Chapter Thirty-Nine: Killing the Tiger

  The door opened, but there was no one outside. The hand that opened the door swallowed a mouthful of saliva and turned back to look at the equally shocked leader: "Big brother, this...?"

  The leader of the group made a signal to several people in the basement, and everyone quickly pulled out their handguns from their waist. The lights on the first floor of the villa went out completely, making the stairs leading to the basement pitch black, and nothing could be seen.

  The leader, accompanied by his subordinates, cautiously moved towards the door: "He Chun? Lao Er?" He shouted loudly at the names of several people on guard upstairs, but there was no response. The entire villa was as quiet as death.

  The leader's face turned slightly pale, he sensed that something was amiss, and he beckoned to several of his men to guard the door before turning around to grab Lin Xiaotang who was tied up in a chair.

  Before he could even turn around, the back of his head was hit with a heavy blow, and he instantly fell to the ground, the gun in his hand also being taken away. Counterattack Republic's Special Agent 39

  Several henchmen at the entrance heard the commotion and were about to turn around when several sparks suddenly appeared in the darkness of the stairway, followed by a few "pffft" sounds. The henchmen didn't even have time to cry out before they fell into a pool of blood.

  Lin Xiaotang stepped on the leader's head with her foot, playing with the leader's mirror case in her hand, and smiled at the several black shadows emerging from the darkness: "American-made silent pistol, Captain Wang really spent a lot of money!"

  Liu Chengfeng wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Officer, are you okay?"

  His eyes were still languid, but full of eagerness.

  Lin Xiaotang nodded, took the silent pistol from Liu Chengfeng's hand, and shot the target in the head with an expressionless face: "Tell your brothers not to leave any survivors. The people here are all close associates of Duan Baohu, and they've seen us tonight!"

  Duan Baohu stood under the showerhead in the bathroom, letting the hot water wash over his entire body, and couldn't help but let out a comfortable sigh. The intense lovemaking with his mistress just now hadn't made him feel tired at all, on the contrary, it had invigorated him even more.

  The feeling of disappointment and loss had gradually dissipated, and Duan Baohu's heart had regained its former ambition. Although he hadn't caught Gao Zongwu and Tao Xisheng, he had at least captured the person responsible for escorting them to escape. Compared to Li Shizhong's complete failure, Duan Baohu still had some gains tonight. As long as he got the confession from that person and found evidence of the mastermind behind him, he could openly and justifiably strike against the opposing forces within the concession, just like those people led by Wan Mulin, who were nothing but autumn cicadas that would soon disappear. At that time, No. 76 and the Japanese would fully support his rise to power, and Duan Baohu would become the new generation of Shanghai's top tycoon.

  Thinking of this, Duan Baohu couldn't help but hum a little tune, and that thing also seemed to be stirring.

  Duan Baihu finished washing up after his bath, subconsciously touched the gun holster on his back, wrapped a towel around his lower body, and excitedly opened the door, planning to have another intense battle with his mistress.

  The bedside lamp had been turned off at some unknown time, and the room was pitch black. Duan Baohu furrowed his brow, having only taken two steps before suddenly stopping in his tracks.

  A faint scent of blood wafted into his nostrils, which was not unfamiliar to Duan Baohu, who had been struggling in the rivers and lakes for many years. He slightly lost his concentration, and his body immediately returned to a state of alertness, his hand quickly touching the gun holster under his armpit.

  A powerful force suddenly struck from behind, and Duan Baohu's back was kicked with a solid kick, causing him to involuntarily fly forward.

  As soon as he landed on the ground, both hands were stepped on by someone, and then with a slight lift under his armpits, the two Colt handguns that never left his side also fell into the opponent's hands.

  Two men lifted Duan Baohu up, and just as he was steady on his feet again, another foot kicked him squarely in the chest. Duan Baohu let out a miserable cry and fell backward onto the large bed.

  Duan Baohu didn't beat around the bush, as soon as he got on the bed, his hand immediately reached under the pillow. At this time, a lazy voice came from across: "No need to look, your stuff is all here."

