Chen Che had to admit that Luo Qingtian indeed had some skills.

It's no wonder he could make An Nishang suffer losses.

Over the course of several days, Luo Qingtian launched a large-scale attack on Chen Che's business operations.

With his position as a special commissioner, Luo Qingtian could mobilize the Military Department's troops to aggressively block various smuggling channels.

In just over ten days, Chen Che's businesses suffered significant disruptions.

…

"Damn it, Master Chen. What the hell is wrong with this guy? Another batch of goods worth 300,000 got confiscated! Damn him, he's like a damn leech, sticking to us all the time!"

Bobby had a cigarette in his mouth, took a deep drag, and exhaled a smoke ring before throwing the cigarette to the ground and crushing it with his toe.

Bobby's face twitched, showing a bit of impatience.

This Luo Qingtian was truly disgusting to the extreme.

Chen Che sat behind his desk, his eyes lowered slightly, and said, "After all, he's from the Night Empire Headquarters and always wants to make an achievement. We are just his cash cow here.

Spread the word; for now, stop all smuggling operations.

I want to see what happens when our Director Luo incurs public wrath."

"Are you saying to completely stop smuggling? Right now, all the cheap goods in the Ninth Special Zone essentially come from our smuggling. If we stop, won't the prices in the Upper City District skyrocket?

The price of just salt alone might soar..."

"That's not our problem to worry about. We've done all we could; it's our Director Luo's problem to worry about."

Bobby, somewhat worried, said, "But Master Chen, I'm just afraid that something might be wrong in his head.

If he keeps biting us relentlessly, what should we do?

If our business gets cut off for long, it would be hard to balance everything."

"I say, damn it, just get rid of him," Johnny suggested from the side.

Chen Che waved his hand, saying, "Stop. Killing a Central special commissioner would cause troubles from the Night Empire Headquarters, and the old bastards in the parliament would love nothing more than if we killed him. Then they'd have an excuse to make a fuss.

Don't consider this plan unless it's absolutely necessary.

Follow my instructions for now. I'll figure out how to resolve this situation quickly.

Stop some of the businesses that can be stopped. I only kept running certain businesses because they couldn't be easily abandoned. I'm not really interested in those businesses.

Perhaps I can use our Director Luo's sharp blade to cut off these malignant growths."

Chen Che was referring to businesses such as human trafficking, slave trading, and organ selling and others.

In the wasteland of the apocalypse, these businesses were very common.

Chen Che initially didn't want to operate these businesses, but other gangs and forces in the Upper City District would extensively engage in them.

After Chen Che took control of the entire Upper City District and held so many resources in his hand, there were some businesses you had to do.

After all, many businesses are tied to various supply chains.

If you don't run these businesses, what happens to the suppliers behind them? Every business supply chain feeds many mouths.

If you don't feed these mouths, they'll open wide and viciously bite you.

Chen Che couldn't ban them all in a short time; despite not wanting to engage in these businesses, he had to let Bobby handle these ugly matters while holding his nose.

Temporarily stabilize these supply chains until he figures out a solution later.

He always felt that even in an apocalypse, these businesses shouldn't be touched, for it's against the natural order!

Now, just as Luo Qingtian's knife can be used to pause these businesses temporarily, if the suppliers behind him make a fuss,

All the blame can be shifted to Luo Qingtian.

After all, with Luo Qingtian around, even if these businesses were conducted, they'd be captured after Luo Qingtian got the intel, simply leading to losses.

Bobby just nodded, immediately went to make arrangements.

Chen Che pondered over the various matters, but suddenly received another message, and was somewhat surprised by the caller.

It turned out to be Zhou Shaoyang, whom he hadn't been in contact with for a long time.

Apocalypse Society.

Ever since he used various alliances to thwart the Apocalypse Society's attempt to launch a holy war last time,

The entire Apocalypse Society had fully quieted down and disappeared without a trace.

They hadn't made any big moves for a long time, not even Zhou Shaoyang and the others from the Apocalypse Society had contacted him for a long time.

Now, Zhou Shaoyang suddenly reaching out made him raise his eyebrows. What trick does the Apocalypse Society want to pull at this critical moment?

There was no choice; he still maintained his double agent identity within the Apocalypse Society. Seeing the invitation in the message from the other side, after hesitating for a while, Chen Che took Xia Na with him and went.

…

Peruvian Slums.

Zhou Shaoyang and others had been waiting here for over a month. During this time, Zhou Shaoyang and another Yellow-robed Priest, Arabic, had not taken a single step outside.

After all, the entire Ninth Special Zone was searching for them. Falling into the hands of the Judicial Bureau would be a fate worse than death.

