Chapter 433 Who Are You
“Okay, speak,” grunted Leng Xiao as he walked into his office.
“Do you want Gu Mingchen to become the commander-in-chief?” asked Bai Rong.
“Of course. I have faith that Chief will do a better job than Shen Yiyan. That has always been my wish because the only way to make something of myself and serve my country properly is to be on Chief’s team,” Leng Xiao replied enthusiastically.
“I’m going to send you a recording. It will prove that the mission was fake and that the culprit was Zhou Hailan. Gu Mingchen will not be affected. Also, I was the one who kidnapped Xin. I wanted to force Zhou Hailan to reveal the person pulling the strings. I swear that I would never hurt Xin. But, if I tell Gu Mingchen that Zhou Hailan doesn’t care about Xin, he won’t agree to use this method to find out who the real culprit is. Once this recording is revealed, Zhou Hailan will be in danger as the real culprit might try to kill her. This could be the chance to draw him out. Hence, you have to work on this secretly. Lastly, it’s dangerous for Xin to return to Zhou Hailan now. I will return Xin to Gu Mingchen after everything is settled. As such, you don’t need to look for Xin anymore,” said Bai Rong.
Leng Xiao was stupefied. “Are you helping us?”
“Gu Mingchen is my husband. Do you think I would go against all of you?” retorted Bai Rong.
“I understand. Don’t worry, I know what to do. Please entrust me with the recording,” said Leng Xiao solemnly.
After hanging up, Bai Rong played the recording. Zhou Hailan’s voice sounded. “They deserved to die! Wu Nian, stop spouting nonsense when you don’t understand anything. If they didn’t die back then, more people would have been sacrificed!”
“Killing people to save lives, huh? Don’t you find it ironic? Numerous crime organizations go on massacres thinking that they are saviors. This is why you’re destined to be alone for life. You will live a life more painful than death.”
“I could kill you right now.”
“I know that. You’ve killed so many in the past; what is one more on your list? But I’ll have you know that if I die, neither you nor Gu Ruoxin will be able to live. You should know that Gu Mingchen’s Shadow Samurais are constantly watching and protecting me.”
“Wu Nian, what do you want?”
“Tell me the truth behind that operation.”
“He’ll come for me.”
Bai Rong compiled these main parts and sent them to Leng Xiao. Lying on the bed, she placed her hands on her abdomen.
Soon, everyone will know that the recording originated from me. The mastermind behind all this will target me for sure.
Who cares. I hope Leng Xiao will be able to find out who the real culprit is. Otherwise, all my effort will be in vain.
Despite tossing and turning, sleep refused to claim her. Gu Mingchen had also not returned yet.
Hence, she got up, turned on the television, and watched a drama. However, she was unable to focus on it. Feeling uneasy, she took a glance at the time and realized that it was almost 1 a.m.
Right then, Zhang Xingyu called, and she immediately picked up.
“Something happened, Ms. Wu,” said Zhang Xingyu anxiously.
instantly, Bai Rong’s blood froze, and she leaped up from the bed. “What’s wrong?”
“They played your recording in court, and chaos broke out. They’re now split between two camps. One side believes that the mission was fake while the other thinks that the recording is fabricated.”
“Fabricated? Why don’t they send it for authentication? I didn’t tamper with it at all,” protested Bai Rong as she furrowed her brows.
“It has already been sent for authentication. However, there’s a debate that the conversation is full of loopholes. The president is on our side, so we will probably win, but the Chief and Mr. Gu are being detained. Chief Leng is afraid that the culprits will send out a kill order, but he can’t dispatch his men, and Mr. Gu can’t mobilize the Shadow Samurais,” explained Zhang Xingyu.
“Isn’t there anything you can do about it?”
“I’m only acquainted with my team, and they’re all busy,” said Zhang Xingyu apologetically.
“There’s no time to think this over. If Zhou Hailan is killed, it’ll be even more difficult to find out who’s behind all this. Assign the people in charge of my protection to Zhou Hailan,” ordered Bai Rong.
“I won’t be able to face Mr. Gu if something happens to you,” said Zhang Xingyu worriedly.
“Am I more important than Mr. Gu to you? Besides, I haven’t offended anyone, so nothing will happen to me. For now, take Zhou Hailan somewhere safe first,” ordered Bai Rong.
“Okay.”
“Send me Zhou Hailan’s address.” Bai Rong hung up the call.
When she received the address from Zhang Xingyu, she sent it to the mercenaries, along with Zhou Hailan’s picture. Then she called them and instructed, “Go to this address and protect this woman. Take her somewhere safe. It’ll be best if you manage to catch the people who are trying to kill her.”
“What about our fee? Doesn’t this count as a mission?” asked the mercenary.
“You’re an elite mercenary team. We’ll have plenty of opportunities to work together in the future. Are you okay with a fee of one million per mission?” offered Bai Rong.
“There are five people in our team. Two hundred thousand each is too little.”
“Two million per mission then. You have to take Zhou Hailan somewhere safe and catch whoever’s trying to kill her. Remember to keep them alive. I’m asking two missions of you, which means you’ll earn four million. This should be more than enough to buy a few hours of your time and skills. Don’t forget that we’ll be working together a lot in the future,” negotiated Bai Rong.
If they ask for more, I’ll be done for. I can’t ask Aaron for the money!
“Fine, Transfer the money tomorrow.” The mercenaries set off after ending the call.
Worried, Bai Rong drove over to Zhou Hailan’s house.
Given that Zhou Hailan stayed in the city center, the real culprit would not be bringing a large gun-wielding squad.
After waiting for about half an hour, Bai Rong heard some banging noises and dashed into Zhou Hailan’s house without a second thought.
At that moment, the door opened, and Zhou Hailan ran out. When she saw Bai Rong, she immediately looked toward the right.
Bai Rong followed her gaze and saw a masked assailant who was holding a gun that was pointed squarely at Zhou Hailan.
If Zhou Hailan dies, the clues will be gone as well. I can’t let her die.
At that thought, Bai Rong jumped in front of Zhou Hailan.
The assailant froze instantly.
Zhou Hailan was momentarily stunned before she returned to the house.
Bai Rong stared at the assailant in shock.
Why didn’t he shoot? Is he against harming the innocent?
But I’m not innocent. I’m the cause of this, and the mastermind should be targeting me.
The assailant ran into a stairwell. However, Bai Rong did not have time to think. At that moment, Zhou Hailan’s safety was of the utmost importance.
She pushed open the door to see Zhou Hailan charging toward her with a knife. The knife was aimed at her neck and closing in rapidly.
