Hidden Assassin 186

In the early hours of the morning, at the Hua family villa.

“…No matter what, within three days, you must find out the background of that kid…Be careful, the person who could silently swap the guns on me and Wenyi is definitely no ordinary character. In the next few days, have everyone under you stay low-key. The Shazhu Gang is ready for war, we don’t need to confront them for now.”

In front of almost half of Jiang Hai City’s underworld bosses, he had his banana pulled out, and then both father and son were pointed at with water guns. Scared to death, this experience was definitely the biggest humiliation Hua Wei had faced in the past ten years. But, having reached this point, he was no longer a street thug who only acted impulsively. Even though he was incredibly angry, Hua Wei knew in his heart that since the other party had acted so recklessly, they must have had preparations beforehand. Therefore, even though he wanted to catch that kid immediately and flay him alive, he still concluded to retreat for the time being.

Compared to the Shazhu Gang, the Sanqing Gang was stronger. After this cautious retreat, he was absolutely confident that he could crush the Shazhu Gang in one go. Even if it meant his own side suffering significant losses, he had to make the Shazhu Gang disappear from Jiang Hai City forever.

“Also, Wenyi that brat is too hot-tempered, what’s he doing now?”

“Young Master is in his room with two guns. Seems like he wants to…”

“Watch him! Watch him closely! No one is allowed to let him out these next few days!”

The man standing in front of Hua Wei’s desk was tall and thin with a cold expression. He was currently Hua Wei’s most trusted subordinate, nicknamed “Daozi” (Knife), not only did he have the glorious record of single-handedly taking down over ten people in a territorial battle, but he was also far smarter than the average person, a notorious tough guy in the Jiang Hai underworld. Upon hearing Hua Wei’s command, he nodded and turned to leave. Hua Wei raised his hand from behind.

“Wait, wait, wait… You mentioned before, your cousin, Scar, escaped prison, did you make arrangements for him?”

“He’s been taken care of, thanks for your concern, Boss.”

“Brothers are there for each other, just tell me if you need anything. Arrange for him to come over to our side. At least he’ll have someone to look after him. I said it a long time ago, the safest place for him to hide is here. Things are getting tight these days, you’re stubborn but not in front of me. It’s best if you bring him tomorrow, you’ve done so much for me, whether he wants to run away with some money or change his identity to work for me, I can arrange it.”

“Yeah, thanks Boss. In fact…I actually said the same thing. But my brother’s a bit stubborn, he said he still had some things to settle outside, those who put him away back then…heh, he said once he settles things, then he’ll have the face to see you, Boss.”

Hua Wei nodded, “He’s got backbone, a real man. Just tell him he can come anytime, you know what kind of person I am, I won’t treat my brothers badly…Wenyi, keep an eye on him, don’t let him get involved with the Shazhu Gang.”

“Yes, Boss.”

Nodding, the man pushed the door open and closed it behind him. Hua Wei sat down in his chair, thinking about what preparations he had missed. At that moment, chaotic sounds suddenly came from outside the door, followed by Daozi’s shout: “Boss, quick…run…”

Someone had already infiltrated to the door…

Hua Wei abruptly jumped up from his chair, pulling open the drawer next to his desk, taking out a pistol. As he pressed the alarm button on the desk, the expected alarm didn’t sound. The commotion outside subsided after a while, indicating that Daozi had probably already met his end. He turned around abruptly, pulling open the window behind him, preparing to jump from the second floor. At the same time, a submachine gun muzzle was pressed against his forehead. A man with a somewhat feminine appearance, who had slipped through the window, flashed a smile.

“What a coincidence, thank you for opening the window for me. Can you give me the toy in your hand? By the way, don’t hurt any innocent cats or dogs.” The man laughed, taking out a banana from his pocket, “I’ll trade this with you.”

Despair filled his heart. He didn’t know when Liu Zheng had managed to control such a powerful force, they had infiltrated silently. He had known he should have hired an international mercenary team with money…Thinking about it, he helplessly handed over the pistol. The most annoying thing was that he had to take the banana from the man.

A few seconds later, the door of the room also opened. The first thing that appeared was Daozi, covered in blood. A fat man in black, holding a dagger, kicked him to the ground. There was also a wound on the fat man’s shoulder, and blood was flowing out.

“What a joke, Big Sis, I was slashed, I’m injured, a peaceful person like me is injured…Can I kill him?”

“You could have before you told me, but not now.”

