Chapter 126: Bountiful Harvest

Four-star quest!

Annihilate the West Street Pack of Wolves, eliminate key members Liu Ergou, Han San, Li Ke, Zhao Tongying, He Mingyi…

Crimes committed by West Street Pack of Wolves: robbery and murder, forced land acquisitions, slaughter of Jinguo Provincial Research Institute personnel, theft of state secrets, bribery of government officials…

Just as Jiang Xincheng killed Liu Ergou, lines of text appeared on his Elite Soldier token’s handheld computer screen, accompanied by a vibration alert.

Jiang Xincheng glanced at it—it was a new mission issued by the Flourishing Tang Empire. The empire had just gathered most of the evidence against West Street Pack of Wolves and decided to destroy them, issuing this new four-star quest.

The reason Jiang Xincheng received a special notification was because the Flourishing Tang Empire detected West Street Pack of Wolves through his handheld computer. Since Jiang Xincheng had accepted the three-star quest to protect Yuan Ning Shui and was currently closest to the gang’s location.

The Flourishing Tang Empire specifically alerted Jiang Xincheng to see if he wanted to accept this four-star quest. After reading the mission details, a smile crossed Jiang Xincheng’s face and he immediately clicked to accept.

Bang…

But in that brief moment of distraction, a bullet struck Jiang Xincheng. His expression changed and he quickly resumed dodging. Wolf’s Gaze shimmered in his hand as green beams shot out, dropping several more West Street Pack of Wolves members.

The beams from Wolf’s Gaze were a special energy that could fire hundreds of times consecutively before requiring recharging.

So Jiang Xincheng wasn’t worried about wasting shots—hundreds of beams were more than enough for his needs.

“Wolf Boss got blown up! Let’s run!”

“Wolf Boss isn’t dead yet—look, he’s still crawling on the ground. Should we save him?”

“Save your mother! Wolf Boss is split in two—he’ll die soon anyway. Saving him would just waste our lives. The enemy’s too strong now—brothers, let’s scatter and escape!”

“Dammit, I’m still alive even in two pieces! Hurry up and take me to a hospital!”

…

As Liu Ergou fell split in two, the remaining West Street Pack of Wolves members broke after brief resistance, shouting and fleeing while abandoning their leader.

Liu Ergou, already blown apart and covered in wounds, was indeed close to death with little hope of recovery.

Before accepting the quest, Jiang Xincheng might have enjoyed this scene. But after taking the four-star quest, he needed to eliminate all core members of West Street Pack of Wolves to complete it.

With all the gang’s core members present and Zhengxin Group’s Primordial Warriors assisting, this was the perfect opportunity. Jiang Xincheng couldn’t just watch them escape.

“West Street Pack of Wolves has become irreconcilable with Zhengxin Group. If we don’t eradicate them completely today, they’ll come attacking again. So follow me in wiping out these bandits completely!”

Jiang Xincheng roared and charged forward first, pursuing the fleeing gang members. Seeing this and hearing his shouts, Zhengxin Group members realized—even someone outside their group understood the need to eliminate evil completely and was helping so vigorously. How could they, as actual members, hold back?

“Charge! Kill these bastards! They murdered so many of our brothers—we must take revenge and exterminate these scum!”

“If you don’t pull weeds by the roots, they’ll grow back when the spring breeze blows. Mr. Jiang is right—this is the time for total elimination. We must kill all these West Street Pack of Wolves animals to prevent them from retaliating against our families later!”

“Kill them all! Leave none alive! Follow Mr. Jiang’s orders!”

…

Amid deafening roars, dozens of Zhengxin Group members followed Jiang Xincheng, wildly charging at the scattering West Street Pack of Wolves.

The gang had completely lost morale and fighting capability, making them no match for the highly motivated Zhengxin Group Primordial Warriors. The gang members were slaughtered like vegetables—not a single one escaped.

Still, the dying gang members fought fiercely, throwing dozens of grenades in suicide attempts. They succeeded several times, killing dozens of Zhengxin Group’s Primordial Warriors. Jiang Xincheng also took several shrapnel wounds, but compared to their victory, these losses were insignificant.

This was a major victory!

Of Zhengxin Group’s ninety-five Primordial Warriors, thirty-four died, leaving sixty-one. But all 122 West Street Pack of Wolves members were completely wiped out.

With the gang’s destruction, Zhengxin Group could not only complete this highly profitable transaction but also acquire the gang’s territory and resources. Their influence would greatly expand, achieving a leap in status and power within Liangnian City.

So despite significant losses, Zhengxin Group ultimately profited greatly from this encounter—all thanks to Jiang Xincheng, the “rookie student” they’d once dismissed as a useless credit-seeker.

Without Jiang Xincheng’s timely warning, Zhengxin Group might have been completely annihilated by West Street Pack of Wolves. Without his crucial intervention, they would have suffered heavy casualties even if not totally wiped out. Without his desperate fighting afterward, the group would have sustained crushing blows.

He Lin realized this, and since other Zhengxin Group members weren’t fools, they did too. Many faces showed shame.

They’d cursed Jiang Xincheng viciously, sometimes even mocking him to his face. Yet now he’d saved all their lives and the entire Zhengxin Group. How could they face him?

Thinking this, nobody dared approach Jiang Xincheng, all standing frozen in place. As for Jiang Xincheng, he ignored the surrounding members while watching text appear on his handheld computer, a brilliant smile crossing his face.

This time was truly a bountiful harvest. The Flourishing Tang Empire was indeed one of the world’s most generous organizations—completing these two quests had brought him tremendous rewards.

With a radiant smile, Jiang Xincheng slowly collapsed. Severely injured and having lost too much blood, he could no longer hold on.