Seven People
Welcome to "I'm Trapped in the Same Day for a Thousand Years," exclusively produced by Feilu Novel Network, narrated by Sang Ze Wang Xiaomo Lao He.
Ding Ruilong seems to have gone mad. Young Master, if it's a murder case, there might be some trouble.
Jiang Chuan reminded him, "I'll handle the trouble; just listen to me."
Wu Chen must die today!
Ding Runlong screamed.
He may seem crazy, but he is actually quite rational.
The best way to kill someone is to stage an accident, suicide, car crash, or similar event. If the plan is perfect, no one can find out.
In the case of a car accident, if the driver who caused the accident flees and disappears, it becomes extremely difficult to investigate unless that person is found.
It was an accident; there won't be any trouble.
Jiang Chuan came to the East Sea on business to avoid trouble. If he could do things cleanly, there was no need to create problems by being dishonest.
But now Ding Ruilong has had Jiang Chuan and his men kill Wu Chen, which is a murder case. East Sea is not within the Ding Family's sphere of influence. If this matter gets out of hand, it could implicate many people. Although it is impossible to trace Ding Ruilong, unless all the people who did it escape and leave the country quickly, someone will definitely have to take the blame.
However, Ding Ruilong insisted that Jiang Chuan do this. In fact, he was being rational, and this rationality was based on his determination to kill Wu Chen, taking Wu Chen's death as the primary premise.
Ding Ruilong knew very well that after today's incident, Li Ruobing and Li Ruotai would definitely not give him a second chance to attack Wu Chen. After all, East Sea was Li Ruotai's world, so he had to kill Wu Chen immediately. He needed to act quickly before the Li Family siblings had made arrangements and implemented full protection for Wu Chen.
There will certainly be costs to doing this, but Ding Runlong feels he can bear them and that it's worthwhile.
Good young master, I will arrange it.
Jiang Chuan agreed.
After ending the call with Ding Ruilong, Jiang Chuan quickly walked out of the Villa 'Villa living room, onto the Balcony, and closed Balcony glass door behind him before making another call.
His next arrangements will be extremely important, and the fewer people who know about them, the better. The call will be connected quickly.
Hey, Old Blade!
Jiang Chuan.
Young master.
The other person had a deep, resonant voice and greeted him first.
All those involved in the operation were arrested by Li Ruotai.
Jiang Chuan said.
The old man's tone was startled, then he hesitated.
Then I'll go.
The Old Blade didn't know what to say, and hesitantly uttered a curse.
There's not much to say, really. I'm just doing a job that puts paper on the edge of a knife; this day was bound to come sooner or later.
Strictly speaking, the person who was arrested was not one of Jiang Chuan's men, but rather one of Old Blade's men.
Because the East Sea faces significant future risks, Jiang Chuan hired someone else to handle this matter.
This group of Old Blade were brought over from the Yunnan border region. They have deep ties with illegal organizations in the border areas with Myanmar. The two sides have cooperated before. I will give you double the commission.
Jiang Chuan.
Then, the tone shifted abruptly, asking, "Where are you now?"
The parking lot of the auto trade shopping center is being evacuated; they've already sent people in to keep an eye on that kid, Lao Daodao.
Did you bring a knife?
Jiang Chuan asked.
I brought it, but not the gun. I can have someone bring it over.
The Old Blade replied.
Chop this kid up right now. I don't care how you do it, just make sure it's done cleanly, and leave immediately afterward.
Jiang Chuan continued.
Also, don't use guns, and there must be no shooting incidents.
Once a gun-related case occurs, and the body is found and confirmed to have been shot, it becomes a major case that will attract significant attention from higher authorities.
Jiang Chuan would never use a gun in the East Sea. He was afraid that the Old Blade Daoist and his gang of desperados would cause trouble for money and run away, leaving the Ding Family with all the trouble. He knew I understood that without me even realizing it.
The Old Blade hesitated again, but then asked, "Are you sure you want to take action directly?"
Don't worry, once it's done, I'll immediately arrange for someone to send you to the South so you can appear on camera. After that, this matter will be none of your concern, and we'll handle any follow-up issues.
