Part-time bodyguard

Chapter 411 Seafood Hot Pot
Naturally, this unusual movement did not escape the eyes and ears of the Knights. On the morning of the second day after moving into the safe house, Duanmu received a call from the headquarters and was informed of the situation.

Gui Yi also put forward his own opinion: "Since they wanted to kidnap Duanmu, why did they hire assassins?"

Duanmu did not answer. He received another call. This time he just listened. After listening for about three minutes, he hung up the phone, picked up the spoon and drank the borscht: "The sponsor has been imprisoned, and the killers should have withdrawn."

Cui Jian and Gui Yi waited for further instructions.

Duanmu organized his words. He had to explain as briefly and clearly as possible to avoid the two people asking questions at random. "It was said before that Luke had four students, Feidi, Zhaozi, Xingye and a mysterious sword butterfly. The general situation of this incident is: Luke was placed under house arrest by Xingye. The reason is unclear. It is speculated that it is because Luke did not want Xingye to succeed him and let Washington find a suitable successor on his own. Xingye asked Luke to hand over the cyborg plan. Luke said that there were two copies of the cyborg plan. The old fox then instigated Xingye to attack me."

Luke meant that he had determined that Duanmu was one of the captain's confidants, so he could kidnap Duanmu to get the cyborg technology from the Knights. Hoshino had to get another technology first before Luke would give his own technology to Hoshino. Hoshino was cunning and didn't believe that Luke said it was so simple. So Luke explained that he was in contact with Bingthorn and was ready to drag the Knights into the water, and explained his plan.

There are three groups behind the scenes, namely Bingci, Xingye and the Avengers. Bingci and the Avengers plan to capture Duanmu and use Duanmu's confession to prove the relationship between the Knights and the Seven Killers through torture or other means. However, after all, one of them is an official and the other is a thief, so they cannot cooperate openly, so Xingye acts as a middleman to integrate their plans.

Plan A: Capture Duanmu alive. Xingye has a drug similar to truth serum, which makes Duanmu cooperate with the dialogue and prove the accusation that the Knights secretly provided funds and weapons to Qi Sha. Of course, this is true, but the evidence is too weak. After all, the man in the raincoat is also a respectable person, and it is not so easy to be caught.

Plan B: Kill Duanmu. The Knights will fall into a crisis of official suspicion, and Bing Ci takes the opportunity to request an in-depth investigation of its related industries and funds. They are convinced that they will be able to dig out the connection between the target's legacy and the Knights' industry.

Xingye, Bingci and the Avengers knew that Duanmu was not Qi Sha, but a confidant of the special forces captain. The reason why they said Duanmu was the Qi Sha killer was to drag the Knights into the water. In fact, if Duanmu was captured alive or killed, the Knights would definitely fall into the quagmire.

What they didn't expect was that after arranging the double insurance of the bandits and the Korean ice spikes, Duanmu disappeared without a trace. Duanmu's nickname was Tianxia, ​​and most people in the industry thought that Duanmu was just playing around. But they forgot one thing, the nickname Tianxia came from Duanmu's ability to appear and disappear like a ghost.

There is no solution for Duanmu's escape in Plans AB, so a temporary Plan C is put into place. Using the police mobilization power of Bingci in South Korea, Duanmu's subordinates in South Korea are detained and a comprehensive search for Duanmu is conducted.

But something unexpected happened. The gang leader, Ed, was assassinated, leaving the gang leaderless. After the South Korean Ice Thorn commander Choi Min was attacked and seriously injured, the police immediately withdrew their search force. At the same time, the prosecutor further investigated the relationship between the South Korean Ice Thorn and the armed gangsters and made some progress.

In the end, Duanmu showed up and solved most of the problems. Xingye was a madman. Although his plan failed, he still wanted to kill Duanmu, so he and the Avengers summoned assassins to kill Duanmu.

Duanmu said: "All this is Luke's conspiracy. He knows that the Avengers funded Bingthorn and that they were going to attack me, so he asked Xingye to invest. When Xingye's attention was diverted, Luke passed on the news that the fourth student, the mysterious sword butterfly, rescued Luke. Xingye received a call from Luke two hours ago. He flew to Tokyo alone and was controlled by Luke's people at the airport."

Duanmu's preparation was not in vain. Gui Yi and Cui Jian understood what was going on and did not raise any questions. However, there was still the question of lack of nutrition. Gui Yi asked, "So this is all a farce."

Duanmu replied, "Not entirely. For Xingye, it was a farce and ended in failure. But for the Avengers and Bingthorn, I am still worth being kidnapped. In about three to five days, everything will be settled. There is also a side news. Luke was hospitalized, not because of Xingye's torture, but because of illness. There is no definite news yet. I heard that he has a terminal illness, and it is in the late stage. He has about three months to live."

Cui Jian nodded: "No wonder they are so anxious to let Zhaozi take over."

