Chapter 347


    Xanxus was one of the most powerful figures of the Seven Legends in the Sris Province, and


    Sunshine Casino alone was an enterprise that every gang leader drooled over.


    Never did Victoria expect someone as formidable as Xanxus to die. She had been sure that death


    was something that eluded him.


    "Do we know who''s behind it?" she demanded, eyes wide and thoughts moring. "I don''t think


    Jarett would resort to such clean and forthright methods of eradicating Xanxus, would he?"


    Rupert pped his own thigh as if to calm himself. "Every witness in Sunshine Casino has either


    been killed off or captured, so no one can provide intel on this. All we know is that the mysterious


    forces who killed Xanxus and wiped out his gang fled as soon as the deed was done, and no one


    has imed ownership of the casino yet!"


    Next to him, Leoric could hear his own blood beating in his ears. No one knew the details of Xanxus''


    downfall except for him. "Uh, Jeanne, there''s something you should—"


    "Oh, for f*ck''s sake, can''t you see that I''m speaking to Jeanne here? Stay out of this!" Rupert


    barked at him before he could exin what happened back at the casino with Kingsley.


    In truth, Leoric had been getting on Rupert''s nerves these days. He thought the man was nothing


    more than an over-glorified errand boy for the Jeanne Gang who was put in charge of their territory


    in the urban vige, but that was until recently when Leoric had, with Kingsley''s help, fought back


    against Kenzo and his men during a turf war.


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    Ever since then, Victoria started seeing Leoric in a new light, and the subtle admiration she had for


    him was beginning to show. After all, Kenzo was one of Xanxus'' most trusted subordinates, not to


    mention, one of the most capable. To be able to hold onto the Jeanne Gang''s turf and keep it from


    falling into Xanxus'' hand was enough to prove Leoric''spetence.


    As such, she praised him for the job well done and told him she saw potential in him. She also said


    his kindness, despite his circumstances, was a remarkable trait to have as a gang member. She


    even nned on having him help out at Jeanne D''Arc once business at the urban vige had been


    concluded.


    Having sensed the shift in structural dynamics, Rupert couldn''t help panicking. He was worried that


    Leoric would climb up the organizationaldder and eventually take over his ce in the gang.


    "Leoric, you ought to learn your ce around here. Don''t get so full of yourself just because Jeanne


    gave you a few encouraging words!" Rupert snapped with a manic gleam in his eyes, riding out the


    rage he had felt when he came in earlier and saw that Leoric was already in the office speaking to


    Jeanne.


    However, there were more pressing concerns at hand, such as the news of Xanxus'' downfall and


    the subsequent abandonment of Sunshine Casino, so he held back from chewing Lcoric out at first


    instance. He thinks I''m going easy on him and now he''s climbing over my head! He has quite the


    nerve, interrupting me while I''m speaking to Jeanne!"


    "Don''t get ahead of yourself, Leoric, and don''t try to butt into gang matters. You don''t get the right to


    speak when I''m in the room!" he growled, ring at Leoric mutinously.


    Meanwhile, Victoria was frowning in disapproval when she saw how unnecessarily rude Rupert was


    being, but she thought about how he had stuck by her since junior high and helped her with gang


    matters all these years, then decidedly brushed this incident off. In any case, she couldn''t put him in


    his ce in front of Leoric and her other subordinates.


    Presently, a grim look shed across Leoric''s features as he pointed out impatiently, "I wasn''t trying


    to butt into gang affairs; I was only trying to tell Jeanne about the incident with Xanxus—"


    He was cut off once again by Rupert, who demanded incredulously, "And what the hell do you know


    about Xanxus’ death, huh? Do you even know how serious things are right now out there in the


    underworld? Huh?" He did not wait for Leoric to respond and turned to address Victoria in a


    considerably gentler tone, "Jeanne, now that word on Xanxus'' death has broken out, the entire


    Sris Province underworld is getting restless. Every gang we know will start making their moves


    soon. A war may be inevitable."


    Victoria slowly resumed her seat on the couch, her pretty brows furrowing as she said, "The casino


    was Xanxus'' pride and glory. Anyone with power, no matter how little of it, will try to get their hands


    on it." She twirled a lock of her hair around one slender finger as she continued pensively, "But as


    long as Jarett doesn''t make a move, then no one will get to take the casino for themselves. It''d be a


    feat for gangs like ours to get even a tenth of the share!"