251: The Wu family's influence

About half an hour after Vu Linh Huong made the call, five military vehicles escorted the Mercedes S450 to the nearest Vietnam military camp.

The Vietnam troops stationed in Tay Ninh Province belonged to the Seventh Military Region.

The Vietnam Seventh Military Region is responsible for the defense of the Cambodia side of southwestern Vietnam, with two infantry divisions, one artillery brigade, and one armored brigade under its command, totaling approximately 36,000 troops.

Two colonels and a group of lieutenant colonels and majors stood at the entrance to greet them, appearing to be regimental or brigade-level officers.

From these officers, it was evident that the Wu Family held considerable influence in both the Vietnam military and political circles.

Throughout his interactions with Vu Linh Huong, Li Qinghe could sense the Wu Family's strategic arrangements.

While they had not reached the very top echelons of Vietnam, their family had placed personnel in important positions across various sectors.

No matter who was in power in Vietnam, as long as they didn't do anything too outrageous, the Wu Family was a group they had to win over.

This was a manifestation of them forming their own independent power.

The Vietnam military officers who came here today seemed to belong to the Wu Family faction.

These officers warmly shook Vu Linh Huong's hand, expressing their condolences for her recent attack.

Li Qinghe heard them say that they rushed to this location from various military camps as soon as they learned of Vu Linh Huong's attack.

The leading colonel patted his chest and guaranteed that he had already dispatched several companies of soldiers to investigate the evidence with the Tay Ninh Province police, vowing that such incidents of tracking people with firearms would not happen again.

Li Qinghe observed the equipment of the surrounding soldiers, which appeared rather rudimentary, with the overall standard resembling that of China in the 1990s.

The rifles they carried looked very similar to AK-47s, though slightly newer, and they wore very early-style webbing vests with magazines inserted.

Although the soldiers all looked poor.

However, from the glittering gold watches and gold rings on the hands of these Vietnam military officers, it was evident that these officers were very wealthy.

Surrounded by a group of officers, Vu Linh Huong and Li Qinghe were escorted to a small villa next to the military camp to rest.

The area around this small villa was clearly a very luxurious villa community.

The community's gatekeepers were soldiers from the Seventh Military Region, and the security appeared much higher than that of ordinary communities.

According to Vu Linh Huong's introduction, these were all real estate projects developed by the Seventh Military Region.

In Tay Ninh Province, the Seventh Military Region owned two real estate companies.

They developed residential communities, affordable housing, and industrial parks.

Nguyen Thi Xuan Tao looked at her phone for a while before coming to report to Vu Linh Huong.

There were five people in the car, with a total of three AKs and four pistols.

After identity verification, they were believed to have smuggled themselves in from Cambodia.

When mentioning these weapon configurations, Nguyen Thi Xuan Tao broke out in a cold sweat.

She had only brought two Glock 17s and five magazines.

If it came to a real shootout with the other party, the firepower of these two pistols would be far from enough to withstand the spray of three AKs.

"Miss Lingxiang, should we bring a few more people? That way, your safety will be more assured."

Nguyen Thi Xuan Tao cautiously suggested to Vu Linh Huong.

In the current situation, she felt it would be very difficult for her alone to fully protect Vu Linh Huong.

"We probably don't need that many people for now."

Vu Linh Huong rejected Nguyen Thi Xuan Tao's suggestion to add more personnel.

She felt that under normal circumstances, having Li Qinghe and Nguyen Thi Xuan Tao was sufficient.

Especially Li Qinghe, who had shown her his Tongbei Fist and Tantui. She felt that with Li Qinghe's strength, as long as the opponent didn't shoot, they couldn't pose a threat to her.

In fact, during this visit to Tay Ninh, Vu Linh Huong had already realized a very serious problem.

Vu Linh Huong's visit had also drawn the Wu Family into the internal disputes of Cao Dai.

Originally, the plan was to see whether the faction supported by the Wu Family was more dominant, or if the other faction held the upper hand.

However, now that things had reached this point, the other party had actually made the first move by sending people to attack Vu Linh Huong's car.

