Chapter 123: Chapter 123: To become a chess player, one must first be a chess piece.

Dorian, who was leading the frantic escape, was filled with regret because almost none of the scenarios he had imagined came to fruition.The anticipated dispersal of the monkeys after the tree falls did not occur; the mercenaries who should have been paid to do their jobs were chasing after them as if they were on a dose of stimulants. Fortunately, they had eyes in the sky, and under Antar's guidance, the three of them quietly made a circle and reached the seaside by keeping to the edge of the woods. Just as Dorian was about to step out of the woods, Antar's voice rang out... "Don't come out, you have a sniper 300 meters to the south. Wait a few minutes for us, I'll give you a signal and then you can come out." Joe Ga decisively retreated a few meters back and leaned against a large tree, saying to Karman, "Take out the last two 'Broad Swords.' Once Devil Bird starts shooting, people in the forest will come after us." With a grin, Karman took out two Broad Swords from his backpack. After setting them up a few dozen meters deep into the forest, he slowly retreated back. The old man watched Dorian, who looked utterly clueless, and said, "You've made a lot of mistakes today. You don't understand your enemies at all, no wonder the mafia is forcing you to work for them." Dorian listened and nodded earnestly, saying, "It's my fault..." Unable to contain his discontent, he added, "But that doesn't make sense. Why? How could mercenaries fight a battle without pay?" Joe Ga patted Dorian on the arm and said with a smile, "Why think so much? Mercenaries won't work for a boss who doesn't pay, so if they are working so hard now, it means they can still get paid. However, this is none of our concern now. The Mori family members are all dead. Oh, there's still a little daughter in America, but she's irrelevant." With that, Joe Ga rubbed his nose and said with a smile, "I've gotten my revenge, but it's a little regrettable that I dare not tell anyone about it. As an arms dealer, 'being feared' is a basic quality, but I did it and yet I dare not admit it..." Karman took off his night vision goggles and looked at Joe Ga with dim eyes, saying, "Boss, strength doesn't need to be acknowledged. As long as you can silence your enemies when necessary, that's enough! When enough of your enemies are dead, people will naturally start to fear you. Dissecting people on the street may indeed scare the general population, but it will also attract more dangerous enemies. Because to deal with madmen, they'll use the ways of the madman, too." As he spoke, Joe Ga seemed to recall something. He said in a low tone, "A true powerhouse commands genuine respect from their enemies. I've met such a person, however, he died too early." For the first time, Joe Ga saw Karman being so emotional. Curious, he asked, "Who are you talking about? How did he die?" Karman shook his head and replied, "His name was Sentulu, a Tutsi from Rwanda. He led 200 men, kidnapped most of the doctors in the Capital City, Kigali, during the big TS and saved over 10,000 people. In the end, not only did Tutsi people respect and love him, but so did the Hutu. I saw a movie called 'Hotel Rwanda' in Kamu, but that's not true. Explore more stories at мѵʟ The White Ghost used the movie to create a hero for Rwanda, but I want to tell you, that's not real. Ending violence requires violence in return, but unrestrained violence induces fear, while controlled, purposeful violence with a hint of humanity earns respect." With that, Karman looked at Dorian, who appeared skeptical, and shook his head, saying, "You must think he was killed in a fight, right?" Dorian shrugged his shoulders and replied, "If he was truly respected by everyone, how could he die?" Karman was silent for a moment before saying, "Alcohol killed him. I was in my twenties then and watched him get drunk to death in a thatched hut on the day of the ceasefire in Rwanda. I still remember every word Sentulu ever said to me. He said we can be killers but never madmen. He said we only know how to fight, so we should use our ability to fight for the right cause. Later, he died, and then I fought all my life, but in the end, I never understood what the right thing to do was, so I ended up coming to northern SD, and I never drink." While saying this, Karman looked at Dorian with lifeless eyes, and continued, "It's easy to make people afraid. We could go back right now and kill all those mercenaries, then amputate their limbs and carve words on their chests. After that, everyone would fear our boss. A drug dealer dares to skin and flay people, exhibit them on the street. But our boss cannot do that. He should be someone respected, not a madman who everyone fears but wishes dead..." "Bang" "Bang" In the moment Joe Ga felt unexpectedly flattered, two muffled gunshots came from the sea... "Move out~" Following Antar's call over the radio, Dorian rushed out of the forest ahead of Joe Ga, stopped in the middle of the beach, turned around, and aimed his gun towards the direction of the cliff-top villa, standing guard. When Joe Ga