Chapter 052 Embers Entering Reality 1
With the mentality of watching the fun and not minding the trouble, Chen She certainly hopes that the Knights of Time and Space will take action as soon as possible.
After all, for Chen She, both sides are threats. The sooner they fight, the safer Chen She will be.
Grantham stood up and saluted: "Thank you Mr. Chen for answering my questions. I am going to leave now."
"Before I leave, I want to remind Mr. Chen of one thing."
"When I came here, I found that there seemed to be some gang members hiding in the nearby neighborhood who wanted to do something bad to you. If you allow me, I can help you take care of these people to express my gratitude."
Chen She couldn't help but be shocked.
Gang member?
He really didn't know. After all, these gang members were probably hiding in nearby neighborhoods, and they didn't emit the eye-catching blue light like Grantham.
Chen She shook his head slightly: "No need, we can handle this little thing ourselves."
Grantham nodded and said, "Goodbye, Mr. Chen, please take care of yourself. The great cause of the Knights of Time and Space still needs our joint efforts to accomplish."
After watching Grantham leave, Chen She finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Grantham respected his own opinions and did not act on his own to help him "solve the problem".
If the Time and Space Knights really take action, will they solve the problem or create trouble?
By that time, the bodies of these gang members will cover an entire wall, and the entire street will probably be ruined.
Although Chen She had no idea how the Space-Time Knights would deal with these gangsters, after thinking about it, he felt that it would not be a very humane way.
Moreover, in Chen She's opinion, the Space-Time Knights should take over the warehouse of Fujitang Group! It's not worth it for the Space-Time Knights to take action against these small hooligans.
The shop assistants here can handle it.
Chen She and Zhang Sirui left the reception room, and Zhang Sirui immediately called Zhou Lei over.
"Let's go to the monitoring room." Zhang Sirui said, then glanced at the hall, "Li Yunhan and Lin Luxi have left?"
Zhou Lei nodded: "Yeah, I just left not long ago."
Hearing this, Chen She felt a little relieved. Lin Luxi was his precious producer, so he should keep her away from such violent occasions as much as possible. It would be bad if there were any bumps and bruises.
It would be better to let Li Yunhan escort her away from this troubled place as soon as possible.
However, Zhang Sirui felt a little sorry: "It would be easier to solve the problem if the two of them stayed here. I have to protect Mr. Chen personally, so it is inconvenient for me to take action directly."
"Forget it. The security level of the experience store is very high, so they probably won't be needed."
"Let's go to the monitoring room first and take a look at the surrounding situation."
The monitoring room was upgraded a while ago. The four walls are covered with various display screens, showing the high-definition cameras around these experience stores. On the platform in the center of the monitoring room is a huge holographic projection, which clearly shows the situation of the nearby streets.
This is an intelligent monitoring system that was upgraded some time ago. Through high-definition probes and intelligent algorithms, all collected images are processed into holographic projections, allowing you to see the surrounding situation more clearly.
Zhang Sirui frowned slightly: "Gerolamo Gang?"
Chen She asked, "Why, is this gang very strong?"
Zhang Sirui nodded: "Yes, among all the gangs without the support of big chaebols, it is considered the strongest, and is basically on par with gangs like Daochuan Group."
"Their territory is not far from our street. It is possible that they want to take over the business on this street. But we cannot rule out the possibility that someone is instigating them."
"Looking at their current state, they should be waiting for the right time to come and cause trouble."
"It's more difficult to deal with these hooligans than some corporate troops, mainly because it's difficult to escalate the conflict. Once the conflict escalates and goes too far, it may hurt the civilians in the store and affect our business."
Chen She couldn't help but frown slightly.
He felt that this matter was a little unusual.
Logically speaking, the employees of the experience store had taken action and quickly eliminated the Jungle Gang and the Shark Gang. It is impossible for the Gerolamo Gang to be unaware of this news.
They know that the experience store's force level is far stronger than that of ordinary gangs, but they still come to cause trouble. What does this mean?
Either they are just rookies, or they are here to seek revenge for the Jungle Gang; or there is someone behind them directing them.
Those big capitalists have every motivation to instruct these gang members to target experience stores.
The difficulty in solving this problem is that it is already time to get off work and there are many customers in the experience store. It is difficult to let go completely.
