The Black Swan Behind (Beauty of Fire)

Chapter 233

233 Beast Empire and Dragger

Beast Empire. They were Jita Kyoei’s next target group after Red Jack Commander.

In fact, the Beast Empire was the last target because they didn’t take martial arts students that much.

From the data that Frank collected, the group had only taken the martial art studios three times. That was because their group was not as big as the other three groups of The Deadly Square. But this was precisely what made the Beast Empire the only group that still survived now.

At first, neither Jita Kyoei nor Calvin Lee paid much attention to the group, because Beast Empire was known to only do small business in the form of illegally selling cigarettes and liquor so they didn’t have to pay taxes that tend to be expensive for both types of goods.

They smuggled the goods and sold them to various entertainment businesses, such as Jen Marrie Street, which was held by Dragger. They were suppliers for these entertainment venues.

Beast Empire was like an ordinary kid in the class. They rarely attract attention because they were not noisy. They were neither too smart nor too naughty – exactly as their group image in the dark world.

However, no one knew that all this time, the Beast Empire had not only included alcohol and cigarettes in their business. They also became female providers for the entertainment business. Moreover, they also provide street people to be beggars or workers.

How could the Beast Empire run such a big business without the police knowing? It was because Dragger was behind them.

Three years ago, when Beast Empire was vigorously expanding their business, two middle schoolers suddenly came to see Derric. They were snotty boys named Pablo Diablo and Creed Johnson.

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The two teenagers said that they were the owners of a group called Dragger. They were running a nightlife business on Jen Marie Street. Arrogantly, asked the Beast Empire to find young girls as comfort women for their business.

Of course, the request was immediately laughed at by Derric. He underestimated the two snot-nosed boys. But Pablo and Creed didn’t feel angry at all for being laughed at. They were used to being belittled just because of their young age.

The two kids in basketball clothes made a bet with Derric. They challenged the strongest man in the Beast Empire to fight with the two of them.

Without thinking, Derric accepted the offer. Initially, he appointed one of his men to fight them. But in less than two minutes, Derric’s people had been knocked down by the two snotty boys.

At that moment, Derric’s laugh disappeared. Just as Pablo and Creed had asked, Derric had completely sent all the strongest men in his group until he stepped in on his own.

Dozens of strong men against two snots. But in fact, the boys who had been underestimated won the unfair battle.

Back then, the Beast Empire was only a small group. Its members were not even thirty men. They just run a dirty business on a whim. They were like rats living in a sewer – which every day had to scavenge the trash to fill their stomach.

Derric didn’t familiar with the world that lay beyond the dark alley he lived in. He did not understand the big gangster world that was out there. And he didn’t know there was a group called Dragger led by a middle school boy. He didn’t know that the Draggers were such a powerful group.

Pablo looked at Derric who was slumped under his feet. He and Creed stared at each other with their arms folded across their chests. The Beast Empire was truly no match for them. The group was indeed weak. Naturally, it was because they had only used women as a measure of strength so far.

“We’ve beaten you. You must keep your promise.” Pablo said.

Grinning in pain, Derric nodded. “Why us? Why did you choose our group?”

Pablo smiled. “Because you’re talented in this field. You have good taste in women. In our group – No. Even I, don’t have that good taste.”

“You don’t have to worry, Derric. We didn’t come to colonize your group, but to offer cooperation. This will all be a lucrative business for my group and yours.” Pablo continued.

Creed nodded. “Think of the fight earlier as a greeting. We didn’t fight seriously on purpose.”

“N-not serious?” Derric muttered as he looked at all his members who were lying battered on the ground. Was this what he called non-serious? What kind of monsters were those two boys actually?

After that meeting, Dragger and the Beast Empire’s cooperation started. Derric, who previously only roamed around his home and school environment, could now see how vast the dark world of Handway City was.

Through Pablo and Markus, Derric slowly learned how to raise his group. He now understood the concept of a gangster. With those insights, Derric and his friends enlarge their business empire.

