44: Chapter 44 My prized trump card was exposed by a single phone call.
"Bang!"
Shards of the glass skylight fell like raindrops.
Lin Tian's disheveled figure instantly vanished into the pitch-black night outside the repair shop.
One kilometer away from the repair shop.
Inside a black bulletproof Maybach command vehicle, it was as warm as spring.
Qin Yuan held a steaming cup of freshly ground coffee, watching the military-grade surveillance screen in front of him with great interest.
On the screen, an infrared thermal imaging dot representing Lin Tian was darting frantically through the dense forest in the suburbs, like a headless fly.
"Big Boss, this guy runs pretty fast."
Gu Qianqian sat to the side, a lollipop in her mouth, her ten fingers flying across the keyboard.
"But it's useless. The tear gas dust on him is enough for our tracking drones to lock onto him for three days and three nights."
"Don't follow too closely."
Qin Yuan blew on the steam of his coffee, a playful, cat-and-mouse smirk tugging at the corners of his mouth.
"Let him run."
"Even a dog will jump over a wall if cornered. If we don't force out all his trump cards, this game won't be fun."
...
Half an hour later.
Inside a secret safe house in the suburbs of Jiangzhong City.
Lin Tian kicked the door open with a "bang" and collapsed onto the sofa like a pile of mud.
His entire body was covered in blood from the glass shards, and his lungs burned with pain.
"Cough... cough, cough, cough!"
He coughed violently, the saliva he spat out carrying the pungent smell of tear gas.
Humiliation!
Anger!
And a trace of... deep fear!
He, the dignified Lord of the overseas Asura Hall, had actually been forced to flee like a dog by a group of mortal SWAT officers using such dirty tactics!
If this got back overseas, where would his reputation as the Asura War God go?!
"Qin Yuan... it's Qin Yuan again!"
Lin Tian's eyes were bloodshot as he slammed his fist onto the coffee table in front of him!
"Bang!"
The solid wood coffee table shattered instantly.
"If you won't let me live in peace, I'll make sure you never have a day of peace either!"
Lin Tian knew that relying solely on brute force probably wouldn't work.
This bastard Qin Yuan had absolutely no martial ethics!
He had to use his deepest, most secret trump card, one hidden in the Jiangzhong business world!
Lin Tian pulled a specially made satellite phone from his bosom and dialed an encrypted number.
"Beep... beep..."
The call was answered quickly.
From the receiver came the calm and respectful voice of a middle-aged man.
"Lord! You have finally contacted me!"
"My Sihai Chamber of Commerce has been waiting for you for three years!"
"Cut the crap!"
Lin Tian's tone was filled with unquestionable command.
"Wu Sihai, I don't care what method you use, use all your funds and connections!"
"Snipe the stock of the Qin Group for me! Bring down all their projects!"
"I want that bastard Qin Yuan to go bankrupt by tomorrow morning! Kneeling in front of me begging for mercy!"
On the other end of the line, the president of the Sihai Chamber of Commerce, Wu Sihai, a super-rich tycoon ranked in the top five in Jiangzhong City, felt a shiver in his heart upon hearing this.
The Qin Group?
That was a behemoth in Jiangzhong Province!
But when he thought of the even more terrifying overseas Asura Hall behind Lin Tian, he made a decision instantly.
"Yes! Lord!"
Wu Sihai promised, thumping his chest over the phone.
"Don't worry! I will summon all the directors right now and short the Qin Family overnight!"
"Also, I will send people to the safe house to pick you up right now to ensure your safety!"
"Very good."
Lin Tian nodded with satisfaction and hung up the phone.
He let out a long sigh of relief, feeling that he had finally won back a round.
Didn't Qin Yuan like playing with money?
He would like to see if his Qin Family could withstand the all-out strangulation of a hundred-billion-level chamber of commerce!
Lin Tian took a bottle of ice water from the fridge and gulped it down.
He sat on the sofa, crossing his legs, and began to fantasize about the scene tomorrow morning where Qin Yuan would be kneeling in front of him, begging for mercy like a dog.
However, what he didn't know was that at the same time he was making the call,
Inside Qin Yuan's Maybach command vehicle, Gu Qianqian had already intercepted all the content of their conversation via satellite signal.
"Big Boss, this kid still had an ace up his sleeve."
