Extraordinary Soldier King in the City
Chapter 405: Border People’s Lives

Chapter 405: Chapter 405: Border People’s Lives

Huaxia border.

Boundary River, also known as Border River.

As the name suggests, this river is located at the borderlands of Huaxia.

On the other side of the river lies Huaxia’s neighbor, Yue Country.

Since there is only a river separating the two countries and the area is remote, it is difficult to monitor.

As a result, many impoverished citizens within Yue Country choose to sneak into Huaxia to find work.

Similarly, some in Huaxia would sneak into Yue Country seeking opportunities, and some plan to marry women there.

Of course, many criminals have also set their sights on this place.

Drug traffickers, smugglers, people with warrants, and some shady businesspeople choosing to illegally cross into Huaxia to engage in criminal activities.

With so many people smuggling, over time a specialized profession emerged on the Boundary River, commonly referred to as Snake Head.

They each have their own private fishing boats on the river.

Though called fishing boats, these are merely a front; under the guise of fishing, they secretly help people cross the river and charge a certain fee to make money.

As border management between the two countries has strengthened over the years, Snake Heads have become increasingly scarce. However, due to the lure of huge profits, there are still a brave few who continue in the occupation.

Above the Boundary River, an old fishing boat came shakily from the opposite shore and stopped on the Huaxia side.

Shortly after, a small, thin man with a crafty look, wearing a conical hat and a dark green raincoat, jumped off the fishing boat.

Once ashore, the small man crouched and scuttled like a thief, looking around to make sure no one was around, before twisting his head back towards the fishing boat and shouting in awkward English in a low voice, "Gentlemen, you can disembark now!"

No sooner had he spoken than the cabin door of the fishing boat opened, and one by one, twelve figures emerged—twelve people in total!

Unlike the previous small man who was obviously Asian with yellow skin and black hair,

these twelve men all had blond hair and fair skin, seemingly from Europe or some other Western country.

After disembarking, the twelve Western men first scanned their surroundings, then all turned to the small man and asked, "Is this Huaxia?"

"Yes, we are now at the Huaxia border. If you want to go to any city, you’ll need to make your own way from here. It’s the rule of our trade as Snake Heads, to only take care of getting you ashore and nothing else,"

said the small man with a grin.

"Hmm!"

The twelve Western men nodded and then prepared to leave.

Seeing this, the small man’s expression changed slightly, and he quickly stepped forward to stop them, speaking somewhat unpleasantly, "Did you gentlemen forget to pay? I didn’t smuggle you across this river just out of kindness!"

At these words, the twelve Western men stopped in their tracks.

And just then, the sky was covered with dense clouds, and thunder rolled, as torrential rain poured down as though from a ladle.

In the pouring rain, the twelve Western men looked down at the small man, their eyes containing a chilling glint.

The small man, feeling hairy all over, straightened up and said with a feigned toughness, "What are you looking at? Trying to duck the bill? Don’t think I’m afraid just because you are numerous. You should ask around about who I am. If you dare to cheat me on my money, it seems you don’t want to live!"

At this, one of the Western men burst out laughing.

The Western man sneered with disdain and shook his head at the scrawny man, "No Snake Head has ever dared to ask the Night Shura Killer Group for money; you are the first!"

Hearing this, the scrawny man’s complexion drastically changed!

He was involved in human smuggling, dealing with all kinds people, and was naturally aware of the notorious reputation of the Night Shura Killer Group.

That was a top-ranking assassin group in Europe, filled with leading experts!

And this assassin group was even more troublesome than the mafia!

What was there in an assassin group? All assassins! Offending such a group could mean losing your life while you slept.

To put it bluntly, you wouldn’t even know how you died.

Thus, upon hearing the Western man’s words, the scrawny man’s legs nearly gave out from fear.

Although he had some influence locally, the Night Shura Killer Group was definitely something he couldn’t afford to provoke!

"It turns out you are distinguished guests from the Night Shura Killer Group; I was blind not to recognize you before—my apologies. Please, let’s overlook this, and I hereby retract my claim for the money."

The scrawny man quickly bowed to apologize, nearly kneeling to the Western man.

He had no choice, if he wasn’t respectful enough now, his life was genuinely in danger.

After all, they were all assassins; killing him would be like child’s play for them.

"Now you decide not to take the money, isn’t it a bit too late? Moreover, from the moment you knew our identities, you were doomed to die!"

The corners of the Western man’s mouth curled up into a chilly smirk as he spoke.

"Ah! I... I promise I won’t tell anyone—please don’t kill me!"

The scrawny man’s face turned pale, trembling all over and hastily pledging.

"It’s already too late!"

The Western man said coldly.

Hearing this, the scrawny man sensed something was wrong and turned to run towards the river.

The Western man watched the fleeing figure of the scrawny man with a cold smile and then gently flicked his wrist.

"Swoosh!"

A dagger flew from the Western man’s hand, carried by the wind, it headed straight for the scrawny man’s back.

Poor scrawny man barely ran a few steps before the dagger caught up with him, piercing through his heart from behind.

His body stiffened dramatically, his eyes bulged out, and he fell dead into a pool of blood, dead beyond all doubt.

The Western man walked up, pulled the dagger from the corpse, wiped the blood on the body, then stood up, and looked towards the east side of Huaxia, a sinister smile on his lips, he coldly uttered, "Chen Feng, you are next!"

...

Coastal.

After leaving the Wei Family, Chen Feng and Wei Hai, rode in Mu Dongcheng’s car and arrived at the Mu Family.

Compared to the Wei Family’s villa, Mu Dongcheng’s villa was much more imposing, whether it be in terms of decoration, standards, or land area—it was several grades higher than the Wei Family’s villa.

It wasn’t so much a villa as it was a castle—exceedingly luxurious, splendiferous and majestic, resembling an Emperor’s palace.