There wasn't a single scratch on his face or any exposed skin. Chen Xu looked at the guy strangely. Although his tone was no longer as arrogant as before, it was clear that this guy was still fearless. If he wasn't afraid of death, what else was he afraid of? Could it be that he had really... become a member of the Chrysanthemum Party?
The straightforward men from Wolf Fang didn't notice Chen Xu's strange expression. They patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said, "Well, I told you to trust the professionals. Now, ask us whatever you need. We're heading out now; we won't understand anything here!"
"Wait a minute," Chen Xu called out to him curiously. Although he had heard that there were quite a few mercenaries with chrysanthemum-like tendencies among foreign soldiers, he was very reluctant to believe that soldiers from our country were like that. Chen Xu asked, "This guy was really stubborn yesterday, how did you manage to do that?"
“Professionals have professional methods,” Wolf Fang grinned. “Physical torture is too old-fashioned and meaningless to these agents nowadays. What’s important is to strike him psychologically. We didn’t even punch him yesterday; we just locked him up and shut down his five senses.”
The five senses are sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch—the five most basic human senses. Intuition is considered the sixth sense, and anything beyond that, like the seventh or eighth sense, is pure nonsense… Chen Xu was stunned. The five senses were sealed? And that could turn this guy into what he is now?
“You wouldn’t know unless you’ve experienced it,” Wolf Fang explained, seeing the confusion on Chen Xu’s face. “Do you know why military camps now use solitary confinement to punish soldiers who make mistakes? Because firstly, this method doesn’t hurt people, making it more humane than corporal punishment. But being locked in that small, dark room in the army, without even a window, surrounded by silence, unable to see or hear anything—those two things alone are enough to drive a person insane!”
"If you can't see or hear... then you can sleep!" Chen Xu said naively.
The special forces soldiers, including Wolf Fang, laughed: "Sleeping is fine, but being locked up for days on end means you'll be in a bad mood. You might sleep soundly the first time, but when you wake up, you'll feel even worse! You won't be able to do anything, you'll just be standing there in a daze. It can really drive you crazy in the long run."
"So this is the guy you put in solitary confinement?" Chen Xu scoffed. "That's so lame! How long has it been, and he's already like this? A secret agent, my foot! So unprofessional."
Wolf Fang and the others exchanged a smile. They said, "Of course it's not that simple. Solitary confinement in the military camp only creates a very quiet environment, making people lose track of time. But soldiers with good mental fortitude can endure it. Besides, solitary confinement isn't a big deal. If you're bored, you can shout, jump around, there's always a way. This method works on those greenhorns, but it has no effect on us… However, I gave him a tranquilizer. Even we wouldn't dare try that stuff lightly."
"stable?"
"Of course, it's not one of those sedatives on the market. It's a newly developed drug. We got some from the Eastern Divine Sword this time. After this drug is injected, it completely severs the brain's connection to the body's five senses. It can't be considered an anesthetic, because if you hit him at this time, he will still feel pain, but his brain will not be able to control his body."
"Do you know what it feels like when your brain can't control your body? I tried this drug once. It's truly maddening. You can't feel your own body anymore. You can't hear anything. You can't see anything. You feel nothing at all. You can't even move! Can you understand that feeling? You can't feel the passage of time. And you can't fall asleep. It's pitch black all around. The drug directly blocks the information your brain can receive. You can't hear anything, you can't see anything. You have no sense of touch, no smell or taste. You feel like you're floating in a void. You can't even scream. You can't do anything. You can only stay still until you go crazy..."
Wolf Fang flashed Chen Xu a set of slightly yellowed teeth: "I have a few tranquilizers left. Want to try them?"
Chen Xu shook his head like a rattle drum!
Even without seeing Jimmy's current state, just hearing Wolf Fang's sinister tone sent chills down Chen Xu's spine... It was terrifying! Indeed, this kind of psychological attack was a classic example of winning hearts and minds. Chen Xu couldn't imagine how long someone could endure in that environment; even a special agent wouldn't last long. No wonder Jimmy had already given in after just one night.
