Chapter 437
Natasha chimed in and explained, “Dean Mayer was Atlas’s senior apprentice from the same martial arts school and Northern District’s second–in–command. He was known as ‘Iron Palm ‘. However, his skills never matched Atlas‘, which is why Atlas always held the position of Northern District’s leader.”
Andrew asked, “So you’re saying most of Atlas‘ assets and personnel fell into Dean’s hands?”
Natasha shook her head. “In terms of manpower, Dean only took about seven elite fighters with him. However, he did make off with the majority of Northern District’s wealth–Atlas‘ years of accumulated fortune.”
“Natasha, do you know where Dean is now?” Andrew frowned.
“As my people previously informed Mr. Lloyd, some of Atlas‘ forces have regrouped,” Natasha said gravely. “Dean is their leader, and they’ve aligned themselves with the Madblade Martial Academy.”
Andrew was shocked. “Madblade Martial Academy? You mean the place that calls itself Jayrodale’s premier martial arts institution?”
Natasha nodded. “That’s the one. Mr. Lloyd, I strongly advise against confronting Madblade Martial Academy unless absolutely necessary.”
‘Are they really that formidable?” Andrew raised an eyebrow.
Natasha explained, “Extremely. When it comes to pure fighting prowess, we in the underworld don’t stand a chance against them. That’s precisely why Dean chose to seek their protection- he knew neither Dylan nor I would dare challenge them.”
Andrew turned to Lauren. “What do you know about Madblade Martial Academy?”
“Madam Vostokoff is right–they’re not to be trifled with,” Lauren said seriously. “Their grandmaster is renowned as the ultimate authority in Southern Fist techniques. However, I know their legendary grandmaster hasn’t fought anyone in years. The academy is currently run by his successor, whose skills are mediocre at best. I can send our family’s experts to make him hand over Dean and his people.”
After some thought, Andrew nodded. “Let’s do that then.”
Lauren smiled. “Don’t worry. We’ll try to negotiate peacefully with Madblade Martial Academy. Our goal is just to recover Rhodes Corporation’s 60 million–it shouldn’t be too difficult.”
Andrew turned to Natasha. “Alright then, I’ll accompany Ms. Rhodes. You can head back to West End.”
Natasha nodded and shot Andrew a jealous glance before leaving. Though subtle, Lauren did
not miss it.
Chapter 437
Andrew looked at Jake and chuckled. “I almost forgot my promise to you. Go with Natasha- she’ll promote you.”
Jake pointed at himself in disbelief. “Mr. Lloyd, are you serious?”
“Of course,” Andrew nodded.
“Get in, lucky guy,” Natasha called out impatiently. “For Mr. Lloyd’s sake, I’ll promote you when we get back to West End.”
Natasha’s sports car roared away.
In the passenger seat, Jake could hardly believe he was sitting next to West End’s leader. He was nervous that he did not know what to do with his hands. He wondered who Andrew really was, having such influence over someone as powerful as Natasha.
