In a private clubhouse, key members of the Western European branch of the mercenary organization T were sitting around a long table, their backs straightened like soldiers receiving a review from their superiors. None of them dared to show a hint of laxity.\n
Tang Xiao was sitting at the top of the long table, and he swept his sharp gaze at each and every one of the dignitaries present at the meeting. Speaking first, he said, “I’m sure everyone here has already received the message from the headquarters that this mission has reached S level. It is imperative that Su Bai’s will be fulfilled. If you have any questions, please ask now.”\n
“The Su family has a huge presence in Western Europe, and the organization is only just gaining a foothold in the same region, wouldn’t it be too dangerous for us to take on the Su family in a rash manner?” Division Minister Mason voiced his concern.\n
“It must be known that it is not the Su family we are dealing with, but the usurper Chen Yuan.” Edward, the Secretary General from the headquarters, spoke coldly. He had beautiful and pure blonde hair, a pair of cat-like turquoise eyes, and the appearance of a gentleman with a gold collar. However, everyone here knew that this man was the most powerful assistant working under T. The organization being able to enter Western Europe was thanks to Edward’s dealings with the local factions. His background was complicated.\n
Tang Xiao tapped his index finger on the table, showing his cold, hard arrogance, “Edward.”\n
“Accepting the mission from Su Bai is certainly full of danger and risks, but on the contrary, once the mission is completed we will have full support from the Su family, which will be of great benefit to us in developing the European market.”\n
“If we are afraid to move forward because of the fear of danger, then why should the mercenary organization exist?” Tang Xiao’s cold eyes swept the few watchers and conservatives present, this was his provocative warning; don’t try to challenge T’s authority or you could only pack your bags and fall to the bottom immediately.\n
“Please be assured that we will make sure to provide full support to the headquarters.” Mason’s statement was already a representation of the Western European Division’s determination for this mission.\n
After the meeting, Mason was in charge of receiving Tang Xiao, with Edward following behind.\n
He placed his finger on the fingerprint lock, passing the identification process and unlocking the door.\n
Tang Xiao strode in with Edward following right after, closing and locking the door on Mason. Poor Mason had a close call with the door, and knowing that his superiors were going to have a private conversation, he had the good sense to leave.\n
“T, as your most trusted and closest friend as well as work partner, I have no idea when you’ve taken on an assignment from the last person in power in the Su family.” It was clear that Edward was not in a good mood at the moment, despite the fact that he had spoken up for the Tang Xiao at the meeting.\n
“It’s a special assignment.” He could not tell the other party that Su Bai had not died, but that his soul had been transferred to Su Mo. Edward would have thought that he was crazy and subsequently start annoying him. Edward was good at everything, but had a bit of a “caretaker” personality.\n
“The Su family are a bunch of lunatics.”\n
“I don’t take on assignments that aren’t challenging.”\n
“You’ve been in Hong Kong for quite some time. “Edward stared at Tang Xiao’s back. He had personally authenticated the handwriting on the mission contract as well as the will, and it was indeed from Su Bai’s hand. The problem was that this man had never concealed anything from him before that.\n
“I have destroyed the chip, but don’t ask me how I got it.” Tang Xiao sat down on the sofa.\n
Edward walked over, “As one of the executors involved in the mission, when will I be able to meet the core person of this mission?”\n
“Soon.” Tang Xiao raised the corners of his lips in a smile.\n
Very soon indeed, as just the next morning when Edward reported to Tang Xiao that Tang Xiao’s double had been shot at in his car in Dubai, Edward saw the legendary heir to Su Bai, Su Mo, and the long-faced Tang Ka who was carrying his luggage along with him.\n
At the airport, Tang Xiao greeted Su Bai as soon as he stepped off the plane, a big smile hanging on his face causing Edward to lose his calm for a moment.\n
“Did you have a good trip? My queen.” It was easy to be in a happy mood when you see the person you had been longing for, and it was easy to talk nonsense when you were in a happy mood.\n
“Very pleasant.” Master Su walked over and stretched out his arms as if to embrace, but to Edward’s dumbfounded surprise, Master Su closed his smile and swung his fist to give Tang Xiao a hard punch in the lower back.\n
