Chapter 369 Night Attack
At 7pm, Emily collected Winston's body from the morgue. Cui Jian and Duanmu carried the coffin to the rented hearse. Gui Yi drove the hearse, following Cui Jian's car, to the crematorium in the suburbs.

Duanmu, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, briefed Emily in the back seat on the situation: "We can arrive at the crematorium around 5:, and the appointment time is o'clock. The lawyers are already on the way, and they will arrive at the crematorium a little after o'clock. The estimated time for evidence collection is minutes, and the evidence collection location will be in the morgue."

Emily felt that this was wrong, and her brother did not convince her, but Feidi convinced her to go against her father's wishes. She thought her behavior was wrong and felt a lot of pressure. When faced with Duanmu's explanation, she just nodded to show that she understood.

Cui Jian tilted his head, glanced at Emily in the rearview mirror, and said in English, "I grew up in the countryside, where there is a custom of performing rituals for the deceased. Rich people would hold a seven-day water and land ritual, while poor people would hold a one- or two-day ritual. There was an old man who looked down on these people who were neither monks nor Taoists. Before he died, he repeatedly warned his children not to perform rituals and not to be deceived by them. He didn't die until the children nodded their heads."

Cui Jian said: "But in the end the child still performed the ritual for three days and three nights."

Emily didn't understand and asked, "Why?"

Cui Jian said: "The old man didn't understand one thing. The ritual is not for the salvation of the dead, but for the living to see. Miss Emily, the dead are gone, please accept my condolences."

"Thank you."

There was no more talking in the car. We drove through half of the city, got on the ring road, left the city, and headed towards the Hanxiao community. The road condition was not bad, but there were no street lights, and almost no cars were visible. There were no residents on both sides of the road, and the destination crematorium also added a lot of weirdness to the trip.

6 kilometers away from the crematorium, there is a 10-meter-high hill in front and on the side. Half of it was cleared away for road construction, and the other half remained in place. Various trees grow on the remaining hill.

There was a flash of fire, and Cui Jian subconsciously turned the steering wheel. The car suddenly rushed off the road, and then with a few clanging sounds, bullets broke through the air and pierced the trunk of the car.

Duanmu shouted, "Get down." The bullet went straight to the back seat.

Then there were continuous ding-ding-ding sounds, and bullets hit the driver's door and the back door. The doors with steel plates blocked the bullets. Cui Jian took the opportunity to drive the car behind a three-meter-high earthen mound, which was about 25 meters away from the mound, separated by a road.

Duanmu warned Guiyi: "There is an attack, leave the road and look for cover to the right."

As soon as Duan and Cui left the car, they heard the sound of gunfire. The target of the shooting was the hearse, which had no bulletproof device. Gui Yi's life or death depended on prayer.

The hearse left the road and stopped behind a huge rock. Cui Duan did not rush forward. There was an open space 20 meters between the car and the hearse.

Fortunately, Gui Yi took the initiative to send a message: "I'm fine, I wasn't shot." When the car in front of her was attacked, she had enough time to prepare herself mentally. She left the road immediately and escaped.

Duanmu opened the trunk, then opened a green box and took out three night vision goggles. Ever since they were criticized by Li Ran during a certain duty, they had stored equipment in the trunk. It was not clear whether they could use it, but at least they would not let Old Li talk nonsense. Of course, the two were very grateful to Li Ran now. Without night vision goggles, in the dark night, they were no different from lambs to be slaughtered.

Emily was half-helped, half-dragged out of the car and crouched down to hide between two rocks.

Duanmu took out his cell phone and prepared to contact the outside world. With a bang, a grenade hit the top of the mound and exploded, sending gravel and sand flying everywhere.

Cui Jian leaned forward from the left side, fired three shots in quick succession, regardless of whether he saw the target or not, and then immediately retracted his body. The opponent was originally mounting a rifle grenade, and subconsciously ducked behind a bunker after hearing the gunshot. Then he knelt on one knee, adjusted the angle, and pulled the trigger. The grenade drew a parabola and fell on the right side of the car and exploded.

How to fight this? As long as the opponent is a little bit lucky, the grenade will fly to the left side of the car, that is, between the car and the earthen mound, and all three people will be reimbursed on the spot.

Cui Jian was good at indoor close combat, and didn't have many methods for outdoor mid-range combat. The area nearby was basically flat, with only some earth mounds and rocks that could be used as cover. The opponent could use rifle grenades, which meant he had an automatic rifle, probably one with night vision aiming function.

Cui Jian shouted, "What do you want? Don't shoot at every turn. Let's talk first." Cui Jian rarely speaks out, and his purpose is to make the other party speak out. In the wild environment, his judgment is not so accurate.

As soon as Cui Jiangang finished shouting, Gui Yi came under attack. Two men wearing night vision goggles surrounded Gui Yi from both sides and took turns shooting to suppress him.