Duanmu said: "You fool, it could be fake news. But Luke expressed his intention to talk to us. His offer is the cyborg technology and Hoshino. One of the conditions is that Hoshino must be executed. He and Hoshino are colleagues, he can't do it."

Cui Jian asked: "What other conditions are there?"

Duanmu: "I want to get some resources from the Knights."

Cui Jian asked: "What resources?"

Duanmu: "It has nothing to do with you."

Cui Jian: “I’m curious.”

Duanmu: "Ask him yourself when the time comes."

Cui Jian: “Ah?”

Duanmu said: "Since I am already an open card of the Knights, I will definitely be the one to deal with Xingye when the time comes."

Cui Jian asked: "Aren't you afraid it's a trap?"

Duanmu replied: "I will definitely show up only when I am in control of the situation."

The next three days were very peaceful. The Korean prosecutor submitted a preliminary investigation report, claiming that he had some evidence that Bingci colluded with the gangsters to kidnap Duanmu. The second-in-command of Bingci in Korea said that he was unaware and completely obeyed Cui Min's command. Cui Min, who had become a disabled person, turned himself in on the hospital bed and admitted that he had directly contacted the gangster Aide and kidnapped Duanmu.

The reason is that Cui Min believes that the Knights and the Seven Killers have something to do with each other, and the evidence provided by Bing Ci is not sufficient, so he wants to kidnap Duanmu. In their plan, Ed will lead the attack first. If it fails, Bing Ci will control the victim Duanmu, create a traffic accident, and hand Duanmu over to Ed, who will pry open Duanmu's mouth. As for Xingye and the Avengers, Cui Min insisted that he didn't know anything.

The International Ice Thorns stated that they handed over the evidence to the Korean Ice Thorns and did not participate in any illegal actions. All of this was Cui Min's personal work.

Cui Jian listened to Duanmu's explanation and cursed the two-headed dog in his heart. Wouldn't it be easier if Cui Min was killed at that time? He didn't know that if Cui Min died, Cui Min would have to bear all the blame. Although Cui Min has taken all the blame now, those who are interested know that it is not that simple. The difference between the two can be explained in one sentence: Death is the greatest.

"Come on, I'll treat you to dinner." But is it really the end?
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Cui Jian and Gui Yi were very happy to be able to leave the bunker. At 6pm, Gui Yi drove to a seafood hot pot restaurant.

This seafood hot pot restaurant is located in the Xicheng Suburban Night Market, adjacent to the commercial street, and is one of the most prosperous areas in the suburbs of Xicheng. Parking is the biggest problem in this area where every inch of land is valuable. Cui Jian and Duanmu got out of the car to order food first, and then waited for the hot pot to be served. After eating a round, Gui Yi, who had parked the car, came to the table.

Cui Jian said, "We didn't find any vehicles following us. Gui Yi, did you see any suspicious people when you parked the car?"

Gui Yi: “No.” She peeled the lobster shell, dipped it in the sauce, and took a bite. It was delicious!
Duanmu was the calmest: "It's over now. Cui Min took all the blame. If there is any danger, it's meeting Luke again."

Cui Jian said: "After this battle, what does your boss think?"

Duanmu said: "My captain is considering whether to close the Korean branch and find a new branch in East Asia."

Gui Yi was puzzled: "Why do we need to set up outlets?" Duanmu explained: "Our full name is the Special Service Knights. Special Service comes from Nemo Special Service. Our previous work helped Nemo members solve problems in life, work and other aspects. There are many wealthy people in East Asia, and there are also many wealthy people related to East Asia."

Gui Yi asked curiously: "What kind of business do you have?"

Duanmu replied: "As long as the commission does not violate basic human ethics and morality, we can accept it. For example, if a son asks us to kill his parents so that he can get the inheritance, we will not accept it. For example, if a pregnant woman outside is harassing a man, we will be responsible for communicating with the pregnant woman, but we will not use violence to solve the problem."

Seeing that Gui Yi was still confused, Cui Jian said, "You can understand it this way. As long as the commission does not receive total moral condemnation, they can accept it. For example, if your child is bullied at school, they kill the person who bullied your child. In this case, there will be people who support and sympathize with your child and think that the person who bullied him is hateful. There will also be people who think that the bully does not deserve to die. Because there is debate, it does not violate basic social morality. Because morality is a consensus among everyone. Such commissions can be accepted."

Cui Jian: "The son killed his parents just for the inheritance. There is definitely no one, or only a very small number of people, who would support the son. They will not accept such an order."

Gui Yi asked: "I am wrong, but the other party is also wrong?"

Cui Jian: “Take it.”

Duanmu said, "Don't listen to his nonsense. We usually don't use extreme violence, and we won't kill all the people who bully your son. We will solve the problem based on our own judgment. For example, we can give your son special training so that he has good skills. For example, we can make the people who bully your son become public enemies through false accusations. We should act according to local conditions and analyze the specific situation."