Most of these hooligans are desperate, and if they get angry, they will do anything. If a large number of civilian casualties occur, the hooligans will certainly suffer heavy losses, but the people behind them will probably be very happy.
What's more, the appearance of this group of gang members is likely to test the combat power of the experience store. If too many cards are exposed, it will not be good news for Lishan Technology.
So, don't be reckless.
It is necessary to keep the conflict within a controllable range as much as possible and not harm the customers in the store; at the same time, it is necessary to be fully prepared, carry out a surgical precision strike, and hide one's true strength as much as possible.
Chen She had a mind acceleration function, and he completed all his thoughts in an instant. To be safe, he tried to take all aspects of the situation into consideration.
Zhou Lei said, "Boss Chen, the brothers from the surrounding stores are on standby at any time. As long as you give the order, we will ensure that these hooligans will not be allowed to set foot into the experience store."
Chen She raised his hand and said, "No, don't move yet. There is no need to expose our strength right from the start when dealing with a few thugs."
"If there is a head-on conflict, the other side is likely to collapse at the first blow, and it will be difficult to capture everyone."
"And in the chaos, innocent bystanders may also be injured."
"Third brother, you should stay in the experience store and don't expose your strength. Zhou Lei, go and make some arrangements. Ask the staff of other experience stores to assign a group of people to form a counter-encirclement and keep an eye on all the Gerolamo gang members hiding in the dark."
"When I give you clear instructions, you can go out together. No one who comes today can be let go, and everyone must be kept."
"If alive, save the body; if dead, save the body!"
"We have to be careful, understand?"
Obviously, the intelligence of these members of the Gerolamo Gang may not be updated in time. They should send a small number of people to force their way into the experience store, while more people are hiding in the dark.
These people in the dark can provide support at any time, create chaos, and even in extreme cases, suppress the experience store with long-range firepower.
If all of Lishan Technology's combat power is concentrated in the experience store, even if a few experts come out, these people will scatter and it will be difficult to catch them all.
But they obviously overlooked one thing, which is that the other several experience stores are very close, construction has just been completed, and the store clerks here are more aggressive than each other!
This cannot be blamed on these gang members. After all, firstly, they don't have much brains to begin with. Secondly, no normal person would have thought that Lishan Technology would cluster its own experience stores together, making them like a group of bunkers and supporting each other.
As for the people behind the gang members... maybe they didn't consider this situation, or maybe they did but deliberately didn't tell the members of the Gerolamo Gang.
In short, the other experience stores came in handy. Without these stores and the resistance fighters in them, it would have been very difficult to catch all the members of the Gerolamo Gang.
However, there is still one most important problem, which is how to attract the attention of these gang members so that they do not realize the approaching danger.
The distribution of members of the Gerolamo Gang is now very clear. They obviously intend to send out a part of their elite forces to go and cause trouble, while the others are hiding in the dark nearby, waiting for an opportunity to act.
Chen She asked Zhou Lei to take several shop assistants from the experience store to ambush in the dark and surround these gangsters, but the Gerolamo gang was also very vigilant. Once they found any clues, they might escape, so there was no way to catch them all.
Therefore, we have to think of a way to attract their attention at the main gate.
I have to hide my strength and attract the attention of the members of the Gerolamo Gang. Who should I ask to do this?
While Chen She was thinking about it, a group of people suddenly came outside the experience store.
Zeng Hailong came with the thugs from the Shark Gang and the Jungle Gang, and prepared to enter the Mewtwo game cabin with ease to continue playing "Embers of Demise".
Seeing these people, Chen She's eyes lit up and he came up with a plan.
He waved at Zeng Hailong.
Zeng Hailong didn't understand what was going on, so he walked over quickly and said, "Boss Chen, what can I do for you?"
Chen She asked, "Do you want to go back to your old job?"
Zeng Hailong was stunned and didn't react for a moment.
What does Boss Chen mean by this? Are you testing me to see if I have mended my ways?
He hurriedly said, "Boss Chen, don't worry, I will never go back to my old ways! We have all turned over a new leaf and become new people. There is no violence in our hearts, only work!"
Chen She was a little amused and hurriedly explained: "That's not what I meant."
"I mean, you guys train every day in "Embers Are Going Out", but you don't have a place to put your skills to use. It's a bit of a waste."
