The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family
Chapter 4032

When the other gang members witnessed Porter easily twisting the gun, they started shivering in fear. Now that they had confirmed Porter's identity, they were certain that they no longer had any chances of winning. Even if they tried to escape, they would be met with a dead end.

Instantly, they dropped on their knees and groveled. It didn't matter if there were many of them, or if the narrow staircase was crowded. All of them still knelt, too frightened to do anything else.

Andre was now pale in fright. He looked at Charlie, trembling, all confidence and smugness gone like the wind. In a shaky voice, he asked, "Mr...Mr. Wade... This... What the hell is going on? Is there a misunderstanding?"

Charlie replied with an easy smile, "There's no misunderstanding. Didn't you win a cargo ship from me? I'll give it to you now."

Andre may be a colossal fool, but at this point, even a fool like him came to realize that Charlie had been pretending to be weak all this while.

Right now, the famous lord of Ten Thousand Armies was referring to himself as a subordinate when facing Charlie. That was enough to set alarm bells ringing in Andre's mind. Andre's fear intensified as he concluded that if Porter was treating Charlie so respectfully, then Charlie's strength must be something that far exceeded his imagination.

He immediately raised his hand and slapped himself. Choking, he begged, "M-M r. Wade, I'm really sorry... I shouldn't have cheated you at the gambling table... Please let me go! Give me a chance to make amends, so that there won't be any misunderstandings between us..."

Charlie smiled, amused and interested. "Why don't you tell me how you plan to make amends with me?"

Andre hurriedly replied, "I-I don't want this cargo ship anymore! I'll also return all the money that you lost to me at the casino! A-also. I'll give you one million Canadian dollars as atonement. I hope you can forgive me..."

Charlie laughed, the sound reverberating in the still air. Chuckling, he said, "Oh, Andre. I'm sure you've heard of the Ten Thousand Armies before, right? In that case, you should know that the fees required for them to make an appearance is astronomically high. Even the lord of Ten Thousand Armies has personally made an appearance here. Your one million atonement fee can't even make up for one hundredth of his appearance fee! If this is the extent of your sincerity, I'm afraid there's no reason for us to talk."

Andre's legs went weak, turning into jelly a t that instant. Unable to support himself, he fell to the ground with a loud thud and pleaded, "M-Mr. Wade... Just now, Mr.

Waldron mentioned that our Italian gang is doing worse and worse. We don't have enough finances, and our money gets less and less every day. E-even if you kill me, there's no way for me to take out more than one hundred million Canadian dollars. W-w e don't have enough!"

Charlie waved his hand with a laugh." Don't worry. I won't ask you to take out a single penny."

When Andre heard this, he was slightly relieved. His nerves didn't leave him, however, and he asked tentatively, "M-Mr. Wade... About what happened today... What can I do to redeem myself and please you?"

Charlie laughed again, very much amused." Say, Andre. You're just involved in small fights in Vancouver, and you're constantly being suppressed by the other gangs. Don't you feel suffocated?"

Charlie's words were strange to Andre, who was quite confused to hear it. Still he answered honestly, "To tell you the truth, Mr. Wade, we're nothing much in Vancouver Our territory and income gets smaller and smaller every single time, and our subordinates weekly salary keeps dropping. It's really hard for us to make a living now..."

Charlie nodded. Then, he put away his smile and said with a serious expression, "I n Oskia, we have a phrase saying that fate: s the reason we fight, as well as the reason we are where we are today. So, I'll give you a chance."

Charlie paused to give Andre a

careful scrutiny, and then said slowly, "Andre, are you and your gang interested in joining the Ten Thousand Armies? If you are, you'll be part of the Ten Thousand Armies in future. They'll protect you and ensure that no one can threaten you. With their support, I'm certain that

you and your gang will enjoy a bright future."

"J-join the Ten Thousand Armies?!" Andre's eyes widened in shock.

He knew the kind of organization the Ten Thousand Armies was.

It wasn't an ordinary gang composed of riffraff, but a powerful mercenary organization in the truest sense of the word!

With their strength, he could wipe out all of the gangs in Vancouver with just a snap of his fingers.

But then he recalled how his own gang members were useless compared to the powerful mercenaries, and began to fear if he and his gang would be reduced to cannon fodder. After all, none of them could hold a candle to the Ten Thousand Armies. He considered Charlie's proposal, and then asked carefully, "Mr. Wade... Uh, if we did join the army... You wouldn't be expecting us to take part in the fights as well, would you...?"

His question bore a sentiment shared across all of his gang members.

'How can that be?" Charlie waved his

hand and said solemnly, "There are many well-trained mercenaries

under the army's command. Howet

can I possibly send you lot to war? I'm asking you to join Ten Thousand Armies for you to serve them in the future. I n return, the soldiers will protect all of you."

Andre was ecstatic. The first thought that came to his mind was, 'Whoa! Can it be? To think there's such a great bargain in this world! As the Oskians always say, you have to die first before you're given a way out. If I have the opportunity to join Ten Thousand Armies, wouldn't it be equivalent to getting a very strong backer to support me? It doesn't matter if I have to ditch my gang. I'd get the soldiers to act for me at the cost of nothing! I'll be able to conquer the whole of Vancouver!'