Is there a problem?
The problem is that Jiang Chuan didn't listen to his questions.
Is there a problem?
The Old Blade Daoist chuckled foolishly. "I just wanted to confirm. If you're not afraid of the trouble, I have no problem at all."
Let's take action.
Good.
The cinema is located on the fifth floor of the Xinmao Shopping Center.
Wu Chen bought a cup of coffee and sat down in the cinema lobby.
Shortly after, a man wearing a mask and a black coat took the elevator to the fifth floor and entered the lobby of the unique cinema.
He glanced around after entering, then bought a cup of coffee and sat down at a spot not too close to Wu Chen. He didn't drink the coffee, but took out his phone and looked at it, occasionally typing something as if he were texting someone.
Wu Chen, who was sipping his coffee, glanced at him.
Without even looking, Wu Chen knew this was someone who had been following him.
He changed his route after entering Commerce East Road. He knew that besides the few cars whose license plates he had already confirmed, there were definitely other cars following him.
After changing his route, he didn't drive far before entering the shopping mall, and the other person seemed quite relaxed with him.
Wu Chen sat in the cinema lobby for nearly an hour. Around 9:30 a. m., Wu Chen's phone suddenly rang. It was Li Ruotai calling.
Wu Chen answered the call, listened for a moment, and said, "I understand," before hanging up on Li Ruo.
He called to tell him that the entire car had been intercepted and everyone inside had been arrested.
A few minutes later, Wu Chen's phone rang again; this time it was Li Ruobing.
Clearly, Wu Chen knew that Li Ruotai had called him after he finished speaking, and since he had already taken care of everything, he called Li Ruobing to explain the situation.
Wu Chen answered the phone, "Where are you?"
Li Ruobing spoke coldly, directly asking about the coffee shop and cinema in the Xinmao Shopping Center.
What's wrong?
Wu Chen spoke with a smile.
Are there many people around here?
Li Ruobing added that it was alright, as were the shop assistants.
Wu Chen replied.
Stay there and don't move, I'll be right there.
After Li Ruobing finished speaking, she hung up without waiting for Wu Chen to say anything more.
Wu Chen glanced at his phone and smiled again. Li Ruobin had brought people to protect him. Although Wu Chen didn't need his protection, he appreciated Wu Chen's gesture.
About 10 minutes later, Li Ruobing should be arriving soon; Wu Chen had almost figured out when Li Ruobing would come downstairs.
After taking another sip of coffee, Wu Chen stood up, straightened his suit jacket, and walked out with one hand in his pocket.
Li Ruobing immediately said that since he had a large number of bodyguards around him, Wu Chen didn't need to linger here any longer. In any case, Li Ruobing was going to leave with him anyway, so even if he couldn't wait for Ding Ruilong's next move, it didn't matter.
Just as Wu Chen walked out of the movie theater to press the elevator button, the masked man in the movie theater lobby quickly typed and sent a message on his phone, then stood up and followed a few meters behind Wu Chen.
Wu Chen stood in front of the elevator door, and the man was behind and to the side of Wu Chen.
The elevator stopped on the third floor. Wu Chen reached out to press the up button, but the display showed an arrow pointing downwards, indicating that someone had pressed the down button first.
Wu Chen pressed the button again and waited for the elevator to reach the basement level. Someone must have entered the elevator, because it quickly went up again. When it reached the 4th floor, it stopped again, probably because the person who got on the elevator had exited.
Ten seconds later, the elevator continued upwards, finally reaching the Fifth Floor. The doors opened, and the elevator was empty.
Wu Chen glanced at the broken security camera in the elevator, pretended not to notice, and walked in with a smirk on his face.
The masked man followed him in; there were only two people in the elevator.
The doors closed, and just as I imagined reaching the fourth floor, the elevator stopped again.
After the door opened, there were six people waiting for the elevator. They were all dressed in casual clothes, of varying heights, but all were men, and all were wearing masks, with a few wearing baseball caps.
After the door opened, all six people walked into the elevator. Wu Chen made way for them. The elevator in the mall was quite spacious, but with eight people crammed in, it was still a bit crowded.
