Part-time bodyguard

Chapter 441 The storm is coming
Six days later, the group flew to Tokyo, and the person who was in charge of receiving them was an old acquaintance, Yoshiko from Tokyo Security Company. As soon as they got off the plane, Duolan and Duanmu parted ways, and took most of the bodyguards to a Buddhist temple. This Buddhist temple was privately owned and controlled by a large family.

Japan was deeply influenced by the culture of the Tang Dynasty. The family system is very unique, and the shadow of Confucianism can be seen in it. The characteristic of Japanese families is that they are small. From the perspective of filial piety, they do not pursue the eighteen generations of ancestors or the deceased. Their filial piety culture pays more attention to the elders who are still alive. Therefore, they rarely have large clans with hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of people. Most of them are small families.

The most important person in a family is the father, who bears the greatest responsibility and power. In addition, there are many characteristics, such as valuing the family over the person, valuing the family name over blood ties. Many families have their own family crests.

Although there are few big families, there are many influential families. The family that Dolan wants to meet today is a family that had a good relationship with Luke before. The family received the news that Luke passed away and a new person took over as the general counsel, and took the initiative to invite him. Today is Dolan's visit, hoping to maintain the previous relationship.

This family has extensive connections, from white to black, and is one of Dolan's biggest goals on this trip to Japan.

Duanmu said on the plane that he was willing to accompany Duolan to meet the patriarch, but Duolan refused. The reason for his refusal was that the patriarch was born in the Bai Gang and he liked to provoke and challenge the courage of young people. For example, he drank a bowl of blood from someone in their family, and he drank a bowl of Duanmu's blood, indicating that blood is thicker than water and they have become a family.

At 10 o'clock that evening, Dolan and his group returned to the hotel. Duanmu and Cui Jian found that Baide, who was of Japanese descent, had his left wrist wrapped in gauze. As a killer, Cui Jian knew that many people who failed to commit suicide by cutting their wrists were not saved from death because of timely rescue. Most of them did not have professional knowledge, and the cut wounds could not lead to the final death. It is true that cutting the wrist can cause a lot of blood, but it is not fatal, but it also challenges people's courage.

Duanmu started looking at the moon again. Cui Jian said, "Being the chief consultant is not an easy job. You have to stab yourself and let others drink your blood. You also have to drink the blood of others."

Duanmu said: "But the one who represents the family's recognition is Baide, not me."

Cui Jian asked: "Is it important? With Luke's strength, it was he who designated the cooperative family, not the family who recognized him. During the Sui Dynasty, Japan was a vassal state of China. During the Tang Dynasty, Japan was a vassal state of China. During World War II, Japan was an aggressor of China. Why? Because of strength."

Cui Jiandao: "The key is whether you can really hold up on this stage? From what I know about the Japanese, they generally have a nature of admiring the strong."

Duanmu said: "Most people admire the strong. Although I don't like Japanese people, I admire their spirit of learning from the strong."

Cui Jian said: "That's not what I meant."

Duanmu: "I know what you mean. What I mean is that I am the chief consultant. I can drink or not drink, I can bleed or not bleed, everything should be decided by me, and I will bear the consequences of failure. I believe Uncle Dolan will do a good job, better than Luke, but he is not the chief consultant after all."

Duanmu: "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms says that the reason why Shu Kingdom stood out was because of Zhuge Liang. The Records of the Three Kingdoms says that the reason why Shu Kingdom stood out was because of Liu Bei's own talent. I would rather be like Liu Bei. Whether I rose from the grassroots or fell in Baidi City, everything was my own decision. I would rather Zhuge Liang be someone who helps me do things, rather than someone who teaches me how to do things."

Duanmu: "We will have several meetings after returning to Korea. If Uncle Dolan is unwilling to let my confidant fill Letty's vacancy, some conflicts must be brought to the table. The possibility of armed conflict cannot be ruled out."

Cui Jian: "Either you imprison him, or he imprisons you. Do you feel that Dolan may have known your intentions? He, as Zhuge Liang, hopes that Adou will behave himself and not interfere with what he wants to do. It's just that Washington recognizes you, so he can't do anything to you."

Duanmu said: "As you said, many complicated things can be solved with the simplest method."

Cui Jian said: "I abide by the law, don't drag me into this."

Duanmu said: "You just need to not publicly state that you abide by the law." As long as Cui Jian does not state his neutral attitude, he will have a certain deterrent effect when standing next to Duanmu. Duanmu and Duolan played Tai Chi Push Hands, while Cui Jian played American Iai.

