The Daily Life Of A Cyberpunk Magician-Chapter 564 - 294 Evon Is Truly Our Taigong Dynasty’s Noble_2
As long as he could unify the underground forces of the F District, he would receive the full support of the conglomerate, and with that, his own power would receive a tremendous boost, to the point where even the police station would no longer be able to hold him back.
Therefore, it was imperative to stabilize the police station at all costs.
Evon Garcia made up his mind.
"You need another force to balance us out... but actually, that might not be necessary," Evon offered his bargaining chip, "I’m willing to share the locations and information of some bases with the police station as a ’proton,’ including some intel about the leaders of these bases. With this assurance, you should be able to trust me, right?"
Jiang Shu was taken aback for a moment; he had not expected Evon to make such a move.
If the police had the layouts of their bases, they could trace the vines to find Evon’s lifelines and criminal evidence. If the police were inclined, they could easily severely damage or even completely destroy Evon’s powers.
At the very least, the Thirteen District Police Station would be able to get a grip on Evon.
Jiang Shu always believed that where there was light in the Lonely City, there must be darkness too, and if he could control these dark aspects, it was actually beneficial to society.
Meanwhile, the three Tablet Spirits nearby were all stunned upon hearing Evon’s words. They began to exchange glances in rapid communication, their eyes filled with bafflement.
Base locations?
Did we hear that right?
Alright, got it.
Your family is gone.
This guy named Evon must be an angel sent by heaven to help them.
He offered Black Silver, revealed the time of attack, and now he planned to share the locations of the bases.
Uh...
With this location information, it was possible to infer countless other pieces of information, and to completely take over Evon Garcia’s power wasn’t out of the question.
This was so touching.
The three Tablet Spirits exchanged words over their internal channel, praising Evon the little angel with the most flattering hyperbole.
They were just worrying about how to get Jiang Shu to accept his identity as "Taigong" and needed to prepare a big gift.
And here, Evon the little angel just came clean and presented himself on their doorstep...
How could the Tablet Spirits not be thrilled?
Alright, you’ve earned your unmarked grave.
"Selling out your underlings so easily?" Jiang Shu frowned, somewhat puzzled.
"Betray my underlings? No, no, no," Evon laughed heartily, "As long as we remain good citizens and don’t tear our relationship with Chief Wolf and the Thirteen District Police Station, it’s all good, right? Trust me, I’m willing to pledge perpetual allegiance to the police station," 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
He began to deliberately foster an atmosphere of cooperation, trying to get Jiang Shu to trust him.
Jiang Shu glanced at Tablet Spirit Xiao Jia at his feet, who was reporting the situation to him via a barrage of messages.
Jia: Trustworthy. There’s a camera in his room.
Jiang Shu took note of it without any change in expression.
If Evon wasn’t making contingency plans, Jiang Shu would have doubted Evon’s true intentions.
If, for instance, the camera had recorded his conversation with Evon in advance, and the Thirteen District Police Station really did let them take over the Taigong Dynasty afterward as Evon had suggested, then this would be Evon’s way to counter the Thirteen District Police Station.
No, not necessarily a counter to the police station, but certainly a counter to both Jiang Shu and Wolf.
This was also the reason why Evon dared to hand over part of the base’s information.
"For Mr. Jiang Shu, if you can help me with this, I can offer one kilogram of Black Silver," Evon threw an irresistible chip on the table.
One kilogram of Black Silver...
According to market value, that was an extremely fearful amount of wealth, even though no one usually threw it on the market to sell.
"Moreover, this is just the down payment. After the task is complete, Mr. Jiang’s reward will be even greater," Evon issued a promise of future payment.
Once he had consolidated F District, he would no longer need to consider the police station, and he could easily dish out such empty promises.
Information like the location of the bases, he didn’t care about at all, as the police station was headless at the moment and Chief Wolf, having just taken office, would definitely not have the time to deal with his bases in three days.