Chen Xu pulled up a stool and sat down in front of the poor guy, chuckling, "I was originally planning to beat you up, but thanks to you, my feelings for you have progressed further. And you've been tortured like this, I can't bring myself to hurt such a pitiful guy like you. Since you're so willing to help, alright, let's talk."
Jimmy asked listlessly, "What do you want to know?"
Chen Xu held up one finger: "First, who is the financial group behind the Chrysanthemum Party? The Rothschild family?"
Jimmy paused for a moment, then slowly nodded: "That's right, it's Rothschild."
Chen Xu laughed, his eyes suddenly turning sharp: "I thought you'd behave yourself now, but I didn't expect you to still have this temper. Do you enjoy climbing the ladder like this?" Chen Xu stared at him with a cold smile, saying each word clearly: "You're lying!"
Jimmy panicked. Had Chen Xu lied to him? How did he know he was lying?!
This is naturally thanks to Xiaomin.
When a person lies, their body temperature, heart rate, pulse, and pupil size will all show abnormalities. Xiaomin is staring at him now!
When Chen Xu mentioned the Rothschild family, Jimmy was clearly taken aback for a moment. But this surprise might have been because he was wondering how Chen Xu knew about it. However, Xiao Min very keenly caught the fleeting joy on his face. So, this guy was just taking advantage of the situation.
Chen Xu adopted a mysterious demeanor: "To be honest, I know far more than you think. Don't think you can fool me so easily. I'll ask you one more time: who exactly is the organization behind the Chrysanthemum Party?!"
Jimmy gave in to Chen Xu's sharp gaze and said, "To be honest, I don't know."
"have no idea?!"
“I really don’t know,” Jimmy said with a wry smile. “In the organization, I’m just a mid-level intelligence officer. But let alone mid-level, even the high-level people don’t know who the organization behind us is. Apart from the very core members, probably no one knows who the conglomerate behind our organization is.” Jimmy looked at Chen Xu. “Everyone thinks that our organization, which uses the chrysanthemum as its symbol, is the real mastermind, but in reality, we’re just a bunch of henchmen. Although we’re not like organizations like PRO, which were acquired later, our Twelve-Petaled Golden Chrysanthemum has been directly under that mysterious force from the beginning, even we don’t know who the conglomerate behind us is, or which several large conglomerates.”
Upon hearing what Jimmy said, Chen Xu was surprised.
The mysterious organization hidden behind the Chrysanthemum Party is so mysterious! And so powerful!
Putting everything else aside, just the PRO project alone involves an annual investment of one billion US dollars. There aren't many people who can come up with that kind of money, let alone the fact that no one could discover the movement of one billion US dollars for so long!
Moreover, PRO is not the only money-burning organization under their umbrella.
Where does their money come from? It can't just fall from the sky! No wonder Dr. Li and the others guessed it was the Rothschild family, because there are only a handful of well-known conglomerates in the world!
“The Rothschild family isn’t,” Mi said, “but I personally carried out the mission and killed three core members of the Rothschild family.”
Since he couldn't get an answer from her, Chen Xu decided not to bother asking anymore. He changed the subject: "What is your mission and purpose in coming to China this time?"
"Supervise Dr. Li, protect experimental data, observe test subjects, and... personally serve as a test subject."
Chen Xu sensed that he hadn't finished speaking and frowned, saying, "Anything else?!"
Jimmy looked up and stared at Chen Xu. In that instant, Chen Xu saw the murderous intent in his eyes: "Monitor Chen Xu and try your best to find SMMH. If you can't find SMMH, then kill Chen Xu before you leave China after the three-month trial period!"
Chen Xu's expression changed, and he stood up coldly: "Fine, very well indeed! Unable to find my teacher, you turn to me. What about Yi Shuihan?"
