Louis candidly said, "I have a plan, and I want the entire Market South!"

Emmanuel hesitated for a moment, then chuckled and patted Louis on the shoulder, saying, "You've got quite an appetite! In the South, apart from Smith and White, the others are not much of a concern. And I'm secretly supporting White; he's a good guy. I hope Louis will spare him."

Louis replied, "Actually, I did consider taking him over at first. Since you put it that way, I don't mind anymore. It's just that Smith is a bit tricky; after all, he has Devil's support. I can't move against him right now."

Emmanuel thought for a moment and said, "Have you considered taking down Devil before dealing with him?"

Louis's eyes lit up, he lowered his head in deep thought for a moment, and then smiled, "You're right. With the alliance we've formed, most of the gangs have joined, except the Devil. There are rumors circulating among the gangs about the Devil. If we go up against Devil, even if the other gangs don't side with us, they won't help Devil either!"

Emmanuel laughed and said, "Exactly. I think you should eliminate Levi and Van first, then deal with Devil. I'll assist you when the time comes." With that, he stood up, and Louis and Emmanuel walked out of the room, feeling relieved.

Tiger originally had thirty territories, Dragon got five, Nightmare got three, and the others were evenly split among various gangs. Due to limited space, some territories were shared by two or three gangs. While not everyone was happy about this arrangement, they had to settle for it. After all, they hadn't done much; it was Dragon and Nightmare that had really weakened Tiger.

After the gathering, Louis was both amused and frustrated with the three territories he had been assigned. They were located in the city center and had decent setups, but they were not adjacent to his own territory, and he worried about not being able to oversee them. After everyone left, Emmanuel asked Louis with a smile, "Louis doesn't seem too happy. Are you dissatisfied with the territories?"

Louis shook his head and said, "The three territories are all good; it's just that they are a bit far from my own."

"That's not a problem; what matters is that they can make money, right?"

"Exactly."

Emmanuel said, "When will you come over to my place? Emily has been talking about you for the past few days, saying she can't see you around school."

Louis thought about it and agreed, "It's been a while since I've seen Emily. I've been busy for the past few days. Now that I have some free time, I can go visit her."

Emmanuel nodded and watched Louis as if he wanted to ask something but held back. Louis didn't notice Emmanuel's expression. After a few more exchanges, he turned and bid farewell.

On the second day, Louis held a small meeting. After a night of contemplation, Louis decided to entrust the management of the new three venues to Steven. Now, Steven's strategic thinking and ability to adapt to the enemy's moves had shown him to be a reliable person with the qualities of a great leader. At the same time, Louis explained the next steps to everyone, which included dealing with Levi and Van.

For these two guys, there wasn't much discussion among the group, as their strength was far below that of Nightmare's at the moment. Eric suggested that this time they should send threatening messages to them first, establishing Nightmare's dominance. After several expansions and confrontations, Louis understood the power of a lightning strike. Nightmare had always caught its enemies off guard, delivering a deadly blow while minimizing their own losses. This time, in dealing with Levi and Van, Louis decided to adopt the same strategy. He assigned Steven, Eric, and Leo to attack Levi, while Jack, Henry, and Alan led their respective subordinates to attack Van. Meanwhile, Jerry would gather intelligence and assist others in the attack. The attack would still be carried out as a surprise, aiming for a swift and fatal strike, not giving them a chance to catch their breath. Louis instructed everyone to rest for a day and start the operation the following day.

Van and Levi couldn't have imagined that the young men they were chatting and laughing with at last night's gathering would turn against them so quickly.

Tiger's departure had eased the tension among the various factions, but beneath the calm surface, another storm was about to hit. Nightmare seemed like an ever-expanding iron fist, and a new underworld landscape was gradually taking shape.

One day passed without incident, and on the second day, Sunday, Louis called Emmanuel's house, with Emily answering the phone. "Emily, I'll come over to your place later." "Louis? My brother isn't home. What are you coming to my house for?"

It seemed that Emily was angry. Louis said, "We haven't seen each other for a few days. I just want to see you!" "See me? I'm really flattered. I think it's better if you wait until my brother comes home!" Emily hung up the phone, picked up a cushion from the sofa, threw it on the floor, and then stepped on it a few times. "Louis! You scoundrel, I'll stomp you to death!"

Her voice was so loud that Louis, standing outside Emily's door with his phone, could hear it clearly. After hesitating for a while, Louis finally made up his mind, gritted his teeth, reached out, and pressed the doorbell, silently praying for good luck.

"Who is it?" Emily's impatient voice came from inside the door.

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Louis let out a breath and said loudly, "Emily, it's me!"

There was a sound of commotion behind the door, and after a moment, the door opened. Emily stood at the doorway, hugging herself, and looked at Louis, pouting. "Come in!"

Louis chuckled at Emily a few times, cleared his throat, and walked into the room. Standing in the living room, Louis noticed the TV was on and tried to start a conversation, "Emily, what are you watching..."

"Bang~~~" Emily forcefully closed the door, interrupting Louis mid-sentence with a loud noise.

"What would you like to drink?" Emily sat on the couch, looking at the TV as she asked.

Sitting down next to her, Louis could see that Emily was still angry. He said, "I've been really busy these past few days, and I'm exhausted. I've been missing you so much, and today, finally, I had some free time, and you're acting like this..."

Louis closed his eyes and leaned back on the couch.

"Do you know how worried I've been about you these past few days? You haven't called me at all, and I had to hear about your situation from Big Brother!" Emily's eyes welled up with tears as she spoke.

Louis felt ashamed and said, "I messed up, next time, no matter how busy I am, I'll make sure to call you first!"

