Chapter 345: 346. Chapter 346: Encountering an Assassination

346. Chapter 346: Encountering an Assassination

In front of a high-rise building in Central, he knocked out a security guard, used his equipment to pry open the fire exit, and went straight to the roof of the building.

This position was an excellent sniping point, and one could clearly see the main entrance of the Guojun Building.

By the time Ling Jing had set up his sniper rifle and adjusted the scope, Chen Jiajun had just stepped out of his Mercedes-Benz.

Ling Jing immediately squinted his eyes, lined up the crosshairs on Chen Jiajun's head, and then pulled the trigger.

The bullet spun through the air, heading straight for Chen Jiajun's forehead.

In Ling Jing's eyes, Chen Jiajun was already a dead man.

But the next moment, Ling Jing widened his eyes, looking at the scene before him in disbelief.

The bullet had indeed hit Chen Jiajun, but it was as if it had struck a reinforced steel plate several dozen centimeters thick.

The slender sniper rifle bullet deformed immediately after colliding with Chen Jiajun's skin, then lost its kinetic energy and fell to the ground.

The powerful impact of the sniper rifle merely forced Chen Jiajun to take a few steps back.

"What kind of monster is this?" Ling Jing looked at the scene before him in disbelief.

This clearly exceeded his understanding.

Chen Jiajun had indeed been caught off guard by the attack.

However, with his current wealth, he had long since exchanged for countless bottles of genetic potions from the Doom Slayer world, as well as various life-saving equipment from the League of Legends world.

With his current physical constitution, unless he was hit by continuous missile bombardment, nothing could hurt him.

"Sniper."

The moment Chen Jiajun was attacked, Bai Lu locked onto Ling Jing's position and immediately led people to rush toward the building where Ling Jing was located.

The remaining people used their bodies to surround Chen Jiajun.

Seeing that his shot had missed, Ling Jing on the high-rise immediately turned and fled.

Although he did not know how Chen Jiajun had remained unscathed, he knew he could not stay in this place any longer.

He hooked up his rappelling rope and immediately leaped off the building.

In his calculations, even if his position was exposed, the distance between the two sides was far enough.

By the time the other side sent people to surround him, he would have already escaped.

Unfortunately, Ling Jing clearly underestimated Chen Jiajun's subordinates and overestimated himself.

Seeing Chen Jiajun attacked, Bai Lu's eyes turned red, and she moved so fast that she left afterimages on the street.

Just as Ling Jing rappelled down from the building, he happened to run into the arriving Bai Lu.

"Want to run?"

Without a word, Bai Lu drew her gun and fired several shots at Ling Jing's back.

Relying on his keen intuition as a sniper, Ling Jing anticipated the position where Bai Lu would fire.

He rolled and hid behind an electrical box, then drew his handgun to return fire.

Bai Lu snorted coldly, directly unleashing Heart Wave to forcibly blow up the electrical box, exposing Ling Jing hiding behind it.

The next second, Bai Lu used Berserk Charge, and her straight, long legs kicked directly toward Ling Jing.

The force was so great that even though Ling Jing had already prepared a defensive posture, he was still kicked away by Bai Lu.

He rolled continuously on the ground like a rolling gourd, only stopping when he hit a nearby street lamp.

Such a heavy blow caused Ling Jing's internal organs to vibrate, and he could not help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

Looking at Bai Lu rushing up again, Ling Jing felt a sense of despair and drew the Dagger from his leg, intending to engage in close-quarters combat with her.

Seeing this, a cold sneer appeared on the corner of Bai Lu's mouth: "Kid, just you?"

After speaking, Bai Lu stepped on Ling Jing's wrist and twisted it fiercely.

The right hand of this sniper, cultivated at great expense, was thus directly crippled.

Then, Bai Lu's long leg kicked Ling Jing in the temple, causing the guy to roll his eyes and pass out.

After capturing the person, the two women handed him over to the arriving young demon slaves and returned to the Guojun Group.

The news of Chen Jiajun being assassinated on the street in front of his own company could certainly not be hidden.

It was broad daylight in Central, a place with dense crowds, so there were no shortage of witnesses.

No matter how capable Chen Jiajun was, it was impossible for him to silence everyone.

So, not long after, the phone in his office rang; it was Li Shutang calling: "You were assassinated?"

Chen Jiajun said coldly: "If you came to find me just to talk nonsense, then forget it."

Listening to Chen Jiajun's cold, emotionless words, Li Shutang said with some apprehension: "Control yourself. Don't make things too big; after all, this place is still ruled by the English Gweilo."

Although everyone knew the English Gweilo had no more tricks up their sleeves, at least some basic decorum should be maintained.

If it came to the point where troops were deployed and Hong Kong was turned into a battlefield, that would be bad for everyone.

Hong Kong being able to become one of the Four Asian Tigers was the result of compromises from many sides.

This situation was already good enough; at least no one local in Hong Kong wanted to destroy it.

