As one of the three giants, the Iron and Blood Consortium has been rooted in Crescent City for a long time, and has always pursued a strategy of getting close to mercenaries.

Basically, internal resources are prioritized for supporting mercenaries, rather than controlling private enterprises or bribing politicians.

This approach may seem like putting the cart before the horse in other cities, but in this "mercenary capital", it has undoubtedly worked wonders.

The mercenaries are the middle hub of Crescent City, building the bridge between the upper and lower floors.

Whoever can control the mercenaries will be able to sit on half of the walls of Crescent City.

And after decades of dedicated cultivation, the influence of the iron-blooded alliance among the mercenaries in Crescent City has far exceeded that of the joint company and the Black Domain Group.

And when Nuo Bai was just rescued back to the Edge Building, the mercenaries from all walks of life did not act rashly, and they all looked at the face of Iron Blood, they felt that the Edge Mercenary Group had a relationship with Iron Blood and could not be easily offended.

But after the talks between Dresses and Su Mo collapsed, they had already secretly stated that Iron Blood would no longer care about the edges.

The mercenaries from all walks of life had no scruples, and the offensive ensued.

The edge building is located in the lakeside business district, which belongs to the jurisdiction of public security, but no one directly carries a gun or a cannon to fire from the front, but chooses some methods of taking the sword to the front.

Self-destructing drones are constantly rushing towards the edge of the building, being shot down by the building's anti-aircraft weapons, and bursting into flames in the air.

There are also remote-controlled robots carrying bombs on the ground, which are small and highly concealed, allowing them to enter the room through a pipe.

However, the defense system designed in the future is very powerful, and the ground defense is also very dead, and this kind of attack has not succeeded for the time being.

Some time after the attack broke out, the city council was a little unable to sit still.

The lakeside business district is the core commercial area, and there are explosions around the edge buildings around the clock, like explosive fireworks, and various pictures and videos are spread on the Internet, directly occupying the hot search list.

For a while, those who condemned, arched fire, coaxed, and ate melons, there were all kinds of people, and the shame was thrown directly to other cities, who could stand it.

Amir, the head of the city council, immediately ordered Schenkov to intervene in the matter and bring Summer back for interrogation.

If you want to talk about Schenkov, it is righteous enough, he knows that if Su Mo is brought back to the security bureau at this time, even if he takes it away for an hour, there will be an even bigger mess in the edge building.

So he didn't say a word to help Su Mo withstand the pressure from his superiors.

At the meeting, he promised any instructions to the edges, but he deliberately did not do well after the meeting, and either omitted a seal or forgot to sign the appointment document, so that the people of the Public Security Bureau could not move, so they dragged it with a dead face.

On the third day, when Schenkov was working on the documents in the office, the assistant hurriedly ran in: "Director, the chairman of the Amir City Council has called again to reprimand, asking why you haven't sent someone to intervene in the fringe matter." ”

Schenkov didn't raise his head and said, "Hang up the phone, and don't answer any more calls." ”

The assistant thought he had misheard: "No??? ”

Schenkov: "Didn't he lose contact with him before?" Then I'm missing too! What, I can't do what he does? ”

The assistant was immediately in a dilemma: "Director, don't be rash, I heard that the city council has already planned to impeach you for dereliction of duty." ”

Schenkov slapped the pen on the table, palms on his forehead, and closed his eyes tightly.

After a while, he said, "Find a hospital and book an ICU ward." ”

The assistant was puzzled: "Why do you set the ICU ward?" ”

Schenkov scolded: "I'll lie in and pretend to be dead, okay?!" ”

Last year, he angrily reprimanded Kitahara Hayabusa, and this year he became Kitahara Hayabusa, and the always majestic director was forced out of this rogue method, and the assistant wanted to cry without tears.

He didn't say anything more, and did it silently.

Schenkov dragged his tired body to the window, looked in the direction of the building on the edge, and sighed: "Brother, you hurry up and settle this matter, I can only help you get here"

For the past few days, the Edge Building has been shrouded in a tense atmosphere.

The attacks continued day and night, and everyone was physically and mentally exhausted.

But from noon on the third day, the attacks suddenly stopped.

This strange calm came so suddenly that it seemed that the enemy was brewing an even bigger storm, and no one dared to rest and catch their breath.

That afternoon, a phone call shattered the peace.