The elevator doors closed and continued downwards. The elevator was quiet. Suddenly, almost simultaneously, the seven people other than Wu Chen reached into their pockets, pulled out blades or daggers, and attacked Wu Chen with slashing and stabbing motions.
A convoy of five cars drove into the underground parking lot of the Xinmao Shopping Center. The first car was a Bentley Continental Coupe, driven by Li Ruobing, with Li Ruobing trusted bodyguard Zhou Huan in the passenger seat.
The next four cars, followed by an SUV, were also filled with bodyguards.
Boss, there's no need to rush, we're already at the parking lot.
Bodyguard Zhou Huan couldn't help but remind him again.
This wasn't the first time he had given a reminder.
When they first came out, Li Ruobin's Bentley was in the middle of the convoy, which is normal, as it's safest for the boss's car to be in the middle.
However, Li Ruobing may have felt that the convoy was driving too slowly, so she changed lanes and accelerated halfway through the journey, moving to the front of the convoy and driving particularly fast, which violated security principles.
Unless two cars are traveling together, in which case it doesn't matter whether Li Ruobing's car is in front or behind, but in the case of more cars, Li Ruobing's car must be in the middle.
Although Li Ruobing is the boss and can disregard these rules, Zhou Huan must.
Moreover, he couldn't say much. Apart from repeatedly advising Li Ruobing to drive slower, as an accident would only delay things further, he couldn't say anything more.
Li Ruobing drove off with a cold expression, ignoring everyone.
After exiting the parking lot and entering the parking area, the next step is to find a parking space.
Because they needed to go upstairs, Li Ruobing drove the convoy to the far end of the parking lot, near the elevator, to find a spot.
The shopping mall is doing really bad business, and since it hasn't been open for long, the parking lot is almost empty with very few cars.
Li Ruobing saw the Lamborghini Wu Chen in the distance, and also saw the elevator doors of the underground parking lot approaching. He also saw a group of men wearing masks gathered in front of the elevator doors, quickly pressing the elevator buttons.
It's currently the height of summer, and unless you're wearing formal attire like a suit, most people rarely wear coats, and even if they did, it would be impossible for them to wear thick coats.
Bodyguard Zhou Huan observed the group of people outside the elevator from a distance, glancing at them several times before frowning slightly.
Be careful, things might get tense.
Zhou Huan spoke into the walkie-talkie first, saying that protecting Li Ruobing was the top priority, so he wanted to remind all the other bodyguards.
After putting down the walkie-talkie, Zhou Huan turned to Li Ruobing and said, "Boss, those guys in front of us are all carrying weapons. She's a professional; she can tell they're wearing thick coats that are a bit bulging, so they definitely have something on them."
Um.
Li Ruobing was startled, glanced at Zhou Huan, and then looked outside.
Just then, the elevator doors on the basement level opened, and a group of people entered. One of them pulled out a stick he was carrying and smashed the elevator's security camera with a single blow.
What he's holding clearly isn't a stick; it's probably a knife.
Li Ruobing's pupils contracted sharply. Zhou Huan, who was also looking at the desperado, said something to himself. He was certain that the other party was a desperado.
Because of this practice, there are surveillance cameras in the underground parking lot, but they are not afraid of being filmed.
If the elevator surveillance camera is broken, the shopping mall management will notice it quickly and send someone to investigate.
But they clearly didn't care; they were all wearing masks, so those who were filmed before wouldn't know who they were.
The only thing they need to be careful about is not being filmed during the fight, because their masks might be torn off and they might get injured.
If they are captured on surveillance cameras, this information will be known to others—their faces will be recognized, their injuries will be identified—which will be a significant obstacle to their escape.
They may seem careless, but they are actually very professional and don't waste time arranging other things.
They kill and leave, prioritizing speed.
They went upstairs to attack Mr. Wu.
Zhou Huan said another thing.
Almost simultaneously, Li Ruobing stepped on the gas, and the European forces suddenly accelerated, rushing madly towards the innermost part of the parking lot.
As they approached the elevator doors, Li Ruobing slammed on the brakes again. The Bentley Continental she had just killed came to a stop when it was only three or four meters away from the elevator doors. The cars behind her also accelerated and then braked.