That was why Li Shutang called to persuade Chen Jiajun.

One had to know that Chen Jiajun was never a person with a good temper, and he was long past being the street thug he once was.

If he really went crazy, no one would benefit.

Chen Jiajun sneered and said: "If I don't do anything this time, will everyone think I, Chen Jiajun, am a soft persimmon? That anyone can come up and pinch me?"

"Then give me some time; I will help you find out who did it, okay?" Li Shutang said, trying his best to dissuade him.

Chen Jiajun said very calmly: "No need, there is no need for your police force to do things for me. Tell Han Yili and Youde and those Gweilo, I can choose not to expand the impact, but when I do things, tell them to keep their mouths shut."

"Just this requirement?" Li Shutang had originally thought Chen Jiajun would push his luck, but he did not expect him to be unexpectedly easy to talk to: "That is definitely no problem; I will go talk to Han Yili."

"That's it." Chen Jiajun hung up the phone after speaking.

It was not that Chen Jiajun did not want to use this opportunity to make a fuss, but he knew who had done this, and there was simply no way to trace it back to the Gweilo; otherwise, he certainly would not have let this opportunity go.

After hanging up the phone, Bai Lu and Bai Lu walked in with Ling Jing.

"Boss, I've brought the person over. How do you intend to deal with him?" Bai Lu said to Chen Jiajun.

Chen Jiajun waved his hand and said, "Why bring him over? I already know who did it; just throw him out."

"You know?" Bai Lu said with a look of surprise.

Chen Jiajun sneered and said, "Who else could it be? Isn't it just that female sycophant? She really is hot-headed enough to do anything."

Upon hearing this, cold light flashed in Bai Lu's eyes: "I'll go kill that bitch right now."

"Come back." Chen Jiajun called out to Bai Lu and said calmly, "If she plays at assassination, and we do the same, wouldn't that just put us on the same track as her? No need for such trouble. Let's play something high-end."

As he spoke, Chen Jiajun picked up the phone and dialed a number.

Diana had not gone anywhere for the past two days, staying by the phone the whole time waiting for news from Ling Jing.

Unfortunately, after waiting for two days, there was no movement at all, only seeing the news of Chen Jiajun being attacked on the television this morning.

Upon learning that Chen Jiajun was fine, Diana was immediately enraged and was just about to call to question Ling Jing about how he handled things.

At this moment, a team of Police rushed into Diana's home and pushed her servant aside.

Diana frowned and said directly to the lead Police Constable: "Who are you people, and why are you breaking into my home?"

"Miss Diana, Economic Crime Investigation Division." The lead Police Constable directly showed his identification, then said coldly to Diana: "We are here to investigate a case regarding your subordinate embezzling public funds, and you need to come back with us to assist in the investigation."

Diana immediately pointed at the other party coldly and said: "Watch your mouth, who embezzled public funds?"

The Inspector of the Economic Crime Investigation Division sneered and said: "Do we still need to remind you? Guan Youbo."

"What evidence do you have, or are you trying to push the matter onto a dead person?" As soon as Guan Youbo was mentioned, Diana's mental state was clearly somewhat unstable, and she shrieked hysterically.

But the Inspector sneered and said: "Guan Youbo is indeed dead, but we are now suspecting you, Miss Diana."

"What?" Diana immediately calmed down: "That's impossible."

She certainly knew about Guan Youbo embezzling public funds to speculate on foreign exchange, and she had personally helped cover up many things; otherwise, Guan Youbo would have been caught by the Police long ago.

Diana had originally thought that her status as Deputy General Manager could suppress all news.

But she had not expected that it would still be investigated by the Police.

However, Diana was not panicked at all, but raised her hand and said: "Who reported this case?"

"Who else could it be? Of course, it's the President of your Universal Jiahui Investment Company." The Inspector spread his hands and said: "Otherwise, where do you think we got the information?"

"That's impossible." Diana said word by word: "I want to make a phone call."

Diana understood her President too well; as long as she could continuously bring benefits to the company, the other party would certainly not easily give up on her.

This small deficit of a few million simply did not count for anything.

The Inspector did not stop her: "Fine, please go ahead."

Diana took out her mobile phone and immediately dialed the number of her President, Chloe.

The call was connected quickly, but it was not the person herself, but the President's Secretary.

Diana spoke directly: "Tracy, I am Diana, please let Chloe take the call."

As the Deputy General Manager of the company, Diana never felt that there was any problem with her overbearing tone.

But today, that President's Secretary Tracy said coldly: "Miss Diana, you are no longer the Deputy General Manager of Universal Jiahui Investment Company, please speak more politely."

"What?" Diana was somewhat stunned upon hearing Tracy's tone: "Tracy, what exactly are you saying?"

Tracy said coldly: "I will not repeat what I just said, or you, this Deputy General Manager, can ask the President to fire me."

Tracy's sudden change made Diana want to lose her temper.

