“Those three are innocent victims, caught in the crossfire.” Gao Jianfei pointed to the three young female croupiers on the ground who had lost their eyes forever. “Yaohui, take them to the hospital immediately. I hope you can provide them with some money for their funeral.”
"I understand, Jianfei." Chen Yaohui waved his hand, and immediately casino security personnel carried the three female dealers out.
Gao Jianfei sat down on a chair in the private room, smoking and frowning as he pondered, "Who exactly wants to kill me? Hu Zi? The Song family? Who is it? Judging by the skill of these two assassins, they are definitely not ordinary assassins! Who paid a high price to hire assassins of this caliber specifically to kill me?"
Chen Yaohui also came over. "Jianfei, don't worry, I will find out who did it quickly!"
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Gao Jianfei's mind. "Yaohui, you don't need to investigate. I'll find out myself. I'm also very interested to know who hired someone to kill me!"
After a pause, Gao Jianfei waved to Chen Yaohui and the others, saying, "You guys go out first, I'll stay in this private room for a few minutes." As he spoke, Gao Jianfei pretended to stand up, picked up the awl-shaped hidden weapon from the ground, and began to examine it.
Chen Yaohui was momentarily speechless, but he respected Gao Jianfei greatly, and soon he led his men out of the private room.
As soon as Chen Yaohui and the others left the private room, Gao Jianfei immediately said to the AI program, "Listen, I need a Level 2 ghost! That is, the soul of one of the two assassins who just died in this private room! I believe that, given their skills, they should be considered Level 2 ghosts!"
Flower market. Zheng Bang Workers' Club.
Tang Bao and several of his trusted henchmen waited anxiously in the office.
"No way? Awl hasn't come back yet?" Tang Bao said, pacing back and forth while picking his nose. "In terms of timing, they should have taken care of the target and come to collect the money long ago."
"Brother Leopard, what if... what if we messed up?" one of the henchmen asked tentatively.
"Bullshit! A professional assassin going to kill a gambling expert? Even a fool could guess who would die! Besides, you all saw how skilled that guy, Awl, was!" Tang Bao bared his teeth and shouted, "...Wait, wait a little longer!"
It's also a flower market.
In the suite that Hu Zi had booked.
Hu Zi and Chen Chuan sat on the sofa. Hu Zi said to Chen Chuan in a casual manner, "Well, I'll give you your daughter's phone number now. You know how to say it, right? Just don't say it wrong."
"Yes, yes, boss, I will definitely do as you say." Chen Chuan said, bowing and scraping. "Uh, boss, if I manage to get my daughter here, you, you will give me 3 million, right? That's what you promised me before. Heh."
"...Stop dawdling! Your children already got 5 million from me, and after it's done, I'll give you another 3 million. Damn, you're rich now! Make a call!" Beard shouted repeatedly.
"Yes, yes, boss!" Chen Chuan said, his eyes gleaming. He pulled out his phone...
Chapter 129 Assembling an Awl, Genius
Chapter 129 Assembling an Awl, Genius
Lake City.
Inside a private room at the Dongxing Emperor Casino.
Gao Jianfei sat in the chair, smoking a cigarette, and opened the virtual display screen to communicate with the intelligent program.
A faint smell of blood permeated the private room, and the corpses of Awl and Genius gradually turned cold and stiff.
"The two deceased in this private room should both be Level 2 ghosts. I want one of them!" Gao Jianfei stated directly to the intelligent program, revealing his request.
"No problem, esteemed user. Currently, you have taken the Level 2 Ghost Capital Brocade leather pouch. After consuming '500' Exorcism Points and replenishing them for a day, your Exorcism Points have been restored to '780'. If the soul you are looking for was not very powerful in life, then '780' Exorcism Points are sufficient!" the intelligent program explained.
"Alright, let's begin! Don't set the scope too broadly and let other unrelated level 2 ghosts appear. I only want the souls of these two assassins in the private room!" Gao Jianfei reminded him.
"As you wish!" As soon as the intelligent program finished speaking, jumbled radio waves appeared on the virtual display screen, accompanied by a hissing sound, indicating that the ghost device had begun to work normally.
