Chapter 552: Playing for High Stakes

On the other side of the surveillance, the slaughter continued.

The mercenaries who managed to flee back to Mo Chou were all wounded.

Their condition was extremely poor.

Moreover, facing enemies they could neither see nor touch, they were now in a dilemma.

They could neither find the people to fight nor manage to escape.

At this moment, Mo Chou gritted her teeth and said to her confidant, "Didn't you bring heavy firepower? Bombard this forest for me!"

The confidant said with a look of surprise, "But Ms. Cangjing, doing this will easily be detected by the Brunei authorities!"

Mo Chou said coldly, "Do you think we have any room for choice now?"

The confidant was stunned for a moment, then nodded and had people take out the heavy Firearm from the vehicle.

D. O. A had its own channels for purchasing arms, and they even used good stuff that had leaked out of U. S. military bases.

For example, six-shot grenade launchers, Heavy Machine Gun, recoilless rifles, and so on.

After equipping these mercenaries with this gear, they unleashed a barrage of fire into the forest behind them.

Although it was not enough to hurt those Ghost Demons who moved like flying, it did indeed block their pursuit route.

As the Commander, Bai Lu couldn't help but nod: "Decisive enough. No wonder a woman can control such a large organization!"

"General, shall we continue the pursuit?" a Ghost Demon asked, filled with killing intent.

Bai Lu chuckled and said, "If they want to escape, they have to be able to! Chase them, don't kill them, just disable their vehicles."

"Yes!" Hearing Bai Lu's order, the Ghost Demons stretched their long legs and chased after Mo Chou and the others.

Mo Chou had already taken her people into the vehicles, and it must be said that she had indeed been a bit overconfident this time.

Firstly, it was due to the organization's funding issues, and secondly, seeing Shi Yijian again had caused her to lose her composure.

However, after calming down, she knew she had made several mistakes.

Now was the time to make up for those mistakes.

She knew full well that since Xiao Ma dared to lure them here, he must have had some certainty; it was because she was too arrogant that she came to Brunei, a place where she was unfamiliar with the people and the land, to fight without conducting an investigation.

But as long as she could escape, she would have ways to infiltrate Brunei.

After all, Brunei was not some closed-off primitive country, but a modern city.

Just as Mo Chou was thinking this, she suddenly heard a sharp whistle from afar.

With a "Whoosh!", a feathered arrow pierced deeply into the hood of the vehicle's engine.

The moving vehicle suddenly emitted black smoke from its front and then stopped in its tracks, unable to move.

Then, several more feathered arrows flew in, disabling the engines of several jeeps.

This caused a look of panic to appear on Mo Chou's face.

Clearly, their enemies did not intend to let them leave, but rather intended to wipe them out completely.

And to use a bow and arrow to blow up a car engine—this kind of strength was truly absurd.

"Damn it, set up a defensive line on the spot!"

Seeing this, Mo Chou's confidant immediately roared into the walkie-talkie.

But the mercenaries, having just experienced the slaughter of the Ghost Demons, could hardly care about their employers.

After getting out of the vehicles, they threw down their equipment and turned to flee.

But how could the enraged Ghost Demons let these bastards go? Anyone who dared to flee had their heart pierced by an arrow and then collapsed to the ground.

Watching his men being rapidly depleted, Mo Chou's confidant was furious.

They clearly had the chance to hold out for a while, but were obviously being picked off one by one.

By then, there wouldn't even be room for negotiation.

Mo Chou had calmed down by now and said to her confidant, "It's useless, we've lost!"

Mo Chou knew very well that she had lost due to an insufficient understanding of the enemy and her own underestimation of them.

However, she was also very straightforward and simply admitted it.

She pushed open the car door, intending to get out.

"Ms. Cangjing!" The confidant grabbed Mo Chou in a panic, wanting to say something more.

But Mo Chou shook her head and said, "It's useless, lost is lost."

As she spoke, Mo Chou pulled away from the confidant's hand, walked out of the car, and said loudly to the empty forest, "You win, I surrender!"

A moment later, Bai Lu walked out of the forest, tilted her head, and looked at Mo Chou: "You've got real guts. Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"

Mo Chou said calmly, "If you wanted to kill me, you would have done it long ago!"

Bai Lu laughed: "Smart person. Get in the car and come with me!"

Mo Chou looked at the vehicle driving over from a distance and, without saying another word, got straight into the car.

