---------------------------------------------Chapter 14 The Chiyoumen Agenda----------------------------------------------------
They all sat around in a circle in the dimly lit basement. The talk about Chiyoumen being the conflict of interest between them all. Ren was the center of attention, because of the information he might possess.
"Ren, how did you know to come here?" Ryo questioned.
"That was simple, instead of following your path. I had her follow the path of the Chiyoumen." He pointed to Jasmine as he spoke.
"I tracked them here. I have my sources." She said with a smile.
"Stop feeding into legends, if you want to find the truth behind those mirrors there, we gotta track the Chiyoumen." Ren said in a loud tone.
"Since when did that matter to you Ren?" Ryo said, hinting that Ren possessed some kind of ulterior motive.
"Of course it doesn't matter to me. I told you, I'm in this for treasure." Ren said with a smirk.
"That's just like you Ren, so what have you heard?"
"Hey not so fast, who is this woman you got with you? I don't feel comfortable telling such secrets with a stranger around."
Shenhua looked to Ryo for defense.
"This is Shenhua, she can be trusted." Ryo spoke with a sincere tone.
"Shenhua huh? I don't trust women you know....." He said with his tone dropping from high to low.
"Eh Ren!" Jasmine retorted, as a natural defense to the comments.
"Heh, but if Samurai boy here says she is trustworthy. Then I believe it." Rens said ignoring Jasmine's comments.
Ryo looked at Ren, with an impatient look. Ren noticed this.
"Alright, you probably know the Chiyoumen deal in contraband, that sort of stuff. They have a private airstrip at Luzhang airport. This allows for fast trade, and even infinite resources."
Ren paused and got up and begin to pace as he went on.
"They extort local miao villagers, even kidnapping them to work for them in their secret factories all over Guiyang."
"Unforgivable!" Ryo cried out.
"Doesn't the police try to do anything about it?" Jasmine asked.
Ren laughed hysterically.
"Police!?" He taunted "What can the police really do against thugs like the Chiyoumen? Even if they knew, I doubt they would dare risk thier lives. They are trying to make a living."
"Have you heard about Lan Di!?" Ryo cut in.
"No, but he is likely in the region. There has been an increase in the Chiyoumen guard over the past few days. It must be a big head guy in town. Maybe Lan Di himself."
"Perhaps he is....." Ryo said in a low tone.
"Ryo, listen up, we are going to snoop around their private airstrip, to gather information. I hear a big shipment is coming in approximiately two hours. I know you just got here, but its time you hit the fire."
"Right!" Ryo said paying full attention.
"Jasmine, you and Cool Z keep a lookout here."
They both shook their head in unison.
"Ah, could you keep an eye on Shenhua, don't want her to get involved in this."
"Don't worry about it, she is safe with me" Jasmine responded.
"Ryo!? What are you wating for, lets go!" Ren called from the top of the stairs.
"Ah...right. Shenhua, I'll return, so don't worry." He said looking into her eyes
She shook her head, her eyes still overwhelmed with worry. Ren rolled his eyes at the 'sentimental garbo' which was before him.
"Come on!" Ren said impatiently.
Ryo headed out as well.
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It took them a good hour to reach the area in which they would stakeout. Many massive airliners were parked in the main centre of Luzhang airport. Ren and Ryo bypassed these areas with ease, dodging security officers that were oblivious to their precense. Finally, they made it to the private airstrip, which obvious due to the large amount of biplanes lined up. They all had the Chiyoumen insignia upon them. Several Chiyoumen guards patrolled the area, all on their own distinctive routes. Wearing black tailored suits, and dark shades, they stood out for those familiar with the group.
"You see them?" Ren asked Ryo.
"Yes...." Ryo responded, his eyes concentrating on thier routes.
Ren went on.
"So will stake out her for awhile, then will see what pops up."
A half went by and nothing showed, the guards still followed their pre-determined routes;aimlessly, like a train would follow its tracks.
"This is taking longer then I thought!" Ren cried.
"Hey, Ren, we don't want to draw attention."
"Tch, yeah......" Ren agreed, while noticing a blip in the horizon, its red beacon stood out in the night sky.
It was one of the larger private type jets. The kind that seated at least a dozen passengers. Slowly, it descended to the ground, the wheel extending towards the ground, for the steady touchdown.
"Look what we got here...heh" Ren chuckled to himself.
The jet came to an abrut halt after having gone down two-thirds of the airstrip.
"Who could this be?" Ryo asked.
"I dunno, but something important is about to go down...let's get closer for a better view." Ren answered.
They both again crept around in the darkness, getting a better view of who was exiting the airship.
