Urban Ace Bodyguard

"Big... uh, Brother Lin, you shouldn't be afraid of Zhan Wuchen."

Tao Shuishui whispered curiously into Lin Hai's ear.

"Shit, why wouldn't I be afraid? Guy's the number one King of Soldiers in Huadu, alright." Lin Hai rolled his eyes.

"But it seems like you're quite impressive too."

"I'm impressive my ass."

Tao Shuishui looked unconvinced: "That Rough Guy has been wanting to chase Sister Chuqing for a long time. He even said I'm just a kid full of schemes. So, as Reincarnation Brother, are you just going to let someone insult you like that?"

Lin Hai understood that Shuishui felt antipathy toward Zhan Wuchen and wanted him to teach the guy a lesson.

"Forget it, it's a minor issue, not worth making a move over."

Zhan Wuchen, being a super expert, naturally had extraordinary hearing.

Shuishui and Lin Hai's whispers did not escape his notice.

Xia Chuqing actually supported Lin Hai's current approach, and suddenly thought to herself: "Father once said that every person's state of mind changes, and with such changes, one's strength also progresses invisibly. Has Brother Lin perhaps made another breakthrough?"

"Lin Hai, is it? Come outside with me for a moment," Zhan Wuchen suddenly stood up and pointed at Lin Hai.

"What do you want to do?!" Zhang Yang 'whooshed' to his feet, glaring angrily at the other party.

Shit, how arrogant! When was he ever treated this way in Huadu?!

Zhan Wuchen directly ignored Zhang Yang, his gaze fixed on Lin Hai filled with a fighting spirit.

Especially the line Lin Hai whispered to Tao Shuishui earlier: "A minor issue, not worth making a move over."

In his view, it was a contemptuous insult to himself from Lin Hai.

"Forget it, today's Chuqing and Xiaoya's birthday," Lin Hai said with a smile.

Zhan Wuchen asked angrily, "Do you dare to come out or not?"

"I don't dare."

This response, so blunt and direct, left everyone present somewhat dumbfounded and speechless.

Ouyang Xiaoya's heart once again surged with frustration at Lin Hai's lack of assertiveness. Damn beast, can't you at least pretend to be a bit manly?

Is it really okay to just bluntly say you don't dare?

Zhan Wuchen was stunned.

In his original expectations, the other party was supposed to come up with some kind of excuse, which he would then forcefully rebut to show off his manliness in front of Chuqing.

"Are you even a man?" Zhan Wuchen's words voiced Ouyang Xiaoya's sentiments at the moment.

"Yeah, I'm far more of a man than you in that respect," Lin Hai said with a half-smile.

Zhan Wuchen found Lin Hai even more annoying.

How could such a sharp-tongued person be worthy of being called a soldier?

A soldier should be upright, not decadent and slovenly.

This guy must come from some low-ranking small unit. Next time he sees the big shots from various military units, he'll definitely have to bring up some opinions to properly overhaul these lower echelons. Otherwise, if all they produce are scums like Lin Hai, where would Huaxia's military fighting strength be?!

Taking a deep breath, Zhan Wuchen suddenly thought of a way to make Lin Hai unable to refuse.

He said loudly, "I challenge you, a retired soldier from a small unit, in the name of Huadu Military District's number one King of Soldiers, betting on our military honor. Do you dare to fight or not?!"

With these words, the room fell silent.

Aside from Ouyang Xiaoya and Tao Shuishui, the others were quite familiar with the unspoken rules within the military.

Among soldiers, if one bet on military and unit honor to issue a challenge, it was definitely a serious matter.

Losing wasn't just personal failure.

It would also bring disgrace upon the honor of one's former unit!

"Brother Zhan, don't do this!" Xia Chuqing's face was full of worried color as she hurriedly stood up, wanting to stop it.

These words, however, were extremely grating to Zhan Wuchen's ears.

He felt that Chuqing was defending the trash before him.

Could Chuqing actually like this loser?

With that thought, a rage mystifyingly brewed in Zhan Wuchen's heart, solidifying his resolve to fight Lin Hai.

A loser doesn't deserve Chuqing!