  The lights in the room were turned on, and the strong light made Duan Baohu temporarily unable to adapt. He struggled to rub his eyes, and suddenly found that there were three people standing in the house. The young man who had been caught by himself was sitting on the sofa behind the tea table opposite him. There was one person standing by the window and another by the door, both looking at him with cold eyes.

  Duan Baohu's body trembled slightly, and he hurriedly looked at his concubine beside him. At this moment, his concubine was tightly wrapped in a quilt, looking at Duan Baohu with eyes of despair and helplessness.

  Lin Xiaotang smiled: "I've long heard that Tiger Ye's mind is meticulous and he does things without a single leak, today I'm really opening my eyes wide, just this one room, you actually hid four guns in it, and that doesn't even count the two on your body."

  As he spoke, Lin Xiaotang tossed a small and exquisite palm-sized thunderbolt onto the pile of handguns on the coffee table: "Tiger's woman is also a heroine who doesn't yield to men, she was stripped like that but still hid this thing. If it wasn't for my brother being vigilant, I would have fallen into her trap!" Lin Xiaotang pointed at Huo Yan.

  Duan Baizhu's face turned pale: "What kind of person are you? What do you want to do?"

  "I'm just a nobody, my name is only known to Tiger Master, and you may not even know it. Tiger Master has a high status in the Jianghu world and is also working with No. 76, he's always been elusive, so I had no choice but to use myself as bait to let him lead me home."

  Duan Baihu straightened his body, and his voice didn't have a single tremble: "I have no grudge against you, tonight's matter isn't targeting you, it's just that I'm on official business, and it was Yuan Jianfeng who informed me, that's how I found you."

  Lin Xiaotang nodded: "I understand, Yuan Jianfeng and my business, I will handle it myself, no need for Hu Ye to worry about it. My purpose today is also very simple, seeking wealth not seeking fame, Hu Ye's life or death I'm not interested in, I just want money!" Lin Xiaotang suddenly smiled: "You also know, we brothers did such a big thing tonight, Shanghai can't stay anymore, need to raise some money to flee the country ah!"

  Duan Baihu let out a sigh of relief, but Liu Chengfeng looked surprised and didn't say anything.

  Duan Baohu hastily took down a key hanging from his neck, Huo Yan took it over, Duan Baohu handed over the password of the safe deposit box, Lin Xiaotang nodded to Huo Yan, and Huo Yan flashed into the suite.

  Before long, Huo Yan took out a package, and with his build, he was actually struggling to lift it, apparently the gains were not small.

  Lin Xiaotang nodded in satisfaction, stood up: "Thank you, Master Hu for your generosity. In that case, we will take our leave first." He pointed to Liu Chengfeng: "This brother has some accounts to settle with Master Hu, I won't disturb him."

  Duan Baizhu's face turned pale with shock: "My family's property has already been given to you, how can you speak without keeping your word?"

  Lin Xiaotang held out her hands and smiled apologetically: "It's my fault, I didn't make it clear, he and I are not together!"

  Liu Chengfeng slowly walked up to Duan Baohu, the muzzle of his gun raised: "Duan Baohu, let you die knowing that I am from the Shanghai station of the Military Bureau, it's time for us to settle our accounts."

  Duan Baohu waved his arms: "Wait, wait, I still have money, as soon as it's daylight, I'll go to the bank to take it out, you want how much I'll give you how much!" His mistress clung tightly to his waist, crying uncontrollably.

  Lin Xiaotang and Huo Yan turned their backs, walking towards the door. The room suddenly echoed with the low sound of a silent pistol, and the fleeting flames flickered incessantly in the room.

  Lin Xiaotang and Huo Yan walked out of the villa, while Liu Chengfeng directed his subordinates to clean up the remaining traces. It was clear that his team was very professional.

  Huoyan struggled to lift the package onto a car, which was also stolen from the dance hall.

  Liu Chengfeng hastened his pace and caught up: "Sir!"

  "What's wrong, is there something else?"

