Chapter 1376 - 1370: Assassin
If they could realize now that they've already been surrounded from both sides and decisively abandon the car to escape, someone would definitely get caught eventually. However, at such a large scope, there would certainly be someone who could escape.
But now their actions are essentially helping Li Zhonghai's people narrow their surrounding range. By the time they encounter the cars closing in from behind, not a single one of them will be able to escape!
Lin Chuan let out a long breath and saw Li Zhonghai bringing over a middle-aged man in a black trench coat.
"Brother Lin, it's such a relief that you're okay. Let me introduce you. This is Mr. Liu, who agreed to come and help us this time," Li Zhonghai introduced.
The Jvyi Gang's power is quite weak in Jiangbei City now, mainly because most of the brothers have started to walk the righteous path.
Li Zhonghai didn't clarify which underworld force they belonged to, so as to make it easier to dissociate Lin Chuan in case anything happens in the future.
Lin Chuan wasn't clear about the current underworld forces in Jiangbei City, after all, he hasn't mingled with them for a long time. However, Mr. Liu's face looked familiar, he seemed to be a former subordinate of Mr. Hu.
This was something both Lin Chuan and Mr. Liu understood, so they didn't dwell on it.
"Mr. Liu, it's all thanks to you bringing your brothers to help this time; otherwise, I fear my life would have been in these people's hands. After this incident, our Sichuan University Group will definitely express our gratitude." Lin Chuan said politely.
This Mr. Liu has been in the trade for quite some time and has surely heard of Lin Chuan's reputation and skills. Even figures like Mr. Hu and Feng Taibao were no match for Lin Chuan, let alone him.
Mr. Liu smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Lin, you're too kind. With Sichuan University Group's current prominence, it's an honor for us brothers to handle some small matters for Mr. Lin. No need to mention gratitude."
Although he said this, Mr. Liu couldn't have been recruited by Li Zhonghai at such a critical moment without being able to gather his brothers and act without hesitation merely out of kindness.
If it weren't for the wealth and power of the Sichuan University Group, try doing it with an obscure small company. Therefore, no one takes such polite words seriously, and the necessary gratitude should naturally not be omitted.
As Lin Chuan fakeely engaged with Mr. Liu, he was very satisfied with Li Zhonghai's efficiency in his heart.
As they were chatting, after about ten minutes, one of the pursuing vehicles had already returned: "Boss, those few blind ones have already been caught by our brothers. How do you want to handle this?"
At this moment, Mr. Liu naturally knew the decision wasn't up to him. Staring at Lin Chuan, he said, "Well, that would naturally be up to Mr. Lin's wishes."
Actually, Lin Chuan had been pondering over this from the beginning and ultimately felt it would be better to hand them over to the police. After all, if they were to kill them all here, it's still several lives. When the bodies are discovered in the future, it will definitely cause an uproar.
Moreover, he already suspected that since the other party dared to penetrate into China to deal with him, they probably didn't send just these people. To uncover the forces behind them, it would require the police!
"What! You encountered an attack from people speaking Japanese?" Returning to the company, Lin Chuan coincidentally ran into Mizuhara and Qingzi following Ma Yilin to learn Chinese. They seemed to hit it off quite well.
Initially, Lin Chuan had found someone in the company specifically to teach Mizuhara and Qingzi Chinese. However, it turned out that Ma Yilin ended up teaching them more often.
He was also happy to see such a phenomenon. Mizuhara's theories were very strong, which could help make up for Ma Yilin's shortcomings in this area, greatly aiding her growth.
Upon recounting the attack he encountered on his way back, Ma Yilin and the others were greatly shocked.
"That's right, they not only spoke Japanese but also used these small weapons." Lin Chuan said, taking out the darts they had thrown at him.
"Oh? This is, a shuriken?" Mizuhara and Qingzi recognized it at a glance.
"A shuriken? What's that?" Lin Chuan was stunned, not expecting such a lethal weapon to have a name with such Zen overtones.
"It's a weapon used by assassins in legends. But how could there really be assassins in this world? That's only in legends, novels, and comics," Qingzi still looked incredulous.
"Or maybe they just used this thing as a gimmick? Or to confuse us?" Mizuhara Amei said.
"A gimmick?" Lin Chuan rolled his eyes. It seemed the time was still too short, and the two beauties' Chinese was still a bit off, "Clearly it's to act cool! Uh, Mizuhara's analysis is more rational in this matter, but those people might really be assassins, oh."
