"Oh, did the explosion blow up the natural gas pipeline?"
"Didn't I tell you to be careful with the amount of explosives?"
"I was careful!"
"The study exploded, and it's still hundreds of meters away from the natural gas pipeline!"
Seeing the fire grow larger and larger, making rescue efforts completely futile, James and Huda, though surprised, didn't dwell on it too much.
It was just a villa.
Expensive, yes, but for magnates of their caliber, it was merely commonplace.
As long as their businesses were safe, the funds for a villa like this could be easily recouped in no time.
After a few jokes, the two stopped paying attention.
They picked up their wine glasses again and continued discussing future cooperation.
"La City is pretty much an open book now."
"You hold nearly fifteen percent of the land and twenty percent of the industries."
"I hold ten percent of the land and fifteen percent of the industries."
"As long as we cooperate, we can definitely squeeze Mike out of Las Vegas."
"Then we'll consolidate his share and redistribute it."
"Without boasting, we'll at least be stronger than Boris."
"And our combined industrial share will reach fifty percent of the entire La City!"
"For the scattered individuals to survive, they will inevitably have to gravitate towards us."
"With the backing of the people behind you and me, even the entire La City can be easily obtained!"
"And, and..."
"And what?"
Seeing James suddenly trail off, Huda took a bite of his steak and asked softly.
What James had just said was indeed a good idea.
The two of them cooperating to drive out those of similar standing, and then consolidating and redistributing resources.
If they went through with this, even if they couldn't take over the entire La City as the other party claimed, they could at least be on par with Chris and secure the profits of La City.
So, when James was painting a rosy picture for him, Huda found it quite satisfying.
It was just that, for some reason, James had only spoken half of what he intended to say.
After all, the preceding issues were not as important; talk of half the territory or taking over the city was pure wishful thinking.
It was best to just listen.
What truly mattered was the latter half.
How exactly would the two sides cooperate, and after cooperation, how would their respective backers and their own interests be divided?
These were the issues that needed to be discussed in detail.
He didn't want to risk his neck and put in the effort, only to end up being labeled as the ultimate worker.
Therefore, unless he had everything under control, he would not easily cooperate with the other party.
After finishing the steak in his mouth, Huda still hadn't heard James continue.
He picked up his napkin, gently wiped the oil from his mouth, and then looked up at the other party.
However, at this moment, James was standing there, frozen in shock.
His gaze was not on him, but on the surveillance screen behind him.
"What's wrong?"
"What could possibly scare you so much?"
Seeing that the other party still didn't respond, Huda followed James's gaze and curiously turned his head. He saw that on the surveillance camera, a sentence was written, along with their names!
【hodaandjames.waitingformeatthecorneroffemontstreet（Huda and James, wait for me at the corner of Fremont Street!）】
"What the fuck?!"
The content of the sentence made him instantly jump up from his chair, not even noticing that his cutlery had been scattered.
Although he didn't know what had happened on the monitor just now, judging by the tone and content of the sentence, it was definitely written by Qin Xuan, who was supposed to have been blown up! httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
What made Huda's scalp tingle even more was that the other party had mentioned the corner of Fremont Street in this sentence!
This location was precisely where the villa they were dining in was situated!
The sound of breaking tableware jolted James, who had been standing there in a daze, back to reality.
As their eyes met with Huda's terrified gaze, layers of fear inevitably welled up in both their hearts.
"I saw him standing in front of the camera, perfectly fine, and write that sentence."
"But why wasn't he killed by the bomb?"
"How did he know the location of this villa on Fremont Street?"
"And why would he know that you are with me?"
"..."
James's voice clearly lacked its previous ease and composure.
Instead, it was replaced by a deep fear of Qin Xuan.
He had seen that face.
Rugged and handsome.
But he had also seen those eyes.
Angry and sharp.
Even through the lens, he could see a strong killing intent in those contemptuous eyes.
He had no doubt that if Qin Xuan were here right now, he would be utterly annihilated.
"No, I can't worry about that anymore."
"Qin Xuan's speed isn't fast. It'll take at least half an hour for him to get from your place to mine."
"Quickly issue an order for your subordinates to intercept Qin Xuan on the road."
"You and I will leave from the back, and we'll take a helicopter directly out of La City!"
As he spoke, James grabbed his jacket and was about to head out of the dining room.
But halfway there, he was stopped by Huda, who remained standing in place.
"Don't be afraid. No matter how strong he is, he's just a super-human."
"But if we leave like this, all of our industries in La City will likely be divided up by Chris and the others."
As he spoke, Huda's voice still trembled slightly.
It was clear that he also harbored a deep fear of Qin Xuan.
But as he had just said.
If they simply fled La City to escape Qin Xuan.
Chris and the others would definitely make a big fuss about the evidence Qin Xuan held.
At that time, Huda didn't know if Qin Xuan could establish a foothold in La City.
But he and James would certainly have no chance to re-enter the industries of La City.
Upon Huda's words, James calmed down slightly.
He first ordered all the security personnel in the villa to prepare weapons and ammunition, and then made several phone calls separately with Huda.
Snipers, rocket launchers.
They basically sought out everyone they could mobilize.
It was only then that Huda finally regretted pushing Inoue Shun'e away.
From the videos received from his subordinates, if Inoue Shun'e were still by his side.
That paper bird would surely be able to block Qin Xuan.
Even at worst, it would buy the snipers time to aim.
Then, with a single armor-piercing round, he didn't believe Qin Xuan could still show off in front of them.
But now?
To buy time for the arranged snipers, they could only call in more subordinates and rely on human lives to fill the gap.
Fortunately, he had always been generous to his subordinates and provided good benefits.
Otherwise, without several hundred die-hard followers, it would be impossible to hold off that monster for long.