The beginning of chaos

  In mid-June 2008

  Easy dust and other London city bosses watch the play, watching Wiggins and Grant's good show, perhaps saying a standard dog biting dog. Scotland Yard has never been so serious, in the famous gathering area of London's West End, under the gaze of hundreds of reporters, a bomb exploded like this, public opinion was in an uproar, and then the head of Scotland Yard was scolded by his superiors as a dog head.

  So Grant, the ringleader, was lying low, while Wiggins, who refused to give up, with the help of the enraged Mountain Group, smashed Grant's lair everywhere. A series of bombings left the whole of London in a state of panic, and the police officers dispatched by Scotland Yard were armed to the teeth, with snipers stationed on almost every high-rise building. According to the British government's statement, this was another wave of attacks by international terrorists against Britain.

  Yi Chen let out a yawn, tossed the London Times into the trash can, and lazily said: "Damn it, terrorist attacks. If you don't provoke others, why would they attack you? But this time, Ben Da Shu and his crew were really innocent, taking the fall for those bastards Wiggins and Grant."

  Fei Li walked up, leaned on his shoulder and asked with a bit of coquetry: "Boss, I've already achieved the initial Star Force circulation, can you give me the next mantra? Hehe, my power has increased so much, it's really unfair that there are such strange things in the world that allow people to increase their own power."

  Yi Chen was shocked again, Jester's star power circulation was completed quickly, which can be attributed to his crazy cultivation, but Feili actually didn't fall behind for a few days and also reached such a state, really making Yi Chen surprised.

  Yi Chen thought for a moment and asked her: "What about Phil? How are the two brothers progressing?"

  Feli stroked Yichun's chin, leaned in close to his ear and said: "Those two? They're even faster than me, I'm not that into this kind of cultivation... Hmm, Fili and Goll are just a bit slower than Jiest right now."

  Yi Chen nodded, snapped his fingers and said: "OK, you stay in this realm for another half month, carefully experience the feeling of the original universe's operation, and then I will give you the next step's oral formula. Remember, carefully savor that feeling of the cycle being complete and constantly moving, it will be beneficial to your next step of cultivation... Also, try to store as much star power as possible, after all, it's free power, store as much as possible in your body." Fei Li responded with a sound, quickly jumped out, and told Phil two brothers who were supervising the female text worker outside about Yi Chen's instructions.

  Yi Chen floated up an inch with his office chair, and retreated to the floor-to-ceiling window of the office. He turned around and gazed at the street scene below.

  Two black Hondas stopped on the opposite side of the road, Yichen saw Wiggins and Yamaguchi get out of the car, accompanied by several people to look around, and came straight to this office building. Yichen smiled, quickly stood up, adjusted his clothes, strolled to the outer hall, and waited at the door.

  Phil, Goll and Philery, who was chattering non-stop, looked over in surprise. Phil quickly walked up to Yichen and asked, "Boss, is someone coming?" Goll, on the other hand, started calling out to several female clerks to tidy up the messy files and printouts on the table, putting on a serious work face.

  Yi Chen nodded and smiled at Phil: "Phil, I'll give you three chances to guess who it is. Hehe, a good business opportunity has come knocking."

  Phil nodded slightly and smiled: "Is it Mr. Wiggins? Has he arrived?"

  "Outside the gate, Wiggins' voice had already sounded: 'China Easy, dear, are you here?'"

  Yi Chen swung open the large door, exaggeratedly bowed, and a sly smile spread across his handsome face as he loudly said: "Ah ha, Mr. Wiggins, and Mr. Yamaguchi, your esteemed presence is truly making me feel embarrassed... Oh, what brings you here?"

  Wiggins and Yamaguchi walked in with seven subordinates, looking gloomy, and took a look around Yichun's office. Yichun glanced at the roughly 200 square meter office space, where only a few girls were working, and said with some embarrassment: "Well, this is just a small storefront, I don't need to hire too many people. The business hasn't taken off yet, so there aren't many employees."

  Wiggins looked at the layer of dust on several empty office desks nearby and showed a knowing expression: "We understand, we understand. It's easy for China, I and Mr. Yamaguchi have something to discuss with you, what do you think..."

