Chapter 173 Substitute
Five years ago, Li Ran, as the director of a security company, faced Ghost 3 on a cruise ship, and Ghost 3 was shot and fell into the sea. The cruise ship urgently docked because of the assassination, but what Li Ran did not expect was that the second day after docking, the deputy captain of the cruise ship was shot and killed near the hotel. The ballistics showed that the gun that killed the deputy captain was the gun that Ghost 3 used for assassination on the cruise ship.

At that time, the deputy captain accidentally discovered that Ghost 3 was changing clothes in the bathroom. He did not alarm Ghost 3, but contacted his friend, a bodyguard beside Li Ran. When boarding the ship, the bodyguard greeted him and they were protecting an important person who was secretly going to a certain country under the cover of the cruise ship.

Because of the warning from the deputy captain, the two bodyguards and Li Ran set a trap, and with the idea of ​​capturing No. 3 alive, they forced No. 3 into a desperate situation. No. resolutely jumped down and jumped into the cold sea in the dark night.

Afterwards, the target was protected by a higher level of security, so the injured No. 3 naturally had no chance to attack again. But no one expected No. 3 to kill the deputy captain. The deputy captain's friend, the bodyguard used himself as bait, hoping to lure out No. 3, but unfortunately there was no news of No. 3 since then.

Why did No. 3 kill the deputy captain? After a comprehensive investigation by the security company, it was only the deputy captain who discovered the warning of No. 3's refit. At that time, people in the industry did not understand, and there were many analyses and discussions on this. Their views were the same as Cui Jian's. Killing the deputy captain was at most a way to vent anger, and it could not even be called venting anger. It was a meaningless act. In the end, everyone agreed that No. 3 was angry. He did not complete the task, but he did not think it was his fault. Instead, he blamed the variables that appeared in the middle, which destroyed the assassination plan.

This kind of person is very emotionally unstable. How could he become a field agent for an intelligence agency, or a ghost?

In this assassination, it is not clear who the target of 03 is, but Xuesong is obviously a variable in the assassination plan, and Cui Jian and Duanmu are also variables. This is also one of the reasons why Li Ran explained it to them and accompanied them.

Li Ran brought another piece of news, that the God of Fire killed his stepmother yesterday.

After many days of close protection and house arrest, the stepmother was a little breathless. Finally, Lin Chen agreed to let her go out for half a day, but did not allow her to go to her husband's office. Under Lin Chen's protection, the stepmother went shopping in the mall and bought a lot of luxury goods, and finally went to a nearby private restaurant for dinner.

During dinner, the bodyguards were paying attention to the people around them and the food on the table. They didn't notice that a children's toy ball quietly passed through several tables and rolled under the stepmother's chair. Then there was an explosion. The explosion caused serious injuries to the stepmother, two bodyguards were slightly injured, and even Lin Chen suffered some external injuries. After four hours of rescue, the doctor declared the stepmother dead.

At the explosion site, police found a card with the number '2' written on it.

Now, only Huofu and his daughter are left in Huofu's family, and the police and Hancheng security have once again strengthened their protection. Lin Chen called Li Ran at 3 a.m., and Li Ran told Lin Chen that Cui Jian and Duanmu were working on a project, a very dangerous project, and could not spare time. Later, Li Ran received a call from Cui Jian, and learned that Cui Jian had exchanged fire with the suspected Ghost No. , and Li Ran wanted to slap his own crow mouth.

Duanmu asked: "Why not send Fire Father and Fire Daughter abroad?"

Li Ran replied: "We have such a plan at present, but we also have concerns. At least in Hancheng we have high-quality police and security resources. If we really send people abroad, it will be no different from running naked."

Cui Jian said: "There is no accurate information about the God of Fire at present. Unless you want to be a rat for the rest of your life, you will be targeted by the God of Fire sooner or later. Now the God of Fire and the Huofu family are in a situation of life and death. Manager Li, what does the God of Fire want?"

Li Ran said: "I only know that the God of Fire made a request to Mr. Lin, but I don't know what it was. Judging from the situation, it shouldn't be as simple as asking for money. The fact that the God of Fire was able to accurately kill the stepmother shows that he has been keeping an eye on the Fire Father's family, but Lin Chen and the police didn't notice it. I don't think they can beat the God of Fire."

Duanmu said: "People like the God of Fire should have received professional training and have certain practical experience. Why have I never heard of this person before?"

Cui Jian said: "Maybe he was called the Water God or the Mountain God before."

Li Ran said, "Let's go after we finish eating."

Cui Jian stood up and said, "I think it is necessary to inform Xuesong's family if Xuesong is not dead."

Duanmu smiled and said, "If he is dead, then it is necessary to inform our family."

Cui Jian chuckled: "Not funny at all."

