Part-time bodyguard

Chapter 443 Arrangement
Dinner on the 13th, attendees: Zhao Shu, Duolan and Duanmu.

Cui Jian and others were arranged to eat in the restaurant next to the main building. This is a six-story apartment building. The first floor is the restaurant and laundry room, and the second to sixth floors are staff dormitories. The manor has more than 20 staff members and only security guards. Security personnel are hired temporarily for celebrations and annual meetings.

There is no celebration or annual meeting recently. Today, there are more than 50 security personnel on duty, all of whom are from Hancheng Security, and half of them are armed bodyguards. Some people say, why not hire more armed bodyguards? There are too many people, and there is no guarantee that a ruthless person will come out from the armed bodyguards and shoot and kill Duanmu or Duolan on the spot. These 25 armed bodyguards are elites carefully selected by Hancheng Security.

This part of the security force is responsible for the security work outside the perimeter, while the security work within the main building area is handled by 16 bodyguards led by Bai Qi.

After dinner, Cui Jian and Gui Yi had no work assignments, so they just started wandering around the manor. The work badges they got were gold, which gave them the highest right of passage and allowed them to go to any location in the manor.

At Gui Yi's suggestion, the two took a golf cart to the kennel. There were four staff members there, raising more than ten adult dogs and eight puppies less than three months old, mostly medium and large dogs such as Labradors, German Shepherds, and Golden Retrievers.

Upon inquiry, it was learned that the puppies were all gifts. Diamond jewelry was so common among the rich that Zhao Shu had a kennel built. Last year, Zhao Shu gave away more than 40 puppies. The recipients of the gifts were very wide, including ordinary employees, company executives, children of partners, and friends who came to ask for dogs.

At present, the puppies are in short supply and a batch of puppies to be born next summer have already been booked.

Parents who receive the gift card will also be granted permission to bring their children to the kennel at the manor to choose a puppy. From another perspective, Zhao Shu is a person who values ​​family more.

Opposite the kennel is the stable, which is also a gift, full of British ponies. When they are about ten years old, some wealthy children will receive a pony as a birthday gift, which is enough for the children to brag about for a year. The stable provides foster care services. When it is inconvenient to take care of the horses, you can contact the stable and ask the stable staff to transport the horses back. As for whether the horses cost money and how much it costs to foster them, it depends on your relationship with Zhao Shu.

Cui Jian knew that Ye Lan received a pony on her 10th birthday, and the pony accompanied her until she was 18. Now the pony is kept in the stable of Zhao Shu Manor. Every quarter, Ye Lan will come to Zhao Family Manor at least once and walk the pony around the manor. In addition, whenever the work pressure is too great, Ye Lan will give herself a day or two off, either to spend time with her family, to spend time with Cui Jian, or to come here to spend time with the pony.

Although Zhao Shu and Ye Lan do not have many business dealings, through this horse, the chances of cooperation will be greatly increased when they have the opportunity to cooperate in the future.

The next attraction is the winery, which provides wine tasting services and has set up a prize pool of up to 5 million won. Whoever can accurately tell the brand and year of the seven glasses of red wine poured by the sommelier can take away the 5 million. The winery is closed on weekdays, with only a few staff members managing it, and is only open during the annual meeting. This time, it was also open to the public because of the Knights' meeting.

Cui Jian had been keeping an eye on the infiltration route along the way, and his conclusion was: it was difficult.

The buildings in each area are relatively independent. Because of the plain, there are almost no places for Tibetans. There are night lighting equipment everywhere. The entire main manor area, that is, the 20% area around the buildings, has almost no dark areas. The light is cut off in the middle of the manor. Except for the street lights on the road, the rest of the place is plunged into darkness.

Even if they could successfully penetrate the darkness to the edge of light, they were still three hundred meters away from the main building. In addition, the terrain in the dark area was relatively low, with no high points, ruling out the possibility of setting up sniper rifles.

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Walking back to the guest room, Duanmu had already returned, lying on the sofa with his hands folded as a pillow. Cui Jian reported: "It's safe."

Gui Yi looked at Duanmu and said, "Duanmu, did you miss your meal? Do you need some instant noodles?" Duanmu ate with Duolan and Zhao Shu, but he might not have really eaten. Gui Yi judged that Duanmu had not eaten because he was not the kind of person who could lie down after eating.

Duanmu did not answer, thinking of what Dulan said in his mind: "I can agree to Zhao Shu becoming a Knight of the Round Table, but there is a condition, Zhao Shu must replace Letty's position." Letty is the leader of the Knights, while Zhao Shu is the most accomplished and hidden card in Duanmu's brotherhood. The weight of the two is not equal in each other's hearts.

Duanmu refused decisively, and Dolan half-openly stated that the appointment and removal of positions were decided by the Knights of the Round Table, and the selection of the Knights of the Round Table was decided by the Knights of the Round Table. As the leader of the Knights, he had a veto. According to the rules of the Knights, Duanmu did not have the right to propose, but he had the veto. Otherwise, the Knights would be a centralized system, and Duanmu would be both a referee and an athlete.

