Chapter 1 Two Days Later

Two days later, around eight o'clock at night.

A business van drove down a brightly lit street in District One.

Sitting in the car, Lu Han reached for a cigarette and offered it to Yuan Biao beside him. "Brother Biao, have a smoke."

"I don't smoke. It's bad for the lungs," Yuan Biao refused, waving his hand.

For the past two days, Lu Han had been doing nothing but secretly meeting with Yuan Biao. And for secrecy, he didn't bring many people with him, just a driver.

At first, Lu Han thought Yuan Biao was a simple person, but later he realized he was wrong. This guy really enjoyed material and spiritual pleasures.

In just two days, Yuan Biao was already tired of the food in high-end clubs. Lu Han specially took him out to eat something different and found a place to have some fun before driving the car back to the club.

Through these interactions, the relationship between the two became much closer.

Sitting in the car, Lu Han asked with a light laugh, "Brother Biao, do you have people?"

Yuan Biao glanced at him. "Yeah."

Lu Han pressed, "How many?"

Yuan Biao replied blandly, "Depends on what you need them for."

Lu Han paused for a moment, then continued, "My brother wants you to prepare fifteen men. The job is a bit dangerous, so you better be prepared. If we need you, you might have to leave immediately."

Yuan Biao nodded, replying casually, "No problem."

"That's good." Lu Han smiled.

The two chatted in the car for a while. About ten minutes later, the business van slowly entered the underground parking garage of the upscale club.

Because Lu Han had been coming so often these days, Xiao Yan had specially arranged a dedicated parking space for him, making it easier for them to come and go.

Soon, the business van parked in the dedicated spot. Across from them was the VIP passage, which had a VIP elevator that went directly to the guest room area.

Yuan Biao didn't get out of the car right away, but turned to Lu Han and asked, "Going up? Wanna play a couple of rounds?"

Lu Han was slightly taken aback when he heard this, but he quickly recovered and said with a smile, "I'm not really interested in gambling, but wait a moment."

With that, Lu Han took out his phone and called Xiao Yan in front of Yuan Biao. "Hey, Sister Yan, can you do me a favor?"

Xiao Yan replied, "What is it?"

Lu Han smiled. "Sister Yan, can you get me 300,000 worth of chips? I'll have someone send the money over to you later."

Xiao Yan didn't hesitate and replied directly, "Okay."

The two hung up. Lu Han put his phone back in his pocket and smiled at Yuan Biao beside him. "Alright, I got you 300,000 in chips. Go have fun, relax."

Yuan Biao patted him on the shoulder. "You're the best, brother."

Yuan Biao was a very capable man, but he had two major flaws: he was lustful and he loved to gamble. Over the years, he had poured almost all of his earnings into these vices.

"Then I'll go up."

"Have fun!"

The two said goodbye, and Yuan Biao opened the car door and walked towards the VIP passage. Soon, he pushed open the fire door of the passage and headed for the elevator inside.

Sitting in the car, Lu Han stretched his neck, his joints cracking. Accompanying Yuan Biao these past two days had made him feel exhausted.

But he also understood that this was his job, so he didn't complain. He just wanted to do his best and fulfill his cousin's instructions.

As Lu Zhen's younger brother, he was under a lot of pressure. To outsiders, he had risen through the ranks smoothly, seemingly effortlessly entering the Qingyi Bureau and even securing a promotion. But only he knew how much effort he had put into all of this.

Lu Han didn't want to live under his cousin's shadow forever. He put a lot of effort into every job, wanting his abilities to be worthy of everything he had.

Thinking of this, Lu Han reached out and rubbed his face vigorously, while instructing the driver, "Let's go back to..."

"Bang!"

Before he could finish speaking, the door of an SUV parked in the adjacent space suddenly flew open, and two figures rushed out.

"Clang, clang!"

Two loud car door sounds exploded, and one of them pulled out a gun, pointing it at the driver in the passenger seat of Lu Han's car. "Don't move!"

At the same time, the other person took out a grenade, pulled the pin, and was already on the middle row seat of the business van.

