The NO.1 Food Stall in the Wasteland novel Chapter 294

Chapter 294: Chapter 294: New Tricks

People who live by the blade don’t have time for sentimental nonsense.

If you like someone, you chase them. If you can’t win them over, you take them by force.

The key is to be fast, ruthless, and precise.

On missions, Xue Can would always tell them their movements weren’t clean enough, that they should do this or that to complete the job more efficiently and safely.

So why was he being so wishy-washy now that he was chasing a girl?

As for getting rid of a love rival, Mo Bei was one hundred percent on board. He was even willing to help.

Xue Can’s face darkened. "All you think about is fighting and killing. Can’t you use your brain for once?"

Mo Bei: [・_・?]

’Did I just get chewed out?’

’What? Did I say something wrong? How am I the one who doesn’t use his brain?’

Xue Can didn’t give Mo Bei a chance to ask, just told him to drive to the Skytop Hotel.

He was just talking. He would never actually make a move on Fu Cheng.

If he really did something like that and Shen Lu found out, not only would she not be moved, she’d think he was a psycho. She’d see him as overly cruel and cold-blooded and would only distance herself from him even more.

In Xue Can’s mind, Shen Lu was as pure, kind, and beautiful as a daisy, someone who couldn’t bear to see the slightest hint of darkness.

’You say she hired a hitman?’

’That was just her giving them a taste of their own medicine, eliminating a future threat for good. It was a sign of her wisdom and decisiveness.’

’Besides, didn’t you see how she only targeted Boss Jin? She didn’t even think about his mistresses or illegitimate children.’

In short, in Xue Can’s eyes, Shen Lu was simply wonderful.

And for him to get close to someone so wonderful, he couldn’t be too sullied himself.

During the hour-and-a-half drive, Xue Can was lost in thought.

Mo Bei had no idea what his boss was thinking about. ’Probably just some unnecessary nonsense anyway.’

The Skytop Hotel was an 18-story building located near a checkpoint.

The light was poor at night, and with the incessant, whistling sandstorm, Shen Lu couldn’t get a clear look at the Skytop Hotel’s exterior.

Once they entered the underground garage, the constant PELTING of sand against the car finally stopped.

The three of them got out, and after Wu Jun locked the car, they took the elevator to the first floor together.

Mo Bei and Xue Can had arrived a bit earlier and were now sitting on a sofa in the lobby.

Seeing Shen Lu emerge from the elevator, Xue Can and Mo Bei stood up and walked over to greet them.

"Mr. Xue, have you been here long?" Shen Lu asked.

"We just got here too." Xue Can looked at Wu Jun. "It’ll get later and the sandstorm will get worse. Don’t rush when you’re driving back; safety first."

Wu Jun nodded. "Got it, Boss."

Making idle chat, the group took the elevator to the VIP hall on the third floor. It was the Skytop Hotel’s largest banquet hall, capable of holding 5,000 people and taking up nearly the entire floor.

The newly appointed head of the Commerce Association, President Pan, was standing at the entrance to the hall in a black suit. Compared to the pot-bellied Boss Jin, President Pan was in much better shape, though his skin was quite a bit darker, giving him the intimidating look of a mob boss you wouldn’t want to cross.

"I heard this President Pan runs factories. What does he produce? It’s not machetes, is it?" Shen Lu whispered to Xue Can.

Xue Can couldn’t help but smile, the corners of his mouth twitching upward. "President Pan has several factories. They make clothes and shoes."

"Oh."

President Pan’s eyes swept over the room and landed on Shen Lu’s group.

Of course, he didn’t recognize Shen Lu or Fu Cheng, but he knew Xue Can.

The Gale Mercenary Corps had quite a reputation in the Imperial City, especially in the Lower City District. Their professionalism and efficiency were highly valued by the various bosses.

President Pan himself had done business with the Gale Mercenary Corps a few times and had met Xue Can before.

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