Chapter 14:
Facing this scene that completely exceeded their understanding, Kingpin's subordinates didn't even dare to breathe.
The situation that originally seemed completely one-sided was instantly reversed.
"I only said I wanted to kill him. Why do you all want to accompany him as well?"
Alex asked the subordinates mockingly.
"Sorry, we have offended you. As long as you are willing to spare us, we will definitely become your most loyal followers."
Hearing these words, Kingpin's face instantly turned livid with rage. He made a move to stand up and pounce toward Alex .
"Foolish."
In the next instant, Kingpin was frozen in mid-air as if someone had cast a body-binding technique on him, his body still maintaining the posture of lunging forward.
Alex used the steel bars in the room to tightly bind Kingpin layer after layer.
Looking at Kingpin who now resembled a giant meat dumpling, Alex couldn't help but walk up to him.
Under the gaze of all the subordinates, he raised his right hand high and slapped Kingpin's face, which was as big as a sesame pancake, heavily.
A loud echo resounded throughout the huge room.
"This slap is for the innocent people who died because of you."
"Bang!"
Before the words even finished, Alex raised his hand and delivered another slap.
"This slap is for the innocent people who live in fear every day because of you."
"Bang!"
"This slap is for me, who was forced to do this dirty work because of you."
After three loud slaps in a row, Kingpin's subordinates were now completely dumbfounded.
In all the years they had followed Kingpin, it had always been Kingpin beating others. They had never seen anyone dare to slap Kingpin's face like this.
Even though he was the one doing the slapping, Alex still felt like he was at a disadvantage.
Kingpin's face was too thick. After three slaps, it wasn't that Alex didn't want to continue — his hand simply hurt too much.
With no other choice, Alex had to stop and rest for a moment.
Soon after, Alex looked at the subordinates trembling beside him.
Perhaps the scene of Kingpin being slapped was too shocking, so much so that they had even forgotten to run away.
"You, you, and you — come over here."
The few people Alex pointed at walked toward him uneasily.
"Hurry up! Stop acting like little girls, twisting and turning!"
"Have you guys been bullied a lot by this fat bastard usually?"
The few people who heard the question didn't answer immediately. Instead, they subconsciously looked toward Kingpin.
Seeing this, Alex was instantly stunned.
Had these people's brains gone bad? Kingpin was tied up by him right now.
It seemed that over the years, these people had already been oppressed by Kingpin's tyranny to the point of developing a slave mentality.
"Heh, just you? Do you think you can fight me?"
Kingpin, seeing the scene, also spoke up to mock Alex .
"Fuck, you still dare to laugh at me!"
Alex raised his foot and kicked Kingpin right in the face.
Kingpin was sent flying far away like a ball.
"All of you, hurry up and slap him! Everyone! I want to see who dares not to slap!"
The furious Alex roared at the subordinates.
Seeing Alex so enraged, all the subordinates instantly became pumped up with adrenaline and started beating Kingpin.
Anyway, they were going to die either way. It was better to be smart and submit to the new boss. Maybe following the new boss would allow them to live a good life in the future.
Watching Kingpin being mercilessly beaten, Alex mood instantly improved greatly.
"Alright, alright. Be careful not to beat him to death, or it will be hard to explain later."
Hearing Alex words, the subordinates reluctantly moved their feet off Kingpin's body.
Looking at the subordinates standing neatly in formation below, Alex cleared his throat and said:
"From now on, I am your new boss. Of course, I know you may not be able to adapt right away, but I promise you that I will definitely be a good boss in the future. I will never abuse you or beat you."
"Of course, I will also help you improve your living standards."
"However, in return, you must give me 100% loyalty. If I find out anyone is thinking of betraying me behind my back, I will make you suffer even worse than this fat bastard!"
As he spoke, Alex pointed at Kingpin who was lying on the ground.
"Yes, Boss!"
After receiving the support of the subordinates, Alex contentedly dialed Hawkeye's number.
Soon, Hawkeye arrived with a large group of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, took Kingpin away.
Looking at the gangsters who used to be extremely arrogant and domineering but were now behaving obediently because of a single glance from Alex , and at Kingpin who was tied up tightly and covered in bruises, Hawkeye asked Alex in disbelief:
"You did all this?"
Alex gave him a look as if he were looking at an idiot. If it wasn't me, was it you?
Of course, Alex couldn't say these words in front of Hawkeye, or the man's face would be completely lost.
So he could only say:
"Luck, pure luck. I didn't expect everyone to have been dissatisfied with Kingpin for many years. They just lacked a leader."
Knowing that everyone had their own secrets, and seeing that Alex didn't want to say more, Hawkeye didn't press further.
At this time, Nick Fury walked over and said to Alex :
"You completed this mission very well, but the next task of cleaning up the social order still requires your continued efforts. I hope you can do it well."
"Also, after you finish handling things here, come to this place. I will arrange for you to meet someone."
As he spoke, Nick Fury handed Alex a note with an address written on it.
Watching Kingpin being taken away by S.H.I.E.L.D., Alex finally felt a huge weight lifted from his heart.
In order to let Wanda safely pass her university life before truly awakening, Alex plan had only just begun.
The next step was to clean up the entire underworld.
He would suppress all criminal activities.
In the end, most crime was caused by money.
After identifying the main contradiction, solving the problem became much simpler.
As long as the money was in place, even drug dealers would never risk their lives selling drugs again.
After confirming the next plan, Alex gathered all the subordinates in front of him again.
"Boss, is there anything you need us to do?"
"How many of you are drug users?"
As soon as these words came out, the subordinates all showed confused expressions.
Then a few people shakily raised their hands.
"One, two, three…"
"En, not bad. It's quite a bit less than I expected."
"From today onward, all of you are going to the rehabilitation center to quit drugs!"
After saying that, Alex casually pulled over one subordinate who looked pleasing and said:
"I'll leave this matter to you. If anything goes wrong in the future, I will hold you responsible. Do you understand?"
"Yes, understood, Boss."
After everyone had left, Alex stood alone in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window. Looking at the bustling lights and nightlife outside, he made up his mind to create an empire that belonged only to him and Wanda!
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