After a long silence, the Third Young Master suddenly lifted his gaze, cold scheming glinting in his eyes. “Scrap the original plan. If the Black Street route is blocked by Kane, we will bypass him and negotiate directly with the upstream suppliers.”Theodore froze on the spot, utterly stunned.“Pull every connection we have and offer enough benefits.” The Third Young Master narrowed his eyes, sounding certain of victory. “We will secure the supply channels even if we have to make concessions. Xiao Hou, this matter is fully entrusted to you.”The lean young man licked his lip, doubt clouding his expression. “Do you really think this can work? All those people who died in the Vieira incident…”The Third Young Master rose slowly. His tone was cold and unshakable, steeped in ruthless pragmatism. “Every grudge has its price. Even blood feuds can be settled if the profit is large enough.”...The vehicle rolled to a smooth stop. Kane pushed the door open, climbed the steps, and stepped alo

"Two reasons." Ash spoke plainly, her logic crisp. "First, he is far too hasty and greedy. He tries to accomplish in three years what takes others a decade to build. His foundation is hollow, and collapse is only a matter of time. Second, every penny he spends greasing contacts and building factories to expand operations is siphoned straight out of my company.""He is betting on short-term political opportunism, banking on a meteoric rise within a single term of office." There was sharp clarity in Ash’s eyes. "But I run a corporation and hold major shares. I must plan for the business’s survival five, ten, twenty years down the line. I will not recklessly gamble everything on this twisted power play."Kane fully grasped the conspiracy and the entire power game. At that moment, one unshakable thought settled in his mind. He and the Young Master were locked in a fight to the death. No room remained for compromise or truce. One of them would fall, permanently.Ash turned to face Kane, he

Cruz paused to recall for a moment before answering. "Lacey left Kennard’s son critically injured. Word is the boy’s in a vegetative state.""Was Kennard the mastermind?" Kane pressed on.Cruz instantly caught what Kane was getting at."The Young Master gave the order to assassinate Thaddeus." Kane swallowed a mouthful of noodles and wiped his mouth. "Yet Thaddeus only retaliated against Kennard’s son. With blood feud right in front of him, Thaddeus merely issued a warning and never struck directly at the Young Master. That tells us even Thaddeus fears this heir."Silence fell across the conference room."If we held enough bargaining chips to fight back, Thaddeus might choose to join our side. But right now our public hand is weak, and he will simply stand by and watch. Even if we fall, he still has Wade, and can keep getting supplies at a low price." Kane took a sip of water and shook his head. "We can’t count on him to save us.""Kane, I don’t believe Ash told us the whole truth," J

“Merceron, Pierce has been acting strange lately.” The young man on the other end of the line spoke in a low voice. “He’s reaching out to local bosses across every district, openly recruiting new partners. Matsui from South Curtain is nearly locked in, and Uriah from Flatlands District plans to join in too.”Merceron’s brows snapped tight, and he cursed under his breath. “A bunch of blind fools! Do they even know who controls this territory?”“Should we notify the Third Young Master at once?”Just then, Theodore strolled slowly into the entertainment complex, glancing down nonstop at his messages, his expression calm and unruffled.……Theodore pushed open the private room door and saw Merceron slamming his phone down, his face clouded with murderous rage.Once he finished the call, Theodore raised an eyebrow. “Who got under your skin? You’re burning hot.”“Everything’s going south.” Merceron replied darkly. “The Third Young Master and his father left for a meeting in Vierra only a few

“I came here to talk about exactly that.” Uria got straight to the point, crossing one leg over the other. “Our cooperation has barely started, and trouble’s already knocking on the door.”Kane’s brows drew together. “What happened?”“A few days ago, Merceron sent Stanley to see me. He ordered me to stay out of the supply line business.” Uria recounted plainly. “I told him fine, I’ll back off, but they’d need to compensate for the lost profits. Stanley grew irritated during our talk and threw threats around.”“What exactly did he threaten you with?”“His exact words were that the cake Merceron’s circle has their eyes on is off-limits to me.” Uria sipped his tea and went on. “Last night the city warden’s director requested a meeting. I went to see him this morning, and he notified me they won’t renew the snow-clearing contract with my firm.”Kane froze.“You probably don’t understand how my business works.” Uria explained. “Snow-clearing projects go out for tender and get approved at y