Chapter 153: The Sniper

By the lake of Yunshui Mountain Residence, Chu Tian accompanied Master Ba to quietly feed the fish. Watching those fish scrambling for the fish feed, Chu Tian suddenly felt that it was somewhat like himself. For the sake of a meal and survival, he always strived hard, leaping to grab the most and the best fish feed. But this was the law of survival. In this era, those who didn't work hard wouldn't have food to eat, and it was especially true in the underworld.

After Master Ba scattered all the fish feed in his hand, he clapped his hands and then talked to Chu Tian as they walked. His tone was filled with approval, "Chu Tian, that three million yuan of yours was really worth it. Others might not achieve the same result even with thirty million yuan. Only you could do it so brilliantly."

Chu Tian didn't say anything. When they reached the pavilion, he first pulled out a chair for Master Ba to sit on and then sat down himself. Uncle Zhong quickly brought a pot of excellent tea, poured it for Master Ba and Chu Tian, and then stood aside, looking at Master Ba and Chu Tian respectfully, at the once-dominant Master Ba in Shanghai and the current influential Young Master in Shanghai.

Chu Tian took a sip of the tea. The fragrance filled his mouth, and he couldn't help but sigh, "This is really good tea."

Master Ba smiled slightly, took a sip of the tea himself, and then said to Chu Tian, "Actually, in the current situation, both the Shuai Jun and the Jiang Bang find it difficult to make further progress. The situation between the two sides is similar. The Jiang Bang has more people, while the Shuai Jun has elite soldiers. If the two sides engage in a direct and fierce confrontation to determine the winner, no matter which side wins, it will suffer heavy losses, which is really not worthwhile."

Chu Tian nodded. What Master Ba said was indeed reasonable. However, in Chu Tian's heart, he had to resolve the situation quickly. The longer it dragged on, the more difficult it would be to deal with the Jiang Bang. So he said, "What Father said is right. A direct and fierce confrontation will indeed cause heavy losses. But the longer it drags on, the more those small gangs and factions that have just joined Zhangsun Jincheng will be loyal to him. Even more small gangs will go to join the Jiang Bang. In this way, Zhangsun Jincheng's influence will grow stronger and stronger, and it will be really difficult to deal with him then."

Master Ba nodded slightly. He also saw this point. After all, the Jiang Bang was a major gang in Shanghai. Given enough time, it could easily assimilate those small gangs that had submitted to it into its own forces. Seeing that Chu Tian seemed to have a plan in mind, he asked curiously, "So what are you going to do?"

Chu Tian picked up the teacup, looked at the swimming fish, and smiled faintly, "Didn't Father already tell me when he was feeding the fish just now?"

Master Ba was taken aback for a moment, and then burst into laughter, saying, "Truly the Young Master. You already have the countermeasure in mind while chatting and laughing. It seems that recognizing you as my adopted son is the most correct thing I've ever done in my life."

Uncle Zhong beside them let out a soft sigh. Why couldn't he understand what Master Ba and the Young Master were talking about? Was what they said too profound, or was he already getting old?

Chu Tian picked up the teacup again. Before he could take a sip, he suddenly saw a faint and flickering bright spot reflected in the tea water. His heart trembled. Before he could say anything, "whoosh", a bullet shot towards him. Chu Tian quickly summoned the Minghong Saber and instantly blocked it behind his head. With a "clang" sound, the bullet fell to the ground. When Uncle Zhong saw this, he was greatly alarmed and threw himself on Master Ba, shouting loudly, "Sniper!"

The Qing Gang disciples in Yunshui Mountain Residence heard Uncle Zhong's shout and immediately grabbed their cold weapons, rushing to search around. 'Gu Jian' and Tian Yangsheng, who had been lying together basking in the sun, immediately jumped up and scanned the surroundings with their eyes.

"Whoosh", another bullet shot towards Chu Tian. Chu Tian relaxed his whole body, closed his eyes, and exerted all his strength. The Minghong Saber in his hand flashed with a gorgeous golden light. As the bullet was about to reach him, instead of directly blocking the bullet, Chu Tian's Minghong Saber suddenly curved and deflected the rapidly approaching bullet back. The sniper obviously didn't expect that Chu Tian could not only block the bullet but also change its trajectory. She was slightly taken aback, and the deflected bullet had already pierced through her shoulder, making her let out a soft "hmm". The sniper knew that she couldn't kill Chu Tian today, and she might even lose her own life. She quickly picked up her gun and retreated, trying to escape from this troublesome place. However, she had only taken a few steps when she immediately found that the road was blocked by two people exuding a chilling and murderous aura.

The three of them immediately stopped all their movements. The sniper could feel the thick murderous aura emanating from them, and she even felt her heart trembling slightly.

