revenge

Holt froze for a moment. As the head of the security detail, Holt had naturally heard about his boss's rise to wealth.

After spending day and night together during this period, Holt had observed Wang Xiuyuan's usual conduct. He truly couldn't imagine how a student from a top-tier university like Wang Xiuyuan could be attacked by a gang for no reason.

Underworld organizations were essentially concentration camps for the wicked, but they would absolutely never do anything that didn't benefit them. Could they have mistaken him for someone else?

Though filled with doubt, the dutiful Holt felt he had to resolve this issue for his boss.

"Boss, where were you attacked by the Chinese gang members?"

"It was in New Haven, right during summer break. I was on my way home from a summer job when I was dragged into an alley and given a severe beating.

Those people spoke Chinese and had no tattoos, so they were definitely members of a Chinese gang."

Holt's brow furrowed. The information Wang Xiuyuan provided was far too limited; he couldn't effectively determine who had laid hands on his boss.

"Boss, the boys and I don't usually have much contact with those underworld gangs. For now, I can't determine which gang did it based on the information you gave me.

However, I do know that Chinese gangs on the East Coast are mainly concentrated in New York. Currently, the most powerful Chinese gang in New York is the Ghost Shadow Gang, followed by the Anliang Hall and Harmonious Prosperity Hall, which also have very powerful branches there.

But these Chinese gangs shouldn't have any influence in New Haven.

Even in Boston, just a few hundred kilometers away, these gangs don't bother setting up branches. There's only one Chinese gang in Boston called the Ping On, but they have no connection to the Ghost Shadow Gang, Anliang Hall, or Harmonious Prosperity Hall.

So, I'll have to ask around for help with this. It's even possible that after spending a lot of time and effort, we won't find any useful information."

Wang Xiuyuan crossed his arms over his chest and unconsciously scratched his chin with his right index finger—this was his signature gesture when thinking.

When he first transmigrated, the beating had already finished, but he had fully experienced the agonizing pain of the injured body.

Those Chinese gang thugs who attacked him were hired by Wang Lie to teach the original host a lesson. Based on the principle that every debt has its debtor, even if Wang Xiuyuan wanted revenge, he should go directly to Wang Lie.

But Wang Lie had already provided substantial benefits, which he had accepted. If Wang Xiuyuan still refused to let the matter go, wouldn't that make him look like a scoundrel?

That was ten million dollars! Ten million dollars in 1979 was a massive fortune.

One cannot be so shameless; if everyone acted like that, what would be the difference between them and common thugs?

Since the mastermind had already paid the price, there was no reason for Wang Xiuyuan to let those little punks who actually did the deed off so easily, right?

Whatever you do in the underworld comes back to you sooner or later—this classic line was something the great boss Ni Yongxiao used to say all the time.

Therefore, it seemed perfectly reasonable for Wang Xiuyuan to take revenge on these punks—at least, that's what Wang Xiuyuan thought.

Fine!

In truth, Wang Xiuyuan was just looking for an excuse to deal a ruthless hand to these people. His system couldn't just be left there as a decoration; he had to find every possible way to earn sin points and merit points for himself.

How could he not covet all those good things in the system mall?

Especially the items in the sin mall—those were all extremely valuable technologies and knowledge.

Every single one he redeemed could help Wang Xiuyuan earn a massive fortune; he'd be crazy not to be tempted.

Although Wang Xiuyuan never considered himself a bad person, he also never intended to be a good one.

Wang Xiuyuan couldn't bring himself to get his hands dirty with truly evil deeds, but being clever and resourceful, why wouldn't he think of a good way to adapt?

As a grassroots manager who had spent six or seven years in state-owned and central enterprises, Wang Xiuyuan was most skilled in the art of adaptation.

Weren't these gang members the perfect targets for his carefully considered adaptation?

These gang members extorted protection money from legitimate businesses, operated illegal underground casinos, engaged in usury, drug trafficking, drug use, kidnapping, extortion, and human trafficking. Which one of them didn't have a long list of criminal records?

Taking these people out would surely yield a lot of merit points.

Considering that the crimes committed by some gang members might not warrant death, Wang Xiuyuan might even gain sin points after sending people to kill them—killing two birds with one stone!

Whether this effect could actually be achieved remained to be seen, but Wang Xiuyuan was full of anticipation.

[heavenly dao system]

Character: Wang Xiuyuan

Strength: 11, Stamina: 12, Intelligence: 13, Willpower: 13

(Average for an ordinary person is 10 points; human genetic limit is 100 points)

sin points: 0, merit points: 3759

System Skills: None

Glancing at the system panel data again, Wang Xiuyuan sighed helplessly. The difficulty of obtaining sin points and merit points was simply too high.

He had paid for the medical treatment of over forty family members of his security team and often bought food to help the homeless.

Even so, his merit points were just under four thousand. This amount wasn't even enough to buy an 8-point boost to his four basic attributes to strengthen his body.

Because he hadn't done anything bad, his sin points were still a big fat zero. At this rate, it would take forever to redeem the good stuff.

If he didn't make a move on these underworld members soon, the bad guys might just die on their own.

While they were still alive, he had to take a big harvest first.

With that, Wang Xiuyuan made up his mind: "Holt, since it's so difficult to find the actual culprits, let's just stop looking.

The Ghost Shadow Gang, Anliang Hall, Harmonious Prosperity Hall, and that Peace Gang in Boston you just mentioned—let's take them all out.

First, spend some money to find out who the main leaders of these gangs are. At the same time, investigate their residences and family members. When the time comes, we'll kidnap them all at once.

As soon as we get back to New York, find someone to handle this immediately. Let me know once the information is gathered."

These words exploded in Holt's ears like a clap of thunder. Back when Wang Xiuyuan had come to his house to recruit him, he had asked him a question.

[If I asked you to take out a gang boss who has committed countless evils, including his wife and children, what would you do?]

At that time, Holt had struggled internally for a long time and, like the others, had asked for the reason.

But when his boss, Wang Xiuyuan, told him the reason, Holt's answer was the same as the others—he chose to pull them out by the roots without hesitation.

As Wang Xiuyuan had said back then, they would rather live with the guilt of a cruel decision for the rest of their lives than live in fear for decades for themselves and their families.

Holt quickly adjusted his emotions and decisively accepted the order Wang Xiuyuan had given him.

"Understood, Boss. I know what to do. We will resolutely carry out your will and guarantee your satisfaction."

Wang Xiuyuan saw Holt's performance and was very satisfied.

"I'll give you a sum of money when we get back. It's easier to get things done with money in hand. Go ahead and do it boldly; I'll handle all the aftermath for you."