Chapter 165 - Chapter 165: Threat

Chapter 165: Threat

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

The underground auction house was very strong, and Powell couldn’t find any evidence to prove that the item was lost within the territory of the auction house. So, even if Powell’s boss was very angry, he couldn’t do anything.

Originally, he had planned to capture Powell’s family to vent his anger. Although Powell was stupid, his wife was afraid that she would be implicated, and that she and her child would also be in trouble, so she gave him an idea.

Hence, Powell ran to the boss behind the scenes to beg for mercy. “For them to be able to do it so secretly, the power behind them must be quite strong. It just so happened that I heard someone in the hall mention that someone in the underworld paid a high price to steal this gem, so I asked someone to ask and they said that someone had accepted the order.”

Powell wasn’t really that stupid. His words were quite good. The first sentence he said was to point out the strengths of the other party and weaken his own incompetence. So it wasn’t that he couldn’t do it, but that those people were too good.

The second sentence expressed his sincerity. Although he had failed in this matter, his loyalty to his boss was unquestionable. As long as it was something related to his boss, he had always kept it in his heart, always remembered it, and seized the opportunity to do it.

The third sentence pointed out the direction. Since someone had accepted the high-priced order, the gem theft was most likely done by the person who accepted the order. They could investigate from this perspective.

After hearing what he said, the behind-the-scenes boss’s anger subsided a lot. “I’ll let you go this time. This matter will be left to Condar to investigate. You will assist from the side. You must help me find this thing.”

When Powell heard that Condar was to be the main person in charge of the operation, his face twisted for a moment. Both he and Condar had worked hard for their boss, and they were each other’s competitors. They had always been competing in private, and now he had to be inferior to Condar. How could Powell not feel aggrieved?

However, he was the one who had caused this mess, and the boss’ anger had not completely subsided. So, even if Powell had some opinions in his heart, he could only suppress them. He forced a smile and said, “Condar has always been good at doing things. With him around, we’ll definitely be able to get the things back very quickly.”

The boss, who was sitting on the sofa, looked up at Powell, who was bowing and scraping. “Get the thing back, and I’ll break one of your legs for this mistake. Otherwise, you’d better be prepared.”

Powell’s face turned pale. “I understand, Boss.”

After Caroline received the item, she informed Will Sr. but she did not plan to hand it over immediately. Something so valuable had been lost, so there would surely be a storm of blood.

So, she didn’t plan on contacting Will Sr. for the time being. She didn’t expect Will Sr. to send her a distress message.

The signal came from a children’s watch, and the location was from Will Sr.’s toy store. There were only a few words on it: [email protected] This was a simple symbol for help.

Although these things were in the gray area and ordinary people couldn’t come into contact with them, it wasn’t difficult to find out for those who had the intention and the connections.

In the dark net, everything seemed to be illusory, but every spider thread was connected to a living person, so it was not surprising that someone could find someone through the spider thread. This was especially true for people like Will Sr. who were involved in offline transactions.

Therefore, it didn’t take much effort for them to find Will Sr. and ask if anyone had taken the order through him.

It was a pity that he was taken away with a gun pointed at his head before he could get the huge commission. However, Will Sr. had been able to survive in this circle for so long without losing. His mind was still very clear, so no matter what the other party was up to, he didn’t reveal anything.

He spat out the saliva that had the smell of blood in his mouth. “This bounty is open to the public. Because the reward is particularly high, I let all the clients in my hands look through it. As for whether they have the courage to accept it, I’m not sure. Anyway, I haven’t received any feedback so far.”

“Are you sure you didn’t receive any feedback?” The masked men in black stared at him fiercely.

Will Sr. laughed bitterly. “Since you’ve investigated me, you should know that I’m only a part-time worker. I had a difficult client who wanted to buy a gun but didn’t have the money, so I introduced them to work. It’s basically a small job, and the people I hire are all ordinary people.. With their ability, how could they challenge these big orders?”