After five bigwigs in Beijing's elite circle fell into their trap, I fled.

Chapter 122 Unorthodox Business
Inside the dark and damp cave, several young men and women who had been kidnapped huddled together, shivering.

"Throw one at each of those locations we scouted beforehand. Once the police outside disperse, we'll escape immediately." The menacing-looking man carried a knife, his eyes cruel. "Notify the people outside to prepare for our escape."

The group of young men and women were terrified, and most of them were already crying.

At the entrance of the cave, a slender figure slowly approached.

The human traffickers, who were packing their belongings in the cave, suddenly turned around.

"Boss, it seems that the cheap girl we weren't planning on taking actually came to us!"

The man with the thick gold chain squinted, about to say something, when he sensed a familiar feeling from the approaching figure.

He took a few steps forward and saw Jiang Shu's face, which was beautiful and refined without any makeup. He was instantly terrified!

"Holy crap! Boss, she's a real gem! Even prettier than those so-called beauties of millennia in the entertainment industry!"

"Fuck you!" the man with the gold chain shrieked. "This is the woman who destroyed our hideout! Grab your weapons and beat her up!"

"It's you guys..." Jiang Shu's voice rang out lazily, "Five fish that slipped through the net, causing me to lose 20,000 yuan in reward money last time. Well, now it's finally made up for!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he kicked a rock at the man with the big gold chain. Then, he flashed past like a tiger entering a pack of wolves, and the sound of breaking bones and howls of pain instantly filled the small cave!

Beside him, Rong Jingchen slowly sat up, offering no help, simply observing from the sidelines. He only occasionally lent a hand when he noticed Jiang Shu was overwhelmed, but even this drew Jiang Shu's displeasure: "Leave it all to me!"

Five minutes later, all five human traffickers were dismembered and were groaning in agony on the ground.

Rong Jingchen's subordinates rushed in from outside to clean up the mess, and their gazes toward Jiang Shu became even more admiring.

"Miss Jiang, with your skills, you could easily get an A-rank in our Extreme Sky Mercenary Group!"

"Only A? Isn't the highest level Super S?" Jiang Shu took the cotton towel handed to her by Rong Jingchen and carefully wiped each of her fingers.

The subordinate smiled sheepishly: "S-class and Super S-class individuals may not be top-notch in terms of skill, but they are particularly adept at assassination."

Jiang Shu then said, "Oh, I'm an upright person, and I'm really not good at assassinations."

The subordinate invited, "We caught another one by the railway outside. Through interrogation, we discovered a large criminal organization near the North Wharf, and what you just arrested is just a small branch of it—how about it, want to go and meet them? Compared to the small skirmish in the cave, this will definitely be a bloody battle!"

Rong Jingchen interrupted, "Don't get involved in those bloody, shady events. Go back to the villa and wait. We'll be back by tomorrow morning at the latest after we've dealt with them."

Jiang Shu asked curiously, "Is it very bloody?"

Rong Jingchen nodded: "Those large organizations have a lot of firearms and a lot of lunatics. Internationally, when dealing with such criminal groups, they can be sniped on the spot, so many people will die in the confrontation."

Jiang Shu paused for a moment: "I've never seen a sniper kill."

Rong Jingchen patted her head reassuringly: "Don't be afraid. Whether now or in the future, I will build a line of defense in front of you, and all bloody and violent things will never appear in front of you."

Jiang Shu slapped his hand away: "What I mean is, I've never seen a sniper scene before, and now that I have the chance, I definitely have to see one."

Rong Jingchen: "...I'm afraid I'll scare you."

"You look down on me?" Jiang Shu sneered. "Are you getting cocky because those bastards said you're top-notch and I'm cheap stuff? Hmm?"

Rong Jingchen: "...I wouldn't dare."

As night fell, several discreetly placed armored vehicles drove toward the dock. A group of workers were busily moving in and out of the dock, carrying goods; the containers were filled with tightly packed wooden crates.

The armored vehicle stopped, and one of the subordinates stepped out and stopped a worker unloading goods: "We are foreign trade inspectors. Someone has reported that you are suspected of smuggling contraband. Please cooperate with our investigation."

"Sir, we're just a group of honest porters, carrying export rice. You can see for yourselves if you don't believe me!" One of the workers obediently put the goods on his shoulder down and opened the bag.

“Open those containers too, we need to inspect them.”

"Please wait a moment, I'll go get our boss. Only he has the authority to open the box—but it only contains silk and tea, which we put in ourselves, so there won't be any problems."

"Enough talk! Let's open the box!"

The worker grumbled twice and scurried off to the end of the dock.

Inside the bulletproof car.

Jiang Shu looked around at the bustling scene with curiosity: "Is there really a criminal gang hiding here? I can't tell."

"Most likely." Rong Jingchen leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Look at those workers' eyes. They look honest but are actually ruthless. And most of them have calluses on their hands; they're experienced gunmen. Wear your bulletproof vest and stay close behind me. If we encounter any danger, grab me to shield you from knives or guns. Make sure you're safe, understand?"

Jiang Shu held out her hand to him: "Give me a gun."

Rong Jingchen looked at her intently: "I have no intention of dragging you into this dark world. Just hit your arm later. It's not your place to take lives."

Jiang Shu nodded: "Don't worry, I will never take anyone's life!"

Rong Jingchen handed her the gun she used when hunting rabbits and a box of magazines.

Then, Jiang Shu followed Rong Jingchen out of the car and walked towards the container.

At the dock, the bald boss scurried over, beaming: "Greetings, officers! This is a legitimate business, feel free to investigate, I guarantee there won't be any problems!"

He took out a set of keys and proactively opened the nearest container, then opened more than a dozen wooden crates...

Inside, there was a dazzling array of porcelain, beautifully packaged tea gift boxes, and neatly folded silk...

After inspecting the dozen or so wooden crates, they were indeed filled with legitimate items.

Rong Jingchen's subordinates remained silent.

The bald boss rubbed his hands together: "Sir, you see, the scheduled departure time is almost here, and it's definitely too late to open all the containers. How about this, you just point to whichever container you want, and I'll open it. We'll check it and release it immediately, okay?"

The subordinate then randomly pointed to a few more boxes.

The bald boss opened them one by one: "I'm not kidding you, this box is full of cheongsams, which are very popular abroad recently. I can make a lot of money from them! And this box is made from Wuchang rice, which is unique to Wuchang. Look at the quality, would you like to get a bag for free?"

"No, that's not right." A girl's lazy voice rang out from behind.

Jiang Shu casually walked to an open box. The tea boxes inside were scattered sparsely, deliberately designed so that one could see right through them at a glance: "This box smells of blood."

The bald shop owner's expression changed: "Young lady, what nonsense are you talking about! All my stuff is on display! I'm doing legitimate business!"

"There's a hidden compartment at the bottom of the box," Rong Jingchen's cold voice followed. "Open it."

(End of this chapter)