Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 363 - 362: The Ghost’s Comrade

Chapter 363: Chapter 362: The Ghost’s Comrade

"What should we do? Brother Tian, since you know the prescription is fake, why didn’t you make them hand over the real one?" Liu Wenxing asked, puzzled.

Li Wenxuan, Lu Jia, and others also didn’t understand what good a fake prescription would do.

"You think the Japanese are that dumb? If he insists the prescription is real, what can you do? Even if you killed him, it wouldn’t solve anything," Lin Tian explained.

His x-ray vision was his biggest secret, and it was difficult to explain to them. Seeing that they were still worried, Lin Tian continued, "Don’t worry, every prescription follows certain principles of medicine. Even if they’ve changed it, based on these principles, I can spot the fakes at a glance. So, it won’t be hard to deduce the real prescription."

"I see, Brother Tian is really impressive," Liu Wenxing said with a laugh.

In reality, Lin Tian didn’t understand much about medical principles at all. To deduce the real prescription from a mix of true and false would require a truly skilled doctor with thorough knowledge and rich experience. Lin Tian knew he was far from that level, and he only said this to reassure Liu Wenxing and the others.

"Boss, your gold wire." Lu Jia took off the golden wire and handed it over to Lin Tian.

Lin Tian received it and wound it back around his wrist, this being an antique Golden Needle, not something to be lost.

"Boss, what should we do with these things left by the Japanese on the table?" Lu Jia asked once more for instructions.

"I’ll take the medicine bottle. As for the rest, you figure out what to do with them. Given how wimpy they were, they won’t have the face to come back for them," Lin Tian said, then went about collecting his phone, wallet, and finally stored away the bottle of medicine powder.

This medicine powder was already a finished product which would come in handy for future research. Lin Tian remembered the Japanese had also used medicine in the form of pills, indicating that the final product could be made into various forms as needed. Liquids were easy to ingest but not convenient to carry, whereas solid powder or pills were much more portable.

"Got it," Lu Jia nodded, then instructed the waitstaff to clean the table.

"Wenxing, you go hang out with them. I’m going to deal with my mouth. I can handle spicy food, but if I kissed a girl, I’m afraid she’d pass out from the heat," Lin Tian joked with a sly smile.

Liu Wenxing and a few other guys started sniggering at his comment, looking back and forth between Lin Tian and Lu Jia, which caused Lu Jia to blush, purse her red lips, and avoid looking at Lin Tian.

"You guys, don’t bully our Manager Lu, or else she’ll get the whip and chili oil treatment," Lin Tian warned the sniggering men, pretending to admonish them.

"Haha, Brother Tian, rest assured. Keep the whip and chili oil for yourself, it’s quite energizing," Li Wenxuan joined in the teasing, pushing things in an increasingly outrageous direction.

You shameless guys, Lin Tian responded with a middle finger, showing his contempt before turning and heading upstairs. He was indeed going to take care of the spiciness in his mouth; the flavor was stronger than the smell of alcohol, and without treating it, it would be impossible to talk too much with others.

Lin Tian rinsed his mouth with lemon water, drank some yogurt, and rinsed several more times, struggling for half an hour. Although the spiciness was still there, he finally got rid of the smell. Bored and sucking on a yogurt bottle, he wondered when those two guys would come back when suddenly, he had a hunch.

Speak of the devil and he shall appear, Lin Tian thought with amusement. Tossing away the yogurt, he quickly moved to the rooftop. Just then, two figures had just jumped over the railing. It was Rossi and Ghost, the very two Lin Tian had been waiting for.

"Brother Tian, we’re back," Rossi said respectfully.

"You two really know how to pick your way, ignoring the perfectly good door and choosing to climb up instead," Lin Tian said helplessly.

"We just got excited and decided to race up, but I still lost to Rossi by a bit," Ghost explained, then sniffed and asked curiously, "Brother Tian, why do I smell Naga Viper on you?"

Rossi also took a sniff, apparently also detecting the scent. These two had noses sharper than a dog’s, which left Lin Tian quite speechless. He could only recount the incident that had happened at the bar to them.

"It is a bit strange that the Japanese want the bar," Ghost said with a frown, pondering before adding, "But if the Japanese have some plan in mind, a bar is indeed the perfect place to gather information. With all sorts of people coming and going, and considering the Night Rose Bar’s popularity, it’s not surprising they want to take over."

"Are you saying the Japanese are looking to use the bar as an intelligence-gathering site?" Lin Tian thought to himself and asked, "Have you heard about an organization in Xikou City called the Sun Shadow Association recently?"

"Sun Shadow Association?" Both Rossi and Ghost wore puzzled expressions, clearly having never heard of it.

"Never heard of it," Ghost shook his head, and Rossi did the same.

"If you don’t know, then never mind. By the way, why did you guys come back so late? With Ghost’s connections, registering a company should not be difficult, right?" Lin Tian asked, changing the subject.

"We finished the registration process a while ago," Rossi said as he took out the documents and handed them to Lin Tian before adding, "But Ghost and I went to meet some of his former comrades."

Lin Tian was startled. If Ghost had been a mercenary, then his comrades must also have been mercenaries, right?

Ghost nodded in explanation, "They were teammates from my mercenary days, and I was their captain. They stopped working as mercenaries after I left, only occasionally accepting some bodyguard jobs."

"Brother Tian, Ghost says that a security company can’t only consist of people with our kind of special abilities. We also need people with various levels of prowess. Otherwise, the state might misunderstand our purpose in setting up the security company and it could cause trouble sooner or later. Anyway, some tasks don’t require our intervention, so we went to meet Ghost’s former teammates in the hope they would join Tianxuan Special Security," Rossi continued with the purpose of their meeting.

"Hmm, I’ve considered this issue before, but the trouble was finding trustworthy people. How about their loyalty?" Lin Tian asked prudently, not getting overly excited by the good news.

Among mercenaries, there was a mix of good and bad, and if they recruited someone of dubious character, it could mean trouble, maybe even getting stabbed in the back. Lin Tian was not afraid for himself, but if they were supposed to be protecting his friends and betrayed them, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Brother Tian, don’t worry. Their character is solid, and they are all from Huaxia. They served in the regular Huaxia military before. After they were discharged, family tragedies led them to reluctantly join the mercenaries. They are all honorable men," Ghost reassured Lin Tian, aware of his concerns and speaking to the teammates’ background.

Having served in the regular Huaxia military was a sign of good pedigree. Lin Tian was reassured. For Tianxuan Special Security to grow, it was necessary to recruit more talent.

"However, they do have some requests," Ghost said, glancing at Lin Tian.

"What requests?" Lin Tian asked, understanding that it was normal for talented individuals to have demands.

"I told them that Tianxuan Special Security’s boss is even tougher than me, but they didn’t believe it and want some kind of verification," Ghost said with an odd expression.

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