Free Web NovelChapter 1014: Chapter 394: Pike’s Decision (Part 2)
The other team members looked at each other, nobody answered Zhang Beixing’s question, but the expression on their faces betrayed their thoughts.
"You only know the saying ’Those not of our kind, their hearts must be different,’ but you’ve forgotten another proverb from our ancestors..."
At this moment, Zhang Beixing was like a teacher, giving these inexperienced young people a lesson on society.
"Use foreigners to control foreigners!"
In everyone’s puzzled gaze, Zhang Beixing suddenly uttered these four words, and upon hearing them, Su Yan and the others showed an enlightened expression.
"I know you’ve been worried about how to firmly control them, but you guys don’t need to fret about this. As long as our strength is always greater than theirs, they won’t have any thoughts of rebellion!"
At this point, a sense of presence suddenly erupted from Zhang Beixing, giving the people around him a feeling of ’who else but me’!
"Don’t forget what our ancestors also said: in the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy or trickery is powerless!"
The next night, at a bustling bar in the Ninth District, Pike was sitting at the innermost seat, with a woman sitting across from him.
"I never expected Mr. Pike to have the mood to invite me for a drink; it’s truly an honor."
The woman’s blonde hair and blue eyes gave off a captivating aura; some people’s allure is fabricated, while others’ allure emanates from within.
Clearly, the woman in front of him belonged to the latter; even though Pike could already be considered an old friend with her, he always had to forcibly restrain his desires when facing her.
And precisely because every man displayed some awkwardness in front of the woman, she became an existence that all men in the Ninth District kept their distance from respectfully.
Of course, there were a few people whose brains were twisted, wanting to rely on their so-called power to forcibly conquer the woman, but every man who tried this ended up being stripped naked and blood-drained, becoming a dried corpse by the next morning.
"It’s out of my control to invite you for a meal; I guess you’ve already figured it out, our Ninth District is about to undergo huge changes."
Seeing people say people talk, seeing ghosts saying ghostly words; chatting with the woman in front, no need for bending over backward, being straightforward is more beneficial.
The woman smiled gently upon hearing Pike’s words, seemingly not very surprised. Her reaction didn’t surprise Pike.
Given the other’s strength, she had already discovered this information; if the woman had any special reaction, it would have surprised Pike.
"I’ve sensed what you’re talking about too, but just haven’t thought of a good way to handle it."
The woman shook her wine glass, the surrounding lights indeed gave Pike a sense of impulse, but he quickly drank a cold glass of wine, suppressing the impulse within himself; now wasn’t the time for fooling around.
Pike’s reaction didn’t escape the woman’s eyes; she smiled slightly and placed her wine glass on the table.
"Honestly speaking, if there is dependence, any woman wouldn’t want to live like a man; I just want some reliance."
Speaking, the woman reached for Pike’s hand, instinctively he wanted to dodge, but seeing the woman’s eyes fixed his hand onto the table, motionless.
"I think Miss Alice won’t need to say a word to get people eager to rely on you; they’ll fill the entire place."
With a light joke, Pike rejected Alice’s proposal of cooperation.
Alice was somewhat surprised by Pike’s response, thinking his coming over to say these things was to discuss cooperation, but Pike rejected her suggestion of cooperation.
"Is this guy trying to annex me?"
Thinking of this, a hint of coldness flashed across Alice’s face; she wasn’t a truly delicate woman, quite the contrary, some men’s tactics weren’t even comparable to hers.
"If that’s really the case, then don’t blame me for being ruthless."
"Truly sorry; I also want to survive through this turmoil, so I can only show my strength first."
Just as Alice pondered how to confront Pike, the bar suddenly became chaotic.
Upon hearing the commotion and sounds of fighting, Alice immediately understood what was happening, but at this moment, she wasn’t in a hurry, nor did she fall out with Pike; instead, she just sat there quietly, as if it had nothing to do with her.
Pike was surprised by Alice’s reaction, but his heart became more wary of her; Alice’s gang wasn’t the strongest, but Alice herself was what Pike was most concerned about.
This woman had a pair of beautiful green eyes, but no one could see beneath those green eyes what she was truly thinking, hence Pike decided to make a move against Alice directly.
"So, there’s no room for negotiation in this matter?"
Alice picked up her glass, her tone slightly joking, but seeing her face, it was clear she was already in an extreme state of anger.
"If one doesn’t show some skill, I’m afraid that person won’t be satisfied."
Pike didn’t hide anything because, in his eyes, Alice now could be considered a cold corpse.
"Who exactly is the person you’re talking about? Could you introduce me?"
Alice was somewhat surprised; she undoubtedly understood Pike’s character very well.
If Pike wasn’t fully confident, he would never say such things.
And whoever gave Pike such strong confidence also filled Alice’s heart with envy.
"He’s not someone from the Ninth District."
Pike finally revealed a slight smile, and upon hearing his words, Alice’s expression became somewhat serious; she seemed to have guessed who Pike was referring to.
"But do you really think you can beat me this time?"
Alice shook her wine glass and then slammed the glass onto the table.
As Alice’s words fell, many more thugs emerged from around the bar, these thugs were clearly not from Pike’s side.
Much to Pike’s disbelief, even after suffering limb-disabling injuries, these thugs continued fighting the enemies as if nothing had happened; clearly, these thugs had surpassed the realm of ordinary people!
"Is this your trump card?"
Pike was left smiling helplessly; he calculated many things, but didn’t expect Alice to have such a thing.
"This counts as my trump card; otherwise, do you think I’d dare sit here chatting like this?"
Since both parties had already torn their faces, hiding further wouldn’t be meaningful.
"What’s going on with these people? Even if you want to keep me here, at least let me die knowing something."
Pike furrowed his brows as he spoke, genuinely wanting to know what kind of monsters killed his men.
Hearing Pike’s words, Alice shook her head; it was clear too many secrets were involved, and she couldn’t reveal them easily.
"If you’re truly curious, I can tell you; these people are failed products after using some drugs. Although they didn’t die, they also didn’t succeed in breaking through, but the drugs gave their bodies some benefits, such as losing the so-called sense of pain."
Suddenly, a deep and confident voice reached Pike and Alice’s ears. Upon hearing this voice, excitement appeared on Pike’s face.
"Minister Zhang, you have arrived."
