Part-time bodyguard

Chapter 419 Showdown
Luke said, "I'll just ask the question I want to ask the most: Who is the leader of your Knights, Captain Nemo's special forces?"

Duanmu answered seriously: "I have indeed had the honor of seeing it a few times, but this is the top secret of the Knights, so I am sorry that I cannot answer it."

Luke nodded in understanding: "What are you going to do with the cyborg technology you have?"

Duanmu replied: "After I get the cyborg technology you have, I will convince the leader to destroy it."

Luke asked again: "How do you know I don't have the technology to copy? It's just some data."

Duanmu replied: "A lot of key data in the information you have has been encrypted using computer technology. I have the secret key." Although he had no idea about the secret key itself.

Luke said, "I have the key too."

Duanmu shook his head: "If you can solve it, you won't ask about copying."

Luke did not refute and asked, "Then are you willing to hand over the key and information to Washington?"

Duanmu replied: "If Washington needs it, of course."

Luke: "Can you guarantee that this is complete information?"

Duanmu replied: "Of course."

Luke suddenly laughed, and Duanmu was puzzled by his laughter. Luke restrained his smile and said, "The first possibility is that you are lying because the information is in the hands of your captain. How can you be sure that you can convince your captain? The second possibility is that the information is in your hands. If so, I hope you will hand it over to Mr. Green now to prove that you are a trustworthy person."

Duanmu didn't respond: "Luke, you don't object to me taking over the position of Chief Strategic Advisor, so why are you making things difficult for me? You should be happy that I can continue your glory."

Luke also gave an irrelevant answer, saying, "The third possibility is that the information is in the hands of your leader, and you are able to influence the leader's opinion. You have good looks, so could it be that the leader of the Knights is a woman who loves you?"

Duanmu did not answer immediately. He leaned back in his chair and crossed his fingers in front of him.

Luke didn't give up and asked, "Can you tell me which of my guesses is correct?"

Duanmu put his hands on the conference table and answered seriously: "They are all wrong."

Luke pointed at the briefcase, the female doctor nodded, and stepped forward to unzip it. As soon as the zipper was unzipped, everyone saw a flash of red light inside. When the zipper was pulled all the way down, a bomb suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

Cui Jian's eyes tightened. If the equivalent was one kilogram and it exploded, everyone in the conference room would be dead.

Green and his two aides all looked stunned. They could never have imagined that Luke would personally bring the bomb to the meeting.

Cui Jian had already drawn his gun, but Luke was looking at the muzzle of the gun without moving. He opened his shirt, and there was a gasket on his chest, and the line was connected to his pulse. In his left hand was something like a chocolate bean, and Luke pressed it with his index finger and thumb, saying, "The remote control will break if you squeeze it, and it will explode if you break it. If I die, the bomb will explode too."

Green stood up and demanded, "Luke, what are you doing?"

Luke didn't look at Green, but stared at Duanmu and said, "The fourth possibility is that you are the so-called leader of the Knights."

After the words fell, there was silence.

After a long time, Luke was the first to break the silence: "You know what? I spent $5 million to find the identity of Nemo's special forces captain. The reason is that Nemo has this value. I didn't expect that the money was in place and the matter was about to be completed, but Nemo was gone."

Luke's tone was calm when he said this, but you could tell how much resentment he had in his heart.

Luke: "Many people are looking for the captain of the secret service, but why can't they find him? Either this person does not exist. The captain of the secret service is a virtual character composed of several people who give orders. Obviously, this is impossible. Or this person is someone we would not suspect. For example, a bodyguard. Considering the attack rate of your bodyguard team, no one would suspect that one of the bodyguards is the captain of the secret service."

Luke took off the nasal tube, saw Duanmu looking at him, and explained: "I am not sick. In order to achieve this effect, I only wet my lips with water and eat only 30 grams of beef every day."

Duanmu asked: "You tortured yourself like this just to find my captain? And you found me?"

Luke said, "You should ask who is behind the recent series of assassinations against you."

This is like revealing the truth. The so-called crazy Hoshino is just a cover, and the real mastermind is Luke. At this point, Luke was quite annoyed and kept tapping the table with his fingers: "But I can't kill him no matter how hard I try. I have no choice but to do it myself."

Duanmu said: "Even if I am the captain, would you trade your life for mine? There is no irreconcilable contradiction between us."

Luke: "After Fidi did something stupid, Nemo Teqin began to suppress me openly and secretly, and even killed Akiko."

Duanmu: "Wait, wasn't Zhaozi killed by Xingye?"