If Duanmu continues to use his veto power, the fourth Knight of the Round Table will not be able to be produced, but the three Knights of the Round Table can already make daily decisions, which means that the current Knights will remain unchanged.

Tonight's dinner was equivalent to a political negotiation. I give you as much benefit as you give me, which is very common in American politics. Dolan was very strong. He only gave in half a step, which did not achieve the effect Duanmu expected. In the end, the negotiation ended unhappily.

Someone knocked on the door and Zhao Shu entered the guest room. He was gentle and polite. Although he had no previous contact with Cui Jian and Gui Yi, he still smiled and politely thanked Gui Yi who opened the door, and then nodded to Cui Jian. There was no sign of arrogance at all.

Duanmu sat down and motioned for Zhao Shu to take his seat. Cui Jian said, "Gui Yi and I will go to the door to get some fresh air."

Zhao Shu waved his hand: "No, you can stay. After all, you are not only Duanmu's subordinates, but also Duanmu's friends."

Cui Jian said: "Gui Yi, go out alone and get some fresh air."

Gui Yi was a little confused, but she believed Cui Jian, so she nodded and walked out. Cui Jian did this because he didn't want Gui Yi to be involved.

Zhao Shu looked at Duanmu and said, "We can only play open cards."

Duanmu asked: "How many cards do we have?"

Zhao Shu replied: "We have the right time, right place, and right people. My people can take Dolan away directly, and then you can call a meeting of the Knights to transfer a Knight of the Round Table to Letty's position. Then arrange for key personnel. Han Bao and Baide can be used, but the position must be low enough."

Duanmu asked: "What's next?"

Zhao Shu said: "What you want to ask is, will the three Knights of the Round Table force the emperor to abdicate? My answer is no. Of course, we must also prepare for the worst. The power held by the Knights of the Round Table is granted by the Grand Master of the Knights. Conversely, the Grand Master of the Knights can take back the power. The most important point is that among the new generation and the middle generation, a considerable number of people are not loyal to someone, but to the Knights, and a small number of people are loyal to you. Only the three Knights of the Round Table are loyal to Dolan."

Duanmu said: "The worst plan you mentioned is to get rid of Dolan and control the three knights."

Zhao Shu pondered for a moment and said, "We can even get rid of the three knights. Duanmu, I know what you are thinking, but you should also be aware of the current situation. In the past, you ate, drank and had fun, and they must have supported you. Since you took the position of chief counselor, everything has changed. Dolan is deliberately showing his strength. I think he is sending a signal: you continue to be your Adou and don't interfere in too many affairs of the Knights, including the position of chief counselor."

Zhao Shu: "Now we are in close combat, it depends on what you want to do. After all, we still have the initiative."

Duanmu trusted Zhao Shu. Zhao Shu stated in advance that he must be responsible for the Zhao Group. He was willing to spend some time, energy and even money to help Duanmu stabilize the situation of the Knights, but the time could not be too long. He needed Duanmu to have thunderous means to deal with Dolan first, and then completely control the Knights of the Round Table in about three months.

Zhao Shu's proposal was a good one, but Duanmu had a concern. He did not want the Knights to become a centralized system. Once the king eliminated the parliament, the king would have to work hard and make no mistakes, because no one would have the courage and ability to correct his mistakes. In order to maintain his power, the king would inevitably blame his subordinates for his mistakes. In the long run, the cohesion of the Knights would collapse.

Cui Jian, who saw through the essence of the matter, or rather, Cui Jian, who thought he saw through the essence of the matter, remained silent.

At this time, Duanmu received a call from Hailan, who explained on the phone: "Three Knights of the Round Table will attend the meeting via telephone conference, two of the four executives will be present in person, and the other two will also participate in the meeting via telephone conference." Duanmu asked: "Are the two executives that the captain wants to replace not present in person?"

Hailan replied: "Yes."

Duanmu hung up the phone, and Zhao Shu said, "Dolan has made clear arrangements. These two executives and three Knights of the Round Table have been in cahoots with him. You didn't have much time to prepare. In fact, you only made up your mind a week ago. Dolan has been preparing for this for a long time."

Zhao Shu said: "The only variable now is that they don't know that I am the major shareholder behind Hancheng Security. I selected the 25 Hancheng armed bodyguards. They are not loyal to me, but they will definitely not be bribed by Dolan. If the other party wants to use force, these 25 people have the responsibility and obligation to protect your safety. The Knights will not want such a large-scale fight to happen in South Korea. Even if a gunfight eventually occurs, with Gui Yi and Cui Jian, we still have the upper hand."

Zhao Shu said: "But the best way is to convince Bai Qi to join us."

Duanmu shook his head: "Bai Qi has too many variables. I feel like this is a trap. I can do bad things, but I can't do bad things and then have to endure failure."

Duanmu bribed Bai Qi to control Dulan, which was not a fair move, and he was the first to start the war. Dulan came later but Bai Qi turned against him and took control of Duanmu, which was reasonable and legal. Duanmu immediately lost his position, results and bargaining chips, and could only be a puppet.

