Chapter 580

Rocky burst into laughter, his belly shaking with amusement. “I’m dying of laughter!”

Edward and the two staff members were stunned, their minds reeling as if struck by lightning.

They couldn't believe their ears. Rocky was calling Frederick—and addressing him as Mr. Lester!

They knew each other!

Edward's hair stood on end, his whole body trembling. “You useless idiots! You’ve called someone who’s in cahoots with the enemy!”

The two staff members looked ashen and sweated nervously. “Rocky is the most powerful underground figure around here, known as one of the Four Great Crime Lords in Centropolis. How were we to know that this country bumpkin knew him?”

Edward’s eyes lit up. “Rocky, I’ll pay you ten times the amount for Frederick’s life! Even if you know him, your connection to him can’t outweigh the value of real money. People like you thrive on danger—there’s nothing you won’t do for the right price!”

Rocky puffed on a cigarette, then grinned widely, his face contorted with