ccnovels Chapter 521 339: Evidence to Take Down Bone Shards
Chapter 521 339: Evidence to Take Down Bone Shards
John sighed and continued."When I lose patience, I'll kill you. Why not just hand over those weapons for me to deliver? When the job's done, a drink's on me."
The fervor in Saw's eyes began to fade.
This man had just gone through a heavy betrayal, and then by sheer force of habit from years of experience, he managed to suppress his emotions.
Old bastard's truly frightening.
[Mission objective updated]
[Obtain weapon coordinates. (Not achieved)]
John didn't continue persuading.
Saw, now calm, slowly stood up and willingly headed to the passenger seat of the Silver Rider 577.
"Let's go, we don't have much time."
Saw only said this once while in the car.
[Eden City - West District Logistics Line Street Shops]
"I've been circling the West District all day today."
John couldn't help but gripe.
The place where Saw hid the weapons was just a few hundred meters from where John had originally found the abandoned Sex Doll Club, visible from the sidewalk.
The warehouse sliding door opened.
Over a dozen weapon crates bearing the Jingke Heavy Industry logo were stacked in the center of the hall.
[Account funds change]
John received another payment, complete with decimal points.
He frowned and looked at Saw beside him—only those on the brink of death would empty their account balance like this.
Saw's expression was deadly serious.
"I told you I needed your help. Come with me. In a little while, you'll need to flee the scene!"
"What do you mean?"
"I left clues in the Habitable Rental Company server, and the company watchdog and the traitors will come rushing in like mad. No matter for whom you're working, they might all want to kill you, understand?"
Saw turned on a portable light, heading deeper into the building.
"I've already paid you. I can tell you're not someone who takes money without doing the job."
Who in Eden City is bound by professional ethics?
Only the old bastards and fools.
[Mission objective updated]
[Leave the scene. (Optional)]
[Help Saw. (Optional)]
"..."
John silently followed behind.
Saw followed the path down past already pried-open door locks.
John took the initiative to speak: "You hijacked the weapons and caused such a stir just to get the company's attention?"
"Yes, I found out some things, secrets that Ethan Ratley (Bone Shards) doesn't want the company to know, things that could ruin him!"
Saw smiled somewhat sinisterly.
"Will the company get rid of Bone Shards? Even if they do, then what?"
"The Black Gold Gang only needs one Godfather."
Saw answered resolutely.
Even though he had just confirmed that Vito had abandoned him, he was still determined to help his former boss regain control.
Such an old-fashioned idea.
John felt he was just as foolish as himself.
"So what did you discover?"
"This place used to be an old casino, a trivial little spot, also where Bone Shards joined the gang."
Bone Shards worked his way up from the streets bit by bit.
He showcased his prowess in this casino, and was later gradually discovered by the company, gaining support, and began to take over more profitable enterprises.
Until the second gang war broke out.
He became someone who could rival Vito.
The West District roads underwent reconstruction once.
The Black Gold Gang's business center shifted to the Bolago Club, and industries outside the radiation circle were gradually shut down.
Lately.
Jingke Heavy Industry replaced one system, starting mass deployment of Intelligent Mechanical Robots.
And the building beneath their feet retained some information from prior to the system replacement.
When Bone Shards managed this small casino, he wasn't yet on anyone's radar, and some old and confidential information remained in the original database.
"John, please."
Saw pleaded earnestly.
In his original plan, he intended to ensure he'd meet a company representative with enough power before coming here with people to breach the information, ensuring the secrets could be exposed to Jingke Heavy Industry's board of directors.
Saw aimed to destroy Bone Shards in one go.
Unexpectedly, the company was too cautious.
They sought Raphael to hire a powerful mercenary.
Saw had to change his strategy.
He took John to the Habitable Rental Company, not only to check for the culprit framing him but also to test whether John's skills could breach company-level firewalls.
The server room was very dark.
The server had been abandoned for years, even physically damaged, yet Saw somehow found a power source to reconnect it, and did some simple processing.
Afraid of leaks, he didn't dare find a hacker beforehand.
[Hack program. (Optional)]
[Give up. (Optional)]
John drew out a data cable and plugged it in.
Black Light swept through the old server, like a bucket of water splashing onto dusty and porous planks, exposing a wealth of usable data.
"Log in."
John gestured.
He didn't have time to sift through massive data.
Saw logged into the server, quickly searching under Black Light's supervision.
This was also another reason John let him connect: with a physical connection, killing Saw with Black Light was more convenient than with a bullet.
"...Got you, little bastard."
Saw muttered.
Some files were quickly decompressed in their view.
Bone Shard's intelligence and information were publically known.
Well-informed middlemen and the company could find out he graduated from a public university in Europe, and was a top student in business studies.
This kind of guy who could thrive in a corporation had buried himself into the dirty streets.
The threshold to a public university was extremely high.
Multinational corporations controlled education and talent.
The schools they invested in eventually fed people into the corporation.
Bone Shards was a street orphan, a native of Eden City.
Who provided him with the start-up funds to study and survive in Europe?
Files gradually unlocked.
A name, "Aiyagu," appeared.
Saw froze again.
"Do you know it?" John asked, frowning again, "No way…"
Saw really nodded.
"...Yes, Aiyagu is the Black Gold Gang's founder, at the end of the first gang war, we registered a shell company under his name, stashed some money in the account, only the Godfather can authorize it."
Therefore, [Vito Russell] had known [Bone Shards] long ago, even supported him in his education.
John linked the clues in his mind together, seemingly uncovering the truth.
The data continued to decompress, confirming his suspicions.
Bone Shards returned to Eden City from Europe, joined the Black Gold Gang, and soon after showing his talents, he had secretly contacted Vito Russell.
...
[Ethan: They talked to me, the board is very angry, Hypnos and Bazelle are looking for a chance to destroy you.]
[Vito: It's unavoidable.]
[Ethan: It's not that bad, I can handle it.]
[Vito: Killing off one or two members of the board means nothing, what about the gang?]
[Ethan: I don't understand.]
[Vito: I'm very old, the Black Gold Gang is also very old, from the moment you returned to Eden City, I've known—the gang needs to shed its stagnant blood to survive.]
[Ethan: They want me to pick a side.]
[Vito: Then pick a side, kid, during my time, I had no choice but to cooperate with the company to take root in Eden City, leaving many stubborn ailments, time and an obsolete Godfather won't do.]
[Ethan: I am not you.]
[Vito: You don't need to be me, do it your way, the gang belongs to the streets, it can be reborn in blood and bullets, but it cannot let the company strangle its soul.]
[Ethan: Many people will die because of this.]
[Vito: I'm old, not dead yet, as long as I make a move, their eyes will stay glued on me, go on and do what you have to do.]
...
These messages were recorded by the old system, engraved and stored in the server.