"You... you are the Underworld King... Hades?!" The four assassins spoke with trembling and horrified voices, but as soon as they finished speaking... Lin Shuang's dagger had already sliced through their throats!
"Gurgle... Gurgle..." The four assassins clutched at their necks, stumbled backward, and collapsed onto the ground in unison!
In the nearby bushes, one of the assassin's companions was terrified and shocked. He abruptly turned and ran, grabbing the walkie-talkie and frantically shouting as he did, "Abort the mission! Retreat immediately! Hades..."
But before he could finish his sentence, the Ghost Crying Blade had already pierced his throat.
Lin Shuang withdrew his dagger, slowly stepping over the bodies.
Meanwhile, on the hill behind the villa not far away, a group of lurking assassins noticed something was amiss and were rushing over without delay.
Lin Shuang lit a cigarette and took a deep drag.
At that moment, on the roads surrounded by woods... dozens of foreign mercenaries had already rushed over, encircling him completely.
Upon seeing the bodies of their four comrades on the ground, the expressions of these foreign assassins turned ice cold!
"I'm curious, which assassin guild do you belong to?" Lin Shuang asked, holding a cigarette between his lips and scanning them.
"Go to hell!" The assassins did not answer but instead pulled out their firearms in unison, aiming at Lin Shuang!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" In an instant, the guns equipped with silencers fired!
Countless bullets shot towards Lin Shuang! But at that very moment, Lin Shuang's figure flashed explosively, avoiding the barrage of bullets like a ghost!
The bullets whizzed by him! In the blink of an eye, Lin Shuang had charged in front of the assassins, and in his right hand... the silver Ghost Crying Blade appeared once again.
Silver light flashed, and the throats of the assassins were simultaneously cut, leaving them no time to resist.
One by one, the foreign assassins' eyes widened in disbelief as they clutched their throats...
"This, this is... the Ghost Crying Blade?? You... are the leader of the twelve Demon Gods of the Dark World?! Underworld King Hades..." But these mercenaries no longer had a chance to beg for mercy.
Their bodies fell to the ground, life completely extinguished.
Only the leader of the assassins remained standing, his throat also cut, but with a faint glimmer of life left.
Lin Shuang teleported forward, grabbing the leader's throat, "Name your mastermind, and I'll leave your body intact. Otherwise, I'll make you wish you were dead."
The leader was scared out of his wits, trembling as he named the mastermind, "It was... the son of the Ye Corporation from Shanghai, Ye Gucheng who hired us..."
Ye Gucheng?
Lin Shuang's eyes narrowed slightly and he promptly snapped the man's neck.
He glanced over the ground, then rearranged the crime scene, destroying any evidence that could implicate him...
A few minutes later, Su Wanqiao and her family heard the commotion and arrived at the scene with a large group of bodyguards.
Upon seeing the bodies strewn about, Su Wanqiao's mother and sister were terrified, their faces white as sheets.
Su Wanqiao asked her sister and mother to go back inside, then she and her father Su Beicheng stayed to deal with the situation.
"Are you alright? What happened with these bodies...?" asked Su Wanqiao with a grave expression.
Lin Shuang explained, "These foreigners were here to ambush you. Turns out they had a bit of internal strife over how to divide the spoils and ended up killing each other... When I got here, they were already dead."
Su Wanqiao looked at this man with complicated eyes, somewhat skeptical of his words.
But the evidence on the bodies indicated that the foreign individuals had indeed died from infighting. The crime scene evidence was right there, so she had no choice but to believe it.
Su Beicheng's bodyguards searched the corpses of the group of assassins and found within them a recorded conversation with Ye Gucheng prior to their death.
Su Wanqiao's beautiful eyes grew heavy with this revelation; it was not surprising that these assassins had been sent by Ye Gucheng.
"Mr. Su, I'm rather curious, why does Ye Gucheng keep targeting you?" Lin Shuang inquired.
Su Wanqiao's beautiful eyes darted about as she said, "I've developed a certain medicinal ingredient. My return to the country was also for the purpose of developing this medical technology. He's been coveting the medicinal technology I have, always trying to seize it."
Lin Shuang swept a glance at this woman, always feeling that she was hiding some secret. But he didn't ask any further.
Soon, Su Beicheng called the police. After Lin Shuang gave his statement, he drove back ...
That night, the security at Su Wanqiao's house was heightened, and dozens of bodyguards were dispatched to guard around the villa. They protected the Su Family all night long ...
...
The next day, Su Wanqiao replaced Lin Shuang's vehicle with a bulletproof Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Clearly, after the assassination attempt the previous night, Su Wanqiao had become more vigilant.
Upon arriving at the company, she specifically contacted a famous security company in Harbor Island and hired a top-tier security team to protect her.
Furthermore, Su Wanqiao had her secretary use their intelligence resources to discreetly investigate Lin Shuang's identity and background.
She always felt this man was no simple character and wanted to dig deeper.
In the afternoon.
The bodyguard team from Lei Shi, hired at a high price by Su Wanqiao ... arrived in Shanghai.
This bodyguard team consisted of twenty members and was the top security team on Harbor Island. They had previously been responsible for the security of Asia's wealthiest man, Mr. Lee Cheng, and had also protected many A-list stars in Harbor Island.
Su Wanqiao introduced Lin Shuang to this bodyguard team for them to become acquainted and work together.
However, upon meeting what was referred to as the Lei Shi bodyguard team, Lin Shuang just shook his head and directly pointed out various flaws in their defensive formation.
To Lin Shuang's eyes ... this so-called bodyguard team was full of holes.
"Humph, we are Harbor Island's top bodyguard team. What does a mere driver know about security defense? Don't point fingers idly, just stick to driving," Yang Feng, the captain of the Lei Shi bodyguard team, sneered in retort.
Lin Shuang shook his head and, not bothering to say more, turned and left.
Lin Shuang continued downstairs, taking a broom to sweep the women's restroom. Holding down two jobs, earning money was important.
...
In the afternoon, at Su Corporation.
A convoy of Rolls-Royces suddenly stopped at the entrance of the corporation building. Ye Gucheng, the Crown Prince of Ye Corporation, slowly stepped out of the Rolls-Royce convoy.
He was dressed in a sharp suit, his eyes cold and detached. Behind him followed several dozen burly bodyguards in suits.
This presence intimidated the security guards at the entrance of Su Corporation.
"Inform Su Wanqiao that I, Ye Gucheng, am here to discuss a partnership," Ye Gucheng scanned the Su Corporation security guards at the entrance and said icily.
...
At that moment on the top floor of Su Corporation, Su Wanqiao was busy with her work.
A sudden call from her secretary reported the situation downstairs, "President Su ... Ye Gucheng has unexpectedly appeared at the entrance of our company, claiming he wishes to see you about a partnership ..."
Upon hearing the secretary's report, Su Wanqiao's beautiful eyes narrowed. What was that bastard Ye Gucheng doing at the company all of a sudden?
"Don't see him," Su Wanqiao replied coldly with two words.
...
Downstairs at Su Corporation, two security guards apologized, "I'm sorry, Young Master Ye ... our President Su said ... she won't see you ... Please return."
Upon hearing this, Ye Gucheng gave a cold smile and ordered simply, "Barge in."
At Ye Gucheng's command, more than a dozen bodyguards charged forward, immediately overpowering the four guards at the entrance who tried to resist.
Ye Gucheng, with a cigar in his mouth, coldly and indifferently stepped into Su Corporation.