Chapter 651 - Unreasonable Conditions (1/2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Actually, Lu Shu had thought of fooling Bennett for some monetary benefits on the spot. But he did not do so because on the one hand, Bennett was probably smarter than a simple fool and on the other hand, Lu Shu had no confidence in defeating two Class B’s…
At the moment, upon successful completion of his goal, Lu Shu could leave the place.
Honestly speaking, it was not an easy task for Lu Shu to act as Howard. Although both of them had a similar height of 1.8m plus, Howard was indeed buffer than him. Nonetheless, it was not as obvious with the suit on.
And the suit came from Zhao Yongchen too.
After Xia Rensheng’s team arrived in Africa, a huge box of clothes were delivered to Zhao Yongchen. He had been confused for a long while about what it was for, as clearly Heavenly King Nie would not be so kind as to give him warm clothes for no reason. Besides, the clothes were not of his size too. In the end, Lu Shu’s appearance provided the answer…
As the chief officer of the African intelligence network, Zhao Yongchen’s personal safety was highly valued by the Heavenly Network. Hence, under the usual circumstances, communications with him were uni-directional, he would contact others but he could never be traced back to.
Yet, this too changed for Lu Shu. Lu Shu could find him, but not the reverse. It was as if there was a new superior for all the intelligence agents, who now must listen to Lu Shu unconditionally.
And the secret about Lu Shu’s possession of the mask was strictly confidential to anyone below Zhao Yongchen.
Zhao Yongchen was startled when he learned what Lu Shu had done. He was such an intrepid, ingenious and inventive trouble-maker…
Given Zhao Yongchen’s personality, he would have probably devised a more concrete plan if he wanted to create conflict among the large organizations. Yet, Lu Shu’s actions seemed spontaneous and aimless. Besides, Zhao Yongchen could not understand the purpose of Lu Shu’s visit to the EO headquarters using Howard’s appearance…
At this very moment, news spread out that EO had made a public announcement about their alliance with the Phoenix Society, stating that the mineral reserves would be given to the Phoenix Society unconditionally and Bennett himself would assume the role of a councilor in the Society…
Zhao Yongchen was stunned. What the heck? Lu Shu had actually forged an alliance with EO on behalf of Howard. But the thing was, did the Phoenix Society even know of it…
The Phoenix Society had been forced into an alliance!
Meanwhile, Francesco received the message when he was still with Howard. What? Had the both of them not just agreed to take down Bennett first? Why had the Phoenix Society allied themselves with EO in secret?
Howard was utterly puzzled. What the heck was Bennett doing? Since when did the Phoenix Society agree on an alliance?
Then, Francesco turned and hissed at him. “F*ck you.”
Howard was speechless.
“From Francesco Russo’s distress, +999!”
“From Howard Miller’s distress, +999!”
The news came too fast, and there were no words on the side of EO regarding how or when the alliance was formed.
It took Bennett a great deal of effort to cozy up to someone powerful. While he was under immense pressure due to the Department of Faith Theory, the conditions offered by “Howard” were very tempting as well. Therefore, he wanted to quickly publicize the news before the Phoenix Society changed their mind.
Francesco left with his team, looking sullen. He had to settle this emergency. In the meantime, Howard still could not figure out what had happened.
Nevertheless, casting Bennett’s potential mental problems aside, it seemed that things were going in favor of the Phoenix Society. They would not reject the idea of owning the mineral reserves on their own, plus the bonus point that they now had EO experts on their team.
With two Class B’s, they would have indisputable control over the African continent. He was certain that the Class A of the Department would not interfere with the matter. After all, his avoidance of the Puppet Master was evidence of his own lack of power.