"That would be nice! You know, these past few days, Vito has been bothering me constantly, it's so annoying."

"Vito? Who is he?" Louis found it strange because he didn't remember this person.

Emily explained, "He's the son of the gang's old Vic. You remember Vic, right? The guy who confronted those troublemakers with us the first time we went out, at the nightclub? That's Vic!"

Louis thought for a moment and recalled the incident. He said, "Oh, you mean the chubby guy in his forties who wears glasses?" Emily nodded and added, "Actually, Vic has always been good to me and my sister. It's just that Vito is constantly pestering my sister, and it's so annoying."

Louis had a thought. Although he had only met Vic once, his intuition told him that Vic wasn't as simple as he appeared on the surface. However, he kept this to himself because it was just a gut feeling and not something he could easily make Emily believe. So, he just shook his head in silence.

Seeing Louis's thinning face, Emily felt a pang of worry. She knew he had low blood sugar and said softly, "You're always so busy with gang matters, and you don't even take care of your own health! Look at you, you've lost so much weight!"

"It's just been a busy period; it'll get better in a few days," Louis temporarily put aside the matter of Vito, but he remembered the name.

Louis winked playfully at Emily and said with a mischievous tone, "Right now, all I want to do is... sleep!"

Emily blushed and scolded, "Who said anything about sleeping with you!?"

Louis laughed and replied, "I didn't say I wanted to sleep with you, did I?"

"You...!" Emily, frustrated, pounded Louis's chest with her hands, but it was all in good humor, and it only made him laugh. After a while, Emily started feeling tired and leaned against Louis's shoulder. Her eyes were filled with a dreamy look as she asked, "Have you really missed me during this time?"

Louis nodded absentmindedly, and Emily being so close to him made him uncomfortable. The warm breath between their breaths hit his face, and he couldn't help but notice Emily's slightly parted red lips. A sense of restlessness grew within him as they locked eyes in silence. Just then, the phone rang abruptly. Louis jumped up in surprise, blushing, and grabbed his phone. Emily watched him answer the call with a silent sigh, biting her lip without saying a word.

The call was from Jack. "Louis, we're starting the attack on Van now. Louis, do you have any instructions?"

"Nothing special, just do what we usually do, but the main thing is to be fast!"

"Understood, Louis. By the way, I hope I didn't disturb you?"

Louis couldn't help but laugh, "No, don't waste time, get to work quickly!"

"Alright~~~!"

Louis hung up the phone and turned to see Emily sitting on the couch. He walked over and said softly, "Emily, just now... I..."

Emily said nothing, stood up, and hugged Louis' neck, pressing her lips to his mouth. Louis was stunned at first, feeling the sweetness of Emily in his mouth, and reached out to hold her in his arms. Their tongues intertwined, responding to each other freely. Emily originally wanted to kiss lightly, but now it turned into a passionate kiss uncontrollably. Time seemed to have stopped, and the two were not separated for a long time.

Emily's whole body seemed to have lost all strength, leaning against Louis. Louis could no longer control the desire in his heart and reached out to touch Emily's firm breasts. Just as they were getting into it, the phone rang again.

"Damn it!" Louis gently pushed aside Emily's delicate body and walked to the side. Emily blushed and whimpered, burying her face in the cushion on the sofa.

"Louis, I'm Steven now. I'm about to attack Levi. Does Louis want to live or die?"

Louis rolled his eyes, feeling that these people were testing his patience. He replied, "You know, figure it out yourselves! Don't ask me about everything!"

"Okay, got it! Your tone doesn't sound great. Is something wrong?"

"If you hang up the phone right now, I might consider not beating you up when I get back!"

There was a moment of silence, and then Steven's laughter came through. "I understand now, Louis is at Emily's house, right?! Enjoy yourselves, I won't bother you two with any more calls!"

"You..." Before Louis could say anything, Steven hung up the phone. Louis looked at his phone, feeling a headache coming on. He walked over to the sofa and saw Emily's face buried in it, and couldn't help but recall the scene from earlier. He wasn't sure what he felt for Emily, his concept of love was still quite vague. He gently patted Emily's shoulder and said, "Emily, I think... I think I really love you!"

After Emily finished listening, her heart was filled with sweetness, and her face turned red with shyness, unable to lift her head. Louis felt relieved, seeing Emily almost bury her entire head in the pillow, he chuckled and said, "Lower your head a bit more, and you'll squeeze into the sofa! You really look like an ostrich now~"

Emily got angry and turned her head, pinching Louis's arm, and said, "You're the ostrich here! You're a small and clumsy dead ostrich!"

"Really, let's see who is more similar between the two of us~," Louis said, reaching out his hand to cover Emily's crotch. Emily didn't show any weakness, pinching and biting Louis, and the two got into a fight. After a while, both of them were a little tired. Emily lay on Louis' shoulder and said, "Louis, you have lost a lot of weight in the past few days. Have you never eaten well?"

Louis took Emily's embroidered hair in his hand, stroked it gently, and smelled it. There was a refreshing smell, "Yes! There are so many things going on in the gang these days, and sometimes we only have time for one meal a day!"

"I'll get you something to eat then!"

"Never mind, we'll go out to eat later. Right now, I just want to get a good sleep." Louis couldn't compliment Emily's cooking; the two previous lessons were unforgettable.

Emily nodded. "Alright, you rest for a while. I'll wake you up for lunch."

Louis looked at her gentle demeanor, and he couldn't express how much he liked it. Acting like a child, he held Emily's hand, his eyes filled with a smile. "I want you to sleep with me!"

"Who's going to sleep with you? " Emily teased as she gently scraped Louis's face.