Chapter 1698: Taking Control of the Black Market (Patreon)

Chapter 1698: Taking Control of the Black Market

Guo Laowu's breathing became rapid. He hadn't expected to be deceived like this.

Meng Yunzheng forcefully pulled out his sword. "You've worked hard. You were busy for nothing."

Guo Laowu stared, his body slowly tipping backward, a 'thud' sound as his eyes remained open even in death.

Xia Yi approached Meng Yunzheng and glanced at Guo Laowu's body. She asked, "What do we do next?"

Meng Yunzheng contemplated. At this point, it was best if the black market ceased to exist.

He inquired, "How many people are left in this black market?"

"Not many, probably just over thirty." Xia Yi thought for a moment. "With Guo Laowu gone, the biggest figure left in this black market is Jiang Kuanyu. However, most of his men were killed by the wild beasts. The remaining individuals are mostly a motley crew, hardly a threat."

The number of people who stayed behind in the black market wasn't large to begin with. Excluding those in the cells, there were probably seventy to eighty people at most.

When Meng Yunzheng's group arrived, there were only three people at the main house. Later, Meng Pei released the wild beasts, causing chaos. This directly led to the loss of a batch of people within the black market. Coupled with the injured, there were probably only half of them left.

They had just taken care of Guo Laowu and his three subordinates, plus the five or six others who were originally here.

Roughly estimating, there were around thirty people left.

These thirty people were scattered around, and most importantly, they were all poorly skilled.

Xia Yi's eyes lit up slightly. "Maybe we can directly capture these people and take control of the black market?"

"Yes, but before that, we need to deal with Jiang Kuanyu." Without a leader, the people in the black market would be disoriented. Having experienced the recent chaos, they would be helpless.

Xia Yi added, "There are quite a few people in the cells. Once we give them weapons, we'll have more assistance. Especially those who were originally meant to duel with wild beasts, most of them are injured, but those who survived the beasts' attacks tend to be agile and skillful. The remaining individuals in the black market are of no great skill. They wouldn't stand a chance against them."

In fact, it wasn't just these people. There were also those like the sons of rich families from Chenggu County, who were caught like Master He. Some of them were skilled in martial arts too. Moreover, they were driven by anger and hatred, making them eager to fight once armed with weapons.

Meng Yunzheng understood. "Alright, you go find weapons first. I'll go deal with Jiang Kuanyu and then release the people from the cells."

"Okay, no problem."

The two of them first hid Guo Laowu's body inside, and Xia Yi had already dealt with the other bodies earlier.

Then they opened a crack in the gate of the wild beast camp and looked outside. There weren't many people out there. Despite the earlier fight, it hadn't attracted much attention.

The wild beast camp was already quite noisy, and once the gate was closed, the commotion was completely concealed. Moreover, the manpower left in the black market was limited, most of them concentrated in the infirmary. Others who weren't injured were occupied with various tasks, so no one would think that Guo Laowu, a manager with three skilled subordinates, had been killed.

Meng Yunzheng and Xia Yi closed the gate again and then went their separate ways.

Meng Yunzheng went to find Jiang Kuanyu, unaware that when he had just entered the wild beast camp, Jiang Kuanyu had already located the hiding place of Shu Yu and the others.