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Chapter 340 - 236 Tools Can Be Replaced, So Can People_2

Chapter 340: Chapter 236 Tools Can Be Replaced, So Can People_2

The security door leading to the underground core area bore signs of a violent break-in.

However, it seemed that because it had been twisted and deformed by the shockwave of an explosion, the invaders failed to successfully breach it.

In the end, all were killed on the spot by the security personnel who had promptly arrived, and now their bodies lay near the security door.

The majority of the security personnel were inspecting the explosion site to ensure absolute safety.

The remaining few were either finishing off the invaders with additional stabs and recording their facial information or interrogating the few invaders who had been purposefully left alive.

Although the emergency had been resolved quickly, Abba Lerner’s overwhelming majority of armed forces deployed around the area had proved effective.

But Abba Lerner acutely pieced together the severity of the situation from these bits of information.

He realized

that while this invasion was not a premeditated, prepared attack, it was absolutely an assault meant to kill him.

Although the attackers did not quite understand the layout here, thus the explosion they created momentarily destroyed the safety door leading to the underground area and hindered their further actions.

Although they had not anticipated Abba Lerner having so many armed forces hidden around.

But these guys...

clearly meant to strike hard!

As an old hand in worldly society, he saw from a series of images coming from the security personnel cleaning up the site just how unusually powerful the ground explosion had been.

That was definitely not some minor mischief or warning but an attack with the intent to kill in one blow.

Abba Lerner couldn’t help feeling indignant.

However, since the security personnel were still dealing with the scene, he stayed underground and did not go up.

Before long,

the security personnel on the communication channel quickly sent back results from their identification of the corpses and the interrogation of the survivors to Abba Lerner.

Abba Lerner stared at this intelligence with widened eyes, his gaze filled with anger and enlightenment.

His anger because,

according to the field inspection and analysis reports, the explosive used was indeed massively powerful, meant for killing him, Abba Lerner.

His enlightenment was because

the invaders all turned out to be "acquaintances."

They were minions of another local tyrant from an area near Laoag.

Recently, because he had continuously scaled back his own business causing his power to decline, that local tyrant had indeed been coveting his position.

So, it wasn’t surprising that this guy wanted to bring him, Abba Lerner, down.

Or more accurately said,

this guy was definitely one of those most eager to see him, Abba Lerner, dead.

After all, Abba Lerner had been following Lord Chen Yun’s orders, constantly divesting and dismantling interests and powers related to gambling, drugs, and the underworld.

This had caused his power to become increasingly thin.

Such self-mutilating acts were definitely seen as meat on the bone, tempting anyone who looked at it.

So, the local tyrant from the neighboring area had long been coveting him.

Having people track him and then trying to bring about his death seemed indeed within reason.

Thinking this, Abba Lerner’s anger was clearly shown.

He himself... had nearly died!

Just as he was about to pound the table and roar,

he suddenly stopped as his gaze caught the laptop on the table.

Abba Lerner suddenly realized.

That Lord had been here before.

Now...

he might still be here!

If so,

his current state must look quite disgraceful in the eyes of the Lord!

Cold sweat instantly appeared on his back.

Abba Lerner took a deep breath, trying to calm himself, knowing it would be unwise to lose composure in front of Lord Chen Yun.

He hastily kneeled toward the laptop, bowed his head to hide his fearful expression, and said loudly, feigning composure,

"Lord, the invaders have been identified as competitors from near the Laoag area, seemingly displeased with my recent business adjustments, attempting to track and eliminate me, but their plan has failed."

While speaking, sweat beaded on his forehead.

But Abba Lerner dared not make any movement, instead frantically calculating in his mind.

How to explain this series of events to Lord Chen Yun, that it wasn’t entirely his fault,

and how to present his strategies for the future to avoid appearing incompetent.

But seeing no reaction from the laptop for a long while,

Abba Lerner couldn’t afford to guess whether he was professing loyalty to thin air.

All he knew was that he, bearing the Life and Death Talisman within him, was still alive and still had an opportunity to prove himself.

So after a moment of contemplation, he spoke again.

"I have already arranged for personnel to clean up the scene and to enhance the security measures at all entrances. Additionally, to prevent similar incidents in future, I am initiatin"}}

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