Chapter 43 - Eliminating West Street

Song Ye was not a kind-hearted person, and she would never ask for trouble by indulging her enemies. Usually, when she discovered things were abnormal, she would choose to strike first and eliminate the threat before anything could happen.

West Street had ordered this group of hooligans to come and create trouble at the bar. When she made one of them as an example to the others, a vendetta had already been formed between Song Ye and the West Street gangs. Outsiders were observing the Night Gang as the new owner of the Land Tiger gang. Those small gangs at West Street had been coveting the chance to share their loot. Now would be the perfect time to strike while the iron was still hot. It would be easy to eliminate them one by one because they were not united.

The hair-raising evening finally came to an end after they were done discussing their battle plan.

When this night was over, word would spread across the whole Cloud City. One could afford to offend anyone else but not the Night Gang. If one did, one would lose one’s life.

Whenever one spoke about the boss of the Night Gang, one would address him respectfully as ‘Master Night’.

“Master Night. Master Ye. Haha… what a stroke of luck! It fits you perfectly.” Xu Zihang kept harping on it after that with a look of agreement.

Song Ye remained indifferent about what outsiders were saying. She continued to act as she wished.

One night after she sent Yun Hua back to the jewelry store, she had gone back to the guest house later. However, she noticed someone was spying on her from a distance. The lady boss of the guest house stopped her at the reception area just as she was about to take a look.

“Hey. Are you going in or not, Ms. Song? I have been waiting for ages for you to come back. I feel so sleepy.” The lady boss saw Song Ye in a server’s uniform, and a look disdain flashed across her eyes. She probably thought Song Ye was doing some dirty work. Even the way she spoke was impolite.

Song Ye was positive that no one had recognized her at the bar earlier in her disguise. That should also be the case when she was on her way back, too.

With that thought, she shifted her attention back, glanced at the fat middle-aged woman, and went into her room wordlessly.

It might be time to look for a proper place to stay.

For the rest of the week, Song Ye continued to leave early and return late at night. She would spend her time after school hours in various bars to make queries about the underground network in search of a source for K powder.

However, all her efforts had been in vain until one week later. Xu Zihang had penetrated West Street’s small gangs with other members. He brought back a briefcase during one of the negotiations. It was at that moment when Song Ye understood why Zhou Zheng dared not make his move on West Street.

“He wasn’t afraid of the firepower from West Street. He was more worried he would sever ties with his supplier and put an end to his business dealings.” Song Ye tossed a packet of white powder-like substance back into the briefcase. She gathered that the small gangs at West Street were probably Zhou Zheng’s underground network for smuggling these things. The guns she had taken previously might come from West Street, too.

The men seated at the table looked at each other. For a moment, they were silent. More than a dozen pairs of eyes locked on the substance in the briefcase wordlessly.

They knew these were harmful drugs. Moreover, Xu Zihang’s younger[a] sister had lost her life over these things, too.

Alas, he had been quiet throughout. He even sat with his eyes closed, not exchanging looks with anyone.

Naturally, no one dared to offer any suggestions to Song Ye because Xu Zihang remained silent. After all, she was capable of murder. It wouldn’t be impossible if she decided to have a hand in the drug business.

Song Ye was exceptionally calm as she reached out to close the briefcase while the rest remained quiet. She pushed the case right in front of Xu Zihang. “Hand this over to the police. We will sit and wait to reap the rewards in this war.”

In her opinion, they could do without the revenue from the drug business. Besides, this pool of water was too deep and unsuitable for the Night Gang to swim in. It would be better for them if the credit went to the police. That would pave the way for the gang and smoothen things once the police knew the gang was the mastermind for this contribution.

Xu Zihang’s attitude was another reason that made her give up this fat piece of meat.

The experience of betrayal from her previous life had shown Song Ye how Xu Zihang’s silence and loyalty at this point outweighed the many benefits.

Xu Zihang opened his eyes and stared at the briefcase for a long time. Finally, a bright smile appeared on his face. “Okay!”

At this moment, he was really glad he had met Song Ye; and he imprinted her deep in his heart.

The situation in Cloud City changed like the weather for the next two weeks. The sound of police sirens around the clock was disturbing to its residents. There were constant updates on the daily news reports with details about the arrest of the criminals from West Street. Even Qin Zhan who had been staying in the mountains had heard of the reports.

“Major, the commotions in Cloud City this time were caused by the internal conflicts among the small gangs in West Street. The drug lead was something they found by chance. Things have been really chaotic at West Street. The police are having issues, and they want to enlist our help to control the situation.” The soldier summarized the contents of the investigation report briefly. Once that had been done, he stood aside and waited for his orders from Qin Zhan who was seated behind his desk.

Dead silence filled the simply decorated office. The man behind the desk was looking down as he perused a document. The pen in his hand rustled against the paper making a scratching sound. He finally asked after a prolonged silence, “Besides drugs, did they manage to locate the guns which have been circulating outside?”

“No,” the soldier replied confidently without hesitation.

Qin Zhan didn’t even frown. Instead, he rejected the police department’s request without hesitation. “Tell them we are unavailable. Put the document down and continue with the surveillance.”

“Yes, sir.” The soldier saluted. He placed the document neatly before he turned around and left the room.

It was dinner time when Qin Zhan finally had some free time to look through the report given by the police. He skipped the information regarding the small gangs of West Street. Then, his eyes landed on two words that appeared occasionally—Night Gang.

There were just a few words to describe the novice gang. However, Qin Zhan could tell from between the lines that this new gang was not that simple to deal with. Whether it was their rise overnight or their dormancy during this turbulent time, he was sure all their actions came from an extremely mature and insightful leader.

He was unconvinced that the internal conflicts within West Street had nothing to do with Night Gang.

He was also curious to see what Night Gang would do after this riot was over.

The military police had always performed their duties. The police were requesting their assistance in the city area now because they were concerned they couldn’t appease the citizens if innocents were wounded in the process. That was why they decided to rope the firepower from the military. Qin Zhan was not that dumb to become someone else’s underling.

At this moment, Song Ye was attending class in school. She had no idea that a male eagle was becoming interested in her.

Recently, there were periodic examinations. As a substitute student in the first class, Song Ye’s teachers had been paying close attention to her progress. She was selected in almost every class to answer questions. After school, she had to do exercises to improve her grades.

Although those practice questions were boring, Song Ye’s mood had been quite good lately.

That was because she realized she had grown taller. Her height measurement had surpassed the last one. Those basketball matches and long-distance running had helped her to grow taller. If her estimation was right, she would be one hundred and seventy centimeters tall when she was promoted to a freshman.

[a]Wasn’t it older sister?