Luke looked at Duanmu and said, "Young people are young people. Do you think you can take over my position just by making a few phone calls? Everything has its foreshadowing and everything is premeditated. Originally, you couldn't shake me until the technology of cyborg was developed. You deliberately arranged for me to get a file with important data encrypted. Washington asked me to hand over the decrypted file. Maybe they believed that I got a piece of junk, or maybe they thought I kept something from them. The former is a lack of ability, and the latter is a lack of loyalty. And you, who have complete information, took the opportunity to contact Washington."

Luke said, "You know what this is called? This is called plunder. You are using conspiracy and trickery to plunder the legacy I spent thirty years building."

Duanmu wanted to say: I don't know about this. But he didn't need to know about this kind of thing, the Four Knights of Dolan could do it. In fact, the less he knew, the easier it would be for them to handle their affairs.

Zhaozi? Duanmu thought of the mental hospital. His side and the criminals did not fight to the death. After killing Zhaozi, the criminals did not continue to attack. Was this arranged by them?
It wasn't that Hoshino was hunting him down because he knew that Washington and Luke wanted him to take over the position of East Asian strategic chief advisor. It was that Luke was hunting him down because he knew that Washington wanted him to take over the position. He hunted him down three times in a row, regardless of the cost. He said that there was a big man behind him.

Luke: "I can give the legacy to anyone, but not to you. Because I know exactly what kind of people you are. You are American, but you have never been loyal to the United States. The position of General Counsel is just a stepping stone for you to expand and develop the Knights. You may even enter the core intelligence agency of the United States. For the sake of the legacy and for the United States, I must get rid of you."

Duanmu nodded: "OK, you have reasons to kill my captain, but I am indeed not my captain."

Luke raised his eyebrow, sat down, and asked, "Do you think that after five years of investigation and $5 million in expenditure, we have gained nothing?"

Duanmu said: "Please give me some advice."

Luke said, "Hai Lan." Duanmu asked, "Hai Lan?" How is that possible? If Hai Lan is a traitor, then Cui Jian is a mother.

Luke said, "Hai Lan is certainly not a traitor, but she is a breakthrough. We found something rather strange in the data of Hai Lan and several other secret service personnel. Many people had the same experience as Hai Lan. When they were about to sink into hell, someone reached out and pulled them up. They were so grateful for this that they were willing to repay the captain of the secret service with their second life."

Duanmu asked in surprise: "You spent 5 million to analyze this little intelligence?"

Luke smiled for the first time: "No, we have planted a person through your captain's behavior track."

Duanmu remained calm throughout the confrontation. Until Luke said this, Duanmu's pupils suddenly shrank, and he subconsciously asked, "Baili Xiong?"

Baili Xiong was imprisoned for murder seven years ago. Under Duanmu's operation, he was sentenced to excessive self-defense and was released from prison more than a year ago. Duanmu appreciated his loyalty and ability, so he became the deputy captain of the execution team and was about to become the captain of the execution team. It's a pity that Nemo was killed in advance.

Cui Jian heard something wrong and said, "You only started tracking down the special forces captain five years ago, and Baili Xiong was imprisoned seven years ago."

Luke said, "We followed this clue to find Baili Xiong who is still in prison. Your friend miscalculated one thing. Some people would put the country first even if it meant their death and abandoning their wives and children. Baili Xiong is such a selfless and noble person. As expected, after he was released from prison, he expressed his gratitude to you and you gave him a job."

Luke said, "I know you're going to say that Baili Xiong doesn't know you're the captain, but Baili Xiong has a lot of information, and I'm a senior intelligence officer. From the massive amount of information, I saw you."

Luke: "You are the one who got the protagonist's script in the novel. You met the immortal grandfather Dolan. Dolan and a few friends who can't sit still got together to do things. They are not interested in chess and card games. They like to play big games. What makes me hesitant is why you have been a bodyguard for nearly two years. I believe your situation is worthy of many people's suspicion, but no one has avoided the bodyguard profession. You should know that the number of times you have been attacked and the number of times you have been on the verge of death is no less than that of the soldiers on the front line."

Luke: "First question, why did Dolan and the others let you be their bodyguard? The answer is: your bodyguard role is an important condition for building the building. When the building is under construction, many people are looking for the captain of the special forces. If he is found in advance, the Knights will be suppressed at least. In addition, you can't expect to be attacked so frequently. Although it helps to hide your identity, it does endanger your life."