"Same here, we've already infiltrated their company."
"Very good!" Chen Xu paced back and forth with a cold laugh. "Should I be glad I acted first?"
Jimmy gave a bitter laugh: "If I were you, I wouldn't be so glad. Because I contact the organization every day, and if anything goes wrong, the organization will be on high alert. I haven't contacted them for two days, yesterday and today. By now, the organization has probably concluded that something has happened to me. In that case, they will send the next batch of assassins, not only you, but also me, because the organization's rules state that once an intelligence agent loses contact, he is either dead or has defected... So, whether I reveal the organization's secrets or not, I'm doomed."
Chapter 316 The Assassin (Part 1)
Is this guy just throwing caution to the wind, or does he want Chen Xu to "die knowing why"? Or perhaps he's trying to put some psychological pressure on Chen Xu?
Chen Xu sneered: "Want me to die? Not so easy... But what about you? Do you want to die?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Xu keenly noticed a glint in Jimmy's eyes!
Sure enough, he didn't want to die!
There is probably no one in this world who wouldn't care about their own life, even secret agents. Secret agents are human too, especially those who have been abandoned by their organizations and are to be eliminated. How could they possibly maintain their loyalty to the organization?
But Jimmy quickly lowered his eyes and said, "What's the use of saying all this now? The organization's power is beyond your imagination. I'm just a semi-official member of the organization, and the organization's real assassins are far beyond your ability to contend with! There's no one they can't kill if they want to!"
Looking at his expression, Chen Xu had a sudden thought: "Are there already assassins from your Chrysanthemum Party in Harmony City?"
Jimmy froze, and seeing his horrified expression, Chen Xu realized that his unintentional remark had actually guessed correctly. Although Jimmy seemed to have some skill, he wasn't professional enough to kill him… A simple investigation by their organization should have revealed that Miwad, along with the city's gangsters, had used a large number of men and firearms and still failed to kill him. Why would they pin their hopes on Jimmy?!
Therefore, Chen Xu was certain that Jimmy had accomplices in Harmony City!
It was figured out in just one sentence!
"Who is your accomplice? Tell me his identity and address, and let's see who killed whom first!"
Jimmy shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Telling you is useless, because I don't know either. He's always the one who contacts me; I have no way to contact him. Besides, at this point, if the organization thinks something has happened to me, then to prevent me from betraying my comrades, they would have already notified the contact person to evacuate and then send a replacement group."
What a well-organized system!
Jimmy looked at Chen Xu: "No one can escape the organization's pursuit, even though this is China. There are many Asian assassins in the organization; you can't escape!"
Chen Xu sneered: "Is that so? Then it's really hard to say who killed whom. Don't be too sure of yourself."
Jimmy scoffed. Chen Xu lit a cigarette, noticing Jimmy's gaze fixed on his own, so he lit one for him too, inwardly sneering: This guy's willpower has been weakened by the torture he's endured with Wolf Fang and the threat of being killed by the organization after mission failure. Otherwise, how could someone truly ready to die still crave cigarettes?
“I know you foreigners like to smoke mixed cigarettes. But most of us Chinese prefer the burnt kind. You’ll have to make do.” Chen Xu released one of Jimmy’s hands. He wasn’t worried about what tricks the guy might pull. He said in a very seductive tone, “Look, this world is actually very beautiful. You look about my age. I don’t want to die. I don’t think you would want to die either. Besides, you just said it yourself. It seems like you’ve been working for your organization since you were old enough to understand things. Everything you’ve learned seems to be for your organization. Look, there are so many wonderful things in this world that you haven’t enjoyed yet. Wouldn’t it be a pity to die now?”
Jimmy paused in his smoking, remaining silent. Chen Xu continued, "Your organization has very strict discipline. I admire that, but it's a bit too cruel. I imagine even if you stayed in the organization, you wouldn't have a good life. Besides, now that your organization has deemed you a failure, they want your life, don't they? In that case, I think we should have a common enemy, a common goal. At the very least, we need to survive. Don't you want to survive?"
