"I want you to help me protect Mr. Zhao here. For three days, he must not suffer any harm," Ye Qian said straightforwardly.
Fu Junsheng glanced at Zhao Tianhao and asked, "Who is the opponent?"
Ye Qian replied, "Assassins from an international assassin organization, members of the Seven Kills group."
Fu Junsheng was slightly taken aback. He had heard of the Seven Kills group while in the military and knew their creed. He couldn't help but look at Zhao Tianhao, clearly suspecting that he might not be clean. Otherwise, why would the Seven Kills target him? However, he didn't voice his thoughts. Since Ye Qian asked for his help and he had already agreed, it seemed inappropriate to question further now.
"Damn, Mr. Zhao, what do you do? How did you offend such powerful figures?" Wan Chunhua asked. He had never heard of the Seven Kills, but from Ye Qian's words, he could tell they were formidable, being part of an international assassin organization.
Zhao Tianhao didn't mind Wan Chunhua's bluntness and found his straightforward nature refreshing. Smiling, Zhao Tianhao said, "Actually, it's nothing much. I run a small business and might have unintentionally offended some people, so they hired assassins."
Although Zhao Tianhao spoke lightly, anyone could guess that he wasn't running a small business. Otherwise, his opponents wouldn't hire an international assassin group. Despite understanding this, no one pointed it out.
"Ye Qian, don't worry. As long as I'm alive, Mr. Zhao won't be harmed," Fu Junsheng said firmly.
Ye Qian nodded slightly and said, "Mr. Zhao is in your hands now." He then turned to Zhao Tianhao and asked, "Mr. Zhao, do you have any idea who might be behind this? If we don't know the enemy, purely defending might be less effective. Knowing who they are would help us deal with this better."
Zhao Tianhao pondered for a moment and said, "I'm not entirely sure, but the most likely culprits are Qingyun Group and Dongxiang Group. They have always been my company's competitors. Besides them, I can't think of anyone else."
"What's your plan, Mr. Zhao?" Ye Qian asked.
"Since it's not clear who's behind it, we can only defend for now. But I, Zhao Tianhao, am not easily bullied. I'll remember this debt and settle it later," Zhao Tianhao said coldly.
Ye Qian smiled slightly and said, "Since Mr. Zhao has an idea, I won't say more."
Zhao Tianhao nodded and said, "Ye Qian, I entrust my daughter to you. I believe you won't let me down."
Ye Qian was slightly stunned, feeling that Zhao Tianhao's words sounded like he was entrusting his daughter for marriage. He nodded and said, "I need your daughter's information and the details about Qingyun Group and Dongxiang Group, as detailed as possible."
"No problem. I'll call my secretary to prepare it," Zhao Tianhao said and immediately called his secretary, instructing him to bring over all the information Ye Qian requested.
Soon, Zhao Tianhao's secretary arrived. He was a young man, not yet thirty, wearing gold-rimmed glasses. "Chairman, here's what you asked for," the secretary said, handing over several file folders.
Zhao Tianhao took the folders and handed them to Ye Qian, explaining which folder contained which information. Ye Qian opened the file about Zhao Tianhao's daughter and was surprised. "Mr. Zhao, your daughter is still a student?"
"Yes, she's in her second year of French at the Foreign Languages Institute. Is there a problem?" Zhao Tianhao asked, puzzled by Ye Qian's surprise.
"No," Ye Qian shook his head. Actually, Ye Qian had always looked forward to university life, but due to family circumstances, he had to stop his education after primary school. Later, joining Wolf Fang, he had no chance to study further, except for some necessary professional knowledge like firearms construction and regional customs and languages.
"I'll let Secretary Hu make arrangements. Ye Qian, thank you very much!" Zhao Tianhao said.
Ye Qian smiled slightly and said, "Actually, I wanted to ask, how did Luo Ya die?"
Zhao Tianhao was silent for a moment, then said somberly, "Luo Ya and I co-founded the company, starting from a street stall and gradually developing to its current scale. Once, Luo Ya and I went to Thailand for business and were unexpectedly captured by a local armed group, demanding a ransom of one hundred million dollars. They left Luo Ya behind and released me to gather the money. One hundred million dollars is a lot, and it wasn't easy to raise it quickly. By the time I had the money, I heard that the armed group had been wiped out by the government forces and a mercenary group called Wolf Fang, and Luo Ya was killed by the armed men during the conflict. Luo Ya died because of me. If I had raised the ransom sooner, he wouldn't have died."
Ye Qian remembered the incident. At that time, he wasn't yet the leader of Wolf Fang. The mission was to assist the local government in eliminating the armed group, which went smoothly as the armed men were disorganized. In a way, Wolf Fang was partly responsible for Luo Ya's death, but Ye Qian felt no guilt. He hadn't known Luo Ya or Zhao Tianhao back then. Ye Qian never saw himself as particularly righteous but did what he felt was right. Helping Zhao Tianhao was not a necessity, but he considered Zhao Tianhao worth befriending. Additionally, it involved Wolf Fang's reputation, which couldn't be tarnished by losing to Seven Kills.
Nodding slightly, Ye Qian said, "Mr. Zhao, don't worry. I guarantee no one will harm your daughter. However, it's best to find out who is behind this as soon as possible."
"I understand. Thank you, Ye Qian," Zhao Tianhao said.