Chapter 241 - 240: Heading to the Capital City
After flying for two hours, Chen Tianlong did not sleep; instead, he closed his eyes to organize his thoughts, planning specifically for when they reached the Capital City.
Tang Xiao personally led people from the Celestial Wolf Gang to detain Gu Mei in their secret base, but they did not mistreat her.
After all, it was a part of the deal—as long as Gu Haijun handed over his shares to the Celestial Wolf Gang before the four major families’ selection in South Sea City, they would not harm even a single hair on his daughter’s head.
Otherwise, if the time elapsed and the matter was not resolved, it would not merely be harm—it might escalate to humiliation and then murder.
For the Celestial Wolf Gang, killing someone was incredibly easy.
The police couldn’t find any evidence at all, and even if they did, the gang would simply find someone to take the fall, and nothing would come of it.
"Increase the vigilance these days, and don’t even think about laying a hand on the girl; you can’t afford the consequences." Tang Xiao said very seriously.
This was instructed by son-in-law Hao Shuai, as the matter directly affected whether their Xu Family could maintain their position as one of the four major families in South Sea City, and it also marked a turning point for the Celestial Wolf Gang’s rapid rise in South Sea City.
Therefore, Tang Xiao deployed almost all the elite from the gang to guard the secret base against unexpected incidents.
Once Chen Tianlong and his team got off the plane, they quickly headed to the hotel to settle in. Then, the four of them began to discuss. After Chen Tianlong went through the plan in detail, the other three nodded in understanding, and the four moved into action immediately.
The four split into two groups; Chen Tianlong teamed up with Cold-faced Man Bao, while Wei Li was paired with Zhang Xiao. The team members quickly proceeded according to the plan.
Half an hour later, near the Celestial Wolf Gang’s headquarters building, two men were sitting on small stools reading newspapers, and these two were, of course, Wei Li and Zhang Xiao.
There was constant traffic in and out of the building, but hardly anyone was truly leaving.
Meanwhile, Chen Tianlong and Bao hid near the Tang Family, observing everything around them. Their main focus was on tracking Tang Xiao’s movements. However, over two hours passed, and both groups remained without any news.
Chen Tianlong took a deep breath. The plan was not perfect; if the opposition had been prepared, Tang Xiao would surely stay put, going nowhere, which would put them in a passive situation.
"No, we must reverse the situation, turning passive into active," Chen Tianlong thought to himself.
"Bao, we can’t keep waiting like this. How’s your skill with hidden weapons?" Chen Tianlong suddenly asked Bao beside him.
"Reporting to Chen Tianlong, pretty good."
Cold-faced Man spoke with such brevity; he never said more than necessary.
Chen Tianlong gave a bitter smile, took out a piece of paper and a pen from his pocket, which were within the scope of his plan. So, he had prepared plenty of items, carrying a small backpack specially.
He scribbled something on the paper, then handed it to Bao, saying, "Later, infiltrate the Tang Family and make sure someone sees this note."
"Understood!"
Bao took the note, and with a flick of his wrist, a throwing knife appeared in his right hand.
Assassins were indeed well-prepared for everything, clearly, he had invited the right person; otherwise, even great experts might not have been so meticulous.
Two minutes later, Bao appeared at the Tang Family, moving as fast as lightning, dashing directly into the Tang Family’s main hall—a testament to his incredible skills.
At that moment, he had his face covered, unafraid of being seen.
"Who is it?"
A servant of the Tang Family suddenly noticed a shadow and hurriedly shouted.
Just then, Bao acted, but he did not intend to kill. Instead, he skillfully embedded the throwing knife into the door behind that person, then swiftly disappeared from the courtyard.
Bao’s task was merely to deliver the note, not to kill. Completing the mission swiftly and departing was their creed in the Assassin Group.
A few minutes later, Bao reappeared beside Chen Tianlong, and the two hid in a patch of grass.
"All right, Bao, stay here. I’m going to get a car; contact me immediately if anything happens." Chen Tianlong had to contact Mr. Hu to get a car from the secret intelligence group.
"Okay."
Bao remained as concise and crystal clear as ever.
Chen Tianlong quickly withdrew and waited not far from the community. About ten minutes later, two black Audi cars pulled up in front of him.
Soon after, two men jumped out of the cars.
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Chen Tianlong?"
A middle-aged man wearing sunglasses asked.
"Yes, are you Mr. Hu’s people?"
Chen Tianlong wasn’t sure, after all, the matter was too important to easily expose his identity.
"Yes, indeed. We’ll leave the car keys with you and make our exit; it’s not safe to linger here."
The middle-aged man was also concise with his words; they were part of the secret intelligence group and couldn’t easily appear, so after instructing him, they left immediately.
"Thanks."
Chen Tianlong quickly thanked them, then got in the car and drove to a spot more than ten meters from the community entrance, stopping to wait for Bao’s message.
Inside the Tang Family Mansion.
After glancing at the note, the servant’s brows furrowed immediately, and he quickly made a phone call. Sure enough, after a short while, Tang Xiao appeared from nowhere, walked into the hall, and took a look at the note.
"Damn it, trying to trick me? Not so easy!"
Tang Xiao knew someone was setting a trap, trying to lure him out, but he couldn’t help but worry about that side of things and felt the need to go check personally.
So he called the third leader of the company, Gu Yan, asking him to quickly go to the secret base to check on the situation and see if there was indeed a mole.
The third leader, Gu Yan, received the instructions and, with two subordinates, quickly rushed to the secret base; however, as soon as they left the doorway, they were noticed by Wei Li.
While Chen Tianlong was calling for a car, he had also arranged for one for Wei Li; everything was within his control. He predicted that someone as suspicious as Tang Xiao would expect someone to lure him out.
But generally old heads of such organizations have a common flaw, over-suspicion. Even when they know someone is watching, they will want to take a look and ensure the truth before being at ease.
And Chen Tianlong chose to exploit this.
As expected, just as Chen Tianlong anticipated, the other party didn’t personally respond but sent his subordinates over. This gave Wei Li and Zhang Xiao the opportunity to follow.
As a top-level assassin, Wei Li naturally possessed strong tracking abilities.
They followed all the way without being discovered, while Chen Tianlong’s car also followed closely behind.
Members of the Assassin Group have practical tracking devices within their bodies; embedded in a hand or foot, they self-destruct if hope is ever abandoned, sparing no trace.