When he left the apartment, the sound of police sirens could be heard in the distance. It seemed someone had called the police.

Samuel Thompson didn’t look into it further. The bureaucracy in the Kingdom of Shaya was corrupt; as long as he didn’t file a complaint, the police would just go through the motions and wouldn’t bother to interfere.

He took the bus, rode for six stops, got off, and after walking for another two minutes, stopped in front of a building full of traditional Eastern charm.

Sanwei Pharmacy.

A specialty medicinal herb shop.

Samuel Thompson approached the counter and handed a shopping list to the clerk.

The clerk glanced at the list of items and looked at Samuel Thompson in surprise. “You’re buying quite a lot. The price will probably be over ten thousand.”

Samuel Thompson nodded, placing all the newly acquired 9,100 yuan and the 3,400 yuan withdrawn from the bank onto the table.

“All right, just a moment, I’ll get everything ready for you.”

Seeing the cash, the clerk responded enthusiastically and quickly called over a pharmacy assistant to help.

About ten minutes later, four bags of medicinal herbs, weighing nearly ten kilograms in total, were ready and placed in front of Samuel Thompson. “That’s 10,964 in total. Our Sanwei Pharmacy is a century-old brand—quality and reputation are guaranteed.”

“That’s exactly why I chose Sanwei Pharmacy. May I use the decoction room?”

“Of course.”

Faced with a customer spending over ten thousand, the clerk naturally showed plenty of enthusiasm and soon called a staff member to lead Samuel Thompson to the decoction room.

“Do you need any help?”

“No, I’ll do it myself.”

Hearing this, the staff member didn’t insist, gave a few instructions, and then left.

……

While Samuel Thompson was decocting medicine, the twelve members of the Black Wolf Society had already returned to their headquarters.

The Black Wolf Society publicly called itself the “Lone Walker Construction Company” and wielded significant influence in Yaoyang City, mainly engaged in demolition, land acquisition, and similar work. They also owned several bars, KTVs, tea houses, and leisure clubs. The name Black Wolf Society was only used among insiders.

The president of the Black Wolf Society was named Josh. Over the years, he had gradually moved away from violence, but if he wanted to fully go legit and become a successful businessman, he still needed a powerful patron. In his mind, that patron was Liam Redmond of the Chi family.

Upon learning that his patron had a minor problem, Joe didn’t hesitate to take care of it.

But now, after hearing from the junior leader Alex, it seemed this “minor problem” was anything but simple.

“You’re saying… this kid broke your arms and legs, snapped your fingers, and didn’t even blink?”

“Yes.”

Recalling Samuel Thompson’s ruthless methods, Alex couldn’t help but shiver.

“Tell me in detail how the fight went down.”

Josh handed Alex a cigarette, lit one for himself, and spoke slowly.

Alex calmed himself, then slowly recounted, in his own words, everything he could still remember about the scene.

It was a while after he finished before he finally let out a long breath, still shaken. “Boss, this target… is no ordinary person…”

“Whew!”

Josh looked up and blew a smoke ring at the ceiling. After thinking for a moment, he finally spoke: “Of course he’s not an ordinary person… If I’m not mistaken… this kid is a martial artist.”

“A martial artist?”

Alex seemed to understand the weight of those words, his eyes widening: “A martial artist like ‘Master Ba’?”

Master Ba!

A major figure in the underworld of the Keli Province.

“‘Master Ba’ is rumored to have mastered ‘dark force’… He probably isn’t at that level yet… But he’s not to be underestimated either…”

As Josh spoke, he pondered for a moment. “This kid is probably not much different from Walter Carter.”

“The one who stormed Black Cloud Corporation alone and killed its chairman under the protection of dozens of people—Walter Carter?”

In the minds of people like Alex, Walter Carter was a legendary figure, and they were naturally familiar with his exploits.

Josh nodded, put out his cigarette in the ashtray, and flicked off the ashes. “The company may have dozens, nearly a hundred idle men, but they can’t always be by my side. I don’t want to end up like Chairman Luo of Black Cloud Corporation.”

“So, boss, you mean…”

“How are the guys feeling?”

“You sent them to the best orthopedic hospital and gave them plenty of money for recovery. Their mood is fairly stable, but as for that kid… they seem a bit scared of him.”

Alex felt a little embarrassed as he said this.

A dozen grown men, actually scared by a snot-nosed kid—if word got out, it’d be humiliating.

“I understand.”

Josh stubbed out his cigarette and slowly stood up. “When I visited ‘Master Ba’ years ago, he once told me that martial artists have their own circles, and those circles are extremely exclusive… Now that this involves a martial artist… it should be handled by martial artists… And as far as I know, the Chi family… once saved the life of a master from Longquan Martial Arts School…”

……

After finishing the decoction, Samuel Thompson did not return to his apartment.

The medicine, costing over ten thousand yuan, needed to be used for a medicinal bath in a wooden tub, and his apartment didn’t have the right facilities for that.