553: Chapter 542: Blood Wolf Mercenary 553: Chapter 542: Blood Wolf Mercenary The assassins who attacked Ning Fan and Xu Ruolan tonight all came from the Yun Ci Guild, or to be precise, they were remnants of the eradicated Yun Ci Guild.
After the headquarters of the Yun Ci Guild and its branch in Yalantes were eliminated by Ning Fan, the entire colossal assassin organization began to fall apart and eventually headed towards extinction.
Among the surviving assassins from the Yun Ci Guild, some were absorbed by other organizations, some chose to go straight, and the last remaining faction went into hiding.
Those who lay dormant were the die-hard loyalists of the Yun Ci Guild.
They knew that Ning Fan was Asura and were acutely aware of who was responsible for the demise of their Guild.
Thus, after going underground, this band of survivors began planning their revenge, and Ning Fan naturally became the target of their vendetta.
After hearing the assassin’s confession, Ning Fan nodded and was then given a throat-slitting gesture by Ah Yu.
With the desired information obtained, there was no further use for this assassin.
With a signal from Ning Fan, Ah Yu gave the man a swift end.
“Mr.
Ning, we will take our leave first.
As for this place, someone will come to clean up, so you needn’t worry about any trouble,”
Ah Yu said respectfully to Ning Fan, who nodded, expressed his brief gratitude to the few people, and then returned to his hotel.
Once back in the hotel, Ning Fan took out a satellite phone and called A Jiu.
“A Jiu, assemble a mercenary squad, I want to send off the remnants of the Yun Ci Guild!”
Now that there were still remnants of the Yun Ci Guild existing, and they were still obsessed with them, Ning Fan didn’t mind playing a bigger game.
However, handling this group of fiends didn’t require them to take action personally; some people were very willing to do such things.
“Understood!”
Half an hour later, A Jiu relayed the latest news.
She had spent a considerable sum in the black market to find the leader of the Blood Wolf Mercenaries and hand over the job to them.
Upon learning that A Jiu had found the Blood Wolf Mercenaries, Ning Fan smirked, contemplating how the remnants of the Yun Ci Guild would struggle now.
The Blood Wolf Mercenaries were one of the top three mercenary forces in Europe, extremely formidable in strength.
Among them were battle-hardened elites, members composed of retired Kings of Soldiers from various countries or gods of slaughter active on the battlefields of the Middle East.
The wolf was their totem, and red signified blood; hence, they were called Blood Wolf.
This band of wolves bathed in blood was an elite force.
To be honest, using them against the remnants of the Yun Ci Guild was somewhat an overkill.
Nevertheless, Ning Fan had lost his patience this time.
He certainly didn’t have the leisure to weed them out one by one, so it was better to hand over such matters to others.
“Have them stand by; once they locate the main base of these remnants, wipe them all out in one fell swoop.”
Ning Fan composed this message and sent it to A Jiu.
Knock, knock, knock!
Approaching the door of Xu Ruolan’s room, Ning Fan knocked.
Soon there was a rustle of footsteps inside, and not long after, Xu Ruolan opened the door.
“Ning Fan, are you alright?!” Xu Ruolan pulled Ning Fan into the room.
That was also what Ning Fan wanted to ask, but Xu Ruolan asked first.
“It’s just some minor trouble, targeting me.
You don’t need to worry, just be careful.”
Ning Fan shook his head, indicating to Xu Ruolan that there was no need for worry.
He glanced at the room’s windows, which were still open, and couldn’t help but frown.
Xu Ruolan didn’t ask anything more and just watched Ning Fan’s following movements.
Walking over to the window, he closed all of them and then drew the curtains.
It had been bright outside for a while, and by the time Ning Fan returned to the hotel, it was already noon.
They hadn’t changed rooms, but the person in charge of the hotel had come over to ask Xu Ruolan specifically.
“From now on, try to stay away from the windows as much as possible, it’s too dangerous.
Keep the curtains drawn at all times,”
Ning Fan instructed.
Although unseen forces like wind, rain, thunder, and lightning were at play, and he was there to protect Xu Ruolan, he still hoped that she would be aware of this precaution for her own safety.
“I went out once at ten in the morning.
Those assassins from last night were beaten off by you, so there shouldn’t be any problems after that,”
Xu Ruolan mentioned, which Ning Fan wouldn’t have known if she hadn’t told him.
It was only a temporary encounter with three assassins, but who knew if there were other assassins hiding in the shadows?
Xu Ruolan still dared to go out, which left Ning Fan speechless.
“What did you go out for?” Ning Fan asked with a wry smile.
Xu Ruolan blinked and replied, “Of course to negotiate.
Have you forgotten why I came to Paris?”
After this reminder, Ning Fan recalled that Xu Ruolan had come to Europe to find a business partner for the Xu Corporation, which was looking to expand into the European market, specifically in the luxury goods sector.
Facing those established luxury brands of Europe, if the Xu Corporation didn’t have a partner to guide them, their future in Europe would be fraught with difficulty.
Whether or not the Xu Corporation could successfully enter the European market depended on the successful outcome of the upcoming negotiations for Xu Ruolan.
“With everything that’s happened, you’re still in the mood to negotiate—I’m really impressed,” Ning Fan sighed, looking at Xu Ruolan in bemusement.
He had a genuine admiration for her determination.
“So how did that go?
Was it successful?”
“Ah, don’t mention it.
It didn’t go well; some minor problems came up, but they are not unsolvable,”
Xu Ruolan sighed and then regained her confidence.
“This time, I contacted the Zarfi Group.
I don’t know if you’ve heard of them.
They are the largest suppliers of gold and jewelry in Europe and even have their own mercenary force.
They have significant influence in Europe.”
Zarfi Group—it sounded familiar, but Ning Fan couldn’t immediately recall where he had heard of this group.
“Their chairman, Princeton, actually had some comments about the Xu Corporation’s plans to enter Europe, so I thought working with them would be a good idea.
Sadly, I didn’t meet Princeton today, but was received by their company director instead,”
“So I’m guessing that director was an arrogant person who looked down on the Xu Corporation and sent you back with your tail between your legs, right?”
“How did you know?”
“Just a guess.”
Ning Fan spread his hands.
It was easy to guess what might have happened; Xu Ruolan’s lack of success was probably because she hadn’t had the chance to discuss things face to face with the chairman of Zarfi Group.
“I’ll go with you tomorrow.
It’ll be good to see for myself what this so-called gold overlord of Europe, the Zarfi Group, is really like,”
“You’re going?” Xu Ruolan looked at Ning Fan in surprise, her gaze hesitant, but she eventually nodded.