The black-clad man checked his own phone, saw no signal, and was instantly consumed with rage.
His plan was to create a globally sensational event to achieve multiple goals.
But now, with the network down, all his plans were disrupted.
Furious, he grabbed Bernard Arnault by the collar and growled, “I don’t care how you do it, but you’d better notify the Maldivian authorities, or I’ll end you!”
Then, he turned to Tavana, who was frozen in fear among the crowd, and said coldly, “Miss Sweet, you’re an international superstar. Do you have any way to contact the Maldivian authorities?”
Tavana shook her head like a rattle and blurted out, “I… this is my first time in the Maldives, and I didn’t inform their officials in advance…”
“Damn it!”
The leader of the black-clad men raised his gun and shot Bernard Arnault in the right knee. The bullet shattered his kneecap, sending bone fragments, blood, and tissue spraying.
Bernard Arnault collapsed with a thud, writhing in agony on the floor, screaming like a slaughtered pig.
The man pointed the gun at him, “White Horse Island is your island, so you’re responsible for its problems! I don’t care how, but you’d better restore the network!”
Bernard Arnault, enduring excruciating pain, shouted to the manager, “Hurry and get the technicians to check the equipment and see what’s wrong!”
The black-clad man said to a few of his men, “Take that guy with you. If anyone tries anything funny, shoot them on the spot!”
“Got it!” They nodded firmly, dragging the terrified manager out.
At that moment, the leader of the black-clad men stepped onto the stage where Tavana had performed earlier, picked up the microphone, and said with a smile, “No need to be afraid, everyone. Let me introduce myself. My name is Wan Tianxiao, a member of the renowned mercenary group Wanlong Hall. As long as you cooperate, I won’t harm any of you. But if anyone tries to play tricks, I’ll blow their head off with this gun!”
“Wanlong Hall?!”
Many in the crowd were stunned.
Among them was Hamid.
Hamid’s first thought was to reveal his identity and tell this Wan Tianxiao that he had a good relationship with their boss, Wan Pojun.
But the next second, he realised something was off.
He didn’t know how Wanlong Hall operated before or whether they’d carry out such terrorist attacks.
But after being taken over by Ye Chen, Wanlong Hall would never do something like this. Besides, Ye Chen himself was on the island. Even if Wan Pojun came, he wouldn’t dare cause trouble.
This meant the man claiming to be Wan Tianxiao wasn’t from Wanlong Hall at all!
So why was he impersonating them?
Hamid’s mind raced, and he suddenly thought: these people were acting strangely, wanting to alert the Maldivian authorities and make a big scene.
It was clear they wanted to stage a shocking global terrorist attack to smear Wanlong Hall!
Just then, the self-proclaimed Wan Tianxiao leader’s eyes scanned the terrified crowd, lingering briefly on a couple of pregnant women and Hamid nearby.
His pupils contracted slightly, but he quickly looked away, unnoticed.
In truth, tonight’s real target was Hamid!
