Chapter 249 Brazenly Arriving
"Ah Kun, you're here, that's great!"
Yang Shiwei looked around and saw a young man with blond hair, dressed in a casual suit, rushing over with a hundred or so thugs.
"Duan Kun?"
Seeing the newcomer, Su Zhanyun frowned.
He recognized the man; this blond-haired youth was named Duan Kun, who had once smuggled goods across the Frontier and was notoriously famous before the officials took notice.
In one of the arrest operations, Duan Kun was surrounded by a thousand officials but managed to carve his way out with a trail of blood and miraculously survived.
Rumor had it, that night at least three hundred of the enforcers were either dead or injured, creating a huge stir; thus, Duan Kun was also honored as the Border War God.
After being targeted by the authorities, Duan Kun realized smuggling on the Frontier was no longer viable, so he came to Central Plains and mingled in the Gray Zone.
Noticing Duan Kun was brave and strategic, Yang Shiwei secretly subdued him and groomed him into a super enforcer, unleashing him whenever there was trouble.
Duan Kun was ruthless and brutal; over the years, countless people who crossed Yang Shiwei ended up secretly killed by him.
Duan Kun dashed forward with the speed of an arrow, helping Yang Shiwei up from the ground and asked with concern, "President Yang, are you alright?"
"Fat chance! Do I look alright to you?" Yang Shiwei scolded with a dark face.
Having been punched in the face by Su Zhanyun, one of his molars was forcibly knocked out, and then he took a kick from Su Zhanyun.
If it weren't for Duan Kun's timely arrival, he would likely have been beaten to the ground by Su Zhanyun and the others.
Scolded by Yang Shiwei, Duan Kun's expression turned cold, clearly dissatisfied with Yang Shiwei's attitude, but given that Yang Shiwei was his boss, Duan Kun had to swallow the resentment due to the oppression of rank.
After sizing up Su Zhanyun carefully, Duan Kun said with a grim face, "You look somewhat familiar. Don't tell me you're that foreman called Su Zhanyun?"
"That's me!" Su Zhanyun did not hide it. Find your next read at empire
"So it is you!"
Duan Kun's expression turned chillier, having worked under Yang Shiwei, he was very familiar with his character.
There were many foremen working under Yang Shiwei over the years, but Su Zhanyun had especially caught Duan Kun's attention because he was a former soldier, who, if he turned hostile, could pose a threat to him someday.
Immediately, Duan Kun turned to Yang Shiwei and said unceremoniously, "President Yang, killing him will cost an extra three million!"
"What? An extra three million? Duan Kun, are you robbing me?" Yang Shiwei erupted upon hearing this.
Although he seemed to be Duan Kun's boss, their relationship was more akin to a partnership.
When Duan Kun first came to Central Plains, Yang Shiwei, finding him agreeable, privately arranged a meeting to talk.
Back then, he made a deal with Duan Kun: he would finance Duan Kun's thugs, and in return, Duan Kun had to intervene without refusal whenever needed.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Of course, Duan Kun wasn't a fool; he made it clear to Yang Shiwei that while he would follow Yang Shiwei's orders, killing a somewhat famous person would cost an additional two million in fees.
Though two million was not a small sum, it was trivial for Yang Shiwei.
Hence, without a second thought, Yang Shiwei agreed.
Following their agreement, they cooperated for many years, but now, to Yang Shiwei's fury, Duan Kun was demanding an extra three million outright.
"President Yang, that's not how you should speak! Although this Su Zhanyun is a nobody, I've done my research. He has a strong following and, being a former Frontier Soldier, is not easy to deal with!"
Duan Kun laid out Su Zhanyun's background, paused, and continued, "Moreover, you are quite wealthy, President Yang, so you shouldn't miss these three million, right? If you think it's too much, I'll take my guys and leave right now!"
"Stop right there!"
Seeing Duan Kun truly intending to leave, Yang Shiwei panicked.
Right now, his only hope was Duan Kun; if Duan Kun decisively left, Su Zhanyun, if provoked, could beat him almost to death.
"President Yang, it looks like you agree?" Duan Kun said with a mocking smile.
Yang Shiwei nodded, "Fine! I agree! Just help me kill Su Zhanyun and his people, and I'll have five million transferred to your account immediately!"
"That's the spirit, President Yang!" Hearing this, Duan Kun stared at Su Zhanyun with a menacing face.
The next moment, with a fierce look, Yang Shiwei commanded, "Su Zhanyun, you're seeking your own death, so don't blame me for being heartless! Duan Kun, kill him for me!"
