Chapter 529

A new day.

Today's weather was a bit overcast with light rain.

Peng Peng Lizhi ate breakfast early, got into the car, and left the villa.

Bodyguard Driver: "Boss, you're in a very good mood~~~"

Peng Peng Lizhi was surprised: "Is it that obvious?"

He looked in the mirror and rubbed his face.

Bodyguard Driver: "It looks very obvious."

Peng Peng Lizhi: "You reminded me well. I shouldn't be that happy. I'll give you a raise later!"

Then he started thinking about his fucking wife and children, and his mood finally turned sour.

Damn it, divorce!

On the way,

As Peng Peng Lizhi thought, he had already started planning what to do next: collude with Brother Zu, work from the inside and out, and screw the Taigu Group to death!

Hehehe~~~~

Bodyguard Driver: "Boss... you're smiling again."

Peng Peng Lizhi: "..."

Not good, the smile showed again.

No choice, who could resist 20 million USD?

8:30.

Arrived at Taigu Group.

At 9:00, Edward arrived at Taigu Group, held a meeting, and announced the headquarters' official appointment of him.

With this, he officially became the new Swire Taipan of Taigu Group.

At 10:00, he handled numerous affairs.

At 11:00, he summoned Peng Peng Lizhi.

Office, sofa.

"Henry, come, sit."

"Thank you, Swire Taipan!"

Peng Peng Lizhi sat down as instructed, leaning slightly forward, maintaining a posture ready to respond at any time.

"This coffee was just brewed. Taste it. I specifically had the secretary prepare it—civet coffee. The taste is quite good."

Peng Peng Lizhi held the coffee cup with both hands and took a small sip.

"Delicious... thank you, Mr. Swire Taipan!"

"Henry, you've lived in Hong Kong for a long time, right? Is your family doing well?"

Peng Peng Lizhi was slightly stunned and quickly said: "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Edward. My family... is doing alright. It's just my wife; recently she always likes to go out and play with a group of friends and is often not home. My son and daughter have also learned her ways and run out whenever they have free time. I don't know what they are busy with outside; I am truly helpless..."

Edward started making small talk, the main purpose being to test Peng Peng Lizhi's character.

Now that he controlled Taigu Group, he naturally needed good subordinates.

After chatting for more than ten minutes,

"You have been in Taigu Group for many years, always working diligently, and I have heard of it. Now that the Merlin incident has occurred, the group is in a difficult moment, and we need everyone to work together even more."

Peng Peng Lizhi straightened his back, loyal and forceful: "Mr. Edward, rest assured, I will definitely assist you with all my might!"

Afterward, he asked a few more questions, and Peng Peng Lizhi answered fluently.

Edward gradually felt satisfied in his heart.

As the former Financial Secretary (wrote it wrong before, not Chief Secretary, but Financial Secretary), Peng Peng Lizhi joined Taigu in 1982 and had always performed excellently as a deputy.

And this time, when Merlin was kidnapped, Peng Peng Lizhi's performance was also sufficiently loyal and decisive.

On the other hand, that Chief Financial Officer Mike was a bit jumpy, too eager to advance, and not steady enough.

"By the way, what do you think of the Five Star Group?"

"An absolute major threat!"

"Tell me specifically!"

Peng Peng Lizhi started blabbering on.

Edward nodded.

30 minutes later,

"According to your report, this Director Guan Zu is considered the core of this Five Star Group!"

"That's correct."

"If... I say if... one day, this Director Guan Zu dies, will the Five Star Group have internal strife and power struggles?"

"Yes!"

"What methods do we have to take the opportunity to swallow this Five Star Group?"

"This... I'm afraid it's a bit difficult because they are not listed..." Peng Peng Lizhi asked tentatively, "Could it be? Does our Taigu Group want to send people to kill that Director Guan Zu? I heard that our Taigu Group has cultivated mercenaries abroad."

Edward looked at Peng Peng Lizhi, serious: "Are you crazy? We are a legal enterprise, not terrorists. It's just normal corporate competition; you want to kill someone?"

Peng Peng Lizhi: "............"

Heh, I'd be a fool to believe you!

Besides, I am your trusted general, and you're hiding this from me?

Sure enough, I was right to betray you!

……

……

Gun Club.

"Bang bang bang~~~~"

Gao Gang held a gun, aiming at the target, and let out a burst of fire.

His face was full of excitement.

"Hahaha~~~ Did you see that? I can now average 6 rings!"

"In less than 10 days, my level has become so high!"

"I am a genius!"

Bang bang bang~~~

Beside him, Gao Jin locked everything into the 9 and 10 rings.

