Chapter 1 The Succession

Various factions were astir with undercurrents. Over the past two days, Xiao Jin had shown Han Xiao intelligence on the activities of other factions, and had also transferred the agreed-upon compensation and remuneration to his dark web account, totaling eight million Aquamarine coins.

Han Xiao's current assets were extremely large, a total of more than forty million, inflated more than ten times. He had extremely abundant funds, could spend money lavishly on machinery, and could start implementing some ideas, such as the robot legion flow, which he previously thought was too expensive to assemble.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and the internal meeting was held as scheduled in the Overmaira council hall, with senior executives from various factions gathered together, under tight security.

Han Xiao wore a hood, pretending to be an ordinary senior member of the Xiao faction to enter the council hall, which did not attract attention. He found a seat and sat down.

In the center of the council hall was a large round table. The person in charge sat against the round table, and the seats of other senior executives surrounded it in a circle. Those from the same faction sat behind their leader, with each faction clearly separated into small areas.

It was snowing lightly outside, but the council hall was heated. Everyone took off their coats, talked to each other, and whispered, very noisy.

Dang.

Todd rang the bell on the table, and the council hall quickly quieted down.

"Then the meeting begins." Todd said with a serious face, "There are a total of four candidates for the successor of the Big Boss: me, Second Boss Xiao, Third Boss Serge, and Mr. Angleton. We can vote when we're ready."

"Well, before the vote, I'd like to say something…" Angleton stood up to speak. It was a fixed procedure to make a declaration before the vote. Although the senior executives present basically had their candidates in mind, this procedure was still essential.

Soon, all four finished speaking, and Todd glanced around, "Then the voting begins."

The senior executives stated their respective choices.

Todd looked nervous. In the past few days, he had been busy contacting other senior executives, promising many benefits. He had basically finalized that they would vote for him during the meetings. According to the number of votes, he could overwhelm the other candidates.

However, he was soon stunned. Those senior executives who had confidently chosen to vote for him all voted for Serge, without looking sideways or glancing at him at all.

"How could this happen…" Todd was shocked and angry.

Serge looked triumphant, frequently smiling and nodding to the senior executives who voted for him. Seeing that his votes had an absolute advantage, he was immediately relieved.

When Delro was assassinated, Serge realized that the successor election was an opportunity. He secretly had contact with Tilius, who promised to help him ascend to the position. In return, he promised to give Tilius many benefits after becoming the boss.

Although Overmaira was Tilius's partner, Tilius was very aggressive and secretly wanted to control Overmaira's power. Back and forth, he hooked up with Serge, the Third Boss who was unwilling to be inferior. This time, Tilius used his connections to secretly win over a large number of senior executives, creating an advantage for Serge.

As for Angleton from the Northern Faction, he was just there to make up the numbers. Even few of his own people from the Northern Faction voted for him. He stayed in his seat with an embarrassed expression, unsure whether to sit or stand.

Angleton was jointly selected by the Northern Faction to maintain appearances, unwilling to let go of the position of boss, but also knowing that he had no chance. He felt very conflicted.

Serge's votes were in the lead, and the number of votes exceeded half without any suspense, and the matter was settled.

"Haha, thank you for your love, then I will live up to expectations." Serge stood up, his face full of radiance, unable to hide his triumphant expression.

At this time, Xiao Jin opened his mouth, "Wait a minute."

Everyone immediately looked over, with different expressions. Xiao Jin was also a strong candidate. Everyone was curious about his next move.

"Second Boss Xiao, do you have any objections?" Serge's heart tightened, and he emphasized the words "Second Boss."

Suddenly, from within the Xiao faction, a voice that was hard for the senior executives present to forget was heard.

"I have an objection."

Everyone's eyes widened, and their faces became frightened. They heard that this voice was Black Phantom!

The Xiao faction members separated, revealing Han Xiao hidden inside. At this time, Han Xiao was still dressed in a black windbreaker and black gloves, with his arms folded, expressionless, and said, "I think Xiao Jin is more suitable for the position of Big Boss."

Serge was stunned for a long time before he recovered, and said in disbelief: "Xiao Jin, you dare to let outsiders interfere in family affairs, do you want to break the rules?!"

"Black Phantom is not an outsider, he is a senior member of my Xiao faction, and my child has already worshiped him as his godfather."

As soon as Xiao Jin finished speaking, the younger generations of the Xiao faction bowed to Han Xiao in unison, as if they had rehearsed it, and shouted godfather.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

"Too shameless…" Todd's face twitched.

According to Black Phantom's previous performance, his attitude was very detached, and he didn't care about Overmaira's internal changes, but now he intervened again.

They thought about it. When Black Phantom was suspected, only Xiao Jin always spoke for him, and finally Xiao Jin found the real culprit and cleared Black Phantom of suspicion. At that time, other factions were busy wooing senior executives for votes.

The factions suddenly realized that perhaps it was through this incident that Xiao Jin got in touch with Black Phantom, and Black Phantom was willing to help Xiao Jin.

Moreover, Xiao Jin must have spent a lot of money to win Black Phantom over to become an in-law of the Xiao faction.

Although the factions were dissatisfied, they could not deny that Xiao Jin's actions had enhanced the overall strength of Overmaira in general, and Black Phantom was nominally a helper from their Overmaira's in-laws.

Han Xiao sat down with a golden blade, scanned the audience, and his eyes were full of dangerous aura.

The senior executives turned their eyes away and dared not look at him.

Without saying anything, Han Xiao just sitting here represented his meaning.

A silent threat.

The scene became awkward, and those senior executives who had voted became very uneasy and looked at each other quietly.

Finally, a senior executive couldn't help it, wiped his sweat, and said hesitantly: "I thought about it carefully and think Xiao Jin is more suitable for the position of Big Boss. I don't know if I can change my vote."

According to the rules, he couldn't change his vote, but Todd, who was presiding over the meeting, cursed in his heart. Black Phantom was murderous on the side, and he didn't dare to say no, so he could only nod silently.

With the first person, soon there was the second and the third. Han Xiao slowly scanned over, and whoever he saw immediately changed his vote, as if his eyes contained magic.

Serge was unwilling to give up and wanted to fight for it one last time, but he saw Han Xiao's eyes turn over, and his eyes were like knives piercing into his heart. A burst of fear exploded in his heart, and Serge was so frightened that he hurriedly closed his mouth, watching helplessly as the position that should have belonged to him slipped through his fingers.

The result was without suspense. Xiao Jin won with an absolute number of votes.

The people of the Xiao faction looked happy, while the other factions could only pinch their noses and congratulate Xiao Jin one by one.

The Xiao faction's methods made the factions very uncomfortable, but the result was not unacceptable. At least Xiao Jin was a veteran who had made many contributions.

"I didn't expect Xiao Jin to win in the end." Todd's heart was bleeding. The main family faction had been in charge of Overmaira for so many years. After the sudden change, they lost their power and were taken over by magpies.

Todd knew that from today onwards, their main family faction would gradually become vassals.

Seeing that the dust had settled, Han Xiao put on his coat, turned and left. The crowd automatically separated, and those senior executives who were congratulating Xiao Jin also stopped and focused on Han Xiao's back.

Although Xiao Jin was the final winner, in the eyes of everyone, the protagonist of this meeting was the fleeting Black Phantom. He just showed his face and laid the foundation for Xiao Jin's position.

This is the deterrent of overwhelming power.

Everyone envied Xiao Jin very much. As long as Black Phantom was nominally a member of the Xiao faction, Xiao Jin's position would be as solid as a rock.