What? You're a notorious bandit? What a coincidence, me too!

After driving on the expressway for about an hour, just as the sun rose, a village appeared outside the window, and a large patch of wasteland by the roadside was enclosed by a wall.

The bus drove into the white subway gate.

"We're here, everyone get out!" The man with the buzz cut was the first to push open the car door and jump out.

The people in the carriage stood up one after another, with Lin Chang'an and Guo Xiaowu following at the back of the crowd.

At this time, there were already quite a few people wearing Sifang security uniforms at the construction site.

Lin Chang'an scanned the surroundings and saw that a temporary stage had been set up on a large open space, with a red banner hanging on it that read "[Dongtantou Ecological Industrial Park Project Commencement Ceremony]".

Colorful balloons floated on both sides, and several staff members were busy adjusting the sound system and arranging tables and chairs.

The man with the buzz cut clapped his hands, gathered everyone together, and instructed, "Listen up, everyone, today..."

After giving instructions for today's tasks, he looked at the group of undisciplined thugs who had no manners and frowned slightly.

If this business wasn't urgent and we weren't short-handed, we definitely wouldn't have hired such a large group of people.

He reiterated, "Put on the Sifang Security uniforms. Today you are Sifang people, and you must follow orders throughout the entire process."

As he spoke, he took out several old walkie-talkies from his pocket and distributed them to a few burly men who looked reliable. Lin Chang'an was also given one.

"If you have any problems, call me on the walkie-talkie immediately."

"Got it!" the group responded sparsely.

Guo Xiaowu was eager to try, clearly thinking the job would be easy and allow him to show off.

After arranging everyone, the man with the crew cut turned to Liu Shanben and said politely, "Sixth Master, there are enough people. Why don't you rest over there? It's shady there."

Liu Shanben smiled, his face full of wrinkles, and waved his hand: "I'm paid to do what I'm supposed to do. Don't worry about me, I'll just wander around with these juniors."

With no other option, the man with the buzz cut gave a few more instructions, assigned the tasks, and then went to coordinate with the construction site manager.

The group of "security guards" who were temporarily brought in to work pretended to patrol the construction site. At first, they were very enthusiastic, but they quickly lost patience after wandering around for a while.

"This is boring. This isn't a place to guard the place, it's more like people are here to sunbathe." A thug with dyed yellow hair leaned against the fence, took out a cigarette pack, shook it, and handed a few cigarettes to the people next to him.

"That's right, I thought there would be some excitement to see, but it turns out we're just here to be decorations."

"Who cares? Getting paid to sunbathe? What a great deal!"

"..."

"..."

Gradually, the security personnel who were originally scattered in various areas began to gather in crowded places, huddling in groups of three or five under the shade of trees and by the fences, smoking and chatting.

The conversation started with "how much money was spent on electing cadres in my village", then moved on to "the murder case in the low-rent housing a few days ago", and finally drifted to village gossip and which family's prostitutes were cheap.

Guo Xiaowu initially followed Lin Chang'an around aimlessly, but soon he was drawn to the commotion over there and joined in a lively chat with a few thugs.

Lin Chang'an ignored him and strolled leisurely around the construction site.

Dongtantou may seem like a remote place, but in a few years it will be a hot commodity.

If I remember correctly, this place was supposed to be developed into an eco-industrial park, but it was never completed.

Instead, a large building materials market was built there, and during the years of rapid urbanization, the area made a fortune.

As for who the owner of the building materials market was, he didn't know. He only knew that the building materials market later became very famous throughout the province and sprang up everywhere.

The building materials market is called "Zhonglian".

Liu Shanben found a rock to sit on. At first, several thugs gathered around him, calling him "Sixth Master" and pestering him to ask about his "glorious deeds" back then.

But after a short while, the thugs got bored.

In their eyes, "Sixth Master Shan" should have been a ruthless, decisive, and arrogant character.

But the Liu Shanben in front of them was completely different from the "legend" they remembered.

The initial admiration and excitement gradually faded away.

After all, the image of "Sixth Master Shan" in their minds has probably been completely shattered from "legendary big shot" to "old man trying to earn money for retirement" since they were willing to come and make up the numbers for a hundred dollars.

When Lin Chang'an returned after making his rounds, Liu Shanben was all alone.

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye, and the temperature gradually rose.

The construction workers had already set up the venue, but the expected troublemakers had not yet appeared.

The once lively thugs had grown tired of chatting. Some leaned against the wall and dozed off, while others squatted on the ground digging in the dirt. They were all listless, and some even found a place to play cards and gamble.

At that moment, Lin Chang'an felt a slight warmth in his chest.

A thought flashed through his mind: Was this another mission?

He stopped and leaned against a telephone pole without making a sound, sensing something in his mind.

[Mission Task: Protect Liu Shanben.]

[Task Reward: 500 Merit Points.]

[Task Level: B]

[Task Extension: Awaiting]

What kind of task is this?

Lin Chang'an was puzzled. He understood Yang Xinghai's mission: the other party had committed sins, and he had to act on behalf of Heaven to punish him.

Protecting Liu Shanben? Isn't that ridiculous? Why protect this old man at all?

There's also a task extension: Waiting... what the heck is that?

However, the taskbar did not provide any further prompts, task details, or other information.

It seems that each task is different, and the hints given are also different.

Lin Chang'an accepted the task without hesitation.

Task level: B. This task must be very simple. He has no reason to refuse for 500 merit points.

After accepting the task, he walked towards Liu Shanben. He was actually quite curious about this man, "Sixth Master Shan," who had once dominated the underworld of Haicheng.

Walking over to the stone, Lin Chang'an casually sat down next to Liu Shanben.

He took out a cigarette case from his pocket, pulled one out and handed it over, calling out in a flat tone, "Sixth Master."

Liu Shanben turned his head, glanced at him, and his gaze lingered for a moment on the cigarette the man offered him.

Then he slowly shook his head, still wearing that smiling expression.

"No, I've quit."

Lin Chang'an didn't insist, took the cigarette back, and lit one for himself.

He chatted with the other person in a casual, intermittent manner.

The mission requires me to protect "Master Shan Liu," so it seems a conflict is definitely going to break out on the East Beach today.

Just then, the roar of a car engine grew louder as it approached, and Lin Chang'an looked up.

Three black cars slowly drove into the subway gate, the lead one being a black Audi with a white license plate.

As soon as the car came to a stop, the driver quickly got out and opened the back door.

Shen Jiangliu, dressed in a sharp suit, got out of the second car and walked to the rear door of the Audi.

I bowed slightly, with a smile, to greet a middle-aged man wearing an executive jacket and with his hair neatly combed.