  Yi Chen snapped his fingers: "Phil Goer, you two entertain these seven friends for a bit. Hmm, see if there's any good wine left in the office. Feili, come with me." Yi Chen beckoned slightly and led Wegins and Yamaguchi into his own office. Feili quickly flashed in behind him and pushed the door shut.

  Yi Chen returned to his own office chair, comfortably propping up his chin with his hand, looking at Wiggin and Yamaguchi sitting opposite him, and asked with a smile: "Two gentlemen, what brings you here? I think, recently London's affairs are quite busy, if it's not something very important, I'm afraid you two wouldn't have come in person, right?" From the window, a police helicopter could be seen flying by with a loud roar.

  Wiggins looked at Yamaguchi, who nodded and stared silently at Yichun. Wiggins smiled: "China Easy, this is it, your last condition, we've considered it for a long time... You also know that in the past few days, London's affairs have been a bit too much... The big boss of the Yamaguchi group has also been busy with affairs and only gave us a reply now... Hmm, can you lower your asking price a bit? You're a reasonable person, you understand, if you insist on 30% of all profits, it's basically like we're working for you."

  Yi Chen thought for a moment, then suddenly slapped his forehead: "Oh, you're talking about the casino thing? Hmm, hmm, I almost forgot. Let me think..." He lit up a Cuban cigar and looked like he was deep in thought. With a 'pfft' sound, Feili laughed out loud and leaned against Yi Chen as if she had no bones.

  Wiggins couldn't help but smile wryly in his heart, while Yamaguchi was secretly scolding and didn't know how many poisonous oaths he had made to get rid of Yichen. However, Yamaguchi also understood that he could only think about it, this is London, not Tokyo.

  Yi Chen yawned and blew out three smoke rings, chuckling: "So 29%, are you saying you're only willing to give me 28%?"

  Wiggins was almost out of breath, while Yamaguchi's eyebrows were twitching and he looked like he was about to explode.

  Yi Chen put on a very innocent look, as if Wiggins and Yamaguchi's performance had hurt his self-esteem. He threw up his hands in frustration and said, "So, you two, tell me, roughly, how much? You have to give me some substantial benefits, or else I won't be able to support my 'large group' of brothers." Yi Chen deliberately emphasized the phrase "large group", subtly hinting at Yamaguchi.

  Yamaguchi finally spoke up, saying very succinctly: "15% of the profit, Mr. Wiggins himself gave up 5% of the profit, now both of you will simultaneously enjoy 15% of the profit from the casino... This is our bottom line, Mr. Yī Chén, it's impossible to get more than that. Our boss isn't someone who likes to quibble over numbers too much. Either you accept this ratio and become our ally, or you refuse, and after we've dealt with Grant later, we'll come back and compete with you."

  Yi Chen gazed quietly at Shan Kou, who stood still like a steel statue, their eyes entwining in mid-air as if they were about to spark. Seeing that Shan Kou possessed an unyielding will, not backing down from Yi Chen's gaze, Yi Chen felt a surge of irritation, his mind stirring slightly, and with a burst of spiritual energy, he launched a mental attack at Shan Kou.

  Yamaguchi's head shook violently, as if a large firework had exploded next to his ear, and his brain buzzed loudly for a moment. However, he still stared intently at Yichun, showing no signs of weakness. The impact of Yichun's attack on Yamaguchi was like someone whose blood circulation was suddenly disrupted, causing numbness in their limbs and a headache; it seemed that Yamaguchi would need to check his body soon.

  Looking at the mountain pass with an unrelenting gaze, Yi Chen couldn't help but feel a little admiration. The divine light in his eyes retracted, and he lazily leaned back: "OK, 15% is just 15%, I'm not a greedy person... But, Mr. Wiggins, your underground horse racing, I want to get involved." Giving up on getting more benefits from Shan Kou, Yi Chen set his sights on Wiggins.

  Wiggins was taken aback: "China Easy, how is this possible? Horse racing is my turf, you want to poach my horse racing, isn't that overstepping?"

  Yi Chen smiled with a thick-skinned and shameless grin, gazing deeply at Wiggins as if he were looking at a pile of cash: "Old buddy Wiggins, you've also made a killing in the casino, haven't you? Hehe, I don't have any other ideas, but you should give me some inside information, let me swindle some pocket money from those poor gambler fools... Don't worry, I won't touch your interests by a single hair."

