That’s not how legitimate big real estate companies conduct business wars.

But when dealing with Little Brian, this orphan, James Bennett clearly let loose... He had someone instruct his men to contact the affiliated gang to “take care of things,” maybe mentioning the land purchase price as 200,000 or 300,000.

The Shunyi Society brother handling the deal would take another cut, of course.

The group of five who came to “negotiate” with William only paid 100,000 for the land.

After the laughter, Brian Carter held his teacup and looked at the young man to William’s left. “What’s your name?”

The young man hurriedly smiled apologetically. “Boss, you can just call me Harry or Harry.”

Brian Carter smiled gently. “Harry, tell us about your Brother William’s glorious achievements in the underworld—like stabbing his own brothers, seducing the boss’s wife, betraying the gang. The more, the better.”

William’s face changed dramatically.

Harry could only keep up his awkward smile.

Brian Carter looked surprised. “I’m still too kind. Is it really this hard to get you guys to offer up some proof of loyalty?”

He put down his teacup and once again used his bone-dislocating technique on Harry. This time, it only took three minutes before Harry was kowtowing and begging for mercy.

Little Brian helped calm him down. Enduring the pain, Harry spilled the beans: “That bastard William, last time he helped Vulture collect debts, he embezzled 30,000 in public funds…”

William was furious. “Harry, you’re looking for death!”

Now it was Brian Carter’s turn to stuff a stinky sock in William’s mouth and dislocate his joints.

Harry happily continued to sell out William. And it wasn’t just Harry—the other three weren’t much better. They all jumped in, each trying to outdo the others in exposing William’s secrets.

Brian Carter grinned, sat down in front of the typewriter, and started typing. “No rush, one at a time. You talk, I’ll write.”

Ten minutes later, William had already passed out from the pain.

Little Brian helped reset William’s joints and continued typing up William’s dirty deeds. After all, this guy was a big-time thug, one of the top five underlings of Vulture in the Shunyi Society, usually leading a dozen or so little punks around.

A scumbag like this had a mountain of dirty laundry. Although he hadn’t cuckolded Vulture, the surprising thing was that William’s biggest wish was actually to become Vulture’s stepdad.

Vulture is only 26 this year, his mom is 43, and she’s still got it—charming and radiant. By the end, even Harry and the others were getting excited, speculating that Vulture’s rise to power was because his mom had an improper relationship with Boss Zhong.

One big-mouthed guy couldn’t help but spit as he rambled, “My boss’s boss, Vulture, is doing so well in the gang, it’s gotta be thanks to his mom. There were a few times I almost raised a flag to his mom right in front of Vulture. Boss, if you ever get the chance, you have to meet her…”

Brian Carter couldn’t help but slap him. “With little brothers like you guys, Vulture is really blessed!”

“Alright, that’s about it for William’s dirt.”

“Next, Big Mouth Chao, tell us—what dirt do you have on Harry?”

Big Mouth Chao was stunned. Harry immediately started crying, “Boss, no, please, no…”

Big Mouth Chao suddenly got it, pointed at Harry and cursed, “This guy doesn’t like women, he’s a bottom, he’s been eyeing my good looks for ages. I’ve wanted to kill him for a long time.”

Brian Carter’s face darkened. “No rush, one at a time.”

Chapter 14: You guys are really putting me in a tough spot

A lot of times, once something gets started, the rest just falls into place. In just over an hour,

Harry and Big Mouth Chao and the others started pointing fingers at each other, testifying, and one after another exposed all kinds of juicy secrets. Brian Carter recorded each one, and they all signed and left their fingerprints.

As for the petty stuff—stealing chickens, taking advantage of good citizens, and so on—he didn’t bother to record it. If it was just enough to get them a few days in jail, he still couldn’t be bothered.

Only the crimes that would get them at least half a year behind bars were considered real material.

But Harry and the others hadn’t been in the game that long, and weren’t too deep in. Their biggest crimes were things like serial theft, stealing cars, running gambling dens, and honey traps.

Just a bunch of low-level thugs.

Other than that, it was just scamming the gang out of money, lusting after someone’s wife, tricking schoolgirls and delinquent girls.

Their crimes weren’t that serious. The worst was William, who not only embezzled over 200,000 in public funds from Vulture multiple times, but also openly tried to curry favor with Vulture’s mom, wanting to become Vulture’s stepdad.

A group of truly loyal subordinates.

When William woke up, Brian Carter waved the A4 paper full of his dirty deeds. “Awake? Take a look at your dirt—if it’s accurate, sign and leave your fingerprint.”

William didn’t dare resist. He forced down his anger and read through the list, getting angrier the more he read. Occasionally, he’d glare at Harry and Big Mouth Chao, wishing he could knife these little brothers.

Lusting after the boss’s wife is a huge taboo in the gang, and he’d taken it to the next level under Vulture!

If this stuff got out, never mind the rest of the Shunyi Society—even if Vulture had to chase him to the ends of the earth, he’d kill him.

Otherwise, how could Vulture keep his place in the underworld? No matter what rumors there were about Vulture’s mom and Boss Zhong, that was nothing. Boss Zhong was the leader, and Vulture’s mom was a middle-aged widow.

Vulture was still a key member of the gang, personally promoted by Boss Zhong—a Red Pole.

After reading it all and admitting to the charges, William forced a smile. “Boss, can I take a look at Harry and the others’ dirt? I know a lot about them too.”

Brian Carter signaled for him to sign and leave his fingerprint, then smiled. “Alright, whoever’s dirt it is, hold on to it, stand up, and raise it—I’ll take a photo for the record.”