Gu Sheng tried on several suits in front of the mirror. He had meant to wear the red one, but after thinking it over, he felt it was unlucky.
"Seeing red means seeing blood!"
Gu Sheng muttered to himself, then changed into a purple suit and went out for breakfast.
Although there was a duel coming up shortly, the Hongxing men were not nervous at all. They chatted and laughed, looking completely relaxed.
Everyone knew that Tin Yeung-sang and the other bodyguards were extremely skilled. If even he was so confident in their boss, the others had even less reason to worry.
"Brother Sheng!" Ah Ye took out a solid steel bracer and pushed it in front of him, then said with some regret:
"There just wasn't enough time, and this isn't our territory. Otherwise, a pair of alloy bracers would have worked much better than this."
The bracer was not particularly large, exactly twenty centimeters long, enough to cover his forearm.
It was three millimeters thick, enough to stop most small-caliber handgun rounds. Even if a bullet penetrated it, it could not possibly punch through the other side. At worst, his arm would be wounded.
"Do I need this thing? I'm your boss. Would I need something like this?" Gu Sheng scoffed.
I have Danger Sense and Prediction. Do I need this thing?
Then he casually rolled up his suit sleeve to fasten the bracer around his arm.
Safety first!
With my suit and this bracer protecting my vital spots, I could stand there and let you shoot!
But Gu Sheng paused when he saw the traditional Chinese characters engraved on the bracer-Peace and Safety.
"Fuck!"
Gu Sheng almost laughed in exasperation.
You think this is a protective charm? Should we find a monk to bless it?
Then he