From employing only five girls as prostitutes, now they employed hundreds of girls and children. Beast Empire became a foundation providing illegal labour.

If you think that Pablo was being nice to Derric, you better get rid of that thought.

‘You have good taste in women.’

It was an inflammatory sentence that came out of Pablo’s mouth. Well, Pablo honestly did think that Derric’s taste in choosing women was that good. In fact, there were many better female service providers than Derric. Unfortunately, they were all EXPENSIVE.

Yes, just like in the business world, Pablo would look for the cheapest supplier for his business. If people used the famous prostitution foundations that tend to be expensive, Pablo had other ideas.

He even looked into the rat holes. He was sure there must be hidden treasures in every unexpected place. Like a mine – It was dirty and rough. But you would find gold ore among tons of sand. Then you had to process the gold ore into various jewellery to increase its selling value.

Pablo made Beast Empire his labour breeder indirectly. It didn’t matter if he had to help the Beast Empire a little in their business. According to him, it was still worth the reciprocity he’d received.

Beast Empire could be one of The Deadly Square because they were backed by Dragger. It made the Beast Empire completely bow down to that monstrous group that owned Jen Marrie Street.

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Emma parked near a street she had vowed never to go again. But she only needed a few months to break her own oath.

Four girls got out of the red car. They looked like ordinary girls who wanted to have fun.

A dark alley was the entrance to the night paradise of the dark world of Handway City. The four girls walked into it and came to a busy street decorated with sparkling lights.

“I don’t like this place,” Poppy muttered to herself.

Emma put her arm around her shoulders and rubbed her upper arm. “Be strong, Poppy. This place will soon end up like any other illegal entertainment venue.”

“Damn! I didn’t think there was a place this big behind that dark alley!” Kathy said without blinking her eyes, staring at the twinkling lights.

“Many places are not included in their social media.” Rachel pointed her chin at a building with a large sign full of lights on its top. The board had a 3D picture of a sexy woman whose legs were crossed so that it seemed to come out of the board.

Emma’s eyes noticed many men in and out of a building. There were even two scantily clad women standing at its door with a sign in their hands that read 80 dollars/hour.

“That’s the place,” Emma whispered.

“We won’t be able to go inside.” Rachel said in their footsteps. Of course, they have no reason to go in there as customers.

Emma nodded. “Act like a regular visitor. We’re just going to see what’s on this street.”

On a trip around Jen Marrie Street, Emma found about seven large buildings that she suspected were brothels. If in one of those brothel houses were fifty women workers, then in total, they had about three hundred and fifty women working on this street. What worried Emma was: Were the women working by their own will?

After they finished walking around, the four girls stopped at a snacks-and-drinks store. It was the only place that was at least a little more comfortable for them than the other places full of mashers. They sat together at a small table and ordered cold beers and a plate of grilled foods.

“I knew it. There can’t be no prostitution house in this kind of place.” Kathy said in a low voice, before taking a sip of beer as her throat was very dry after a long walk.

“This place is even worse than the Underground Cave. Is this all illegal?” Rachel asked.

Kathy nodded. “I’ve searched it. This place isn’t listed on the Handway City entertainment list. It’s not even on the map either.”

“Oh, Pops. Have Linda and her friends stopped taking ballet lessons at your place?” Kathy asked.

Poppy shook her head. “They’re taking a day off. They said Briteny has been so busy that she doesn’t have time to come. You know – the three of them always want to stick together like chewing gums.”

“Come to think of it, Britney didn’t come to college ballet class yesterday either,” Rachel muttered.

“What I heard, Britney’s dad owns a business. She seems to be busy helping her dad.” Kathy said.

“What are you thinking, Emma?” Poppy looked at the girl sitting beside her. She realized that Emma had been pondering alone.

Emma woke up from her daydream and smiled faintly as she grabbed a piece of grilled sausages from the plate, “I was just thinking – how to find out what’s going on behind all this. I’m afraid if all of the women are forced to work in this place.”