Gao Gang: "............"

Originally, Gao Jin's marksmanship was just average, a little better than his own, but now Gao Jin was already a whole grade stronger than him.

Heaven is unfair!

Why create Yu when you also create Liang!

On the other side, Director Guan Zu, Gong Wei, Xu Xu Zhengyang, Tian Tian Yangsheng, and others were conducting IPSC training.

Bang bang bang~~~

Crossing various obstacles, then shooting at various targets.

Awesome!!

2 hours later, training ended...

A group of eight or nine people packed up their things and left the gun club.

"Let's go, find a bar to relax."

"I know a bar that's not bad; there's a singer there who sings very well," said the old hand Gao Gang.

Then he was kicked by Director Guan Zu.

"Very experienced, aren't you? I tell you to settle down and start a family, and you keep running off to play!"

"Cough cough~~~~ Brother Zu, are you going or not?"

"Is she pretty?!"

"Pretty."

Director Guan Zu didn't hesitate: "Let's go!!"

Everyone: "............"

Roaring internally: Brother Zu, who was the one full of righteousness just now? Give us back our trust!

Soon,

Even Xu Xu Zhengyang had black lines hanging from his forehead.

Led by Gao Gang,

Director Guan Zu and the others arrived at a bar + restaurant.

As soon as they got out of the car,

Director Guan Zu saw a huge poster at the entrance with a beautiful woman on it.

Whoa~~

Good fellow, an acquaintance!

(Image: "The Killer")

Gao Gang: "Brother Zu, this is the place."

He took the lead and walked in.

As soon as Director Guan Zu entered, he surveyed the interior; it was basically a long restaurant with a stage in front, and a beautiful woman was sitting on it.

At this moment, the beauty was singing:

"Wishing that the day you arrive..."

"Gently give me your acceptance..."

"Let me know the person in your eyes..."

"Everything promised will never change..."

The voice was soft and melodious, carrying strands of deep affection, gently striking the heartstrings of the audience. The people in the restaurant who were originally talking or walking around now stopped their movements unconsciously, attracted by this moving singing.

Director Guan Zu's footsteps also slowed down unconsciously, his gaze fixed on the beauty on the stage.

The others were about the same.

Whether the person is pretty or not doesn't matter; the point is the singing is good.

Gao Gang was proud: "How about it? My recommendation is not bad, right?"

They arrived relatively early, so there were still empty seats.

"Eh, Mr. Director Guan?"

"Mr. Director Guan, hello!"

"Mr. Director Guan!"

Respectful greetings rose and fell in the restaurant.

Even the singer on stage nodded in greeting after seeing Director Guan Zu.

!

"Hello everyone~~"

Director Guan Zu smiled and greeted them.

Everyone followed him to a few tables near the stage and sat down one after another.

Gao Gang sat down and couldn't wait to reach for the menu on the table:

"Brother Zu, see what you want to eat? The steak here is superb."

Director Guan Zu glared at him, "You kid only knows how to eat. Can steak make your marksmanship better?"

Gao Gang called the waiter: "First, bring five steaks, then bring a few plates of snacks—fries, chicken wings, bring a bit of everything. Also, bring us a few pitchers of beer, make it ice-cold..."

Director Guan Zu also ordered a few vegetarian dishes...

The beauty's singing on stage continued to flow gently, adding a bit of comfort to the joyful atmosphere.

Halfway through the meal,

Director Guan Zu suddenly noticed the entrance.

That man, he's here!

He walked into the bar with a pretentious stride.

Director Guan Zu wailed in his heart: "No...!"

"I'm enjoying a comfortable dinner, and you run here?"

Xu Xu Zhengyang had been keeping his attention on Director Guan Zu and the surroundings; seeing Director Guan Zu like this, he immediately looked at the entrance.

At a glance, he saw something wrong with the man with the slicked-back hair at the entrance.

The person who arrived was none other than Ah Jong, his slicked-back hair combed meticulously; his hair was too oily—to borrow an ancient saying, even a fly couldn't stand on it.

Moreover, he was wearing a long black trench coat, the hem swaying gently with his steps, exuding an aura of pretentiousness for thirty meters.

A white scarf was wrapped around his neck, standing out in the dark tones, adding a bit of gentleness and elegance to him.

Damn, too pretentious.

Ah Jong walked toward the inside of the bar with steady and rhythmic steps, unhurriedly.

His eyes were deep and calm. When passing by the singer, he tilted his head slightly, his gaze meeting the singer's. At that moment, it was as if time had stopped.