Gao Jianfei finished one cigarette and immediately lit another. Although once he pieced together the souls of the two assassins and brought them into the Ghost Den, Gao Jianfei would immediately know who had hired him, he was still somewhat bewildered. He had only ever seen professional assassins in movies and novels; he never imagined that in real life, a scene of a cold-blooded assassin attempting to take his life would unfold right before his eyes. It was impossible for Gao Jianfei to be completely calm.
"If I find out who the mastermind is, then for my future safety, as well as the safety of my friends and Xiaoxian, I must uproot them and completely eliminate them!" A ruthless glint appeared in Gao Jianfei's eyes.
A few minutes passed. The jumbled electrical waves on the virtual display disappeared, replaced by two data descriptions...
Ghost name/Ghost level/Age in life/Gender/Occupation in life/Special skills in life/Cause of death/
"Awl" is passable / 2 / 34 / Male / Professional assassin / Awl-shaped hidden weapon (urban level) / Mission failed /
"Genius" Hu Youdong / 2 / 32 / Male / Professional Assassin. Gambler / Gambling skills (city level), glass marble concealed weapon (town level) / Mission failed /
In an instant, the souls of the two assassins were extracted.
In fact, the Super Ghost Device's current functionality isn't powerful enough to summon any ghost at will. It can only be used within a specific area, such as narrowing the scope to this private room, and then targeting the level 2 ghosts within. The number of ghosts summoned is also beyond the control of Gao Jianfei and the intelligent program. In other words, it summons as many as there are available, provided there are enough exorcism points!
"Dear user, these two level 2 ghosts each cost you 300 exorcism points. That's a total of 600 exorcism points. You currently have 180 exorcism points remaining. Would you like to immediately piece their souls together?" the intelligent program said solicitously.
"Yes, let's piece together the souls of these two level 2 ghosts simultaneously!" Gao Jianfei directly requested. Originally, finding the mastermind only required piecing together one of the level 2 ghosts, but since they had already used up their exorcism points, wouldn't it be a waste to give up and not try to piece together the other one?
The intelligent program responded, and soon two progress bars appeared on the virtual display screen.
After finishing his business, Gao Jianfei left the private room. A group of casino security guards stood in the corridor not far away. Seeing Gao Jianfei emerge, they immediately jogged over. One of the leaders bent down and said to Gao Jianfei, "Brother Jianfei, leave the body inside to us. Brother Yaohui is in the monitoring room; please have Brother Jianfei go there." As he spoke, he solicitously handed Gao Jianfei a tissue.
Well, wiping your hands after killing someone is a good habit.
"Okay." Gao Jianfei took the toilet paper, wiped his hands, and walked towards the monitoring room.
At this moment, the work of piecing together the souls of the two assassins was proceeding in an orderly manner, and Gao Jianfei's confidence grew stronger.
Inside the casino's monitoring room.
Chen Yaohui and A Zhuo both looked extremely grim. They had initially thought that their statement would intimidate other underground casinos in G province, but they hadn't expected their first reaction to be to send assassins to kill Gao Jianfei!
That's incredibly audacious!
“Brother Yaohui, I feel like something’s strange,” Azhuo said, frowning.
“You say,” Chen Yaohui said with a gloomy expression.
“It’s like this, Brother Yaohui. Any gambling expert registered with the World Gambling Association is protected not only by the forces behind them, but also by the World Gambling Association itself. Brother Yaohui, you need to understand, the World Gambling Association’s power is immense. Once a registered gambling expert is killed, the World Gambling Association will inevitably intervene forcefully in the investigation! Therefore, the party that hired the killer will basically not escape the World Gambling Association’s pursuit. The end result is that the party that hired the killer will be eliminated! We people in this circle understand this principle.” A-Zhuo said thoughtfully. “So, who has the audacity to disregard the World Gambling Association’s prestige and directly send an assassin to deal with Brother Jianfei? Are they really acting without considering the consequences? Besides, Brother Jianfei is now involved with the Song family, his influence is immense, who has such audacity? Or rather, who is so stupid?”
A hint of something unspeakable flickered in Chen Yaohui's eyes. "Azhuo, what you said makes sense. I've been thinking about this issue too, and now I can only give one answer... These assassins aren't ordinary professional assassins, but assassins under the World Assassin Association! Only these kinds of assassins have professional ethics. They have a tight organization and ironclad rules; regardless of whether the operation succeeds or fails, they will never leak their employer's information!"
