EFB Chapter 180 Firefight
Chapter 180 Firefight
Qi Tongwei arrived at the hotel on time.
When he told the greeter "The Ultimate Private Room," a hint of fear appeared on the girl's beautiful face, but she quickly regained her composure and led Qi Tongwei into the elevator.
Upon arrival, the greeters only allowed Qi Tongwei to enter by himself.
Qi Tongwei nodded in acknowledgment and pushed open the door to the private room.
Inside, Zhao Ruilong was smoking a cigar, with several men in black standing behind him.
Looking further inside, in the main seat, sat a man with slightly white hair, but lean and wiry, with deep-set eyes, followed by several thugs.
It seems this is Du Bozhong.
Upon seeing Qi Tongwei enter, several thugs were about to step forward when they heard Zhao Ruilong shout:
"How dare you! Get back here!"
The thugs then stopped in front of Qi Tongwei. Zhao Ruilong, with a smile, walked forward with open arms, shouting as he went:
"This is my good older brother, Governor Qi! You bunch of disrespectful brats, are you looking for death?"
After saying that, Zhao Ruilong hugged Qi Tongwei tightly, then turned around, put his right arm around Qi Tongwei's shoulder, and looked at Du Bozhong, saying:
"Brother Bozhong, this is the Public Security Bureau Chief, Brother Qi, who wanted to see you!"
Qi Tongwei forced a smile and was about to step forward to shake hands when Du Bozhong said in a hoarse voice:
"Put the gun down."
Qi Tongwei's expression changed, and the thugs beside him, who had been eyeing him menacingly, rushed forward, grabbed Qi Tongwei's arms, and pulled out a brand-new police pistol from his pocket, handing it to Zhao Ruilong.
"Brother Qi, please forgive me, please forgive me!" Zhao Ruilong clasped his hands together and smiled obsequiously, waving his hand to signal the thugs to put their pistols in a drawer. He then led Qi Tongwei to sit down, and looked at Du Bozhong, saying obsequiously:
"Brother Qi is always cautious and doesn't really want to cause trouble, so let's not pursue this further, Brother Bozhong?"
Du Bozhong nodded dismissively and pointed at Qi Tongwei, saying:
"Check other things."
Two more thugs stepped forward and took out scanners to scan Qi Tongwei's entire body.
Qi Tongwei's heart leaped into his throat.
If the gun hits its own boot, the second pistol will be exposed.
My situation is truly dangerous!
Just as the scanner was scanning downwards, the instrument suddenly emitted a piercing alarm.
Immediately, two more thugs rushed forward, pinned Qi Tongwei's hands down, and pulled him towards the spot where the scanner had stopped.
A pinhole camera was pulled out and crushed to pieces.
Du Bozhong sneered:
"Child's play. Have a seat."
The thugs let Qi Tongwei go.
Qi Tongwei appeared furious, but secretly he was delighted.
The gun is still in the shoe, and the trump card is intact.
This gives them the confidence to negotiate.
Thinking of this, Qi Tongwei cleared his throat and said:
"Du Bozhong, I'm asking you, did you arrange for Liu Xinjian to be murdered?"
Du Bozhong was taken aback, but quickly responded:
"Yes, why?"
Zhao Ruilong quickly chimed in, flatteringly saying:
"Brother Bozhong, I, as the elder brother, have no other intentions than to bring you the account books today. I also ask that you and my brothers vouch for me and not cause me any more trouble. Let's call it even! What do you say?"
"To wipe the slate clean?" Du Bozhong sneered, licking his lips, and said:
"Our grudges are one thing, but his are another. I still need to settle the accounts with Director Qi regarding the Zhongzhongjie Company."
Zhao Ruilong was also a little unhappy, and frowned as he said:
"Hey buddy, that's not fair. That's not what you said before..."
Du Bozhong glared and slammed the wine glass onto the floor.
Immediately, the thugs present subdued Zhao Ruilong's henchmen, and two gun barrels were pressed against the back of Qi Tongwei and Zhao Ruilong's heads respectively.
"...Gurgle."
Zhao Ruilong swallowed hard, slowly raising his hands above his head, not daring to say another word.
Du Bozhong extended his right hand and raised it:
"Bring out the ledgers."
One of the thugs walked up to Qi Tongwei and gestured towards him with his lip.
Even though Qi Tongwei was extremely unwilling, he had no choice but to speak:
"The USB drive was sewn into my sleeve."
The thug ripped open Qi Tongwei's sleeve, and a small USB drive fell out, landing on the ground with a crisp sound.
Du Bozhong then stood up, walked over to pick up the USB drive, and nodded to the thug next to him.
