1041: Chapter 1042: Forced to Open for Business 1041: Chapter 1042: Forced to Open for Business “Warn Skull Hall once, and if they dare to do the Duanmu Family’s bidding, annihilate them.”

Xiao Chen said coldly.

“Yes!”

Liu Hong could feel Xiao Chen’s murderous intent.

Those who offended Xiao Chen that much really deserved to die.

The headquarters of Skull Hall were located in Chaoyang City, Capital Prefecture.

It was exactly where the Duanmu Family was based.

However, no one else knew this.

Only an intelligence organization like Jianghu Teahouse could have found out.

Today, Skull Hall encountered trouble.

Usually, they were the ones causing trouble for others, but today, it was others who brought the fight to their doorstep.

“Gentlemen, we have not offended the Yanzi Sect, so why destroy our Skull Hall?”

The Hall Master of Skull Hall looked distressed.

These people were completely unreasonable, incapacitating many of his assassins as soon as they came in, which pained him to watch.

But he was helpless.

The Yanzi Sect was an entity he could not provoke.

He couldn’t provoke any of the eight major sects.

“Why?”

Liu Hong sat there and asked coldly, “Have you recently taken on a mission from the Duanmu Family?”

“Yes!”

The Hall Master of Skull Hall nodded.

“Then why still ask me why?

Don’t you investigate who the target is before you kill them?”

Liu Hong said coldly, “I’m telling you, the Xinmeng Group is an important partner of our Yanzi Sect.

Now, they’ve been targeted by your assassins.

If even a single hair on Chairman Jiang Meng’s head is harmed, I will obliterate your Skull Hall completely, and I mean what I say!”

“These damned fools, I better make a call!”

The Hall Master of Skull Hall hurriedly took out his cell phone to make a call, but couldn’t get through.

The assassins on a mission generally do not keep their cell phones on, as it might lead to mission failure.

The Hall Master of Skull Hall’s face turned deathly pale.

He could only pray now that the assassins would not succeed; otherwise, the Skull Hall that he painstakingly built would vanish from this world.

In the hotel, Duanmu Hai was waiting for Xiao Chen to come and plead with him.

However, not only did Xiao Chen not come, but he didn’t even make a phone call.

His expression gradually darkened, “It seems that mere threats are not enough, then.

I’ll kidnap that woman and see if he gets scared!

Gentlemen, it’s time to act!

That Jiang Meng is a rare beauty, and kidnapping her will allow you some enjoyment–it’s no problem!”

Several assassins showed gleeful expressions.

Jiang Meng’s beauty was already known throughout Dragon Country.

Everyone knew that this business queen was not only fiercely capable in commerce but also stunningly beautiful.

To get such a woman into their hands would truly be a delightful affair.

The assassins took action, a total of six, each one a notorious assassin from Skull Hall.

They excelled in various skills, making them unpredictably dangerous.

Like the previous events, their aim was only to intimidate Jiang Meng, but every time, they succeeded.

They had already figured out Jiang Meng’s daily routes and habits, knowing them by heart, and then set up in advance, waiting for her to fall into their trap.

Not to mention Jiang Meng, they were confident they could kill Xiao Chen outright.

It was only because the Duanmu Family had not permitted it that they hadn’t struck.

One assassin arrived at the Xinmeng Group, confident in his very discreet disguise.

As he had successfully set a fire previously, kidnapping Jiang Meng this time should also be quite simple.

Just like before, the assassin followed a group of people onto the elevator.

He was already prepared with the Xinmeng Group’s employee card, hence everything went unimpeded.

The moment the elevator closed, someone suddenly patted his shoulder.

The elevator opened again.

The assassin was dragged out by two people.

Elsewhere, another assassin sneaked into the kitchen of Xinmeng Group, preparing to poison.

Previously, everything had gone smoothly, and he believed this time would be successful.

But what he didn’t know was that the previous success was only because Xinmeng Group hadn’t been on guard.

But this time, they had been targeted long ago.

From the moment they left the hotel, they were completely locked down.

In just a few minutes, all six assassins were captured.

Meanwhile, Jiang Meng was still unaware of these events.

Xiao Chen asked her to focus on her work, so she focused on her work, oblivious to what was happening outside.

“Liu Hong, you can come back now; the assassins have all been dealt with.

Tell the people from Skull Hall that if they disable Duanmu Hai for me, I will let their Skull Hall go.”

Xiao Chen made a call to Liu Hong.

Liu Hong conveyed the request to Skull Hall.

“Damn it!”

The Skull Hall Master dared not refuse.

The terror of the Yanzi Sect was ten times that of the Duanmu Family; whoever provoked them would die.

Duanmu Hai waited in the hotel for a full hour, yet no assassin returned, not even a phone call came through.

At first, he was quite relaxed.

But gradually, he started to panic.

Clearly, something had happened.

“Second Master, let’s leave here quickly, once the assassins fail, we’ll be in danger.

Xinmeng Group is not someone to mess with, plus they are backed up by the Li family in Xiongcheng City.

If we provoke them here, trouble is certain.”

His subordinate was even more panicked and spoke hurriedly.

“What is there to fear?

I have Old Chen to protect me, it’ll be fine.”

Duanmu Hai wasn’t foolish, but confident.

The Chen beside him was his personal bodyguard, with the strength of a Great Grandmaster.

In this small place of Xiongcheng, who could be his opponent?

“Even if the assassins fail, it doesn’t matter.

If push comes to shove, let Old Chen just kidnap Xiao Chen directly.”

Initially, he didn’t want to do it this way, but now, some things were beyond his control.

If he didn’t do it that way, the matter couldn’t be settled.

“Ding dong!”

Just then, the doorbell of the room rang: “Your requested lunch, sir.”

“Let’s eat first.”

Duanmu Hai waved his hand, “Don’t worry, with Chen here, Xiongcheng is very safe.”

Chen cautiously opened the door, standing in a very safe position.

If someone outside intended to strike, he could react instantly.

A young man in a hotel uniform pushed in the dining cart, covered with a white cloth.

Chen frowned, feeling something was off.

The moment the young man pulled off the white cloth, Duanmu Hai suddenly let out a sharp scream, like that of a woman.

On that dining cart was a corpse.

“Unhappy with the gift we sent you?”

Skull Hall Master coldly looked at Duanmu Hai and said, “Someone asked me to disable you, but I really want to kill you.”

Because of Duanmu Hai, not only had he lost six elite assassins, but Skull Hall almost got wiped out completely.

Although it was related to their failure to investigate properly, the Duanmu Family had said that Xinmeng Group didn’t have any significant influence.

Isn’t the Yanzi Sect an influence?

“Who are you?”

Duanmu Hai didn’t recognize the Skull Hall Master.

After all, he rarely took on tasks or showed his true face, only forced into the fray this time for the sake of Skull Hall.