The jet door sprung open and two men in black suits were the first to traverse down the steps, towards the gound. Next to to exit the jet was a woman, wearing an red hat, which favored the shape of an umbrella, along with a red, silk Chinese outfit, with yellow lining along the sleeves, and breast area. She sported an considerable amount of clevage, with dark black hair, which was also the color of her eyes. A man in a green velvet suit greeted her at the bottom.
"A woman? Who is that....?" Ren said aloud.
"Maybe we should get a bit closer to find out what is going on."
"Yeah.."
They moved as close as they could to over hear the conversation.
"So, Mister Wu you have been taking care of my hotel have you not?" The woman spoke in a saucy, yet sophisticated tone.
"Yes, yes Madam Niao Shun!" He shook his head vigorously.
"No, need for excitement, my suite should be in the best condintion. Mister Wu, I trust it is."
"Of course Madam Niao Shun!" He said with even more intensity.
"And where is my limo? I wish to get hotel right away."
"Right this way Niao Shun!"
She followed as he led the way, with several of the black suit guards around her in a circle.
"I wonder who that is, must be somebody important to have so many guards." Ren gestured.
"What hotel is she talking about?" Ryo asked, while observing.
"Who knows...there are so many here in Guiyang." Ren warned.
"That woman must know where Lan Di is!" Ryo didn't conceal his tone enough, bringing attention to himself.
One of the patrolling airstrip guards notice this audible disturbance, he gestured to the three other guards to help him investigate.
"You idiot! You don't know how to control yourself." Ren yelled.
"Its to late to run." Ryo countered.
Ryo jumped out, showing himself to the four men.
"Moron.." Ren muttered.
"Who the hell are you!?" One of the guards grunted, as he took of his shades, revealing a knife shaped scar beneath his black eyes.
Ryo responded with raising hands in the basic Hazuki stance.
"Stupid kid, you want a fight eh? You don't cross the Chiyoumen and live!"
After yelling his threat, the guard charged blindly at Ryo, along with his counterparts.
Ryo stunted to the side, dodging an erratic punch by the first attacker, grabbing it halfway, and immediately sweeping the disoriented attacker's feet from under him, making the guard go head first into the concrete. He quickly followed up by parrying the next attacker's punch with his own hand, and then finishing him with a fierce back fist to the jaw, sending him twirling to the ground.
The next attacker caught Ryo off guard with a kick to the side, which sent Ryo back a couple of inches. Ryo felt someone was behind, and quickly rolled to the side, barely evading a spinning heel kick by the guard with a scar.
"Hahaha I won't miss again." He cried out.
Ren tapped him on the shoulder just as he said that.
"You won't get another chance."
Ren swung a wide haymaker, landing it perfectly across the scarred eye guard jaw, his body went limp as he hit the ground incapcitated. The Heaven's leader nursed his hand which was now sore from fierce blow.
"Ren!" Ryo called, surprised that he even helped.
"You stupid fool, finish off the last one." Ren ordered
The last guard attacked Ryo again, aiming at his side again with a kick. Ryo easily evaded the poorly tuned move, he charged his shoulder into the man's sternum, sending him flying back, before hitting the ground like the rest.
"This is some piece of work...heh" Ren said, observing what happened.
"Niao Shun, she is my only lead to Lan Di. But what hotel...."
"Huh? Ryo, we better get moving, we done enough for tonight." Ren said, while looking around frantically.
"Yes..."
They both ran off into the night.
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Shenhua woke up in cold sweats, and breahting heavily, drawing attention to herself from Jasmine.
"Shenhua, is something wrong?" She asked concerned.
"Yangming Temple....."
They all sat around in a circle in the dimly lit basement. The talk about Chiyoumen being the conflict of interest between them all. Ren was the center of attention, because of the information he might possess.
"Ren, how did you know to come here?" Ryo questioned.
"That was simple, instead of following your path. I had her follow the path of the Chiyoumen." He pointed to Jasmine as he spoke.
"I tracked them here. I have my sources." She said with a smile.
"Stop feeding into legends, if you want to find the truth behind those mirrors there, we gotta track the Chiyoumen." Ren said in a loud tone.
"Since when did that matter to you Ren?" Ryo said, hinting that Ren possessed some kind of ulterior motive.
"Of course it doesn't matter to me. I told you, I'm in this for treasure." Ren said with a smirk.
"That's just like you Ren, so what have you heard?"
"Hey not so fast, who is this woman you got with you? I don't feel comfortable telling such secrets with a stranger around."
Shenhua looked to Ryo for defense.
"This is Shenhua, she can be trusted." Ryo spoke with a sincere tone.
"Shenhua huh? I don't trust women you know....." He said with his tone dropping from high to low.
"Eh Ren!" Jasmine retorted, as a natural defense to the comments.
"Heh, but if Samurai boy here says she is trustworthy. Then I believe it." Rens said ignoring Jasmine's comments.