"I'm asking you if you're willing to go back to your old ways, not to bully the good and collect protection money, but to be a thug with ideals and responsibilities."
"Don't worry, your efforts will not be in vain. Not only will you be given special subsidies, but you will also be equipped with weapons and equipment."
Zeng Hailong was stunned for a moment, then showed a delighted expression: "No problem, Boss Chen, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
Chen She asked again: "The opponent is from the Gerolamo Gang, are you confident?"
Zeng Hailong was a little scared when he heard this: "Well... I think after this period of training, our cold weapon combat skills have improved a lot, but I heard that the people of the Gerolamo Gang are very well-equipped. I'm worried..."
Chen She smiled slightly: "The equipment is easy to deal with, call your brothers and follow me."
Ever since the Shark Gang and the Jungle Gang turned over a new leaf and became factory workers, they have at most been honing their fighting skills in "Embers Are Going Out", but their equipment has not been upgraded for a long time.
Many people still carry weapons, but they are only for self-defense. Moreover, these weapons are not enough to deal with the Gerolamo gang.
There is an armory in the experience store, which contains many alloy swords, more than enough to equip all these little gangsters.
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At the same time, in the block outside the experience store, the thugs from the Gerolamo gang were keeping an eye on the experience store's movements.
Buano was dressed in a formal suit, with a cigar between his gold-plated mechanical prosthesis, smoke rising from it.
He is the "second boss" of the Gerolamo Gang, or the "underboss". In simple terms, he is the boss's most trusted confidant. He can also be seen as the commander-in-chief of the entire Gerolamo Gang.
He only takes orders from his boss. If his boss is imprisoned or receiving medical treatment, he will temporarily take over his boss's position and act as his boss's agent.
Buano is at level three energy fluctuation, which is considered a pretty good master in the street gang circle.
Of course, Buiano’s ability to reach this position is not entirely due to his strength, but also depends on his brains and connections.
As for the strongest fighter of the Gerolamo Gang, it is the fourth-level energy fluctuation psychic, who has been sent to kidnap Lin Luxi.
The fact that the Gerolamo Gang asked him to be personally responsible for this operation showed that they all had a clear understanding of the danger of this operation.
However, Buano was actually not aware of the relationship between this action and the Fujido Group. He was simply following his boss's orders to ruin the experience store's business.
"Boss, the two producers have been gone for more than ten minutes. Aren't we going to take action yet?" someone nearby asked.
Buano raised his wrist and checked the time on his gold watch. "They should have almost reached the kidnapping location. We'll start in five minutes."
"Are the people who went in earlier confirmed to be members of the original Shark Gang?"
The person next to him nodded: "Yes, they are from the Shark Gang and the Jungle Gang. Do you want to change the plan?"
Buano shook his head. "No need. They are just a low-ranking gang. They haven't fought for a long time. They don't have any good equipment. There's no need to take them into consideration."
"Prepare for action. The people responsible for finding trouble will go first to test their strength!"
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At this time, Li Yunhan and Lin Luxi's business car was driving on the highway, preparing to return to the Chen Group headquarters in Satellite City No. 3.
The business car is in automatic driving mode by default. Li Yunhan is in the front driver's seat and Lin Luxi is in the back seat. Neither of them speaks, thinking about the new Chaomeng.
Suddenly, the smart screen on the dashboard of the commercial vehicle went black and the vehicle suddenly braked!
And in front of the road, there was a large commercial vehicle lying across the middle of the road.
Li Yunhan reacted instantly and tried to take over the vehicle and switch to manual driving, but there was no response.
Li Yunhan frowned: "It's not a hacker, it's a tamperer!"
The difference between hackers and tamperers is that hackers do not have much mechanical knowledge. Although they can hack into the vehicle's autonomous driving system, they cannot affect the vehicle at the mechanical level. Therefore, in this case, they can manually take over the vehicle's driving system.
However, the tamperer is not only proficient in hacking technology, but also has good mechanical knowledge, which can hack into the machine and take full control of it. If you can't take control back from the tamperer, then switching back to the manual driving system of the vehicle will be useless.
Li Yunhan turned to look at Lin Luxi who was sitting in the back seat: "Can you regain control of the vehicle?"
But at this moment, Li Yunhan suddenly felt dizzy, his mind was seriously disturbed, and he could not concentrate.
"Not only is there a tamperer, there is also a superpower or a psychic..."
