Both of them are taken into a room. Mark is anxious, "What do you want?"
"Relax, no bad thing will happen. That man is a machinist who knows gun blueprints. The boss wants the technology but we know nothing about him. We haven't done anything yet. We want to know everything you know about him."
Mark thinks quickly and becomes excited. If he can meet Mr Civet, it is a great chance to get recognised and even promoted! He glances at his cousin, with yellow hair who is looking at him with jealousy. There is no need to hesitate to disclose Xiao's info. Xiao is not related, fuck him.
After half an hour of expectation, here comes the Civet. Mark and yellow hair bow to show respect. Mark is too nervous and pushes the chair by accident.
"You know about Machinist Han?" Civet's face is emotionless which makes Mark even more nervous. He sweats without control, he stammers, "His name is Xiao Han, a straggler. We shared the stowaway trip. This is his first time in Western Capital. No one is with him."
"That's it?" Civet squints.
Marks thought that Civet was not satisfied and tried his best to recall any details, "Oh, and when he entered the Western capital, he had nothing with him. He looked like a beggar and looked poor."
"Great." Civet is about to leave.
Mark says with respect, "At your service."
Civet pauses and says without looking back, "You are competent, you can work for me in the future."
Mark is ecstatic! I will be rich!
After Civet leaves, yellow hair comes closer and flatters, "Cousin Mark, I am counting on you." Now, Mark has the advantages. He looks at yellow hair with contempt, "What did you just call me?"
"Cou..Cousin Mark."
Their position switches around naturally. Mark is satisfied and pats the yellow hair's back and smiles. Suddenly, something come in his mind. He asks the guard in the room, "Bro, may I ask how you will deal with Xiao?"
"Easy. Catch him and torture him until he gives out the blueprint. With a blueprint, we can try to make guns ourselves and then kill him."
"Excellent." Mark relives.
….
Less than three minutes, Civet is back at the dinner table. He looks at the dishes, says, "Xiao Han right?"
"It seems that you know my name." Xiao feels the coming storm. His face remains calm and he sneaks his hand into the bag and gets the light-powered arm ready. Now he relives a bit. Although he chooses the junk station to get rid of Civet, it is better to be cautious. When he started playing 'Stellaris Legend' Xiao was a brave puppy. He thought that the NPCs in the game were merely lines of code which were settled. He was naughty and played whatever he liked until he got punished a couple of times and learned his lesson.
How? He was chased and killed by NPCs who would block the revive point and kill him again every time he revived. It was devastating to be killed three or four times in a couple of days.
Civet knocks the table with his finger, "I never stop guessing your background. To my surprise, you are a straggler who is new to Western Capital. I have to apprise your cautious. I just figured it out today."
"So?"
Civet's face gets cold, "Be smart. Give out the detailed technology of making guns." Be aware that Xiao is alone. Civet decides to fire.
"There is no friendship then."
"Friendship? That was just a deal, kid."
"You are not afraid of me fighting back?" Xiao smiles.
Civet smiles like everything is under control. A finger snap, the four guards nearby take out guns and point at Xiao, "You expect me to be unprepared? It is funny that those guns pointing at you are made by you." There are six guards around. Four are near Civet and two are guarding the door. Space is limited for Xiao to dodge.
Xiao stays still, "Even if I gave you the technology, you would kill me after."
Civet smiles. He doesn't deny it. The technology which makes money should be in a few people's hands. "Your cooperation would save you from torture at least."
"What if I don't cooperate?"
"Some of my men enjoy torturing; it is just a matter of time."
Suddenly, the laziness from Xiao's face disappears. His sharp eyes shock Civet in that flash. "You thought that I couldn't run away?"
Civet noticed that Xiao's left hand is in the bag all the time, "I don't think things in the bag will help you that much. My man will fire if you cross the line."
"What if there is a bomb?"
No one checked what was inside. But Civet doesn't believe it. Marks appears from nowhere today, there is no reason for Xiao to prepare for this.
Xiao says slowly, "I don't know who told you about me. But it seems that guy knows only a little about me. If you have a computer which can access the dark net. You would be surprised by some new reward."
Civet frowns; Xiao's confidence makes him uneasy. Although he controls a part of the grey area in Western Capital, it is subtle in the underworld. His force is not enough to engage in the business in dark net. That's why he didn't know Xiao was rewarded. He thinks Xiao is bluffing. There is no reason to follow the request from a kid.
Xiao adds up, "You don't believe me. Want a bet? Life is a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get. Bomb is super effective in such a small space. First explosion then the shrapnel would penetrate every corner with the energy wave. Following the heat wave which would ignite every last piece in this room. You would be lucky to be dismembered by the first wave of shrapnel..."
The guards, after Civet is frightened by Xiao's detailed description and steps back.
"Enough, I am not joking, stand up and put your hands on your head. Or eat my bullet."
Xiao sighs, "There is no place for negotiation? I will offer…"
At this moment, Xiao suddenly attacks. His left hand starts the powered arm which tears the bag apart. He pulls over the table which smashes towards Civet and his men with dishes.
Negotiation? I don't believe it myself!
Four on the front and two on the back. Xiao had a plan which blocks the gunfire from the front with the table and dealt with the guards on the back first. Thus, he doesn't stop but rushes towards the door. He blocks the front with light powered arm.
Kalakala, the table with dishes, smashes the four guards and Civet to the ground. Civet's head is broken by the dishes, he covers the wound and shouts with anger, "Fire!" Only the two guards by the door can fire.
The sounds of gun fire spreads around.