Leaving Mo Chou alive was Chen Jiajun's intention.

Because Chen Jiajun really wanted to know why Mo Chou had specifically targeted Hong Kong and Macau.

After all, a little investigation would reveal that these two places had always been Chen Jiajun's forbidden zone.

Even an organization like the Ether Society had returned in defeat at Chen Jiajun's hands; she didn't know why Mo Chou thought she could be an exception.

Besides, Shi Yijian's state of mind had to be considered; the man had earned so much money for him, Chen Jiajun, so to turn around and kill his childhood sweetheart—was that something a human would do?

Soon, Bai Lu took Mo Chou into the car. As for the D. O. A people and those mercenaries, they were all silenced by the Ghost Demons.

When dealing with invaders, these Ghost Demons never knew what mercy was.

Soon, Bai Lu brought Mo Chou to the camp. As soon as Mo Chou got out of the car, she saw an unexpected person.

That's right, the one who came to see her was Shi Yijian.

Shi Yijian's expression was somewhat complex: "Long time no see, Mo Chou!"

"I didn't expect you to still remember me!" Mo Chou smiled, her expression as usual.

After all, she was no longer that little girl who used to chase after Shi Yijian, begging him to marry her.

Thus, she appeared very indifferent, while Shi Yijian, on the contrary, suddenly didn't know what to say.

The two walked into Chen Jiajun's mansion and saw Chen Jiajun looking at some documents.

"You're here? Sit!" Chen Jiajun said to Mo Chou.

Mo Chou looked at Shi Yijian standing beside Chen Jiajun and said, "I really didn't know that Shi Yijian was actually working for you."

Chen Jiajun said indifferently, "It's not that you didn't know, it's that you didn't want to know, right?"

Mo Chou did not speak, tacitly acknowledging this point.

Chen Jiajun looked at Mo Chou curiously and said, "I invited you here because I wanted to ask you a question. You don't look like a fool, so why do you keep coming to Hong Kong and Macau to stir up trouble?"

Mo Chou smiled and said, "Mr. Chen is quite overbearing; have you marked Hong Kong and Macau as your own territory?"

"That's right, is there a problem with that?" Chen Jiajun said as a matter of course.

"Haha, no problem! It's just that your style of doing things is somewhat repulsive!" Mo Chou said bluntly.

However, when Chen Jiajun heard Mo Chou's words, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes: "Oh? I wonder what kind of people they are?"

Mo Chou shook her head and said, "Many, such as South American Drug Lords, underground arms dealers, your old friends the Ether Society, and so on. You are making an enemy of the world!"

Chen Jiajun nodded and said, "So that's how it is, I am being treated as an enemy by all the underground organizations?"

"Indeed. Being underground organizations themselves, many people don't understand why you, Chen Jiajun, are so high and mighty! You don't make money yourself, and you don't allow others to make money!" Mo Chou picked up the wine glass in front of her and took a sip.

Chen Jiajun said indifferently, "So, you were just thrown out to test me?"

Mo Chou laughed out loud: "Mr. Chen, you think too highly of yourself and too lowly of me. Can't I just want to come in myself?"

After staring at Mo Chou for a moment, Chen Jiajun shook his head helplessly and said, "Sure enough, women are emotional creatures! Once they get carried away, there is no rationality to speak of."

Chen Jiajun saw a trace of madness in Mo Chou's eyes.

This woman was not as calm as she appeared; on the contrary, her personality had a tendency toward self-destruction.

Perhaps this matter had something to do with that guy Shi Yijian.

Thinking of this, Chen Jiajun immediately lost interest in the conversation.

After all, from Mo Chou, Chen Jiajun now knew why someone had been targeting him all along.

And it wasn't just one or two organizations, so this matter needed to be arranged properly.

As for Mo Chou, she had to be killed.

Chen Jiajun would not keep this potential danger, even if this danger was just a woman.

So Chen Jiajun patted Shi Yijian on the shoulder and said, "It's up to you. If you can't handle it, just call your subordinates to do it!"

Having clarified the situation, Chen Jiajun contacted his mole within the Ether Society, Shang En. This guy was one of the people in charge of the Ether Society's Asia region.

He should know some information.

But what Chen Jiajun did not expect was that after questioning Shang En, Shang En actually said that he was also in the dark.

This was a situation Chen Jiajun had not anticipated.

