Though the black-clad leader was reluctant to believe Ye Chen, he knew deep down that his men had all gone silent, and one had been beheaded at the door, proving Ye Chen’s words were no lie.
Still, he couldn’t accept that his men had all been killed by Ye Chen alone. He suspected Ye Chen had accomplices outside.
At that moment, he didn’t immediately shoot at Ye Chen. After a brief internal deliberation, he said, “Mate, we’re all just trying to make a living. No need to take things too far. You’ve killed so many of my men, and I’ll let that go. I’m not asking for much, just let us walk away, and I’ll hand over these hostages unharmed!”
Ye Chen replied coolly, “You’re in no position to negotiate with me.”
The leader’s face darkened. “Mate, you’re being a bit unreasonable, aren’t you? If you want a fight to the death, I’ll take these people down with me! Our guns don’t miss, and I can see you know these folks. Are you planning to collect their bodies?”
Ye Chen sneered, “The only bodies you’ll be collecting are your men’s!”
With that, he waved a hand and shouted, “Thunder, come!”
In the next instant, dark clouds gathered inside the bar, layering thickly across the ceiling. Lightning flashed and thunder roared, as if they’d been transported thousands of metres into the sky, witnessing a thunderstorm up close, utterly breathtaking!
At this point, Ye Chen had no intention of hiding his true power from these people.
Whether it was the mercenaries posing as Wanlong Hall members, Hamid, Tawana, or Bernard Elno, he no longer cared to conceal his strength.
He needed to make them entirely controllable, fully submissive. This would not only resolve today’s crisis perfectly but also ensure these three remained under his control moving forward.
Having just killed so many, without the full cooperation of these three, covering it up would be impossible. White Horse Island couldn’t discreetly dispose of dozens of bodies. If these people vanished, Blackwater Company would stop at nothing to uncover the truth.
Moreover, the hostages, including his in-laws, all had memories of this attack. Erasing them one by one wasn’t hard, but if the incident couldn’t be concealed, wiping their memories would be pointless, and Blackwater’s covert investigation would uncover clues.
So, Ye Chen decided not to hide this. He wanted their cooperation to not only resolve the aftermath perfectly but also pin the entire incident on Blackwater Company.
Blackwater was colluding with the opposition, and this time, Ye Chen would make them infamous worldwide, while sending a stark warning to the opposition, ensuring they’d never dare target Hamid or Wanlong Hall again.
As the dark clouds spread across the bar’s ceiling and lightning crackled, Ye Chen looked at the leader and said coldly, “Pay attention, I’m only giving you one chance!”
The leader trembled, utterly clueless about how Ye Chen was doing this or what he intended.
At that moment, Ye Chen pointed at the floor by the leader’s feet. Instantly, the lightning and thunder in the ceiling converged into a powerful bolt, striking the wooden floor with a boom, blasting a hole the size of a washbasin.
