Chapter 288: Robbery

"Twilight Society... How could people from the Twilight Society appear here?"

Inside the luxury hotel suite, the president of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce looked through the glass at the situation outside, his expression turning worried. He stood up and began pacing the room.

The president of the Cold Spring Chamber of Commerce nearby was equally restless.

"President Yan, I told you this would cause trouble... The Arbiters are a minor issue, after all, they are people bound by order; as long as we win them over, it won't get too ugly... But, but the people from the Twilight Society are a bunch of lunatics!"

"That's right, President Yan. This [Spade 6] is not to be trifled with. Logically, an existence of that level shouldn't be meddling in such mundane matters of ours..."

"Is it because your All-Stars Chamber of Commerce impersonated him before that he's holding a grudge? Is he here specifically to tear down our operation?"

"Yes, yes... I've heard that these lunatics from the Twilight Society are the most vengeful. It's likely they're targeting your All-Stars Chamber of Commerce!"

The two presidents of the Silver Moon and Cold Spring chambers felt more and more that this was the case. They quickly began to shift the blame onto Yan Shang and then started urging him to stop in time. After all, the money they had already made was an astronomical figure, and if the three families split it, it would be enough for them to establish a foothold in other realms.

Of course, because [Spade 6] was brought here by the All-Stars Chamber of Commerce, the other two chambers naturally wanted a slightly larger share...

"Shut up!"

Yan Shang sat on the central European-style sofa, coldly watching the confused and panicked residents below, his one sentence shutting down the other two presidents who were each harboring their own ulterior motives.

"Remember! You are able to make money now because of me!" Yan Shang said menacingly. "Don't try any tricks, or I'll make sure none of you leave Aurora City alive!"

Under Yan Shang's threat, the two presidents fell silent. Recalling the group of powerful experts around Yan Shang, they could only silently return to their seats.

"But... do we really have to keep selling?"

"Why not sell? Do you know how much money we're bringing in every minute? [Spade 6] has been driven away; we have no reason to stop... Keep selling!" Yan Shang paused for a moment. "Also, have the people below transfer the first batch of funds over."

As one of the chamber members nodded and left, the suite fell into silence again.

Just then, the president of the Silver Moon Chamber seemed to have discovered something and let out a soft "Huh?"

"Wait... that truck [Spade 6] drove out... something seems wrong?"

Yan Shang raised an eyebrow and looked in the direction the Silver Moon president pointed. In the dense crowd on Century Avenue, a massive truck was parked quietly in the middle of the people. Just then, a breeze blew, and a corner of the cloth covering the truck was lifted.

"That is..." Yan Shang's pupils contracted slightly.

"Coal??" The president of the Cold Spring Chamber stood up abruptly. "He stole the coal from the factory?!!"

……

"Coal!!! It's coal!!!"

"A whole truckload of coal?!! Heavens, how many tons must that be?!!"

"It was driven out by that [Spade 6]... Was he doing it on purpose, or by accident??"

"Who cares!! With this coal, we're saved!!"

“……”

When the cloth covering the truck fell, the crowd erupted. Those residents who were still outside because they couldn't scrape together the money, as well as those who were struggling in line waiting to buy the sky-high-priced coal, all swarmed toward the truck!

The uncle stood at the edge of the crowd, staring blankly at the figures who had reignited the fire of hope, shouting and cheering as they rushed toward the truck, his expression dazed...

One person, one truck, had rewritten the fate of everyone here.

"Xiao Jian..." the uncle muttered to himself.

He hadn't expected that Xiao Jian, who had once been attached to the All-Stars Chamber of Commerce, bullied since childhood, and was so sensible it made one's heart ache, would undergo such a massive change... He didn't know what Xiao Jian had been through, but the process must have been filled with hardship and bitterness.

"Xiao Jian, you must not be hurt..."

Meanwhile,

The entrance to the boiler factory, which had been packed with people, was suddenly empty, and the chamber members who were preparing to continue collecting money were left dumbfounded.

"What's going on?"

"[Spade 6] stole the coal?"

"Can you even call this stealing? He smashed the gate and killed people! This is clearly robbery!!"

"He stole all the coal, how are we supposed to make money?"

"Quick! Send people over to drive that truck back! Don't let them rob us anymore!!"

At the order of the leaders of the three chambers, dozens of people immediately grabbed sticks, knives, and guns and rushed into the crowd, intimidating them while tearing a gap in the crowd, inching toward the truck.

However, there were too many people surrounding the truck now. Even though they were pushing with all their might, it was hard to get deep inside. Plus, with the squinting man gone, there was no deterrent, and the residents, pushed to the brink, weren't afraid of their sticks and guns at all.

Without coal, everyone would freeze to death... Since they were going to die anyway, why fear your sticks and guns?

Just as the chamber members were gnashing their teeth watching the coal being looted, a massive black shadow leaped down from the top floor of the hotel, its figure crashing into the center of the crowd like a meteorite!

Boom—!!!

The figure landed precisely on the hood of the truck, the terrifying shockwave directly knocking over the crowd standing on the coal behind the truck, causing them to cough up blood and fall off.

It was a giant over three meters tall. Its bare feet crushed the sturdy truck hood like paper, turning it into a lump of mud. Shattered metal parts sprayed outward like shotgun pellets, hitting the innocent residents closest to the truck, who fell to the ground bleeding on the spot!

This sudden change terrified the residents who had come to grab coal. They stood around the truck in horror, their faces deathly pale!

With the appearance of this giant, the scene was immediately brought under control. The members of the three chambers were overjoyed and immediately took the opportunity to surround the truck, pointing their sticks and guns at the residents.

"Robbing, are we?!"

"Weren't you able to rob? If you have the guts, keep robbing!!"

"Can you rob better than him?!"

Of course, they recognized this giant. He was one of the experts around Yan Shang, the president of the All-Stars Chamber of Commerce. It was said he was a master of the [God of Strength Path], whose punch could shatter the earth and collapse buildings, and whose body was indestructible... It was said that even without moving, he could crush people around him into meat paste with "psychic power"!

The giant's oppressive body stood on the scrap metal of the truck, his hollow eyes appearing as if they had been drawn on. Although dull and lacking spirit, combined with his terrifying physique, it was still enough to intimidate everyone around.

Under the sneers of the chamber members, none of the surrounding residents dared to move. But just then, a figure slowly and inconspicuously moved toward them from the crowd.

The person's head was wrapped in cloth, making it impossible to see their face, and not a single inch of skin was exposed...

He walked out of the terrified crowd and stood before the chamber members and the giant, as quiet as a dead volcano before a total eruption.

"It's you... right?"