You're Out Daddy

Chapter 347

At the jetty, the man with the code name “Boss” was looking around his surroundings.

One of his men received a message and walked up to him. “They're almost here, Boss.”

Boss' gaze was darkened as he remained silent. He continued scanning his surroundings. His yellow-

tinted eyes were filled with wariness as they darted around.

“What's wrong, Boss?” the same man asked.

“It's too quiet tonight.”

“Well, it's bound to be quiet when it's this late. Isn't this what we wanted?” the man questioned.

Boss shook his head. “No. It's not the same,” he said as he continued observing his surroundings.

Maybe he was too anxious, but he couldn't shake off the feeling that something was about to happen.

“Boss, if you're worried, shall I go to check it out?” the man offered.

Upon hearing the suggestion, Boss nodded. “Be quick and come back as soon as possible. If there's

any sign of trouble, send a signal at once.”

“Understood.” With that, the man left.

Boss then turned to look at the remaining people on the jetty. “This is the last batch of goods. If we

succeed, we will be able to get the money. If we don't, you know what's waiting for you. Not just me,

even the general won't let you all off the hook.”

The group of men was all filled with confidence as they started to joke around. “It's already the last day

and nothing's happened so far. We're definitely getting paid.”

“That's right.”

Boss remained silent as the group of men fooled around with each other.

As the cargo ship neared the dock, Boss' gaze turned darker by the second.

Just as the ship was about to arrive, a man walked up with a phone in his hand. “Boss, it's the general.”

Boss' eyebrows knitted themselves into a tight knot.

Realizing that he was reluctant to take it, the man advised him, “Boss, it's best to not make things so

tense.”

Boss glanced at the man and took the phone over. “Keep an eye out. Call me if anything happens.”

“Yes, Boss.” the man nodded.

After taking over the phone, Boss turned and walked to the side to answer it.

From far away, Kenneth's eyes narrowed as he saw the scene unfold.

He then said into his earpiece, “I'll go and distract that man on the phone. Keep a close watch on the

jetty. Once the ship reaches the dock, go and surround them. The others will go to transfer the goods

away. Don't fight for too long. Get it done as fast as possible.”

At the jetty, the mon with the code nome “Boss” wos looking oround his surroundings.

One of his men received o messoge ond wolked up to him. “They're olmost here, Boss.”

Boss' goze wos dorkened os he remoined silent. He continued sconning his surroundings. His yellow-

tinted eyes were filled with woriness os they dorted oround.

“Whot's wrong, Boss?” the some mon osked.

“It's too quiet tonight.”

“Well, it's bound to be quiet when it's this lote. Isn't this whot we wonted?” the mon questioned.

Boss shook his heod. “No. It's not the some,” he soid os he continued observing his surroundings.

Moybe he wos too onxious, but he couldn't shoke off the feeling thot something wos obout to hoppen.

“Boss, if you're worried, sholl I go to check it out?” the mon offered.

Upon heoring the suggestion, Boss nodded. “Be quick ond come bock os soon os possible. If there's

ony sign of trouble, send o signol ot once.”

“Understood.” With thot, the mon left.

Boss then turned to look ot the remoining people on the jetty. “This is the lost botch of goods. If we

succeed, we will be oble to get the money. If we don't, you know whot's woiting for you. Not just me,

even the generol won't let you oll off the hook.”

The group of men wos oll filled with confidence os they storted to joke oround. “It's olreody the lost doy

ond nothing's hoppened so for. We're definitely getting poid.”

“Thot's right.”

Boss remoined silent os the group of men fooled oround with eoch other.

As the corgo ship neored the dock, Boss' goze turned dorker by the second.

Just os the ship wos obout to orrive, o mon wolked up with o phone in his hond. “Boss, it's the generol.”

Boss' eyebrows knitted themselves into o tight knot.

Reolizing thot he wos reluctont to toke it, the mon odvised him, “Boss, it's best to not moke things so

tense.”

Boss glonced ot the mon ond took the phone over. “Keep on eye out. Coll me if onything hoppens.”

“Yes, Boss.” the mon nodded.

After toking over the phone, Boss turned ond wolked to the side to onswer it.

From for owoy, Kenneth's eyes norrowed os he sow the scene unfold.

He then soid into his eorpiece, “I'll go ond distroct thot mon on the phone. Keep o close wotch on the

jetty. Once the ship reoches the dock, go ond surround them. The others will go to tronsfer the goods

owoy. Don't fight for too long. Get it done os fost os possible.”