Ryo looked at Ren, with an impatient look. Ren noticed this.
"Alright, you probably know the Chiyoumen deal in contraband, that sort of stuff. They have a private airstrip at Luzhang airport. This allows for fast trade, and even infinite resources."
Ren paused and got up and begin to pace as he went on.
"They extort local miao villagers, even kidnapping them to work for them in their secret factories all over Guiyang."
"Unforgivable!" Ryo cried out.
"Doesn't the police try to do anything about it?" Jasmine asked.
Ren laughed hysterically.
"Police!?" He taunted "What can the police really do against thugs like the Chiyoumen? Even if they knew, I doubt they would dare risk thier lives. They are trying to make a living."
"Have you heard about Lan Di!?" Ryo cut in.
"No, but he is likely in the region. There has been an increase in the Chiyoumen guard over the past few days. It must be a big head guy in town. Maybe Lan Di himself."
"Perhaps he is....." Ryo said in a low tone.
"Ryo, listen up, we are going to snoop around their private airstrip, to gather information. I hear a big shipment is coming in approximiately two hours. I know you just got here, but its time you hit the fire."
"Right!" Ryo said paying full attention.
"Jasmine, you and Cool Z keep a lookout here."
They both shook their head in unison.
"Ah, could you keep an eye on Shenhua, don't want her to get involved in this."
"Don't worry about it, she is safe with me" Jasmine responded.
"Ryo!? What are you wating for, lets go!" Ren called from the top of the stairs.
"Ah...right. Shenhua, I'll return, so don't worry." He said looking into her eyes
She shook her head, her eyes still overwhelmed with worry. Ren rolled his eyes at the 'sentimental garbo' which was before him.
"Come on!" Ren said impatiently.
Ryo headed out as well.
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It took them a good hour to reach the area in which they would stakeout. Many massive airliners were parked in the main centre of Luzhang airport. Ren and Ryo bypassed these areas with ease, dodging security officers that were oblivious to their precense. Finally, they made it to the private airstrip, which obvious due to the large amount of biplanes lined up. They all had the Chiyoumen insignia upon them. Several Chiyoumen guards patrolled the area, all on their own distinctive routes. Wearing black tailored suits, and dark shades, they stood out for those familiar with the group.
"You see them?" Ren asked Ryo.
"Yes...." Ryo responded, his eyes concentrating on thier routes.
Ren went on.
"So will stake out her for awhile, then will see what pops up."
A half went by and nothing showed, the guards still followed their pre-determined routes;aimlessly, like a train would follow its tracks.
"This is taking longer then I thought!" Ren cried.
"Hey, Ren, we don't want to draw attention."
"Tch, yeah......" Ren agreed, while noticing a blip in the horizon, its red beacon stood out in the night sky.
It was one of the larger private type jets. The kind that seated at least a dozen passengers. Slowly, it descended to the ground, the wheel extending towards the ground, for the steady touchdown.
"Look what we got here...heh" Ren chuckled to himself.
The jet came to an abrut halt after having gone down two-thirds of the airstrip.
"Who could this be?" Ryo asked.
"I dunno, but something important is about to go down...let's get closer for a better view." Ren answered.
They both again crept around in the darkness, getting a better view of who was exiting the airship.
The jet door sprung open and two men in black suits were the first to traverse down the steps, towards the gound. Next to to exit the jet was a woman, wearing an red hat, which favored the shape of an umbrella, along with a red, silk Chinese outfit, with yellow lining along the sleeves, and breast area. She sported an considerable amount of clevage, with dark black hair, which was also the color of her eyes. A man in a green velvet suit greeted her at the bottom.
"A woman? Who is that....?" Ren said aloud.
"Maybe we should get a bit closer to find out what is going on."
"Yeah.."
They moved as close as they could to over hear the conversation.
"So, Mister Wu you have been taking care of my hotel have you not?" The woman spoke in a saucy, yet sophisticated tone.
"Yes, yes Madam Niao Shun!" He shook his head vigorously.
"No, need for excitement, my suite should be in the best condintion. Mister Wu, I trust it is."
"Of course Madam Niao Shun!" He said with even more intensity.
"And where is my limo? I wish to get hotel right away."
"Right this way Niao Shun!"
She followed as he led the way, with several of the black suit guards around her in a circle.
"I wonder who that is, must be somebody important to have so many guards." Ren gestured.
"What hotel is she talking about?" Ryo asked, while observing.
"Who knows...there are so many here in Guiyang." Ren warned.
"That woman must know where Lan Di is!" Ryo didn't conceal his tone enough, bringing attention to himself.
One of the patrolling airstrip guards notice this audible disturbance, he gestured to the three other guards to help him investigate.
"You idiot! You don't know how to control yourself." Ren yelled.
"Its to late to run." