524: Chapter 519 Begging for Food with a Golden Bowl

With a dull thud, the former local emperor of the City of Jade fell onto his own map of power, his brains splattering.

The remaining personal guards, the moment they saw their comrade fall, were accurately pierced through the throat by bullets shot from the darkness before they could even sound an alarm.

The entire process took less than ten seconds.

"Night Owl reporting, brain has been excised."

At Sadao Takeshi's top-floor apartment.

He was frantically making a call, dealing with the mess from the warehouse fire.

Suddenly, all the lights in the room went out simultaneously.

In the darkness, he felt a chill on his neck.

When the backup power kicked in and the lights came back on, he found himself tied to a chair.

Several dark figures wearing night vision goggles, their faces obscured, stood before him.

One of them placed a laptop on his lap.

"Transfer the funds."

The voice was icy, devoid of any emotion.

Sadao Takeshi saw the military-grade dagger in the opponent's hand and smelled the intense scent of blood coming from his companions.

He knew resistance was futile.

With trembling hands, he transferred all the online funds he could access under his name into a designated account.

"The password."

The dark figure pointed toward a hidden safe in his office.

Sadao Takeshi despairingly recited a string of numbers.

The moment the safe opened and the gold bars, confidential documents, and files were taken out,

a dagger silently sliced across his throat.

"Viper reporting, heart has been removed. All asset files secured."

Black Dragon Vein Mining Area.

This was the most heavily guarded location.

But when the guard captain of the mining area was stabbed in the back by his most trusted deputy,

all defenses became a joke.

Paci's old subordinates had long been turned by him with large sums of money, infiltrating every corner of the mining area.

The mercenaries of the Grizzly Squad descended like fierce tigers coming down a mountain.

They did not linger in battle but rushed straight for the mining area's warehouses and refining rooms.

After a brief but intense exchange of fire, the most precious lifeline of wealth in the City of Jade fell into the hands of a new master.

"Grizzly reporting, wealth has changed hands."

In his earpiece, reports of three completed missions sounded one after another.

Shen Yan put down his wine glass.

He dialed Paci's number.

"It's your turn to take the stage."

On the other end of the line, Paci's voice was filled with irrepressible excitement and killing intent.

"Understood!"

Daybreak arrived.

The rain stopped.

The citizens of the City of Jade awoke in trepidation.

The first piece of news they heard was that General Taka and the chairman of the Sadao Financial Group, Sadao Takeshi, had both died suddenly during the chaos last night.

The entire City of Jade fell into a power vacuum.

Just when everyone thought a larger-scale bloody conflict was about to begin,

a name that had disappeared for over a year reappeared in everyone's sight.

Paci.

The Jade King of the City of Jade.

He led an armed force composed of Taka's surrendered soldiers and his own former subordinates into the City of Jade.

In his hand, he held all the evidence of Sadao Takeshi and Taka's collusion to frame him.

Behind him, the flag of "Paci Mining" rose again over the Black Dragon Vein Mining Area.

He announced to the entire City of Jade that he would take over the order of the City of Jade.

Anyone who dared to resist was swiftly eliminated by him using the most iron-fisted methods.

Those large families, who behaved like fence-sitters, immediately made the wisest choice upon seeing the well-equipped and cold-eyed "Ghost" Squad behind Paci.

They quickly expressed their support for the new "King."

Three days.

It only took three days.

The City of Jade was truly turned upside down.

In the top-floor suite of the Golden Triangle Hotel, Shen Yan looked at the prompt popping up on the system panel.

[Ding!]

[Random Mission: Revenge of the Jade King, has been completed.]

[Mission Completion Rating: S-Class.]

[Congratulations, Host, you have obtained advanced wealth intelligence: One set of 'Mineral Vein Exploration' technology blueprints.]

Shen Yan closed the light screen, his face completely calm.

Outside the window was the brand-new dawn of the City of Jade.

And for him, this was merely the beginning.

The night of the City of Jade finally shed its smell of blood.

It was replaced by the scent of expensive cigars and perfume worn by the powerful.

Paci's private manor was brightly lit.

This place had once been occupied by Sadao Takeshi, and bullet holes from the firefight a few days ago even remained on the walls.

But now, it had returned to its original owner.

The long dining table was covered with a velvet tablecloth, laden with the City of Jade's finest delicacies.

Paci sat at the head of the table, dressed in custom-made traditional Burmese attire, the gold-threaded edges shimmering under the lights.

He raised his wine glass; the red liquid inside looked exactly like the blood that flowed a few days prior.

"Mr. Shen."

His voice carried a hint of the vicissitudes following the downfall of a warlord, mixed with reverence after regaining new life.

"I toast you with this glass."

"Without you, I, Paci, wouldn't know whose stomach I'd be in right now."

Shen Yan sat opposite him, his expression indifferent.

He merely raised the wine glass in his hand slightly, clinking it against Paci's from a distance.

"Mr. Paci is too kind."

"I am a businessman."

"I only make investments that are beneficial to me."

With one sentence, he lightly dismissed the life-saving favor as an equivalent exchange.

Paci's eyes flickered for a moment, then he burst into loud laughter.

"Well said! Well said!"

"Cooperating with a smart man like Mr. Shen is straightforward and satisfying!"

He threw his head back and downed the wine in one gulp.

"I know Mr. Shen is a busy man and won't stay long in this small place."

"This meal is my send-off for you."

"From now on, twenty percent of the net profit from the Black Dragon Vein Mining Area every year will be deposited into your account on time."

This was their prior verbal agreement.

Investing four hundred and fifty million US dollars in exchange for a permanent twenty percent share of the annual profit from a top-tier jade mine.

No matter how one calculated it, this deal was a massive profit.

Paci was very straightforward about it.

He knew that without Shen Yan, he wouldn't even have his life, let alone the mining area.

Shen Yan elegantly cut the steak on his plate.

"Mr. Paci, do you think this twenty percent is too much?"

He suddenly asked.

Paci was startled for a moment.

"Mr. Shen thinks it's too little?"

His heart skipped a beat.

Did this young man before him intend to raise the price now?

In the current City of Jade, he, Paci, was the King.

But half of his throne was elevated by Shen Yan.

He dared not, nor could he afford to, fall out with Shen Yan.

"No, you gave too much."

Shen Yan's words plunged Paci back into confusion.

Shen Yan put down his knife and fork and wiped the corner of his mouth with a napkin.

"Order has returned, but your money hasn't truly returned yet."

"The Black Dragon Vein is the lifeblood of the City of Jade, but your mining methods are too primitive."

He looked at Paci, his eyes showing no mockery, only statement.

"Your people rely on experience, on gambling on stones. After digging out a mountain material, before cutting it, no one knows if it contains Imperial Green or just worthless rock."

"This method was the same a hundred years ago, and it's the same now."

"You are begging with a golden rice bowl, Mr. Paci."