But looking at the Police from the Economic Crime Investigation Division in front of her, Diana still suppressed her anger and said: "Miss Tracy, could you please ask Chloe to listen to the phone?"

"The tone is acceptable." Tracy sneered, then said directly to Diana: "However, the President just told me that if anyone calls, say she is not here. Therefore, Chloe is not in the company right now."

Hearing Tracy's words, Diana was stunned on the spot.

What did she mean by she is not here?

Diana became manic on the spot: "What do you mean she is not here, let Chloe answer the phone. Damn it."

But Tracy did not waste words with her and hung up the phone on the spot.

When she dialed again, it was already a busy signal.

The Inspector of the Economic Crime Investigation Division shook his head and said: "Miss Diana, can we go now?"

"Wait, I want to see my Lawyer." Diana said immediately.

The Inspector sighed and said: "Diana, stop struggling. All your assets have been frozen by the court. You haven't even paid that barrister who helped Guan Youbo with his lawsuit last time; don't think that the barrister will come to serve you."

"What? How can you freeze my assets?" Diana said incredulously.

The Inspector said calmly: "Of course we can, because you are involved in occupational crime this time. According to the regulations, we can apply to the court for a Property Freezing Order to prevent the criminal from transferring assets outward."

"No, no, no, this is impossible." Diana muttered to herself while backing away.

The Inspector was also helpless and could only let two female Police Constables step forward and put handcuffs on Diana.

After returning to the Police Station, just as the Inspector was preparing to interrogate Diana.

Suddenly, a Police Constable knocked on the door and said: "Boss, there is a Lawyer who says he wants to see Diana."

"A Lawyer, at this time?" The Inspector frowned and looked at the dispirited Diana.

Diana immediately regained her spirit: "I want to see the Lawyer, see the Lawyer."

The Inspector was helpless and could only say: "Fine, let the Lawyer come over."

As he spoke, the Inspector stood up and followed his subordinate out the door.

Once outside, the Inspector asked curiously: "Isn't this Diana already abandoned by Universal Jiahui Investment Company? How come there is still a Lawyer coming to help her?"

The Police Constable shook his head and said: "I don't know either. But that Lawyer is indeed a top barrister."

"Tsk, this matter is very troublesome. Forget it, let this woman talk to the Lawyer for now." The Inspector shook his head and said, not intending to intervene directly.

A moment later, the door to the Interrogation Room was opened.

Diana, however, discovered that the Lawyer who walked in was not the one who usually served her.

Moreover, the Lawyer was followed by a woman with a bewitching appearance.

"I don't seem to know you," Diana said with some confusion. "Who sent you here?"

The Lawyer did not speak; instead, the bewitching woman beside him laughed: "You must be Diana, right? Let me introduce myself. I am the bodyguard of Mr. Chen Jiajun."

Upon hearing Bailu's words, Diana jumped up as if she had been stimulated by something, assumed a defensive posture, and said tremblingly: "What do you want to do? This is the Police Station; don't you dare mess around."

Bailu laughed even more happily: "As you said, this is the Police Station, so why are you so afraid? Are you afraid of the Police finding out that you paid Ling Jing, the former Flying Tigers sniper, to assassinate my Boss?"

"You—you are talking nonsense." Diana was now finally panicking uncontrollably.

Bailu said with a smile: "Rest assured, our Boss is very magnanimous. We are not here to hold you accountable for assassinating him; we have even specifically hired a Lawyer to help you escape your current predicament."

Hearing this, Diana was stunned on the spot: "What? Why would he do that?"

Bailu slapped the table: "Good question. I came here today to tell you about our Boss's plan. Our Boss feels that killing a beautiful woman like you is truly too inelegant. He hopes to punish you for what you have done in a more decent manner."

"This is the great Lawyer Tang Jiaye, who will help you get rid of the prosecution by the Economic Crime Investigation Division. However, Lawyer Tang also said that while there is no problem with you getting off the hook in this situation, your entire net worth may be ordered to be forfeited to Universal Jiahui Investment Company to compensate for the losses you caused during your tenure."

Hearing Bailu's words, Diana not only felt no joy, but instead felt a chill surge directly into her heart.

Diana had just learned from the people at the Economic Crime Investigation Division that she had already been fired by the president of Universal Jiahui Investment Company.

As of now, she was no longer an executive of that multinational corporation.

Now, hearing that she was going to lose her entire net worth because of this matter as well.

This immediately made Diana panic.

If she had no money and no backing, what would she become?

Let alone avenging Guan Youbo, I am afraid those competitors she had offended before would not let her go, right?

One must know that in order to climb to her current position over these years, Diana had offended no small number of people, and had even driven many of her competitors to ruin.

If those people knew that she was now powerless and without influence, how would they treat her?

Thinking of this consequence, Diana felt her body stiffen.

As if she had been sent into an ice cellar, the mind that had just been clouded by anger suddenly calmed down. (End of chapter)