After a while, Cui Jian had a clear understanding of the battlefield situation and asked, "Duanmu, is there a pile of rocks 15 meters behind us?"

Duanmu leaned against the small mound and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Cui Jian said: "You go over there and set up a triangular position to cover Gui Yi." Gui Yi and Cui Jian were on the same horizontal line. If Duanmu could retreat behind the pile of rocks and form a triangular position, Duanmu alone could prevent Gui Yi and Cui Jian from being outflanked on both sides.

Of course this was not Cui Jian’s purpose.

Duanmu never doubted Cui Jian's combat orders, so he didn't waste any words. He took a deep breath and ran away. Following his footsteps were bullets fired from the top of the hill.

Cui Jian had put his phone aside and used the camera to determine the location of the gunfire. He immediately dodged and pulled the trigger repeatedly, and the sound of gunfire from the hill disappeared. Cui Jian was not sure whether he had hit or killed the other party, but in any case, Duanmu ran behind the pile of rocks unscathed.

The two gangsters who surrounded Gui Yi were immediately restrained by Duanmu and dared not move forward. They could only find cover, one shooting at Duanmu and the other at Gui Yi. Cui Jian, who was ignored, listened to the sound, lay on the ground, raised his head and shot, holding the gun with both hands, shooting at gangster A. Gangster A was very experienced and was always on guard against Cui Jian. Cui Jian shot a few times in vain.

Duanmu connected with Li Ran: "How long will it take?"

Li Ran said: "15 minutes."

Duanmu asked: "Are you coming to collect the bodies? Why not contact the crematorium directly? They can come faster."

Li Ran explained: "You are 18 kilometers away from the nearest police station."

"Okay." Duanmu said nothing more, hung up the phone and leaned against the stone. Then he wondered: He just made a phone call, why was there no sound outside?

Duanmu switched channels: "Are you there?"

Gui Yi and Cui Jian: “Yes.”

Duanmu: "What's going on?"

"do not know."

Then they knew that two smoke bombs were thrown out, one between Cui Jian and Gui Yi, and one between Duanmu and Gui Yi, both close to Gui Yi's position.

Cui Jian understood the other party's intention at a glance: "Gui Yi, the other party is trying to outflank you. Retreat immediately after the smoke spreads, and retreat to the direction between me and Duanmu. Duanmu, after Gui Yi starts to retreat, you empty the magazine towards Gui Yi's hiding place." It was the first time I saw a gangster attacking Gui Yi. The purpose of Cui Jian and Duanmu's blind shooting in the smoke was to create a trajectory area, and the opponent had to cross one of the trajectories to catch up with Gui Yi. Gui Yi was protected by the trajectories on both sides, so he could run at full speed in the smoke.

After a while, Gui Yi saw the smoke spreading around him and said, "I'm ready."

Cui Jian said: "Run."

Two seconds later, Cui Jian said, "Fire."

Cui Jian and Duanmu pulled the trigger towards Gui Yiyuan's hiding place. As soon as a gangster approached Gui Yiyuan's hiding place, he was forced back by the bullet hitting the stone. The gangster did not panic, and turned Gui Yiyuan's hiding place into his own cover and fired blindly in the direction of Duanmu.

Gui Yi slid and fell beside Duanmu. Duanmu asked, "Did you get shot?"

Gui Yi took a deep breath and replied, "Probably not." He turned over nimbly and got behind the cover.

Cui Jian's voice came: "There was the sound of a car. Do they want Winston's body?"

The car left the road and made a sound of crushing rocks and soil. It was probably near Gui Yi's original hiding place. Cui Jian thought for a moment and guessed that their target was Winston's body. This also explained why they focused on Gui Yi. Otherwise, it could only be that the school district housing in the capital was too popular, so they hired assassins to eliminate other buyers.

Cui Jian guessed correctly by 1%. Not only are houses in high demand, but they are also expensive, and new houses require a lottery.

There was the sound of the hearse's tailgate being pried open, the sound of someone dragging the coffin, and the sound of the coffin being placed on the car. Cui Jian judged it was a pickup truck. Yes, a diesel engine, the sound of the coffin being put on, and the sound of the car's tires rolling over the rocks and soil.

Then came the sound of a car accelerating, the sound of the car returning to the road, and the sound of the car driving away.

If it was Qi Sha, Cui Jian would definitely drive after the car, but there was no need for the bodyguard. In any case, the first purpose of the bodyguard was to protect the safety of the employer, and he could not abandon Emily to chase the vehicle. Besides, the bodyguard had no right to chase the criminals. If he killed the criminals, he would have to go to jail.

"Is everything okay?" Duanmu's voice came from the headset.

Cui Jian said: "There are suspected criminals on the east hill, but we are not sure whether they are dead or alive." One possibility is that he shot the criminal dead. Another possibility is that he injured the criminal and his accomplices abandoned him. Another possibility is that he did not shoot the criminal and the criminal went down the hill and got into the car and left.