The sniper wanted to load the gun, but her left shoulder was injured and weak. Moreover, if she moved slightly, she might be cut in half by the two people in front of her at any moment. Just when she was in a dilemma, a voice that made her delighted came, "Don't move, either of you, or I'll shoot."

Tian Yangsheng and 'Gu Jian' slightly glanced with their peripheral vision and saw a sweet-looking girl slowly walking by. She was holding a gun skillfully and steadily in her hand. The sweet-looking girl walked up to the sniper. Instead of asking about the sniper's injury, she asked anxiously, "Yumi, did you kill the target?"

Yumi shook her head. That target was not a human being but simply a god. He could not only block bullets but also change their direction with a knife. There was probably no second person in the world like him. Only then did she understand why the sweet-looking girl had failed last time.

When the sweet-looking girl saw Yumi shake her head, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but she didn't show it on her face. She said, "Yumi, let's go."

"I've already said that a beautiful girl like you with such beautiful hands shouldn't hold a knife for killing," Chu Tian said, appearing out of nowhere. He let out a sigh and said softly, "Nor should you hold a gun for killing. More importantly, the gun can't kill me, nor can it kill these two. Instead, it will make them even angrier."

This sweet-looking girl was obviously Ke'er. Seeing Chu Tian appear unharmed, she was slightly delighted in her heart, but she still pretended to be cold and haughty on her face. She said, "Anyway, I must take Yumi away."

Tian Yangsheng's eyes flashed. He drew a circle with his pitch-black knife to protect his body and rushed towards Ke'er and the others. Yumi quickly shouted, "Ke'er, shoot!"

Ke'er hesitated slightly and didn't pull the trigger. In an instant, her hand was touched by the pitch-black knife. Everyone knew that if Ke'er's expression showed the slightest sign of abnormality, Tian Yangsheng would immediately cut off her hand. 'Gu Jian' walked up coldly, disarmed Ke'er and Yumi's guns, and with a slight exertion of force, he squeezed the guns until they were too deformed to be used and threw them aside.

Just then, "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh", five more bullets shot towards the five of them. Chu Tian picked up the Minghong Saber to block the bullet aimed at him. Tian Yangsheng also slashed down the bullet aimed at himself with his knife. 'Gu Jian' discerned the direction of the bullets by listening to the wind. Not only did he dodge the bullets himself, but he also pulled Ke'er to the side slightly, allowing her to avoid the bullet aimed at her. However, the injured Yumi completely didn't expect that the bullet would be aimed at her. Without any precautions, the bullet entered her chest. After Tian Yangsheng and 'Gu Jian' dodged the bullets, they immediately chased in the direction where the shots came from.

"Yumi, Yumi." Ke'er's tears flowed down. Yumi in her arms was on the verge of death. Chu Tian stepped forward to check and gently shook his head. The bullet had pierced through Yumi's heart, and there was no hope of saving her.

After all, Ke'er was a killer. After shedding a few tears, she stood up firmly, her eyes filled with the desire for revenge. Looking at Chu Tian beside her, she suddenly said, "Lord Chu, could you please help me? She has taken care of me since I was a child. Even in the most dangerous missions, she always rushed ahead of me. So I want to avenge Yumi. As long as you're willing to help me find the person who killed Yumi, I'll do anything you say."

Chu Tian took a step forward and hugged Ke'er's delicate body. He said lightly, "Your enemy is also my enemy. They want to silence you because they saw that you couldn't kill me."

A moment later, 'Gu Jian' and Tian Yangsheng brought back a Japanese man. His hands and feet had been broken by 'Gu Jian', and they threw him in front of Chu Tian. Although the Japanese man was in great pain, he was still roaring, "Baka, baka!"

'Gu Jian' said indifferently, "Two are dead, two escaped, and we caught one who was in the way."

Ke'er stepped forward and kicked the Japanese man over. She said angrily, "Yamada Yukio, I didn't expect it to be you. Why did you kill me and Yumi?"

Yamada Yukio endured the pain, raised his thick neck, and roared, "Baka! You failed your mission and were captured. Naturally, you should die. This is the rule."

Ke'er held back her tears. She naturally knew this rule. Since the Yamaguchi-gumi established the killer group, this rule had existed. But Ke'er still couldn't accept Yumi's death. She said resentfully, "Whoever made Yumi die, I will make them die."

Yamada Yukio glared furiously. Obviously, he disdained Ke'er's threat. He didn't even make a sound when his hands and feet were broken by 'Gu Jian'.

Ke'er opened her beautiful eyes, her jade-like hand trembled slightly, and she gave him a cold look, "Shinu."

Chu Tian knew that it meant "go to hell". He quickly reached out and grabbed the thin knife that Ke'er took out. He said lightly, "I've said that such beautiful hands should never hold a knife or a gun for killing again in the future."

