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Cao Gui's actions put her in an awkward position, but since things had come to this point, she had no choice but to continue, since her goal was to take Cao Gui away anyway.

“You’re very clever, sir,” Melinda said calmly, raising the handcuffs to cuff Cao Gui’s wrists.

However, Cao Gui suddenly reached out with both hands and grabbed her wrists like a pair of pincers.

"You...!" Melinda was shocked.

Cao Gui suddenly raised his foot and kicked, his heel hitting his abdomen below his right ribs hard.

That's where the liver is located. The liver is the largest solid organ in the human body, with almost no protection from ribs, and the surrounding muscles are also very thin.

Once impacted, it directly stimulates the vagus nerve, causing severe abdominal pain, dilation of blood vessels throughout the body, and a drop in blood pressure. The upward squeezing impact also directly affects the diaphragm, causing difficulty breathing.

At this moment, it will cause an excruciating pain that cannot be described in words. It may not even hurt as much as hitting someone in the middle of the body. The person who is hit will directly lose the ability to fight.

Melinda experienced a sudden, intense pain that shot straight to her brain. If it weren't for her previous training, she would have already fallen into a coma due to her brain's self-protection mechanism.

Bang bang bang bang!

The instant he kicked Melinda, Cao Gui swiftly reached for his waist, and an HK P30 appeared instantly, emptying the magazine at Ward's chest.

American-style Iaijutsu!

Before Ward could react, he was instantly knocked down. He was wearing a bulletproof vest, which was impervious to 9mm Parabellum pistol bullets, but the extensive bruises on his chest put him at risk of suffocation for a short period of time.

At this moment, the people in the van also realized what was happening. Five people got out of the van and raised their guns at Cao Gui.

The fence around the villa wasn't a concrete wall, but a thin wooden plank, which couldn't stop bullets. Cao Gui instantly entered bullet time mode, took off running, and ran towards a concrete bunker.

Bang bang bang!

A barrage of bullets struck the spot where Cao Gui had been standing, and just as he stepped into cover, chunks of concrete flew everywhere with a crackling sound.

The other party locked onto my location once.

Cao Gui remained calm, pulled out a cell phone, and dialed the police: "This is the FBI, ID number xxxxxxxx. I was attacked by a group of unidentified armed men in XX. They have automatic weapons!"

On the other end of the phone, the entire LAPD instantly went into overdrive, with alarms blaring and phones ringing incessantly. SWAT officers on standby immediately dispatched helicopters.

After making the call, Cao Gui peeked out to observe, only to discover that the other party wanted to take Melinda and Ward away.

Hmph! How could I let you have your way?

Cao Gui's gaze turned cold, and he pulled out an M4 from his [System Backpack] and pulled the trigger.

Bang bang bang!

The two men dragging Melinda and Ward were instantly shot in the thigh and fell to the ground howling in pain.

Meanwhile, the other three, one of them used full-auto mode to suppress Cao Gui, while the other two flanked him from both sides, launching a pincer attack, determined to take Cao Gui down in one fell swoop.

It must be said that these people have exceptionally high combat skills. However, Cao Gui is no ordinary person, and this is the central area of ​​the Bald Eagle, not a place where one can run wild.

"This is LAPD!"

"Put down your weapons immediately, or we have the right to kill you!"

Helicopters in the sky and police cars on the ground quickly surrounded Cao Gui and the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, with hundreds of gun barrels pointed at them.

Seeing this, Cao Gui decisively dropped the M4 in his hand. He was the least dangerous person among them, after all, he was shirtless.

"FBI! I'm the one who called the police!"

Before the SWAT officers could make a move, Cao Gui pulled out his badge, revealed his identity, and the officers who rushed over were taken aback. They then put away their handcuffs, lowered their guns, and pulled Cao Gui to his feet.

"Sir, you are safe now."

Meanwhile, S.H.I.E.L.D. was in trouble. S.H.I.E.L.D. agents love to impersonate FBI agents, but the problem is that this is an identity only agents have; ordinary combat personnel don't have this privilege.

They do have specially made weapons for Cao Gui, which could be used to deal with SWAT, but even if they had a few times the courage, they wouldn't dare to do it, otherwise California would become a no-go zone for S.H.I.E.L.D.!

Faced with the overwhelming influx of LAPD officers, they had no choice but to surrender.

Inside the villa, Gwen stood by the window and watched Cao Gui being taken away in a police car. Instead of rushing out, she contacted Beth, Lucy, and Harry.

Gwen is a smart girl and knows how to better help Cao Gui.

Meanwhile, at S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Los Angeles headquarters, chaos reigned. A team of operatives and two Level 4 and Level 5 agents were captured, a major event of similar magnitude for them.

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Chapter 61 Melinda's Unwillingness

Half an hour later.

Harry, Gwen, Lucy, Beth, and Whitney rushed to the LAPD headquarters. They never expected that such a terrible thing would happen in a big city.

“Gwen, what’s going on?” Lucy couldn’t help but ask.

“I don’t know either.” Gwen shook her head. “I was sleeping when I heard a gunshot. I thought it was some other noise and didn’t pay attention. But when I got up to check, the LAPD had already arrived.”

As Gwen spoke, she subconsciously straightened her clothes; the plum blossom mark on her neck hadn't disappeared yet.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine," Harry said.

"The lawyer just called me. Cao wasn't injured at all, not even a scratch. On the contrary, he injured four of the seven people."

"We'll wait a moment. Once the formalities are completed, Cao will be able to come out."

