The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 351 Cleaver: I admit I spoke a little too loudly that day.
He rubbed his hands together and said, "No matter what, with Cyprus dead, the Willie Gang is completely finished."

"Yes."

Lynn did not object to this.

Without the Hawthorne father and son, Willie's gang's officers would never amount to anything.

That's how gangsters are.

They are greedy for money and ungrateful. Even if they shout slogans of benevolence and righteousness every day, they are actually doing dirty things that cannot be seen in the light of day.

Now that the position of gang leader is vacant, the lower-ranking members will naturally fight tooth and nail for it.

With that thought in mind, Lynn picked up Cyprus's head.

The next moment, flames rose from his palms, completely engulfing his head.

Before long, the flames died down, leaving only ashes like fine sand flowing from his palms.

He's not some sixth-day demon king who uses other people's skulls as wine glasses.

At that moment, Letso suddenly thought of something else.

"So, what does that short guy with the machete mean by sending Cyprian Willie's head? Is he threatening us?"

"No, you've misunderstood. He's apologizing to us."

When Lynn went to see Carol that day, Carol did speak a bit loudly.

After witnessing Lynn's achievements firsthand, it would be a lie to say that Carlo wasn't terrified.

That's why he specifically sent Cyprus Willy's head.

This shows that he was also involved in the matter, that he had an additional layer of interest with Lynn, and that he would not betray Lynn.

“Let’s go back. Oh, and call Shapel over. I have some arrangements for him.” Lynn glanced at the pitch-black sky outside. “It’s time for the sky in Novigrad to change.”

That night, squads of city guards wielding halberds suddenly appeared on the streets of Novigrad's lower city. They immediately drove away any citizens who were still outside after dark.

At first, the citizens were confused, and some who were not doing well in their daily lives even cursed the city guards for their behavior, believing that they were depriving citizens of their due rights and personal freedom.

It wasn't until they saw the Willy Gang members, wearing masquerade masks and clown hats with bells, their faces painted with absurd and comical smiles, suddenly start killing each other in the streets for no apparent reason, that they finally realized the city guards' good intentions.

The fighting lasted all night.

Tonight, too, is destined to be a sleepless night.

The next day, just as dawn was breaking, the temple guards of the Eternal Flame swiftly mobilized and launched a heavy attack on Willie's territory.

Just as Lynn had predicted:

It was one thing when Hawthorne I was still alive.

Now that Hawthorne I is gone, and even his son is dead, the result is that none of the Willie Gang's leaders are willing to submit to anyone else, and everyone wants to be the boss.

What's even more audacious is that they all wanted to strike first, fearing that if they were too slow, the other side would come knocking on their door first. None of them intended to resolve the issue through conversation.

Therefore, in the fierce battle last night, there were so many heads rolling around.

And when they had fought tooth and nail all night, exhausted and weakened, the people of the Eternal Flame arrived.

No one expected that the Eternal Flame would get involved in gang warfare, especially internal gang warfare.

This is partly because there is no conflict of interest between the Eternal Flame and the city's three major gangs.

The Eternal Flame is the overt ruler, while the three major gangs are the administrators in the shadows. They each keep to themselves.

Secondly, if Eternal Flame were to intervene in the gang wars, it would be tantamount to breaking the unwritten rule of non-aggression between the two sides.

Even if the Eternal Flame represents the power on the surface, it may not necessarily come out on top when facing the three major gangs united. In the end, it will only result in mutual destruction.

Therefore, in the numerous gang wars throughout Novigrad's history, the Eternal Flame—including the official forces that preceded it—never personally intervened.

But this time, the Eternal Flame made an exception.

So Willie's gang was immediately caught off guard and suffered a series of defeats.

Fortunately, although the temple guards came with great force, they did not really intend to kill everyone.

As long as the members of the Willie Gang lay down their weapons and are willing to surrender, Eternal Flame will not only guarantee their safety but also allow them to leave Willie Gang territory with their personal belongings.

In the villa in the Upper Town, Lynn listened to Shapel's report on the operation.

A satisfied expression couldn't help but appear on his face.

Except for a small area, most of Willie's territory has been taken over by the Eternal Flame.

As for that small piece of land, it was seized by spies from the Cleaver Gang and the Razor Gang who took advantage of the chaos in the Willie Gang.

"Because there is no order from you, my men have not moved against them for the time being, but as long as you give the word, the Eternal Flame will immediately drive them out."

Lynn shook her head.

"No need, let them occupy it. This time, the Eternal Flame intervened in the gang war, and the Cleaver Gang and the Razor Gang stood by and did nothing. Consider that small piece of territory as payment to them."

"After all, if we're eating meat, we have to give others a sip of soup. We can't have everything. If we did, no one would want to cooperate with us next time."

A cold glint flashed in Lynn's eyes.

"What we should be doing now is to appease the civilians in the Willie gang's territory as soon as possible and crack down on criminal activities. We should know that security problems are more likely to occur at times like these."

"Don't be soft-hearted. Target the criminals who come forward and let everyone see what happens to them."

Schapele obediently lowered his head: "I understand."

After Chapel stepped down, Lynn couldn't help but begin to plan for the city's future vision.

Now that they control Willie's territory, it's equivalent to controlling nearly half the city.

Once the situation in the city stabilizes, the Eternal Flame can be slowly spread to the Machete Gang and the Razor Gang.

One day, he will completely control this pearl of the north.

This is why he previously prevented the Syndicate and the Brotherhood Without Flags from taking action.

Assassination only brings chaos, not stability.

Syndicates and the Brotherhood Without Flags are like daggers hidden in the shadows, inherently unsuitable for exposure to the public eye.

But the Eternal Flame is different.

After Lynn removed the necrotic and rotten parts of the tissue, and with Shapel's efforts, the tissue began to gradually recover to its original state.

Just as the proverb of the eternal fire says: an inextinguishable flame illuminates the path for people in darkness and guides them toward a better tomorrow.

The eternal flame is hope.

(End of this chapter)