"The World Assassin Association?" Azhuo was completely confused.
Chen Yaohui's eye muscles twitched a few times. "Now, things are getting more and more complicated. I don't know how to handle it anymore... It's difficult, very difficult."
Just then, Gao Jianfei stepped into the monitoring room.
"Jianfei, are you alright?" Chen Yaohui hurriedly stood up.
"Hmm. I've already observed the weapons those two assassins used. However, finding out the mastermind behind it will be quite difficult," Gao Jianfei replied casually.
Chen Yaohui nodded. "Jianfei, don't worry. Finding out who's behind this is Dongxing's top priority. I'll get started on the investigation."
"Alright then." Gao Jianfei nodded. "Okay, I'll be leaving now. Call me if anything comes up with the casino!"
“Alright. Jianfei, would you like me to send some elite henchmen to protect you?” Chen Yaohui said kindly.
"Heh, no need." Gao Jianfei smiled faintly and turned to leave.
Leaving the Emperor Casino, Gao Jianfei walked quickly. Although the assassination attempt had failed today, it had served as a wake-up call for him. He suddenly thought of Chen Xian, Yan Kui, and Xiao Xiao. A sense of urgency rose in Gao Jianfei's heart… "Hopefully, they won't be implicated!"
Flower market. Zheng Bang Workers' Club. Tang Bao's office.
It's already 11:30 PM!
This time, Tang Bao was no longer calm. He picked his nose with both hands at the same time and paced around the office quickly.
None of his trusted henchmen dared to speak. They knew that when Brother Leopard displayed such actions and expressions, it undoubtedly meant he was extremely tense, anxious, or even agitated.
"Bang!" Tang Bao walked to the desk and slammed his hands on it. "It failed! It must have failed!"
Several trusted henchmen were terrified... They had witnessed firsthand how powerful the awl was, and now, the awl's operation had failed!
"Moreover, the World Assassin Association is a highly disciplined organization. Even if a mission fails, the assassin will return to the employer to report the situation. As of now, Cone hasn't returned. There can only be one explanation... Cone has been killed!" Tang Bao's eye muscles twitched incessantly. "What kind of person does Dongxing have? 'Little Gao'? A gambling expert, and capable of handling assassins with a price tag of 5 million rubles... This... is truly, a little... terrifying..."
A sense of fear rose in Tang Bao's heart!
"Brother Leopard... what do we do now?" one of the henchmen asked tentatively.
Suddenly, Tang Bao's lips curled into a smug smile. "As far as I know, the World Assassin Association has another rule... If any assassin they send fails in an assassination mission, or even if the assassin is killed by the target, then the World Assassin Association will forcibly intervene in the mission. If the target is not eliminated, then the reputation of the World Assassin Association will be greatly affected! Therefore, it's no longer just our Zheng Bang that wants to eliminate 'Little Gao,' but the World Assassin Association will also take this matter seriously!"
"Oh. By the way, Brother Leopard, how did you get in touch with the World Assassin Association? You said that money alone isn't enough to contact this organization."
Tang Bao casually said, "In the past, Gao Jin, the God of Gamblers at our Zheng Bang Casino, once hired a high-ranking assassin as a bodyguard. Currently, this high-ranking assassin holds a relatively high position in the World Assassin Association. So, through this connection, I'm able to get in touch with the World Assassin Association." He paused. "Alright, the situation is rather complicated right now. Wait until tomorrow. If I receive news of Cone's death, I'll contact the World Assassin Association again."
Chapter 130 This time, you can't escape, can you?
Chapter 130 This time, you can't escape, can you?
Lake City. Shanmu Residential Area. Gao Jianfei's home.
While Gao Jianfei was busy solving problems for the Dongxing Casino and taking down the assassins, Chen Xian, this happy little woman, was in her study, eating potato chips and surfing the internet.
She hadn't felt this relaxed, carefree, and happy in a very, very long time!
At this moment, she felt exceptionally at ease! Every cell in her body was being invaded by a terrifying substance called "Gao Jianfei"! Of course, this invasion was undoubtedly extremely sweet.