  Wiggins sank into deep thought, but Yamaguchi considered this a reasonable suggestion. In his view, the Yamaguchi group had paid a price, and it was impossible to let Wiggins not lose anything at all. Yamaguchi blinked his eyes, still feeling a bit dizzy in the head, and said to Yi Chen: "Mr. Yi's opinion, our Yamaguchi group agrees with. Perhaps, we can reach more cooperative intentions in some aspects in the future."

  Wiggins thought for a moment, and it was nothing more than an inside story. In short, Yidun just wanted him to help set up a trap to deceive people, and he himself didn't have much loss, but the risk might be slightly higher. Wiggins nodded in agreement.

  Yi Chen burst out laughing, and Fei Li very cleverly fetched a bottle of whiskey from the corner wine cabinet and poured a cup for each of the three.

  Three people clinked their glasses together, and Yi Chen smiled and said: "Everyone, harmony brings wealth. As long as we can work together in unity, London will basically be ours... We have many more places to cooperate in the future!" Shan Kou's heart skipped a beat, amazed by Yi Chen's vast ambition, but for Shan Kou's group, wasn't this also beneficial? It just so happened that they could expand their influence here, and it wasn't necessarily a bad thing. He smiled and raised his glass: "Cheers!"

  Wiggins smiled and said, "Cheers, to our cooperation!" Wiggins began to ponder: "Are the Chinese Yihe and Shan Kou groups going to bypass me for their cooperation? This won't do, I need to let them know that without me, Wiggins, they can't accomplish anything... But I mustn't provoke China Yi, this kid is a wild wolf, if things go awry..."

  The three men finished off the wine in their cups. Meanwhile, Fei Li had quickly drafted a treaty and made three copies of it.

  Mr. Yamaguchi praised, "Mr. Yi, you have a very capable assistant." He carefully reviewed the contract and proposed two amendments. Mr. Yi nodded in agreement and re-drafted three copies.

  Yamaguchi looked at it very seriously, then signed his name, stamped his small chicken bloodstone seal, and the black chrysanthemum badge used secretly within the Yamaguchi-gumi. Wiggins, on the other hand, simply scribbled his signature with a big brush stroke, without any seal to stamp, so that was it.

  Yi Chen smiled and signed his name, a copy of the contract was handed over to him, which he carefully kept.

  Yamaguchi is a very efficient person, he carefully put the contract away and immediately proposed to Yichun: "Mr. Yi, I think you should take action now. Find Grant and eliminate his power, I don't think this is a difficult task? If Grant doesn't die, our casino won't dare open, you were also present last time."

  Yi Chen nodded, thinking that it was time to show them his strength, so they wouldn't have any more wicked ideas about plotting against him in the future. Anyway, during his evening cultivation, Yi Chen's divine sense had already located Grant's whereabouts... He pressed down on the communication button: "Mr. Phil, inform Mr. Kayn that he needs to go take care of some business... It won't do for him to be idle at home."

  Phil put down his glass and walked out of the private room, down to the lobby, and over to a payphone on the street outside. He dialed Cain's cell phone: "Grant." After saying that name, Phil turned around and left.

  Kane, who was at Chekhov's outpost on the outskirts, received Phil's notice and took out his own mobile phone card. He cut it into small pieces with a dagger and rushed into the sewer. The phone that answered the call was also crushed by him with one punch and thrown into the trash can.

  Chikov, who was crazily attacking a color station with his own partners, muttered: "Damn it, something's up again? Every time I answer the phone, I have to change my cell phone and SIM card. What a waste of money, money..."

  Cain smoothed out his clothes, looked at Chekhov and said: "Britain has the largest and most advanced information center in all of Europe and the world. Never trust so-called secure communications... Chekhov, I have something to attend to outside, you be careful not to cause any trouble that would displease the boss."

  "Rest assured, rest assured, what could possibly happen to me?"

  Cain looked at him, and Cain, who had already walked to the door, still reminded him: "Remember, don't look for prostitutes again. Be careful that they are employees of the Military Intelligence Bureau. Destroying information security, according to current laws, can sentence you to life imprisonment."

