Di took the driver seat as Stella sat in the back. "Miss, I apologize for my lateness." Di respectfully said.
"Mmm, it's fine, I guess you and Vi were talking in the car anyway. So how were things?" Stella's voice turned serious.
Di gave some normal reports, it made Stella slightly frown.
Di almost died when she saw the frown! "M-Miss, is there something wrong?" She stuttered, she didn't want to upset her Miss...
"Mmm, I thought they would be putting up more of a fight, it's quite disappointing." Stella expressionlessly said.
Di was silent, she didn't know why but Miss's change was subtle from how she was before, but now she seemed to be even more terrifying despite staying away from affairs...
"Relay the message to make things interesting." Stella ordered as she closed her eyes, indicating the conversation was over.
Di now knew why Vi was worried about their Miss! Before she would order to kill, now she wants things to be interesting! Di had a look of realization on her face, as she started to drive to their destination.
......
Meanwhile, in Country R, a group of men sat around a table in a small room.
"I never thought that the civil war here got so bad! The government has done a good job hiding it away!" Nio snorted.
"The government isn't hiding it, they are just manipulating the people. Making them see the best in the country, and making money from the war." Eun said with a tinge of disgust in his tone.
Mou sat at the helm of the table, he looked like an ancient king. High and mighty, not acknowledging the people beside him. "Bro, are you sure that you want to leave him alone?" Cerim asked in a quiet tone.
The room became quiet, they all knew who 'he' was. "Not a threat." Mou replied crisply.
Chris looked at Mou with surprise on his face. "You think that Mou?" He asked, was this the same person he grew up with?
Mou nodded. "No matter how much I investigate I can't find anything, he is a born actor. He makes no mistakes and has even helped us. There is no reason to be hostile against him if he doesn't act against us." Mou reasoned.
They were all a little shocked, but then they slowly thought about what Mou said. "I guess that's true, even I can't read him at all. I'm supposed to be this actor the country looks up to yet I can't figure out if he is lying half the time." Nio said with a slight frown.
Nio was a worshipped figure in Country T, his entertainment career was extremely low-key. He wouldn't take more than 1 job a year, he was in incredible demand! It also speaks about how talented he is. Every film he has been in he won an award for, he had only worked in 12 films. Mostly in his early career, but now people knew that as soon as his name was noted in the film, it would be an instant hit.
Eun listened with keen ears. He then thought of Mou's words and had a hit of realization. "Are you thinking of adding another member Mou?" Eun asked, his gaze landing on Mou.
Chris was surprised. "Really? But does he know the darkness of the world? Even if he was a genius, would he accept the offer?" Chris didn't think that Stella would be willing to be involved in the underworld.
"No, I want to establish closer ties to him." Mou responded in a deadpanned voice.
The room became silent. Cerim looked at his brother in complete confusion. 'Did he blow a socket today? What does he mean by that and why am I feeling something ominous could be coming?'
"What do you mean by that?" Eun asked, as the group's intelligence, he had to know what Mou was thinking so he could set plans.
Mou looked straight into Eun's eyes, making the latter feel a bit pressured. As he was about to abort the question...
"He is the only person who is in mind."
"..." The room turned quiet.
Cerim didn't know if he heard those words right, he made sure to clean his ear but he was certain they were clean... "B-Bro, you like him?" He had to ask. Not hoping for a detailed answer.
"Is that a problem?" Mou asked, he didn't seem to be angry at all. In fact, he looked quite relieved at the words he said, if he could admit he was gay then he could pursue him with no issues.
"..." No! But couldn't you have told us in a better way!
*Cough* "What if he... He isn't gay?" Chris tried to save the life of a man now.
Mou's expression shifted, he frowned subtly. Making the people in the room all realize that he hadn't thought about it at all!
"I'll make him." Mou eventually replied.
"..." Oh, do as you wish then.
The room was a little suffocating now, so they turned back to work and settled on a plan to destroy Loum.
"His forces are currently backing the rebels in the country. The contacts told me that he is also twisting the President's arm too. I think the best plan is to put the civil war to rest." Eun seriously said as some pictures were placed on the table.#
"In a battle of might, our forces can beat them. But if they have the rebels on their side we became outnumbered and outgunned. There is also an option to ask support from enemies of the Yuhs faction." Eun said as he placed some files on the table.
(The Yuhs faction is Loum's private forces. Loum is Mou's uncle if you forgot)
Mou's eyes were instantly glued on to a certain profile. Chris followed his gaze and paled slightly. "The Bei family! How did he offend them!?" Chris shrilled, he couldn't believe it!
Eun looked a little embarrassed. "I don't know. In fact, I'm not entirely sure if the Bei family are even enemies with the Yuhs faction. All I know is that there was a covered conflict between them around 6 years ago. However, since then there has been no contact between them." Eun gave the information he had.
Cerim also looked at the profile of the Bei family, "Why is the picture blank?" He asked, the pictures of other enemies of Yuhs factions all had their leaders on...
Eun then turned sullen. "No matter how hard I tried there was no information about the Bei family anywhere. Their power spreads worldwide and their subsidies still blossom to this day. The covered conflict hinted that the former matriarch of the Bei family took a backseat afterward. But their current leader is unknown."
The Bei family was the absolute most powerful family in the world! Their roots were deep, as it was one of the first families in Country F to be given royal seats. Essentially, they were descendants of old royalty. The influence of the Bei family ranged from bookstores, supermarkets, clothing, guns, explosives, oil, business, technology, arm, politics. They had power in anything you could think of! The family was also known to favor women as leaders in recent times, as there was a lack of male heirs it went to the daughters instead. But they would keep the name 'Bei' never lowering themselves to others.
It was rumored that the old matriarch was a bloodthirsty woman, she swept her enemies away with no issues, she placed the Bei family into the modern world. They simply had no equal, everyone in the underworld made sure to avoid offending the Bei family, even in recent times where it was like they disappeared from the world.
Mou looked at the profile, for some reason he felt inclined to give it a chance, even if the Bei family wasn't what it used to be. The name would make men shiver in fear.
Cerim spotted Mou's interest and also thought about the possibility. "Wasn't the former matriarch already in her 70s 6 years ago? I heard that she went on one final rampage because someone decided to challenge them... Doesn't it time very well to my dear father's exit from country T?" Cerim had figured it out.
Mou was now convinced. "Make contact with the Bei family, I don't care how. Tell them the truth." Mou ordered Eun.
Eun was surprised. "I'm not sure if I would be able... Are you sure you want to tell them the truth? What if they kill you both because you are related to him?" Eun then asked suddenly.
Mou's face didn't falter. "I'm enemies with him, they wouldn't be stupid to not be able to see that." He replied.
Eun nodded. "Are you sure I'm needed here? I won't have anything to do if the Bei family gets called in." Nio pouted, he wondered why he couldn't have any fun.
"Haha, don't worry. I'm sure your sisters would love to have you home instead." Chris shot down Nio's thoughts immediately.
"Mmm, I promise to do my job well." Nio straightened his back as he looked at Mou.
"It would be interesting to see if they are still as they used to be though." Chris mumbled, his interest was peaked.
So was Cerim's, as the room then turned to battle tactics for the upcoming battles...