Chen Xian went online for two reasons: first, to keep her QQ account online and chat with her college classmates; second, to browse adult forums and look for tips and techniques on sexual intercourse. Chen Xian wasn't some lewd woman; her main goal was to be more proactive next time she was intimate with Gao Jianfei, allowing her man to easily penetrate her, possess her, and own her.
"Hmm? You have to support the man's... and then..." Chen Xian looked at a post with a blush.
Just then, her phone rang. Looking at the caller ID, Chen Xian's relaxed, slightly shy smile froze instantly, turning into a grimace.
She had never deleted the phone number that called; it was her father's phone number!
"What does he want by calling? Is he asking me for money again? Did he gamble away another mountain of debt and now he wants me to clean it up for him?" Chen Xian was instantly filled with indignation. This kind of father was the kind who was pushing his daughter into a fire pit. If it hadn't been for Gao Jianfei's intervention last time, Chen Xian's body would have already been defiled by those filthy, vile men!
"Hey, what are you trying to do now? Are you ever going to stop?" Chen Xian said in a cold and desperate tone as she answered the phone.
"Ah! My good daughter! Ha, where are you now? Dad misses you so much!" Chen Chuan's lewd voice rang out from the other end of the phone.
“Where I am is none of your business! Besides, I’ve already paid off your gambling debts from last time, and I’ve repaid your kindness in raising me. I need my own life; I’m a normal woman, and I don’t want to bear any more pressure. I think I’ve been more than kind to you!” Chen Xian said in a voice that left no room for negotiation.
She had just found happiness and didn't want it to be shattered by something disgusting! She knew that although she and Gao Jianfei were deeply in love, very few men in today's society could accept a father-in-law like Chen Chuan! Chen Xian didn't want Gao Jianfei to abandon and despise her because of her completely depraved father.
"No, my dear daughter, I think you've misunderstood! I really didn't come here to ask you for money. Spending some time in the countryside, breathing in the fresh air of the mountains every day, has been a cleansing experience for my soul! Now, your old man feels like he's been given a second life! I've transformed! I've truly transformed! I'm no longer the gambling addict I used to be! Speaking of which, Xiaoxian, my dear daughter, looking back on what I've done to you these past few years, I truly regret it! I'm so remorseful! Not only did I fail to give you the fatherly love you deserved, but I almost ruined your youth and happiness! I'm a piece of trash, a beast! This time, I don't expect your forgiveness, I just hope you can see me! This might be the last time we see each other. Sigh… I haven't been feeling well lately, so I went to the hospital for a gastroscopy. The doctor told me there's a shadow on my stomach, and I don't know what it is. The doctor told me to call a family member, but I don't dare tell you. My dear daughter, can you come see me now? Just this once more!"
Chen Chuan spoke in a tearful tone, sounding very mournful.
Chen Xian felt a pang of sadness. The hard shell she had built around herself was gradually crumbling. "What? A shadow on the stomach? What happened?"
"Ouch...it's starting to hurt again...ouch..." Chen Chuan groaned softly on the other end of the phone.
"Okay... alright, where are you now... I'll be right... right away." In the end, Chen Xian's heart softened, and she agreed.
“Well, daughter, your dad can’t afford a hotel, so come to the flower market. The location is…” Chen Chuan gave Chen Xian a place name.
The flower market. In the hotel suite that Hu Zi had booked.
Chen Chuan hung up the phone and happily puffed on his cigar.
"Clap! Clap!" Hu Zi clapped his hands repeatedly, a cigar dangling from his lips. Tang Wenjun, sitting next to Hu Zi, also smiled.
"I'm telling you, you have quite a talent for acting and literature!" Bearded man clapped his hands in admiration. "Not bad, not bad."
"Hey boss, I've tricked my daughter into coming here. We'll meet in a bit..." Chen Chuan rambled on.
"Okay, got it. 3 million, right? Your daughter's pretty good. When we meet, my brothers and I will take turns with her, and I'll give you the money right away. If my brothers and I are satisfied, I don't mind giving you another 2 million. It's just money, I have plenty!" The bearded man interrupted Chen Chuan's rambling.