The Female CEO Falls in Love with Me

Chapter 1174: Chapter 365–366:

His Mandarin pronunciation was neither standard nor close to Cloud Island people’s, plus he looked a bit different. Li Yan thought he was either from Dongluo, or a mixed-race Yun Country person. And the other person who hadn’t spoken yet was a Celestial Continent person with a beard.

Chapter 366: Carefree Assassins Can’t Afford to Get Hurt

Duan Haibo was just here for the show, but he also realized it. These two seemed to have a bit of an agenda against them, with the focus on Li Yan, almost ignoring him.

He didn’t know what Li Yan would decide, but if need be, even if Li Yan didn’t want him to get involved, he would still lend a hand without hesitation.

No one wants to offend Zheng Tian, and Li Yan’s strength is apparent just by seeing Lao Mu’s admiration. Also, this time, he pulled out Park Changnan’s forces and left the cunning rabbit with its last den; how long has it been? Even if he isn’t an industry insider, he knows it’s not just personal brilliance, but the comprehensive power of a very strong person.

Such people, he knows, cannot be used for his purposes, hence his two experts are still worth relying on and can’t be offended.

"Haha, they are all experts! Apart from this old man here, everyone is an expert!" Zheng Tian laughed a bit, easing the tense atmosphere of confrontation.

He sighed a bit inside; he could still be considered a big figure, even if he’s formalized and participates less in underground activities, his prestige still exists, and he has presence. But now before these juniors, he could only make jokes at his own expense to lighten the mood. The Yangtze River’s new waves push the old ones!

But the four people in front of him are certainly extraordinary; they may not have as large a territory or as many subordinates as Zheng Tian, but each has undoubtedly a higher kill count than him!

——Cloud Island’s underworld might often fight, but unless it’s absolutely necessary, they wouldn’t casually kill people. Moreover, murder is done by chosen people, usually good brawlers, who immediately flee to places like Star Country afterward, returning only after many years. So it’s not whom beats the most, who chops the most, or kills the most that becomes the boss. Therefore, the series of movies "Triad" that influenced a generation of youth and faced the arraignment of thousands is actually just modern underworld themed youth idol films.

"This is Mr. Li, Mr. Duan." Knowing Li Yan’s identity, Zheng Tian also knew to keep it confidential and hadn’t mentioned his other identities; even during introductions now, he didn’t say his name. "This is Mr. Hu Yingxiong from Yunwa, Mr. Jackman from Iwakuni. Mr. Hu understands Mandarin and Wu Eastern, and he can speak them; Mr. Jackman can understand the general idea."

Indeed!

Li Yan and Duan Haibo exchanged a glance, which confirmed their guess. A bit like Yun Country people, yet feeling a bit different, with a non-standard accent.

"Pleased to meet you." Li Yan nodded to Hu Yingxiong from Yunwa and Jackman from Iwakuni, which was a form of greeting.

Jackman also politely smiled and nodded, saying "hi." But Hu Yingxiong was somewhat displeased; in his view, Li Yan was overly arrogant, not really giving the two of them any regard.

Being professional assassins, even to Zheng Tian, they were merely in a money-taking employer relationship, not viewing him as the boss. If someone displeases them, removing and leaving would be quick. Like Zheng Tian, whose business is all on Cloud Island, even if he is a powerful figure, he has to be somewhat cautious. And both of them are the most experienced and powerful in Zheng Tian’s "Assassin Group", earning always respect and influencing those around him to respect them too.

This life has given Hu Yingxiong, who before lived mostly alone, a kind of satisfaction he had never thought about before. So, reactions among previously unfamiliar colleagues were typically neutral, yet now he found it unacceptable. It’s easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury back to frugality. Being treated with respect, growing accustomed to it, once disrespected, one becomes unhappy.

He sneered darkly, and in a non-standard Yun Country Mandarin said, "This must be your assistant or partner, right? He does have some killing aura, but clearly just started; you should be regarded as a professional. Have you heard of ’Wolf Snake’ and ’California Bear’?"

Duan Haibo barely understood his meaning, frowned slightly but quickly relaxed. He himself is a retired mercenary, so misunderstanding him as a newly initiated assassin wasn’t really belittling, but rather considering him as remarkable. As for "Wolf Snake" or "California Bear", he hadn’t heard of them.

"Wolf Snake—you? California Bear—Jackman?" Li Yan thought for a moment and honestly said, "I don’t know why you’d use names like Wolf Snake, California Bear; perhaps they’re quite cool. But honestly, I’ve never heard of them before..."

Not only did Hu Yingxiong become even colder, but Jackman’s expression also turned somewhat displeased. As they saw it, both were quite renowned, and after being recruited by Zheng Tian, they were responsible only for Nian Yufei’s safety, often just coordinating others, and even this didn’t lead to immediate forgetfulness in the industry!

So, Li Yan’s words, from their perspective, indicated either his newness to the field, provincial ignorance or deliberate disdain! ——They both overlooked a third possibility: the opponent’s level is higher, and they aren’t worth remembering!