  Watching Cain drive away, Chekhov asked a few companions: "Damn it, what does the Information Security Law say?"

  A few top hackers gazed at the powerful program on that pornographic website with a daze, smiling and saying: "Information Security Law? Who the hell cares about that? We don't want any secure information exchange. On the internet, we are God..."

  Chekhov suddenly became excited, panting heavily and saying: "Yes, we are gods, brothers, let's take down the website of the British government, we'll put these wonderful pictures and videos up there, let the British people enjoy them too..." A few young hooligans cheered, drinking vodka in big gulps, then quickly started typing away on their keyboards and clicking their mice...

  Yi Chen's office, Shan Kou and Wiggins stood up to bid farewell. Yi Chen smiled and said: "Two of you, wait a bit longer, look, there is still so much wine, let's finish it off, then you can go."

  "Mr. Yi, we still have things to take care of and really don't have the time... You know that Grant has gone into hiding himself, but his underlings are still causing us trouble, and we've had a bit of a clash with them. If our subordinates didn't have us to keep them in line, they might cause some problems."

  Yi Chen smiled: "Three hours, wait for three hours, I can give you a satisfactory result."

  Yamaguchi's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Yichun with some surprise. He forced a smile and sat back down: "Well, I've disturbed you, Mr. Yichun. The wine here really is exceptional, very potent."

  Wiggins' heart skipped a beat as he looked at Yichun with some trepidation, naturally understanding what Yichun meant. But if it really was as Yichun said, that three hours would be enough to take care of Grant, then just how much power did Yichun have in his hands?

  Fiona sat beside Yidun, logged onto The Times' website and started browsing through the news.

  As the seconds ticked away, after Easy and Red-eyed Mountain downed three bottles of whiskey, Fei Li softly said: "Boss, there's news. A group of bandits disguised as special police suddenly attacked a building in London's old town area. The entire building was destroyed, it's still unknown how many people were injured or killed, nor do we know who these bandits are or what their goal is."

  Yamaguchi's eyes widened in shock, staring at Yichun just like Wiggins. Then, having drunk too much, Yamaguchi's head tilted to one side and he fell over backwards. Wiggins stuttered: "My God, forty-seven minutes into the hour, you really did it..."

  Yi Chen lightly wiggled his finger, smiling and saying: "What did I do? Shh... You understand, we are all serious businessmen, harmony brings wealth, and we have never done anything illegal or disorderly."

  At the same time, in Beijing, China, a government agency's compound, inside an office room.

  A middle-aged man in uniform picked up the phone: "Director Sun Ke, uh, you and Little Yang come in for a bit."

  Very soon, five ordinary-looking men with ordinary gestures and movements that were almost indistinguishable from those of the common people walked in. However, a young man wearing a uniform came in and saluted the middle-aged man, asking: "Director, are there any instructions?" The five young men looked curiously at the seven people sitting on the sofa in the office, who were all dressed in the same style of old-fashioned blue clothing. Their hair was also a bit longer than usual.

  The director smiled and introduced them, saying: "Ah, the Olympics are just around the corner. To strengthen security forces, we've invited several gentlemen to assist with your security work. This is Mr. Tianfeng, and the others are Messrs. Yiyang, Yixin, Yiqing, Yijing, Yijin, and Yi Kong."

  The oldest-looking Tianfeng stood up, and the five messy beards made Sun Ke and others stunned for half a day. Tianfeng smiled and said: "I am Tianfengzi, those six are my junior fellow apprentices, Yiyangzi, Yixinzi, Yiqingzi, Yijingzi, Yijingzi, and Kongzi... I am not yet enlightened to the ways of the world, please instruct me."

  They watched in stunned silence as the seven Taoist priests, big and small, gave them a standard Taoist greeting. The steel-like toughness of these men was suddenly replaced by a dizziness that made them want to pass out. The Olympic security system is a complex, sophisticated, and detailed high-tech system. What can seven strange-looking Taoist priests do? Sun Kechang and his team looked at Tianfeng and their heads suddenly swelled up in circles.

  The director smiled at them, feeling very pleased with himself. He had seen their abilities before and couldn't believe that such people really existed in the world. Ha ha, this time's security work was absolutely no problem, unless a comet hit the earth, what else was there to worry about?