Back in his car, Luo lit a cigarette and checked his interface.
"Luo: Human, Strength: 50, Agility: 50, Intelligence: 70. Skill: Hehuan Heart Sutra. Points: 2000. Hehuan Heart Sutra: Level 10, increases Strength, Agility, and Intelligence by 50 points, base attack power by 75, physical damage reduction by 0, elemental resistance by 0, movement speed by 110. Movement speed increased by 10%. Maximum level 20. Each level increases Strength, Agility, and Intelligence by 5 points, base attack power by 5 points, and movement speed by 1%."
No wonder he seemed much more agile earlier; it turns out his Hehuan Heart Sutra had broken through! He was a virgin, Jill was a virgin, and they made love together, which explained his rapid breakthrough in the Hehuan Heart Sutra!
Seeing this, Luo seemed somewhat excited. He'd been having sex with Jill for over two hours and was still incredibly aroused; the Hehuan Heart Sutra was indeed very effective!
At the gym, Luo tested his fists, punching twice hard. The sturdy sandbag already showed some cracks, an effect that left Luo somewhat astonished. Clenching his fists, he looked at himself in the mirror. It seemed his good days were about to begin; everything he'd done before was for this moment! One minute on stage, ten years of practice off stage!
A grand plan began to emerge in Luo's mind: he would take all the women in one fell swoop! First, he needed to expand his influence. If Raccoon City didn't recover, it would be nuked in two years. Everything he had painstakingly built up here would be gone. He had to establish his power base and then expand outwards.
The mysterious and sexy Ada Wong, the sweet and charming Rebecca, the noble and mature CEO Exella, the spirited and beautiful college student Claire, and so on it seemed too many to count. Many women were waiting for him to rescue them, waiting for him to play with them.
Luo had a bold idea, an idea that excited him. He rushed to City Hall and found the current mayor, Warren. He had a crazy plan.
The mayor's office was luxuriously decorated. In American politics, no one cared about that. Even seeing bottles of wine costing hundreds of thousands of dollars wouldn't be surprising, that's capitalism, after all.
Warren was a bearded, overweight man with sharp eyes. He was a remarkable man in himself for persuading the Umbrella Corporation to invest in Raccoon City and establish the Bright 21st Century Project. Of course, he was also an extremely ambitious man, single-mindedly focused on climbing the ranks.
"Luo, you have two minutes. If you don't have important news, I'll fire you tomorrow!" Warren poured himself a glass of wine, his tone extremely impolite.
Luo didn't seem to care. He pulled out a chair and sat down. "Umbrella is at its peak right now, but the board is already embroiled in internal strife. You know what they do? They started in pharmaceuticals. If what's going on here gets exposed, even Umbrella won't be able to withstand it. So, Mayor, aren't you planning to find a way out?"
Warren's hand clenched and unclenched under the table. Close to the table was a holster containing a pistol. "What are you trying to say?"
"We'll make our own money without relying on others. I want to make a lot of money, and you want to make money and get promoted. I have the connections, you have the power. Our alliance is a win-win!" Luo finished speaking and then handed over a photograph. "This is evidence of your mistress's affair with other men. She's also hiding evidence of your collusion with Umbrella."
"Who exactly are you?" Warren put down his wine glass and slammed his fist on the table angrily. He felt like he was being led by the nose; the young man before him was no ordinary person! "I'm just like you, working for Umbrella. You've probably heard about their labs in the suburbs. A mayor is nothing more than an ant to them. Raccoon City is just a small city under their control. If something happens to Raccoon City, you know what the consequences will be," Luo said casually, a hint of mockery in his eyes.
"Hmph, I don't know what you're talking about." Warren was starting to believe him, but he wasn't entirely sure.
"Then let me tell you something else. Three years ago, the Arklay Mountain Hospital in the suburbs wasn't closed yet. They conducted an experiment, and Umbrella sealed off the hospital and abandoned it. You know what happened? They were experimenting with drugs, and those drugs turned the patients into cannibals! Warren, I'm here to cooperate with you, not to scare you." Luo stood up, leaning on the table, and said loudly.
Warren's hand trembled slightly. He took out another glass, poured himself a drink, and handed it to him. "Tell me your thoughts."
"Right now, the most profitable thing is still smuggling. I'll try to get cheap cars, but you have to help get them in. Smuggling cars is only part of it; there are also these good things." Luo mentioned things that could be bought cheaply, but he'd been stuck at the checkpoint. A car cost less than five thousand to produce, but could be sold for fifty thousand wasn't that an exaggeration?
"That's not enough at all!" Warren didn't care about that amount of money. "I'll take care of the other gangs in Raccoon City. I've investigated; they don't have Umbrella connections. They're all from out of town, unable to make it in other cities, so they came here. Give me a week, and I can take over all the gangs in Raccoon City. Then, I can rake in a hundred million a month from parking fees, saunas, arcades, and protection money. We can expand to other cities too. I have friends and connections to manufacture weapons; they sell for a fortune." Luo's eyes were almost crazed.
If we're going to do it, let's do it big. First, take over Raccoon City, then expand to other cities. Once the profit chain is strong enough, he'll transform himself into a legitimate capitalist, starting a business, a perfect rags-to-riches story and a complete laundering plan!
Warren was also somewhat tempted. "You know what I want."
"Of course, the more power I have, the more money I make. With more underlings, a few favors can garner votes for you in no time. Mayor is just the beginning; governor, senator, secretary of state, vice president, even the president are all beckoning you!" Luo's smile was wicked. He knew what the other party wanted; everyone got what they needed without conflict. Why not cooperate?
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