Chapter 451: Might as Well Try

The next day, inside a hotel.

A group of people met with members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in California.

"What did that Mr. Chen say?" someone asked Fang Ping impatiently.

Fang Ping shook his head and said, "No answer. It seems he doesn't have much interest."

"This guy is so stuck-up?" another person raised an eyebrow and said coldly.

Fang Ping said indifferently, "He has the capital to be arrogant. Building up so many businesses in such a short time is not something an ordinary person can accomplish. I've investigated; the total assets of his Guojun Group are around ten billion USD. It's normal that he doesn't want to play with us."

"Ten billion in assets is in Hong Kong; this is the United States!" the guy with drooping eyes said coldly. "If he's a dragon, he has to coil for me; if he's a tiger, he has to crouch for me! If he doesn't agree, then force him to agree! He's just a businessman!"

Fang Ping said irritably, "He originally came from the underworld, and he unified the underworlds of both Hong Kong and Macau. He is the leader of Hong Xing. If you try to play the underworld game with him, do you think he'll be afraid of you?"

Hearing Fang Ping's words, the group suddenly became anxious: "Then what should we do? The few industries in this guy's hands are very important to us."

"We can only plot slowly! In any case, this Chen Jiajun can't stay in the United States often; he still has his own company to manage! We can keep an eye on his deputy!" Fang Ping said calmly.

Although the others were very unwilling, they knew that playing hardball would certainly not make them a match for Chen Jiajun, so they could only nod and agree.

……

At this time, Washington, Leland.

The Church had spent a great deal of effort and finally managed to settle the rebellion brought about by James.

Although it had taken quite a bit of time, he was finally able to free up his hands to settle the score with Chen Jiajun.

And so, he took his men and headed straight for the outskirts of San Francisco, to the United States branch of the Guojun Security Company.

Barney and the others had already returned from Valin Na Island.

Unfortunately, he had not brought Sandra back.

Barney had seen it clearly: Sandra was a woman who valued her own people more than love.

Therefore, she hadn't responded to Barney at all.

This left Barney feeling extremely depressed; even though he had returned to the base of his dreams, he still spent his days drowning his sorrows in alcohol.

Christmas comforted him from the side: "Hey brother, look on the bright side. Maybe she thinks an old guy like you, over half a century old, can't give her any sexual happiness?"

Barney was immediately angered to the point of laughter by this bastard, and he gave Christmas the middle finger, saying: "I really thank you so much. You are really damn good at comforting people!"

Just as the brothers were drinking and messing around, the irritable voice of "Black Beauty," who handled reception and odd jobs at the door, came through the intercom: "Barney, someone is here to see you! It's the FBI!"

Barney frowned: "Why is the FBI looking for us? We have a legitimate license!"

"Why don't you go see for yourself?" Christmas stood up and said to Barney.

Barney nodded, put down the flask printed with skulls in his hand, and got up to head to the lobby.

After arriving at the lobby, he saw the person he least wanted to see: the Church.

Seeing Barney Ross walk down, the Church immediately revealed a ferocious grin: "Barney Ross, long time no see! Do you still remember what I said to you back then?"

Barney spread his hands and said: "So what? I didn't complete the mission; at worst, I'll just pay you double the hiring fee."

The Church gritted his teeth and said coldly: "This isn't about money anymore!"

He then gave a look to his subordinates, who immediately pulled out their credentials and said: "FBI, please assist us in the investigation of a criminal case. Also, this company must suspend operations until the case is cleared up!"

Barney's expression immediately turned ugly, while Christmas stood to the side and said in a devil-may-care tone: "You don't have the right to seal this place. We have a license!"

The Church's subordinate kept a straight face and said coldly: "Even with a license, you cannot break the law!"

"Do you take us for illiterate? Show me your court order! Otherwise, get the hell out!" Christmas's expression changed, and he said sternly.

The Church sneered and said: "What? Are you trying to resist arrest?"

Barney and Christmas didn't speak, but the others had already picked up their weapons.

Just as the two sides were at daggers drawn, the savior finally arrived.

Chen Jiajun arrived at the Guojun Security Company base with his lawyer and an accompanying police officer.

Barney had already secretly notified Chen Jiajun as soon as he knew the Church was coming to cause trouble.

After all, Chen Jiajun had said before that he had a way to deal with the Church, so Barney and Christmas had tried their best to stall for time. Now that the savior had arrived, they didn't have to deal with this troublesome guy, the Church.

"So you're the Church!" Chen Jiajun looked at the bald man before him with a smile: "I heard you got beaten up pretty badly in Mexico!" The Church's expression immediately darkened: "How did you find out about this?"