Lin Chuan thought about how a few times he almost succeeded, the other party used some kind of magic to disappear right in front of him. Thinking carefully about their behavior and strange abilities, it really could be like Qingzi said, those people are assassins from Japan!
Although Ma Yilin didn't know much about assassins, she had seen their bizarre powers in movies and TV shows. She thought of how Lin Chuan had just been attacked by four such powerful people. Even though he has returned safely now, it still made her feel a burst of fear.
"Who could have sent these people? We have to remain vigilant, especially you, Qiming, otherwise, if they attack again, we might not be as lucky as this time."
Lin Chuan rubbed his chin and pondered: "If they're assassins, I think only someone with great influence in Japan could mobilize them, right? In that case, the opponent should be an enemy from Japan. I think, other than Nomura Xin, there shouldn't be another possibility!"
"Nomura Xin!"
Qingzi and Shuiyuan knew how fiercely they fought in the business arena. Tang Yumeng was even clearer. Now that the Sea Domain Company has collapsed, Nomura Xin might act this extremely out of unrestrained hatred!
"So what do we do? Now that we don't have Sea Domain Company, we can't even find Nomura Xin's people, much less counter him." Ma Yilin said worriedly.
Currently, in the Sichuan University Group, only Lin Chuan isn't worried about those assassins, and that's assuming they won't send more assassins into the country. If someone else gets targeted, escaping would be impossible, and they'd have no choice but to await their fate.
Lin Chuan also felt a headache, as they had such few people that they couldn't protect everyone in the company, let alone all the senior executives. The enemy was in the dark while they were in the open, rendering them very passive.
"No matter what, I'll first have a word with Song Xiaojia, asking her to remind the police to strengthen patrols around our company. And even if we can't root out Nomura Xin right away, we must first deal with these assassins!" Lin Chuan said.
Ma Yilin wasn't as optimistic, frowning: "Even if Mayor Yan believes you that there are assassins after you, how do you make the police believe it? And they know nothing about the assassins' capabilities, how could they possibly catch them?"
Lin Chuan shook his head: "Having the police involved is solely to beef up our company's security. I never expected them to catch the other party. If we want to catch them, relying on search warrants won't work—we must draw them out and trap them!"
Ma Yilin, surprised, said: "You're not planning on using yourself as bait, are you?"
Lin Chuan smiled and said: "Why not? The only one at the company not afraid of their attacks is me. You all aren't of any value to them, so it obviously has to be me."
"But today you've already exposed your strength. Next time, if they target you again, they'll certainly send more people, and your escape might not be so certain." Despite knowing Lin Chuan's abilities, Qingzi was still worried about him.
"Don't lose confidence in me. Since they didn't expect me to be so tough before, there must not be many assassins left in the country now. If they try to bring more from Japan, not to mention if they can make it on time, these assassins won't come cheap. I doubt Nomura Xin can still afford to hire them!" Lin Chuan said with a smile.
In the end, Lin Chuan managed to persuade them to agree to his plan. When Lin Chuan was attacked last time, Qingzi and Shuiyuan were with him. Now, there's no assurance the opponent won't target them as well, so Lin Chuan told them not to leave the company for the next few days until they deal with those people.
When Lin Chuan found Song Xiaojia and told her about the attack, it startled her. What Lin Chuan said far exceeded her understanding of the world.
To think that such a thing as assassins really exists in this world—doesn't that mean even the usual police force can't deal with such outlaws?
Luckily, Lin Chuan explained the details of their encounter, making her realize that these so-called assassins weren't as mysterious and powerful as the legends say. They just had better skills, supplemented by secret techniques for deception.
If the police surrounded them, they wouldn't possibly stand against modern weapons.
Moreover, Lin Chuan's intent wasn't for the police to eliminate them, but simply to heighten vigilance around the company. Once those four assassins fell into their trap, they just needed to block off traffic and have the SWAT team come to capture them.
Such a request was easy for Song Xiaojia to agree to. She was also curious to see what these legendary assassins were like and how Lin Chuan could confront such so-called assassins.
With that taken care of, Lin Chuan could concentrate on figuring out how to deal with those assassins.
If they really are as legendary as claimed, then Lin Chuan indeed had few ways to handle these experts in skulking and hiding. However, just because they have no weaknesses doesn't mean Nomura Xin doesn't!
Having lost Sea Domain Company, and believing he has invested most of his wealth in defending Sea Domain Company during a financial war, hiring these assassins definitely isn't cheap! With his current financial situation, he can't hold out for long.
Those assassins, after failing last time, absolutely wouldn't just leave. They're surely still lurking nearby, waiting for the next opportunity to strike!