Cui Jian suggested: "You can win over Bai Qi. As long as you capture Bai Qi, you can easily put Duolan under house arrest."

Duanmu said: "I know that Dolan used some dishonorable means to get Bai Qi to join the Knights and become his chief bodyguard. The question I am considering now is, did Dolan really use some dishonorable means to win over Bai Qi? Is this a trap? A trap to make me show my cards first? Once I lose my power and influence, I can only follow his arrangements and become the chief advisor."

A movie started playing in Cui Jian's mind. Duanmu and Duolan fell out, and he asked several young men around him to imprison Duolan. The bodyguards drew their guns to resist. Duanmu laughed and said, "Release Bai Qi." Bai Qi apologized and told Duanmu, "I have always been Duolan's man." Duanmu's chips were all taken away, Duolan was justified, and Duanmu was completely reduced to a puppet.

Cui Jian said in a serious tone, "I can only give you one suggestion: store up grain and wait until you claim the throne. Dolan is over seventy years old after all. He can't outlast you, and he doesn't have the energy."

Duanmu said: "Actually, I have the same idea. Why not let me go back to be a bodyguard? I shouldn't have taken the position of chief consultant."

Cui Jian said: "Dolan's arrangements have been made. You can't just not be the leader if you don't want to. This is what it means to be in the world, you have no choice. Just go to bed and don't think too much." I'm still worrying about how to get rid of Dolan. Have I discussed this with you?
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Somewhere in Hancheng, a man in his forties sat quietly in front of a desk lamp, looking at a computer. There was an email on the computer from a man named Lu Wei.

Lu Wei's email stated that the Knights would hold a high-level secret meeting on the 13th and 14th at the Zhao Family Manor at the foot of Daye Mountain, 35 kilometers away from Hancheng. Daye Mountain is owned by the Zhao family in Incheon.

The person in charge of the Incheon Zhao family is Zhao Shu, who is in his early thirties. He was once held hostage by Cui Jian during the Red Christmas. Lu Wei is not clear about the relationship between Zhao Shu and the Knights. He only knows that Zhao Shu and Dolan have frequent phone calls in recent days. Zhao Shu sent emails with the same content to several mailboxes using his computer in his president's office.

Lu Wei got the email with the help of Yi Yi. Lu Wei and Yi Yi are both members of the global hacker organization Riot and have a good relationship.

This email is divided into two parts. The first part is an invitation letter. On behalf of the Grand Master and the Deputy Grand Master, Mr. Dolan, I would like to invite you to hold a banquet at the Zhao family in Daye Mountain. I hope everyone can be on time. The punctual time in several emails is different. Some people's time is in the morning, some in the afternoon, and some in the evening.

The second part is the contact method, which roughly means that as long as you send a signal in Antarctica, I will find a way to get you to Daye Mountain.

The man called and said, "50 military-trained death warriors and one ton of gold." Merck looked at Reed, who searched for the price of gold. The current market price of one ton of gold was about $1.2 million. Merck asked, "North Circle Death Warriors?"

Man: “Yes.”

Merck scoffed, "Military training? If they fire ten rounds per person, the country will go bankrupt."

Man: "They all have certain military qualities and are determined to die. Let me be frank, this matter has nothing to do with personal grudges. If you can't solve the problem, you will be solved."

Merck: "I have a question. As far as I know, you are just a sword butterfly. Can you take out a ton of gold?"

Man: "Xingye has a private mansion in Europe, which contains a ton of gold. Before he took action in India, he entrusted this property to me. I'll give you the address, and you can send someone to check it out. But there are bombs near the gold. If your people try to steal the gold, the bombs will explode. If you alert the authorities, the gold will be inherited by Xingye's descendants, and you won't get a penny. This transaction is guaranteed by Xingye's family. After you complete the task, you can take the gold yourself."

Merck pondered for a moment and stopped discussing the issue of remuneration. He said, "At present, we only know that eight members of the Knights have been invited. According to my estimation, they may not all be present."

Man: "As long as Duanmu is present."

Merck: "If we just want to kill Duanmu, we can think about it in the long run."

Man: "Like I said, this has nothing to do with personal grudges."

Merck said, "I see. Are you from the Co-Prosperity faction?"

The man hesitated for a moment and replied, "Maybe."

