Late at night.
The entire southern area of S City was as lively as ever.
On a tall building nearby, an ordinary-looking middle-aged man was watching the brightly lit club entrance below, murmuring to himself.
"The master wants to eat fish... then I have to close the net..."
The man pulled down his hat to cover a horrific scar on his forehead, then walked into the club as if nothing had happened.
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Shortly after, on a main road in the south part of the city.
Suddenly, a piercing sound echoed through the air.
"Beep...Beep..."
"Beep...Beep..."
A large number of police cars roared past, interrupting the bustling nightlife.
Seeing so many police cars flooding into the south of the city, people who were shopping, setting up stalls, or enjoying outdoor barbecues stopped in their tracks and started murmuring.
"What's going on? Why are so many police cars here? Who are they going to arrest?"
"They don't need this many for corruption cases. This must be a crime crackdown, right?"
"There must be over twenty of them... holy cow, armored vehicles?"
The solemn, forceful display of law enforcement moved with precision, and all ordinary vehicles on the road cleared a path, allowing the convoy to pass unobstructed.
But this was just one of five simultaneous operations taking place across the entire southern district of the city.
Before anyone could fully process what was happening, every club, casino, and loan company owned by the Fierce Tiger Gang was surrounded.
Police officers armed with live ammunition moved swiftly, targeting specific locations. Many members of the Fierce Tiger Gang were held down and handcuffed before they could react.
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On the top floor of the "Dajinhu Health Club," the infamous Lord Tiger of the southern district sat with a woman on each side, enjoying a massage while watching his large-screen plasma TV.
Suddenly, the door to his room burst open, and a subordinate rushed in, panicked.
"Boss... Boss, something terrible has happened!"
Seeing his younger brother acting this way, Lord Tiger frowned.
"What do I always tell you? Calm down, stay calm!"
But this time, his subordinate didn't admire him or praise his calm demeanor as a leader.
Instead, he continued frantically.
"Boss, you can't stay calm now! Our club is surrounded by police, and they're all armed!"
"What?!"
Lord Tiger kicked over a foot bath bucket, hurriedly stood up, and went to the window.
Sure enough, there were five police cars at the club entrance, and an armored vehicle was stationed directly outside with six or seven heavily armed officers.
Lord Tiger's face went pale. With such a large force, this was clearly no simple raid against vice or gambling.
At that moment, his phone rang.
Seeing it was the second-in-command of the Fierce Tiger Gang, Lord Tiger quickly answered.
An urgent voice came through the phone.
"Brother, it's bad! The police are here to arrest me! I'm completely surrounded and can't escape! Brother, you've got to..."
The line cut off abruptly, and the call ended.
Lord Tiger felt his last hope fading. With his second-in-command captured, the rest of the gang was undoubtedly in jeopardy.
The people downstairs were definitely coming for him, too.
But why was such an overwhelming force deployed? The police were geared as if they were going up against terrorists.
Lord Tiger told the women in the room to leave, then ordered his subordinate to find someone to stall the officers below while he turned to his private office.
He opened a safe, pocketed some documents for laundered assets, and then grabbed a pistol from the drawer.
Lord Tiger was ready to flee.
Resist? Impossible. The pistol, which had always given him a sense of security, was useless against such a massive show of force.
As for surrendering, that wasn't an option. As a gang boss, he'd committed enough crimes to be executed multiple times over.
And with such a heavy police presence, it was clear they wouldn't let him go, even if he tried to surrender.
Who was targeting him? Even though he had a lengthy list of offenses, most of his conflicts were with other underground forces or rival gangs. The authorities had always turned a blind eye.
So why was he suddenly facing such a crackdown, without any warning?
As he gathered his things and cursed his misfortune, he prepared to escape through a hidden passage.
But when he opened the door, a tall figure dressed in black, wearing a black hat, appeared before him.
"?!"
Sensing the visitor's murderous intent, Lord Tiger reached for his weapon at his waist.
But he hadn't anticipated the man's speed—the stranger slashed at his right hand, causing Lord Tiger to drop his pistol, then kicked him back into the room.
Looking down at his bleeding right hand and the pistol on the floor, Lord Tiger was filled with terror.
"Wait... wait! Who are you?"
The man said nothing. He picked up the pistol and pointed it at Lord Tiger, slowly approaching him.
Realizing he was finished, Lord Tiger stammered one last question.
"Can you at least tell me... who you really are...?"
The man raised a sharp shard of glass and finally spoke.
"This morning, you owed the master a pair of eyes. Tonight, I came to collect them for him."
Hearing this, Lord Tiger's eyes widened in horror.
The glass shard moved without mercy.
Seeing the pain on Lord Tiger's face, the man dragged him to the window, placed the pistol and shard in his hands, then pushed him out.
"Crash!"
The window shattered as Lord Tiger's body began to plummet.
After completing his task, the man calmly left the room.
Coincidentally, two police officers had just arrived on that floor.
The man continued walking as if he were merely a passerby.
The officers rushed directly into Lord Tiger's room, seemingly oblivious to him.
Then, a shot rang out.
Soon after, the sound of an officer's voice reporting on the radio echoed through the room.
"Captain, we found the suspect Li Hu attempting to escape with a weapon!"
"The suspect tried to evade arrest by jumping out the window, but he's already been shot by us"