Jimmy wanted to speak, but ultimately shook his head.
Chen Xu remained undeterred: "Don't make your organization sound so terrifying. In my eyes, it's just a rather mysterious assassin organization. You yourself said that your organization is merely a direct subordinate of that powerful force behind it. It's probably impossible to easily eliminate the force behind your organization, but if we were to eliminate your organization..."
Jimmy suddenly looked up at Chen Xu, a bitter smile appearing on his lips: "You're even more ruthless than me!"
Chen Xu took a drag of his cigarette, and amidst the swirling smoke, he said calmly, "You were the ones who provoked me first." Seeing Jimmy struggling with his thoughts, Chen Xu sneered, "You saw those people outside just now, my bodyguards. With your eyesight, what do you think of their strength?"
“Strong.” Jimmy nodded. “Although I haven’t officially fought them, I can feel the killing intent emanating from them. Even the experts in our organization are at most this strong.” Then he sneered, “But don’t think you’re safe just because they’re protecting you. The organization operates in the shadows, and you’re in the open. If they want to assassinate you, they have plenty of ways to do so! Besides, the organization has many assassins, and you only have these few bodyguards!”
"But do you know where they came from?" Chen Xu sneered. "Let me tell you frankly, they are veterans of China's most powerful special forces unit, the Eastern Divine Sword Brigade! If I wanted to, I could find eight hundred, let alone eight! And this is China, our own territory. Have you seen Crazy Stone?" Seeing Jimmy's astonishment, Chen Xu smiled. "After you've seen it, you'll know what it means to be a powerful dragon but not a local snake."
"Cooperate with me, and I'll spare your life and give you more money than you can spend for the rest of your life. Look, I just bought this villa for ten million, which is just a drop in the ocean for me. If you don't cooperate with me, then I can guarantee that when your people arrive, they will only find your mutilated corpse!"
Ignoring Jimmy's astonished expression, Chen Xu closed the door and came out.
To say that Chen Xu wasn't nervous at all would be absolutely impossible. Who the hell could remain completely unmoved when they know someone is coming to kill them?!
However, Chen Xu was not afraid. He had eight elite special forces soldiers by his side, and his strength was now vastly different from before. As long as he put on the liquid bulletproof vest and had several bodyguards protecting him, who could kill him?
However, as the saying goes, you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days if you're a thief for a thousand days. Last time, Chen Xu was already overwhelmed by Mivad. If this happens again, no, several more times, even if he doesn't kill Chen Xu, he'll be exhausted and annoyed to death.
We must find a way to solve this once and for all.
The best approach is to completely eradicate that organization, which would also serve as a warning to the financial groups behind it!
Don't get any ideas!
Sigh, ever since he got Xiaomin's supercomputer, Chen Xu knew that he probably could no longer live the life of an ordinary person... To get something, you have to pay the corresponding price. This saying is absolutely true, and it applies to Chen Xu himself as well.
Naturally, matters of murder and arson should be discussed with Wolf Fang and his group. Moreover, Wolf Fang and his group have clashed with the Chrysanthemum Party before, and the information about the Chrysanthemum Party from the Eastern Divine Sword Sect will be arriving soon, so now is a good time to study it carefully.
"The Twelve-Petaled Golden Chrysanthemum is a well-known dark organization. As for whether they are involved in other areas, and who their mastermind is, we don't know. The organization's activities are mainly in Europe and Africa. They mainly engage in assassinations, mercenaries, and high-tech crimes. So the organization has all kinds of people, and they all wear a twelve-petaled golden chrysanthemum mark."
"So if we want to wipe them out, all we need to do is find people with twelve-petaled golden chrysanthemums on their bodies? Wouldn't that mark be easy to spot?"
