Chapter 410 The changing situation
Duanmu began to explain that a lot of the content was just speculation and guesswork.

Luke and his successor, Hoshino, have a conflict. Luke's style of doing things is definitely not so impetuous. He is better at killing the other party silently. But why is Hoshino so radical? The Knights have no answer yet.

The general process is: Bingci has the evidence, and from a legal point of view, he cannot take Duanmu down, so Xingye gives them an idea to let the Knights take the blame, forcing the Knights to cut off their arms and abandon Duanmu. In this way, the Knights have a stain, after all, one of their main members is involved in terrorism.

The problem is that Duanmu escaped the criminals and the police, which made Bingci hesitate to produce the evidence. Without the cooperation of the witness Duanmu, the evidence would not stand. If Duanmu was caught, would he surrender? The Knights got a recording of the incident, and Xingye promised that if they handed the person over to him within 48 hours, he would guarantee that Duanmu would cooperate.

What did Hoshino do to get Duanmu to cooperate? One can't help but think of Hoshino's identity. Hoshino's full name is Jiro Hoshino, an Australian-Japanese, and the chairman of the Hoshino Group. The largest business of the Hoshino Group is iron ore, and few people know that the Hoshino Group also has a medical research institute.

This research institute is well-known in the industry and has undertaken experimental, analytical and statistical work for many large pharmaceutical companies.

Dolan speculated that the Hoshino Medical Research Institute might be researching banned drugs. Such psychotropic drugs are not uncommon in some industries, especially in the intelligence system. Many years ago, there were rumors of truth serum drugs, and there were real torture drugs that magnified the pain many times. Such drugs cannot cure diseases, but only have their own special uses.

Since the Knights did not pay attention to the Hoshino Research Institute before, they did not have much information about it. Through the fragmentary intelligence, Dolan speculated that the Hoshino Research Institute might specialize in drugs with special uses.

From this, Dolan thought of the technology of cyborgs.

Currently, there are two copies of the cyborg technology circulating, one in the hands of the Knights and one in the hands of Luke. Duanmu once conveyed a message to Cui Jian on behalf of the captain of the special forces, saying that they would not use this technology, and that they mastered the technology to use it to restrain Luke's technology. In the future, when Luke studies cyborgs, they can use the technology they master to destroy the cyborg effect, so that the cyborg technology cannot meet expectations and cannot be put into mass production.

At the same time, the Special Service Knights have been planning to take away Luke's technology. One of the conditions for protecting Akiko in Osaka was that Luke handed over the technology for free, but unfortunately it ended in failure. Duanmu told Cui Jian that as a family member of the cyborg victim, he promised that once he got Luke's technology, he would destroy both copies of the technology.

Li Ran asked, "Do you think Xingye is planning to mass-produce cyborgs? What does that have to do with the Knights?"

Duanmu said: "One of the conditions of the Osaka Akiko Project is that Luke hand over the cyborg technology. Maybe there is some misunderstanding between Hoshino and Luke."

Li Ran said: "It doesn't seem like a misunderstanding. Xingye either thinks that you will interfere with the mass production of cyborgs, or that you are competitors of cyborgs."

Duanmu said seriously: "Maybe you are wrong."

Li Ran: “Oh?”

Duanmu smiled bitterly, "It's not either or, but probably both. Xingye probably thought we wanted to monopolize the cyborg technology, so when he learned there was such a great opportunity to discredit the Knights, he spared no effort to advance the plan. In any case, the Xingye Group is a legal business group, and gray gangs like the Knights always have a poor social reputation."

Li Ran said: "Don't you think Xingye looks down on you guys?"

Duanmu asked: "Manager Li, do you want to ask about our counterattack plan?"

Li Ran: “I didn’t say that.”

Duanmu: "I'm sorry, I really don't know the counterattack plan."

……

The Xingye Group is very large, and the chairman's wealth is not inferior to that of the Ye family. Since its main business of iron ore has a certain strategic meaning, Xingye is not only engaged in business, but also involved in politics.

Duanmu: "According to our investigation, Xingye once supported a Nigerian warlord to take power and used this to maintain friendly relations with the Nigerian government. Xingye took a piece of land from the warlord and formed an armed force of 40-80 people loyal to Xingye."

Cui Jian was puzzled: "Why? Can 80 people conquer the world?"

Duanmu explained: "No, these dozens of people are Xingye's business swordsmen, and they also act as thugs. The most important point is that Xingye has always been thinking about Luke's inheritance. Akiko is not well-known in Japan and does not have enough financial resources. Xingye is well-known in Australia and Japan, has strong financial resources and ambitions. If he wants to get Luke's inheritance, he needs strong trusted thugs."

