As Ted often allowed Edward to lead, he nodded along and said, "I think Edward is right. Rather than be sitting ducks, I would attack first. Elliot has clearly suspected us. This is our territory. If we join forces, we will easily be able to handle him and his bodyguard. It will be as easy as stepping on ants.

"Back then, us dealing with the Gould family was also an easy job, right?" Ted said.

They had planted moles in the Gould family ahead of time, and that was how they had been successfully able to infiltrate the Gould family's defenses.

"That's because we were going up against Ruby and not Gary." Nick's eyes narrowed sharply. He exhaled a puff of smoke. "Elliot isn't Ruby. Even if we do manage to easily kill him, do you think we can sit back and relax as we did with Ruby? You are too naive!"

"Are you afraid that Elliot's men will seek revenge? Ylore and Aryadelle are so far away. No matter how many of Elliot's men come, we'll deal with them! The territory is our advantage. What