The Co-Prosperity Faction emerged during the period when Japan occupied the entire territory of South Korea. With the end of World War II, the Co-Prosperity Faction was suppressed until the modern era. In the second half of the last century, politicians from South Korea and Japan proposed friendship and cooperation between the two countries, and Japan and South Korea entered a honeymoon period. Japan-South Korea friendship is in the interests of Americans, but too much friendship between Japan and South Korea is not in the interests of Americans. At the beginning of this century, historical issues began to erupt in the news media, and strong hostility emerged among the Japanese and Korean people. Japan-South Korea political exchanges ushered in an ice age, and many conflicts between the two sides and cooperation in certain areas require the United States to act as a middleman.

The purpose of the Co-Prosperity Faction: to support Japan in forming a bacterial army, to establish a Japan-South Korea military alliance, and to maintain friendly relations with the Americans on an equal footing.

The Co-Prosperity Faction was certainly not satisfied with Luke's control of the East Asian situation. After the end of World War II, Japan paid compensation to most of the invaded countries, and this compensation represented the end of history. When the relationship between the two sides suddenly improved, the labor and comfort issues suddenly broke out. South Korea changed its previous ambiguous attitude and firmly opposed Japan's "repair first". The Co-Prosperity Faction believed that it was Luke's work.

Who would get rid of Duanmu for no personal grudge? The answer is only the Gongrong faction.

Duanmu's situation is both simple and complex. The simple part refers to Duanmu's basic information: he is rich, his assets are mostly in the United States, his father is a politician, and Americans will not doubt Duanmu's loyalty. The complex part is that there is a knighthood behind Duanmu, which means that Duanmu has an American backer, gray support, black power, and gold money. The energy he contains far exceeds that of Luke.

Perhaps in a few decades, Japan and South Korea will declare war under his manipulation.

Merck remained noncommittal. He did not believe the man's words, but it didn't matter. Money was everything.

Merck also knew that the reason why the other party was looking for him was not because Blood Moon had failed repeatedly in the past six months, but because Blood Moon had its own ability to secretly dispatch personnel and weapons.

Facing an armed team of more than 100 people, only the Blood Moon system can ensure the secrecy of the operation. Blood Moon has a clear understanding of its own assassination capabilities and knows that it is impossible to penetrate the layers of security and kill the target with one blow. The only way for Blood Moon to face the Knights is to crush them with more powerful force.

Yiyi from Hancheng Security Company also got the corresponding information because she helped Lu Wei. But due to information asymmetry, the information she got was that Zhao Shu invited at least eight guests to Daye Mountain to attend the banquet on behalf of the Knights. What puzzled her was why Zhao Shu could represent the Knights?
As for why Lu Wei wanted to obtain the invitation information, Yiyi didn't know, because she didn't know Lu Wei's true identity, just as Lu Wei didn't know her true identity.

Since Qisha was about to shut down, Yiyi had no need to report this information. However, as an employee of Dayin Security, a technical leader of Qisha and a technical consultant for the Knights, Yiyi knew that Cui Jian of Qisha was protecting Duanmu of the Knights. So in the end, Yiyi passed the news to the regional manager of Qisha: Four-headed Dog Shengzi.

Shengzi learned that the Knights were going to hold a banquet at Dayeshan Manor, and she felt that the opportunity had come. From the invitation, it seemed that there were many people providing services for the banquet, and there was a possibility that the guests did not know each other. In order to increase the success rate of the operation, Shengzi contacted the two-headed dog and requested to call Sunday.

Bad news: Two-headed dog denied Shengzi's request because Riyue had been arranged to enter the university and had just enrolled the day before yesterday. Qisha now has many new people, and Qisha has suspended the plan, hoping that these young newcomers will have the opportunity to receive professional education. Of course, it is not for the sake of diplomas. Some people study for exams, some study for enrichment, and some study for improvement.

Good news: Lao Riyue is tired of the seaside life and agrees to travel to Hancheng for a few days.

Old Riyue took the opportunity to explain to the two-headed dog that he regretted his decision to retire.

The two-headed dog told Lao Riyao that he was now the benchmark for Qi Sha retirement and a role model for Qi Sha retirees. For the sake of Qi Sha, Lao Riyao must retire happily and spend the rest of his life happily in a small fishing village with a woman. Happiness, a woman, the rest of his life, and a small fishing village, none of the four conditions can be missing, and missing any one of them may kill the expectations of the young people of Qi Sha for a better life.

Old Riyue could only sigh. He knew that there must be a reason why so many of his predecessors chose not to get married after retirement.

(End of this chapter)