Chen Che arrived at the Peruvian Slums and asked Xia Na to wait in the car while he ventured inside alone.

Upon entering the slums, as was customary, he zigzagged through the alleys until he reached a certain house.

Chen Che could see that the house was heavily guarded by followers of the Apocalypse Society, indicating that Zhou Shaoyang and Arabic were inside.

With purposeful strides, Chen Che entered the house and saw Zhou Shaoyang and Arabic.

Their mental state was nothing like the vibrant ease they had before becoming fugitives.

Zhou Shaoyang's chin was covered with stubble.

Upon seeing Chen Che, a glint flashed in Zhou Shaoyang's eyes as he sneered sarcastically, "Master Chen, your fame is growing louder in the entire Upper City District, the godfather of the underground there. Have you forgotten your faith and the Master of Revelation?

Or have you already betrayed the Master of Revelation!"

Chen Che immediately flew into a rage upon hearing this. Without hesitation, he stepped forward and slapped Zhou Shaoyang across the face with a crisp sound, catching everyone off guard.

A red swelling appeared on Zhou Shaoyang's face as he stood there, bewildered, clearly not fully grasping what had happened.

Once he came to his senses, he became furious but saw Chen Che grabbing him by the collar, his eyes bloodshot, glaring at him menacingly as he said, "If you ever dare to blaspheme my loyalty to the Master of Revelation again, I'll damn well kill you!"

Seeing the murderous intent in Chen Che's eyes, a sliver of fear suddenly flitted through Zhou Shaoyang's heart.

This madman!

Chen Che's sudden change took all the faithful present by surprise.

Could his faith and loyalty to the Master of Revelation really be this deep?

It was somewhat unexpected.

Seeing this, Arabic stepped in to mediate, "Enough, we are all followers of the Master of Revelation! Don't cause internal strife!"

Only then did Chen Che snort coldly, tossing Zhou Shaoyang aside, "Next time you dare to blaspheme my faith in the Master of Revelation, I'll definitely cut off your tongue!

My faith is solely with the Master of Revelation, remember that!"

Zhou Shaoyang rubbed his face, momentarily unsure whether Chen Che was faking or genuinely sincere. It didn't seem like an act.

He spat a bit of blood to the side, unwilling to argue further with Chen Che, and said coldly while staring, "I want to leave. Find a way to get me out of the safe zone!"

"Impossible."

"Bullshit! Your wanted posters are everywhere! The Judicial Bureau is crazily hunting you down, getting out is simply impossible," Chen Che replied without hesitation.

Zhou Shaoyang sneered coldly, "Don't give me that crap, I'm not negotiating with you, this is an order! I have urgent matters at the headquarters, I must go back. I know that with An Nishang's rise these days, the Judicial Bureau is preoccupied, and oversight on us has slackened.

You're the underground emperor of the entire Upper City District, and you can't even get one person out? You think I'll believe your bullshit?"

Chen Che frowned upon hearing this; clearly, something significant had happened at the Apocalypse Society Headquarters.

"I'm just warning you kindly, now is really not the time to leave. What kind of urgent matter requires you to risk your life?"

"Ha, I might as well tell you. The Pope has perceived guidance from the Master of Revelation and wants to summon all major division leaders back.

I must return, I cannot miss the guidance of the Master of Revelation.

As the most devoted disciple of the Master of Revelation, you should know how important this is! I know you're reluctant to send me out for fear of implicating yourself, but as a follower of the Master of Revelation, you can't be so cowardly!

Bottom line, you must get me out. If you can't even do this, I see no reason for you to stay in the Upper City any longer.

I'll have your identity information spread throughout the entire city and make sure you won't be able to stay in the Upper City!"

Hearing Zhou Shaoyang's threat, Chen Che knew that Zhou Shaoyang was determined to leave. An idea suddenly struck Chen Che, and he said,

"I have many smuggling routes under me. If you really want to leave, I can indeed get you out, but let me be clear first.

The Ninth Special Zone recently got a new person, Luo Qingtian. You should know him; he's the Director of the Anti-smuggling Bureau, probing my smuggling routes and business like crazy.

The route to get you out might also be discovered by him.

When that happens, you'll be on your own."

Zhou Shaoyang furrowed his brows, clearly aware of this, and was momentarily hesitant.

Seeing this, Chen Che advised, "If I were you, I'd focus on the big picture and wait until this blows over."

But Zhou Shaoyang, after pondering briefly, resolutely said, "No! I must go out, arrange it for me immediately, I need to leave the city within ten days!"

"Or we'll fight to the death."

Chen Che gazed intently at Zhou Shaoyang for a moment before saying, "Alright. Wait for my news."

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