This kind of provocation was very difficult for the Wu Family to accept.

Although Vu Linh Huong felt that since she had moved into the military camp community, there wouldn't be much of a problem with safety.

But for Nguyen Thi Xuan Tao, failing to protect Vu Linh Huong would have very serious consequences. However, Vu Linh Huong personally requested not to increase personnel for now.

She looked at the tall and strong Li Qinghe, and for now, she could only give Miss Lingxiang's man some crash training.

Such a tall physique would make an excellent human shield for Miss Lingxiang during a gunfight.

"Miss Lingxiang, I would like to give Mr. Li some simple training, so that if a similar situation arises next time, he can better help himself."

Nguyen Thi Xuan Tao directly requested Vu Linh Huong's permission to train Li Qinghe, and she didn't say it was to help herself better, but rather from the perspective of Li Qinghe being able to protect himself better.

"Qinghe, what do you think?"

Vu Linh Huong looked at Li Qinghe with a smile, as this matter still required respecting Li Qinghe's own opinion.

"What kind of training content does Chuntao want to give me?"

Li Qinghe also found it very interesting that this seemingly cold bodyguard actually wanted to train him.

We'll see in a moment who trains whom.

"Let's start with some simple weapons training. I have a Glock here. I'll show you how to operate and check it. You can try disassembling it first."

Nguyen Thi Xuan Tao pulled out a dark Glock 17 from her waist, removed the magazine in front of Li Qinghe, first ejected all the bullets from the magazine, and then checked if there were any residual bullets in the chamber.

Then she quickly disassembled the gun into parts, then reassembled it, snapped the magazine in with a click, chambered a round, and fired.

Her movements were very concise and swift, clearly indicating a well-trained soldier.

"Mr. Li, you try."

Nguyen Thi Xuan Tao placed the Glock on the table and gestured to Li Qinghe.

She already knew that Li Qinghe was Dragon Country People, and as a generation that grew up in the peace of China, a weapon like a gun was something unattainable for most Dragon Country People people.

Therefore, she was certain that Li Qinghe could not disassemble a pistol after just watching it once.

She would teach seriously, because everyone who first becomes proficient with a gun, when they have a gun in their hand, feels incredibly powerful.

If there was another shootout during this time, giving Li Qinghe a gun would make him consciously step forward to draw fire.

It seemed necessary to show a little bit of strength today, otherwise, Nguyen Thi Xuan Tao would continue to think he was a freeloader.

However, a trope of an urban soldier king returning suddenly popped into Li Qinghe's mind.

An international mercenary king or assassin king retiring and returning to his home country, accidentally encountering a female CEO, but then being constantly perceived as a freeloader by the female CEO's subordinates.

So, the soldier king displays his skills, saves the female CEO in countless crises, and while capturing her heart, slaps those who previously looked down on him.

Today, he also wanted to replicate this kind of scene and see Nguyen Thi Xuan Tao's reaction.

Li Qinghe slowly walked to the table and picked up the Glock.

"Don't rush at first. You won't be able to be as proficient as I am..."

Nguyen Thi Xuan Tao was initially a bit nonchalant, but then her eyes widened at Li Qinghe's actions.

Li Qinghe, holding the pistol, was not as clumsy as she had imagined; his skilled movements were even more standard than those of her instructors in military training camp.

In a few swift motions, the Glock scattered into a pile of parts, then with a quick gathering and nimble finger movements, a complete pistol appeared in his hand, chambered and fired.

The crisp "click" sound indicated that the pistol was perfectly functional.

"Qinghe, I didn't expect you to have this skill."

Vu Linh Huong, who was nearby, also looked very surprised. She knew Li Qinghe was skilled in martial arts, but she didn't know he was so good with guns too.

"Playing with a gun is just one thing; there's still a lot you don't know."

Li Qinghe spun the Glock on his finger, performing various tricks, making Nguyen Thi Xuan Tao realize completely that Li Qinghe was much more proficient with guns than she was.

What kind of Dragon Country People person could play with a gun to this extent?

Nguyen Thi Xuan Tao dared not think any further.