Chapter 712: "No Cure"

This was actually the first time Ainsley saw someone using a dangerous virus as a weapon to destroy other forces. 

This kind of trick should have been illegal both in the mafia society and in the country. 

Even if the mafia family was generally a bad guy who did tons of illegal things, they also knew that spreading a virus to win a war was something dangerous. 

It could kill many innocent people who weren't involved with the mafia society. 

At the same time, since each mafia usually had non-mafia citizens under their leadership, they also didn't want an epidemic to spread in their territory. 

A mafia family in this world was similar to nobles or aristocrats in your usual fantasy-setting world. 

Because they took over a territory from the government, they had to govern over that territory, and the one acting as the king would be the mafia council. 

The mafia council ensured that if the mafia family took over territory with innocent people living there, they had to ensure their livelihood. 

Of course, they could turn a blind eye if the mafia family wanted to use their citizens as free labourers or something, as long as it's not too overboard. 

But something like spreading an epidemic In others' territories was taboo even among the mafia families. 

Thus, Ainsley didn't understand why Paul was so crazy to do this. If she told the mafia council about the case, the Naran Family would be inflicted too! 

Or maybe he thought that when they lost the tournament's second round, their family was going to decline, so they might as well drag the Sloan Family with them? 

Well, Ainsley wasn't entirely wrong. 

Those who participated in the tournament had a do or die mentality because they knew that if they lost, the other mafia families would devour them. 

Or maybe other forces outside of the mafia family. 

If they passed the second round, they were still counted as a participant… 

And the mafia council wouldn't let other families or forces mess with a participant, even when the participant was temporarily weakened. 

Thus, the Naran Family had this do or die mentality, and when Paul knew he couldn't win, he wanted to drag the Sloan Family with him and his family. 

Maybe, his family could survive a bit longer once they took the Sloan Family's resources and everything– if the Sloan Family fell because of the epidemic. 

Anyway, there's still a chance that the Naran Family could survive without the mafia council's protection after they lost tons of their military troops. 

And even if the mafia council investigated them for the virus case, they could