Chapter 1470 Replacement

Only Mario's heavy breathing remained in the warehouse.

"How does it feel? Do you feel abandoned?"

Luo Feng crossed his arms and sneered, while simultaneously checking the surveillance footage to see what those little ones were doing.

These troubles have affected him too much; he can't calm down until they're resolved. It's really giving him a huge headache.

He has already decided that he will make it up to his nieces once these troubles are truly resolved.

"Snake Eyes wasn't a member of the Mafia, so it's normal that he didn't save me. But Valais probably got what you described."

Mario made a sarcastic remark.

Deep down, he couldn't understand what the people behind him were doing.

Luo Feng might not know, but he was well aware that Snake Eyes was an elite team trained by the Mafia.

Could it be... that there's something else going on?
He was unaware that he had long since become a discarded pawn.

"What's the point of deceiving yourself?" Luo Feng sneered. "You've long since become a discarded pawn, and you're completely unaware of it."

"Don't try to sow discord, it's useless."

Mario wore a sneer, seemingly thinking he was very clever.

Seeing this, Luo Feng didn't bother to waste any more words with him. After tying him up, he threw him into the car, then walked to the side of the road, took out his phone, and dialed Zeng Fan's number.

"Help me investigate two people."

He lowered his voice and glanced at the bound Mario. "Valai, and the one with the scar on his left eyebrow, get them to their current location within three minutes."

There was a pause on the other end of the phone, then the person immediately agreed.

"clear."

After hanging up, Luo Feng got back into the car and looked at Mario. He ran his toe over Mario's broken knee, causing the man to groan in pain.

"Let me ask you a question: what exactly is the relationship between Snake Eyes and your Calvaro family?"

Mario gritted his teeth and remained silent. Luo Feng bent down and grabbed his collar.

"If you want to live, don't pretend to be dead."

Just as I finished speaking, Zeng Fan's message popped up.

Valais was taken to the old factory at the port. The scarred man was Snake Eyes' second-in-command, named Ah Kun.

Luo Feng didn't ask Mario any more questions. He drove to one of Boss Lei's warehouses, turned around and walked out. Just before reaching the door, he turned back and added a sentence.

"If you dare to shout again, I'll throw you into the sea."

The sea breeze outside was even stronger, so Luo Feng dialed Boss Lei's number.

“Mr. Luo?” Boss Lei’s voice was a little cautious. “Are you… alright? I just heard that you made a move against the Calvaro family.”

After all, Boss Lei also has an intelligence network. He took over such a large business from Master Hong, so it would be a failure if he didn't hear any of the slightest developments.

“Valai has been captured by Snake Eyes,” Luo Feng said bluntly. “I need to rescue him, and I’ll need to borrow some of your manpower.”

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone before Boss Lei's voice turned serious: "Mr. Luo, it's not that I don't want to help you."

“The Calvaro family is related to those financial tycoons in EuroCity. The Mafia has been entrenched underground for decades. I’ve only just settled into my position, so I can’t afford to mess with them.”

Thanks to Luo Feng's care, he was able to reach his current position. If it were any other matter, even dealing with Thanatos and the Shadow Council, he would not hesitate to send his most elite subordinates.

However, he was no match for the Mafia. The Calvaro family's influence in Eurocity was too deep; he simply couldn't afford to mess with them.

“I know,” Luo Feng interrupted him. He had already anticipated that Boss Lei would say this before making the call.

He had already asked Lin Naizi to investigate this relevant information and knew that this family had cooperative relationships with several major financial groups in Europe.

Even relationships hidden in secret may be closer.

"You owe me for what happened with Master Hong before, but I haven't pressed you for it."

Lei choked for a moment, his tone bitter.

“I remember! You helped me bring down Boss Hong, and that's how I, Boss Lei, am where I am today! But the Mafia... they have more blood on their hands than I've ever seen a knife. I can't gamble with the lives of hundreds of men under my command.”

Luo Feng leaned against the container, the sea breeze carrying a fishy smell onto his face.

He didn't press the issue, but simply said, "I understand."

