Zombie Bodyguard-Chapter 1390 - 1387: Even the Ghost Team Can Make Mistakes
"He turned out to be the legendary Lin Tian!" The first voice of discussion rang out in the training arena.
"The one who fought six, easily defeating six instructors, Lin Tian!" More voices of discussion sounded.
"He’s the founder of the Tianxuan Guards, he’s our boss." Everyone thoroughly understood Lin Tian’s identity.
The man in black behind Lin Tian felt a bit awkward; he had just blocked the "boss’s" path without showing any respect. However, the awkwardness quickly dissipated and was replaced by an expression of fervor.
During training, the six instructors often mentioned Lin Tian, and today, he finally saw the real person, how could he not be excited?
Lin Tian ignored the commotion among the trainees, but instead quickly stepped forward and punched Stone on the shoulder, laughing out loud: "Stone, I’m not some big girl, why miss me? I have no interest in men."
"Haha..." The other five burst into laughter, while Stone scratched the back of his head somewhat embarrassedly.
Lin Tian patted his shoulder, his gaze sweeping over the other five, and every time he looked at one, he called their name: "Assault, Xu Hongyang."
"Machine gunner, Wu Di."
"Demolition expert, Jiang Tongguang."
"Communicator, driver, field medic and observer, Xie Peng."
"And you, Stone, vice-captain, second sniper."
Lin Tian named them one by one, as well as their specialties. The six team members straightened their expressions, backs straight, and shouted in unison: "Present, awaiting boss’s instructions."
"Target: cafeteria, let’s go." Lin Tian also shouted, an indescribable fervor boiling in his heart while being with these men.
Under the watch of all the bodyguards and trainees, the group turned and headed towards the cafeteria.
"I can feel it, they are true warriors." Sword Spirit’s voice sounded wistfully, as if reminiscing about something.
Lin Tian communicated in his mind: "Every era, every nation has fearless warriors. During peaceful times, they are silent fighters, but in war times, they can pour out the hottest blood on the battlefield."
Sword Spirit fell silent, and Lin Tian ceased to address it, instead walking up to Stone, and casually asked: "Stone, why haven’t I seen Ghost?"
"Oh, the company recently took on a very important task, Ghost is personally handling it." Stone answered truthfully.
Lin Tian was slightly taken aback, curiously asking: "What mission could make Ghost personally take action?"
"I’m not clear on the specific mission details, but you wouldn’t believe it, the client hiring us is the Yun Family." Stone was also a bit surprised, evidently aware of Yun Family’s famous name, likely known by even children throughout Huaxia about the Yun and Li families’ reputation.
"Yun Family, that’s quite unexpected." Lin Tian remarked with surprise.
Stone continued: "Actually, it’s not just Yun Family, the Ou family frequently collaborates with us as well. I’ve heard that Tianxuan Guards was designated as a partner by Ou Qinglan herself. Besides them, many aristocratic families have extended invitations to us; presently, the reputation of Tianxuan Guards ranks among the top in the bodyguard industry."
Ou Qinglan? Lin Tian’s mind flashed to the image of that strong woman, her beautiful looks, outstanding business acumen, a woman proud and ambitious.
However, Lin Tian understood clearly, these aristocratic families inviting Tianxuan Guards for cooperation were entirely due to his influence, otherwise, an obscure bodyguard company wouldn’t be considered worthy by them.
But Lin Tian firmly believed in Ghost and their abilities, after collaborating, these aristocratic families would undoubtedly find Tianxuan Guards impressive.
"Stone, you don’t have any tasks today, right? I’ll treat you all to a drink, let’s see who goes down first today." Arriving at the cafeteria, Lin Tian loudly announced.
"None." Stone responded.
"Boss, we may lose to you in martial skills, but we can’t let you beat us in drinking." Wu Di joked half-seriously.
Lin Tian, hearing this, recalled the time at Night Rose Bar when he challenged the Japanese, drinking Hell Tequila, he grinned: "Fine, still one-on-six, come at me anytime."
A crate of liquor was brought out, the drinking contest at the table commenced, but as expected, Lin Tian remained unfazed, while members of Ghost Team ended up drunk.
With only one exception, Stone remained unfazed, without a hint of drunkenness.
"Stone, you didn’t touch a drop today." Lin Tian curiously commented.
"Boss, it’s the rule of Ghost Team, no matter where we drink, someone must stay sober, keep a clear mind, to prevent being wiped out by the enemy. This habit formed during our mercenary days; it later became a Ghost Team ironclad rule."
"Even after returning to the country, things being peaceful, this rule hasn’t changed." Stone explained, very seriously.
Lin Tian nodded approvingly, patted his shoulder, and said: "Come out for a moment, I have some questions for you."
It was already past noon, the bodyguards and trainees from the training arena had dispersed, leaving no one around.
Lin Tian didn’t beat around the bush, directly asked: "Stone, before I left, I instructed Ghost to secretly watch over the Xiao family, but I found the mother and daughters of the Xiao Family are unreachable, what’s going on?"
Stone blinked, looking a bit embarrassed, hesitatingly explained: "Actually, our covert protection had already been discovered by Miss."
Saying this, Stone flushed, embarrassed as they’re known as Ghost Team precisely because their actions are like ghosts; elite among elites, yet discovered while hiding in shadows, he felt ashamed.
Lin Tian was taken aback, then laughed, in turn comforting Stone: "Miss is an expert, when she gets serious, even I sometimes avoid her edge."
Stone seemed somewhat relieved hearing this, and continued: "Miss approached us once, asking us not to follow. I thought it’s boss’s task, cannot be abandoned halfway, so we continued covertly, but later we lost track, Miss should not be in Xikou City now."
"I intended reporting this to you boss, but couldn’t reach you, we reported to Ghost. Ghost is on task, couldn’t get away, but said he’ll inquire via the Yun Family. He also said, given Miss’s skills, she’s unlikely to get into trouble, advised us to wait for news." Stone reported.
"Ghost was right, given Miss’s skills, if an enemy she can’t handle shows up, following her would place you in danger." Lin Tian nodded, not intending for Stone and the team to risk their lives for Tianxuan Guards; each member of Ghost Team had family.
"Boss, what’s the next step?" Stone sought instructions.
Lin Tian pondered for a moment, then said: "Continue providing covert protection for the Xiao family, no need to follow Miss anymore; you can’t keep up with her pace. If something unusual arises, report to me immediately, my phone number remains the same."