“Oh…damn…” The fat man kicked the woman’s already injured leg again, fiercely saying, “Don’t let me see you outside again, or I’ll turn you into roast pork…”

Hearing their conversation, Hua Wei’s heart sank. Daozi’s skills and ruthlessness were well-known throughout the Sanqing Gang. He always carried a machete with him to prevent emergencies, but he was fighting this fat man who held a dagger, and he was only able to slash him on the shoulder before becoming a bloodbath. Just what kind of monsters were these guys that Liu Zheng had hired.

He was pushed out of the door with a gun to his head. The corridor, both front and back, was filled with seven or eight unconscious members of the Sanqing Gang. As he went down the stairs to the living room, he heard his son’s hysterical cries: “You…don’t come closer…If you come any closer, I’ll shoot…I’m really going to shoot!”

Unable to see what was happening below, Hua Wei’s mind was overwhelmed with shock. His son wasn’t the kind of person who would have a gun but wouldn’t pull the trigger. Even though he hadn’t actually killed anyone in all these years, he had done many things like beating people to a pulp, setting fire to people’s houses, and raping female students. If someone threatened him and he had a gun in his hand, he would absolutely shoot without hesitation. But listening to his cries now, he had a gun but was so scared he wouldn’t even pull the trigger. This could only mean that he was in extreme fear. Something truly outrageous must have happened down there.

“Hurry up, or your son is going to die!” The man pushed him, and Hua Wei quickly accelerated his pace, going down the stairs. In the somewhat dim living room, his son was standing with a gun in his hand in a slightly brighter corner, facing the darkness, the sound of high heels hitting the floor made a series of clear clicks.

“Don’t come closer…”

Amidst his son’s screams, Hua Wei, who had just moved from the light into the darkness, finally saw clearly that in the other half of the huge living room, there were bodies scattered all over the place, stretching from the door all the way out. And the one walking towards Hua Wenyi was just a woman with elegant steps.

After what happened at the banquet last night, Hua Wei had also added more people to his villa. Since Daozi, who was in charge, was with him upstairs, these ten or so men who were skilled in the gang hadn’t been assigned yet. They were simply waiting in the living room downstairs. It’s conceivable that when a woman who seemed so fragile appeared at the door, no one thought to raise the alarm. Then…she turned off the lights and took down everyone in an instant. Hua Wenyi had rushed out after seeing this…Hua Wei’s gaze swept across the scene…the person closest to him had an unnatural indentation on his chest, two people’s thighs were clearly broken, twisted in grotesque ways, a stainless steel rod, originally meant to be the main part of a coat rack, had obviously been used as a weapon. It was now thrown far away, bent at a sixty-degree angle…If this kind of destruction had been caused by this seemingly elegant and frail woman in an instant with her bare hands…then…he could probably understand his son’s fear at this moment…

But…this was too exaggerated. He had indeed heard that some mercenaries could break a stainless steel pipe with a kick, but for a woman, it was simply unimaginable…

His thoughts were still racing through his mind. Seeing his father being held at gunpoint and brought downstairs, Hua Wenyi suddenly shouted: “Ah!”

“Wenyi, don’t move!”

“Bang!”

Hua Wei’s words came too late. In that instant, Hua Wenyi pulled the trigger on the woman. At the same time, the figure seemed to be able to see the bullet, leaning to the side, rotating, stepping…in a flash, she had crossed a distance of over two meters like lightning, a chair next to her was swung up, and with a boom, Hua Wenyi’s body was sent flying backwards, breaking through the glass window behind him, he landed on the grass outside, covered in blood.

“You…”

“Don’t move!”

Seeing his son injured, Hua Wei shouted and was about to rush out. But ultimately, his own life was more important. With a hit from a gun butt, he immediately calmed down. At this time, most of the people in the villa had been subdued, but the gunshot had startled some who were on the periphery and were unaware of the situation. They rushed towards them. In the living room, the man with the feminine appearance smiled, “Miss Jian, we’re one step ahead, leave this to us, okay?”

Placing the stool next to her, Jian Suyan walked directly towards Hua Wei, opened her handbag, and took out a pistol: “I have a question for you…what’s the line before ‘春风吹又生’ (Spring Wind Blows and Greenery Renews)?”

