QT: Against My Will (Volume 2)

4.55 - Black Sky Army - Dangerous Angels

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Unrequited love?

A part of loving you is to leave you be, to protect the smile that I fell in love with.

~ Little M.

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Bing Shi sat back behind her desk. She supported her chin with her hand, waiting for her new patron. Lately, she rarely had time to visit the capital of Rania Kingdom. But because there was a nutcase of a man prying around the city, she had to return to Eliaros.

"Who trained your guards?" asked Cheng Young the moment the doors to her office were closed. There was an upper limit to size and strength before it could overwhelm a technique.

For example, a single gorilla could kill tens of trained humans with a few swings of its arms. Then, there were cases like this girl, having little strength and technique; she would bait the gorilla into a trap. Fighting-wise, she was on defense most of the time, the exact opposite of her gorilla guards. Or was she pretending?

"My man," Bing Shi stared at her right hand, counting on her fingers, "My lover. My darling. My fian..."

"Enough!" Cheng Young raised his voice in infuriating. Within his tone, hatred, and jealousy mixed together, "Is this how you treat your patrons?!"

"I wouldn't dare. I'm like this only towards Sir Cheng Young," Bing Shi's eyes stopped at her ring finger, "You killed my dogs. I have all the right to despise you."

"..." Clutching his hands, Cheng Young held back not strangling the girl who talked back to him in apathy, showing him little to no respect.

"Now, that I have a blueprint," Bing Shi took out the gun from her bag, sliding it in his direction, she lifted her gaze, "I'm returning this."

"Where did you obtain the blueprints?" Picking up the weapon suspiciously, seeing nobody, Cheng Young pointed it at her forehead. The thought of getting rid of her passed through his mind, feeling conflicted. If he couldn't have this woman, nobody else could.

"I sent someone to visit your research base." Becoming better at lying and bluffing, Bing Shi successfully brought out the fear from within him, showing that she could use threats too, "Kill me, and your entire bloodline will be gone... by tomorrow morning."

'Drastic times call for drastic measures.'

'Would he love a woman who killed his entire family?'

"Try it and I'll slaughter this whole brothel." Furious, Cheng Young put down the gun involuntarily, displeased that someone was questioning his authority. In her presence, his flirtatious, and charismatic aura would always disappear.

Similarly to the past, he would turn into a second Zhao Rong. Of course, he was able to escape the prison with a few bribes and connections. However, if he tried to do something against this person again, he would be the first suspect.

No wonder she showed no fear when he revealed his identity. Hasan was one out of many, and who knew how deep her connections actually were. What angels? The women in this brothel were all scheming monsters! If they were in Sabra kingdom, he would've put this witch under a guillotine a long time ago!

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Using the techniques of mass propaganda, Bing Shi created an idealized, and worshipful image of a woman. As a result, she could manipulate others based entirely on her public image, suggesting divine sanction with her pseudonym.

As a courtesan, she could do what other women could never dream of doing. Some people accused Angels of seducing men and all other bad things. More than once, the patrons would demand a physician to check their angel's virginity. It was pretty sick how some people were so obsessed with the girl's innocence and purity.

"Do you know the Black Sky army?" asked Cheng Young, unable to ignore her vast information network, "What is your relationship with them?"

"The mercenary group, Black Sky army, is labeled as so, due to its commander's preference of using black command flags. Their flexible command structure and well-trained, disciplined, mobile units can defeat forces many times their size." Bing Shi walked towards the bookcase while explaining, "I'm their first client. Most of my hired guards belong to them."

In addition to forging new trading routes and building amicable relationships, Bing Shi played a pivotal role in paving a way for Ru Quan's ascent. She not only secured fresh recruits for him but also introduced him to her network of clients as a private military contractor that offered armies for hire.

As a result, Ru Quan emerged as a powerful stakeholder in the business of war, solidifying his influence and prominence in this domain.

Noticing how Tian Shi stood up from her chair, Cheng Young stood up abruptly, about to catch her wrists to push her against the wall, "Where do you think you're going? Did you forget who paid for your services?"

But as if there was a thick barrier separating them, the notoriously overbearing man refrained from getting close. He subconsciously started to view Tian Shi as someone of the same standing, someone whom he should not provoke. And rightly so. He couldn't decipher her full potency.

Knock

Knock

Knock

The doors were suddenly flung open, following Hasan, a beautiful girl in a red gown ran towards Cheng Young with tears in her eyes, "Did your Highness already forget about Cian Le, your fiance?"

'Finally ♪♫'

When Cian Le was pushed aside by the love of her life, she resentfully pointed her slender finger at Bing Shi, "What's wrong with your Highness's unreasonable obsession with that dirty courtesan?! What does she have that I don't?!"

"This lowly courtesan wonders too," Bing Shi grabbed her staff by the doors, pondering about Cian Le's words, "Has Miss ever tried the 'hard to get' tactics? It worked for me, somehow."

Her words held a playful and knowing tone as if she were sharing a secret of the trade with a fellow conspirator.

"You!" Cian Le screeched at Bing Shi, "Do you know who I am?! You better watch your insolent mouth! My father is a distinguished general Wang from the Sabra Kingdom! Disappear from his Highness's eyes, or I'll make my father take down this whole place!"