  Liu Chengfeng scratched his head, dryly laughed a few times, then stood up straight and solemnly saluted. Lin Xiaotang hastily pressed down on his hand. Liu Chengfeng said: "Commander, thank you!" His tone was somewhat heavy but very sincere.

  Lin Xiaotang patted his shoulder: "Brothers, heart to heart! Go back and tell Wang Zhanzhang that I've done everything he asked me to do. From now on, I don't want to have anything more to do with the Military Bureau."

  Liu Chengfeng was taken aback, but Lin Xiaotang immediately turned and left.

  Lin Xiaotang sat in the back seat of the car, opening the package. Gold bars, banknotes, and jewelry were all there. It seemed that this step was taken correctly, not to mention getting rid of Duan Baohu, but also securing funding for the next step. Now, it's time to show off one's skills.

  Huoyan drove while observing Lin Xiaotang through the rearview mirror, and when he saw a smile on Lin's face, he carefully opened his mouth: "Mr. Lin, there's something I'd like to say."

  Lin Xiaotang raised her head.

  "Uh, uh..." Huo Yan's eyes widened and he started stuttering.

  Lin Xiaotang smiled: "Don't be in a hurry, speak slowly."

  "Mr. Lin, if you don't mind me, I'd like to follow you from now on!"

  Lin Xiaotang was taken aback and immediately burst out laughing: "Follow me? I'm just a nobody, what future can you have by following me?"

  "Your eyes, throat and saliva: 'You're not an ordinary person. Just now that person still called you a superior officer, and your abilities and courage are all things I've never seen before. My intuition tells me that following you will definitely be right.'"

  "Will Mr. Na and Mr. Wan agree?" Lin Xiaotang asked casually.

  His eyes dimmed for a moment: "Mr. Lin, don't misunderstand me, I'm not trying to switch sides. After returning from serving in the US military, I originally wanted to join the National Army and go to the battlefield to show off my skills, but you don't know that the current National Army is already rotten to the core. Someone like me is excluded everywhere, so I became a deserter and came to Shanghai on impulse. I'm not a member of any gang, and I have the background of a deserter, so Boss Du and Boss Wan didn't dare use me. That's why I've been spending my days in a daze. But I really don't want to just muddle along like this until I die. I know you're someone with great ambitions, and I can endure hardship. During the few years I served in the US military, foreigners looked down on me, but I still managed to graduate first from paratrooper school. You can rest assured that I won't disappoint you!"

  Lin Xiaotang didn't answer.

  Huǒ yǎn yǒu xiē shī wàng le. Tā yě qīng chǔ zì jǐ hé lín xiào táng zhǐ shì yī miàn zhī yuán, shuāng fāng yuǎn yuǎn méi yǒu dá dào nà zhǒng kě yǐ jiāo xīn de dì bù, zì jǐ gāng cái nà fān huà dí què yǒu xiē jiāo qiǎn yán shēn le, nán guài lín xiào táng huì wù huì zì jǐ. Tā hū rán hěn mái yuàn zì jǐ yǒu xiē tài jí chè le.

  "Fire eye!" Lin Xiaotang suddenly said.

  "Huh?" He suddenly lifted his head with fiery eyes.

  Lin Xiaotang yawned: "After dawn, find a foreign-owned bank to store these gold bars and banknotes. As for the jewelry, think of a way to exchange it for cash and give it to me."

  "Me?" His eyes widened in shock, almost disbelieving his own ears.

  Lin Xiaotang turned around and lay down on the back seat, pressing her head against the package: "I've also made a fortune, so I'm planning to buy a car. Now? Still missing a driver, are you willing to come?"

  He was stunned for a moment and almost drove off course, before hastily nodding: "I'm willing, I'm willing!"

  Lin Xiaotang smiled: "That's good, first declaration! The salary is not high and no meals are provided."

  "Even if you don't pay me, I'm willing!"

  "How humiliating!" Lin Xiaotang closed her eyes: "Take me to the Yinghao Hotel on Mainini Road, I have a friend who needs to say hello too!"