Upon hearing this, Hack's trusted henchmen were stunned.
How...how is this possible?
He quickly stepped forward, but the wooden box was indeed empty, including the hidden compartment that Huck had just found. It was completely empty, even cleaner than his face!
Not only were the group of underlings stunned, but Hack's face grew increasingly grim, turning ashen: "Look at the others!"
At Hack's command, the other henchmen quickly searched the other wooden crates, but—just like the crate that Hack had opened before, the rest were also empty.
For a moment, the atmosphere became completely silent.
Hack was panting heavily, his eyes bloodshot, as if he had been pushed to the limit. His body swayed slightly as he leaned against a pillar, his thoughts racing.
Is it Lin Chen? Is it Lin Qisheng? Or...?
Hark's mind was in complete disarray. What on earth was going on? He had spent so much money and finally managed to get the goods, but who had snatched them away? Who was it?!
"damn it--"
Hark cursed and drew his pistol from his waist, firing several bullets as if venting his anger.
The ejected bullets even injured Hack's underlings.
But looking at Hack now, who would dare to say another word, unless they thought the world was too good and wanted to die?
Suppressing his fear, the trusted underling stepped forward, clutching his injured hand, and said cautiously, "Boss, don't worry. We've already spent the money, and we haven't received the goods. Regardless of whether it was Young Master Lin's doing, he was the one who transported the goods."
"Since we didn't get it, let's ask him for it!"
Upon hearing this, Hack snapped back to his senses, his entire being like an enraged beast. After scanning the guns and cannons on the ground, he said, "Everyone, grab your guns and come with me."
"If I can't find the goods today, I'll shoot Lin Chen dead!"
...
Outside the cruise ship, Lin Chen sat on a bench by the street, leaning back with his eyes closed, seemingly resting. However, one could vaguely see the furrowed brows on his face, and behind him—
A petite figure stood behind the bench, her slender fingers playing with Lin Chen's hair, tying a small bunch up with a hair tie.
Immediately afterwards, a small mirror was placed in front of Lin Chen.
"Look, son, doesn't your stepmother do a nice job of braiding your hair?"
Looking at the little braid on my head in the mirror.
Lin Chen felt his temples throbbing with anger, wishing he could drag this "disrespectful elder" over and give him a good scolding, but he couldn't—because Ruan Qing'an would cry.
Lin Chen: ...So annoying.
But he just kept his eyes half-closed, letting her do whatever she wanted.
Until—on the cruise ship, gunshots shattered the deathly silence of the night, the successive gunshots sounding like a roar.
Lin Chen finally raised his head and looked in the direction of the cruise ship. The next moment, he suddenly grabbed Ruan Qing'an's wrist and pulled her to his side, saying in a deep voice, "Stay close to me."
When Ruan Qing'an met Lin Chen's eyes, she was taken aback and nodded vigorously.
A truly useless beauty should be well-behaved, for example, she should not act recklessly when she should, otherwise—that's called being an idiot.
The mercenaries standing next to the bench also stepped forward with guns.
"Young Master."
"...Just wait and see what they're up to."
Immediately following was a flurry of footsteps. Hark's henchmen, who had gone up earlier, quickly ran down, carrying brand-new guns—the very batch that Lin Chen had brought over.
They quickly surrounded Lin Chen and the other two, and then Hack got off the cruise ship, his eyes bloodshot.
He stared intently at Lin Chen: "Where is the thing?"
"Shouldn't I be the one asking the question?"
Lin Chen paused, looked up at Hark, and despite being surrounded by countless gun barrels, he remained calm and composed: "It seems you've already replaced the goods, so the inspection is fine."
"That's not what I fucking want!"
Harker's face contorted into a grimace. He abruptly raised his hand, pointing the gun at Lin Chen: "Young Master Lin, you went through so much trouble to transport these guns over here. Now that I'm using them, it's not a bad deal to die under the bullets you yourself brought over, is it, Young Master Lin?"
"I'll ask one last time, where did my goods go? Why can't I find them inside!"
Hearing Hack's uncontrollable angry question.
Lin Chen's eyes darkened slightly: "Our deal only includes these weapons. What else do you want, Hark? Don't be too greedy. Do you intend to take the goods and not pay the balance, or even double-cross us?"
Harker immediately retorted, "I fucking paid! Fifty million, a full fifty million! Isn't that enough?!"
"Where did you take the goods Lin Qisheng gave me?!"
"It really is that old bastard..."
Lin Chen murmured to himself, his dark eyes turning completely cold. Connecting the previous events with the mercenary's report, and considering Lin Qisheng's attitude when he reported half a month ago, Lin Chen roughly understood this series of events.
To prevent 037 from being misled by the situation, Nguyen Thanh An, who was just slacking off on the sidelines, decided to generously explain.
"Lin Chen is saying that Lin Qisheng set a trap for him this time."
037 immediately realized.
I don't even know how much I've actually understood...
Regardless of what Lin Chen had discovered, Hack simply gave the order, and immediately all his henchmen pulled back their safety catches, turning the dark muzzles of their guns into deadly demons.
Huck pulled the trigger: "Tell me now!!!"
"...Why don't you try firing a shot?"
The young man sat leisurely on the bench. He tilted his head slightly, raised his slender fingertips, made a gun shape, and pressed them against his temple. His smile deepened, becoming flamboyant and unrestrained.
He said, enunciating each word clearly, "Shoot, or else—"
'Bang!'
The sound of the bullet leaving the barrel was deafening. Hack, whose ear had been pierced by a bullet, screamed in pain, while the young man's smile widened: "Otherwise—you wouldn't have had a chance to fire."
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