Now there were two possibilities; the first was that Mo Chou was lying.

But Chen Jiajun had seen so many people over the years, and he could be certain that the woman was not lying.

She had already prepared to die when she came here.

There was no need to create such a false piece of news to confuse him.

Then the other possibility was that the Ether Society had already sensed something and had begun to distrust the people in charge of the Asia region.

This point was actually easy to figure out; after all, Shang En and his people had been in Asia for such a long time without any breakthrough progress, so it was not hard to understand why they were being marginalized by the organization.

Therefore, Chen Jiajun instructed Shang En to contact him immediately if there was any sign of trouble.

After hanging up the phone, he called for Silva and explained the current situation to him.

After listening, Silva said with a serious expression, "If this matter is true, then it is very likely that a terrible storm is brewing."

"So, I want to ask if you have any ideas!" Chen Jiajun said with a headache.

Hong Kong had indeed been a very important place over the years.

It was not strange for it to be targeted by various organizations.

Chen Jiajun even learned from Xiaofu that the High Table was quite interested in Hong Kong and wanted to build a Continental Hotel there.

Silva said helplessly, "We are very passive in this matter!"

Chen Jiajun rubbed his head and said, "Indeed, there is no such thing as a thousand days of guarding against a thief!"

"Why don't we set a trap and teach them a hard lesson!" Silva asked.

Chen Jiajun said with a headache, "Then this trap must be big enough; if it's too small, it won't have any effect!"

With Chen Jiajun's current deterrent power, these bastards still dared to keep making trouble, and were even preparing to pull something big on him.

Chen Jiajun felt that if the matter was too small, it might not be enough to make them feel the pain.

If things went on like this, it would be endless.

Silva, however, thought of something: "I do have a very bold idea, but... I can't fully confirm it yet!"

"How big?" Chen Jiajun asked.

Silva grinned, revealing a crazed look: "A portable nuclear weapon, is that big enough?"

"Hiss!" Hearing Silva's words, even Chen Jiajun couldn't help but be shocked.

Never mind these underground organizations, this thing would be enough to drive the Agents of every country crazy, right? Chen Jiajun asked hurriedly, "How do you plan to handle it?"

Silva shook his head and said, "We can't get involved in this; I just know some secret information! And it's circulating within MI6 and the CIA, so it will take some time to confirm!"

"I even suspect that these underground organizations already know about this; perhaps we are thinking of the same thing!"

Chen Jiajun gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, let's do it! I'll give you fifty men from the Ghost Demons; you must get to the bottom of this!"

Silva nodded, "I understand, Boss!"

A few days later, following the destruction of the D. O. A's Dragon King Hall by an explosion.

This internationally notorious money-laundering group simply vanished in Brunei. This included their leader, as well as the D. O. A's 15 billion US dollars in funds.

As for Mo Chou, it was not that Shi Yijian wanted to kill her, but that she herself no longer wished to live.

With Mo Chou's death, Xiao Ma and his family also broke free from their ropes and simply settled down in Brunei.

They also began working for the Li Yaohua government; after all, such a great accountant was too useful to waste.

And the 15 billion in his hands was all handed over to the Brunei government, which could be considered a windfall for Li Yaohua.

After staying in Brunei for a period of time, Chen Jiajun returned to Hong Kong.

His Little Smart phone project was already showing some promise.

He needed to make a trip back home to discuss the details with the three major operators.

As for Hong Kong Telecom, it had long been prepared and ready to go; this time, Chen Jiajun planned to launch the Little Smart phone in both places simultaneously to capture the vast majority of the market in one fell swoop.

But the very day Chen Jiajun returned to Hong Kong, he received some rather bad news.

His nephew, the police liaison Li Wenbin, was in trouble.

Chen Jiajun immediately contacted Li Shutang to ask exactly what had happened.

Li Shutang's expression was very grim as he said to Chen Jiajun, "This kid Wen Bin has been schemed against!"

"This kid is sharp as a tack; how could anyone manage to scheme against him?" Chen Jiajun said with some surprise.

Li Shutang said speechlessly, "Actually, this matter can't be blamed on anyone else; the kid had his own lapses! Remember when the police force sent out undercover agents to various triads on a large scale?"

Chen Jiajun nodded, "That's right, we even have a few in Hung Hing! But those are standard methods, what's the problem?"