Looking at the figure approaching step by step, Hua Wei didn’t know whether to run or stay. Getting closer, the woman seemed elegant and calm, but looking at the scene in front of him, he had no doubt that she would kill him without hesitation in the next moment. The atmosphere behind him was also a bit strange, they didn’t seem to be on the same side as this woman, but they seemed to respect her. They seemed to want to spare his life, but when they saw her pull out the gun, they didn’t seem to have any firm attitude…But if he wanted to escape now, how could he possibly escape…

The pressure of death came upon him, Hua Wei’s mind suddenly became chaotic. Hearing her question, the few people exchanged glances, Ye Lian smiled and said: “I know this, ‘野火烧不尽，春风吹又生’ (The Wildfire Cannot Be Extinguished, the Spring Wind Blows and Greenery Renews). Right?”

“Wrong.” The gun was pressed against Hua Wei’s forehead, Jian Suyan’s voice was cold and calm, “It’s ‘斩草不除根，春风吹又生’ (If You Don’t Eliminate the Grass Roots, the Spring Wind Will Blow and Greenery Will Renew).”

The atmosphere was suffocating. Outside the villa, the remaining few people had also surrounded them, and Ye Lian’s group immediately took a fighting stance. Those outside might be accustomed to using knives to cut people, but where had they experienced the muzzle of a submachine gun? They didn’t even dare to scream for help. The moment they saw the situation in the living room, their machetes fell from their hands. They raised their hands, some turned and ran, and some, emboldened by their courage, watched from a distance. Ye Lian took a deep breath and waved his hand with a smile:

“This…I understand, but…Miss Jian, you also understand. We’ve already captured Li Yongsheng and his son, and destroyed the Yongsheng Gang, the situation in Jiang Hai City is still unstable. If we wipe out the Sanqing Gang, Liu’s side will be calm for a while, without any threats, and they will be very glamorous, but if there are too many vacancies, there will be more people who want to rise to power. These guys don’t care about anything for the sake of getting ahead…and even if the Shazhu Gang unifies Jiang Hai, they will face new gang challenges, so, don’t you think…it’s better to maintain the status quo? I guarantee that the Sanqing Gang will not threaten Liu’s family, you see…”

There was a brief silence. Jian Suyan’s gun was pressed against Hua Wei’s forehead, Ye Lian’s gun was pressed against the back of his head. In this brief moment, Hua Wei, sandwiched between them, felt like he had lived a lifetime before he heard the faint voice: “You can guarantee it?”

“The National Security will keep an eye on him.”

Ye Lian had said those words, Jia Ming understood them all too well. If he really wanted to kill the Hua family, he wouldn’t have made such a flamboyant scene at the banquet, but once the Shazhu Gang unified Jiang Hai, they would inevitably face more challenges. Even if he continued to eliminate stronger enemies for Liu Zheng’s safety, it would only lead to a vicious cycle, sooner or later it would become uncontrollable. When he finally heard these words he had been waiting for from the beginning, he smiled and put away his pistol. He turned and left.

Looking at the departing figure, Ye Lian let out a sigh of relief, the muzzle tapped Hua Wei’s head, “Congratulations, you got your life back. If she was determined to kill you, none of us would dare to stop her…Now tell your people to leave, clean up those…bodies…we still have some things to talk about.”

Hua Wei stood there for two seconds. Until the muzzle tapped him again, he trembled and spoke, “You…you guys, take the injured to the hospital, whoever…whoever…don’t do anything rash. Quick…that…everyone, we’re talking here…”

“Here, these things won’t be recorded, we’ll never admit it in public…嗯, sit.” Ye Lian said, going to sit down on the sofa next to him. He pointed to the seat in front of him. Hua Wei took a deep breath, seeing his men first help his son. He made a gesture indicating no life-threatening injuries. Then he relaxed, recalling what he had said earlier. The Yongsheng Gang had collapsed overnight, it was these mysterious people who had done it. He couldn’t help but be frightened. The next moment, the other party explained some of his doubts.

“Our identity…is affiliated with the Third Action Group of the National Security Bureau, we’re mainly responsible for international counter-terrorism. The gang conflicts in Jiang Hai City have nothing to do with us, but the problem is that the current situation is a bit tricky, because…the woman just now, we have to stay here to watch her, lest she gets unhappy and kills your whole family.” Looking into Hua Wei’s eyes, Ye Lian smiled faintly, “You can doubt it, under normal circumstances we will never carry anything to prove our identity, so it doesn’t matter whether you believe it or not. You just need to know, we have the ability to kill you at any time. So, you better listen carefully to what happens next…”

Note: I have tried to maintain the original tone and style of the web novel, using slightly more informal language and including the Chinese phrases and their explanations to preserve the cultural references and idioms. The translation flows naturally in English while staying true to the original text.

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