Sumer: "Who?" ”

The other end of the phone: "Head Su, at 6 o'clock tonight, I booked a private room on the top floor of the White Diamond Hotel to talk about what happened recently." ”

Sumer: "Are you kidding?" My headquarters is being bombed every day, and at this time you told me to go to dinner? ”

"There will be no more attacks, at least no more attacks on the Edge until we finish talking." ”

Sumer: "Who the hell are you?" ”

On the other end of the phone: "Friend of head Zhou Hannian, you should have heard of my name, and everyone calls me Master Wen on the road." ”

Su Mo's heart moved.

Master Wen!

This is the founding veteran of the mercenary world in Crescent City!

Crescent City was established in the 24th year of Dawn, and after decades of development, the first large-scale mercenary forces appeared in Dawning 83, and the entire mercenary world has a history of 70 years.

And this Wen Ye was one of the first batch of great mercenaries who were active in Crescent City back then, witnessed the ups and downs of the mercenary world, and was a living legend in the true sense.

Not to mention the middlemen who have risen in recent years, such as Dresses and O'Diana, even Zhou Hannian, the current "King of Mercenaries" of Crescent City, has to politely call himself Xiao Zhou in front of Master Wen.

Su Mo: "Master Wen, did you stop those mercenaries?" ”

Wen Ye: "It's me, this matter is so unseemly, everyone is watching our jokes outside, everyone should sit down and talk about it." ”

"You don't have to worry about what will happen to the Edge Mansion while you're away. My old face is still a little thin, I said not to move, those mercenaries no one dared to move. ”

With the status of Master Wen, this is not a lie, Su Mo believes that it is true.

The timing could not have come at a better time, and everyone on the fringes needed to catch their breath.

Moreover, a character like Wen Ye will end up in person, and there may be some turning point in it, so Su Mo responded: "I know, I will arrive on time." ”

Wen Ye hummed and hung up the phone.

Su Mo said to Chu Nanyi behind him, "Xiao Chu, I have to do something at night." Until I return, there should be no more attacks, and everyone can rest. ”

"But to be on the safe side, you'd better stay on the medical floor to prevent any accidents. Thank you for your hard work. ”

Chu Nanyi nodded: "I'll do something, you can rest assured." Go ahead. ”

Su Mo just wanted to leave, but Dong Dong came up and grabbed his sleeve, and said worriedly: "Boss, it's so chaotic outside, it's a bit dangerous for you to go alone, I'll go with you." ”

Based on Su Mo's understanding of Master Wen, this is a decent person and will not set up a Hongmen banquet.

But there should be other people at this meal, and it must not be very comfortable to eat, and there may be time to talk about it.

Su Mo thought that he was not good at quarreling, and it would be good to have a mouth substitute when the time came, so he brought Dongdong with him.

In the arrangement of this meal, Master Wen took care of Su Mo's feelings.

The White Diamond Hotel is in the lakeside business district, less than 10 kilometers away from the edge building, in case something really happens, it is convenient for Su Mo to rush back in time to deal with it, which makes him have a good impression of Wen Ye before they meet.

The Black Ark arrived at the White Diamond Hotel and landed in the open-air garage, where a man in black came over to help open the door and nodded to Su Mo.

As far as the eye can see, all the entrances and exits of the White Diamond Hotel are guarded by similar black-clothed people, presumably all of whom are guards arranged by Master Wen himself.

Walking into the hotel, I came to the box on the top floor, which was already full of people.

There were more than twenty people present, in addition to the most well-known mercenary group leader and middleman in Crescent City, there were also some fresh faces, presumably all of them were big mercenaries from other places.

Sitting on the main seat was an old man, wearing a fiery red Tang suit, his skin was dark brown, and the wrinkles on his face were like dead tree bark, looking nearly 100 years old.

At this time, it was the appointed time, but two people who were supposed to be there were absent.

One is the big middleman O'Diana.

One is the head of Mo Xue and the head of Yaoguang Xing.

Wen Ye gently pestle the ground with his cane, and said to Su Mo in an elder's tone, "Sit down." O'Diana was not feeling well today and told me that she didn't come. ”

"Captain Su, she used to take care of you so much, remember to go and condolence in her busy schedule, this politeness is still needed."

Su Mo let Dongdong stand behind him, and bowed slightly after sitting down: "The juniors are taught." ”

Lucifer put his hands on the back of his head and teased, "Why didn't Shangguan Li come?" She's a prosthetic implanter, so she can't get sick too, right? ”

Chiyo Kanna smiled playfully and said, "Can't see this? Sister Shangguan is now in a dilemma. ”

"On the one hand, I don't want to hunt Nuobai and fall out with the edge."

"On the other hand, they don't want to make enemies with us, so they want to continue to eat the bowl of mercenary rice."