“Okay.” Gwen nodded. Actually, not only Harry, but Beth and Lucy had also called lawyers, but having too many lawyers was not a good thing. After weighing the options, they decided to let the lawyer appointed by Harry handle the matter.

……

Inside a room, Cao Gui, shirtless, sat in front of a chair talking to a white lawyer. The LAPD did not interrogate or detain Cao Gui; they simply took a statement.

After all, Cao Gui's legal identity is that of an FBI agent, he has a lawyer to protect him, and North America has unlimited self-defense rights, so Cao Gui's actions do not constitute a violation of the law.

Most importantly, no one died on the spot. This is crucial. Otherwise, even with the three advantages mentioned above, a trip to the interrogation room would have been unavoidable, as it involves the reputation of the entire LAPD.

“Mr. Cao, the other party wants to settle with you. I’d like to know what you think,” the middle-aged white lawyer asked.

S.H.I.E.L.D. acted quickly. Before Cao Gui's lawyer even showed up, their people arrived, clamoring that Cao Gui had attacked the FBI and that they wanted to put Cao Gui in the electric chair to be executed.

But when Cao Gui pulled out his identification, the other party immediately fell silent. They were fake FBI agents, and encountering a real FBI agent was like the real deal meeting a fake one—it was incredibly embarrassing.

Although Cao Gui's FBI identity was also fake, the other party didn't know that, and S.H.I.E.L.D. suddenly felt uneasy. When the famous Los Angeles lawyer Ron arrived, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents directly proposed a private settlement.

As a hidden special department, S.H.I.E.L.D. least wants to be exposed to the public eye. In the past, they could use the name of the FBI to swindle and deceive, but now they have run into a fake FBI facing off against the "real" FBI. In this situation, the real FBI will definitely not be able to figure out the situation, and once they get involved, there will be an additional risk of exposure.

So S.H.I.E.L.D. is very cunning. They suppress things first, and then settle accounts with you after the storm has passed. By then, they have plenty of ways to get back at you.

"What are the conditions?" Cao Gui asked.

“One million dollars,” Lawyer Ron replied.

“Tell them to add another million,” Cao Gui sneered. “Tell them that if they don’t agree in an hour, I will hold a press conference in the name of the FBI and announce this.”

“Sir, isn’t adding another million too much? And with only one hour, they might not agree,” Lawyer Ron said worriedly. Besides, it was too troublesome; he would have to use all his persuasion skills, which was exhausting.

Cao Gui chuckled and said, "Mr. Lawyer, go ahead and negotiate. If you succeed, half a million of the extra million is yours. I have faith in your abilities."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged lawyer instantly became excited, patted his chest, and laughed, "No problem, Mr. Cao, leave everything to me!"

With that, he excitedly ran out. Cao Gui chuckled. S.H.I.E.L.D. would definitely agree, because things that could be solved with money were no problem for them.

Just as Attorney Ron left, a policeman walked in and said that the paperwork and statements were complete and Cao Gui could leave.

"OK, thanks."

……

Outside, Lucy and Gwen received a call from the police informing them that Cao Gui would be out soon and that they shouldn't worry. Before they could finish speaking, they saw Cao Gui emerge, accompanied by a policeman, still shirtless.

The powerful muscles struck Beth, Lucy, and Whitney, who had never seen such a perfect body before.

Actually, it wasn't just them; Gwen was also captivated when she first saw it.

Gwen's face suddenly darkened. She felt as if there were three burning gazes behind her. Damn LAPD, they didn't even bother to put on some clothes.

Gwen pulled a piece of clothing out of her bag and hurried over. Behind her, Beth and Lucy sighed with regret. It was a pity that Gwen beat them to it; otherwise, they would definitely have pursued her.

"Hey, stop looking, let's go over there," Lucy said.

“OK.” Beth shrugged. “Whitney, let’s go…wait, what are you doing?”

Whitney: (＾??＾)??

Whitney wiped the blood from her nose and chuckled foolishly.

"Thank God, my period, which had been blocked for two months, finally came out of my nose."

Beth: -_-||

"No, I want to thank him in person."

Beth grabbed her arm: "Are you blind? Can't you see Gwen is his girlfriend?"

“What does it matter?” Whitney looked innocent. “I want his body. Does it matter who his girlfriend is?”

Beth glared at her. "I don't even get a turn, let alone you!"

Whitney shrank back: "Okay, then forget it, we'll talk about it later."

On the other side, Cao Gui had already gotten dressed. Gwen led Cao Gui away from the police station. If they didn't leave soon, her boyfriend would be devoured by those three little bitches!

But as soon as he got back to his doorstep, Attorney Ron rushed over, bringing with him the settlement agreement from S.H.I.E.L.D. and a bank card. Cao Gui glanced at it, signed his name, and then transferred 500,000 to Attorney Ron, while also transferring 1.5 million into his own account.

After all, who knows if S.H.I.E.L.D. will freeze the card directly? What if they do?

That should be the end of it, though whether S.H.I.E.L.D. will retaliate is another matter entirely.

With 1.5 million in hand, Cao Gui didn't go home. Instead, he had Gwen drive to get clothes custom-made, as they had a banquet that evening and needed to dress formally.

"Hey Harry, are there any good clothing brands in Los Angeles?"

"Yes, it's called Kingsman. I'll send you the address."

"it is good."

……

Inside S.H.I.E.L.D., in the medical bay.

Although it's called a medical facility, it's actually more like a dedicated hospital for S.H.I.E.L.D., fully equipped and in no way inferior to other large hospitals.

Melinda lay on the hospital bed, her eyes filled with malice. The thought of the fleeting contempt and disgust on Cao Gui's face fueled her murderous intent.

Why!