The Beautiful CEO’s Close Bodyguard
Chapter 355 - 0355: Lay Down Your Weapons

Chapter 355: Chapter 0355: Lay Down Your Weapons

He understands the laws here well—should he start the trouble and the opponent retaliates in self-defense and accidentally kills him, it would at most be considered excessive defense.

If they had completed the mission, it would have been fine, but if they failed to kill Old Man Shen and Old Man Tang, it would truly be a loss of both wife and soldiers.

Yamamoto Yotetsu had thought his plan was foolproof, but he underestimated this young man.

"I’ve said it before, if you take the knife and strike us first, and I accidentally kill you in return, it would at most be deemed excessive defense. As for you, what you should be most concerned about now is this knife in my hand. If I, by any chance, put too much force and sever your neck, you’ll be dead."

Chu Ge’s lips carried a cold smile that didn’t reach his eyes; an icy chill emanated from him, spreading around as if plunging into an ice cellar.

Yamamoto Yotetsu felt a coldness creeping up from the soles of his feet to his spine, but he didn’t flinch at Chu Ge’s words; instead, his conviction only grew stronger.

In his broken Chinese, he said, "Even if you kill me, you won’t be able to leave this place alive. Exchanging one of me for both of you is still a gain for us."

Chu Ge was surprised at his lack of fear of death. His eyes, cool and undisturbed, "It seems you’re quite sure of yourself."

Yamamoto Yotetsu could not detect any emotion in his voice, yet he couldn’t help but puff out his chest with a hint of pride, "I know how formidable you are, but you alone cannot withstand thousands. I’ve already set up tight security around here, so stop your futile struggle."

At those words, Chu Ge couldn’t help but let out a soft laugh. The next moment, his arm swung lightly, and a taint of blood rapidly spread through the air.

Yamamoto Yotetsu felt the air in his chest depleting, his eyes looking forward as his pupils steadily dilated. How could this be?

Chu Ge tossed the knife onto the ground, took a paper towel from the table and leisurely wiped his hands, without glancing at Yamamoto Yotetsu even once. He threw the used towel in the trash and then slowly lifted his gaze, eyes cold as he looked at the others at the doorway.

"Do you all wish to end up like him?" Chu Ge could tell from their clothes that these people were not Japanese.

Seems like more pawns being used by others.

Chu Ge’s chilly gaze swept over them, then he said indifferently, "Do you know that these men are Japanese?"

One of them, looking at the person lying on the ground, grew somewhat timid. They were not told that it would involve taking lives when they were paid; they were just asked to help make up the numbers.

But now that a life had been taken, if the blame fell on them...

What these men didn’t know was that the real purpose of the benefactor who hired them was to shift the blame onto them. Only if someone took the blame could the three Japanese go undetected.

"It seems you’ve been used and you don’t even know it." Chu Ge said lazily as he took a seat, crossing his legs and rhythmically tapping his knees.

Meanwhile, outside, two other groups waiting for the signal were perplexed.

"What’s the situation inside?"

"Not sure, can’t get in touch."

These two were Yamamoto Yotetsu’s Japanese accomplices. Time had passed, and they should have completed their mission by now, but there had been no movement which was worrying.

However, as assassins, what they needed to do now was to complete the mission.

In this assassination attempt, they were assigned different roles; Yamamoto Yotetsu took people to snipe Tang Haowan, while these two were to ambush Shen Wei Qian.

But now, there was no sign of Yamamoto Yotetsu nor Shen Wei Qian.

"Did you call Shen Xianming?"

"I did. He said Shen Wei Qian was on his way here."

While they talked, a luxurious and cool Maybach slowly approached and then parked steadily in front of Zuixian Inn.

The person in the car seemed to be waiting for something and showed no sign of getting out.

Inside the car.

Shen Wei Qian looked at the vacant entrance of Zuixian Inn, a trace of surprise rising in his heart.

"Sir?" The driver got out and opened the rear door, seeing that he hadn’t exited the car and asked puzzledly.

Shen Wei Qian shook his head slightly, "Something’s not right."

The driver, confused, looked around; something indeed felt off, but he was not sure what it was.

"What’s wrong?"

Shen Wei Qian snorted coldly, "Usually, Zuixian Inn is bustling. To have a meal here, you must make a reservation. But look, there’s not a single car at the entrance! And inside is completely empty."

The driver realized, "Should I go check?"

Shen Wei Qian coldly curved his lips, scoffing disdainfully, "No need. Even Tang Haowan wouldn’t dare to do anything to me! It’s better that there are no bystanders here, to avoid gossip later!"

He probably guessed this, which is why Tang Hao was so generous today to book the whole inn.

Shen Wei Qian silently lamented in his heart, not expecting Tang Hao to become so generous.

He no longer hesitated and slowly got out of the car.

At this moment, the hidden henchmen, ready to act at a moment’s notice, had all made preparations, just waiting for the command.

"What should we do? We still can’t reach Yamamoto Yotetsu." One of the Japanese frowned, "I have a feeling something has changed inside."

The other Japanese glanced at the time; it had been three minutes past the scheduled time. If they didn’t act now, they would miss the best opportunity.

Their plan was sound—should any brother get caught, they would assert that Tang Haowan ordered it.

With Shen Wei Qian about to enter Zuixian Inn, one of the Japanese became impatient, they couldn’t afford to fail this time!

"Let’s go! If we don’t act now, we’ll lose our chance!" The man said through gritted teeth, his ninja long sword already thirsting for action!

"This..." The other hesitated; he lacked initiative and followed orders strictly. The command was to act after receiving Yamamoto Yotetsu’s signal, but now they had lost contact with him, and he was utterly lost for direction.

He also understood the situation—if they didn’t act now, they would miss the best chance; however, the internal conflict made it impossible for him to move forward and issue the command.

Seeing the indecision, the other man grew anxious, but his rank was not high enough to issue the command in place of the hesitant man.

While they hesitated, Chu Ge, with a silver tongue, had already persuaded those men to lay down their weapons.