“Boss, punch him!” A certain Ka, who had been enslaved for days, gave a shout from behind while dragging the luggage behind him. However, instead of Tang Xiao fighting back Su Bai, he got the tragic result of his dear cousin not even giving him a second glance.\n
Opting not to take a car, the four boarded a helicopter directly to their residence.\n
Tang Ka pulled Edward in a separate helicopter and only just as soon as he got on board, he started pouring out his grievances.\n
“Edward you saw that, didn’t you? You don’t even know how he’s been torturing me for the past few days! I’m the region minister of the South East, the handsome and dashing Tang Ka, and he’s treating me like a slave!” Tang Ka clenched his fist and gritted his teeth viciously, “If he wasn’t the core of this mission, I would have punched him to death long ago.”\n
“I’ve read Su Mo’s profile, and he’s not what I expected. To be able to restrain you, Su Mo is qualified to be the heir of the Su family.”\n
“That wasn’t even a restraint on his part, it was simply taking advantage of someone!” Tang Ka rubbed his nose, too embarrassed to tell the full ugly story. No, he’d have to steal that mess of photos back from Su Mo sooner or later!\n
“Mr. Su and T are well acquainted.” The punch from Master Su was unforgettable for Edward, though not in a good way.\n
“Ha, looks like the Boss hasn’t told you, Edward. You should find the Boss some pretty chicks sometime, or maybe a few guys too. He must be feeling empty and lonely to be interested in Su Mo, that evil devil on the inside who is pure and good on the outside.” Tang Ka gritted his teeth.\n
“T occasionally engages in bedroom activities with targets of his mission.” Edward frowned slightly, the words he was saying sounded like he was reasoning for himself.\n
“Come on Edward, you’ve been following the Boss for not just a year or two, when have you ever seen him willingly get punched in the face and smile all the way through? Ah, Tang Xiao must be crazy! No, could it be that Su Mo did some kind of witchcraft to make the Boss look like the wife slave he is now?”\n
As Tang Ka chattered on next to him, Edward put on his headphones and looked through the window at the other helicopter in the distance.\n
“That was a hard punch, I felt your passion fully.”\n
“Put away your flirting techniques meant for women. I heard you were killed in Dubai, how come you’re still alive and well here.” Master Su crossed his legs and glanced up and down at a certain someone next to him with his hands crossed on his chest.\n
“I’ll try hard to live until I get your heart.” Tang Xiao laughed lightly, “It’s not that easy for Chen Yuan to kill me.”\n
“I don’t suppose you’ve irritated him?” Master Su raised his eyebrows, as far as he knew Chen Yuan would not be that indolent, otherwise he would not have hibernated for years to finally bite him back.\n
Tang Xiao pursed his lips and looked out the window at the approaching buildings, “I just told him the truth.”\n
On a certain night, Tang Xiao found Chen Yuan’s number and sent a message over: \n
[Your favorite Master Su is now mine, and I regret to inform you that I’m ending my partnership with you because now I’ve been captured by him].\n
It was a full provocation between love rivals.\n
Su Bai gave Tang Xiao a “You’re so bored” look.\n
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As per normal procedure, after the Tang Xiao had personally taken over a mission, Edward, who was the secretary general of the organization, would have a short meeting with the target of the mission, which did not go well this time.\n
“As the Tang Xiao told you, I am the only acknowledged heir in Su Bai’s will. All you have to do is keep me safe.” The plane ride was a tiring affair and Master Su, who now needed rest to regain his mental and physical strength for the fight with more people, laid down on a magnificent low couch next to a professional masseur to attend to him.\n
“Su Bai is dead, the Su family is now under the control of Chen Yuan. You expect us to help you get the Su family when you have nothing? I tell you clearly, it is impossible.”\n
Master Su glanced at Edward, “Your ancestors have been British aristocrats for three generations, and your family has even received praise from the Queen. A large part of T’s path in Western Europe was paved by you, but your role is only that, it’s not up to one family to allow T to get a firm foothold in Western Europe. Look, don’t talk as if I’m taking advantage of you, the roots of T is in an area of Asia, but this is Europe my boy, and I’ll definitely give you more than you can imagine later.”\n
“Now leave me alone, I want to rest.” Master Su pointed nonchalantly at the door of the room, “Tell Tang Xiao to come and see me in six hours.”\n
Edward pulled a long face and got up to leave, stomping on the floor with force that could have went through the ground. How could that man talk to him like he was being ordered around? And even ordering T to come find him in six hours?!\n
