Chapter 112 - Dog-eat-dog World
Allen signaled Xia Fei with his eyes, pleading him to listen to the young master. Sarah, on the other hand, was a bit worried, yet she bit her lower lip and kept her mouth shut. The lady who could not hide her emotions conveyed her thoughts clearly through her face.
Xia Fei smiled. “Young master Ning, what does the old master seek from me?”
Ning Dian showed impatience as he looked at Xia Fei. “Why are you asking so many questions? You’ll know once you come with me.”
The others standing next to this young master with slanted berets were also arrogantly staring at Xia Fei, even flexing their chest muscles. It appeared that if Xia Fei did not cooperate, they would make sure that he would.
Xia Fei did not care about these guys at all. However, Allen and Sarah were tied into this now, and if he killed them before leaving, Allen and his family would certainly pay the price for it. Moreover, Lunar Eclipse was still moored in this base’s hangar; Xia Fei did not have plans to give that up any time soon. Among other things, he was unwilling to part ways even if it was just the Black Mamba 130 engine.
“Alright, I’ll come with you,” Xia Fei said with a smile.
Allen breathed a sigh of relief, relaxing his previously tense body. Sarah, for her part, still looked quite worried.
“I’ll be back in no time. Prepare some food for me; I’m kind of hungry,” Xia Fei said, patting his stomach.
At this moment, a few entered the hall. First was a man in his seventies with a white goatee; following him were three middle-aged men. The youngest, Ning Dian, walked behind them.
Everyone in the hall stood up in greeting to the old man of the Ning clan. The old man sat down at the main seat in the living room with his three sons on either side of him.
“I’m sorry that you guys had to wait so long. Scar and his cronies have just tried to attack my Red Rock Base. Thankfully, the excellent defense system of this base managed to withstand and defend against their assault. Nonetheless, Scar has been stirring up sh*t in the Wild Star Region for a long time now, so I don’t think that this will be the end of it but, rather, just the start. I urge everyone to take care,” the old man said slowly.
What he said was almost poetic. Owl Pirates had sustained heavy losses and barely escaped with their lives, but the Ning clan’s old man said that he had barely held on, not taking any credits for the victory this time.
He then quickly switched topics and urged everyone to take care, not forgetting to attack Scar for he knew they were gathered here to deal with that notorious pirate leader. Since everyone in the room was on the same boat, there was no point in fighting with one another.
“Old man Ning is right. I’ve never liked Scar; he’s done terrible things in these few years. Luckily, his side sustained heavy damage today, so now is the best chance we have of getting rid of him!” declared a short-haired bloke as he stood up.
“We, as the leaders of nearby bases, have to guarantee the safety of our residents. I wholeheartedly support old man Ning’s plan to get rid of Scar,” chimed in a leader from a nearby base.
Everyone there called out Scar and his bunch of pirates as scums who did terrible things; they all thought that they should deal with him to return peace in the Wild Star Region.
Xia Fei thought this was funny. Was this not a case of dog eat dog? Why made it seem like it was justice-driven? In the Wild Star Region, pirates were the people and the people were pirates; there was no distinguishing them at all. Who here had not taken a few lives? In terms of terrible things, these guys were not much better either.
The matter was obvious. This was just a bunch of pirates banding together to rob another bunch of pirates. No matter which side they were on, they were still pirates.
Without any obstacles, the Ning clan and these representatives quickly formed an alliance. The bunch had the Ning clan’s old man to be the commander of this operation, coordinating everybody’s movements and strategy.
Since everybody already understood their aim, next was how to split the spoils. This was what everyone was here for. Nothing else mattered in the Wild Star Region other than money.
The hall became exceedingly quiet, waiting for the old man to announce how the plunder would be split. Everyone thought to themselves that they would give up if the pay was not satisfactory; they were not about to give up even a penny.
Old man Ning was wise, of course; he knew what these guys were thinking of. He waved his hand at his youngest son, who then walked out of the hall. Not long after, he walked in with a metal plate.
It was covered with a piece of red fabric, so who knew what was underneath it?
The third eldest Ning placed it on the table before returning to his seat. Old man Ning stood up and scanned the room with a hint of slyness in his murky eyes. It was just like an old sly fox looking at a bunch of young sly foxes.
“Everyone, if this operation succeeds, the Ning clan won’t take a cent. Plus, I’ll give this to whoever takes Scar’s head.”
Old man Ning spoke with a straight back before removing the red cloth with his right hand. The silence in the hall was deafening as surprise and greed could be seen in everyone’s eyes. The hall now was filled with nothing but heavy breathing.