Chen Jiajun didn't answer, but smiled and said to the lawyer beside him: "Mr. Lawyer, can the FBI seal a private security contracting company that possesses qualifications without a court order?"

The lawyer laughed and said: "Of course not, that would be illegal!"

Chen Jiajun raised an eyebrow and said indifferently: "You heard that? The FBI is a professional organization; they certainly wouldn't do something like knowingly breaking the law. I have sufficient reason to suspect these people are impersonating the FBI!"

The Church and his group were, of course, not the FBI; they just liked to frequently wear the skin of the FBI to conduct operations domestically.

After all, the CIA does not possess law enforcement powers within the United States.

However, the bosses of both sides had a good relationship, so it was just a matter of saying hello.

But the San Francisco Police Department didn't see it that way!

They didn't care about the FBI to begin with and operated independently. Now that they saw someone trying to mess with their benefactor, the San Francisco Police Department naturally wouldn't agree.

So, several police officers immediately walked up to the Church and said coldly: "I haven't heard of any FBI coming down to handle a case. Show us your credentials!"

"You..." The Church was suddenly furious. He hadn't expected that Chen Jiajun, this bastard, would be so slick at playing by the rules of the United States not long after arriving. He was suddenly in a difficult position! Chen Jiajun looked at the Church with a cold sneer, the provocative intent self-evident.

It was already against the rules for the Church and his group to impersonate the FBI to enforce the law within the United States, so naturally, they couldn't stand their ground against the San Francisco Police Department here.

He could only point at Chen Jiajun and say viciously: "We aren't done with this!"

Saying this, he turned to leave.

Chen Jiajun called out to the Church at this moment: "Wait, Mr. Qiaoqi, can we talk for a moment?"

The Church sneered and said: "What, planning to cave in?"

Chen Jiajun smiled mysteriously, then lowered his voice and said to the Church: "Are you curious about who helped you deal with James's men when you were in Mexico?"

The Church was shocked in his heart and almost cried out directly.

However, he was a CIA Agent after all; he quickly calmed down and said coldly to Chen Jiajun: "Why do this? Are you trying to curry favor with me?"

Chen Jiajun gave a disdainful cold snort and said, "Just based on you, you think you're worthy? I just want to tell you, I can save you and I can kill you! Don't you dare come provoke me again, otherwise what awaits you won't just be a thrilling trip to Mexico! I have at least ten ways to kill you, and I can make it so that you CIA people can't find a single thing, you believe me?"

Hearing Chen Jiajun's emotionless threat, Church felt a chill run down his back.

If it were anyone else, he would have treated it as the other person passing gas; after all, he had heard this kind of threat eighty or a hundred times! But Chen Jiajun's threat was truly different.

He could accurately state the encounter Church and his team had in Mexico, and he even knew his opponent was that bastard James, which meant it was very likely that the current situation was caused by this guy.

Church said with a gloomy face, "Did you push this matter?"

Chen Jiajun just smiled and said, "You guess?"

"Very well, don't let me catch an opportunity!" Church said viciously.

Chen Jiajun was not to be outdone and said, "I return those same words to you. If there is a next time, I will let you bunch of CIA rats see the light of day internationally! I heard you CIA people like to shoot someone eight times in the back and then rule it a suicide; why don't you try using that on me!"

"Madman!" Church cursed, then immediately left with his men.

After Church left, Chen Jiajun thanked the Superintendent who came to help: "Many thanks for your help, Superintendent Cole."

Cole smiled and shook hands with Chen Jiajun, then lowered his voice and said, "That group of people doesn't look like they have a simple background. Even if they aren't from the FBI, I'm afraid they are from some secret unit. Mr. Chen, you must be careful!"

"Thank you for the reminder, I have a handle on it! They shouldn't dare to come provoke me again!" Chen Jiajun said with a smile.

"That's good!" Cole smiled, then turned and left.

After the outsiders had all left, Barney finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Boss, if you hadn't come, we really would have started a fight with the CIA people today!"

Chen Jiajun smiled and said, "I told you I would handle this for you, rest assured! The CIA shouldn't dare to come look for trouble with you for a while!"

Barney and the others were also very curious about what Chen Jiajun had said to Church just now that made those damn CIA bastards leave with ashen faces.

However, being able to deal with the CIA clearly wasn't just ordinary talk. Barney suppressed his curiosity and invited Chen Jiajun into the office.

Barney had done quite well during this period; at the very least, he hadn't let the company reach the point of not making ends meet.

For the Expendables, who were all rough men, this was already an unexpected joy.

After getting an understanding of the branch company's situation, Chen Jiajun planned to leave. Who had the time to go drinking with a bunch of rough men? Wouldn't it be more comfortable to go back and bond with Monica? (End of chapter)