"Don't move," Gu Shao pointed a gun at Xiao Xun, who was about to leave. "I told you to go?"
The bear-like man patted Xiao Xun's shoulder without a care. "It's fine, don't worry, you can go!"
With that, he drew a 'Shura' from his belt and pointed it at Gu Shao.
Xiao Xun was stunned and instinctively blurted out, "Do they really have guns like that?"
Seeing everyone's gaze, he swallowed the rest of his words and obediently returned to the car.
Two men in camouflage moved the van aside, and Gu Shao's subordinates didn't dare to stop them.
Gu Shao couldn't believe that anyone other than himself could privately possess firearms; it was a serious crime in this country.
"Are you trying to scare me with a toy gun?"
"Bang~"
The answer was the sharp whistle of 'Shura'. The bear-like man didn't fire into the air to scare Gu Shao, but directly shot the revolver out of Gu Shao's hand. The immense force directly fractured Gu Shao's hand.
"Ah!"
He clutched his gun-wielding right hand in pain. Overwhelmed by fear, his legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground, utterly shocked. His arrogant demeanor had vanished, replaced by terror.
He had lived a life of luxury and dominance since childhood, never imagining that death would come so close.
If that bullet had veered even slightly, it would have hit his head.
"You can't kill me! I am Gu Yingxiong, the eldest grandson of the Gu family."
Mu Jiahe saw that the man had actually fired and said to Xiao Xun, "Quickly tell that person to stop. If something happens to Gu Yingxiong, we won't have a place to stand in this city, or even this country."
Although Xiao Xun enjoyed seeing this arrogant guy get into trouble, he had to listen to Mu Jiahe, and he trusted that Mu Jiahe wasn't lying.
He rolled down the car window and said to the bear-like man, "Brother, I'm no longer angry. Please send my regards to your boss. Let's drop this matter today!"
Then, he deliberately raised his voice, "I believe Young Master Gu knows he was wrong and won't do it again. He definitely won't cause you any trouble, right?"
This question was clearly directed at Gu Shao, who, enduring the intense pain, nodded. "That's right. I was just joking with him. It was just friends messing around. I didn't want to do anything to him, and I won't cause you any trouble."
The bear-like man walked up to Gu Shao, who recoiled in fear, shouting, "Don't come any closer." His voice had become shrill.
He squatted down. "It's okay if you cause us trouble. We'd be happy to play with people like you. However, if we find you bothering Mr. Xiao again, your consequences will be far more severe than causing us trouble." He then stood up and said to Xiao Xun, "Mr. Xiao, you can go now! We won't bother him."
Xiao Xun nodded. "Thanks."
As the car drove out of the mall, Xiao Xun's heart was filled with exhilaration. He had never felt so triumphant in his life.
It was more exciting and exhilarating than winning against Chu Xiangning at the internet cafe, becoming the general manager of the group's head office, or making the CTO of Jingji Group back down in front of all the supervisors.
There was silence all the way, but as they neared the villa district, Mu Jiahe suddenly said, "Happy now?"
Xiao Xun, lost in the memories of the recent events, merely replied, "Mhm!"
Back in his room, Xiao Xun eagerly took out his new computer to set it up. Mu Jiahe stood behind him, her arms crossed and resting on his shoulders. "Stop fiddling with it. Let's go!"
Xiao Xun looked up at Mu Jiahe, who was staring at the computer screen. "Director Mu, I don't think I'll go today. I can't learn magic, and there's nothing for me to do there. The key thing is... I don't even have a place to sleep."
Mu Jiahe, who had been pressing on Xiao Xun's shoulders, now wrapped her left arm around his neck. "What? Are you complaining? Have you forgotten who pays your salary? Don't you want to hear my bedtime stories anymore?"
Xiao Xun clasped his hands together in a pleading gesture. "Okay, I'll go. I'll go. Can you give me an hour? I have something to take care of."
Hearing this, Mu Jiahe released him. "Alright! I'll go take a shower first. When you're done, come over directly. This time we'll go together, so you won't have to sneak into my arms like last night."
Xiao Xun's face instantly turned red. He coughed dryly, not daring to protest.
Using a virtual dynamic IP address, he mobilized hundreds of his previous 'bots' to enter the 'Deep Sea Dark Web'. Under the alias of Dark Commander, he sold all his Detroit coins. The price was slightly lower than the market rate, as he was eager to cash out, and the current market was not great.
He used hundreds of global bank accounts to legitimately transfer the money into his seven accounts. He wasn't afraid of being traced.
Just then, someone messaged him. He clicked on it and saw the content: "Dear friend, you only have twenty-eight hours left. Hurry!"
Xiao Xun took a deep breath, trying to calm his emotions.
He browsed several well-known forums on the 'Deep Sea' but found no bounty missions for his assassination. He then moved to the 'Shallow Water' and found one, which was a 'real-name bounty.'
Xiao Xun was stunned. "Is this person an idiot?"
He clicked on it, and the task issuer was Zhang Youwei.
"It's him? That's strange. Although I took his position, his company rank didn't decrease. Does he hate me that much to spend so much money to attack me?"
Xiao Xun stroked his chin, remembering Lei Wenxiu and Cui Zhihao. He still believed that Zhang Youwei, as a director, couldn't possibly not know anything. "Is there some unspeakable secret hidden here?"
He felt that he was one step closer to the truth. Spending millions to kill him indicated that the profit from this matter far exceeded millions. Posting a task in his real name on the dark web meant that Zhang Youwei had never used the dark web before, and someone had instructed him.
Of course, real-name on the dark web didn't mean using one's actual name but rather being able to trace the person's real identity instantly.
He skimmed through some other boring content, then hid his identity on the dark web, cut off the dynamic connection with the 'bots', and initiated shielding.
He began connecting to the villa's wireless network and then started downloading games.
He downloaded over a dozen large games. By the time he returned from the other world tomorrow, he should be able to play them.
At this moment, a message came to his phone from Mu Jiahe.
"Are you fast or not? I'm about to fall asleep."
Xiao Xun quickly got up and headed upstairs, thinking about what to prepare for dinner, as they had hot pot yesterday.
Entering the bedroom, the spacious room was filled with the delicate scent of orchid body wash.
Mu Jiahe, wrapped in a bath towel, lay on the bed, flipping through the news on her phone. The top headlines were all about the cooperation information between Saint Luoman and Jingji Group, with polarized comments below.
It seemed that tonight the public relations team would have another sleepless night. This was the age of information and the internet; whoever controlled the narrative was the true winner.