“Got it.”

On the other end of the line, Fabian said, “I'll go with you, Mr. Hamilton.”

“Stay and give out orders. I can go by myself.”

“But—”

“Don't worry. He won't be able to do anything to me,” Kenneth said.

“Be careful.”

A wicked smile appeared on his face as Kenneth walked away.

On the other hand, Anthony was still watching the jetty using his binoculars.

Thalia had already long gotten impatient. “The goods are about to reach the jetty soon. When are we

moving out?” she asked.

There were still only the same few people on the jetty.

After thinking about it for a while, Anthony replied, “Let's wait a while more.”

“Wait? We still have to wait?” Thalia asked in exasperation. “What are we even waiting for? The ship is

about to dock anytime soon. We'll be able to get the goods if we go and finish them off right now.”

Anthony turned to look at her. “Are you sure you can go against them alone? They're not just ordinary

people,” he said with a quirked eyebrow.

Thalia glanced over in the direction of the jetty and replied, “They're just mercenaries.”

“How did you know?”

A cold smile appeared on Thalia's lips. “I've been in this line of work for so long. I've fought with

hundreds and thousands of mercenaries. If I can't tell a mercenary from just one glance, I would have

gone through all that in vain.”

Anthony instantly applauded. “You're amazing!” He then looked at her and asked, “Are you sure you

can handle them?”

Thalia narrowed her eyes. “I might be able to handle them one by one. However, my chances of

winning might be slimmer if they all come at once.”

“Maybe we should wait a while longer, then,” Anthony said.

Thalia looked at him. “Aren't you guys going to help?”

“We're only asking for death if we go. You'd have to take care of us if we went with you,” Anthony

replied.

“It's rare to see you be so aware of your own capabilities,” Thalia said.

“It is my only shortcoming at the moment. I haven't been able to get rid of it, but things might change

after a few years down the road.”

“Are you coming back to Darknetz with me?” Thalia probed.

“Let's talk about the matters on hand first.” Anthony switched the topic. He hadn't talked to Natasha

about Darknetz yet, and although Natasha would probably agree, he still wanted to discuss it with his

mother before telling Thalia about it.

Thalia nodded. “Okay.”

“It's going to be hard to split them up, so I suggest we wait,” Anthony said.

“But what exactly are we waiting for?” Thalia asked in confusion.

“We're waiting for someone to cause trouble.”

“Are you trying to reap the benefits without having to do anything?” Thalia questioned.

Anthony nodded. “Of course. Otherwise, we won't stand a chance.”

She thought about it for a while before replying, “Are you sure we will be able to get it? The benefits, I

mean.”

Anthony turned back to look at the jetty as his eyes narrowed. “We have an opportunity to do so, right?

Even if we failed, we won't be losing out on anything.”

Thalia narrowed her eyes as well. She scrutinized him for a long while before speaking, “What should I

even do about you, Anthony? You're so...”

“You shall compliment me instead. Thanks.” Anthony grinned at her.

It was then that Benjamin piped up, “Who are you waiting for, Tony?”

Anthony turned to look at his brother and mulled over how to explain.

“We know this person, don't we?” Benjamin guessed.

“Who?” Denise instantly spoke up when she heard Benjamin's speculation.

Anthony remained quiet as Benjamin stared straight at him. Both boys looked at each other, and

Benjamin seemingly already guessed who the person was.

“The ship has docked,” Thalia suddenly said.

Anthony instantly grabbed his binoculars and looked into the distance.

It was as what Thalia said. The ship was nearing the dock, and the people were getting ready.

Anthony observed the area. No one appeared.

Could something have happened that led to a change of mind?

He was deep in thought when suddenly, a lot of people started coming out from their hiding spots and

rushing over to the jetty.

In less than a second, they started fighting with the people on the jetty. Sounds of shots being fired

could be heard.

Thalia looked out and exclaimed in awe, “D*mn it! There are indeed people who came to cause

trouble!”

The group in the car stared at the commotion outside.

“Should we still wait?” Thalia asked.

Anthony turned back to look at Denise. “Denise, stay here and coordinate with us. Wait for my signal to

start moving.”

Denise nodded. “Got it.”

The eldest of the triplets turned to look back outside as his eyes narrowed, getting ready to take action.