The nature of a Japanese woman in Ke'er emerged, and she showed great obedience. She snuggled up beside Chu Tian. Looking at Chu Tian's unchanging smile and his elegant demeanor, her eyes gradually softened, and the murderous aura from before disappeared.

Chu Tian walked up to Yamada Yukio and said lightly, "I'll only say this once. If you don't answer immediately, you'll die." Then he said in a deep voice, "Where is your hideout? How many people are there?"

Yamada Yukio turned his head aside, determined not to answer Chu Tian's question.

Chu Tian smiled faintly, hugged Ke'er, and slowly walked down the mountain. When passing by Tian Yangsheng, he said softly, "Chop him."

Chu Tian didn't have a murderous aura, and his tone was quite calm. But when he uttered the words "chop him", the Japanese man still shuddered all over, and his face instantly turned ugly and filled with fear. He had originally thought that he still had value and that Chu Tian wouldn't kill him. As long as he held on, he might be able to wait for rescue. He didn't expect that Chu Tian would kill him without even asking him anything. How could he not be desperate?

Yamada Yukio quickly shouted, "Room 808, Emperor Hotel. Fifteen people." After shouting, he thought he could breathe a sigh of relief and save his own life.

Tian Yangsheng's knife hesitated slightly. But seeing that Chu Tian walked away without looking back, the pitch-black knife instantly accelerated and slashed across Yamada Yukio's neck. In an instant, blood spattered everywhere.

Ke'er had some doubts and said softly, "Lord Chu, don't you need to ask him again? Maybe we can learn some useful information."

Chu Tian shook his head, his face beaming with a confident smile, "No need. I already know the other things he knows. You are all killers sent by the Yamaguchi-gumi. Sister Li invited you successively. The original intention was to deal with Ye Sanxiao. Later, after Ye Sanxiao died, she asked you to deal with me."

Ke'er looked at Chu Tian in surprise and said, "Lord Chu, it seems like you know everything. No wonder no one can kill you."

Chu Tian roughly learned some information about the Yamaguchi-gumi organization from Ke'er. Currently, the Yamaguchi-gumi is the largest black social organization among the violent groups and is also one of the top gangs in the world. Its structural model is like a pyramid. To put it bluntly, it's somewhat similar to a pyramid scheme. The Yamaguchi-gumi is just a general term. Below it, there is a detailed division into the General Executive Department, with detailed positions and divisions of labor. Further down, it is divided even more specifically. For example, there are groups like the Matsuoka-gumi, Tamachi-gumi, Kawai-gumi, and Ohira-gumi. According to their influence and strength, these groups also have smaller subgroups under them.

A few years ago, the Yamaguchi-gumi established a specialized killer organization with an extremely beautiful name, "Sakura All Over the Sky". Its members were carefully selected from various groups and were extremely skilled. At its peak, the number of members reached more than five hundred. In addition to eliminating opponents for the Yamaguchi-gumi, "Sakura All Over the Sky" was also hired by those in need and was active around the world carrying out assassination activities, earning billions of yen for the Yamaguchi-gumi every year. It is a crucial group within the Yamaguchi-gumi.

Ke'er and Yumi were also sent by the "Sakura All Over the Sky" organization to China to carry out assassination missions. However, just one day after arriving in China, they received an order to change the mission target. That's how the incident of Ke'er attempting to assassinate Chu Tian in the massage room happened. After Ke'er failed, she advised Yumi that it was simply impossible to assassinate Chu Tian successfully and asked Yumi to give up implementing the second plan. Unexpectedly, Yumi still took the risk and came alone when Ke'er wasn't paying attention. What Ke'er didn't expect was that Yamada Yukio and the others were actually following Yumi and killed her.

Chu Tian suddenly thought of a question and said with some confusion, "Ke'er, is it worth it for you to betray your organization for Yumi?"

Ke'er seemed to think of Yumi again. Her tone was a bit sad, and she let out a sigh, "Yumi and I are both orphans. We grew up in an orphanage. Yumi has always taken care of me and treated me like a younger sister. I joined the Yamaguchi-gumi purely because of Yumi. Wherever she went, I went. When she joined the newly established killer group, I joined too. So I don't have any feelings for the Yamaguchi-gumi. I only care about Yumi." Then her eyes flashed with determination, "Whoever made Yumi die, I will make them die."

Chu Tian naturally understood the hardships of the two girls relying on each other for survival. Moreover, they had gone through countless life-and-death tests together. The sincere friendship between Ke'er and Yumi was probably beyond what ordinary people could achieve. Besides, Ke'er had already failed her mission and couldn't go back.

Chu Tian touched his nose, a smile appeared on his face, and he said lightly, "Ke'er, let's avenge your Yumi today."