บททั้งหมดของ Black Network: บทที่ 131 - บทที่ 140

Rain lashed the tin roof of the abandoned clock tower.Hugo crouched in the shadows, his massive hands gripping an old mechanical camera. Next to him, an Iron Anchor dockworker huddled in a soaked canvas jacket."Look down the alley," the worker whispered. "Right by the iron gate."Hugo raised the camera, slamming his eye against the viewfinder. Below, a heavy black sedan pulled up beside the underground teahouse, tires screaming on the wet pavement. Three men in expensive overcoats stepped out, marching straight toward the entrance.Hugo hammered the shutter. CLICK-CLACK."Who are they?" Hugo growled. "Give me names."The worker squinted through his binoculars. "It’s them, Hugo. Bernardo, Carmine, and Sal. The old regime.""The bastards who helped build this town," Hugo muttered, wiping rain off his jaw. "They think they're untouchable.""They aren't alone," the worker added, pointing. "Look at the door. Five Tokyo suits are waiting with heavy briefcases. That's a lot of cash, man."

Rain lished the cobblestones of the Old Town. Inside the corner teahouse, steam rose from cheap porcelain cups, mixing with the stench of wet canvas. Alexei sat at the wooden table.Six local gang leaders sat packed around him, sweat coating their foreheads despite the chill. They stared at their tea, too terrified to look up."The three elders took their buyout checks," Alexei broke the silence, his deep voice booming. "They boarded their flights hours ago. Dominic has the whole damn city back under his thumb. You think you can stand against that?""So the Boss actually let them live?" a local boss muttered, wiping his face. "He didn’t clip them?""He bought them out." Alexei growled, leaning forward until his shadow swallowed the man. "The old street crew is dead. From tonight on, we run this town like a corporate machine. Dominic demands absolute loyalty.""We took the Swiss money, Alexei," another boss whispered, his fingers gripping the table. "Adam Leo bought our silence before

Thursday midnight brought a freezing ocean wind through the East Pier alleyways.Lina kept her hands buried in her hooded windbreaker, her boots crunching over cracked pavement and crushed glass. Alexei walked beside her, resting a rusted steel wrench against his thigh."Look at the walls, Lina," Alexei growled, nodding toward the brick. "You still think we control this sector?"Lina turned her head. Dripping red spray paint covered the brick, aggressive Japanese characters stretching across dented metal doors."Marking their territory," Lina spat. "The bastards think a warning is enough to make me back down. Who let them in?""Shinjiro brought his whole crew at noon," Alexei said, gesturing with his wrench toward a ruined apartment. "The Vanguard thugs had iron pipes, Lina. They smashed the windows of every single family that refused to sign their safety waivers. You want to tell them to wait for the cops?"Lina stepped closer, looking through a jagged, broken window frame.The apart

The clock struck six.Aris Thorne checked his tablet, a dry smile cutting his face. "The transmission cleared Geneva," Thorne stated, snapping his briefcase open. "Our Euro networks are running the feed, and the federal protocols locked down our armor."Lina leaned against the concrete wall, her eyes bloodshot. "Noah. Burn the bridge. Hit the button. You want to wait around until we get caught?"The progress bar shot across the monitor, flashing green as the upload hit one hundred percent. The Tentacles of the Black Gold Empire: 23 Geopolitical Nodes of Nova City Devoured by Transnational Capital. The headline hit the international hub servers.Sophia stepped closer, monitoring the dashboard."The numbers are going through the roof, Lina!" Sophia yelled. "Thorne's federal order is shielding every network we used. Over thirty global syndicates reprinted the full text in less than sixty seconds."Thorne adjusted his tie, letting out a chuckle. "The precinct thought they were geniuses de

"Shoot the lights! Shoot the lights out!" the Vanguard lieutenant screamed, snapping his weapon up.A hail of bullets shattered the overhead xenon lamps, plunging the central yard back into a chaotic, freezing darkness. "Back out! Fire and move! Go, go!" the lieutenant roared.The dockworkers didn't back down. "Smash these bastards!" Alexei bellowed from the truck. "Throw everything you got! Take their heads off!"An avalanche of heavy iron wrenches, steel chains, and concrete chunks rained down on the Vanguard circle. A piece of flying metal caught the lieutenant square in the jaw, sending him to the asphalt. You think you’re the only ones who brought weapons?Up on the catwalk, Hugo didn't wait for orders. "Open lanes! Fire at will!"Muzzle flashes strobed through the dark hall as the Moretti shooters unleashed a vertical crossfire. Bullets ripped through tactical armor, dropping three operators in the first three seconds. The warehouse echoed with screams, the concrete yard turning