"Yes, President Yang!"
With due respect, Duan Kun responded, suddenly waving his hand and yelling, "Attack, and take them down!"
"Charge!!!"
At Duan Kun's command, the hordes of underlings behind him, their faces twisted ferociously, pulled out baseball bats and steel pipes, and rushed towards Su Zhanyun and his group at once.
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"Not good! Everyone, retreat quickly!"
Seeing Duan Kun ordering his men to attack, Su Zhanyun's face changed.
He knew that Duan Kun's subordinates were all elite fighters, seasoned in blood, far beyond these construction workers' capability to match.
"Retreat? Is there time?" Yang Shiwei sneered with contempt.
Yang Shiwei was all too aware of Duan Kun's abilities and those of his men. In his eyes, with Duan Kun in action, there was no way Su Zhanyun and the others could survive.
Though it cost five million to enlist Duan Kun's help, he owed Su Zhanyun a full eight million for the construction project.
Even after paying Duan Kun five million, he still saved three million; Yang Shiwei mocked the situation, considering it a very cost-effective deal.
"Naive!"
Duan Kun locked onto Su Zhanyun, his gaze sinister. Taking advantage of Su Zhanyun's lack of preparedness, Duan Kun kicked the sand at his feet, and a mass of sand rushed towards Su Zhanyun's face in an instant.
Having excelled in combat on the frontier, Su Zhanyun was already on guard against Duan Kun's tricks. The moment Duan Kun made his move, Su Zhanyun rapidly shielded his face with his arms.
Whoosh —
Seeing Su Zhanyun blocking the sand, Duan Kun let out a cold laugh. His body exploded forward, leaping into the air with his knee gathering force and aiming a heavy blow towards Su Zhanyun's crown.
Facing the violently charging Duan Kun, Su Zhanyun couldn't dodge in time and was hit directly by Duan Kun's knee, causing his body to sway and fall to the ground.
"Is this what a Frontier Soldier is like? Far too weak!"
After defeating Su Zhanyun, Duan Kun scoffed in derision. His hands turned into fists and viciously swung towards Su Zhanyun's face.
"Bastard!"
Knocked to the ground by Duan Kun, Su Zhanyun was furious.
He had been retired for several years and was no longer in peak physical condition, while Duan Kun trained intensively every day. Comparatively, Su Zhanyun found himself unable to fight back and was dominated by Duan Kun in no time.
Bang bang!
Duan Kun was quick on his feet, and Su Zhanyun suffered heavy blows to his face unexpectedly, with bright red blood flowing from his nose and corners of his mouth.
"President Su is in trouble, go save President Su!"
"Yes, save President Su!"
Seeing Su Zhanyun being pinned down by Duan Kun, the construction workers were all enraged. They stopped fleeing and chose to rush back to rescue Su Zhanyun.
Yang Shiwei glanced at them and chuckled scornfully, "What a bunch of fools! Coming back for more, wanting to die?"
In his view, these construction workers were already hard-pressed to save themselves, yet they dared to rescue Su Zhanyun; it was no different from courting death.
"Kill them all!"
The next second, hundreds of Duan Kun's minions swarmed forward. The dozens of construction workers, though strong, stood no chance against these ruffians and were quickly routed.
"You bastards!"
Seeing the workers being beaten until they were bloodied, Su Zhanyun was furiously indignant.
Duan Kun sneered coldly, "You're about to lose your life and you still care about them? How ridiculous!"
With that, Duan Kun pulled a dagger from his waist, intending to slit Su Zhanyun's throat.
"Su Zhanyun, heaven had a path you did not walk, hell has no door yet you barged in; don't be so foolish in your next life, die!" Yang Shiwei shouted fiercely.
"Could it be that today is the day I die here?"
Dominated by Duan Kun, Su Zhanyun fell into despair.
"Tsk tsk!"
Duan Kun mocked, his eyes sharp as the dagger in his hand turned into a streak of light, swiftly aiming to cut Su Zhanyun's throat.
Whoosh —
Just as Duan Kun, Yang Shiwei, and the others thought Su Zhanyun was doomed, a piece of broken stone shot like an arrow and struck Duan Kun's wrist.
Duan Kun winced in pain, his right hand trembling, and the sharp dagger fell to the ground.
"Who's there?" Duan Kun looked up and shouted.
"You dare to lay a hand on my brother-in-law, Blondie, do you not know how to spell 'death'?"
In the nick of time, Ye Fan arrived boldly.
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