shouted. ”Ugh, I can't believe I'm watching something like this after waking up. You guys disgrace me! Get back to your posts!”

The not-so-good-looking people ran in panic after hearing the angry yell of the man.

The man then eyed the woman, which made her lower her head knowing that she was in trouble.

”Do you have anything to say Mhiya?”

”No. It was my fault for selecting the wrong target. I thought he was a lusty rich bum, so I lured him. In the end, he was a strong lusty rich bum and I was the one who got bit. I apologize.” Mhiya bowed to the man once more before turning to Jun. She inserted her hand inside her shirt before taking a blue bill from her chest.

Mhiya presented the 1000-peso bill to Jun, then asked. ”Do you want the money back or do you really want me?”

”Crazy b*tch,” Jun muttered, then turned to the bearded man who was smoking by the door. ”You're the leader, right?”

The man breathed in making the lit part of the cigarette deplete faster. He then blew out the smoke to the side while maintaining eye contact with Jun.

”You can say so,” he replied, then puffed another one. ”What do you want?”

”I'm not really interested in what you guys are doing. I'm just here because I'm looking for something and your girl brought me here,” said Jun.

The man replied. ”First of all, she's not my girl. Let's just get that out of the way. Second, you happen to be in great luck because you arrived at the right place. We can find you anything you want, or anyone if you prefer it like that. Anytime, anywhere. Questions are free of charge, but answers cost a few hundred. Welcome to Newsroom.”

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Information is power.

Influence is power.

Money is power.

Everything in this world revolves mostly on things that you couldn't hold. And even if you managed to get your hands in some of them, they wouldn't last long.

As a businessman, I learned of this a long time ago.