Chapter 7432
The Blood Demon Society's Cleaners
Xiao Chen nodded knowingly; it made perfect sense.
He then turned to Zhou Keying and Yun Yuyan and smiled, "I suddenly remembered I have an urgent conference call to attend to, so I need to get back to the car to handle it. Let Acheng take you home first, and I'll be there shortly."
Zhou Keying and Yun Yuyan were somewhat surprised, but seeing his calm expression and lack of urgency, they didn't press him further. "Okay, then go home early after you're done, don't stay up too late."
Xiao Chen saw the two off to the waiting van. While closing the door, he briefly gave instructions to the security team via encrypted communication. He watched the vehicle merge into traffic before slowly turning around.
He walked toward the brightly lit glass curtain wall on one side of the square, casually adjusting his cuffs with his hand, but with a movement barely perceptible to the naked eye, he made a simple yet arrogant gesture toward the financial center 800 meters away...
This is a provocative signal that is universally accepted internationally.
That composure was unlike that of someone being monitored; rather, it resembled that of a hunter actively hunting.
……
Nearly 800 meters away, by the window of an unused, vacant floor in Block B of the Financial Center.
Mr. Qi had just put down the observation device equipped with thermal imaging assistance, and his fingertips were about to record the vehicle information of Xiao Chen's entourage.
The next second, through the remaining field of vision of the high-powered lens, he clearly captured Xiao Chen's gesture that was precisely aimed in his direction.
He froze on the spot, his eyes behind his glasses suddenly turning cold and sharp.
Discovered?
How can it be!
He has carried out dozens of transnational elimination missions, targeting politicians, the super-rich, and elites with special training. No one has ever been able to detect his presence during his advance observation phase.
Such a distance, such a concealed layout, such perfect environmental cover...
But he knew all too well the meaning of that gesture; it was no accident!
A long-lost chill of alertness surged up his spine, instantly spreading to every limb and bone. The target's reaction completely exceeded all his behavioral predictions. Qian Lin's earlier warnings might not have been an exaggeration.
He immediately raised the observation device again, wanting to confirm whether the other party had indeed locked onto his location.
However, the young figure in the dark suit in the square vanished into thin air the instant he looked down and then up!
In the empty square, only pedestrians and flickering lights remained; there was no trace of Xiao Chen anywhere.
"not good!"
A chill ran down his spine, and driven by his professional instincts, Mr. Qi felt every hair on his body stand on end.
He swiftly and decisively tossed the valuable observation device in his hand to the side, twisting his body in sync as he lunged towards the pre-arranged cover like an arrow released from a bow. His movements were clean and swift, without the slightest hesitation.
"Whoosh... Bang!"
Before the observation instrument even landed, a thin, hair-like whistling sound suddenly struck, hitting the fuselage precisely. The expensive, precision instrument instantly exploded into countless fragments, metal shards flying everywhere with a sharp bang.
Almost at the same instant, the clothing on my left shoulder blade was ripped open by a sharp object, and a burning pain shot through my entire body.
"Tap!"
A matte black, spindle-shaped dart, with a spiral stabilizing pattern at its tail, was driven deep into the concrete pillar behind it like a red-hot branding iron. The dart vibrated at a high frequency, emitting a piercing buzzing sound that drilled straight into the eardrums and made one's teeth ache.
Mr. Qi glanced at his left shoulder; a clean tear had appeared in his specially made combat suit made of special fibers, and tiny beads of blood seeped from the skin beneath, forming a shallow bloodstain. Just then, a calm, even voice drifted from the shadows of the side ventilation duct, much closer than he had anticipated:
"Let me guess your background... A 'special advisor' to a business rival? A 'personal cleaner' for a big shot? Or... a 'cleaner' exclusively for the 'Blood Demon Society'?"
Mr. Qi turned his head sharply at the sound and saw that Xiao Chen was already standing silently at the exit of the equipment room, more than ten meters away.
His gaze fell on Mr. Seven, without the slightest panic, only a scrutinizing look that made the other man feel uneasy... as if it was not Xiao Chen who was being targeted, but Mr. Seven who was the prey being weighed repeatedly.
Xiao Chen!
Mr. Qi's heart sank suddenly, a chill running down his spine. Not only had his top-notch concealment technique been exposed, and his defenses breached through layers of outer perimeter security, but his escape route had also been precisely predicted! Such speed of infiltration and predictive ability were far beyond the reach of ordinary opponents.
Unbeknownst to them, the roles of hunter and prey had been fatally reversed.
The countermeasures have already been quietly initiated.
"How could you possibly have found me?" Mr. Seven's voice remained outwardly calm, but the barely perceptible tension in the last syllable ultimately betrayed the turmoil within him.
Xiao Chen didn't reply, but simply took a steady step forward, each step feeling like it was treading on Mr. Qi's heart.
"So you're the Blood Demon Society's purger. I thought you'd have something new, but while your stealth is decent, your reaction patterns are so formulaic and boring."
Mr. Qi slowly raised his right hand, his fingertips gently stroking the wound on his left shoulder, picking up a few drops of bright red blood.
He raised his fingertips to his eyes, lightly licking them with his tongue—a movement both unsettling and utterly calm, yet his eyes gleamed with a bloodthirsty excitement.
"It's been a long time since a target has managed to wound me in the first round... You'll be the first exception to die at my hands."
Before he finished speaking, his body suddenly tensed up, and he sprang out like a cheetah poised to pounce!
Using the force of the wall as a springboard, he suddenly accelerated, his speed far exceeding the limits of ordinary people, and rushed straight for Xiao Chen's face.
With a whooshing sound, his right fist slammed into Xiao Chen's ribs like a cannonball, the angle extremely tricky and the force so heavy it could break a steel plate with a single punch.
Xiao Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, and instead of retreating, he advanced.
With a twist of his waist, he formed a palm with his left hand and precisely struck the outside of Mr. Seven's wrist... Instead of directly confronting the heavy punch, he skillfully guided the punch's momentum, forcefully deflecting the attack's trajectory.
At the same time, his right leg swept out silently like a steel whip, aiming straight for the opponent's left ankle that was supporting his body. Every move was ruthless and aimed directly at vital points.
"Oh!"
A dull thud echoed through the empty floor, violently churning the air. The two separated instantly, each sliding back half a step.
The force of their collision shattered the hard epoxy floor beneath their feet, creating several spiderweb-like cracks. The thin layer of dust that had accumulated around them was overturned by the shockwave and slowly drifted down.
This probing exchange was far beyond the limits of ordinary combat!
"Your reaction speed and force-dissipating skills are impressive, but that was just an appetizer." Mr. Seven's voice remained steady, but the excitement in his eyes could no longer be concealed. "Next, I'll let you taste the flavor of 'professional removal'."
Before he finished speaking, he swiftly reached his right hand to his waist, and a nearly transparent alloy filament shot out.
A barely perceptible glint of cold light clung to the tip of the silk. Moving with incredible speed, it tore through the air with a sharp "whoosh," aiming directly for Xiao Chen's throat—a move both insidious and stealthy. (End of Chapter)