Li Shutang said with a look of resentment, "The problem lies with these undercover agents. Back then, in order to get all his undercover agents out, this kid set up some Witness Protection Program and sent them all away through England's immigration laws."

"But recently, a Superintendent from the management office, Liu Jiehui, proposed cutting the Operations Department's budget, which led to all the funding for these undercover agents being cut off."

"Now this kid is in a dilemma. And the newly appointed Cai Yuanqi is no good either! Although this guy doesn't have a clear faction, he is neither from the Chinese faction nor the Hong Kong Local Faction. What do you think he is?"

Hearing Li Shutang's words, Chen Jiajun also realized the severity of the matter.

So he said to Li Shutang, "In other words, they want to use this as a pretext? To keep Li Wenbin under their control?"

Li Shutang nodded and said, "I think that must be it! And the most terrifying point is that I cannot be sure now who exactly is behind Cai Yuanqi!"

Li Shutang had operated within the Police Force for so many years; it could be said that he knew the ins and outs of every relationship.

Now that even he said he couldn't see who was behind this Cai Yuanqi, there was definitely a problem.

"No need to rush; as long as they are in Hong Kong, it's impossible for them not to show their true colors," Chen Jiajun said calmly. "Now we must handle Li Wenbin's problem! He is a banner for the Local Faction; he absolutely cannot be won over by others! He must maintain his independence so that he can have a chance to eye the position of Commissioner."

Li Shutang nodded, "I know, but I am old now and my strength is failing me."

Li Shutang was already nearly seventy this year, belonging to the category of old men in the twilight of their lives.

Although his political sense was still sharp, he really couldn't offer much help with other matters.

So as soon as Chen Jiajun returned, he reached out to him immediately.

Looking at the old man before him, Chen Jiajun felt a sense of melancholy.

When he had first started out, this old man was already calling the shots in the Police Force.

Even the Gweilo from England had to give him face, but even such a formidable figure could not withstand the erosion of time.

So Chen Jiajun smiled, patted Li Shutang on the shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, I'll handle this! Aren't they just a few undercover agents? I have a way to arrange their placement; they won't become leverage against that kid Li Wenbin!"

Li Shutang nodded, "With you here, I feel much more at ease. My time is short; remember your promise from back then!"

"Don't worry, I've always remembered it!" Chen Jiajun comforted Li Shutang, and after covering him with a blanket, he stood up to take his leave.

Upon leaving Li Shutang's home, Chen Jiajun happened to run into Li Wenbin, who had come to visit his father.

"Uncle Chen?" Li Wenbin was surprised, "Are you here to visit my father?"

Chen Jiajun nodded, then said to Li Wenbin, "No rush, your father just fell asleep. Come talk to me in the car!"

After hesitating for a moment, Li Wenbin followed Chen Jiajun into the car.

Once in the car, Chen Jiajun said to Li Wenbin, "Your father told me you've run into some trouble?"

Upon hearing this, Li Wenbin said casually, "It's nothing, just a small matter!"

"Is it really a small matter?" Chen Jiajun countered, "With your personality, could you really abandon those undercover agents who have followed you for so long?"

Li Wenbin fell silent at once, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Chen Jiajun continued, "Yes, a few undercover agents might seem like a small problem! But you are giving people the means to control you! This time it's your brothers, what about your son next time?"

Hearing Chen Jiajun's words, Li Wenbin suddenly looked up.

Chen Jiajun said calmly, "Your son Li Jiajun seems to have entered the police academy, right? He will definitely enter the Police Force in the future. Do you think that if they can control your undercover agents, they can't control your son?"

"Do you know what those English Gweilo are best at? It's infiltration and brainwashing! Your father and I have joined forces, and to this day, we still haven't fully investigated how many nails those English Gweilo have buried in Hong Kong! What makes you think you can control the overall situation?"

Hearing Chen Jiajun's words, cold sweat broke out on Li Wenbin.

Li Wenbin's wife had passed away at a young age, dying due to health reasons shortly after giving birth to Li Jiajun.

It could be said that Li Jiajun was Li Wenbin's only Achilles' heel now.

If he were truly controlled by those damned Gweilo, he felt a chill down his spine just thinking about the consequences.

But Li Wenbin said helplessly, "The other side wants to bestow favors, and I have no better way! Besides, after I sent them away, the contact has already been broken!" (End of chapter)