“He’s hard to communicate with.” Edward found Tang Xiao.\n
“He’s just a bit tired from a long plane ride, once he’s tired his temper comes up.” Tang Xiao was indifferent while he rubbed the cigar with the cigarette burning in his hand, “I told you that communication with the subject of the mission could be dispensed with this time.”\n
“This mission is very important to the organization.”\n
“Edward, relax, and– trust him.” Tang Xiao came over and patted Edward’s shoulder with one hand, “He’s definitely more trustworthy than you can see.”\n
“A college teacher.” Edward grunted out.\n
“You’re prejudiced against him, Edward.” Tang Xiao frowned, slightly displeased.\n
“I apologize, I’ll look at him with proper work ethic.” Perhaps Tang Ka was right, he should have arranged some spare time activities for T.\n
Though with the urgency of the task, there was no way Edward could arrange spare time activities for Tang Xiao on short notice. A few people had a short talk under Tang Xiao’s auspices, and it turned out that Tang Xiao’s words were right; every one of them knew too little about Su Bai, an ordinary university teacher could not tell so much about the Su family. Information given even included the location of the quarterly meeting and the way to enter, which the Su family had kept secret from the public.\n
“Wait a minute, I want to protest!” Halfway through the meeting, Tang Ka raised his right hand high, “Boss, you never even told me back in Hong Kong that Chen Yu and Song Chuyun were acting that day, and also, when did you have an affair with Song Chuyun?”\n
“Telling you, with your character, it’s easy to get uncovered.” Tang Xiao said nonchalantly and straightforwardly, as for Song Chuyun, he was not the one who had an affair with that guy.\n
Tang Ka hung his head and remained silent.\n
“It will take at least half a month for Chen Yuan to get out of Hong Kong, and the Su family’s quarterly meeting will be held in six days. In those six days, you need to help me break through to one person.” Pushing the iPad to the centre, Su Bai pointed to the fat man in the picture, “He can get us into the Su family’s quarterly meeting.”\n
Andrei probed, “Su Qicheng, one of Su Bai’s nephews. His favourite things include money and gambling, and he’s been in charge of taking care of the Su family’s casinos in the UK, France and Germany. I’ll check his whereabouts.”\n
“There’s no need to check, he spends a while at the Berlin casino at this time of year.” Master Su stood up and looked around the room, “We’ll move tonight.”\n
The most successful thing about the Su family in Europe was that they were black-and-white, and this was reflected in the fact that Su Qicheng was able to open a legal underground casino in Berlin, Germany, which had extremely strict casino regulations, they even called it “Berlin Paradise”.\n
The careers of German officials could be ruined if they entered a casino where eyes could see them, but this was not a concern at Berlin Paradise, where there was a large number of VIPs from all over the world. More than half of them were government officials, all due to its excellent confidentiality and wide range of services. For this reason, no firearms were allowed and there was a membership system. Who knew if you might come in and shoot a government official?\n
However, each member is allowed to bring one partner into the casino.\n
Master Su had asked Simon to prepare membership cards to enter the casino. He had a bunch of them himself, but when he saw that Tang Xiao had also gotten a membership card, Master Su could not help but frown, “I’ll have to ask them to rework the membership cards when we get back, in case you guys pick up a request to enter the casino and assassinate a government official. I’ll have to face a lot of trouble if that happened. “\n
“How could I cause you any trouble?” Tang Xiao put out his hands very innocently.\n
Changing into decent clothes, it was finally decided that Su Bai, Tang Xiao and Tang Ka would enter the casino together.\n
“No, it’s too dangerous.” Edward was concerned for Tang Xiao.\n
“Are you going to keep stopping when you cross the road because you’re worried about being hit by a car?” Master Su glanced indifferently at the super nanny that suddenly appeared beside Tang Xiao, “Edward, you can tie Tang Xiao to your belt where he will be safe forever.”\n
“You…”\n
Tang Xiao had very enjoyable look, “Can I understand that you are jealous?”\n
“I don’t mind you fantasizing all day.”\n
In the end, Su Bai, Tang Xiao and Tang Ka entered Berlin Paradise after checking their membership cards. The membership card in Su Bai’s hand was obviously of a higher grade than the one Tang Xiao got, and the three of them entered the casino directly through the VIP lane without the need for a body search.\n
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