Spring KTV was packed with people. Everyone seemed excited. Around a round table in the inner room, six guys were seated. Louis sat in the middle; his brow slightly furrowed.
Steven exclaimed, "Louis, now that we have our own place, how we make money is up to us."
Jack suggested, "Louis, how about we get into the adult entertainment industry? It's not only profitable, but we can also enjoy it ourselves! What do you think, Steven?"
Steven scoffed, "You can go play by yourself! " "What I said was all true..."
Louis asked, "Do I need to remind you that I dislike the adult entertainment industry? Any other opinions?"
Jack quickly changed his tune, saying, "What Louis just said is exactly what I was about to say! I have no objections! None of us are the kind to exploit others."
Eric interjected, "I think selling crystal could work, but we don't have connections or capital for that." Eric's words woke everyone up and hit the point – no matter how much they discussed; it would be in vain without capital.
Louis nodded, saying, "One of the main goals of this meeting is to find a suitable business that gives us a certain economic foundation!" After Louis spoke, everyone remained silent, lost in thought.
After a while, Steven said, "Do you guys know about an organization called Tiger?"
Henry nodded, "I've heard of it. It's an organization established here by Russian mobsters for easier smuggling. Are you interested in them, Steven?"
Steven grinned, "Lately, they've been smuggling a lot in the suburbs. I don't know what it is, but I assume it's valuable. If we hit them, we'd have money coming in, wouldn't we?"
Alan shook his head, saying, "Tiger clashes fiercely with other gangs, and the extent of their power is evident. Going against them would be like hitting a rock with an egg – it's a consequence we can't afford to bear."
Louis glanced at everyone and asked Steven, "How much money do we have now?" Currently, all the money is in Steven's hands, and Louis only has a rough idea. He's not sure of the exact amount. Steven thought for a moment and replied, "We have a bit over forty thousand, but less than fifty thousand. If we sell the crystals we took from Sexy Kitty, we could have around seventy thousand!"
Louis shook his head. This amount of money wouldn't really solve many issues. After considering, Louis patted the handgun he had taken from Sexy Kitty at his waist and said loudly, "I need more guns. Who can help us get some?"
Eric smiled and said, "Louis, I can arrange that, but they won't be top-quality guns."
Louis asked, "Tell me more."
Eric whispered, "I have a relative who lives in a remote village in the mountains. The villagers there rely on hunting in the mountains for their livelihoods. The government's firearm control there is lax. When I visited my relative's house before, they had three shotguns and one handgun within their family. And that's only what I saw. He even mentioned they had grenades at home! Although those are probably unusable now."
Louis thought for a moment and said, "Steven, give Eric $2000. Eric, you're going to buy as many guns as you can with this money, especially handguns. They're easy to carry and tend to have good safety features."
Eric said, "No Problem. Just wait and see!"
Louis turned to Steven and said, "Steven, help me gather information about Tiger's trading location and the number of guys usually present."
Steven replied, "Louis, don't worry. I'll make sure to gather all the details."
Although the decision made Louis's companions feel somewhat apprehensive, they knew that if Louis said something could be done, there was never a failure. Louis's authority was deeply rooted in their minds. Being a group of young individuals, they all aspired to accomplish something significant. Regarding the plan to rob Tiger, there was a sense of anticipation and excitement among them.
Louis's gaze swept across everyone present, then he turned to Alan and said, "Talk about the issue of establishing organizational systems?"
Alan stood up and said loudly, "Now that we've formed an organization, we should have a complete system and structure. I won't say much about the specifics of the system; there are regulations here that you can all take a look at. Let me talk about the division of our departments!" Alan took a breath, glanced at everyone, and seeing their serious attention, he smiled slightly and continued, "Our organization will be named Nightmare, and it will consist of four departments: Assault, Power, Finance, and also another one called Enforcement. There's also a unit called Ninja. The meanings of these four departments are probably clear to everyone. Let me explain about Ninja. Louis established this unit to gather more intelligence and systematize our intelligence operations. The Ninja's role is to gather any useful intelligence by any means necessary! So, I believe you all understand now!" Alan finished and sat back down.
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Louis said, "Let me go through everyone's positions. These are temporary for now and might change in the future. Steven will be the Finance Minister, Jack will lead the Assault department, Henry will head the Power department, Alan will be in charge of Enforcement, and Eric will lead the Ninja department. Is everyone clear?" The group looked excited and chorused, "Clear, Louis!"
Jack scratched his head and then asked, "What about those girls? I'm not sure which department they should be assigned to."
Louis hesitated, and under the table, Steven kicked Jack's foot, sarcastically saying, "How about you take them all, huh!?"
Jack, influenced by Steven's remark, vigorously nodded and said, "Alright! Give them all to me, I'll take them!"
Louis chuckled and said, "I won't give any of them to you. I have arrangements." Jack immediately deflated upon hearing this and glared at Steven, who was suppressing a laugh and didn't say anything more.
The girls Jack referred to were the ones initially caught up by Sexy Kitty. They were all students from the school, some with deceased parents, some from single-parent households, lacking the care of relatives. From a young age, they had been wandering in society. After Louis arrived, they naturally joined Nightmare, becoming a unique aspect of the organization. Although they seemed like delicate young girls, their hearts were hardened, as evident from the wound on Sexy Kitty's arm caused by their actions.
