Miss Beautiful C.E.O and her system

"When are you going to take action? Do I need to act first?" Ling Qingyu asked.

"Of course, not. For the big fish, we need to step up accordingly before we are authorized." Yang Qingyue explained. "Otherwise, once we make a slight mistake and give him a chance, someone can help the guy out."

"That's why I said, we need threats so that the fish doesn't escape through the net." Ling Qingyu clicked her tongue at the bureaucracy. "Ka-boom, problem solved. Much better than uncertainties."

Yang Qingyue shook her head. "What's the difference between us and terrorists by then? Only an official group? We must not go through this path, harming the entire nation. Not to mention we aren't yet in trouble facing enemies like cartels in Country M in the other continent."

Ling Qingyu spat her tongue. "You're right. I'm just letting out my frustration. But, the gangs are only a few steps away from the cartels you describe. Believe me, in 10 years, they might have eroded their influence into the local elite, controlling every chip of Province N, had you not taken forceful action."

Cai Ning nodded, apparently agreeing with Ling Qingyu's idea. The dire situation in Province N wasn't far from gangs stretching their tentacles in politics and interfering the government affairs.

Yang Qingyue said nothing about Ling Qingyu's possible assassination though she disliked committing such acts. Even her friend agreed with Ling Qingyu's point of view. As adults, each had distinct ideals and codes of conduct. She refrained from commenting further.

Nonetheless, the result was beneficial to their goals and Yang Qingyue wouldn't be a fool to fight amongst the team, just for a mere criminal. Not to mention, that one belonged to the faction, which attempted to assassinate Ling Qingyu.

She might not care before but after spending time with Ling Qingyu, she really wanted to squash the tiger gang herself if not for her sense of justice was originally strong in the first place.

Ling Qingyu was now hers. She couldn't bear to imagine what her poor dearest went through, seeing Ling Qingyu getting more and more cold-blooded. Although she said nothing now, an enemy dancing around for so long in front of her must be a tough pill to swallow. How could someone like Ling Qingyu be able to hold her anger?

Yang Qingyue believed it must be her involvement that restrained Ling Qingyu from perpetrating further violence and felt a little guilty.

Even so, Yang Qingyue still had a slight glimmer of joy at being able to prevent Ling Qingyu from turning into the demon and setting on the path of no return. Otherwise, if Ling Qingyu were to transform into an evil villain, her CPU might shut down.

Ling Qingyu beside Yang Qingyue had no idea her lover aspired to avenge her purposeful car accident. Actually, her anger was already gone after she ordered Tang Ziyi and Xiao Yue to retaliate.

Anyone involved died miserably or on the way to the hospital, and most were now disabled, striking pain into their original fragile self. In fact, Ling Qingyu thought about relaying the news to Yang Qingyue and arrested the man instead of killing him but the effect of a dead man was better.

Ling Qingyu asked her guards under Tang Ziyi's and Xiao Yue's lead to take out the target. Only closed ones were chosen for the mission. Nobody was okay with killing someone, even if the target was a bastard, deserving a thousand slices to the skin.

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However, Su Ruomei and Jiang Yu showed some hesitations when Ling Qingyu spoke about the mission and its benefits along with the results. That also included what crimes the bastard committed with strong evidence to remind the girls, they were doing something righteous.

Nevertheless, killing one in the midst of a battle for survival and intended and well-calculated assassination were two different themes.

Tang Ziyi only accepted volunteers and didn't need much manpower. The real goal of informing them was to slowly nurture their mindsets. Ling Qingyu would never blame them if they refused. It couldn't be helped when Ling Qingyu always spoiled the girls. Yet, she believed Su Ruomei, Jiang Yu and the rest of the sisters would never disappoint her expectations.

Since Ling Qingyu's group already knew when the target planned to leave, they were prepared. At night under the full moon, the mission commenced. Two covert civilian vehicles left and prepared to attack.

Any CCTV cameras in the vicinity of their route were manipulated. Their appearance never showed up on the screen. Athena's meticulous editing made everything flawless. They avoided human detection through Athena's guide as much as possible and encountered the second-in-command gang leader's convoy.

The teams coordinated complex ambush, utilizing pistols and submachine guns equipped with suppressors. The enemy had no chance to resist.

Because the teams were composed of participants, originally from the earliest generation of Ling Qingyu's guards—retired veterans from Special Brigade, the teams executed impeccably.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

With absolute intelligence advantage on their side, the teams were aware—how many targets, what were they armed with, what was the probable resistance, and even Athena's simulation results according to the ambush the girls calculated.

From beginning to finish, the enemies stood zero chance. They were simply vulnerable against the specially trained guards like day and night.

Tang Ziyi and the girls locked the small convoy and blocked its movement, killing the enemy's maneuverability and initiated firing as soon as they left the vehicle with precise marksmanship and swift action.

Every shot landed on the targets everyone aimed for and neutralized the threats, no waste of ammo. Most had no time to draw the handgun before they knew what went wrong and darkness engulf their consciousness completely. Five seconds! The battle was over.

As remarkable and complex as it appeared, the result ended in swift resolution and staccoto hisses along with chimes of small broken glass as outro for the entire orchestra. Surprise, superior training and well-coordinated teamwork displayed how extraordinary Ling Qingyu's guards were.

Afterward, Tang Ziyi confirmed the kills and, with her experience, guided the rest of the team members to clean up evidence and make up a crime scene like gang infighting between rivals.

With Athena's editing only removing Ling Qingyu's members and incorporating appearance of the gangs in her animation, the film was perfect. Athena adjusted precisely the narratives according to the actual scenes and Tang Ziyi consumed less energy.

A minute or so later, the group rushed back to the residence and Tang Ziyi and Athena would work hard to cleanse any evidence that might expose Ling Qingyu.

Having watched the entire process, Ling Qingyu had immense joy in her guards' miraculous upgrades in their skills. She was satisfied with the achieved goals, only to wait and see what her enemy might be thinking now.

This made Boss Hu, the next day, insecure of his surrounding, not knowing who to trust. He couldn't even put a slight belief on his close aides. Not to mention, his suspicion against other gangs rose higher, which was exactly what Ling Qingyu wanted.

"So, you better hurry up before this man found an escape route, though I doubt he could escape our eyes. It's better to be prepared." Ling Qingyu told Yang.

If Boss Hu didn't give up using electronics and communication tools, Athena would always spot him. But even if he could bar electronic devices himself, would his subordinates be able to hold their desires in the age of Internet.

After all, disconnecting from the world for a while already had a large impact when people weren't getting used to sudden separation. Furthermore, did gang members really possessed high self-discipline to refrain their desires.

Ling Qingyu definitely doubted their zeals and if they wanted to disappear, they must go to areas out of public eyes. By then, Athena would already be alerted.