Charles Foster asked curiously, “Why is Brother Eric going to Europe? Is there something going on?”

William Carter smiled and said, “It’s a personal matter.”

Hearing this, Charles Foster felt it was inconvenient to ask further. He changed the subject and said with some difficulty, “Then what about the Menghu Gang?”

William Carter thought for a moment and said, “Ignore them for now. Remember, if soldiers come, we’ll send generals; if water comes, we’ll use earth to block it. If they come looking for trouble, don’t hold back. If they don’t, you and Old Henry shouldn’t provoke them either. Wait until I get back before doing anything.”

He was going to the UK, of course, because of matters concerning Linda Parker’s father, and also to visit Grace King, who was studying in London. If you think about it, it had been almost half a year since the two of them last parted. Although they kept in touch by phone, the cold receiver was nothing like being with someone in person. William Carter really missed her.

As for the Menghu Gang, after taking out more than thirty of their people this time, it was enough to shock them for quite a while. If nothing unexpected happened, they wouldn’t dare to act rashly. First, Australia’s legal system is quite strict; even William Carter wouldn’t dare to start a large-scale gunfight in the city. Second, William Carter was sure the Menghu Gang still hadn’t figured out his background in Australia, nor did they know how much power he actually had. Based on these two points, he believed the Menghu Gang wouldn’t act recklessly—at least not for now.

The big man called Mark, who had been captured by William Carter, finally revealed everything he knew after being interrogated by Henry Bennett for more than two hours.

The Menghu Gang had a branch in Australia, similar in nature to their former branches in China. They colluded with local gangs, engaging in smuggling, drug trafficking, prostitution, and other shady businesses to make huge profits. The Menghu Gang had about three hundred members in Australia, and if you counted allied gangs, their numbers were at least over two thousand.

Because Darwin is remote and a tourist destination, even though it’s a port city, there are too many unfamiliar faces, making it unsuitable for gang business. So the Menghu Gang’s investment here was minimal; in fact, many people in Darwin’s underworld had never even heard of the Menghu Gang.

It was only after the Menghu Gang learned that William Carter had bought a small island not far from Darwin that they started paying attention to this place. Over the course of a few months, they sent more than a dozen capable people, who set up bars, inns, and yacht rental companies to cover their real intentions, secretly keeping a close watch on William Carter’s every move.

Their involvement with the Hun Group was purely by chance, but it was this coincidence that completely exposed their activities.

From Mark’s account, William Carter also learned that the head of the Menghu Gang’s Australian branch was named Jason York [this word means “peasant” in Russian, and is a common name], a pure Russian, shrewd and steady, but also ruthless and cold-blooded, known for his cruelty. In Mark’s words, this man was anything but a peasant—when he killed, you couldn’t see any change in his expression. As the saying goes, a dog that bites doesn’t bark. William Carter understood that people like this were the most dangerous, because he himself was the same kind of person. To his enemies, the name William Carter was nothing short of a nightmare.

William Carter decided to leave the Menghu Gang alone for now. He didn’t want to escalate the conflict, at least not yet, since Australia was not a place he was familiar with.

Two days passed peacefully. Although the Menghu Gang had lost more than thirty people, just as he expected, there was no major reaction. Perhaps, like William Carter, they had their own concerns.

Two days later, William Carter set off and flew to the UK.

London Royal Hospital is considered one of the top high-end hospitals in the UK. It has the world’s most advanced medical equipment and gathers a large number of top talents in the medical field.

Linda Parker’s father, Robert Parker, was being treated here. His injuries at the time were very serious. In China, no doctor was confident they could save him. He had been shot three times, all in vital areas, and the most troublesome was the shot to his spine. At the time, doctors asserted that even if he survived, he would likely have lasting aftereffects. Later, under William Carter’s arrangements, Robert Parker was sent to the UK. His life was saved, but he lost all feeling below the waist, meaning he would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

This was a huge blow to both Robert Parker and Linda Parker, and William Carter also felt deeply sorry. The only consolation was that the culprit, Thomas Reed, had been dealt with by William Carter using extraordinary means. Of course, Thomas Reed had powerful backing, and William Carter’s forced departure from China was more or less related to Thomas Reed’s father.

On this trip to London, William Carter was accompanied only by the five Wuxing brothers. After meeting up with Linda Parker at the airport, they went straight to the hospital by car.

All along, Robert Parker’s condition had been unstable, requiring monthly checkups at the hospital. That was why he had never left London. Worried that a long hospital stay would affect his health, William Carter had specially bought an apartment next to the hospital and hired two caretakers to look after him, showing great thoughtfulness and care.

William Carter didn’t go to the apartment first, but instead went to the hospital to find Robert Parker’s attending physician. He wanted to get a detailed understanding of Robert Parker’s condition.