As long as he could drag it out for three more days, and once he had taken down the Taigong Dynasty, those few strongholds would no longer be important.
Whether to transfer them in advance or to give them to Wolf as a "first act" upon taking office was not a problem, as long as he could gain the support of the group, these were all trifles.
"But, this is still asking me to betray Wolf," Jiang Shu said, his face darkening, slowly shaking his head, "You know, Wolf is my dear friend, like a brother to me."
Evon was taken aback; he had thought the atmosphere was well suited for cooperation, but why had Jiang Shu’s tone suddenly changed?
"So what you mean is..." There was a hint of doubt in his voice, as if he couldn’t quite grasp Jiang Shu’s thoughts at the moment.
"The price has to go up," Jiang Shu said decisively, as if there were no room for negotiation.
He slowed down and then added, "You shouldn’t feel any dissatisfaction, after all, I haven’t proposed to take away the surveillance records from this room, have I?"
"Hm?" Evon paused, offering a forced laugh, seemingly wanting to explain something, "This room..."
"No need to say more, we are both intelligent people, holding each other’s leverage is the most secure model of cooperation, isn’t it?" Jiang Shu chuckled, but he didn’t continue on the topic.
And his inner thoughts were—
Mentioning the security cameras specifically would surely make Evon think about the related details of the cameras, so later he would have Xiao Ding come over and delete all the records.
"Mr. Jiang is a smart man," Evon praised, then gritted his teeth and said, "Half a kilogram of Black Silver, plus another half, that’s my bottom line."
Jiang Shu didn’t want to probe Evon any further; this extra half a kilogram was an unexpected bonus, so he nodded in satisfaction, "Then give me the Black Silver and the stronghold information, and I can get you the information you need."
"I can give you the information on the strongholds right now, but the Black Silver..." Evon hesitated, "Give me an address, and I’ll send it to you afterward."
"Fine," Jiang Shu stood up. He glanced at the Tablet Spirit beside him, "Receive the information."
Quickly, Evon packaged up the stronghold information and gave it to Jiang Shu.
"Then, this is goodbye, Mr. Garcia. After I confirm the stronghold information is correct, I’ll bring good news," Jiang Shu said politely, his words also a reminder to Evon not to try any tricks.
If he discovered any discrepancies with the strongholds, or if they were correct but suddenly changed, he could terminate the cooperation.
In other words, the people in those strongholds were his "hostages."
"Of course, please rest assured, Mr. Jiang. I’m a person who highly values integrity," Evon nodded in satisfaction, seeming quite pleased with today’s cooperation.
Jiang Shu left the room, and after a series of turns, his figure completely disappeared from the surveillance range of the building.
From his perspective, he had no reason to kill Evon Garcia directly.
Firstly, it was not in line with his usual style of conduct.
It could be imagined that killing Evon here would similarly cause upheaval in District F, and to some extent, that upheaval would also be attributed to him.
Secondly, killing Evon didn’t necessarily mean he would gain Evon’s wealth, even though he possessed the Mind Reading Technique.
Of course, the main reason was that it was troublesome.
With that in mind, once Xiao Ding finished deleting the surveillance records and he got his hands on the Black Silver, it wouldn’t be a problem to fob Evon off.
This cooperation, he had held the absolute initiative from the beginning.
Creating a bloodbath would only involve him deeper and be more troublesome.
This Black Silver was a windfall not to be missed.
With this thought, Jiang Shu’s mood suddenly improved by a great deal.
Where else could one find such a foolishly generous tycoon?
However, when he recalled the information Evon had just provided, he fell into contemplation again.
Tang Hexun was dismissed and replaced by Wolf?
In that case, what impact would this have on Gary’s situation?
He stepped into an alleyway, glanced around to ensure no one was around, and then headed in the direction of Gary’s place.
Since he couldn’t return to the Seventh District tonight anyway, he might as well go and see what was happening with Gary.
Some things were better discussed face-to-face.
