Upon receiving the news that the assassination attempt on Zhang Liunian had failed, Chen Jiayuan let out a series of bitter laughs, followed by a barrage of curses. "All of you are just good-for-nothings! I sent you more men and weapons, yet you still couldn't deal with Zhang Liunian. I don't think I should call you assassins anymore, 'idiots' would be more fitting."
The leader of the assassins could only lower his head and remain silent.
He hadn't expected his usually invincible assassins to encounter someone like Zhang Liunian in Pengcheng, someone who seemed impossible to kill.
While luck certainly played a part, Zhang Liunian's formidable martial prowess was the primary reason. He was likely comparable to the boxing champion.
They couldn't kill the boxing champion in Hong Kong, and now they couldn't kill Zhang Liunian either. Didn't that speak volumes about his strength?
"Do you know his whereabouts now?" Chen Jiayuan glanced at the sky, it was already dawn, but he still had no intention of letting Zhang Liunian and Gu Sanqing off the hook.
"They are still at the police station and haven't come out."
"Bang!" Chen Jiayuan heard the leader's reply and in his fury, smashed a ceramic teacup.
"Send two people to watch them. Once they emerge, take action."
"Understood."
Unbeknownst to Zhang Liunian, they were now walking out of the police station in broad daylight.
But just a few steps after leaving the police station, gunshots suddenly exploded in his ears.
"Bang, bang..."
As the gunshots rang out, several bodyguards immediately fell. However, the police from inside the station rushed out.
"Stop!" Seeing someone attempting to gun down Zhang Liunian and his companions, the police immediately raised their weapons and shouted.
But the two assassins ignored the warnings and desperately fired at Zhang Liunian and his group. The police officers retaliated, and within minutes, the two assassins were dead. Zhang Liunian, on the other hand, lost six of his bodyguards.
Looking at the bodyguards lying on the ground, Zhang Liunian felt an immense sorrow. This Chen Jiayuan was truly a madman.
He dared to commit murder in broad daylight, regardless of the time. It was wrong to let him continue to act with impunity.
"Now I believe someone wants you dead," the officer who had just interrogated Zhang Liunian said gravely as he approached.
Such lawless actions could only mean that someone wanted Zhang Liunian dead. As for whether it was the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce President Chen Jiayuan, they would need to see evidence.
"..."
Zhang Liunian remained silent, leading his men directly to the VIP room of Pengcheng Hotel.
Upon entering the room, Zhang Liunian still worried about the presence of assassins, but to his surprise, no assassins appeared even when Comrade Sun and Zhang Ya arrived.
Zhang Liunian was puzzled but didn't voice his thoughts. As soon as Comrade Sun arrived, he immediately presented the prepared evidence.
Comrade Sun took the evidence and began to examine it without a word. His expression grew increasingly grim, and he finally slammed his fist on the table.
"These Hong Kong businessmen have gone too far. I won't let any of them get away with it."
Thinking of the various incidents laid out before him, Comrade Sun was furious enough to spit blood.
He had wondered why there were so many scams in Pengcheng. Now he knew the scammers were right beside them.
No wonder they couldn't find any leverage. After their elaborate schemes, who knew they were the ones pulling the strings?
It was no wonder they came up with the idea of using banks to set traps.
"Comrade Zhang Liunian, you were absolutely right yesterday. All the previous scams were their doing. Their countless crimes are simply beyond description. I will absolutely not let these scum go unpunished."
Comrade Sun wished he could apprehend all these Hong Kong businessmen right now, preventing them from causing further trouble and harming their fellow countrymen in Pengcheng.
Seeing Comrade Sun speak, Zhang Ya's expression also changed. He immediately reached out and took the evidence from Comrade Sun's hand, quickly flipping through it.
Like Comrade Sun, as he saw more evidence, his face grew more and more grim.
"I never imagined they would be so brazen, hiding behind the scenes to reap the harvest and harming so many people.
As soon as this evidence was found, I rushed to deliver it to you, for fear of being a minute late."
Zhang Liunian echoed their shared outrage and anger.
Comrade Sun was too angry to find words, but Zhang Liunian's ability to find this evidence earned his admiration. "How did you find this evidence? With this evidence, not one of them can escape."
He would absolutely not let Chen Jiayuan and his ilk go. People like them deserved to be locked up, for they would only bring harm if released.
"It's a long story. It started with my feud with the Gu family. Gu Lou's son died after a fight with me, and Gu Lou placed the blame for his son's death squarely on me. He wanted me dead, but I had some martial arts skills, so they couldn't succeed... Finally, we come to the key figure, Gu Sanqing. His father was an informant for Chen Jiayuan, and he had been helping Chen Jiayuan defraud members of the Chamber of Commerce.
Later, their Gu family also had a conflict with Chen Jiayuan. Coupled with the Gu family knowing everything Chen Jiayuan had done, Chen Jiayuan began to consider silencing them.
Coincidentally, Gu Sanqing, with nowhere else to turn, found me. In exchange for my help, he told me everything Chen Jiayuan had done and provided the evidence.
Some of this evidence was provided by him, and some was discovered by my people."
Fortunately, Gu Sanqing was not present, or he would surely have stated that while he did talk, it was only yesterday, and he hadn't provided any evidence.
However, no one paid attention to such details, as they were all shocked by the actions of Chen Jiayuan and his associates.
"Gu Sanqing is outside right now. If you want to meet him, I can have him called in." Zhang Liunian saw their prolonged silence and assumed they didn't believe him.
In reality, Comrade Sun and Zhang Ya already believed his words.
After all, ninety percent of the content was true, and it didn't sound like a lie.
"No need. He can come along later to serve as a witness."
Comrade Sun's priority now was to apprehend Chen Jiayuan and his associates and he didn't want to waste time on further inquiries.
With so much evidence of their crimes, even if only one piece was true, it would be enough to ensure Chen Jiayuan and his group could never escape.
"Then now..." Zhang Liunian nodded, curious about what would happen next.
Comrade Sun immediately stood up and said, "Of course, we'll catch them all. If they get wind of this, they'll all flee."
After saying this, he exchanged a glance with Zhang Ya, who immediately gathered the evidence and stood up.
"Let's go together." Zhang Liunian saw them about to leave and spoke up, calling for Gu Sanqing from outside, and they left together.
As soon as they exited the hotel, someone reported to Chen Jiayuan.
"You're telling me Zhang Liunian met with Comrade Sun again and that they're heading towards the police station?" Chen Jiayuan knew he had been exposed. Zhang Liunian meeting with Comrade Sun with Gu Sanqing could only mean one thing: he was being reported.
Therefore, he had to go to Hong Kong to lie low and couldn't stay here any longer.
He also needed to notify his members, otherwise, it would be difficult to explain when he returned.
"You guys go inform everyone to return to Hong Kong. Someone is investigating us."