Chen Jue struck extremely fast, taking only a few seconds to incapacitate the two women attending him.
Before Inada Kishikuma could even react, one of his two capable subordinates was dead and the other gravely wounded.
By then, the eight bodyguards stationed outside had burst through the door, while the Matsuba-kai elders in the room each pointed a gun at Chen Jue.
Because Chen Jue stood directly in line with their chairman, none of the armed elders dared pull the trigger immediately.
Though these Japanese bastards had insubordination in their blood, and several of the elders here even wanted to replace Inada Kishikuma as boss themselves.
Under these circumstances, however, they did not dare fire rashly. If word got out, they would be reviled and attacked throughout the criminal underworld.
For these reputation-conscious elders, not one dared fire the first shot, even after watching Chen Jue take out the two subordinates beside their chairman.
"Quick! Kill him!"
"Protect the chairman!"
The elders all moved to the other side of the room, giving the eight henchmen who had rushed in room to fight.
Chen Jue had already given these eight men a cursory inspection before entering the room. Every one of them had firearms training, with obvious gun calluses on their hands.
Their physical conditioning was also excellent. Though they had not reached the level of Hidden Strength, they were clearly among the Matsuba-kai's better fighters. Otherwise, they would not have been assigned to guard the chairman's office.
"Hah!"
"Hai!" Several forceful exhalations rang through the office. The eight henchmen had clearly defined roles: the four in front lunged with their respective moves, while the other four drew guns and scattered to find firing angles.
Sensing the formation behind him, Chen Jue had a thought. He snatched a pair of chopsticks