"Heh, it's not that simple. Their markings are mostly printed on their chests, backs, or even buttocks, making them invisible when they're dressed. Besides, this organization isn't really a secret service; they don't really care about revealing their identities. I've heard that most of their members are trained from a young age, and this twelve-petaled golden chrysanthemum was already tattooed on them when they were little. They have many young assassins who are sent to Africa as mercenaries from a young age, where they are subjected to a very harsh survival-of-the-fittest jungle law, and those who survive are all strong. For mercenaries, many tattoos represent their identity and honor, so it's not surprising."
"Where is their stronghold?!"
"How could we possibly know that?" Wolf Fang chuckled. "Unless you're a core member, the average member only knows about the training base. Mercenaries have offended far too many people; countless people want them dead. Like a cunning rabbit with multiple burrows, they definitely have more than one hideout, and they frequently change locations. What are you planning to do? Take down their hideout?"
Chen Xu nodded, and Langya chuckled, "Let's not even talk about whether you have the ability. Even Jimmy might not know where their hideout is. If they can't find it, then there's definitely nothing we can do."
“Jimmy doesn’t know, but I think someone else will, because Jimmy failed. He said that organization will definitely send people to kill me next.” Chen Xu thought for a moment, then suddenly laughed, “I’ve thought of a good way to solve this once and for all, but we have to get through the first hurdle first… eliminate those assassins who are coming to kill me, and we have to capture them alive…”
Chapter 317 Assassin (Part 2)
Daiki Yamada—you can tell he's Japanese just by his name.
Among the twelve golden chrysanthemums, Yamada Daiki is an A-rank assassin in the Shadow Division, and he is also ranked A-rank on the world's assassin ranking list. Yamada Daiki is twenty-five years old this year, and a total of one hundred and seventy-eight people have died at his hands. Unlike other assassins, Yamada Daiki records each kill in his diary. He regards this as an honor. He wants to remember everyone he has killed, and everyone who has hurt him.
The Twelve Golden Chrysanthemums have several departments, including mercenaries, pure assassins, and advanced criminal science, among others. Yamada Daiki belongs to the pure assassin category. He was chosen by the Twelve Golden Chrysanthemums at a young age and trained in the art of killing. Unlike the stereotypical image of an assassin, Yamada Daiki doesn't look like one at all. He is impeccably dressed, polite, and always has a smile on his face; he appears to be a well-educated gentleman.
However, this is the disguise of the Shadow Division.
The Shadow Division trains pure assassins, whose targets are often wealthy scions or political figures. Therefore, they are extremely meticulous in training their assassins… etiquette, dance, horseback riding, golf, tea ceremony, piano… and so on. All these skills are essential training. The assassins they train are then used to infiltrate high society and get close to their assassination targets. There are two types: the Shadow Division and the Power Division.
The Force Division is full of mercenaries! Their fighting strength is definitely stronger than the Shadow Division's, but the blood and murderous aura they exude is indelible, so they are rarely sent on highly covert missions. The Shadow Division, on the other hand, has many trained beauties whose methods of carrying out missions are far more discreet…
Daiki Yamada holds two Cambridge master's degrees... and they're not faked at all!
Previously, Jimmy and Dr. Lee suddenly lost contact. The Twelve-Petaled Golden Chrysanthemum headquarters assessed the situation and determined that the probability of an accident was over 99%... According to the organization's rules, once the probability of an accident exceeds 70%, the individual must be eliminated. In mainland China, an Asian person is relatively easy to deal with, especially considering their appearance. Japanese people, also from East Asia, don't look significantly different from Chinese people, so Yamada Daiki was dispatched.
Out of his usual caution, Yamada Daiki first used his completely untainted identity to swagger to Shanghai by plane, and then took a train from Shanghai to Harmony City... Because trains do not require identity records, Yamada Daiki had no worries that Jimmy would reveal the organization's rules and thus walk into a trap.
No one was there to meet him, but Yamada Daiki wasn't afraid at all, even though it was his first time in this unfamiliar city. But had he been there less often?