Louis stood up and said, "Alan has lists for each department. Each of you should take one and get to know the people under your command. Alright, that's all for today's meeting, and the contents of this meeting must not be leaked to anyone." Then he turned to Eric and said, "Eric, take a few more people with you. Set off now, and the sooner you return, the better. Steven, get some money for Eric!"
Steven and Eric agreed and turned to leave, but Louis stopped them and advised, "Eric, use taxis. Don't let the police catch you!" Eric smiled and said, "Louis, don't worry, I've got it covered. I promise there won't be any issues!" Then Eric and Steven left the room.
Nightmare also began a period of rest. After several busy days, Louis was finally able to catch a break. After farewell to everyone, he got into his car and fell into a deep sleep. Around 6 p.m., the ringing of the phone woke Louis up. "Why isn't anyone answering the phone!?" Louis emerged from his room. "Louis, it's Emily. Let's go out for dinner tonight!"
"Emily, I just want to sleep at home. I'm so tired!" "No. You must come out to have dinner with me. After dinner, let's go watch a movie."
"Emily, let me sleep a little longer, please!" "No, no. If you don't come out, I'll come to your home!"
"No! Where should I look for you?" "Wait for me at the entrance of my house. When I see you, I'll come out!"
"See you in a bit!" "Alright."
Louis splashed his face with water to wake himself up. He put on clothes and headed outside.
Arriving at Emily's house, Louis didn't have to wait long before seeing Emily coming down from the building. She grabbed Louis's sleeve and said, "Why were you so slow? I've been waiting for a while!"
Louis, feeling wronged, said, "I was sleeping when you called. It takes time to get up, freshen up, and get dressed! Besides, our houses are so far apart!"
Emily thought for a moment and agreed with a playful smile. She held onto Louis and said, "Let's go, we'll have dinner first. The movie is about to start!"
Louis asked, "What time does the movie start?" Emily replied anxiously, "It starts at 9:00 pm." Louis felt a bit dizzy and said, "It's only a little past six now, why are we going so early!?"
Emily laughed and said, "Won't we take two or three hours to eat dinner?!" Louis shook his head.
Just as the two had walked about ten meters from Emily's house, they coincidentally ran into Emma, who had just returned. Seeing the two walking closely together, Emma felt a pang of heartache and her expression soured. Emma nodded at Louis and asked, "Where are you guys headed?"
Before Louis could speak, Emily jumped in and said, "Emma, Louis, and I are going out for dinner!"
Emma said, "Perfect, I haven't eaten either. I'll join you guys!" Though Emily didn't want to bring her sister along, she couldn't refuse and looked at Louis. Seeing Emily's gaze, Louis turned to look, and Emma was also staring at him. Louis felt a bit dizzy and said with a smile, "Alright then, the more the merrier. Let's all go out for dinner!"
Emily secretly pinched his arm hard. Louis winced in pain, gritting his teeth and almost shedding tears, thinking, "It must have bruised!"
Seeing Louis's grimace, Emma lowered her head and said, "If I'm disturbing you, then I won't go!"
Seeing Emma's bowed head and trembling shoulders, thinking she was upset, Louis quickly said, "How could that be! I'm thrilled that Emma is coming with us! It won't bother us!"
Emily nodded on the side and said, "Yes, let's all go together!" As she spoke, she pinched the same spot on Louis's arm again. This time Louis didn't feel the pain because his arm had gone numb...
Louis could guarantee that this meal was the most tasteless one. In the restaurant, Louis was sandwiched between the two sisters, just bowing his head and eating without daring to say a word. He knew that no matter whom he talked to between the two of them, the other one wouldn't make it easy for him. Emma and Emily, on the other hand, were enjoying their meal and chatting, which made Louis feel completely out of place between them.
Finally, Louis finished the flavorless meal. As they left the restaurant, Louis heaved a sigh of relief. However, Emma's next words almost made Louis pass out. "Let's go watch a movie!"
Louis nodded dully and said, "Okay!... Sure!... Watch a movie!... Watch a movie!" Emily rolled her eyes and didn't say anything. By the time Louis got home, it was almost eleven o'clock. He couldn't remember anything about the movie's plot; he had fallen asleep right after the beginning.
After this incident, Louis felt something strange. Whenever he went out alone with either of the two sisters, the other one would show up within five minutes. He explained that there must be some kind of telepathy between the two sisters. However, being sandwiched between the two beautiful girls didn't feel as enjoyable as others might think. The mixture of bitterness and joy was known only to him.
Ever since the incident at Ghost KTV, Louis hadn't gone there. Steven was the one who managed the place. Three percent of the nightclub's revenue went to Nightmare. The owner of Ghost KTV was a beautiful woman, known as Viv. Viv seemed indifferent to the change in management of the KTV. The organization handling the management needed to be powerful to keep troublemakers away. Although Nightmare was newly established, it had a large and formidable team. Viv trusted them to manage the nightclub.
Within three days of Steven acquiring Crystal from Sexy Kitty, it was all sold at Ghost KTV, and they made a clean profit of $5000. People were amazed at how quickly the Crystal business was making money.