The Beautiful Boss's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 240

Chapter 240: 240

"It’s an empty gun, no bullets."

Qin Gui waved the handgun, then staggered to Liu Liyue’s side and stood still, but the mocking expression on his face never faded, as if Luo Liang was nothing more than an ant, to be crushed and killed at will.

The blood-red crescent-shaped liuli that was as long as a palm was now smooth and shiny from being played with. Liu Liyue looked coldly at the dog king, who still had his eyes tightly shut, and said, "If you don’t open your eyes now, don’t mind me making sure you’ll never be able to again."

The moment the words fell, Luo Liang’s eyes snapped open, bulging like brass bells, a strenuous sight to see.

Liu Liyue didn’t bother with these; to stay alive, anything could be done. In the face of the Grim Reaper, everything can be discarded, anything at all.

"Let me make one thing clear first: I’m not sent by anyone; no one can assign me any tasks. Now, tell me what I want to know. Why are you meddling with Ye Tian’s affairs?"

"Who are you?"

"Answer my question."

"You tell me who you are first, otherwise, I won’t say."

The blood-red liuli crescent in Liu Liyue’s hand spun even faster, "Northern Commerce Association, Liu Liyue."

Startled, then a face of shock, followed by a wave of dejection.

Liu Liyue, a name known by all but seldom seen in person. She is the woman who overturned the longstanding rule of the Commerce Association of passing leadership only to males. Everyone knows that her ascent to the chairmanship was due in large part to Jia Dafang’s vigorous support, who even stood up in the election meeting and insisted it had to be her!

This was a person with an impressive background!

After some thought, weighing the pros and cons, Luo Liang answered honestly, "With Zhang Xiayang dead, everyone wants to break away and be their own boss - that’s the better option. But we all know that Ye Tian has many masters around him, and he himself is no slouch; we could have killed him, but decided to use the most cost-effective method."

"The most cost-effective? You mean trading time for victory, right?"

"That’s right. I only have a dog fighting arena, with only two dog fights a week, but his bar is different, valuing sustainable operation and stability, so if I send people to harass them, just keeping him busy will achieve my goal."

"That’s quite clever. So you’ve got it all planned out?"

Luo Liang nodded, "With Chen Pingrui dead, what we feared the most was Zhang Xiayang, after all, he was the Chen family’s second man. But now even Zhang Xiayang is gone, Zheng Xinru threw everything at Ye Tian, that’s that. He’s now the second man of the Chen family, in the future he’ll be in charge of everything. With Zhen Yulin dead, anyone with a brain knows what happened. Now that he’s gone too, my arena is clearly the next target; if he’s bound to move against me, why shouldn’t I..."

"Well, I’m telling you now, don’t lay a finger on Ye Tian again, ever. And don’t think knowing someone from the Sanqing Sect will give you peace of mind; you don’t understand the depth of this organization. Don’t overestimate yourself, and don’t think your cooperation will always be smooth. I can tell you responsibly, the Sanqing Sect is not something you can touch; you’ll regret it too late when it comes down to it."

She picked up the tea Qin Gui had poured for her and took a sip, the fragrance spreading in her mouth.

"I don’t know the Sanqing Sect, I’m just working for someone else. If I don’t do it, I’ll die even faster," Luo Liang said through clenched teeth, clearly indicating that whoever made him do it wasn’t exactly a good person.

"Who is he?"

Luo Liang shook his hand, "You can’t beat her."

"Tell me, who is it?" Qin Gui raised the gun to his forehead; this time, there really were bullets in the gun.

"She is... Tan Xiao." Luo Liang lowered his head, uncertain whether what he said was right or wrong.

The blood-red liuli crescent spun and jumped in her hand, the image freezing at the moment her lips curled into a cold smile.

For Liu Liyue, who had forcefully ascended to the top of the Northern Commerce Association, no one could threaten her; the north of Noda would not change because of one or two people, and even if there were changes, they could almost be ignored. But it was different for the Commerce Association. Liu Liyue, even the reason Jia Dafang had supported her to the top, cherished this opportunity. She was not the naive woman who believed in love and struggle; to her, who had tasted all the hardships and warmth of human relations, anyone could be a partner, or an enemy.

"Where is she? How did she find you?"

Sweat beads on Luo Liang’s forehead never ceased, as if all the water inside him was being squeezed out through the skin’s pores of that area, but his hands were immovable, watched by the pair, with his life hanging in the balance.

"I’m just a nobody, those people I brought in temporarily. She said it was best to find some foreigners; they cause greater trouble, and the bigger the commotion, the better."

"Go on. The more, the better." Liu Liyue asked with an unflappably calm demeanor, keeping the liuli crescent spinning in her hand.

"With Chen Pingrui dead, Zhang Xiayang dead, and the Liu Family in disarray, the previously tense balance of power in Tianhe City has been broken; it’s an opportune moment she would not pass up. Watching Ye Tian rampantly consolidating power, anyone would be envious."

"Did she tell you this?" Liu Liyue’s brows lifted, her sharp look making the man with the side-parted hair across from her tighten up, his heart racing.

"I’m just a guy who runs a dog show; how could they possibly tell me all this? It’s all my own guesses. But, I reckon it’s not far off. Everybody in the underworld knows the Tan Family has a female general who can find gaps and greatly leverage the small; no one is a match for her. She’s wanted to make a move on Tianhe for a long time, such a big piece of meat, no one wants to let go, but the half-empire jointly held by the Chen and Liu families isn’t easily shaken. Anyway, the Tan Family has been steady and not overly rash for years. So, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, she definitely won’t let it pass, actually..."

"She’s not in Tianhe?" Liu Liyue interjected, interrupting Luo Liang.

Luo Liang paused and shook his head, "I don’t know, but... I heard foreign voices in her phone calls, she might not be in the country..."

The liuli crescent abruptly stopped in her palm, its crisp sound especially loud in the cramped study, Qin Gui frowned slightly, his fingertip increasing pressure on the trigger.