Duanmu added: "Of course, we usually solve more complicated problems. Take Ye Wen as an example. We picked up his illegitimate child from Japan, protected his safety along the way, and made him appear at the time and place requested by Ye Wen. It sounds simple, but it involves many legal and safety issues. How to legally bring the child out of Japan requires a lot of legal documents, not to mention that there were powerful enemies around at the time."

Duanmu was just talking nonsense. He said that special service was what he said, but the Knights didn't even have a basic business phone number. The Knights' business was all internal. Units related to the Dome Project not only needed to sell the assets they had obtained from the target, but they also needed to search and hunt the target.

A waiter came over to pick up the trash and asked, "Would you like more soup?"

Duanmu glanced at the hot pot and said, "Not for now, thank you."

The waiter nodded: "You're welcome." He took the garbage on the table and left. Suddenly, a cold light flashed in his right hand, and a short blade stabbed at the junction of Duanmu's neck and skull.

Cui Jian was sitting next to Duanmu, and he only had time to push Duanmu, and the short blade pierced the left side of his neck. Cui Jian grabbed the waiter's right hand with one hand to prevent him from moving, and hit the waiter in the face with his right elbow. The waiter protected himself with his left hand and blocked Cui Jian's attack.

The waiter's wrist was grabbed and he couldn't twist it, but his fingers were still flexible. He pulled the short blade out of Duanmu's neck with two fingers, turned his wrist, and the blade cut towards Cui Jian's left wrist. Cui Jian was forced to let go, and the blade cut towards Duanmu again.

Although there were many movements, they all happened in an instant, which was enough for Duanmu to react. Duanmu fell to the side, and the blade missed. The waiter saw that Duanmu had left the killing range of his blade, so he attacked Cui Jian.

The waiter moved very quickly and the distance was very close, so Cui Jian had to give up on drawing his gun and hit the waiter on the chin with a hook punch. The waiter staggered back and turned to run away.

Duanmu stood up and touched the back of his neck, which was covered in blood.

Three tables away, a guest pulled the clothes on the table, revealing a small crossbow arrow, and pulled the trigger. The crossbow arrow shot through the air and shot towards Duanmu's heart. Gui Yi was sitting opposite the two of them and could see clearly. He pushed the square table hard, and the table hit Duanmu's lower back. Duanmu's body swayed, and the crossbow arrow pierced his chest.

Good news, the arrow was located on the upper left side of the heart, three centimeters away from the heart.

Gui Yi drew his gun, and the crossbow customer drew his gun at the same time. Unlike Gui Yi, the killer needed to hide his gun, which was more troublesome to take. Gui Yi pulled the trigger first and shot him dead.

At this time, the diners in the restaurant finally reacted. There was screaming and chaos. Some people hid under the table, some ran outside, some looked for friends, and some went to the bathroom to look for someone.

"Go drive." Cui Jian lifted Duanmu up with his left hand, held up the gun with his right hand, leaned against the load-bearing column, and took out the headset: "Connect, connect."

Gui Yi, who was running towards the parking spot a hundred meters away, responded: "Got it."

Cui Jian said: "Go to Dingxiang Road."

Gui Yi: “I understand.”

Cui Jian dragged Duanmu Hun among the five diners and walked quickly toward the side door, asking, "How are you?"

Duanmu: "It's okay, just an arrow stuck in the chest."

Cui Jian: "Aren't you wearing a bulletproof vest?"

Duanmu: "Do you really want me to give you some scientific knowledge now?" Bulletproof vests are divided into two categories: hard and soft. Soldiers usually wear hard ones, while bodyguards usually wear soft ones. Soft bulletproof vests can effectively defend against bullets with high firing speed, small size, and not sharp. Simply put, a small stone falls freely from the 10th floor and hits the arm, and it is difficult to penetrate the skin. But a sharp triangular nail falls on the arm and may pierce the flesh.

That’s why we have stab-proof vests and bullet-proof vests. Stab-proof vests are not bullet-proof, and bullet-proof vests may not necessarily be stab-proof.

The two of them and the other five diners all bent over and trotted out of the side door. Duanmu reminded them: "Be careful of ambushes."

Cui Jianyi pulled Duanmu away from the line of diners and walked into the alley: "If there is an ambush, it is likely that we will discover it in advance. However, if I were a killer, I would definitely wait nearby. Once the restaurant killer's attack fails, I will rush to the scene as soon as possible. The most advantageous means of transportation is naturally a motorcycle."

Duanmu asked: "Is that the sound of the motorcycle you heard now?"

Cui Jian asked Duanmu to lean against the wall: "That's right."

The motorcycle was approaching quickly and speeding. Cui Jian fired three shots at the corner. The motorcycle lost control and crashed into the wall of a self-built house with the driver and the motorcycle. The scene was quite tragic.

Although Cui Jian did not confirm the identity of the person who fired the shot, he entered the alley with complex terrain and maintained such a high speed. It cannot be said that he is 100% a criminal, but it is very likely that he is not a good person.

(End of this chapter)