The two men moved extremely quickly, as if they had rehearsed it a thousand times!

Before Lu Han and the others could react, the man holding the grenade slammed the car door shut and threatened in a gloomy voice, "Drive!"

As he spoke, the man revealed his face hidden under his baseball cap.

When Lu Han saw his appearance, he couldn't help but be stunned, instinctively asking, "Jiang Jianjun?"

"Stop talking nonsense and drive!" Jiang Jianjun said, holding the grenade in his right hand and pulling out a sharp dagger from his waist with his left, pointing it at him.

Seeing that the other party was serious, Lu Han's eyes showed a hint of fear, but he tried his best to calm Jiang Jianjun's emotions. "Okay! Don't get excited! Drive!"

The driver, with a gun pointed at his head by the other young man, was covered in cold sweat. He hurriedly started the car and drove inside.

The entire parking garage was a huge circle, and to leave, they had to drive to the innermost part and turn around.

"Surprised, aren't you?" After the car started, Jiang Jianjun sat next to Lu Han, pressing the knife against his waist, and said with a gloomy face, "Cnm, I risked my life to do this for you, but you want to kill me? You killed so many brothers from the San Guang Society in Sowala, that's not very Jianghu of you, is it?"

Lu Han felt a little strange, feeling that Jiang Jianjun shouldn't be here to seek revenge. Otherwise, he would have just stabbed him directly and wouldn't have wasted so much time talking.

After thinking for a moment, he remained calm and asked, "What do you want?"

Jiang Jianjun said through gritted teeth, "What do you think I want?"

Lu Han frowned. "I don't understand what you're talking about."

"Okay, I'll make you understand!" Jiang Jianjun held the dagger and stabbed it into Lu Han's thigh with a *plush*, then twisted it hard!

"Ah!!!"

The excruciating pain of the knife tip drilling into the bone caused Lu Han to roar in a low voice. Blood gushed out of his thigh, staining the leather seat beneath him.

Jiang Jianjun twisted the knife, his face contorted in a grimace, and asked, "Cnm, there's no one else here, are you still trying to play dumb with me? Wasn't it you who bribed me to betray the San Guang Society, steal the garrison's goods, and provoke infighting between the garrison and the administrative faction? What, you don't recognize it now?"

As he spoke, he twisted it again, and Lu Han screamed in pain, cold sweat pouring down his head!

"I'm asking you, do you admit it or not?"

"Don't get excited, don't get excited!" Lu Han hurriedly shouted, enduring the pain. "Let's talk it out!"

Jiang Jianjun cursed impatiently, "Cnm! I don't want to waste time talking to you! Just tell me if you admit it or not! If you don't admit it, I'll kill you! If you admit it, give me five million, and I'll spare your life!"

Lu Han gasped twice and agreed, "Okay, okay, I admit it! I admit it! But I don't have that much cash, you come upstairs with me to get it..."

Jiang Jianjun's eyes widened. "Do you think I'm stupid? Do you think I don't know what kind of place this is? If I go up there, will I ever come down? Get me the money now, immediately!"

Dai Quan and the others chose to take action here because they had no choice. Lu Han usually lived in the military compound, which was only two blocks away. If the business van left the club, intercepting it on the road would surely alert the other party in advance. If guns were fired, things would become even more troublesome.

Lu Han nodded. "Okay, okay... I'll get it... But how did you survive... Have you contacted Zheng Guang and the others?"

As the two were talking, the car had already circled the parking garage and was heading towards the exit.

"Bang!"

"Smash!"

A sudden gunshot shattered the passenger-side window! The young man who had been holding the driver at gunpoint had his head shattered, and his body slumped down in the seat!

Blood splattered on Jiang Jianjun, and he was stunned.

"Bang!"

"Smash!"

Another gunshot rang out, and a cloud of blood erupted from Jiang Jianjun's right shoulder. He cried out in pain!

His right hand loosened on the grenade, and Lu Han, who had been tense all along, immediately lunged forward to grab the grenade!