These words startled Lei Laoda, who quickly added, "But don't worry! I'll arrange the men for you and prepare the weapons. We can't openly go against the Calvaro family, but secretly, I, Lei Laosan, will never back down!"

Luo Feng remained silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke, his voice as cold as ice.

"No need for darkness."

Boss Lei was taken aback. "What?"

He didn't quite understand what Luo Feng meant.

"After rescuing Valais, that's my goal, at least temporarily."

Luo Feng's voice came through the phone, flat and emotionless, yet it made Boss Lei's heart tighten: "I'm going to wipe out the Calvaro family and take over the Mafia's territory."

There was complete silence on the other end of the phone; you couldn't even hear someone breathing.

He really hadn't expected Luo Feng to be so determined, and it far exceeded his expectations.

The phrase "take over the Calvaro family and seize control of the Mafia" is truly chilling.

After a long while, Boss Lei asked in a trembling voice, "President Luo... are you serious?"

"You don't dare?" Luo Feng retorted.

He dared to stand resolutely against Master Hong and stand on the same side as him back then, and he didn't believe that Boss Lei would be so willing to submit to someone else.

"dare!"

Lei Laoda suddenly raised his voice, then lowered it again, revealing a fierce edge, "If you really dare to do it, I, Lei Laosan, will gamble with you! So what if it's the Mafia? I'll risk my life to go with you!"

Luo Feng hung up the phone and looked up into the depths of the harbor.

A few lights have already appeared in the direction of the old factory building.

He gripped the steel pipe tightly, turned and walked towards the warehouse, his steps heavier than when he came.

Mario was still tied to the steel pipe, and when he saw him return, his eyes were filled with fear.

Luo Feng didn't look at him, but took out his phone from his pocket, opened the factory structure diagram sent by Zeng Fan, and spoke in a cold voice.

"Now, it's your turn to be useful."

The moment the warehouse door closed, Luo Feng sent a message to Zeng Fan.

"As planned, the convoy should wait at the back entrance of the hotel."

As I turned to go back to the hotel, the motion-activated lights in the corridor turned on and off with each step I took.

He pushed open the door, and the living room was noisy.

Sixteen girls were huddled on the sofa. Li Shishi was leading her youngest sister in folding paper boats, while the other little ones were playing with whatever they had in their hands.

Lin Naizi and Bai Ningbing sat at the dining table, each holding a half-finished glass of milk.

The noise stopped immediately when he came in.

Li Shishi stood up first and seemed surprised to see Luo Feng. "Uncle, you're back?" Luo Feng nodded and threw his coat on the wardrobe.

"Change your clothes, and I'll take you out for a walk."

Upon hearing this, the girls immediately erupted in chaos, except for Lin Naizi and Bai Ningbing, who exchanged a glance but remained silent.

Luo Feng glanced over and saw the concern hidden in their eyes, but he didn't ask any questions. He simply said, "Hurry up, the car is waiting downstairs."

Ten minutes later, at the hotel's back door.

The headlights of the extended Lincoln pierced the night as the car came to a stop, scraping against the wall.

The driver opened the car door, and sixteen girls rushed in chattering. Li Shishi held the hands of two of the younger girls and didn't forget to turn back and call out to Lin Naizi.

"Sister Ningbing, come quick!"

Lin Naizi walked at the back, and as she passed Luo Feng, she lightly touched his arm with her fingertips.

Before she could speak, Luo Feng whispered, "Don't worry."

With just two words, Bai Ningbing caught up, grasped Lin Naizi's hand, and gently shook her head.

They all understood that asking questions at this point was pointless; Luo Feng was never unprepared when it came to what he wanted to do.

Luo Feng knew this, which is why he said that beforehand, not wanting the two women to overthink it.

The carriage was spacious, and the girls squeezed into the back row. Some peered out the windows at the street scene, while others huddled together guessing where they were going.

Lin Naizi and Bai Ningbing sat in the front seats, listening to the laughter and commotion behind them, but their eyes kept drifting towards Luo Feng.

He leaned back in his chair, swiping rapidly across his phone screen. The screen brightness was set extremely low, revealing only a slight frown on his brow, showing no sign of the ease one might expect from someone taking care of a child.

