Special Forces Medic

Chapter 1040 - 1012: An Empty City Overnight

Located right in the middle of Palermo’s central business district is a forty-story office building. It’s not the tallest in the city, but its location is quite special, standing exactly at the city’s central point, like the center of a compass.

The sun is just rising now, dawn barely breaking through the night’s shroud and bringing a glimmer of light to this vibrant land. On the top floor of this building, still draped in silence, a lamp has been lit, its isolation making it particularly bright.

The room’s decor is luxurious yet not overly extravagant, fully equipped without being cluttered, reflecting the owner’s simple and calm demeanor.

Shao Weihua is currently sitting in his big and comfortable wicker chair, the thick cushion sagging noticeably under his weight. His face is quite unpleasant at the moment, as gloomy as the room’s somber palette. Spread across his desk are a series of photographs, almost all bearing signs of a fight. The protagonist in these photos is none other than Xiao Lin, who had clashed with Sin City Lord on Black Street. The last photo shows Troy with a crushed throat lying to the side.

"Do you know what this means? Sin City has become like an empty city overnight. It’s easy to guess if this is Xiao Lin’s trick." Shao Weihua puffed smoke, his small, agile eyes behind gold-rimmed glasses sweeping from left to right, scrutinizing the people sitting opposite him. "I sent you there to achieve this result? Now you could say Sin City is in Xiao’s hands, and a third of Palermo’s power has fallen through. We are left with an uncertain third. How do we implement the plan in such a situation?"

Sicily is the birthplace of the Italian Mafia, with Palermo being Sicily’s largest city center. In this central city lie three lions, the Mafia Godfather, "Waganai", and Sin City, each occupying a third of the city. Now, Nicholas has clearly indicated a vacancy for three months, and just yesterday, within less than twelve hours, the news of Sin City Lord’s defeat is in our hands. Now the only one left is "Waganai," this elusive old district yet to respond. With two of the three giants missing, it’s not a good sign for Shao Weihua, who squinted at Lucifer sitting across from him, his anger softening after the reprimands.

"I heard Angel and Magician were seriously injured. How are they now?"

"No major issues!" Lucifer’s indifferent tone made Shao Weihua’s lips twitch slightly, an unconscious movement that seemed incredibly amusing in Hua Qingyi’s eyes nearby.

"It’s five in the morning now. Mr. Shao, did you call us here for something important?" Hua Qingyi yawned. He was sleeping sweetly in Jessica’s embrace and was not in the mood for being dragged here for a lecture.

"I wanted to hear everyone’s opinions on how we should proceed to advance the plan."

"That depends on what you suggest, Mr. Shao. I’m just a person who follows orders, caught by a little handle, what good advice could I have? But Lucifer is different; he’s your ace, his brain moves faster than anyone’s." Casually throwing the problem to Lucifer, Hua Qingyi squinted his eyes nonchalantly, having exerted too much energy last night; foreign women are formidable!

"Did Genovis tell you anything when you went back? Don’t forget that I let you get close to the Genovese Clan not to sleep with women." Shao Weihua said in a deep voice.

"How else can you get close without sleeping with them? I’m sacrificing my lifelong affair to work for you. The old guy already has many opinions about me, thanks to your drama at the manor. How easy do you think it is to gain his trust?" Hua Qingyi grumbled, pointing at Lucifer. "Ask him why he threw the old man’s daughter downstairs, and now everyone knows you, Shao Weihua, want to devour the Sicilian Mafia. If you want to intimidate people, don’t let them see your face. Assassination means not letting people see who it is! Now the old guy thinks I’m with you, and now it’s not just the five major families, even the lackeys who got caught by Moro are rallying to crusade against you. I can only say your plan ended in failure."

"Oh? Really?" Shao Weihua shifted his body, tormenting the cushion behind him. "Hua Qingyi, why didn’t Xiao Lin appear that night as expected? You have yet to give me a satisfactory explanation. You and Xiao Lin, being sworn brothers, do you really intend to help me, or are you two staging a play to deceive me, with a bit of counter-scheme in-between?"

"Hahaha!" Hua Qingyi burst out laughing. "Mr. Shao, have you been fooled too much? Does such a trick count as a strategy in your eyes? You, who can catch our Hua family’s handle, belittling yourself like this is hard to watch. If you have no tasks to assign, I still have to go back to please a woman, lest the old guy kicks me out. Without waiting for Shao Weihua’s approval, Hua Qingyi pulled open the door and walked out.

"Do you think this person is trustworthy?" Shao Weihua turned to Lucifer.

"That’s your answer!" Lucifer sneeringly pulled out a small knife and stabbed it into a photo on the table with a swish, the corners of his mouth lacking any hint of a smile. "’Black Crow’ doesn’t need to justify actions to anyone, Magician will seek you out, no need for such unnecessary meetings without important matters."

Trust? Haha, talking about trust with him is childish! Shao Weihua pulled the small knife from the desk, his ruthless eyes glinting under the glasses, a cold glimmer flash as he turned, the throwing knife swiftly striking near the cupboard. "If you’re eavesdropping, find a better spot, your clothing is exposed."

"Hehehe!" A soft chuckle arose, and out stepped Wang Zhantian, missing for a while, from beside the cupboard. He rubbed his hands, chewing gum. "Mr. Shao, these two don’t seem easy to deal with, especially Hua Qingyi, who doesn’t listen to your orders at all. At this rate, taking down Xiao Lin and obtaining the hijacking Dharma Seal becomes incredibly difficult. Sin City has apparently become deserted, and those people vanished quietly within dozens of hours. Isn’t that suspicious? From what I understand, Xiao Lin has no helpers here, except that dark kid, could ’Black Crow’ be behind all this?"

"Hmph, using sow discord in front of me is still immature." Shao Weihua snorted coldly.

"Ah, yes, yes!" Wang Zhantian chuckled ingratiatingly. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote recommendations, monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)