Jake came to his senses, and spoke, “James, this is too excessive. Do you seriously think you’ll survive if you have this underground intelligence network? Do you know how many important people want you dead? You’re going to wind up dead, either way.”
“You don’t have to worry about that.”
James stared at him.
“I’ll count to three. If you refuse, it’ll take it as your final decision.”
“One.”
“Two.”
“Three.”
“Okay, I’ll promise you.”
Jake finally gave in as soon as James reached the last number.
Jake was surrounded by the infamous Black Dragon Army. There was nothing he could do except to yield to James’ demands.
His only other option was a bullet in his brain.
James smirked.
Everything was going on as he planned.
“I’ve gotten rid of all of your useless garbage here. I’ll deploy a thousand men from the Southern Plains for you.”
Jake drew in a sharp breath.
They were the Black Dragon Army from the Southern Plains, he was right.
“Jake, as it stands your current network isn’t strong enough. What you need to do is to expand it. I need you to penetrate all the way to the capital, and eventually, the whole world.”
Jake scowled at him, “Do it yourself if it’s so easy.”
The way he put it, building an intelligence empire was akin to taking a walk in a park.
The capital? The whole world?
Only if it were really this easy.
“Jake, you’d do well to remember this. Your life is in my hands right now, so you better watch your tongue. Stay in line. If you’re going to be difficult, I can end your life and push another guy like you up the ladder.”
James talked as if he was talking about something trivial.
“You don’t understand, James. It’s not as simple as you think. The underground intelligence network is highly secretive. To penetrate a new city takes a lot of resources. We need cover…”
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