After walking for a while at night, Varina's excitement about the unexpected fortune gradually calmed down.
At the same time, his vigilance gradually increased.
Because he has a huge sum of money, and the East District is not a place with good security - in fact, in the East District, it is a trivial matter for a few people to disappear, and no one will even trace them.
Just one-fifth of the way back, Varina felt something bad in his heart, but he couldn't tell whether it was an illusion caused by pressure.
He continued walking, but began to look here and there, even turning back suddenly, hoping to discover something.
But he found nothing.
Obviously, Kirk and others, who have been hanging out on the streets all year round, are much better than Varina in terms of tracking and counter-tracking abilities.
Seeing that Varina was already suspicious, Kirk decided to arrest the person in advance in order to prevent accidents.
He gestured with his hands to several brothers scattered around, and received a clear nod in response.
Next, the brothers dispersed. Without any discussion, they understood the roles they should play in this special hunting operation - this was a tacit understanding cultivated through years of cooperation.
Some of them quickened their pace and rushed to the front to lay traps, some shortened the distance from the target, and some climbed to nearby tall buildings to guide their companions to the target's location.
In less than 5 minutes, they had woven a large and tight net, waiting for the target to enter before closing the net.
It was at this time that the brother who had been keeping an eye on the target sent a signal——
The target is gone.
Kirk could hardly believe that the two brothers near and high had lost track of him at the same time.
They are the most proven and discerning brothers in the gang!
"He must still be hiding around."
Kirk said to the brothers who had gathered again:
"There is a black owl guarding the high building. He can't go away silently. Let's search!"
"Start near where he disappeared."
The brothers followed the order and each took charge of a small area. Kirk came to the place where Varina disappeared and carefully observed the environment, trying to analyze his whereabouts.
This is an alleyway that connects two streets. It is not too long. Except for the relatively open ends of the alley and the side doors opened by some people, the interior is basically composed of uneven alleyway walls connected by the outer walls of the buildings.
"Where can I hide?" Kirk was a little confused.
Varina was hiding not far behind Kirk, crouching in the shadow of a corner.
In fact, he didn't find anyone following him. He was just urged by the bad feeling and came up with a test method——
A plan to stop the grass and scare the snake.
If someone is following him and suddenly discovers that he is missing, then there will almost certainly be a flaw; if not, then if he squats in the corner for a while, there will be no other harm than going home later to sleep.
As long as he hides, he can take the initiative no matter what happens in the future.
No, less than ten minutes after he hid, five or six people came out and searched nearby. If they were to say that they were not here to target him, Warina would not believe them even if he killed them.
Now it's fine, the "grass" was beaten and the "snake" was frightened, but how should it end?
What if they stay here all night?
Thinking of this, Warina couldn't help but secretly cursed himself for not thinking carefully enough about the problem, choosing such a bad place, and now he was trapped.
In this situation, even if this group of people left, he would not dare to go out like this.
What if someone pretends to leave, but is actually waiting in the alleys on both sides?
In this way, in the invisible stalemate between the two sides, time passed quietly.
More than half an hour later, all the brothers came back to report to Kirk. They searched far and wide but found nothing.
Kirk had to admit that he messed up again.
Counting the initial reaction time, the target has been gone for an hour. If he hadn't been hiding nearby, he might have run out of half of the East District by now.
"Let's go back and report the situation and let the boss figure out a solution."
Kirk made up his mind and left with his brothers.
Varina did not move. He waited until late at night, when even he felt trapped, then he steeled himself and crouched out along the shadows.
He kept crouching in the shadows until he was out of the neighborhood, and then he resumed his walking posture.
In this way, despite the twists and turns, Varina finally made it home safely.
…
Kirk took his brothers back to the dock area, just in time to catch up with the end of the fight between the two gangs.
The two sides have once again reached a balance, and are still recovering the wounded who fell on the streets and a few unlucky ones who died.
Generally speaking, although gang fights are fierce, they are rarely fatal. This is because few people will target fallen targets.
Of course, disability is hard to say.
Judging from the results, the Dead Eel Gang won.
They secured half a block and established a new boundary for the standoff.
When Kirk saw the boss Kent, he found that he was in a good mood, so he took the opportunity to report:
He first praised the boss for being able to predict things, and sure enough, new people came in and out of the VIP passage; then he threw the blame on him, reasoning that the other party was well prepared and had reserved a hidden escape passage in that alley.
Kent had just slapped Eugene in the face, and most of the humiliation he felt in the morning had dissipated. After listening to Kirk's report, he just smiled noncommittally and asked him to back off.
…
The next day, Warina, who was sleep deprived, woke up to the sound of seven o'clock in the clock tower, got up with difficulty, and rushed to work.
This was the first time he had breakfast outside since he started working.
When he came to the studio, Susan was spreading gossip about the Dead Eel Gang to John——
Her aunt, like Mr. Luca, was asked some questions by the Dead Eels gang, so she knew that the Dead Eels gang had been invaded by thieves the night before.
This means Susan also knows.
And if Susan knows, it means everyone in their studio will know.
Of course, because Varina arrived later than usual, he was the last person to know the news.
Although gangsters have a bad reputation in the eyes of ordinary people in the East District, they are still very majestic. When they hear that someone dares to steal from a gangster, they are all surprised and admired.
Throughout the morning, whenever they had free time, they would discuss the mysterious thief, unaware that the real owner was around.
Even more embarrassing was Varina.
On the one hand, he had to join in the chatter and admire the thief equally;
On the other hand, as he listened to the increasingly outrageous fantasies and boasts, he felt extremely embarrassed and wanted to dig out a crack in the ground with his toes and get in.
Fortunately, the ordeal only lasted for one morning.
In the afternoon, an even more explosive news reached this small studio - the Dead Eel Gang and the Gray Rat Gang had another dispute and started fighting on the streets last night.
Varina really didn't expect that his small action would actually trigger a gang fight!