The latter immediately took out a laptop and inserted the USB drive.
Du Bozhong clicked the mouse, the bright light from the computer screen casting a sinister glow on his face. After browsing for about five minutes, he smiled with satisfaction:
"Great, it's genuine. Do you have a backup record?"
The thug shook his head and said:
"Please rest assured, there is no backup record; there is only one copy."
Du Bozhong nodded, looked at Zhao Ruilong, and said jokingly:
"I've got the ledger. As agreed, you can get lost, Young Master Zhao."
Zhao Ruilong felt the gun barrel pressed against the back of his head move away, but he didn't leave. Instead, he suppressed his fear and said to Du Bozhong:
"Brother Bozhong, I've given you the account book. Brother Qi should be leaving now. You...you said you wouldn't make things difficult for him..."
Qi Tongwei spoke coldly at this moment:
"Alright, Ruilong, you can leave now. I really can't bring myself to lower myself to the level of an international criminal."
He said this while still sitting, his right hand quietly reaching towards his right boot.
Du Bozhong laughed in extreme anger:
"Hahaha, good, very good! I heard you used to be a narcotics officer? I've changed my mind, I'll take you back to the Golden Triangle and let you experience our hospitality..."
Zhao Ruilong was extremely anxious but helpless, while Qi Tongwei coldly watched everything, his right hand already reaching for the gun handle...
Just then, a thug rushed into the private room and whispered an emergency report to Du Bozhong.
After hearing this, Du Bozhong's eyes darted around, and he pulled out a pistol, pointing it at Zhao Ruilong and shouting:
"Damn it, you little bastard, you dare to trick me!"
Qi Tongwei was unaware of what had happened, but at that moment Du Bozhong was standing less than two body lengths away from him, pointing a gun at Zhao Ruilong.
The attention of everyone present was drawn to this unexpected turn of events.
A rare opportunity!
Qi Tongwei swiftly pulled a pistol from his boot, and with incredible speed, grabbed Du Bozhong by the neck with his left hand and pressed the gun against Du Bozhong's temple with his right, roaring:
"Put your guns down, all of you!"
Another unexpected turn of events has led the situation into an even more unpredictable and confusing development.
Du Bozhong's henchmen dared not make a move, and Zhao Ruilong took the opportunity to slowly move to the cabinet, take out Qi Tongwei's confiscated pistol, and wave the muzzle around the crowd, saying:
"Put down your guns! Otherwise, your boss and that guy who tried to stand up will both get a bullet in their mouths!"
Seeing this, Du Bozhong's henchmen looked at each other and slowly lowered their guns.
Du Bozhong said anxiously:
"Idiot, pick up the gun! Pick up the gun! Those two won't dare to shoot!"
"Bang!"
Upon hearing this, Qi Tongwei shot Du Bozhong in the calf, causing blood to gush out immediately!
Du Bozhong felt excruciating pain throughout his body. His body went limp, he grimaced, and he could no longer stand up.
However, Qi Tongwei's shot also attracted the attention of Du Bozhong's men, who were lying in ambush outside the restaurant!
They quickly assembled and headed towards the premium private room.
Hearing the approaching footsteps outside, Qi Tongwei immediately sensed something was wrong. He gripped his gun tighter and began searching for an escape route.
Just then, the door to the private room opened again. Qi Tongwei thought it was Du Bozhong's reinforcements arriving and was preparing for a desperate fight.
But the newcomers were fully armed!
Upon seeing Qi Tongwei, Cheng Du was overjoyed and shouted:
"Brother Qi, retreat quickly! Our men are already holding them off!"
Qi Tongwei didn't have time to ask how Cheng Du had found this place, and turned to Zhao Ruilong, saying:
"Ruilong, let's go together!"
"Okay!" Zhao Ruilong covered Qi Tongwei as they moved toward the door of the private room, while he himself grabbed the laptop with the USB drive plugged in and carried it away.
Qi Tongwei, holding Du Bozhong hostage, retreated to the door of the private room.
As if realizing something, Du Bozhong suddenly became terrified and shouted at the top of his lungs:
"Shoot! Shoot! Don't worry about me! Otherwise, we'll all die!"
The underlings didn't dare to actually fire, and could only watch helplessly as Qi Tongwei, holding Du Bozhong hostage, retreated outside the door.
Du Cheng reminded:
"Brother Qi, the restaurant is in chaos. Let's get out through the back door! This old man is immobile; we can't take him with us!"
"If I kill him, I won't be able to explain myself." At the last moment, Qi Tongwei hesitated for a moment, then kicked Du Bozhong back into the private room and slammed the door shut.
The three of them strode away...