After a two-hour discussion, a draft of the retaliation plan was finally laid on the table.
For the criminal underworld, the best form of revenge is murder.
But the who, what, and how of the killing were all questions that required detailed discussion.
Their targets weren't a bunch of nobodies. They were equally ferocious outlaws with Ascenders, weapons, ammunition, and Alchemy Equipment. They might even possess a Forbidden Object. And that's not to mention their complex network of connections—anyone who survives in Jinzhu has powerful backing, and a single misstep could implicate some major figure.
Those in the criminal underworld are like rats in the gutter, unable to operate in the open. They survive only because certain powerful people turn a blind eye. If they cross the line too severely, the consequences would be devastating.
