Chapter 194: The New Boss of the Black Gloves

The Black Gloves wasn’t a company, nor was it involved in any commercial operations. Therefore, as an organization, it inherently had no money. Even Thomas and his four subordinates didn’t have much to their names. Foreigners and Huaxia people simply thought differently when it came to finances. When Huaxia people earned money, they mostly deposited it into banks for interest or made other investments. Foreigners, on the other hand, basically lived in the moment and spent it on immediate gratification. As a result, among Thomas’s group of five, the wealthiest had a few tens of millions in savings, while the poorest had less than a million.

Lin Jian had originally intended to extort Thomas and the others, but after hearing their financial situation, he decisively abandoned the idea. A few tens of millions in US Dollars was of no use to him.

"Sir, how much money do you need exactly?" Thomas had naturally picked up on Lin Jian’s intent to gather funds, so he was curious about the exact figure.

"The more, the better, of course. A few hundred million isn’t too little, and a few billion isn’t too much!"

Thomas nearly choked. Hundreds of millions? Billions? Those were astronomical figures!

"Sir, I have a way to get that much money!" Laine chimed in, his expression carrying a distinct hint of madness.

Lin Jian looked at him curiously, prompting Laine to hastily explain.

"There are three ways.

"First, we can go to Las Vegas with you, sir. Fenni’s gambling skills are incredibly superb; we can make all the casinos in Las Vegas spit out massive sums of cash."

Fenni was the guy in the Black Gloves who possessed the Mind Reading Technique. Lin Jian nodded thoughtfully, neither agreeing nor objecting.

Laine continued, "Second, since the Ye family offended you, we can extort at least five hundred million USD from them.

"Third, we can pillage the wealth of all the gangs in San Francisco, which should amount to anywhere between five hundred million and a billion.

"So, if we complete these three tasks, we can pull in at least two billion USD!"

"Very good." Having listened to his proposal, Lin Jian nodded in satisfaction. Laine was much crazier than Thomas; the two had entirely different personalities.

However, Lin Jian still turned his gaze to Thomas, knowing that he was the true boss of the Black Gloves.

Seeing Lin Jian look his way, Thomas hurriedly bowed. "Sir, Laine is right, but executing these plans will take some time." Evidently, he agreed with Laine’s insane scheme. Alternatively, Laine was simply quicker-witted and far bolder than he was.

Naturally, since they had all reached Level Five in the Fire Control Skill, they had no rivals in all of San Francisco. Scraping together a mere two billion USD really wasn’t a major issue for them anymore.

"Alright. No matter what method you use, transfer these two billion to my account."

"No problem," Thomas and Laine hurriedly agreed.

Lin Jian smiled. "By the way, you still don’t know my name. I am Lin Jian, from the Huaxia Continent."

"Boss!" The two men bowed and called out simultaneously. At this moment, they officially accepted Lin Jian as their future boss.

Lin Jian added, "Earlier, I informed Ye Yuanhang that I would destroy one of his properties every two hours. I’m handing this task over to you.

"Of course, you can also go talk to him. As long as he cancels Ye Ziqiu’s engagement, I’ll stop targeting him.

"Alright, that’s all. Let’s exchange contact information. Also, I need a car."

"Right away, Boss." Thomas took out his phone to order a member of the Black Gloves to drive a vehicle over, and he also gave Lin Jian his number.

Lin Jian saved Thomas’s number and chatted with the two of them for a short while to give a few final instructions. Once the car Thomas arranged arrived, he took Sha Shun and headed downstairs.

As soon as Lin Jian left, Thomas and Laine exchanged a glance, their eyes brimming with unparalleled excitement. They had all acquired a Level 5 Superpower—something they couldn’t have even dreamed of before. Now, they were big bosses wielding a Level 5 Superpower. This meant they had absolute power to expand their territory and seize complete control over San Francisco’s underworld.

"Since the Boss trusts us, we can’t let him down. Let’s get to work, mate!" Laughing weirdly, Thomas and Laine charged downstairs.

A black G-Wagon pulled up beneath an apartment building. Sha Shun got out and went inside. A moment later, Dachun and Sha Shun came downstairs together, lugging their bags.

Dachun had no idea who owned this apartment, and hiding inside had left him on pins and needles. However, Lin Jian had temporarily instructed him to lay low there, so he had to obey. Fortunately, no one had returned to the apartment the entire time.

In truth, Lin Jian didn’t know who the apartment belonged to either. But when driving past, he had noticed the doors were tightly locked and the furniture inside—like the bed and sofa—were covered with white sheets, a clear sign that it had been unoccupied for a long time. That was why he had temporarily stashed Dachun there. And now, they were safe.

Once the two got into the car, Lin Jian dialed Jiang Xue’s number. It was 3:00 AM, but the phone only rang once before she picked up.

"Lin?" Jiang Xue asked softly over the phone.

"Where are you?" Lin Jian replied with a question of his own.

"I’m in the presidential suite at the Grammy Hotel. Are you coming to see me?"

"That’s right. I’m heading there now. Come downstairs to get me." With that, Lin Jian hung up the phone.