"No."
Lu Chen looked through the glass.
"Military bases are usually safer."
Her assistant lowered her eyes.
Gu Qingya took a slow breath.
"Wait outside."
Lu Chen smiled faintly.
"Fine."
She stared.
That had been too easy.
"What?"
"Nothing."
She entered.
The doors closed.
Lu Chen stood beside the wall.
Two Gu Family security officers remained nearby.
One of them was the bodyguard from the car.
His name was Zhao Ming.
Former police.
Six years in private security.
He disliked Lu Chen instantly.
Not because Lu Chen had insulted him.
Mostly.
But because men like Lu Chen treated every room like they owned it.
Zhao Ming crossed his arms.
"You plan to stand there for two hours?"
Lu Chen looked toward the conference room.
"Maybe."
"You could use the security room."
"Too far."
"It’s one floor below."
"Too far."
Zhao Ming sighed.
"You think someone will attack a board meeting?"
"No."
"Then why stay?"
Lu Chen looked toward him.
"Because someone might."
Zhao Ming stared.
Then...
His earpiece activated.
A security update.
Routine.
A delivery van had entered the underground garage.
Maintenance contractor.
Authorized.
Nothing unusual.
Lu Chen’s eyes shifted.
He heard only a faint piece of the transmission.
Still...
His expression changed.
"What contractor?"
Zhao Ming looked toward him.
"What?"
"The van."
"Facility maintenance."
"Company?"
"Why?"
Lu Chen stepped closer.
"What company?"
Zhao Ming’s irritation rose.
"Qingyuan Electrical."
Lu Chen’s eyes narrowed.
"How many workers?"
"Four."
"Names?"
Zhao Ming stared.
Then checked the tablet.
His expression slowly changed.
The authorization existed.
But the names...
Had been submitted only thirty minutes earlier.
Temporary replacements.
Lu Chen looked toward the elevators.
"Lock the floor."
Zhao Ming immediately became more serious.
"Why?"
"Because Qingyuan Electrical closed six months ago."
Zhao Ming froze.
"How do you know?"
Lu Chen had contacted several underground brokers during the drive.
He now possessed a partial map of every criminal front company operating in the city.
He didn’t explain.
Instead...
He turned toward the conference room.
"Get her out."
Zhao Ming grabbed his earpiece.
"Security control, verify maintenance team in underground garage."
Static.
Then...
Nothing.
His expression changed.
"Control isn’t responding."
Lu Chen smiled coldly.
"There."
Zhao Ming immediately opened the conference door.
Gu Qingya looked over.
Her expression became irritated.
"I said..."
"Emergency evacuation."
The room froze.
Gu Qingya stood.
"What happened?"
Lu Chen entered.
"Unknown team entered through the garage."
One visiting executive laughed nervously.
"Is this some sort of drill?"
Lu Chen looked toward him.
"No."
The man stopped laughing.
Gu Qingya stared at Lu Chen.
"How certain?"
"Enough."
She looked toward Zhao Ming.
He nodded.
"Security control isn’t responding."
Her expression became serious immediately.
"Evacuate the floor."
Zhao Ming began issuing instructions.
The executives moved.
Assistants gathered devices.
Lu Chen walked toward Gu Qingya.
"Stay behind me."
Her eyes narrowed.
"Do not..."
The elevator chimed.
Everyone froze.
The doors opened.
A maintenance worker stood inside.
Gray uniform.
Toolbox.
Head lowered.
For one second...
Nothing happened.
Then Lu Chen moved.
The worker dropped the toolbox.
His hand reached inside.
Lu Chen crossed the distance before anyone else reacted.
His palm struck the man’s wrist.
CRACK!
A suppressed pistol fell.
Gu Qingya’s eyes widened.
Lu Chen grabbed the attacker by the throat.
Lifted.
Then slammed him against the elevator wall.
BOOM!
The attacker collapsed.
Screams filled the conference room.
The elevator doors began closing.
Lu Chen blocked them with one hand.
Another attacker stood behind the first.
Knife.
He lunged.
Lu Chen turned.
Caught the blade between two fingers.
The attacker froze.
Lu Chen smiled.
"Slow."
His fist struck.
The man’s body flew backward.
Then...
Gunfire erupted from the stairwell.
Zhao Ming pulled Gu Qingya behind the conference wall.
Glass shattered.
Executives screamed and dropped.
Lu Chen stepped from the elevator.
Bullets moved toward him.
His body blurred.
Qi surrounded him.
Spirit Perception.
He sensed everything.
The angle.
The shooters.
The movement of fingers.
The vibration of weapons.
He crossed the hall.
One attacker fired.
Missed.
Lu Chen struck his chest.
The man’s ribs collapsed.
Another raised a submachine gun.
Lu Chen grabbed the barrel.
Twisted.
Metal bent.
The attacker stared.
Lu Chen headbutted him.
Blood sprayed.
Within seconds...
Three men lay unconscious.
Or worse.
The remaining attacker retreated toward the stairwell.
Lu Chen followed.
Gu Qingya shouted.
"Stop!"
He didn’t.
The attacker reached the stairs.
Lu Chen caught his jacket.
Then dragged him backward.
The man pulled a grenade.
Lu Chen’s eyes hardened.
His hand struck.
The grenade flew upward.
He caught it.
Pulled the pin assembly back into place before release.
Then stared at the attacker.
"Amateur."
The man swallowed.
Lu Chen slammed him into the wall.
He collapsed.
Silence returned.
Smoke drifted through the corridor.
Broken glass covered the floor.
Gu Qingya slowly stood.
Her face remained pale.
But...
She was calm.
More calm than the visiting executives.
Her eyes moved across the unconscious attackers.
Then toward Lu Chen.
He stood in the center.
Not breathing heavily.
No visible injuries.
He looked almost bored.
The golden Fate around him surged.
Far away...
Xu Ning’s expression changed.
Inside the Shen Family vehicle...
Xu Ning immediately opened a panel.
[Host.]
Shen Tian looked up.
What happened?
First Major Relationship Event Triggered Early
Original Event: Lu Chen saves Gu Qingya from assassination.
Current Progress: 70%
Shen Tian’s eyes narrowed.
"He found them."
Yin Suyi looked toward him.
"Who?"
"The mercenary."
"Did he attack someone?"
"Saved someone."
Xu Ning continued.
[Gu Qingya.]
Shen Tian looked toward the city.
They were still forty minutes away.
Can we interfere?
[The event isn’t finished.]
Meaning?
[The assassination team has a second phase.]
A map appeared.
Qinghe Technologies.
Underground garage.
Executive floor.
Then...
A red mark across the street.
Another building.
Rooftop.
Sniper.
Shen Tian’s expression changed.
"He hasn’t found all of them."
[No.]
He leaned forward.
"Driver."
The chauffeur looked through the mirror.
"Young Master?"
"Qinghe Technologies."
Yin Suyi’s eyes narrowed.
"You agreed to investigate first."
"This is investigation."
"You are changing the destination."
"Efficient investigation."
(Author’s Note: IMPORTANT!)
SEND POWESTONES!!!
ALL SUPER GIFTS (Magic Castle, Space Ship, Golden Gachapon) = MORE ChapterS!

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