Chapter 276 The Middleman (Part )
As the taxi left the manor, Duanmu said, "These are two things. One is that Lin's father's brother asked an investigator friend to investigate the truth of Lin's father's death. The other is that Lin Cai believed that his father's death was related to the Yun family, and most likely to Yun Xinyue, so he attacked Yun Xinyue. At present, Lin Cai has not been arrested, and the Yun family is likely to be attacked again."

Cui Jian disagreed: "If I were Lin Cai, I would rather kidnap the Yun family and force them to tell the truth."

Duanmu said: "The Yun family now brings at least four bodyguards when they go out. It is possible to kill someone, but if they want to kidnap someone, it is not something that Lin Cai can do alone."

Cui Jian said, "Where is Xue Zheng? Does Yun Xinyue's husband Xue Zheng also have a bodyguard? It feels a bit inappropriate for a big lawyer to have a bodyguard around him, right?"

Is Cui Jian's brain working again? He really didn't think of Xue Zheng. Duanmu asked, "Are you stupid or dumb?"

Cui Jianqi: "Can't it be smart?" He just thought from the perspective of the bad guy and came up with the best way to solve the problem.

Duanmu shook his head: "Either you are very stupid but appear foolish, or you are very foolish but appear wise."

Cui Jian snorted and asked, "Just tell me if what I said makes sense."

Duanmu admitted: "That makes sense."

Cui Jian tilted his head and asked, "Driver, do you think what I said makes sense?"

The driver was wearing a driver's hat and a mask, so his face couldn't be seen. He nodded and said, "That makes sense."

Duanmu glanced at the driver and asked, "Is he Lin Cai?"

Cui Jian: “Maybe.”

Duanmu suspected that Cui Jian had changed his mind. He found that he had ignored the time when the driver arrived. When calling a taxi online, the vehicle closest to the passenger is usually given priority. This is a manor area. Which household does not have a car or a driver? Even in the villa area and luxury house area that are farther away, the flow of people is still very small. Theoretically, there are very few taxis waiting for passengers in this large area. There is a small probability that the taxi just happened to take the person to the destination, and the destination is nearby. Other situations are even less likely.

Cui Jian and Duanmu did not shy away from talking to the taxi driver. One was strength, the other was testing. The driver did not respond, and steadily drove the car from the suburbs to the door of a restaurant in Busan and parked. Cui Jian paid the fare and got off with Duanmu.

After the meal, Duanmu waved goodbye and left. He was not that idle. Cui Jian found a hotel to rest and found a tour guide through the front desk. The tour guide drove Cui Jian to visit the filming location of Train to Busan and recommended him to eat at the traditional market, where there are many local delicacies. At the suggestion of the tour guide, Cui Jian went to eat pork soup rice the next day. After eating and drinking, he hired a car and took the car back to Hancheng.

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After returning home, Cui Jian received a call from Shengzi, who asked him to pay attention to the Shi Hao incident. Shengzi told Cui Jian that the Americans believed that Shi Hao could not provide any evidence and rejected Shi Hao's asylum request. Now, as a German, Shi Hao has entered the German embassy and sought asylum in Germany. However, Germany is different from the world police. They will not care about things outside Germany and the European Union. Shi Hao can only get limited protection because the safety of citizens is threatened.

Cui Jian asked, "What exactly is Shi Hao involved in?"

Shengzi replied: "I only know that it is related to Xingfu Company."

Cui Jian: "Happiness Company? The Happiness Company that will auction the humanoid dog death bomb next month?"

Shengzi asked, "You want to auction a humanoid dog? I don't have any information on this."

Cui Jian said: "I got the news from my friend."

Shengzi said: "After the Battle of Plum Blossom Island, all underground human auctions around the world stopped. Does Happiness Company want to be the first to try it?"

Cui Jian introduced the situation of Xingfu Company and asked, "Is this within our jurisdiction?" He thought not.

Shengzi couldn't come to a conclusion: "I will report it to the housekeeper. If what you said is the truth, I think the matter of the humanoid dog should have nothing to do with us. But I can't understand why No. 0 thinks so."

Cui Jian said: "I can understand it. In ancient China, concubines fought to the death for the emperor's favor. This behavior was even glorified and became a household topic. This shows that many people dare not say it openly, but in their hearts they hope to completely submit to a strong man and become the one who is second to none."

Shengzi didn't understand: "Why is it that he is below one person and above ten thousand people? Why can't he be above ten thousand people?"

Cui Jian: "Because she has no ability. Look at No. 0, she knows herself. Even if she looks good, without the platform of a happy company, it is difficult for her to get close to the top rich people. Since you have to commit yourself to others to gain benefits, why not find the strongest person?" The negative example is Ye Lan, she is a strong person herself. However, the basis of her strength is because she is a member of the Ye family. This is a reincarnation ability, which cannot be obtained through hard work or envy.

Cui Jian said: "You are going to get married anyway, and you don't like anyone. Would you like to choose someone handsome?"

Shengzi replied: "It would be better if you have money. Haha."