Duanmu said: "Stay alert on the spot."

……

Ten minutes later, the police arrived and found the body of a gangster on the hill. Cui Jian had no choice but to surrender his gun, call his lawyer, write a statement, go to the hospital, and return to the company to get his gun. The group met again at 10 a.m. the next day, at the hotel room where Ailimi lived.

Cui Jian greeted Emily and pulled Duanmu aside: "We've been tricked."

Nonsense, he can ambush accurately and has night combat weapons. I know I've been tricked just by moving my butt, and I know who tricked me. Duanmu pushed Cui Jian aside and said, "Miss Emily, we have explained the situation to you very clearly. The biggest suspect is Feidi. Only he has the ability to ambush us."

Emily didn't want to believe it: "He is just a businessman, and his advice is the best advice for me."

Duanmu said: "But it is not in his interest. He has the remains of Mr. Winston. He can negotiate not only with you brothers and sisters, but also with mother and son."

Cui Jian approached Gui Yi: "What's going on?" Things had already happened, and there was no need for Duanmu to conflict with his employer. After all, it was not a VIP nor his father who was lost.

Gui Yi whispered, "Emily contacted Feidi, who thought Hancheng was dangerous and suggested that she return to France as soon as possible. Duanmu believed that Feidi's strength in Hancheng was limited, and Emily should not leave Hancheng immediately, but should use the Ye family to put pressure on the police and go all out to hunt for the remains."

Gui Yi said: "As the victim, once Emily leaves Korea, the police will shift the focus of the investigation from the body to the gunman."

Cui Jian asked: "Will Feidi take the body away?"

Gui Yi said: "He said it's possible. The body was abducted in South Korea, and the DNA test done in South Korea is illegal evidence." For example, if you eat flour at home, and the police break into your house without legal procedures and catch you eating flour, in this case, many countries will deny the fact that you ate flour. This is because the police obtained the evidence of your eating flour through illegal behavior.

Gui Yi said: "Duanmu speculated that Feidi would decide how to deal with the body after the business was settled. If Feidi reached an agreement with Emily's brother, Feidi would dispose of the body. If Feidi reached an agreement with the mother and son, Feidi would hand the body over to the police. Since the body was involved in a murder case, the police would definitely keep the body's DNA for inspection, so that it could be used as a reference for the mother-son blood relationship identification."

Cui Jian understood the situation and stepped forward to stop Duanmu, saying in Korean: "Your behavior has exceeded the bottom line of a bodyguard. Translated into English: If someone insists on jumping into the pit, it's none of your business."

Duanmu and Cui Jian walked aside and explained, "Feidi was tricked by Xue Bing, and almost all of his European assets were swallowed up by Xue Bing. This salted fish that was originally beaten to death on the beach and could only survive by relying on Luke's past friendship, now has the ability to turn things around with just a few phone calls."

Cui Jian said: "This is a good thing. Fiddy is busy with business in Europe, and your Dolan can meet Luke safely."

Duanmu said: "Do you have a brain full of tofu? Originally, they had very little money, and the mercenaries and assassins they could buy were very limited. Now that they have turned things around, they have more capital to give it a try."

Cui Jian: "The inheritance is not that fast. Dolan and Luke met on New Year's Day, and today is the 28th."

Duanmu: "You can get a loan of 2 million, but you need to get a loan of 20 million, and the bank manager will definitely not agree. However, when the bank manager learns that you will marry Ye Lan next year, he will lend you 200 million, not to mention 20 million. The original risk level of the New Year's Day meeting was only B-level, but now it may be upgraded to A-level, or even higher. Don't underestimate the final madness of a gambler. If Emily stays in Hancheng, with the help of Ye Wen, the police will have a high probability of finding the body in a short time."

Duanmu: "The police are now investigating not the bodies, but the guns and criminals, focusing on tracking down the dead criminals' living circles, social circles, communication records, browsing records, etc. Feidi has little time to act, lacks a foundation in Hancheng, and lacks a safe house. Although I can't say it is absolute, I think as long as the police focus on the bodies, they will be able to find them quickly."

Cui Jian asked: "Why are you explaining so much to me? If you have time to talk to her, just keep talking to her."

Duanmu suddenly had the urge to slap Cui Jian to death. How could he not care about anything? In the New Year's Day project, Feidi was the imaginary enemy of the project.

Duanmu contacted Ye Wen, but Ye Wen didn't care who the inheritance fell into. He took care of Emily out of consideration for the little affection Winston left. Ye Wen was not interested in Fidei's interception of the body because he was not optimistic about the future of France and did not plan to do business in France.

Thinking of Feidi, Duanmu always thinks of a saying: A centipede is still alive even after death.

(End of this chapter)