Li Ruobing got out of the car and ran over, pressing the elevator buttons a few times before it was too late; the elevator doors closed just as Zhou Huan finished speaking.
The elevator had already reached the 4th floor.
Go upstairs, take the stairs to the fifth floor.
Li Ruobing turned around and shouted sharply.
A large group of bodyguards who had just gotten out of the car moved, some running directly to the stairwell entrance, while others stayed behind to protect Li Ruobing.
The bodyguard Zhou Huan came over, his hands still inside his pockets.
He does carry a gun, but he rarely uses it.
Zhou Huan silently observed her surroundings, then glanced at the elevator indicator arrow. The elevator had stopped briefly on the 4th floor before going up to the Fifth Floor.
Zhou Huan immediately understood: they wanted to ambush the person in the elevator instead of going directly to the Fifth Floor.
If Wu Chen happens to be going downstairs and sees a large group of people in the elevator, he might notice something is wrong and not enter the elevator. So, if they ambushed Wu Chen on the 4th floor, they only need to enter the elevator. Once the elevator comes down, they can all enter at once and hide Wu Chen inside.
Zhou Huan, a retired Special Forces Soldier who had undergone special security training, could even guess that someone must have gone up to the Fifth Floor first to watch when Wu Chen came down, so that the people downstairs could time their ascent.
The elevator reached the Fifth Floor, and Li Ruobing took out her phone to dial Wu Chen's number, only to find that Wu Chen couldn't get through.
Li Ruobing tried calling again, but still couldn't get through. The elevator had already stopped on the Fifth Floor and then dropped down to the 4th floor.
Mr. Wu has entered the elevator.
The bodyguard, Zhou Huan, said something, his expression grim, as if he had arrived a step too late.
Li Ruobing immediately realized there was no signal in the elevator. She turned to run towards the stairwell, but Zhou Huan grabbed Li Ruobing.
Boss, you can't go.
Zhou Huan said he couldn't let Li Ruobing take the risk, fearing he wouldn't be able to dissuade her. He paused for a moment and then said it was too late. Indeed, it was too late. They had almost run to the stairs on other floors because the elevators and stairs in the shopping mall were not built together or next to each other. They had to run to the other end of the parking lot to find the stairs.
Just now, some of Li Ruobing's bodyguards ran in that direction.
The reason they are not built together is due to fire safety regulations; the staircase is a safety passage.
Such large shopping malls are too big, so many staircases must be built, and they must be distributed in a reasonable manner.
Elevators will be built in locations that are convenient for customers to use when going up and down the stairs. It's impossible to have an elevator near every staircase; there are more escalators in the mall.
Li Ruobing seemed completely out of sorts. She raised her hand to her forehead, her eyes bloodshot, her breathing heavier. Staring at the elevator indicator light that kept pointing downwards, Li Ruobing suddenly gestured to her bodyguard Zhou Huan, "Give me the gun."
The elevator was somewhat cramped with eight people. Just as the seven people made their move at the same time, Wu Chen also moved. He was faster, and in a flash, he snatched the knife that the person closest to him had just drawn. With one hand, he stabbed the other person in the ribs, and with the other hand, he grabbed the person's neck from the back, pulling and pulling him in front of him as a shield. Then, with a sudden push, he pulled the other person's arm, which was holding a knife and swinging it at him, and pulled it back to stab the other person's neck.
Bang!
Bang!
A loud crash echoed through the elevator as it continued its descent, with blood spurting from some people and screams of agony filling the air.
The elevator swayed slightly, but did not stop running.
4th floor, 3rd floor, 2nd floor, 1st floor and 1st floor below ground, the elevator door opened on the 1st floor below ground.
The blood-soaked man leaning against the elevator door lay down and blocked the elevator door.
In the underground parking lot, Li Ruobing, who was standing two meters away from the elevator door with a gun in her hand, looked at the situation inside the elevator and suddenly raised her hand to cover her mouth.
Zhou Huan and the other six or seven bodyguards beside him also looked uneasy, their eyes flashing with horror as they stared into the elevator.
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