That was why Arcus wanted to start with them-to put a potential issue to rest.

And to smoothen things out, Arcus actually had no plans to shed blood. Instead, he would offer the carrot before the stick, by making contact with the Costners before deciding what to do with them.

Frank skimmed through Arcus’ proposal before returning it to him. “I’m not worried about anything since I’m letting you take charge. Be bold-I’ll be there if things get hairy.”

“Yes, Mr. Frankton.”

And with that, Arcus left Frankton Group, calling up some of his former BM Group colleagues and heading to Shanton in groups.

After that, they rendezvoused in a mansion owned by Sue Fisher, as Arcus wanted to avoid any unnecessary attention.

Moreover, he only brought around three hundred men, which was considerably outnumbered by the thousand or so martial artists under the Costners’ command.