The Female CEO Falls in Love with Me

Chapter 1177: Chapter 367:

Hu Yingxiong slowly finished speaking, then quickly pulled out a pistol. However, he did not aim it at Li Yan but instead gently placed it on the nearby coffee table.

Jackman, too, in clear coordination, pulled out his pistol. In front of everyone, he performed several tricks with it before slapping it down on the coffee table.

Zheng Tian’s expression changed; he began to realize that ’inviting the gods is easy, sending them away is hard’! Although he had long felt that managing the Assassin Group was much more difficult than his own gang, these men were killers who wouldn’t hesitate to murder if provoked. Thus, he respected them equally, especially Hu Yingxiong and Jackman, who were undoubtedly leaders due to their strength. As long as they could shield Nian Yufei from bullets and assassins, he could endure it.

But today, Hu Yingxiong repeatedly showed no courtesy, coupled with his recent words and now pulling out a gun, making Zheng Tian understand that Hu Yingxiong was openly confronting Li Yan with an ulterior motive of intimidating him. Addressing Li Yan while hinting their intentions to him, clearly, even after completing this mission and eliminating their nemesis Park Changnan, they have no intention of leaving or dissolving the Assassin Group!

And Zheng Tian had to continue to provide adequate support for the Assassin Group, even if they would take on some tasks themselves. It’s likely that the income would be divided amongst them and not submitted to him, nor would they stop draining him. ——Over the years, he had made Hu Yingxiong and the others lazy!

Zheng Tian looked a bit embarrassed, glancing at Li Yan, unsure of how to start. On the surface, even though he repeatedly lost face, he still had to persuade them! But inside, he hoped Li Yan would stand firm and teach them a lesson, making them understand the need for boundaries and voluntarily leaving.

Yet, he lacked confidence! Because between him and Li Yan, there wasn’t much of a connection. His relationship was with his daughter, Yufei, and even cooperation was limited to this instance due to threats to Nian Yufei’s safety. But regarding Hu Yingxiong and the others, Zheng Tian really cannot ascertain if Li Yan would back down. ——Having assessed countless people over the years, how could Zheng Tian not see that in terms of demeanor and level, Li Yan surpassed these two?

Originally admired Li Yan’s strengths, now Zheng Tian wished he didn’t have them, hoping Li Yan would react impulsively.

"Uh... this... Mr. Hu was joking..."

Zheng Tian started to speak, stumbling a bit, facing four people steeped in carnage, he couldn’t present himself as the boss of Cloud Island nor the past grandeur of a gang leader.

Yet soon, he smiled wryly internally, ——because nobody regarded his words seriously! At this time, all four of them had eyes only for each other; he, who should have been the absolute protagonist boss, became redundant!

Nonetheless, being able to stand in confrontation made him very relieved. If he hadn’t been unsure of who might win and anticipated they wouldn’t escalate, he might have even wanted to add fuel to the fire.

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The phrase ’some things can be tolerated, others cannot’ encapsulates Duan Haibo’s mindset! He’s not here as Li Yan’s reinforcement, merely here to have fun and launder some money. Yet, these two at first sight were aggressively antagonistic, even if they completely ignored him, targeting Li Yan, he still felt it hard to stomach. But unprepared without weapons, facing their ready pistols, he could only hold back for now.

Regarding Li Yan, another phrase applies: when patience is exhausted, it’s unnecessary to endure further!

He felt he had been accommodating enough, responding to Hu Yingxiong’s verbal provocations with a smile without taking them seriously. But now it seemed, his concession was seen as fear, even leading them to take out guns!

Modestly speaking, despite what the Assassin Realm deified him as "King of Assassins" or "Legendary Myth," at the very least, the King is a top S-Class Assassin, and now he is being threatened by these two at most A-Class Assassins — if spread, how would he continue to operate?

Keep in mind, not long ago without even directly appearing, he had forced two A-Class Assassins and two S-Class Assassins from the Assassin Group to retreat! Even if Li Yan felt like laughing it off, it wouldn’t be fair to the others.

"’Wolf Snake’, ’California Bear’? Do you think you qualify to accept my challenge?" Li Yan’s face still carried a smile, "Tsk tsk... As assassins, of course, business is based on skill; otherwise, the road ahead may be one of death. Do you want me to demonstrate what real skills are? What kind of real skills?"

This time, Li Yan wasn’t casually smiling, but intentionally cold and mocking. Hu Yingxiong and Jackman could clearly feel the meaning, which intensified their killing intent, a fierce sneer flickering at Hu Yingxiong’s mouth corner.

"Take out your gun, put it down, let’s see who can aim faster! In the play of guns, being zero point one second ahead is enough to kill the opponent first!"

Hu Yingxiong’s suggestion surprised Li Yan a bit, and the further remarks made him laugh-and-cry internally, not to mention when playing with guns, wondering if Hu Yingxiong had learned to handle a firearm yet!

However, based on current interactions, he had already developed a certain understanding of Hu Yingxiong himself. Jackman, following him, might truly adhere to the agreement, while Hu Yingxiong could very likely just be using it as a cover or pretext, then seize the opportunity to shoot as soon as Li Yan puts his gun down. Alternatively, it might be an attempt to see what guns he and Duan Haibo are using.