Shengzi smiled for a while and said, "Your analysis does make sense. However, I don't think that all the dead bullets in the experiment volunteered to participate in the experiment."

Cui Jian said: "As long as we can find a case where it was not voluntary, we can completely overturn the character of Happiness Company. I think the Investigator Organization is investigating this matter. In addition, the breeding location of the humanoid dog is likely related to Kyoto. I guess Liu Sheng's trip to Kyoto may also be related to the humanoid dog."

Shengzi replied: "Since there is an investigation organization involved, we outsiders should not waste time and just wait for good news. Are you busy here? The man in the raincoat has sent a target. If you are not free, let him send it somewhere else."

Cui Jian said: "It only takes a few seconds."

Shengzi replied: "No, you are too active in Hancheng. Forget it, I'll let someone else handle it. Did you know that Ellie has been suspended?"

Cui Jian asked, "Why?"

Shengzi said, "You said you slept with her."

Cui Jian laughed and said, "I just like her and don't want to kill her."

Shengzi asked, "What's pleasing to the eye?"

Cui Jian replied: "She is beautiful and emotional."

Shengzi was speechless. The dead man was just like her. She said, "According to our investigation, we have reason to suspect that she is a Sword Butterfly. The reason why she was stationed in Hancheng under the name of Bing Ci was mainly to investigate the financial sponsor behind the dead bullet screen. She had already locked onto Li Di and took some actions, but she didn't expect that Li Di died suddenly. Therefore, we suspect that there is a traitor in Ellie's Sword Butterfly team."

Cui Jian was stunned and said, "You mean, Li Di's death was not due to the war with Luke, but because Li Di was exposed?" The Zhao Ai who did it was not a simple killer.

Shengzi corrected: "It is the national intelligence agency that Ellie belongs to that is preparing to take action against Li Di. These are just speculations and conjectures."

Cui Jian said: "No, no, what I originally thought was that Luke killed Li Di in order to force the person behind Li Di, the real financial sponsor, to show up. Now it sounds like the financial sponsor was worried that Li Di would be controlled and forced to confess, so the financial sponsor took the initiative and killed Li Di to silence him."

Shengzi advised: "Why do you have to embarrass yourself? It's just a fun of reasoning, don't take it too seriously." The subtext: Just think about it casually, don't take it for granted, and don't worry about whether your speculation is right or wrong. After all, it is normal to make wrong speculations.

Cui Jian said: "Shengzi, there is something else behind your words."

Shengzi: "Haha, you heard it. I blushed."

Cui Jian said: "If you are bored, you can check the matter of Lin Cai's father. There are two big fish in it. Maybe one day we can use it to blackmail them."

Shengzi: “OK.” Enriching the intelligence database is her job.

Cui Jian really doesn't care about people and things that have nothing to do with him. He doesn't even know about the change of the head of the Lin family, one of the three major chaebols. Now think about it, Lin Yu's resignation to work for the Lin Group must be related to these things. So Cui Jian thinks that it's not that he is not smart, but that he is allergic to information.

Wife: Honey, I went shopping with my bestie today. We went to XXX, bought XXX, got a haircut, applied for a credit card... and finally had dinner.

Other people’s husbands: I am happy as long as my wife is happy. Are you tired?
Cui Jian: Who is your best friend?

Is the Yun family's matter really that simple? Perhaps, but Cui Jian doesn't believe Yu Ming. This guy always lies habitually when he starts working. It seems that he feels uncomfortable if he doesn't lie.

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The company is still in the stage of suspension of operations. Cui Jian cannot serve as an instructor due to the amputation of both legs and can only go out to sea for fishing and diving.

Three days had passed since his last trip to Busan. While Cui Jian was taking care of his fishing rod and fishing line at home, he received a call from the Busan police: "Excuse me, are you Mr. Cui Jian Cui?" Cui Jian replied: "I am, yours?"

"My last name is Xin, and my name is Detective, Xin Detective."

Cui Jian frowned. He didn't kill anyone in Busan. He asked, "What's the matter?"

The new detective said, "It's like this. A criminal has held Mr. Xue Zheng hostage, and he has designated you to help him fulfill his request."

Cui Jian thought for a while and said, "Officer, I have little education, what do you mean by that?"

The new detective explained: "The criminals made some demands, but they asked you to do them."

Cui Jian was extremely surprised: "Why?"

Xueying's voice came: "Cui Jian, come here quickly."

Cui Jian: "No, what's the situation?"

The new detective said, "The criminal appointed you to be his middleman."

Cui Jian asked: "Are the criminals vicious?"

The new detective looked at him for a while and said, "He is handsome, well-mannered, and seems amiable. He just had a pistol, a dagger, and some bombs."

Cui Jian said: "What does this have to do with me?"

The new detective said, "I don't know either. The criminal made this request. He has four hostages."

Xueying said anxiously: "Cui Jian, I'll send a helicopter to pick you up."

Cui Jian said: "Xueying, if your father is gone, you can still ask your mother to find another one, but if I'm gone, I'm gone."

