Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 276 Agent (Subscription additional update)

Chapter 276: Chapter 276 Agent (Subscription additional update)

"Boss..."

After the bar shut down, Zhong Shenxiu continued his tedious daily routine of counting money.

At that moment, Pastor approached, "I’ve found out, there are nine prohibition agents in this city..."

Zhong Shenxiu whistled, "Merely nine people to monitor hundreds of thousands of citizens and over a hundred bars, is the federation joking?"

"There’s no helping it, the federation doesn’t trust the local police departments, insisting on sending their own people... but the shortage is too great in every city..."

Pastor shrugged his shoulders and replied, "Prohibition agents are only responsible for looking for clues and evidence, once they find a spot, they have the authority to call for assistance from the city police..."

"Alright, tell me about their situation."

Zhong Shenxiu reclined in his armchair, with his legs propped on the office desk, lazily picked up a piece of paper, and began folding it into a plane.

"You’re right, Boss, while those prohibition agents occasionally bust some underground bars and arrest bootleggers, most are nobodies without backing... Judging from their patterns, I’ve roughly figured out whose money they’ve taken."

Pastor handed over a slip of paper.

"Two from Notting Hill, one from Gambina, one from Rek, and the remaining four take money from anybody... But what’s with this Jamie?"

Zhong Shenxiu scanned the note and asked nonchalantly.

"This agent named Jamie is upright, the one who hasn’t taken any money, and I’ve always been puzzled why he’s still in this position..."

Pastor scratched his head.

"After all, the federation isn’t completely corrupt, someone has to do the job... Even his greedy superior knows to keep a seed of justice in the department..."

Zhong Shenxiu tossed the paper plane, "So it seems he’s the one most likely to threaten our business?"

"As much as I hate to admit it, that’s true." Pastor nodded, "Should we take him out?"

"To kill a federal prohibition agent, do you want to drive the whole federation mad, sending even more agents here?"

Zhong Shenxiu snorted.

"But he comes alone, doesn’t smoke, doesn’t drink, has no vices..."

Pastor said in a low voice, alluding to the difficulty of bribery, otherwise the three big gangs wouldn’t have all failed.

"Find his address, I’ll visit him with you, I have special techniques when it comes to persuasion."

Zhong Shenxiu spoke menacingly.

...

Hog Apartment.

The rent here was cheap, although still higher than the slums, but it was safer.

Moreover, each room came with a separate washroom, making it well-suited for single workers.

As night fell,

A weary shadow dragged his heavy steps, slowly moving in front of room 606. He clutched a paper bag in his hand, containing sandwiches and dark bread - his dinner and breakfast.

Jamie, with one hand on the bread and the other fishing out the key from his pocket, opened the door to the rental.

Just as he was about to turn on the gas lamp, he suddenly discovered an extra shadow in the room!

It seemed someone was sitting in a chair right in the middle, waiting for him.

"Who’s there?"

Startled, Jamie dropped the paper bag, spilling the bread and milk all over the floor while his hand reached for the gun holster.

The next moment, a cold gun barrel pressed against his head, freezing Jamie like a statue.

The lurker in the darkness wasn’t alone, but two!

Pastor casually closed the door and turned on the gas lamp.

In the dim yellow light, Jamie saw one scar-faced young man holding him at gunpoint and another even younger man sitting on the chair in the middle.

"Li Wei Mojito!"

Jamie gasped, calling out a name.

"It seems... you’ve begun to investigate me?"

Zhong Shenxiu sighed, "You really are a blight on my career..."

"The offender, do you know how many laws you’ve broken right now? Illegal entry, hostage-taking, illegal possession of a firearm..."

Jamie’s face revealed a cold smirk, "These charges are sufficient to send you to federal prison for 30 years!"

"You see... we’re always at odds, why can’t we reach an agreement?"

Zhong Shenxiu stood up, spreading his hands.

"You think you can buy me? Impossible!"

A determined expression surfaced on Jamie’s sharply contoured face.

If he had been willing to take bribes, he would have done so long ago.

"Just kill me then..."

His lips curled into a sinister smile, "Do you know what will happen next? The feds will send the real mad dogs, as well as capable people, to thoroughly investigate this matter. Your moonshine business, everything about you, will be exposed to the light!"

"Yes, which is why I won’t kill."

Zhong Shenxiu chuckled in agreement, noticing a slight relaxation in Jamie’s eyes.

No matter how righteous one is, after all, the instinct for survival prevails.

"Now... it’s my turn to try to persuade you."

Zhong Shenxiu stepped forward, pulling out a revolver and a dagger, gesturing left and right with each.

Jamie felt the hairs on his back stand on end but clenched his teeth and persisted, "All for the federation, I swear, to abide by the law..."

"What is he reciting?"

Zhong Shenxiu casually asked.

"It seems to be an oath of office..." Scarface wasn’t too sure either.

"Forget it, guns and knives are too loud, and the injuries they cause take too long to heal..."

Zhong Shenxiu gestured for a while but eventually pulled out a test tube and had Scarface pry open Jamie’s mouth to pour in the black reagent.

"What...what did you give me?"

Jamie collapsed to the ground, clutching his throat, coughing repeatedly.

"Just a little potion that will let your spirit leave your body... probably."

Zhong Shenxiu wasn’t very confident about the stuff he concocted on the fly.

His plan, of course, involved using his own body’s special ability to mimic the scene when he subdued Scarface, to touch the other’s soul.

But how to let the spirit leave the body was also a problem.

You can’t just shoot someone half to death and then cut them to see the effect, right?

It’s not easy to get the measure right; one might end up killing the person directly.

Jamie retched twice, and suddenly his expression became delirious.

He lay on the ground having convulsions, foaming at the mouth, his lungs making a bellows-like sound.

"Boss, he looks like he’s going to die?"

Scarface voiced a reminder.

"I see... It seems improvised potions are prone to problems."

Zhong Shenxiu stroked his chin.

He was actually quite unsure whether the Pastor ability would work.

Anyway, since Jamie was not yet his subordinate, he might as well treat the attempt as a desperate remedy.

He tried to empty his spirit, mobilizing the inspiration inherent in his body.

The next moment, Scarface suddenly saw Li Wei’s eyes turn completely black. Stepping forward, he gently grasped at the air, as if catching something invisible.

On the ground, Jamie finally stopped convulsing, exhaling a long breath.

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