novelraw Chapter 1670 - 1669: Roth Family
Chapter 1670 - 1669: Roth Family
Those were a few pickup trucks, purely American style, with a tall and rugged design.
Noticing those vehicles stopping, Ling Feng was taken aback for a moment, then his Divine Sense scanned the area.
He immediately discovered that the vehicles were occupied by burly men, each with fierce expressions, some were white and some were black.
Ling Feng thought it was strange, what were these people up to?
While wondering, the vehicles left the highway and slowly drove towards where the minibuses were parked.
Everyone noticed this scene, so they all put down their skewers.
"What are they up to?" Long Xiaoyu asked.
Ling Feng chuckled, "Maybe they caught the scent of the meat and want a piece of the action?"
The highway was over two hundred meters from the woods; the aroma of the meat couldn’t possibly carry that far, Ling Feng was just joking.
He knew something was unusual about this but didn’t mind it too much.
After all, those guys, although brawny-looking, were just ordinary people and posed no real threat.
The vehicles stopped, and everyone got out.
As soon as Catherine saw their appearances, she said to Ling Feng, "These guys are no good!"
"Yeah, I can tell. They must be some kind of gang, right?" Ling Feng replied.
"Exactly, you can tell from the tattoos on their wrists!"
Catherine nodded, then stood up and asked, "What do you want?"
Their intentions were obviously malicious. After getting out of their vehicles, their eyes roamed over Long Xiaoyu and the other girls, filled with lechery.
As for Ling Feng and Chu Xing, the men were completely ignored.
At this time, a chubby white guy looked at Catherine and said, "You’re having a barbecue here, did you ask my permission?"
Surprised, Catherine quickly asked, "What do you mean, is this your territory?"
"That’s right, this entire forest is mine. You have trespassed on private property without my permission, don’t you know I have the right to shoot you dead?" the fat white guy sneered.
"Just because you say it’s yours doesn’t make it so! We haven’t seen any signs proving this is your land," Catherine replied.
"Having my word is enough!"
The fat white guy laughed mockingly and drew a pistol from his waist, aiming it at Catherine. "Is this proof enough?"
Catherine wasn’t angry but instead smiled at him, "You dare to shoot?"
"Why wouldn’t I dare?"
The fat white guy raised the gun and fired a shot over her head!
With a bang, he suddenly froze.
He expected Catherine to be terrified at the sound of the gunshot, but to his surprise, she didn’t even flinch or show any fear!
As he was perplexed, before he knew it, Catherine was in front of him, and he received a resounding slap!
"Slap!"
The slap was crisp, like a firecracker going off!
The fat white guy, weighing over 200 pounds, spun around 360 degrees and then thudded to the ground!
After this scene, all the people behind him sprang into action, pulling out their guns!
Seeing this, Ling Feng thought to himself how impressive Americans were, almost everyone seemed to have a gun!
Noticing they were all pointing their guns at Catherine, Ling Feng knew he couldn’t just watch any longer, so he immediately used the Mind Soul Art!
After a few screams, they dropped their guns and clutched their heads, lying on the ground.
Ling Feng walked up, grinning, and asked, "What’s going on? What do these guys want?"
Since he didn’t understand the earlier conversation, he asked this.
"Claiming this is his territory and trying to cause trouble!" Catherine said.
"Oh."
Ling Feng nodded, then squatted down to take a look at the fat white guy who was still dazed from the slap.
He then got up, brushed off the dust from himself, and shouted something angrily.
Seeing Catherine’s bemused expression, Ling Feng quickly asked, "What did he say?"
"He said he’s with the Roth Family," Catherine replied.
Noticing her change of expression, Ling Feng was curious, "Why? Is this family really powerful? I’ve heard Gu Li mention them once before."
"Yes."
Catherine nodded, "They’re similar to some of Huaxia’s hidden families but much more powerful!"
She didn’t elaborate further, as there was no point in doing so at the moment. Instead, she turned to the fat white guy and said, "Since you’re with the Roth Family, let’s just call it quits for today. I don’t want to pursue this further, you can take your people and leave!"
"Alright!"
The fat white guy nodded but didn’t leave immediately. He looked at her and asked, "Before I go, I want to know who you people are!"
"My name is Catherine, from the Holy Light Society!"
"Great! Very well!"
Hearing this, the fat white guy was somewhat surprised but still nodded, then looked back at his embarrassed subordinates and got into the vehicle.
The group got in their vehicles and left, disappearing in an instant.
Ling Feng and the others sat down, and Catherine explained the Roth Family’s background to everyone.
This family has a long history dating back to the European Middle Ages. Since then, the Roth Family rose through banking, and after nearly a hundred years of development, they have expanded their banks worldwide and control the lifeblood of many countries through powerful financial means.
The American President may seem like the highest leader, but in reality, governance policies consider the interests of behind-the-scenes financiers, and he is nothing more than a representative of behind-the-scenes families like the Roths!
After listening to all this, Ling Feng nodded, "So that’s how it is, these people are really quite low-key!"
"Not exactly, with information spreading rapidly nowadays, many people worldwide are already aware of the existence of these hidden families, like the Locke Family controlling world energy, or the Krong Family controlling America’s military-industrial complex. These have gradually been exposed!" Catherine said.
"Even if they’ve been exposed, it doesn’t make much difference, right? I guess these people either don’t go out or are surrounded by a lot of bodyguards, so ordinary people can’t do anything against them even if they hate them!" Ling Feng asked.
Catherine nodded, "Yes, not only do they have personal bodyguards, but they also have private security companies. The most famous one in the world, Blackwater Company, is an enterprise of one of these families. The guards they train are on par with the world’s top special forces."
"No wonder you were surprised to hear the Roth Family’s name. It’s just strange that someone like that fat guy could become an affiliate of such a prominent family?" Ling Feng asked.
Catherine smiled, "The more such people, the more valuable they are. That fat guy is like the Roth Family’s black glove, probably responsible for dirty work. Even if something happens, it won’t implicate their family, which is quite normal!"