Super Island Tycoon

He turned his head outside: ”Old Zhao, guests have been here for half a day and you haven’t even served them a cup of tea. Do you want people to laugh at me, Jiang Cheng, for being stingy?”

After waiting for the guests to finish drinking a cup of tea, Jiang Cheng asked, ”Well, speak up, what brings you here?”

The leading officer wanted to stand up again, but Jiang Cheng gestured for him to stop: ”You may speak while seated.”

”Mr. Jiang, here’s the situation,” the officer began to narrate.

It turns out Jiang Cheng’s good friend, Anyang, An Xin’s father, had been promoted to Water Ball Cooperation’s Chief of Staff. But shortly after taking office, he was targeted in several assassination attempts. Fortunately, his bodyguards were seasoned veterans, loyal and protective, by risking their own lives, Anyang narrowly escaped death each time.

While Water Ball Cooperation’s intelligence department was still investigating the clues behind these assassination attempts, the assassins changed their target.

They started trying to assassinate An Xin.

Just two days ago, An Xin was on her way home from school. As she walked down a secluded stretch of road, a car that had been driving normally suddenly accelerated towards her. Thankfully, a plainclothes bodyguard reacted in time to push An Xin aside. An Xin sustained minor injuries but was otherwise unharmed, although that bodyguard sacrificed his life.

Water Ball Cooperation’s intelligence department launched an investigation into this incident. Nearly all the clues indicate this was an assassination attempt against the entire An Family.

Who are these people? Why are they trying to assassinate Anyang’s family? The intelligence department was overwhelmed with work, but the clues they obtained were limited. The assassinations have not ceased.

Just the previous night, someone snuck into An Xin’s residence at dawn unnoticed, killing the two guards responsible for protection, with one disguised as An Xin being killed in her bed.

The four intelligence personnel stationed outside encountered the assassins, but during the pursuit, they all lost contact and so far, only the bodies of two missing personnel have been found, while the search for the other two continues.

At this point, the officer handed Jiang Cheng several documents: ”Mr. Jiang, please take a look, these are the forensic examination results of the bodies.”

Jiang Cheng took the documents, first reading the forensic conclusions which reveal that the victims had all died at the hands of the same executioner. This killer possesses considerable superpowers, skilled with a knife, striking accurately and mortally with one cut.

Jiang Cheng continued to browse the remaining documents, which were close-up photographs of wounds on the victims’ bodies.

The officer waited for Jiang Cheng to finish reading all the documents before saying, ”Mr. Jiang, you know, Chief of Staff Anyang’s wife passed away early, and he only has his daughter An Xin left to rely on. Chief of Staff An is truly concerned for An Xin’s safety, so he sent us here asking you, despite being presumptive, to go to A City and capture the assassin targeting An Xin.”

Jiang Cheng pondered for a moment before saying, ”Since it’s a request from a brother, I’ll oblige. But,” he waved the contents of the files in his hand, ”your forensic expert is not very competent.”

The officer showed a puzzled expression.

Jiang Cheng explained: ”These are not knife wounds; they are claw marks, left by hard and sharp claws.”

The officer mustered his courage to ask: ”Mr. Jiang, forgive my impertinence, how could you tell?”

Jiang Cheng laughed: ”I’ve seen many cases, so I can tell.”

He waved his hand, stopping the officer from asking more questions.

”How about this, let An Xin stay at my house for a few days. Once I solve the issue with the assassin, she will return home.”

The officer hesitated.

Jiang Cheng knew his worries very well, snorted coldly: ”Rest assured, the protection capabilities of my home are no worse than your Water Ball Cooperation Headquarters, so it’s not easy for anyone to come and go freely.”

Jiang Cheng’s home is quite large, designed like a courtyard house with artificial hills and pavilions inside. Despite all this, it seems just like a regular home, yet can it really compare to the world’s highest command center in terms of defense?

The officer’s face was full of disbelief, while the faces of his fellow officers also revealed skepticism.

Jiang Cheng nodded, gestured for his housekeeper, Old Zhao, to see off the guests.

At this moment, one young officer, possibly young and reckless, with the spirit of a newborn calf unafraid of tigers, stepped forward and saluted Jiang Cheng: ”Mr. Jiang, may I test your so-called protective capabilities?”

A cold gleam flickered briefly in Jiang Cheng’s eyes, then vanished. Not even the highest officer in Water Ball Cooperation dared to doubt Jiang Cheng’s words. Such a subordinate officer actually dared to doubt him? Truly fitting the phrase ’ignorance is fearless’; after all, he is from Anyang’s side, unaware of the limits between heaven and earth. Ignore him for now.

The young officer wanted to say more, but the older officer next to him was more mature and steady, with nimble eyes. He noticed the fleeting dissatisfaction in Jiang Cheng’s expression.

He quickly grabbed the young officer and started walking him out: ”Alright, since Mr. Jiang has stated his case, let’s say our goodbyes; An Xin, you stay here, once it’s safe, we’ll fetch you.”

After saluting, he led the other officers away.

Just as they exited the drawing room and walked a short distance away, the young officer said: ”Superstitious rubbish! I really don’t know why Chief An sent us so far for this?”

The slightly older officer repeatedly hushed him.

”Why bother? Not only can’t he hear us this far, even if he does, what’s the big deal?” The young officer spat: ”You hear his arrogance, like he’s the world’s number one! I still don’t buy it, comparing the protection here to our cooperation headquarters? I--” Before the word could come out, a cold voice rang in his ear.

”Ungrateful wretch! Get lost!”

A soft force came from behind. Strangely, it avoided everyone else, targeting the young officer alone. That force enveloped him, forcing him to fall to the ground, and then he really started rolling.

The few officers nearby watched in shock but dared not step forward to assist.

As the young officer tumbled to the door, the smiling housekeeper Old Zhao had been waiting for him for some time now. He opened the door, and after watching the young officer roll out, he turned with a smile to the other officers and nodded lightly before slamming the door shut with a loud ”bang”.

The officers exchanged a wry smile.

The young officer struggled to stand up after rolling out of the Jiang Family’s property, but his legs refused to cooperate, and he couldn’t manage.

The older officer, seeing him already outside Jiang Family’s gate, stepped in to help the young officer up. As the young officer opened his mouth to speak, he suddenly started vomiting profusely, as if trying to expel his dinner from the previous evening.

The older officer looked back at Jiang Family’s residence, then at the young officer vomiting so desperately, shook his head in silence.