Chapter 408: One Must Rely on Oneself

Inside a warehouse at Mallow Green Pier, the doctor gang had set up base here.

In the center sat a television, playing Longwei's film.

Sang Bang threw a punch comparing to Longwei on the TV, then stared intently at the screen, gritting his teeth and said: 'He couldn't possibly be that strong! I can't even match that punching speed.'

'Crazy!'

Tuzi, wearing a pair of sunglasses, explained to Sang Bang: 'That's from a movie, all post‑processed, definitely fast!'

Sang Bang ignored Tuzi, stared at Longwei on the TV and said: 'I swear, I will fight you—I want to see if you really have such great skill.'

Tuzi remarked from the side: 'You better watch out, or you'll get knocked flat on your back!'

Sang Bang turned, grabbed Tuzi's collar, and angrily said: 'What did you say?'

'I'll only lie down when I'm dead; no one can knock me down.'

Tuzi shoved aside this lunatic, soothing: 'All right, all right, you're awesome, you're awesome, okay!'

The doctor broke up their horseplay, waved at them and said: 'Listen up, brothers—tonight there will be a Tsar jewelry exhibition on the seventy‑fifth floor of Jun Du Hotel.'

'Inside are three treasures from the Tsar era—you could say they're worth a city.'

'I guarantee, if the operation succeeds, the money each of us gets will be enough to retire.'

At this point, Feifei, who handled intelligence, spoke up: 'This operation has an obstacle we can't get past—the security at Jun Du Hotel is handled by Red Signal; how do we deal with this?'

Sang Bang shouted: 'Are you scared? What's Red Signal Security like?'

'They're famous in Southeast Asia, but I, Sang Bang, am not afraid of them—we're all just one life; I don't believe they're not afraid of death!'

The doctor broke up their argument, smiling at Feifei and said: 'Remember, Red Signal or Green Signal—it's all the same!'

'Want to get rich—should I still be afraid of them? A person must rely on himself!'

Not far away, inside a surveillance van, Xiao Fu seemed to have heard a joke.

He turned to Jianjun and said: 'Captain, it looks like our Red Signal's reputation still isn't loud enough—look, these little fry aren't scared of us!'

'Then we'll use them to make fish sauce!'

Xiao Fu agreed with Jianjun, nodding: 'Fine—I'll handle the fire, Captain, you're good at cooking, you'd make a perfect head chef.'

Time: 6 p. m.

Location: Pointy Sand Mouth Jun Du Hotel.

Feifei was busy in a professional suit, working as the lobby manager of Jun Du Hotel.

Mm! This job counts as a side gig.

This event's organizer is Shadan Tong's company; his main business is jewelry, and this Jun Du Hotel is also one of his properties.

As host, Shadan Tong sent his son to greet guests at the door.

Ordinary guests with invitation cards flooded into the seventy‑fifth‑floor banquet hall.

Some people didn't even need an invitation card—they just scanned their faces to enter.

For example: Li Xin.

Shadan Tong's son hurried a few steps to Li Xin's front: 'Brother Xin, you're here! My dad's upstairs—please follow me.'

This guy is quite a bit older than Li Xin; even Brother Xin, who's quick‑tongued, can't keep a straight face!

Li Xin walked in with Qiuti, and as he passed Feifei he gave her a smile.

That smile gave Feifei a start—guilty minds always react that way, reading a lot into tiny expressions.

Feifei silently cursed in her heart: 'How did this plague god show up?'

Things just got serious!

Outside Jun Du Hotel, as Da Dan passed a phone booth, he happened to hear the words: 'A person must rely on himself!'

Hearing that familiar phrase, Da Dan quickly looked toward the source of the sound.

After finishing his call, that person strode toward Jun Du Hotel; when Da Dan reached the hotel entrance, lacking an invitation card, he was stopped straight away by security.

Da Dan anxiously explained to Xiao Fu: 'The guy who just went in is a terrorist—he's carried out attacks in Li Family Slope and many Southeast Asian countries, extremely dangerous!'

Xiao Fu glanced at Da Dan and thought: 'This guy looks just like him!'

'Dangerous?'

Xiao Fu laughed and told Da Dan: 'Yes, there's danger—they're very dangerous!'

'I'm not joking—they're really dangerous; let me in, I can handle this.'

Da Dan tried to convince Xiao Fu to let him go in and confront the doctor.

Xiao Fu patted his shoulder: 'Go back—this isn't your concern; we can handle it ourselves.'

Da Dan's mind was now full of that line 'A person must rely on himself'—he wouldn't just leave so easily.

'Brother! I'm a former special forces captain from Li Family Slope and a bomb‑disposal expert—I can help you, just let me in!'

Xiao Fu sized him up and asked: 'What do you do for work now?'

'Bodyguard!'

'Interested in working for Red Signal Security?'

'If I join Red Signal, can I get in?'

'Exactly!'

Da Dan hesitated not at all, nodding: 'No problem—after today I'll report to Red Signal Security.'

Xiao Fu only took him because he looked pleasing; otherwise he wouldn't have recruited Da Dan—what kind of talent doesn't his hometown have?

'Come with me, I'll get you a change of clothes—this outfit isn't professional, so low‑class, it'd look bad for Red Signal Security.'

'……'

Da Dan muttered to himself: 'Is this looking for security or a model?'

But for revenge, he'd not only change clothes—he'd even give his life if needed.

……

The banquet hall on the seventy-fifth floor.

Jianguo heard the news coming through the earpiece, walked up to Li Xin and whispered: "Boss, the fish are in the net."

Li Xin glanced at Shadan Tong, then whispered to Xiaofu: "Those small fry can't appear on the seventy-fifth floor; bring in the big fish, otherwise we won't be able to ask Uncle Tong for a favor, right?"

Jianguo nodded: "Understood, boss, I'll handle it personally."

After Jianguo left, Li Xin walked up to Shadan Tong and, jokingly, asked: "Uncle Tong, if I solve a big problem for you, how will you thank me?"

Shadan Tong responded generously: "A Xin, Uncle Tong isn't stingy; if this really happens, besides those three tsarist jewels, you can take any jewelry you like from today's exhibition."

"Those three I borrowed from someone else; otherwise I could let you pick."

Li Xin curled his lips; this old-timer's bravado—apart from those three things, is there anything else of value in the hall?

"Uncle Tong, I'm not short of money; just remember this favor, and when I need it, I'll come to you for repayment."

Shadan Tong, hearing this, glanced around and whispered: "Is there really a problem?"

Li Xin pointed at those three tsarist jewels: "They're the ones that brought the trouble; this time it's a notorious Southeast Asian bandit crew that's come, I got the news, I'm uneasy, so I came personally to keep an eye on them."

"After all, this is your uncle's turf; we can't let anyone wreck it, right?"

Shadan Tong patted Li Xin's arm: "A Xin, I appreciate it!"

"In the future, wherever you need Uncle Tong, just speak up."

Li Xin put on a polite front, but in his heart he was thinking, "I've been waiting for you to say that!"