"Both sides don't want to offend, so you can only pretend to be sick, this is a shrewd person~"

At this time, Dong Dong choked coldly: "Shut up, dog man and woman, is the head of the Shangguan regiment coming to talk about your hammer and let you dog bark?" ”

Lucifer and Chiyo Kanna were suddenly scolded, and they were both stunned.

Lucifer gradually came back to his senses and glared at Dongdong angrily, "What are you talking about?!" ”

Knock knock: "I said, tell you not to be there in Wangwang." Everyone didn't speak, you were barking there, why, you invited this meal today? ”

Lucifer was so angry that he picked up the teacup and was about to smash it.

Xuan Hui next to him stretched out his hand to stop him, and reminded in a deep voice: "Master Wen is here, don't be presumptuous." ”

Lucifer subconsciously glanced at Master Wen, who had a cold face.

Although his father is an executive of a joint company, his status is far from being comparable to that of ordinary mercenaries.

But in the face of this living legend, it's not good to be too face-saving.

He could only put the teacup down patiently, and pointed his finger at Dong Dong as a warning.

Dong Dong directly put his middle finger back, and he was so angry that his face twitched.

Wen Ye looked at Dong Dong, and his tone was quite meaningful: "At a young age, without any fame, you dare to contradict the head of the Seven Stars." It is said that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and today I have seen it. ”

Su Mo said without humility or arrogance: "My cub has such a temper, you forgive me." ”

Wen Ye smiled slightly: "People with violent temperaments can't be convinced if they don't treat them sincerely." ”

"It seems that Captain Su is indeed a person who treats his friends sincerely, otherwise he would not be so protective of Nuobai."

Quietly, the topic was directed to the main topic.

Wen Ye's expression became serious, and he continued: "Today's meal, I should have asked the head of Zhou Hannian to invite him, but he has some things recently, please ask me to come forward." After the Chinese New Year, I could only come out of the bed. ”

"You juniors, sometimes it's really unpleasant. Mercenaries are supposed to be a profession that walks in the dark, but what about you? put the fights and killings on the table one by one, and everyone knew about it. ”

Lucifer was a person who couldn't hold back his words, and couldn't help but speak: "Master Wen, it's a public reward, and everyone is rushing to ask for it." If we don't fight, others will, and we can't be blamed for that, right? ”

Wen Ye straightened his face, and his tone became stern: "I didn't say that I wouldn't let you fight, will you pay attention to the method?" ”

"You guys started blowing up the edge buildings one by one in broad daylight, and the front pages of the media were reporting on this matter, do you want the authorities' face to do so?"

Lucifer scratched the back of his head in annoyance, and didn't bother to talk back, just tilting his head aside.

Su Mo asked, "Master Wen, can I understand that you support marginal containment and protection of Nuobai?" ”

This is a crucial issue that has a direct bearing on subsequent developments.

A person of Wen Ye's level is not just connected in the mercenary world.

In the authorities, and even in the joint venture company, the iron-blooded consortium, and the Black Domain Group, he can speak.

If he takes a stand on the margins, all forces will sell him thin noodles.

When the time comes, the mercenaries will not be able to move.

You can't openly step on Master Wen's face, right? Don't you want to mess around in Crescent City?

The 500 million public bounty is considered nullified.

Everyone was silently watching Wen Ye, waiting for his answer.

Wen Ye picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, and said slowly: "Commander Su, logically speaking, I absolutely support you. ”

"When I was a mercenary when I was young, I was hunted down and killed more than once, and I relied on the help of my friends to get to where I am today."

"It's human nature to shelter friends. If anyone here can't even understand this, then don't be a mercenary, and learn how to be a human being first. ”

Lucifer and the others couldn't help frowning after hearing this, and their eyes were a little gloomy.

What does it mean to protect the edges?

However, the next two words that Wen Ye said made the situation change dramatically.

"But." Wen Ye looked at Su Mo with deep eyes, and his tone became cold, "Head Su, she can't escape this catastrophe." ”

"I've heard of the mercenary of Silent Death before, and it's efficient and clean."

"Her wind evaluation is good, except for the last commission to run the order, which made the iron and blood very unhappy."

"It's not cool to be unhappy, and Iron Blood didn't say that he didn't share the sky with her. Originally, she came forward to pay some money and make amends, but it was a big deal that I sold my old face once and went to help her descendant say a few words, and the matter was over. ”

"But her mistake was that she didn't wipe her ass clean, leaving a mess and retiring directly."

"I didn't say hello, I didn't do it, I was anxious to draw a line with this circle, and now I came to the circle to protect her when something happened, did she do this?!" (End of chapter)