Chapter 421 - 288: Legendary Elder

As one of the three major corporate giants, the Iron Blood Alliance has been deeply rooted in New Moon City for a long time, consistently adopting a strategy of aligning with mercenaries.

Internal corporate resources are primarily dedicated to supporting mercenaries instead of controlling private enterprises or bribing politicians.

This approach might seem counterproductive in other cities, but in the "Mercenary City," it undoubtedly works wonders.

Mercenaries are the central pivot of New Moon City, bridging the gap between the upper and lower echelons.

Whoever can control the mercenaries can claim half of New Moon City.

After decades of dedicated cultivation, the Iron Blood Alliance’s influence among the mercenaries in New Moon City has already far surpassed that of the Hegemony Company and Black Domain Group.

And when Nuobai was first rescued and brought to Edge Mansion, various mercenaries refrained from rash actions, all because of Iron Blood’s reputation; they believed the Edge Mercenary Corps had ties with Iron Blood and could not be easily offended.

But after Dress had a falling out with Su Mo, he quietly signaled that Iron Blood would no longer intervene with the Edge.

The various mercenaries lost their scruples, and the assault began.

Edge Mansion is located in the Lakefront Business District, which falls within the jurisdiction of the Public Security Bureau, so no one directly carried guns and artillery for a frontal attack, instead opting for unconventional methods.

Self-destructing drones kept rushing towards Edge Mansion, intercepted by the building’s anti-air weapons, exploding in the air with burst after burst of flames.

Bomb-laden remote-controlled robots infiltrated the ground, their small size and high concealment allowing them to enter the interior through pipes.

However, the defense system designed by Future is very robust, and the ground defenses are tightly arranged, so these attacks have yet to succeed.

After a period of continuous assault, the City Council started becoming restless.

The Lakefront Business District is indeed a core commercial area, with constant explosions around Edge Mansion like fireworks, with various images and videos spreading online, dominating the trending list directly.

In an instant, there were those condemning, inciting, jeering, and spectating, all types of people, and embarrassing the city globally; who could tolerate this?

City Council President Amir immediately ordered Sikinkov to involve the Public Security Bureau in the matter and bring Su Mo in for questioning.

Speaking of Sikinkov, he was indeed loyal; he knew that if Su Mo were taken to the Public Security Bureau at this time, even for an hour, Edge Mansion would experience even greater chaos.

So he steadfastly bore the pressure from his superiors for Su Mo without saying a word.

Any instructions at the meeting targeting the Edge, he agreed verbally, but after the meeting, deliberately did not act, with the order documents either missing seals or neglecting signatures, causing the Public Security Bureau to be paralyzed, stubbornly dragging the matter.

By the third day, when Sikinkov was in the office handling documents, his assistant hurried in: "Director, City Council President Amir called again to question why you haven’t sent people to intervene in the Edge’s situation."

Sikinkov didn’t raise his head and said, "Hang up the call, and if he calls again, don’t pick up."

The assistant thought he misheard: "Don’t pick up???"

Sikinkov: "Wasn’t he unreachable whenever he had troubles before? Then I’ll be unreachable too! Why, can he do this and I can’t?"

The assistant instantly felt troubled: "Director, you shouldn’t act out of spite. I heard the City Council is already planning to impeach you for negligence."

Sikinkov slapped his pen on the table, supporting his forehead with his palm, tightly closing his eyes.

After a moment, he said, "Find a hospital and book an ICU ward."

The assistant was puzzled: "Why book an ICU ward?"

Sikinkov cursed: "I’ll lie in there pretending to be dead, is that okay?!"

Last year shouting at Beiyuan Jun, this year becoming Beiyuan Jun, the always dignified director resorted to such cheeky measures, leaving the assistant on the verge of tears.

He didn’t further argue, silently going to execute the order.

Sikinkov dragged his weary body to the window, gazing at Edge Mansion’s direction, sighing: "Brother, please quickly sort this out. I can only hold on for you up to this point..."

...

These past few days, Edge Mansion has been mired in a tense atmosphere.

The assaults continued day and night without respite, driving everyone’s bodies and minds to the brink of exhaustion.

But starting from the third day’s noon, the attacks suddenly ceased.

This unusual calm arrived so abruptly, making everyone suspect the enemy was brewing an even bigger storm; no one dared to let down their guard and breathe easy.

Until that afternoon, a phone call broke the silence.

Su Mo: "Who is this?"

The caller: "Director Su, I’ve booked a private room on the top floor of the White Diamond Hotel for 6 PM tonight; let’s discuss the recent events."

Su Mo: "Are you joking? My headquarters is bombed daily, and you want me to go dining?"

The caller: "There will be no further attacks, at least not before our conversation is over; no one will assault Edge Mansion."

Su Mo: "Who exactly are you?"

The caller: "A friend of Commander Zhou Hanyan; you should have heard my name; everyone on the street calls me Master Wen."

Su Mo’s heart skipped a beat.

Master Wen!

This is an original founding elder in the mercenary realm of New Moon City!

New Moon City was founded in the Dawn 24th Year; after decades of development, the first large-scale mercenary forces emerged in the Dawn 83rd Year, the entire mercenary realm having now 70 years of history.

And this Master Wen was one of the first great mercenaries active in New Moon City back then, witnessing the mercenary realm’s ups and downs, truly an active legend.

Not to mention intermediaries like Dress and Audiana who have risen in recent years, even today’s New Moon City "King of Mercenaries" Zhou Hanyan must self-deprecatingly call himself Xiaozhou in front of Master Wen.