Duanmu said: "Others who get Luke's legacy can't cause much trouble, but Xingye is different. He and Luke have different ideas. He has always advocated provoking wars in East Asia. Many wars originate from small-scale frictions, so Xingye needs his own private soldiers to create friction."

Duanmu: "For example, South Korean fishermen went to the Japanese waters to fish, and the Japanese Self-Defense Forces drove away the fishing boats. The fishing boats were equipped with bombs in advance and were blown up. Who would believe the Self-Defense Forces if they said it was not them? South Korea has a deep anti-Japanese mass base, and the Blue House was elected by the masses, so at least they have to do some face-saving projects and send warships to patrol the sea, which will inevitably lead to a face-to-face encounter with the Self-Defense Forces. If they make another move at this time, a warship will be sunk. Not to mention the outbreak of war, at least the diplomatic relations between the two sides will be downgraded by two levels, which will cause turmoil in the financial and trade relations between the two sides."

Duanmu: "These people in the Blue House have a weakness. For example, the president determined today based on intelligence that the chicken is a male, but he didn't expect it to be a smokescreen by Luke, and the chicken is actually a female. Tomorrow the president knows the truth, but for the sake of his own face, he will insist on determining that the chicken is a male."

This time Cui Jian understood and said, "It's true. The emperor did this to consolidate his rule and prove that he never makes mistakes."

Duanmu said: "We are currently unable to contact Luke and do not know the specific situation on his side. If Xingye eventually takes over Luke's position, it will not be a good thing for East Asia or even Asia. With Xingye's financial resources and ambitions, the first thing he will do is definitely to mass-produce cyborgs."

Cui Jian thought for a long time and said, "According to your analysis, you are no longer worth being assassinated."

Duanmu nodded: "But it is worth being kidnapped."

Cui Jian asked: "Is your Knights' intelligence system reliable?"

Duanmu asked: "How do you say that?"

Cui Jian said: "From the attack we encountered a few days ago, the enemy did not come to kidnap you, but wanted to kill you."

Duanmu replied: "We have analyzed the problem you mentioned. They don't necessarily need me alive, but they can't let me leave alive. The evidence provided by Bingci started with me. If I die, I won't be able to defend myself. Bingci will probably launch an investigation into the Knights. This should be Bingci's plan B."

Gui Yi interrupted and asked, "Is it true that your Knights are colluding with the Seven Killers?"

Duanmu looked at Guiyi, who carefully picked up the cup to drink tea, looking away. Her thoughts: It is difficult to frame the Knights for such a big thing by fabricating a false accusation. After being in the team for a long time, she did not learn Duanmu's method of thinking, but learned Cui Jian's simple and crude thinking method.

Cui Jian also showed a suspicious look. Duanmu opened his mouth and said "ah" for a long time: "Maybe there are some financial transactions, maybe some tools were provided to them."

"tool."

"Okay, it's a weapon." Duanmu straightened his chest: "This also indirectly shows the justice of our Knights Order and has made its own contribution to combating transnational human trafficking."

Cui Jian concluded: "The Knights cannot withstand in-depth investigation." Duanmu thought for a while and said: "To be precise, it will implicate some people, we will lose a certain amount of strength, and pollute some of our assets. It's not much, about 15%, the impact is not that big."

Cui Jiandao: "15% may lead to more people and things, unless your captain has the courage to cut off 15%. But if your captain is really so cruel and ruthless, it will shake the foundation of the Knights."

For example, this matter involves A, who has followed the captain for many years, and it is because of the captain's decision that A is involved. The captain can either get rid of A and shut him up forever, or have A dug out and tortured. After all, Bing Ci has learned to collude with the gangsters.

The captain killed A, which meant that he abandoned his own people and did not trust them.

If the captain doesn't kill A, A might betray the core information of the Knights.

Duanmu said: "So I can't be kidnapped."

Cui Jian said: "Don't worry, we can't guarantee your life or death, but we can definitely guarantee that they can't take you away alive."

Duanmu looked at Cui Jian speechlessly. Cui Jian said, "Don't get me wrong, I abide by the law. What I mean is that with you as a shield, I am confident that I can defeat any enemy that comes."

Duanmu: "Unless the shield dies."

Gui Yi interrupted again: "I think Cui Jian is right."

Duanmu: "What is right?" The child went to play aside.

Gui Yi said, "Cui Jian said that the attack a few days ago did not seem like an attempt to kidnap you."

Duanmu sighed and said helplessly: "Gui Yi, your network delay is too severe, drink your tea well."

Gui Yi shut up: "Oh."

