Chapter 1242:

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The consensus was ironclad.

But just as they were poised to strike under cover of night, a member of the Axe Gang arrived at the Dark Hills’ headquarters.

He pleaded for mercy, saying the Axe Gang would join the Dark Hills willingly.

“Our leader sent me here with a direct message for you, Mr. Rhodes. He instructed me to tell you the Axe Gang will sign the agreement tomorrow. Every asset will belong to you, and from this point forward, we’ll obey every order you give,” the Axe Gang member said, down on both knees in the middle of the opulent living room.

“Father, this is a stroke of incredible fortune.”

R𝗲𝘢𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝘁𝗵𝗈𝘶𝗍 𝘪𝘯𝗍e𝘳𝘳𝗎p𝘁𝗶о𝗇𝘀 о𝘯 𝗴а𝗹ո𝘰𝘃𝖾𝘭𝗌.𝘤оm

Orlando, seated close to his father, leaned in with wide-eyed excitement. Only moments before, he’d been urging an all-out assault on the Axe Gang, and Mason had supported the plan.

Victory seemed all but guaranteed, but instead, the Axe Gang arrived, offering total surrender and every scrap of their empire to the Dark Hills.

Few could believe such humility; the sight of the battered emissary made it clear this was no bluff.

“Well, I never expected the Axe Gang to show such good sense. This spares us a world of headaches.” A deep, satisfied laugh rumbled from Mason’s chest. For years, Delley’s criminal landscape had barely changed. Everyone craved more power, but true dominance had always eluded them.

That hunger for supremacy was exactly why Mason never hesitated when Orlando suggested a strike; with the odds stacked in their favor, how could he refuse?

Worries about surprise setbacks gnawed at him before, but now, every concern vanished in the face of their surrender.

“You can put your worries to rest. If the Axe Gang stands with the Dark Hills, we can bury our old feuds. Once your crew merges with ours, we’ll all be together,” Mason assured the Axe Gang member, his intention to win the Axe Gang over quite clear.

He knew that with the Axe Gang joining forces, the Dark Hills would become Delley’s most formidable power, outclassing every rival by a mile.

At last, the Dark Hills seemed poised to seize the crown and rule the city unchallenged.

Unfortunately, he wasn’t the only smart person around.

While Mason and Orlando basked in their moment of victory, voices from the other gangs began to break the silence.

These representatives, who’d witnessed every second, couldn’t help but notice the Dark Hills’ eagerness to claim the Axe Gang for themselves.

“Mr. Rhodes, I trust you haven’t forgotten the deal we struck—to divide the Axe Gang’s spoils fairly among us all?” one of them said.

That remark wiped the satisfaction right off Mason’s and Orlando’s faces, interrupting their dreams of ruling the city.

Neither could ignore the fact that the Axe Gang brought enormous value to whoever controlled them.

Previously, they had brought in other gangs because they didn’t want to fight the Axe Gang alone. But now, with the threat gone and surrender in hand, the need for partners faded fast.

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