Duanmu said: "At least I still have a father, even though he is a worthless person."

Cui Jian was speechless. Indeed, at least she has a father.

Duanmu glanced at Cui Jian after he finished speaking, and felt a little regretful. He patted Cui Jian on the shoulder and said, "I would rather my whole family die than leave behind a scumbag father who can enjoy life happily every day."

Li Ran pretended not to hear and sent two people for blood and urine tests to check whether they drank alcohol or inhaled flour during the shooting. Then the three went to the ICU. Xuesong's family came, including Xuesong's father Xuezheng.

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The security of the ICU is pretty good. To enter, you need to pass through an explosion-proof iron door. The level is not high, but it is difficult to destroy and open the iron door with ordinary tools. However, many doctors and nurses are qualified to enter, so it is not difficult to temporarily capture someone.

Yun Xueshan stayed outside the waiting area. She was busy on the phone and when she saw Li Ran and the other two, she hung up the phone in a hurry and walked over to shake hands and talk with them. As Yun Xueshan didn't know the details, she didn't express her gratitude to Cui Jian and Duanmu, but only thanked them for their help and for calling the police in time.

Li Ran asked about Xuesong's condition, and Yun Xuesong said that his life was not in danger and his family was with him in the ICU. The ICU of this private hospital is a separate ward, with a waiting area for family members outside the glass window. Although they cannot enter the ward, they can clearly see the situation inside the ward.

"Ms. Yun, I came to see you today to tell you about the current situation we have." Li Ran looked back and saw that Cui Jian and Duanmu had gone to the smoking room 20 meters away to light cigars. They obviously didn't want to be repeaters. Li Ran had no choice but to tell Yun Xueshan about the situation.

Private hospitals pay more attention to service, and they are happy to provide convenience to smokers as long as they do not affect the health of others.

After hearing this, Yun Xueshan immediately said, "I can hire Cui Jian and Duanmu. How much does it cost?"

Li Ran refused: "They have other projects on hand and are not available recently. I suggest transferring bodyguards from the Yun family, or hiring bodyguards from Hancheng Security." Compared with the previous Chunque and Sakura Group, Ghost No. 3 is definitely a BOSS-level existence. The biggest advantage of No. 3 is the resources it can obtain, including a silicon mask that can be mistaken for a real one, high-tech equipment such as sonic eavesdroppers, and a complete intelligence supply system.

Yun Xueshan wanted to say more, but Li Ran looked at the smoking room and said, "Look at their character. Do you dare to hire them? Besides, eight out of ten projects they handled encountered criminals."

Yun Xueshan is not superstitious, but superstition is ingrained into the Yun family's genes. Even if she doesn't believe in it, she will always take the attitude of "better believe it than not believe it". Seeing Li Ran say this, she no longer insisted.

Li Ran and Yun Xueshan said goodbye and walked over to kick the smoking room: "Let's go, you still have to go to work." The contract with Jin Yang still had three days left. Cui Jian and Duanmu left the smoking room and stood by the door. After 30 seconds of strong wind blowing, the door opened. When the two passed Yun Xueshan, they nodded to Yun Xueshan, and Yun Xueshan returned the greeting.

On the way, Li Ran received a call from a police friend, who was a senior member of the Hancheng police and an insider of Li Ran's circle. He told Li Ran that the police still did not know why Ghost 3 appeared in the training hotel. It was most likely to assassinate someone in the training hotel, but after reading the information of all the residents, they did not find any reason for Ghost 3 to be deployed.

Either the masked man is not Ghost No. 3, or the resident has a deeper identity.

Judging from the amount of blood left by the masked woman at the scene, she must have been seriously injured and urgently needed a safe treatment environment. It will take some time for the masked woman's DNA report to be compared with the criminal database. Hancheng police are searching private clinics, hospitals, and medical institutions including dentists around the training hotel.

The police are still troubled by Vulcan. Vulcan, who was arrested earlier, has confessed that he took money from others and showed up at the designated location according to the other party's agreement. The other party offered a generous reward, and he could get 100 million for every day of interrogation. The police determined that the arrested Vulcan was just an ordinary former seaman and had nothing to do with the bombing.

Each explosion leaves a card, from 3 to 2, what does it mean? Does it mean he wants to kill two more people? The most puzzling thing for the police is that Vulcan should have obtained the recording of Mr. Lin explaining the scandal of the Lin family, but Vulcan did not make the recording public, nor did he put forward his own conditions. No one knows what Vulcan's real purpose is.

Based on several footage of the crime captured by multiple cameras, the police identified seven suspects but then ruled them out.

Li Ran sent Duan Cui to the company to get the gun, then watched them put on the bulletproof vests, and finally drove the two to the training hotel. The situation in the training hotel did not change much, and some people did not even know that there was a gunfight last night. The police blocked the corridor in the early morning, and the crime scene cleaning company cleaned up the bloodstains at the scene after the police collected evidence. However, some residents still knew about this and went to see the door frame and wall hit by bullets early in the morning.

