Chapter 220: A-Rank Smith

That night, Thomas barely slept. He had finally managed to catch up on some rest just before dawn when his phone rang again! He thought it was his boss, but upon picking it up, he saw an unfamiliar number.

He answered it reluctantly and snapped, "If you don’t give me a good reason for this, you’ll suffer my wrath!"

"Thomas, is your temper even worse than mine?"

Smith was incredibly irritated on the other end of the line. Were all these small-fry Superpower Users this arrogant? He was a Class-A, and even he wasn’t this cocky. How could these societal scumbags, these utter nobodies, dare to act so insolently?

"Which bastard are you?!" Thomas cursed.

"Very well, Thomas. You Black Gloves have completely enraged me. I’ll be flying over there right after daybreak!" Smith took a deep breath. "Listen well. My name is Smith, from the North American Superpower Organization Guild. I am a Platinum Member and a Class-A Superpower User!

"So, do you know who I am now?"

"A guild? Platinum? A Class-A Superpower User?" Thomas was greatly alarmed.

He wondered what Class-A meant. In A, B, C, D, and E, A had to be the highest tier because it was the first letter of the alphabet! Furthermore, the caller was a Platinum Member. This sounded far too prestigious!

"Hello, Mr. Smith! I didn’t know this was your number, please forgive me!"

After all, Thomas still had to make a living in Migu Country, and he was just a small fry operating outside the Superpower Association. Thus, he had no desire to get tangled up with these high-end elites, much less harbor grudges against them.

"Very good, Thomas. Being able to promptly correct your mistakes is an excellent trait! Therefore, on behalf of the guild, I formally invite you members of the Black Gloves to visit our headquarters as guests."

"Uh..." Thomas was stunned. He wondered what was going on. Why were they inviting him over? "Excuse me, Mr. Smith, but why are you inviting us?"

"Because we are expanding the guild. This time, we want to give you rogue Superpower Users a sense of home. Here, not only can we provide all kinds of materials for you to consult, but you can also have face-to-face discussions with friends who share similar powers. You can even seek help from others on matters like, say, how to raise your tier.

"We also offer a wide variety of missions to take on and provide the most attentive services. So... don’t tell me you don’t want to join?

"Come, my friend. Everyone here is like-minded. We are all of the same kind. Here, you can enjoy boundless freedom."

Thomas was utterly captivated as he listened. A place full of their own kind, where they could look up information, find ways to rank up, complete missions for money, and have maximum freedom! It sounded absolutely wonderful!

"Thank you, Mr. Smith. I’m honored by the invitation. However, could we go in batches? We still have work to handle on our end, after all!"

"Of course, that’s not a problem at all. You can come and go whenever you please," Smith replied cheerfully.

"Thank you. Then... then is it alright if I send someone over tomorrow to take a look first?"

"Yes, yes, just keep in touch with us at all times!"

"Alright, will do."

Thomas thought this was a fantastic opportunity, so he was already considering who to send over first to test the waters.

However, right at that moment, Smith suddenly spoke again. "By the way, I just remembered something. I heard your Black Gloves kidnapped a few Chinese people, including one surnamed Yu. Is that true?"

Thomas’s heart skipped a beat. What was going on? How did Smith know?

"Thomas, as a favor to me, how about you let them go?"

Thomas felt a massive headache coming on. What a bastard! The man had dug a hole just to make him jump in! Fortunately, he had only verbally agreed to join the guild just now. If he had sent someone over tomorrow and the other party made this request then, he would have been forced to comply whether he wanted to or not!

Thomas took a deep breath over the phone. "My friend, since you’ve spoken up, I naturally have no problem with it. However, your Chinese friend nearly crippled my hand and injured my men. Therefore, they need to cover the medical expenses. As you know, we are quite poor!"

"Hahaha, that’s not an issue. What’s the specific amount you want? I’ll pass it on to them!"

"Two hundred million USD. I originally planned to kill them, but since they are your friends, I’ll spare their lives."

On the other end of the line, Smith’s face darkened. He had called Hu Youdao again afterward to ask for the details, and Hu Youdao had already mentioned the two hundred million USD!

He realized that making this call yielded the exact same result as not making it. Even without his intervention, Thomas would have released them for two hundred million USD anyway. Was this guy fucking playing with him?

"Thomas, two hundred million USD is too much. Let’s do this: two million. How about that?"

"Smith, I really can’t take anything less than two hundred million."

"You really can’t?"

"I can’t."

"Very well, Thomas. You will regret this."

With that, Smith hung up the phone!

The moment the call ended, Thomas jumped right out of bed and scrambled to put on his clothes!

Son of a bitch, he had offended the prestigious Superpower Association. He needed to have a serious discussion with his boss about this immediately.