Luke: "The second question is, why are you willing to be a bodyguard? The answer is achievement. A group of lunatics will definitely teach lunatics. The concept of life first does not exist among you. The League Cup is one of your goals. Just like you became a hero in the Justice League, you need personal honor and a sense of personal achievement."

Luke: "Dolan has long been planning how to take over my inheritance and my position. I have no evidence, but I suspect that Xue Bing and Li Liang's love and divorce from Fidi were also theirs. Destroying my best student is the first step in plundering. It is also the first step in your transformation from a bodyguard to the chief advisor for East Asian strategy. People will only doubt your loyalty to the United States, not that you are the captain of the secret service."

Cui Jian turned his head to look at Duanmu: "Are you the captain of the special forces?"

Duanmu turned around and asked, "Shouldn't you be more concerned about the bomb now?"

Cui Jian said: "No matter how stupid I am, I know he won't detonate the bomb right away, otherwise there would be no need to talk so long."

Is his brain online again? Duanmu looked at Luke: "What do you want?"

Luke said, "Tell me first if I'm right. If not, then you have no right to talk to me. Since I've thrown out all my cards, let's die together. I'm a face-conscious person, but I don't want to be laughed at for being brainless in my old age. Once the bomb explodes, no one will know what happened here."

Cui Jian looked around the scene. Green and Duanmu's two aides were very nervous and scared. The female doctor and Luke were calm and composed. Cui Jian guessed that Duanmu was just holding on. In the end, it was him. Such a great killer didn't die on the job, but died in the fight for power. It was not worth it no matter how you thought about it.

Duanmu spoke after a long while: "Yes, I am the captain of the special forces. Do you need me to call Dolan to prove it?"

Luke said, "Don't worry. I have three conditions."

Duanmu gestured: "Please speak."

Luke said, "I want accurate information about the transformed person."

Duanmu asked: "What about the second condition?"

Luke said, "I want a confession, a confession that the Knights colluded with the Seven Killers. Don't tell me you don't have it. I know about the Raincoat Man."

Damn Baili Xiong! Duanmu asked: "What about the third condition?"

Luke said, "You are not allowed to touch Fidi and Xingye's assets and families. They will also live in seclusion. If you complete these three conditions, not only will I not detonate the bomb, but I will also hand over all the inheritance and positions to you according to the results of our previous discussion."

Duanmu stretched his hand back, Cui Jian took out a cigar and placed it in Duanmu's hand, and the lackey took out a lighter to help burn the cigar. After all, the other party was the real big brother, and he was just the one who was asking for wages.

Duanmu blew out a smoke ring, two smoke rings... The scene was silent, and Luke was waiting patiently.

The cigar was half burnt, Duanmu put the rest of the cigar on the ashtray and let it go out naturally, and said: "My sister died because of the transformation of humans. I must sacrifice my inner morality to agree to your first condition. The collusion between the Knights and the Seven Killers will bring endless troubles to the Knights and will also allow you to clamp down on the Knights. I must sacrifice the efforts of many brothers and sisters to agree to your second condition."

Duanmu leaned back and said, "So, I can only agree to your third condition. Remember, I agreed to the third condition because I respect and admire you. Now that we have done this, you and your students can retire with peace of mind and live out your life happily. Green?"

Green responded: "I didn't hear it, I didn't see it, I just hope we can complete the meeting smoothly."

Luke asked, “Green, do you think it’s a good thing for America for him to be the general counsel?”

Green replied: "Yes, maybe Washington can only get three benefits and the Knights can get seven, but why not? I personally always think that Duanmu is the most suitable candidate at present. Compared with Fidi and Xingye, Duanmu has more weaknesses."

Luke: "He has a weakness?"

Green replied: "Assets, father and honor, he would not want to be a traitor. On the other hand, Xingye has been divorced three times, has seven children, and has frozen sperm. Even if his family is killed, he will not care much. Fidi is very close to Germany and France, I believe you should know this, and Fidi has no father, no mother, no wife and no children. In terms of ability, the fact that the Knights have grown to its current size has proved Duanmu's ability."

Green said: "So Luke, if you are truly loyal to the United States, you should put down the bomb and let the meeting proceed as it was originally supposed to."

Luke asked back, "Your goal is just to plant the bomb for me, right? Have you ever thought about how big their appetite is? When ordinary crime games can't satisfy them, they will play America as a business game. Launch a puppet president, or simply let their own people compete for the presidency."

Green thought for a while and replied: "What's wrong with Duanmu being president?"

Luke was choked, his eyes wide open, unable to refute.

(End of this chapter)