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"But there aren't many stable and legal acquisition channels like [Meteor City]..."

"Since there aren't many left, why not continue to get supplies from Meteor City?"

The old man, Linus, asked casually.

"Money doesn't matter, what's important is..."

He took a cigar out of his waist pocket and lit it.

"What I'm going to do must not involve any risk."

"Lysnos said slowly."

"For some reason, Meteor City is currently under particularly strong security measures."

The tall man explained in a low voice:

"Their security measures seem to have improved significantly; they are monitoring the movements and activities of anyone who has infiltrated the area with crystal clarity..."

I don't want to hear the details.

"Islinos interrupted again, his tone becoming increasingly calm," he said.

"Just tell me the result."

"Yes... the result is that this one channel has been cut off."

The tall man, who knew Linus's character well, answered immediately, his tone quick but without the slightest confusion.

The speech was very well-organized:

“We sent a lot of people back there to buy more goods, but we were discovered every single time… every single time.”

As if afraid that Linos would take his anger out on him, the tall man quickly said:

“All the men we sent there were discovered, and none of them were able to return.”

"So, that channel is now cut off..."

The tall man eventually fell silent.

"No one has come back?"

Linos slowly exhaled a smoke ring: "Did you send any other people to check on it afterwards?"

"I've sent it!"

The tall man, understanding the old man's meaning, immediately replied, "I sent someone who was simply there to make a living and observe."

“Meteor City doesn’t mean to make things difficult for guys like him.”

"They even welcomed him warmly, as if they were accepting him."

"Then I tentatively sent two or three people to probe the channels, and the result was..."

He didn't say what happened next, but Linus understood what he meant.

"You haven't come back again, have you?"

He narrowed his eyes slightly.

His face was still covered with wrinkles, making him look old and frail.

But there was no cloudiness in his eyes.

"You don't reject those who come to live here, but you absolutely won't let a single person with malicious intent escape, is that right?"

He easily saw through Meteor City's arrangement.

“They weren’t like this before.”

Lisnos casually tossed the half-smoked cigar aside like trash.

The tall man immediately crawled over, using his back as the ground, and caught the still-burning cigar.

"You have such keen insight!!"

The tall man gave a compliment that season:

"The person I sent there also discovered the differences in Meteor City."

"And the biggest change is that Meteor City has changed at some point."

"A saying started circulating among them."

"We don't refuse anything, but don't try to take anything away from us!"

Upon hearing this, Linos immediately straightened up slightly from leaning back on the sofa:

"If you don't refuse... then don't even think about taking anything away from me?"

"Hehehe, interesting."

Linos laughed, while the tall man lowered his head even further.

He could tell how much malice was hidden beneath the old man's seemingly amusing words.

"In the past, there was always a group of people in Meteor City who harbored fantasies about the outside world."

"I'm still hoping to return to this world and gain its recognition."

"It seems that they have finally come to their senses and are beginning to face reality."

"I'm really planning to start making a name for myself in this world as a resident of Meteor City."

"They will soon make a big move to announce their existence to the world..."

"Islinos spoke slowly and deliberately."

However, every single thing he said bore a striking resemblance to everything that the Phantom Troupe and Meteor City were currently doing.

"No wonder he was able to become the head of a conglomerate..."

Listening to Linos's analysis, Kuroro, watching from the monitor screen, was also thinking silently.

"We must not underestimate any opponent, especially someone who has climbed to the top of a conglomerate..."

"From now on, no matter what kind of enemy we face, we must overestimate their strength as much as possible!!"

Kuroro was making a decision in his mind, while Shalnark would occasionally look up.

He looked at the screen, then at the spy device, seemingly pondering something.

"What are you thinking?"

Seeing this, Kuroro asked directly and bluntly.

"I'm thinking……"

The knight scratched his head. "Since the eyes and ears of this spy device that Mog sent out can easily find our target, that guy named Lisnos."

"What if we planted a tiny bomb before the eyes and ears flew off?"

"So, the moment Linos is discovered, the explosion should be detonated, and then wouldn't that..."

Could they have blown up Lennox on the spot?!

"The idea is good, and it's also quite feasible..."

After listening to the whole thing, Kuroro pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

"However, this is not very feasible."

"The eyes and ears of the spy device are made of special materials, so they can avoid being detected or interfered with by the outside world."

"If we strap bombs to them, it could very well disrupt their normal operation."

"This leads to them being discovered, or the target of surveillance not being found, etc."

"Such risks are completely unnecessary."

Kuroro explained in detail, "Moreover, our purpose this time is not primarily for revenge."

"Just as he himself said~~~"

Kuroro's lips slowly curled up into a smile:

"Our main goal this time is to establish our brand and reputation, and to create a huge wave of influence around the world."

"Nothing could be more suitable as a target than this top business figure who appears to be a very righteous and charitable person!"

Kuroro had been eyeing this guy for a long time.

Using this guy as a stepping stone to make a name for themselves in Meteor City is the perfect solution!

Meanwhile, the mouth monitors the screen.

Linus was still asking:

"Were our previous purchases leaked?"

He stared blankly at the tall man.

"Not at all."

The tall man suddenly became righteous and indignant:

"The people I sent out before were all hired under the guise of being third parties."

"Absolutely no one will trace this back to us!!"

"Okay, that's fine."

Linos's expression softened slightly, and he nodded.

And at this moment~

"The previous one... it shouldn't count, right?"

The tall man appeared righteous and resolute, giving a firm refusal.

But in reality, his back was already soaked with cold sweat.

He did indeed hire a third party to implement multiple layers of encryption for the recent waves of personnel he sent out.

We guarantee that no one will be able to trace it back to them.

However, the guys who initially ran the supply channels in Meteor City knew a little bit about it.