“Boss, he might’ve lived for over 200 years,” Wang Yun cautiously phrased his words, “but you should consider this as well. The other Experimentals have also lived for over 200 years, but what kind of ghastly appearances do they have to live with?”
Kong Erdong shot a glance at Wang Yun. “Alright, point taken. You’ll lead a team to the North this time and watch from the sidelines while the Anjing House, the Wang Consortium, and the Pyro Company fight among themselves. If there’s a chance, bring this No. 001 Experimental back to me.”
As the saying goes, being in the king’s company is tantamount to living with a tiger. Wang Yun, who was favored just a second ago, could feel a hint of annoyance from Kong Erdong at this moment.
When his boss lost his temper, everyone would always invite Wang Yun over. As long as Wang Yun were here, he would have his way to make Boss Kong happy. That was because he was capable of solving many difficult problems.
But now, Wang Yun could feel that Boss Kong was so obsessed with the No. 001 Experimental that he refused to listen to any suggestions.
He had had something more important to report. But now it seemed that he should wait for a while first.
Wang Yun said respectfully, “Understood. I’ll definitely bring this Experimental back to the Kong Consortium for you.”
Kong Erdong stood up. “Mhm, I still have to go over to my boss’s residence to discuss some important matters, so I won’t ask you to stay for lunch. Get ready to set off as soon as possible.”
“OK.” Wang Yun went to the coat rack and took Kong Erdong’s coat down for him. “How many men do you suggest I bring along?”
“You can decide for yourself. I trust your ability. Just bring as many people as you deem fit.” Kong Erdong put on his coat and walked out without looking back.
As for the officers who were waiting outside the main hall, they had waited for nothing this time.
When Kong Erdong walked out, the officers all stood to attention with their heads lowered. They did not even dare to breathe too loudly.
The butler gave Wang Yun a probing look, but Wang Yun just smiled wryly and shook his head.
A convoy of black cars were already waiting outside the entrance. Kong Erdong’s schedule had already been arranged by his secretary.
As the convoy drove down Tongji Road towards Zhenghe Avenue, police cars led ahead while vehicles full of bodyguards escorted from behind.
However, Kong Erdong was not going to meet Kong Donghai, the head of the Kong Consortium. After the convoy passed Zhenghe Avenue, Kong Erdong’s car turned into a small road by itself. A stunning young lady was waiting for him there.
When the car arrived and stopped, it was the only vehicle left in the convoy. There were also only two bodyguards left, and they went to stand guard at the front and the back of the villa.
The woman was already waiting at the door. She looked at Kong Erdong, whose hair had already grayed, and grumbled with a grin, “Why did you just get here? You don’t miss me anymore?”
When Kong Erdong saw this young woman, the worries on his mind seemed to dissipate completely. He brushed his finger on the woman’s nose lightly. “You greedy little kitten.”
The two of them entered the house. As this villa was very secluded, he did not have to worry about getting seen by anyone.
When he pulled open the villa’s door, it made a creak. Kong Erdong frowned and said, “It’s time to replace the door.”
The woman said aggrievedly, “Isn’t that because I’ve run out of money? Look, it’s about time to renovate this house. There was even a leak in the attic a few days ago.”
Kong Erdong laughed. “You’re always asking for money in all kinds of ways.”
As the two of them walked into the living room, the woman reached out to unbutton Kong Erdong’s shirt. But right at this moment, the crystal chandelier hanging above the living room suddenly rattled. Kong Erdong looked up in shock and saw that the screws at the base of the chandelier had come loose.
The woman screamed and dodged. Kong Erdong wanted to dodge too, but he was too old and did not have the same agility as when he was younger.
With a loud crash, Kong Erdong got pinned under the huge chandelier. As deep purple blood flowed out onto the floor, Kong Erdong’s legs were still trembling underneath it.
When the bodyguards outside heard the commotion, they immediately rushed in. On top of a building not far from the villa, Vanilla chuckled to Tang Hualong, “It’s done! Time to retreat!”
Tang Hualong asked, “That’s it?”
“Of course,” Vanilla said with a smile. “I assumed Kong Erdong didn’t have any weaknesses, and it’d be difficult to kill him with so many bodyguards around. Who could’ve known that someone so cautious when he was young would start indulging in his lust for younger women now that he’s old?”
Tang Hualong thought for a moment and said, “Maybe he thought he could recapture his youth through escapades with these young women? A lot of people with age and authority are like this. It’s like a poison that draws them in.”
“That’s right.” Vanilla said with a smile, “Let’s hurry up and leave. Although I’ve made it look like an accident, the Kong Consortium’s intelligence officers will definitely get suspicious. Moreover, the boss wants us to head north. We have to be there for the operation against the Pyro Company.”
“What I’m wondering is, since you can do this alone, why did you ask me along? My old bag of bones can’t handle being made to run around like this by you,” Tang Hualong snapped.
Vanilla patiently explained, “You see, all the powerful people have partners. For example, Li Shentan and Si Liren, Qing Zhen and Luo Lan, Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin, and lastly, Xu Xianchu and his large black cauldron…”
“Wait, I understood the first few references, but what’s with that last one?”
While joking and preparing to retreat, Vanilla suddenly stopped for a while. He looked towards the roof of another building but saw nothing there. “Strange, it felt like someone was watching us a moment ago. Let’s hurry up. We shouldn’t stay here any longer.”
After the two of them left, Wang Yun, the director of the 2nd Military Intelligence Division of the Kong Consortium, jumped out of the water tank on top of the high-rise building. “I nearly got discovered!”
He looked at the villa where the incident had taken place. There were already countless people gathering there.
Wang Yun had no expression on his face at all. It was as though he were just watching the downfall of someone else.
In the past, everyone in the Kong Consortium’s intelligence network was very polite towards Wang Yun. That was because Kong Erdong had mentioned on more than one occasion that he wanted someone like Wang Yun to take over the intelligence agency in the future.
Actually, although Wang Yun was the director of the 2nd Military Intelligence Division, he would frequently overstep his authority and assign work to the 1st and 3rd Divisions. It was not that he wanted to overstep his authority but that Kong Erdong gave him the power to do so.
Wang Yun had been a director for a long time and did not mind doing it for a little longer. Then when Kong Erdong retired, he would take over as the new intelligence head.
He did not mind waiting a while, but he could not keep waiting forever.
A superior who sought immortality could only spell disaster for his subordinates.
People always said that “being in the king’s company is tantamount to living with a tiger,” so who would want to keep a tiger company when it might end up eating him at any moment?
Of course, Wang Yun did not have the courage to kill Kong Erdong with his own hands. He only hid the fact that he had discovered Vanilla and Tang Hualong’s whereabouts from Kong Erdong.
He had wanted to report about this, but the attitude displayed by Kong Erdong made him decide to keep quiet about it.
Initially, he only wanted to see if there might be anything to gain from it, but Wang Yun did not expect such a good outcome.
“I guess I’ll head to the North first.” Wang Yun burst out laughing.
For now, he was undoubtedly one of the frontrunners to take over the intelligence agency. But to get rid of his fellow competitors, he would still need a gift.
The current head of the Kong Consortium, Kong Donghai, was also advanced in age, so he should be very interested in gaining immortality as well.
Wang Yun knew the most important thing to do at this moment was definitely not to form a political alliance and engage in politics but to let Kong Haidong understand who was truly the competent one.
