As the biggest middleman in Dog Town, Handz might not have stronger connections than Gago's upper echelons, but his grip on the people at the lower levels of Dog Town is rock solid.
Many corporate dogs who fled to Dog Town took Handz's route, and nine out of ten mercenaries, smugglers, and middlemen active in Dog Town have relationships with Handz — some deep, some shallow.
These are his bargaining chips, and also his value.
No matter which company moves into Dog Town, if they want to continue operations, they have no choice but to cooperate with him.
However...
Horizon Corporation is not like other companies; Tiger Claw Gang, Valentino, Vortex Gang... which one of them isn't a local power like him?
The reality is, if Handz wants to oppose Lin Miao, this company might kill him faster than Huang Ban could.
For survival, for profit, for the future, the best way Handz can find is to actively cooperate, even if it seems like capitulation to outsiders.