reached Dorian's side, he patted his shoulder. Right after, Karman paused as he passed by, imitating Joe Ga, patted Dorian's shoulder, and said, "Let's go." The three of them walked into the sea in darkness, swam about 200 meters, found a few life jackets among the rocks, put them on, and quickly swam to the huge rock where Antar and Nis were hiding. What they hadn't noticed was that in a slanted recess below the cliff at the back yard of the villa, a middle-aged man with a gunshot wound in his arm had been watching them all along. Because of the angle, the drones in the sky had not detected his presence. When two more explosions sounded in the woods, the man ditched the gun he was holding, signaled to the now possibly absent sea snipers that he posed no threat, and then walked south with a bitter smile after emerging from his hiding place. Once he entered the slums and confirmed that the sea snipers could no longer see him, he sat down in agony, took out his phone, and after connecting, said, "This is 'Gunfire.' I'm injured; arrange for someone to pick me up." "......" "The others? My guys are all dead, I don't know about the temp workers, but they're probably mostly dead too. Tell that woman the intel she gave was inaccurate. Our enemies weren't just from the Glorious Society, there were also three Ghosts and two super snipers. The payment has to be doubled this time because I have many condolences to give." "......" Hearing the response from the other end of the call, 'Gunfire' threw away the phone and, noticing some locals peeking over, pulled out a wad of bills and said, "Guys, the Mori Family's men are all dead, you're free now. Do me a favor, there are two bodies with long guns over there; take care of them for me, and this money is yours." ...... In a luxurious hotel in the center of Catania City, Claudia, the youngest daughter of the Mori Family, pushed a man in a wheelchair to the balcony of the deluxe suite. Looking down at the night view, Claudia knelt beside the wheelchair, hugging the man's only remaining leg and began to weep silently. The man in the wheelchair stroked Claudia's head with his hand and shook his head, saying, "You've done your best, and now you are the head of the Mori Family. Take down the Tinaro Family tomorrow, and if you decide to stay in Catania, then I'll stay here with you." As he spoke, the wheelchair-bound man looked at Claudia's tear-filled eyes and shook his head with a wry smile, saying, "You should realize by now that 'Dupont' isn't as powerful as you thought, and a loser like me is far from noble. I'm sorry for not giving you the life of the top elite, and now it's time for me to make it up to you. Maybe I am not the 'Dupont' you imagined, but my mind holds many things you can't imagine, things that can help you restore the prosperity of the Mori Family." Claudia laid her face upon the man's thigh in the wheelchair, saying, "Aaron, I love you, thank you!" A smile appeared on wheelchair-bound Aaron's face as he softly said, "Even though I know it's a lie, I still like hearing it. Go on, the DEA agents have already rushed over from Portugal, and you should be on your way now. All the mercenaries you hired are dead, and the people from Blood Spider can't show their faces. I'll talk with the CIA and have them arrange a black ops team to support your actions. You need to act fast, get ahead of the other Mafia families and take over the main business of both the Mori and Tinaro Families. In the future, stay away from drugs, integrate your brother's channels with those of the Tinaro Family, and I will exchange them for something more valuable to bring back. The old business of the Mori Family has its problems, but you can turn the situation around. I don't know if we can be the players in this lifetime, but we can first become the most useful pawns." Claudia, who had been showing a face filled with sorrow, stood up to hold Aaron's cheeks and gave him a light kiss, then looking into her husband's eyes, spoke deeply, "I know you can do it, we can do it!" As she spoke, Claudia kissed Aaron forcefully once more, then said as she walked out, "But you got me wrong, I love you, and that love grows, not because you are 'Dupont,' but because you are Aaron. You have incomparable wisdom; you just lacked a platform to shine. Now we have it!" Aaron watched his wife leave the room through the reflection on the floor-to-ceiling windows, clenching the empty pant leg with his left hand, his face revealing a bitter smile... "I know, I know it all..." ...... Joe Ga, oblivious to the events unfolding within Catania, had taken a large detour on a rubber boat, finally landing on a deserted southern beach of Catania. The past few hours had been thrilling, and the moment Joe Ga landed, he lay on the gravel-filled beach, gasping heavily, and looking at the starry sky, he said, "We'll leave tomorrow, for Tunisia! After talking with 'Professor,' we'll head to Sardinia for diving training. I realized while swimming in the sea today that seawater is not only salty but also bitter; I never want to drink it again!" Searᴄh the NôvelFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.