Since Duanmu was only worth kidnapping, Cui Jian felt a lot more relaxed. In the past, many people wanted to kidnap his employer, but now most of them have been reincarnated.

Gui Yi was not so optimistic. She felt that if Bing Ci colluded with the criminals once, there would definitely be a second time. The belt can only get looser and looser, not tighter and tighter. The Hancheng members of the Knights were ordered not to leave Hancheng at will and were under judicial surveillance, which meant that their only reinforcements were the company 25 kilometers away.

At Gui Yi's suggestion, everyone moved to the basement floor instead of the first floor as Cui Jian proposed.

The underground floor is about 15 square meters. From the first floor, you can reach a -meter-long and -meter-wide passageway without any shelter. Opposite this passageway is the guard room. To enter the underground floor, you must pass through the guard room. The guard room is made of bulletproof and explosion-proof materials and has shooting holes installed.

Behind the guard room is the living area, which has rooms, beds, a swimming pool, and an exhaust and sewage system connected to the second underground floor.

"The company is really rich." Cui Jian sat in the guard room, looking around, feeling that it was very advanced. He asked Duanmu: "What is this button?"

Duanmu took the tablet and read the instructions, saying, "Don't move, this is a physical alarm. Once the criminals cut off our power and communications, we can send out a distress signal through the physical alarm."

Cui Jian asked: "What is a physical alarm?"

Duanmu replied: "I don't know."

Gui Yi guessed: "It should be a firework flying up and exploding over the villa."

Duanmu said: "Don't touch the buttons that can only be pressed to destroy the cover. First, find out the location of each surveillance camera."

There are 24 displays installed in the wall, all with night vision effects, and some alarm cameras are equipped with infrared thermal detection systems.

After Cui Jian got familiar with the operation, he said, "If you can be kidnapped even in this way, I will slap myself 200 times."

Duanmu said: "The criminals kidnapped Ye Lan and asked you to hand me over?"

Cui Jian: "Why bother asking a question that makes you uncomfortable? Compared to her, slapping me in the face is nothing."

Gui Yi gives a thumbs up.

There is a kitchen on the first floor, but it is small and the range hood is not very powerful, so Cui Jian went back to the kitchen on the first floor to prepare dinner. After half an hour, Gui Yi came up because she was too depressed. Ten minutes later, Duanmu also came up.

As night fell, Cui Jian stayed on the first floor to keep watch, while Gui Yi and Duanmu returned to the basement. The only light left on in and outside the villa was in Cui Jian's room. The curtains in this room were very thick, so no light could be seen from outside. This room was also where the stairs leading to the basement were located.

In the villa community, the safe house is closest to the cliff. The two nearby villas are uninhabited. When the lights in the safe house are turned off, the whole area is plunged into darkness. Only the dim street lights on the main road can guide the uninvited guests.

After half a month of rest, Yi Er Merck re-equipped and led his men to Hancheng. After several confrontations, Merck felt a little scared when facing Dayin Security, but the other party gave too much, and several people died in the church last time, so he needed a large sum of compensation, so he accepted the commission.

After observing the villa safe house through the drone, Merck was silent. First, it was impossible to get close to it, and there were alarms everywhere. Second, the internal structure was completely unknown. Third, the opponent was an old rival, the Duanmu team.

The first battle between the two sides was in Osaka, and Merck won and successfully killed Akiko, but the gangster paid a heavy price and the gangster escaped unscathed. The second battle was in the church, and Merck suffered heavy losses and lost an ear, while the gangster was safe and sound. Now it is the third time, whether from a metaphysical or scientific perspective, Merck believes that he does not deserve the commission.

There was a disagreement in the Blood Moon. After Merck explained the current situation to the gang, there were two opinions in the Blood Moon. In the end, Merck and seven others gave up the commission. Xiaohuo and others will continue to entrust the task. Although Xiaohuo loves money, he is not a brainless person. Merck helped him contact the catcher of the killer group. In addition, Chunque, the third of the three killer gangs, was invited by the Avengers to establish contact with Xiaohuo and the catcher.

Among the three major killer gangs, Blood Moon and Catcher are the largest. They are divided into core members and outer members. The core members are distributed in various continents. After receiving an order, they integrate the manpower in the area to do the work. When they encounter a big order, they will gather the wolf pack together.

Chunque is a professional killer gang, and there are many differences between them and the Blood Moon Catcher. First, they only have a dozen people. Second, Chunque members are basically lone wolves, and there are also small teams of two or three people, but they never go out in groups. Third, the Blood Moon and the Catcher are more like a gang, and Chunque is just a middleman. Fourth, relatively speaking, the Blood Moon and the Catcher are better at multi-person cooperation, while Chunque is good at fighting alone.

(End of this chapter)