Return of the King, Dominating the City
Chapter 44 - 44 43 Establishing an Empire

44: Chapter 43: Establishing an Empire 44: Chapter 43: Establishing an Empire Suddenly, he saw a sly glint in the man’s eyes.

Song Yun laughed and shot him again, “You trying to trick me?”

“No, no, I wouldn’t dare deceive you.” The man winced in pain as he held his wound.

“Please have mercy, I only thought of assassinating you because I was blinded by greed.

Please spare me.”

“Spill everything you know, and maybe I’ll be in a good enough mood to let you go,” Song Yun said coldly.

“Don’t even think about lying to me, or the next bullet will be in your head.”

The man furrowed his brows, a look of determination on his face.

“The employer also included information about you in the documents he gave me.

It read that you had killed the headliner of our organization, and only then did the upper echelons grit their teeth and send people to besiege you.”

“Besiege?

Are you fucking kidding me?

I only see you here.

Do you think you’re Guan Yu, capable of holding off thousands of men all by yourself?” Song Yun felt insulted, as if the guy really thought one person could duplicate himself like in some anime?

“The others…” the man hesitated.

“The rest are scattered in the suburbs, afraid to cross you directly, just hoping to surround Xia Tian and claim the bounty.”

“You’re with that organization?” Song Yun grinding his teeth.

“We’re part of the Jokers.

The person you initially killed was the fifth-ranked assassin, the Magician, rumored to be a lover of one of the higher-ups,” the man explained.

“That high-ranking woman is a crucial source of funding the Joker needs.

Your name has already been marked at the highest assassination level inside the Jokers.”

“Damn it, how did I get tangled up with you bastards,” Song Yun cursed.

“Is that all the information you’ve got?”

“That’s all.

The operator split a complete set of data into several parts.

I only stumbled upon the other assassins’ information by chance and came to know so much.”

“Alright, your part is done here.

It’s time for you to report to Heaven.” Song Yun ended the man’s life with a gunshot, ignoring his pleas.

Those fools thinking of besieging Xia Tian were a joke, a bunch of unknown small-time assassins trying to go against the Law Enforcement Hall’s maniacs?

They’d be lucky to get out alive.

Taking out his phone, Song Yun called an old man on the other side of the Earth, asked a few things, and then placed his handgun back in his coat.

He wasn’t short on firearms, but even a small mosquito is meat, and he could pass it to Wang Hu and the others later.

With Wang Hu slowly advancing on the Noble Young Master Gang, Song Yun’s turf was also yielding good returns.

At Song Yun’s insistent request, none of the businesses involved drugs.

Tang Lin had told him he could manage in any way he saw fit, but he must not touch the national bottom line.

Cross it, and you’d be ruthlessly taken down.

That’s why many gangs existed for a long time unbothered, and then suddenly, you’d hear a gang had been crushed—it was definitely because they had crossed the national line or lost an upper echelon power struggle.

Wang Hu was obedient, merging the territories of the Tiger Gang and the Guangzhou Gang.

In less than a week, profits were already looking good, especially since previous territorial and price wars were now avoided by being united.

After a call to the National Security Bureau’s Sunan Office, someone immediately came to dispose of the assassin’s body without asking Song Yun any questions.

With nothing else to do, Song Yun headed to the headquarters of the Tiger Gang, which was a bar.

Sitting in Wang Hu’s office and sipping on a Bloody Mary, Song Yun said, “Family speaks plainly, and right now, I need a large territory to support my future endeavors.

But I am not a man to forget favors.

I’ll expand your power as much as possible.”

Taking a sip, Song Yun lit a cigarette and continued, “But that doesn’t mean I’m easy to talk to.

I have high standards, and I don’t tolerate betrayal.

If you ever feel like challenging me, I welcome your attempt.”

Wang Hu and the former boss of the Guangzhou Gang, Xu Ke, listened with sweating foreheads.

Wang Hu said cautiously, “Rest assured, I would never betray you.

If I do, may I die a horrible death by lightning strike.”

“There’s no need for declarations now.

We’ve got plenty of time together to prove loyalty or betrayal,” Song Yun took a drag from his cigarette.

“That…

boss, there’s an important issue that’s come up,” Wang Hu said hesitantly.

“Just speak your mind; I’m no dictator.”

Wang Hu nodded and spoke, “Our territory around Sunnan University has expanded to cover three-quarters of the area.

The previous underlings simply can’t support such a large structure.

If fresh blood isn’t introduced soon, the future looks troubling.”

Wang Hu paused, then continued, “Especially now that members from both gangs have merged.

Everyone knows each other’s roots, and there’s an old saying: ‘A person’s reach should not exceed his grasp.’ The talent in both gangs is indeed thin, and there’s frequent discord and fighting.

So I’m thinking of breaking everyone up and reassigning new leaders to prevent any issues from those who might use their influence to create trouble.”

“I had already considered this when we started.

People who aren’t inferior to me in the gang will join in the next two days.

If I’m not here and you have questions, you can ask them.

As for the lower ranks fighting, do you really think such trivial matters need my attention?” Song Yun comfortably spoken while sipping wine.

“Should I enroll you two in a management course for a couple of days?”

Seeing it was getting late, Song Yun decided to head home to cook dinner.

He instructed the two men and drove off, noting the interesting fate of the car Tom had given him and didn’t seem interested in taking back.

After grocery shopping, Song Yun called Li Tang, instructing him to have Zhao Yan and Black Flood Dragon meet with Wang Hu the next day.

Then, he idly scrolled through his phone contacts and ended up calling an English name.

The call connected, and the other side was silent.

Song Yun said, “Sunan City.

One day.

Come help me.”

After a long silence, the reply came, “What’s in it for me?”

“To build an empire.

Isn’t that exciting enough?”

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