Gu Qianqian swung her two small legs, biting the lollipop in her mouth with a crunch.
"Wu Sihai of the Sihai Chamber of Commerce is actually his secret pawn."
"This guy has quite a lot of influence in the Jiangzhong business world. Should I have Tan Lang go and take him out?"
"Take him out?"
Qin Yuan chuckled and shook his head.
"That would be letting him off too easily."
"To deal with a businessman, you must use the method that businessmen fear the most."
Qin Yuan picked up his private phone and dialed a number from the capital.
On the other end of the line was the chief secretary of his cheap father, Qin Zhenhai.
"Hello, is this Young Master Qin? The Chairman is in a meeting. Do you have any instructions?"
Qin Yuan's tone was very flat.
"Help me check the Sihai Chamber of Commerce in Jiangzhong City. Do they have a batch of chips worth billions recently waiting for customs clearance at an overseas port?"
The secretary was silent for five seconds before giving a precise answer.
"Yes, Young Master Qin. This shipment is crucial to them."
"Very good."
The corners of Qin Yuan's mouth curved into a devilish arc.
"Now, use the Qin Family's connections at the General Administration of Customs in the capital."
"Seize this batch of goods indefinitely under the name of 'suspected smuggling of prohibited military supplies'."
"Also, notify all their overseas suppliers that from today on, the Qin Family is sanctioning the Sihai Chamber of Commerce."
"Whoever dares to sell them even one screw will be an enemy of my Qin Family."
The secretary on the other end didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
He knew that Young Master Qin was going to choke the Sihai Chamber of Commerce to death in one move!
"Yes! I will do it immediately!"
...
On the other side.
Inside the Chairman's office on the top floor of the Sihai Chamber of Commerce.
Wu Sihai had just hung up the phone with Lin Tian and was preparing to summon the directors for a meeting.
Suddenly, his phone rang frantically, as if it had gone crazy!
"Chairman Wu! It's bad! That batch of chips was detained at the overseas port! They said it was suspected smuggling!"
"President Wu! Several of our major overseas clients have just unilaterally torn up all their contracts!"
"Chairman! The bank... the bank just called and wants us to repay all loans immediately!"
One piece of bad news after another, like a bolt from the blue, slammed onto his head one after another!
Wu Sihai was completely dumbfounded.
He felt the world spinning and almost couldn't catch his breath.
He was just a businessman; where had he ever seen this kind of national-level dimensionality reduction strike?!
It's over!
It's all over!
The Sihai Chamber of Commerce was going to go bankrupt overnight in his hands!
Just as he was in despair, ready to jump from the top floor, his personal phone rang.
It was an unfamiliar number.
He answered with trembling hands.
From the receiver came the cold and playful voice of a young man.
"Boss Wu, I heard you want to short my Qin Family?"
"Thump!"
Wu Sihai's legs went weak, and he knelt directly on the ground, almost dropping his phone.
"Qin... Young Master Qin! It's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!"
He cried until his nose and tears were running everywhere.
"It was Lin Tian! That animal forced me! I have nothing to do with him!"
"Oh? Is that so?"
Qin Yuan's voice was full of playfulness.
"Then do you know what to do?"
"I know! I know perfectly well!"
Wu Sihai nodded frantically, as if he had grabbed the last straw of hope.
"I will take people to catch him right now! I'll tie him up and personally deliver him to you!"
"Young Master Qin, please, give me one more chance! I am willing to be your dog!"
...
Inside the safe house.
Lin Tian sat with his legs crossed, finishing the last sip of ice water.
He checked his watch; the people Wu Sihai sent to pick him up should be arriving soon.
Just then.
"Boom—!"
A loud noise!
The special steel security door of the safe house, worth hundreds of thousands, was kicked to pieces from the outside!
Amidst the flying wood chips.
The underground leader of Jiangzhong, Big Brother Wang Hu, with a cigar in his mouth and dozens of thugs carrying gleaming machetes, charged in murderously!
Lin Tian sprang up from the sofa, his pupils constricting sharply!
"Big Brother Wang Hu?! Where are Wu Sihai's people?!"
Big Brother Wang Hu blew a smoke ring, looked at him with the eyes of someone looking at a dead man, and sneered:
"Lord Lin, don't wait anymore."
"The backer you found has already sold you to Young Master Qin!"