Although the business car that Li Yunhan and Lin Luxi were riding in suddenly braked while driving at high speed, the automatic driving system controlled by the tamperer still perfectly maintained the balance of the vehicle, preventing the vehicle from overturning or losing control in an instant.
The business car drew a perfect trajectory in a drifting posture and stopped sideways in the middle of the highway.
As for the oncoming vehicles on the highway, someone had already cut off the traffic. It was not because they were worried about hurting innocent people, but mainly because they felt it would be too troublesome to deal with if there were witnesses.
At this time, the ascetic with the fourth-level energy fluctuation sent by the Fujido Group was not far away, watching the spiritualist with the fourth-level energy fluctuation sent by the Gerolamo Gang walking towards the commercial vehicle.
Although the tamperer also had level three energy fluctuations, his actual combat power was not strong, and there was no need for him to take action, so he stayed in the car.
According to the intelligence, Li Yunhan is only at the third level of energy fluctuation, and Lin Luxi is most likely an ordinary person. This mentalist took action first and should have put the two into a coma through mental attacks. Everything is going according to plan.
As long as we walk over and kidnap the two people, the mission will be accomplished.
However, just as the psychic approached the vehicle, there was a slight clicking sound from the roof, and the automatic weapon station quickly rose up, with the black muzzle of the gun pointed at him!
Although they are commercial vehicles in name, they are basically equipped with weapons in this world. The automatic weapon station is equipped with conventional kinetic weapons and advanced intelligent weapons. They are of course useless against heavy equipment, but they are definitely enough to stop enemies in the streets and alleys.
The psychic was stunned for a moment, thinking that the tamperer was playing a joke on him.
Since this vehicle is completely under the control of the tamperer, why is this weapon station on the roof, which is similar to an automatic turret, rising up?
But before he could react, the gun started firing bullets at him!
The psychic master's telekinetic power exploded instantly. Conventional kinetic bullets were not very powerful and were somewhat disturbed by the telekinetic power explosion. The psychic master instantly pushed himself to the side and rolled to avoid these deadly bullets.
But at the moment he rolled out, a long sword pierced his right chest!
The psychic only felt a chill in his chest, and then he saw a scene that he could not understand at all.
A strange crack appeared on the bulletproof door of the business car, and the long sword in Li Yunhan's hand accurately passed through the crack and dealt him a fatal blow!
Logically speaking, even if Li Yunhan's sword could pierce the bulletproof car door, its speed would inevitably be greatly affected, and it would be unlikely to hurt the psychic master.
But the appearance of this strange crack instantly made the barrier of the bulletproof door disappear.
Through this crack, the psychic also saw the situation inside the business car.
Lin Luxi's eyes were closed, and the data interface on her right hand was connected to the commercial vehicle. Apparently, she had regained control of the commercial vehicle and was operating the weapon station on the roof, using the camera on the weapon station to obtain a view outside the vehicle.
Li Yunhan took advantage of this opportunity and accurately pierced his chest with a sword!
There was only one thought left in the psychic's mind.
The information is wrong!
The intelligence they had obtained before said that Li Yunhan should only have level three energy fluctuations, and Lin Luxi was an ordinary person.
But now it seems that this information is totally wrong.
Li Yunhan is not only a level 5 energy fluctuation expert, but also a rare professional assassin with genes and synaesthesia. As for Lin Luxi, he is definitely not an ordinary person. He was able to take back the control of the vehicle in such a short time. Most likely, he is a level 4 energy fluctuation professional with computing power!
A level 3 tamperer and a level 4 psychic wanted to tie up these two people. It was just too funny...
There was just one thing he couldn't figure out no matter what.
Li Yunhan was at level five energy fluctuation, so he was barely affected by the initial mental attack, but why was Lin Luxi also able to remain awake?
But it was impossible for him to know the answer anymore.
The alloy sword was pulled out instantly, blood gushed out of the psychic's chest and he fell to the ground.
Although the sword pierced his chest, he still had the ability to resist and wanted to use his mental power to save himself.
But the next second, Li Yunhan appeared behind him in an instant, and the long sword pierced through his head and nailed it to the ground.
Psychics are different from other professions in that they not only possess powerful mental powers, but also have strong physical fitness and certain close combat abilities. A penetrating wound to the chest is not enough to cause death.