The two talked for a long time. Duanmu turned around and saw Cui Jian sleeping on the side, obviously not listening to their conspiracy. Duanmu threw a banana to Cui Jian, but Cui Jian didn't reach out to catch it. Cui Jian woke up after being hit by the banana, drew his gun and looked around.

Duanmu said helplessly: "Go for a walk."

Cui Jian put away his gun without comment and went for a walk. Even if Duanmu didn't say anything, Cui Jian would have gone out anyway.

There are currently a lot of guests, but there are also a lot of staff, bodyguards, and security guards. After changing shifts, they also walk around the manor in groups of two or three.

The lantern-like street lights by the stream are on, and the stream water reflects the red of the street lights, making them look particularly bright.

Cui Jian walked along the bank of the stream and soon saw Mu Yao sitting on the grass beside the stream. Mu Yao and Zhao Shumei sat on the mat, Zhao Shumei hugged one of Mu Yao's arms, and the two whispered something. Then Mu Yao drank a sip of water and fed it to Zhao Shumei, which was very sweet.

Three minutes later, Zhao Shumei said sorry, got up and walked towards the bathroom in her residence a hundred meters away, her steps somewhat hurried.

Cui Jian sat down four meters away from Mu Yao, took out a cigar, cut it open, and lit it. Seeing Mu Yao looking over, he asked, "Would you like one?"

Mu Yao: “Thank you.” He walked over and sat next to Cui Jian, took the cigar, and whispered: “I’ve decided to do it tomorrow at noon.”

Cui Jian: "How confident are you?"

Mu Yao: "It's very difficult. I'm trying to convince Zhao Mei to take me to meet Duanmu, but she's afraid of Zhao Shu and doesn't dare to agree. I can only think of a way to start from the source: the ingredients and the kitchen. After these days of observation, I've basically figured out Duo Lan's taste and can guess what he'd order."

Cui Jian said: "Tomorrow Duanmu and Duolan will have a falling out. The best case scenario is that Duanmu kills Duolan, but this is unlikely. The most likely scenario is that Duanmu imprisons Duolan. I suggest we wait and see."

Mu Yao: "Is it possible that Doran could kill Duanmu?"

Cui Jian: “That’s not possible.”

Mu Yao: “Why?”

Cui Jian: "Because I am Duanmu's bodyguard."

Mu Yao: "You are drifting."

Cui Jian smiled and said, "I contacted Sitougou at noon and asked her to track down Assistant Zhao Shu. I think she should have found the location where Duolan was going to be imprisoned or detained."

Mu Yao: "Are you sure?" If things develop as Cui Jian said, Duolan will definitely not have so many bodyguards around him. Mu Yao can not only kill Duolan, but also frame Duanmu.

Cui Jian replied: "I am somewhat confident. If it doesn't work, I will do it directly."

Mu Yao immediately said: "No, we have discussed this issue before."

According to the plan, Cui Jian should collect more of Duolan's hobbies and habits, such as his love of smelling flowers, walking on the grass, and smoking. Mu Yao would start from this. But after ten days, Cui Jian did not find the word "habit" in Duolan. He even had different ways of getting on and off the car. Sometimes he would get on and off from the left door, and sometimes he would get on and off from the right door.

Faced with the current situation, Mu Yao decided to make an attempt, but was opposed by Cui Jian due to the high risk. Mu Yao took a risk. It would be good if he could kill Dulan. If he could not kill Dulan, it would alert the Knights and cause a temporary truce between Dulan and Duanmu. According to the current situation, maybe not taking action is the best option.

Cui Jian carefully analyzed the pros and cons to Mu Yao.

Seeing that Cui Jian was very confident and determined that Duanmu would definitely defeat Duolan, Mu Yao finally decided not to take action and wait for the situation to develop. It would definitely be easier to assassinate Duolan who was under house arrest than to assassinate Duolan now.

Cui Jian went out for a walk in order to stop Mu Yao from taking risks. If he couldn't see Mu Yao, he could only convey his opinions through Shengzi.

The killer needs to be flexible and cannot follow the plan rigidly, because the situation is changing at any time. After a quick discussion, Cui Jian got up and left. Mu Yao still acted as a hidden man, hiding in the Zhao family manor to deal with possible changes in the situation.

Cui Jian and Mu Yao are the old guys among the Seven Killers. Another old guy is Ri Yao who was rehired after retirement. He is the most uncomfortable of the three killers because the surrounding area is a plain and the manor is relatively high. The sniping point he can find is a mountain forest more than 1500 meters away from the main manor.

At this distance, even Old Sun's first shot would have a hit rate of no more than 20%. The good news was that sound could not travel that far, so if he was lucky, even if he missed the target, the other side would not notice that there was a sniper.

Although the three old guys are all top assassins, they are still helpless in assassinating Duolan. Cui Jian is a man with a clear identity, and he will not take action directly unless it is absolutely necessary. Mu Yao has a foreign face, which is easy to attract attention and difficult to infiltrate and poison. In addition, Duolan's behavior is irregular, which makes the success rate of poisoning even lower. Lao Ri Yao is limited by the terrain and has no confidence in killing the enemy with one shot.

(End of this chapter)