Inside a private room at Fuxin Restaurant.
"Why hasn't that brat Li Yang come yet?" Meng Tian glanced at his watch in puzzlement.
At this moment, everyone from Security Bureau Group 9's Shanghai team was present except Li Yang. They had gathered today to celebrate Li Yang and Hei Yan; with Li Yang absent, there was no way to begin the celebration.
"Beep beep..."
Meng Tian immediately took out his phone, switched to a special channel, and received the message. But his face suddenly changed.
"Captain, what happened?" Tian Lin was somewhat frustrated. The moment he heard that sound, he knew another mission had come up. Today was supposed to be their celebration, and he truly did not want this.
Meng Tian's face was a little pale. Turning to the other eight members of the team, he said gravely, "The police sent word that Lin Tianyu of Shenglin Group drove a hospital nurse to her death. They also told me something else: this afternoon, a member of Security Bureau Group 9 went to the police station to see that girl's body!"
"I didn't go!" Tian Lin was the first to speak.
Hei Yan and the others all shook their heads, indicating that none of them had gone.
Meng Tian said, "Then it could only have been Li Yang. He went to the police station this afternoon to see the dead nurse."
Tian Lin immediately said, "Don't talk nonsense. Li Yang went to see his future wife this afternoon. That brat is lucky—his future wife is a nurse. He'll have someone to wait on him from now on."
Suddenly, Tian Lin's expression changed. "A nurse! Could it be..." He still remembered the happy, blissful look on Li Yang's face when Li Yang had spoken of Jiang Xue in the car.
Meng Tian's face instantly darkened.
"Move! Hurry to Lin Tianyu's place!" Meng Tian roared.
"Are we going to protect Lin Tianyu?" Tian Lin asked, looking somewhat furious.
Meng Tian turned back and stared straight at Tian Lin. "Do you know how important Shenglin Group is to the country? It alone has invested sixty billion US dollars in the mainland, and this time it has brought another ten billion US dollars with it. Without Shenglin Group, how many people would lose their jobs? How many would be laid off? And that is not even the most important part. The trade volume between China and the United Kingdom far exceeds that between China and any other European country. Why? Because Shenglin Group, the United Kingdom's third-largest conglomerate, fully supports China! If anything happens to Shenglin Group's heir, Shenglin Group pulling out all its investments would only mean sixty billion US dollars—that alone would not be much! But with its influence in the United Kingdom, China-UK trade would shrink drastically. By then, countless export companies would collapse, and even more people would be laid off! The consequences for the country would be extremely dire!"
Meng Tian's gaze was as stern as a ruler as it swept over every one of them.
"The interests of the country stand above all else! Before the interests of the country, all personal grudges must be set aside."
Hei Yan, Tian Lin, Sister Yan, Tan Jin, Tan Mu, Tan Shui, Tan Huo, and Tan Tu all rose to their feet, their expressions resolute. Though their hearts ached, they had made their choice.
The interests of the country outweighed everything!
"Move!"
Meng Tian gave a cold shout, and the nine of them left at once.
Wrapped in an overcoat, Li Yang slowly walked down the sidewalk, like a walking corpse that had lost its soul.
"Xue, don't worry. I'll avenge you," Li Yang murmured.
"Beep beep..."
Li Yang immediately took out his phone and switched to the dedicated channel he used to communicate with his younger brother.
"Lin Tianyu's car will return to his Shanghai villa in three minutes! Brother, what exactly are you going to do? Tell me."
After reading the message, Li Yang closed the phone. He glanced at his watch and continued walking forward.
Three minutes. Lin Tianyu, I'll let you live for three more minutes.
In Beijing, Li Shuo could not shake the feeling that his heart was pounding fiercely. Li Shuo, known for being calm, shrewd, and wise beyond his years, could never refuse when faced with his older brother's requests, because Li Yang was his own elder brother.
"A-San, get me a plane ticket to Shanghai. As soon as possible!" Li Shuo picked up the phone and ordered his subordinate outside.
Three specially modified Mercedes ST100s sped down the highway.
"Young Master, there are three beauties at the villa, aged fifteen, twenty, and thirty-two. They're all your type." Inside the middle car, a handsome man spoke respectfully to the man beside him.
The handsome man was Young Master Lin's secretary, Ding Yuyang. He was also Young Master Lin's boyfriend. Young Master Lin liked not only girls, but exceptionally handsome boys as well.
The young master was none other than Lin Tianyu. Young Master Lin had an unusual appearance; most striking were his eyes. Looking into them felt like falling into a mud pit. Yet when Lin Tianyu smiled faintly, he seemed to become a refined, impeccably dressed gentleman.
"Mm, not bad. Yuyang, you still understand my tastes best. That beauty I met last time was simply exquisite. What a pity she actually killed herself!" Young Master Lin shook his head with a sigh, seemingly regretful.
"Young Master, we've arrived at the villa," Yuyang reminded him.
The three cars immediately came to a stop. Young Master Lin and the others got out one by one, while the drivers took the vehicles toward the garage.
The front and rear cars carried bodyguards. In the middle car sat Lin Tianyu, Ding Yuyang, a senior special deacon of the Holy See, and a bodyguard sent by the Security Bureau. The bodyguards in the front and rear cars were eight elite guards from the world's number-one security company—Black Demon Company.
There was no need to elaborate on Black Demon Company's splendor. It was the undisputed number one in the bodyguard world. Its unique Demonic Battle Qi had also made it a major force in the underground world!
Surrounded by the others, Lin Tianyu headed toward the villa.
Suddenly, a streak of Blade Energy flashed.
A Black Demon Company bodyguard with the appearance of a Black man suddenly fixed a lightning-sharp gaze on the bushes beside the villa. The others seemed not to have noticed at all, ignoring the Blade Energy and continuing onward.
"Hah!"
Iron Fist—the Black bodyguard's massive fist even emitted streams of black energy! It was precisely Black Demon Company's unique Demonic Battle Qi!
Suddenly, the Blade Energy changed! Its direction shifted in an instant.
The instant the flying dagger changed direction, Young Master Lin's body stiffened. He turned to look toward the bushes. Watching the redirected dagger, a trace of a smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
"Urgh!"
The Black bodyguard touched his throat in disbelief, then collapsed to the ground and did not rise again.
At that moment, the bodyguard sent by the Security Bureau, the Holy See's senior special deacon, and the other bodyguards all looked toward the bushes!
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"
Two streaks of light shot toward Lin Tianyu like lightning.
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