Xueying almost vomited blood and said, "Now is not the time to joke."

Cui Jiandao: "Relax, calm down, he will be fine."

New police officer: "Mr. Cui, I hope you can get to the scene as soon as possible."

Cui Jianwei said with difficulty: "I'm afraid not. I have an appointment for a prenatal check-up."

The new police officer laughed and said, "You are such a joker."

Cui Jian also laughed: "You guys are joking. We are not related to each other, and I don't pay a dime, but you want me to work with the gangsters with bombs."

Xueying said angrily: "We are friends."

Cui Jian said: "If you are held hostage, I will shoot the criminal's head off."

Xueying paused for a moment and said, "It sounds very touching, but he is my father."

Cui Jian: "Your father is none of my business anymore, bye."

Xueying hurriedly said, "Wait."

Yun Xueshan said: "I'll pay two million dollars."

Cui Jian asked: "Before tax or after tax?"

Yun Xueshan said: "After tax."

"Okay, let the helicopter contact me." Cui Jian hung up the phone and contacted Duanmu: "Brother will take you flying."

Duanmu asked: "What again?"

Cui Jian explained the situation and said, "I need a trusted partner to help me keep an eye on it, so that the chaebol will not collude with the police to trap me in order to save her man."

Duanmu said: "I want one million."

Cui Jian asked: "Does one million mean anything to you?"

Duanmu said: "It is meaningless, but you will be unhappy, so it becomes meaningful. Think about it clearly. No one will help you to watch out for this kind of thing, and you may become the bait of the special police raid. A small bodyguard, if he dies, he dies. For one million, I will set up a special service team to help you, monitor the police channel, and conduct a comprehensive profile of the criminals. I will also provide you with a god-level sniper." I have nothing to do recently, so I will give my employees a small benefit.

Cui Jian replied: "It's a deal, but it's only one million before tax." The reason why Cui Jian went to Duanmu was just as they said. People like them, when they are under the dangerous wall, will immediately think of what kind of risks there may be.

Duanmu: "Don't worry, I never evade taxes. Why do you think the criminals came to you?"

Cui Jian: "If my guess is correct, he should be the taxi driver."

After the call ended, Cui Jian opened the webpage to check the tax rate. Just when he was halfway through, Mo Ling called and said that the helicopter was ready and asked Cui Jian to go to a certain building to board the plane. Mo Ling and Yun Xinyue were good friends. As the daughter-in-law of the Li family and a famous lawyer, it was only a matter of a word for Mo Ling to borrow a helicopter.

Cui Jianzan is worthy of being a great lawyer, much better than Ben Xueying. Instead of flying from Busan to pick me up, it would be better for him to find a plane in Hancheng to take me to Busan.

20 minutes later, Cui Jian and Duanmu boarded the plane to Yuntai Building in Busan.

There were fully armed police waiting at the Yuntai Building's helipad, and they were quickly led to the 30th floor. Coming down the stairs, it was confirmed that there was something wrong on the top floor, the 37th floor. The fire door on the 37th floor was wide open, and two teams of police were on guard. Cui Jian saw the sign of Xuezheng Law Firm. However, the curtains and blinds inside were drawn tightly, and the door was closed, so he couldn't see what was going on inside.

The 30th floor was set up as a temporary command post. Everyone was busy, and there was a big shot in charge. Cui Jian, a small fry, was sent into a room by the war police. Inside the room were all the Yun family members, as well as a plainclothes detective in his thirties. Cui Jian gave Xueying a smile, nodded to Yun Xuesong, and moved closer to the new detective.

The situation is very simple. Lin Cai broke into the law firm, took hostages with a pistol and a bomb, and asked Cui Jian to be the middleman during the negotiation with the police. He did not know Cui Jian's name, but only knew that he got on the car at Yunjia Manor and there was another man with him. Through the timeline, he confirmed that the man was Cui Jian.

Lin Cai has not been a mercenary for long, but he is a genius in blasting and is regarded as a master of explosions in the team. The new detective introduced: "There are three bombs in total. According to professional observations through the video, they are all real bombs, each weighing about ten kilograms."

Cui Jian: "Ten kilograms?"

"Correct."

Cui Jian: "Let's leave this building first." The power of a 30-kilogram bomb explosion is terrifying. What does that mean? A one-kilogram high-explosive bomb can basically destroy a two-story brick and concrete house.

Duanmu also said: "He is a lunatic." One kilogram is enough. Your purpose is to take hostages, not to create blood mist.

The new detective hurriedly stopped him and explained, "That's why we asked Mr. Choi to come to Busan."

Cui Jian understood: they had no intention of attacking by force for the time being. After all, they were facing a professional, a desperate criminal. Fortunately, the other party was still negotiable and had demands. The police hoped to end this crisis through negotiation.

The new detective said, "The commander has read Mr. Cui's resume. We believe that Mr. Cui is fully capable of killing Lin Cai in a very short time."

Okay, I will never do reading comprehension again.

(End of this chapter)