To Love You Again

Once Xiong Zhi got enough distance away from Sir Majid and his men, Linfeng appeared beside her.

Linfeng walked closer to her and held her hand. His frown eased after being near her presence. He had been worried and uneasy while waiting for her earlier. After all, the man she was meeting was an underground king, a very dangerous man in the underworld.

But knowing how stubborn his girlfriend was, he had no choice but to compromise. 

He asked the silent woman beside him, "How is the talk between you two?"

Xiong Zhi and Linfeng walked side by side, holding hands. 

Xiong Zhi answered with a light shrug of her shoulders. "He is still cautious, but I am confident that he will give an answer to us soon."

Linfeng nodded. "I bet you told him about my faction?"

"No. It will be more effective if he discovers it for himself."

"If that is the case, then I need to push forward. Sir Majid will only move if he sees that our side is winning. I will make sure that the Abromich will have no time to support Ming Zhi Yi, that much is easy for me to do," Linfeng said.

"What are the chances of Ifel Abromich using Ming Zhi Yi's organization for his own?"

"Since we are pushing him back while his hands are tied, Abromich will undoubtedly use Ming Zhi Yi's men regardless of Ming Zhi Yi's disapproval. He has enough reason to do so, because Ming Zhi Yi presented their alliance as 'joined forces'."

"I think so too."

"Don't worry much about this matter, just focus on the things you have to do. I will handle this."

Xiong Zhi squeezed Linfeng's hand. "Alright. I will leave the underground matters to you then. The Abromich family is the greatest support that Ming Zhi Yi has. If he cannot mobilize that resource as support, then he will be weakened by a lot."

"This is why I shall ensure that I will not fail on my mission, my dear Young Miss." Linfeng kissed Xiong Zhi's hand.

Xiong Zhi smiled.

The Faceless King who kept the Abromich family under wraps was precisely the man beside her.

She looked forward to the time when Ming Zhi Yi would look behind him and realize that his underground forces were gone.

....

The upcoming days were not peaceful for the Abromich family.

The Faceless King's faction was unruly and kept attacking them at all sides. Not only that, but suddenly another force joined the fight and made the matter worse.

Ifel Abromich who was under house arrest bellowed. "How dare they join forces and go against me!"

Sir Majid Al Ghurair was one of the underworld kings who rejected his and Ming Zhi Yi's offer to join the same alliance. Because this man had rejected them both, they planned to eliminate him and take over his turf. 

But who would have thought that the situation would reverse instead?

Now, it was his organization that was about to get eliminated by these bastards!

"Ethan!" Ifel Abromoich called out to his son. "Is there any reply from Ming Zhi Yi's side?"

Ethan nodded with beads of sweat on his forehead. "Yes. Lu Jin said that his father cannot help us personally at the moment. But he will send some of his men here to ȧssist us in case an underworld clan war breaks out."

Ifel frowned. 

Just sending 'some' men to him was not enough.

He needed Ming Zhi Yi's huge part of manpower and spies to push the two organizations down. They would also need to coordinate with the other allies, which was Ming Zhi Yi's role in the alliance. 

In short, Ifel needed Ming Zhi Yi's full horsepower, the commanding authority of their organization. Since most of his men were arrested and we're currently being watched, he lacked trusted subordinates and could not entirely depend on his remaining men.

If he let this continue, then his whole turf would be left with nothing.

Ifel Abromich felt the boiling rage rise in his ċhėst.

He wanted to get back and utterly destroy those two daring groups!

And in order to do that, he must be able to mobilize Ming Zhi Yi's broad network of manpower and connections in the underworld.

Ifel's eyes deepened.

He heard that the fight between him and the other families was just getting intense. But given his strengths and preparations, Ming Zhi Yi could easily handle it without using the forces underground.

Ifel thought about it for a long time. Then he gave instructions. "Call some people for me. We need mobility over Ming Zhi Yi's underground forces. His authority will be temporarily passed on to me. I will see to it that those bastards will know their place."

Ifel Abromich had a huge commanding authority in Ming Zhi Yi's organization, after all, they had joined forces and exchanged subordinates, information, and support many times. 

Surely his friend would understand.

However, the faction of the Faceless King and Sir Majid forces were no pushover.

They were also huge organizations with tremendous influence and a large base of hitmen in the Middle East to eastern regions of the underworld. If they combined at full force, they would not be any less than Ming Zhi Yi's underground group.

Furthermore, there was another factor that turned the tables for Ifel Abromich.

...

A man with a fierce face received a report from his subordinates.

"Boss, did you hear? The Faceless King and Sir Majid joined forces to fight the Abromich! And they toppled many businesses of the Abromich bastards!"

The boss with a fierce expression slammed his hand on the table and spat out. "Serves them right! The Abromich's hands are tied because of the CIA and FBI. This is a good chance to destroy them!" 

Just as he said this, another subordinate came over. "Boss, we have visitors!"

"Who are they?"

"A few men from the Faceless King. It seems that he is trying to contact us."

"Faceless King?" The boss with a fierce expression raised his brow. "What do they want?"

"They want our cooperation, boss!"

The other loyal subordinates were stunned and looked at each other. Realizing something, they suddenly went to their knees and begged.

"Boss! The Abromich destroyed our clan when we refused their alliance! We must take this chance for revenge!"

"They killed our former head and many of our men!" The former head who was killed was the current boss's father.

"They stole our business and forced us to go into hiding. Boss, this is a sign! It is time to get our revenge!"

The boss narrowed his eyes. His heart was the same as his subordinates. The opportunity to take revenge finally presented itself.

His eyes shone with a determined light. 

He firmly declared in a loud voice, "Tell the messenger that our clan will cooperate. We might be the leftovers of our previous clan and not the same as before. But we, the ones who are left standing, will honor my father's wish and avenge him, for the sake of our clan!"

This kind of situation happened in many bases of the underworld.

Linfeng knew of many remnants of some clans who had their organizations destroyed because of Ming Zhi Yi and the Abromich family. They were no small numbers, and Linfeng managed to persuade them into joining.

These clans held greater passion for a vendetta against Ming Zhi Yi and Abromich. Even if they sold their souls to the devil, they would willingly do so to achieve their vendetta. They were the frontliners who willingly engaged in ambushes in the trade routes and operation bases. 

The underworld soon became a chaotic mess when the huge organizations and clans moved their fearless men to fight.