"Do you dare, or don't you!" Zhan Wuchen demanded again with piercing intensity, his voice reverberating throughout the dormitory.

"I dare!"

Lin Hai abruptly stood up, meeting Zhan Wuchen's gaze unflinchingly.

The pride of the army is not to be defiled!

Otherwise, once home, he'd probably get a beating from the instructor. Ahem.

"Good!"

The fighting spirit in Zhan Wuchen's eyes soared as he turned to Chuqing and said, "Chuqing, the best gift a soldier can give you is his victory."

"Brother Zhan, I don't like that kind of gift," Xia Chuqing said with immense concern.

Unfortunately, Zhan Wuchen seemed adamantly set on "teaching" Lin Hai a lesson.

Ouyang Xiaoya frowned, glanced at Zhan Wuchen's hefty fists and then at the dead beast's plastic physique, made up her mind, and said, "Mr. Zhan, I've suddenly remembered that there's still a lot of work to do at the company today, and it requires Lin Hai's signature and approval."

"How about we postpone this fight to another day?"

Zhan Wuchen looked oddly at Lin Hai, "Isn't he a discharged soldier? Isn't he a security guard at your company?"

"Who says discharged soldiers have to be security guards?" Tao Shuishui was also displeased.

Ouyang Xiaoya felt it necessary to reveal Lin Hai's current temporary position, which might avoid the fight.

So she said, "Lin Hai is currently the CEO of Youming Ya Group."

Zhan Wuchen finally showed a hint of surprise, but then it twisted into disdain and contempt, "As far as I know, Miss Ouyang was the CEO of Youming Ya Group before. You're not telling me you climbed up the ranks by clinging to a woman's feet, are you?"

"CEO, thanks, but no need to help like this. Since Mr. Zhan wishes for a spar, then I'm happy to oblige."

Lin Hai slowly stood up, relaxed his shoulders, and let his arms hang loosely, smiling and asking, "Shall we go outside?"

"Good, let's go outside!"

"Alright, let's go."

Lin Hai casually lit a cigarette and, upon reaching the door, stopped in his tracks.

"Why aren't you leaving?" asked Zhan Wuchen.

Without looking at him, Lin Hai apologetically met Ouyang Xiaoya and Chuqing's eyes, saying, "I'm sorry, I wanted to give you a peaceful and joyful birthday."

"Brother Lin, don't say that," Xia Chuqing said with a face full of regret.

She had already secretly decided that if Brother Lin didn't want to reveal his strength, she would step in at the crucial moment to defeat Zhan Wuchen.

Ouyang Xiaoya also clenched her small fists tightly and earnestly said to Lin Hai, "Don't act tough. If it's too much, just admit defeat. It's fine. No one will think less of you."

"Heh heh, CEO, I understand. If it comes to it, I'll immediately kneel and beg for mercy," Lin Hai replied, blinking his eyes with a grin.

The CEO was suddenly at a loss for words to the extreme.

Damn beast, feeling moved for you is pointless. I thought you were finally going to man up, but what you just said was so "limp," causing everyone in the room to roll their eyes in exasperation, utterly flustered.

...

Ten minutes later, at the outdoor combat ring of the Huadu Military District.

Zhan Wuchen was clad in a tactical combat vest, looking stern with a powerful and intimidating physique.

Lin Hai was as casual as ever, scratching his messy hair, then flicking the cigarette to the ground and stubbing it out with his foot.

Below, the women, along with Chuqing's female comrades, all watched with bated breath, silently praying that Lin Hai wouldn't get beaten to a pulp.

"Lin Hai, just give up if it's too much. Don't act tough. I'm genuinely worried about you," Ouyang Xiaoya couldn't restrain herself from saying again.

"It's okay, CEO, I'm confident," Lin Hai gestured reassuringly.

"Hmph, confident? Soon you'll see how confidence shatters instantly before real strength," Zhan Wuchen scoffed.

Lin Hai gave a contemptuous glance and said with a smile, "You probably don't understand one thing—that those with the Way will have abundant support, while those who've lost it are widowed... uh, lacking in support."

"..." The crowd below was once again thrown into disarray.