Chapter 550: The Drastic Incident at Chinatown
Translator: Timothy Editor: GlobeGlotter
After Ye Mo entered, he knew that although the fort’s walls were very hard, it was much easier to break into than the steel vault with its electric alarm system. Was this the place they called the safest in the US? Ye Mo shook his head as his flying sword easily pierced the underground layer, entering the fort’s underground room. To Ye Mo, any number of tanks or soldiers outside were inconsequential.
Ye Mo stood in a convoluted underground maze, sighing. It had been too easy. The Americans might not even discover the theft. Although the surveillance system was mere decoration to Ye Mo, he didn’t act carelessly. He didn’t want to be caught; he still planned to hit US banks.
Ye Mo pierced through room after room, seeing strange bodies and heads, along with historical documents—garbage to him, though he did take some crowns and jewels. After breaking into countless rooms, he finally found the gold. He didn’t count it, simply putting everything into his ring. He ravaged room after room, taking so much gold that he eventually grew tired. After about 300,000 ingots, he stopped. He probably took around 4,000 tons.
After Ye Mo left, the guards continued their patrols, unaware that 90% of the fort’s gold was gone. Despite his large harvest at the fort, he only got a couple hundred million USD robbing banks. Bank security systems were far more threatening than the fort’s. He lost interest in moving large sums of USD; it was too difficult. He didn’t even know where the most USD was located, and he couldn’t risk exposure. If caught, neither his power nor Luo Yue’s could match the US. He could run, but what about others?
Now, he only needed Xu Yuehua to find a buyer for the gold. Gold was a solid currency; they just needed to be careful.
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Ye Mo reappeared in San Francisco’s Chinatown, as planned. It wasn’t dark, but the Ming Yun Tower was closed early. He scanned it with his spirit sense and found it empty—even Old He and the waiter were gone. He visited Peng Yueji’s old base, finding it deserted and desolate. A bad feeling arose. He went to the Hong Martial Gang’s dojo—in ruins. He checked Zhu Hongsheng’s turf—empty.
What had happened? Why hadn’t Shi Kaigen reported? Ye Mo realized he’d changed his phone after going to Luo Yue. He returned to Ming Yu Tower, frowning.
Confused, his spirit sense detected someone in an alleyway a few hundred meters away. Finally, someone he knew! He’d given Sister Yan’s picture to Luo Xin, and he was still there.
The next moment, he appeared before Luo Xin, who, walking with his head down, was startled but soon recognized him—a figure the entire Hong Martial Gang looked up to.
“Ye-Qianbei!” Luo Xin greeted him.
Ye Mo nodded. “Luo Xin, I didn’t expect you to still be here. Why don’t I see anyone from the Tang Gang? Shi Kaigen is nowhere to be seen, and I don’t see anyone from your Hong Martial Gang.”
Luo Xin subconsciously looked around. Ye Mo said, “You don’t have to look; there’s no one around. Did something happen to Shi Kaigen?”
Luo Xin shook his head. “Brother Shi is fine. Something happened to Gang Leader Peng. After our fight with the Mountain Gang, we were weakened. They teamed up with the San Francisco Gang to annihilate us.”
The Hong Martial Gang seemed annihilated; their bases were in tatters.
Luo Xin continued, “Gang Leader Zhu knew they were no match, so he asked the Tang Gang for help. But Gang Leader Peng knew that even with the Tang Gang, they were no match for the San Francisco Gang.”
“So Peng Yueji refused?” Ye Mo asked casually.
Luo Xin said sadly, “Before he could refuse, the Mountain and San Francisco Gangs attacked. Strangely, despite intense fighting, no police arrived. The Tang Gang wasn’t as strong as the San Francisco Gang, so being ambushed…”
Ye Mo’s eyes grew cold. “Eventually what?”
Luo Xin said dejectedly, “The Tang Gang was almost completely annihilated. Gang Leader Zhu was killed. Almost all the brothers died. I was doing business outside and survived.”
“How are Shi Kaigen and Tong Zhu?” He didn’t have much connection with the Tang Gang, but Shi Kaigen and Tong Zhu were his men, unlike Peng Yueji, who’d only used him to revive the Tang Gang. He’d left Shi Kaigen and Tong Zhu to help Peng Yueji mainly to find Sister Yan.
Surprised that Ye Mo didn’t ask about Peng Yueji, Luo Xin quickly replied, “I don’t know about Tong Zhu, but I heard Gang Leader Peng was heavily injured and saved by a gang brother. Brother Shi was also injured but saved by someone one-armed. This one-armed person was very strong, killing many San Francisco Gang members before saving Brother Shi. By the time Dick arrived, he’d left.”
“Dick?” Ye Mo found the name familiar.
Luo Xin explained, “He’s one of the Grey Alliance’s two masters, the ‘Gun and Knife Duo’ with Johnson. When the Grey Alliance and Johnson were annihilated by Qianbei, he wasn’t in America. After returning and learning what happened, he sought revenge. The Mountain and San Francisco Gangs were collaborating against the Hong Martial Gang, so Dick joined the San Francisco Gang.”
Ye Mo understood. It was related to him. He didn’t expect a minor character he’d dismissed to almost kill Shi Kaigen. But who was the one-armed person who saved Shi Kaigen, and why?