At this time, Gao Gang finally noticed Ah Jong and complained on the side: "Brother Zu, is he sick... what month is this? It's hot as hell, and he's wearing so many clothes? Is it to look cool?"

Oh my~~~

Ah Jong heard Gao Gang's voice and almost stumbled.

Director Guan Zu rolled his eyes at Gao Gang.

Why are you so loud!

"Hey... handsome!"

Director Guan Zu beckoned to Ah Jong.

Ah Jong saw Director Guan Zu. He had lived in Hong Kong for a long time and naturally recognized Director Guan Zu—the nemesis of the assassin underworld. Twice, assassins wanted to kill Director Guan Zu, but both were killed by Director Guan Zu, who then scraped out their organization and killed them all.

Ah Jong: "............"

Looking at Director Guan Zu's surroundings again,

Good fellow, none of them looked easy to mess with, especially that righteous-looking guy, who seemed to be on guard against him at all times.

"Mr. Director Guan!" Ah Jong walked over.

Director Guan Zu smiled: "Handsome, do me a favor. Don't cause trouble today, how about it?"

Then he pointed to the guests around: "Look, there are so many guests here. If you cause trouble, there will inevitably be casualties..."

Ah Jong had finally found an opportunity to assassinate his target.

But now that Director Guan Zu requested it,

What else could he do?

Of course, forgive him!

Ah Jong: "Alright, I'll give Mr. Director Guan some face..."

Director Guan Zu cupped his hands: "Thank you... why not come over and have a drink?!"

Director Guan Zu was still thinking, this is a top-tier workhorse!

And he's considered kind—his guilt toward the singer, and saving the little girl on the beach; this kind of sympathy is not bad for the profession of an assassin, after all, many assassins like to use human lives to practice... I'm talking about you, O.

And this meal—the first time is strange, the second time is familiar. Next time the mercenaries attack, I can invite him over to hold the line.

Hehehe~~~~

Ah Jong shivered, feeling like he was being watched by some ominous tentacle monster.

"Alright~~~"

Ah Jong sat down without hesitation and had a drink with Director Guan Zu. Since he was discovered by Director Guan Zu this time, he definitely couldn't hide, so he might as well be generous.

Xu Xu Zhengyang saw Director Guan Zu's invitation and let go of half his guard.

Half an hour later,

Ah Jong exchanged phone numbers with Director Guan Zu, toasted a drink, and left.

After eating for another hour, Director Guan Zu and the others left and returned to Causeway Bay by car.

4 hours later...

Deep in the night...

The streets shed the prosperity and busyness of the day, becoming cold and quiet.

The dim lights had a very murderous atmosphere.

At this moment, the bar door was pushed open violently, and a group of drug lord leaders walked out swaggeringly, followed by several burly lackeys.

The drug lord leader walked to the car, and a lackey was about to open the door for him when suddenly, a figure slowly walked out from the shadows by the street.

"Bang bang bang~~~~~"

Dual guns drawn...

The drug dealers were caught off guard by this sudden attack and fled in all directions...

Every shot was accompanied by the fall of a drug dealer.

1 minute later...

Ah Jong slowly walked toward the drug lord leader who had fallen to the ground.

"You... you can't kill me..." The drug lord leader struggled on the ground, shot, and begged.

He raised the gun in his hand and aimed it at the drug lord leader's head.

"No—"

The drug lord leader shouted in despair.

Bang~~~

Shot in the middle of the forehead.

……

The next day,

Director Guan Zu saw the news from last night in the newspaper.

"Righteous Assassin? Drug Dealer Dies on the Street"

At this time, the system reward sounded...

"Your actions saved several innocent citizens..."

"You have received the following rewards:"

"Reward 1: 'Eye Healing Card' *1."

"Reward 2: 'Hemostasis Card' *3."

"Reward 3: 'Ah Jong's Marksmanship' *1."

Director Guan Zu thought about it—should this "Ah Jong's Marksmanship" go to Gao Jin? Or Gao Gang?

Just right,

At this time, Gao Jin and Wei Yingzi walked downstairs hand in hand.

Director Guan Zu: "............"

Gao Gang, your fate is not enough.

Director Guan Zu slapped the card directly onto Gao Jin.

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PS: My eyes have some problems; they are blurry every morning, with a layer of mist. I went to the hospital for an examination yesterday, so it delayed some time. Specifically, it's severe inflammation + meibomian gland atrophy (shortening). Currently, I'm doing anti-inflammatory treatment for a week, then meibomian gland therapy. I've been using my eyes too hard these past six months. I also want an "Eye Healing Card," cry~~~

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