Jin Yang knew what happened, but he didn't explain it and gave up the morning training. I think he was still a little scared. It wasn't until he saw his two bodyguards coming back that Jin Yang felt relieved and asked about the situation. Cui Jian and Duanmu explained the situation and there was nothing worth hiding.

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A few days later, Jin Yang's project was over. Yi Yi sent a message that Target No. 50 would meet Li Di in Hancheng soon. The housekeeper allocated a sum of money to her, and she was going to build a simple weapons house. At that time, depending on the specific situation, Huo Yao and Ri Yao might cooperate with Cui Jian.

On this day, Dayin Security finally moved into the new office building. This had little impact on Cui Jian, but had a great impact on the company. On the opening day, the company began a large-scale recruitment campaign, recruiting people for every position, with the bodyguard department being the top priority. In the previous week, Dayin Security received 50 resumes, including graduates from the bodyguard academy.

Lin Yu was transferred to be Li Ran's assistant and will work with Li Ran in the future. After the two worked for three consecutive days, they finally selected 20 certified bodyguards and set up Bodyguard Department B. Li Ran will temporarily serve as the department manager. In the future, the department manager and deputy manager will be promoted from Department .

The four-member bodyguard team A was retained, with Diudiu as the department manager and Zhenzhen as the department deputy manager.

Cui Jian went to the new company on the first day and claimed his job. After that, Cui Jian went to the airport and watched with a telescope from a high place near the airport. He watched Prince No. 50 get off the private plane. Three luxury cars were parked under the private plane's ladder. Li Di got out of the second car, shook hands with the prince, hugged him, and sent him to the second car.

Yiyi looked at the image sent by Cui Jian. The distance was more than three kilometers, and it was not as clear as what Cui Jian saw with the telescope. She asked, "Is it him?"

Cui Jian: "Judging from the pomp and ceremony, it should be the prince, but the bodyguards beside the vehicle were not very alert. They focused on Li Di and the prince and did not look around. It was more like acting. In addition, after the Plum Blossom Island tragedy, when many people around the prince were killed, why did the prince set the landing time in the morning?"

Yiyi: “Is it fake?”

Cui Jian: "Not sure, just use the traffic surveillance for now."

Yiyi: "Why not take advantage of their own tactic and shoot the fakes, so that they will think we are no longer paying attention to the prince and lure him out."

Cui Jian: "That's why you are not allowed to participate in tactical planning."

Yiyi asked: "Because what I said was wrong?"

Cui Jian: "I even think Li Di is fake."

Yiyi: "Butler, please come in."

After two beeps, the butler said, "We have found out the first question: why did the prince sign a contract with Li Di in Hancheng?"

Cui Jian and Yi Yi were ashamed, they had never thought about it.

The housekeeper said, "Li Di had previously raised a sum of cash, aiming at some of the oil fields owned by the prince. After the Plum Island tragedy, the prince cut off contact with the outside world for several months. Target No. 42 Kate went to Hancheng to discuss the mining rights with Li Di. Since he couldn't contact the prince, Li Di invested the cash in the mine. Although his company's capital chain is still stable, he no longer has the appetite to swallow up the oil fields."

The housekeeper said: "After discussion, Li Tianlong, the head of the Li family, agreed to invest. However, Li Tianlong just had an operation and is now bedridden. He can't stand the tossing. Even if they go abroad, they have to meet in secret. The prince himself doesn't think much of Li Di. He knows that he has a deep connection with Nemo, so he is more willing to cooperate with Li Tianlong. He wants to meet Li Tianlong."

The housekeeper said, "The main reason is that the prince has a very large industry under his name. He wants to find a long-term partner. He needs to understand the resources in Li Tianlong's hands. The two sides must meet and discuss in detail. By keeping an eye on Li Tianlong, we can wait for the prince. Even if they finally decide to meet overseas to sign the contract, we can catch him through Li Tianlong."

Steward: "The prince you see now is a stand-in, a trusted member of his guards. The stand-in's job is to live in Hancheng as the prince and observe the security environment. You must not touch him."

Cui Jian: "Butler, is our intelligence system that powerful?"

The butler replied: "The news was given by 50.5. As the son and heir of the prince, he is also looking forward to the prince's early death and reincarnation. Li Di's bodyguard chief Furukawa Taro will accompany the fake prince throughout the whole process. They will confirm the safety from various aspects such as information leakage and security loopholes. According to our information, Furukawa Taro is a capable person, so don't act rashly."

What can I say? His own son is willing to be his informant. If I don't kill him, I will be sorry for this family relationship.

(End of this chapter)