Chapter 185: You Vile Capitalist
"Kill them! Don't leave a single one alive! Dammit, how dare they come to our turf and cause trouble!" Qian Rong commanded arrogantly. He pointed at the men about to charge Metheus and cursed, "Fuck, are you idiots? Get back here and kill these small fries! Even I wouldn't dare take that guy on. What do you think you're doing?"
"Boss, good thing Bai Zhi got here when she did. If you'd gone down here, it would've been a huge loss for us brothers!" Seeing that the situation was under control, with only Metheus and a few of his men remaining, Qian Rong quickly steadied Zhou Fan.
"Hey man, it's no use if you guys don't go after Metheus. Your boss is half-crippled right now!" Fan, whom He Yi had just set down, patted Qian Rong's shoulder.
"We're all here. Why would the boss need to lift a finger?" Qian Rong glanced at Fan and almost burst out laughing at his appearance. Stifling his laughter, he turned to Zhou Fan. "Boss, Ying has arrived!"
"I saw them. Ying Liu and Ying Qi," Zhou Fan said. "Who's protecting Xiaoyan back home right now?" He had spotted two figures in the crowd, dressed all in black. Although they looked unremarkable, they could not escape his eyes.
"Ying San and Ying Wu are both there. Right now, except for Ying Yi, everyone has come to Nanjiang City and Jiang Province!" Qian Rong's expression turned serious as he answered Zhou Fan's question.
"That's good. As for Ying Yi, don't worry about him. He has a special mission." Zhou Fan nodded, but his body swayed, and he nearly stumbled.
"Ying Liu and Ying Qi?" Fan hurried forward, looking around intently. He was genuinely curious about the Ying. "Where are they? I was wondering why you weren't nervous. Turns out your trump cards have arrived!"
Zhou Fan ignored Fan, instead taking a cigarette from Qian Rong and lighting it.
The instant he lit the cigarette, two figures erupted from the crowd, their target none other than Metheus, who stood surrounded by his men, momentarily unsure of what to do.
"You two sisters, watch closely. Learn what you can from this," Zhou Fan said coolly after exhaling a smoke ring.
In less than ten seconds, all of the men beside Metheus were dead, each killed with a single, fatal blow.
Metheus reacted almost instantly, raising his long blade to swing, but one of the figures shot out both hands, trapping the blade between two daggers.
At the same time, the other figure blurred into motion, their footwork a rapid shuffle as they circled Metheus completely. The dagger in their hand traced a path right along his neck.
A thin line of blood appeared on Metheus's neck. His body went still, eyes wide in disbelief, and he toppled straight onto the ground.
Then, before anyone could even process what had happened, the two figures vanished from sight. If it weren't for the bodies of Metheus and his men, the onlookers would have thought they had imagined the entire thing.
From the moment the pair attacked to the moment they vanished, no more than thirty seconds had passed. In that time, seven or eight of the enemy had died, all of them top-tier experts, including Metheus—a master among masters.
"Holy shit, am I seeing things? Bro, how many members does your Ying team have?" Fan blinked, walking over to Zhou Fan in disbelief. He tugged on Zhou Fan's arm, his voice trembling slightly.
Zhou Fan glanced at Fan but still ignored him. Looking at the fewer than twenty enemies that remained, he said to Qian Rong, "Clean these guys up. We're leaving first. We're all injured here."
With Li Xing and Li Yue supporting him, Zhou Fan walked to a car. He turned and, seeing Bai Zhi standing nearby, couldn't help but smile. "Hey, little bodyguard, come drive for me. Our contract isn't over yet!"
"We need to renegotiate our arrangement," Bai Zhi said in a low voice as she got in the car and started the engine. "I never received the payment you sent before, and now I have no way of getting it. You'll need to pay me a new fee."
"No problem. But we'll need to sign a new contract. I think the one-week term was too short," Zhou Fan replied. He felt a rare sense of comfort, with Li Xing and Li Yue sitting on either side of him. Feeling the pleasant softness pressed against his arms, he wished he could just lie down and sleep.
As for Fan and He Yi, they were tossed in the very back row.
"A new one? Then for how long?" Bai Zhi asked.
"How about a lifetime? You paid such a high price for me; it's only right that I take responsibility for you," Zhou Fan said coolly. 'To be honest, he truly hadn't expected Bai Zhi to risk discovery by Metheus just to go to Jiang Province and warn his people.'
"A lifetime? You really are a ruthless capitalist, wanting me to be your bodyguard forever. I'll have to think long and hard about that!" Though her words were hesitant, a happy smile spread across her face.