The chill from the warehouse hasn't completely dissipated.

As the car passed the street corner, Luo Feng suddenly looked up and glanced at the rearview mirror.

A black sedan followed at a distance, its windows tinted dark, obscuring the people inside.

He paused for a moment, then casually put his phone in his pocket and turned to smile at the girls.

"There's a night market up ahead, what would you like to eat?"

"Ice cream!" the youngest girl shouted immediately.

I want cotton candy!

The noise started again, and Lin Naoko quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

She saw Luo Feng glancing in the rearview mirror and also caught a glimpse of the car following behind.

So he knew all along that bringing them out wasn't for fun at all.

Luo Feng stopped looking in the rearview mirror, leaned back in his seat, listened to the noise behind him, and waited for Lei Laoda's reaction.

He was waiting for this kind of follow-up, to make the Calvaro family think that he was still busy with his family and had no intention of doing anything serious.

As the car drove towards the night market, the black sedan following behind never dared to get too close.

Inside the black sedan, two Mafia members stared at the taillights of the Lincoln ahead, their faces ashen.

"Boss, what on earth is Luo Feng up to?"

The passenger in the passenger seat scratched his head, his tone anxious, "They captured Valais, so he should be frantically trying to rescue him. Why is he out at the night market with a bunch of girls?"

The person in the driver's seat had a cigarette between their teeth, the butt of which was clenched so tightly it turned white.

"Fishing for ages, but the fish won't bite?"

Their orders were very clear.

They used Valais as bait to force Luo Feng to venture alone into the port factory, where the ambushers would capture him.

But right now, Luo Feng not only didn't fall into the trap, but also paraded around with a bunch of burdens, completely defying common sense.

"Should we follow them?" The passenger reached for the walkie-talkie, but was stopped by the driver.

"Don't move."

The man squinted at Lincoln's direction, "He dares to cause such trouble; there's probably a trap behind it."

"Keep an eye on it and report to your superiors."

The walkie-talkie crackled with static as the message was passed up the chain of command, eventually reaching the study in the suburban villa.

Under the warm yellow light, Luca, the current head of the Calvaro family, was holding a glass of red wine, with a man in a black suit sitting opposite him.

Thanatos's new head in EuroCity.

The previous person in charge has been removed, for one simple reason: incompetence.

"Any movement from Luo Feng's side?" Luca swirled his wine glass, his tone relaxed. "Shouldn't they have him by now?"

The subordinate, who had just finished the phone call, looked grim and whispered a few words in Luca's ear.

Luca's smile froze instantly, and his wine glass slammed onto the table with a crisp sound.

"What did you say? He didn't go to rescue Valais? He went to the night market?"

The head of Thanatos raised an eyebrow and put down the documents in his hand.

“Mr. Luca, it seems your plan has encountered a slight setback.”

Luca gripped his wine glass tightly, his face grim.

He cooperated with Thanatos on the condition that Luo Feng be eliminated as soon as possible.

This Easterner has ruined their business several times and even injured Mario; keeping him around is just asking for trouble.

They thought that by capturing Valai and exploiting Luo Feng's weakness, the other party would be eager to fall into the trap. Unexpectedly, Luo Feng did not take the bait at all.

"waste!"

Luca cursed under his breath, then turned sharply to his men. "Send more men to keep an eye on him! I don't believe he can really ignore Valais! That intelligence broker has leads on the person he's looking for!"

The subordinates dared not say a word and quickly withdrew.

The study fell silent. The head of Thanatos picked up his wine glass and lightly touched it to Luca's, his tone tinged with sarcasm.

“Mr. Luca, perhaps you have underestimated Mr. Lo.”

"He dared to show his family in public, either because he really didn't care about Valais, or... because he knew all along it was a trap."

Luca's expression darkened further.

The latter was what he was most worried about.

If Luo Feng has already seen through the scheme, then it won't be them setting a trap to capture Luo Feng anymore; instead, Luo Feng will be the one watching them.

The night outside the window grew darker, but Luca's unease slowly crept up.

"This plan must succeed; only by taking it down can we make a move against Boss Lei."

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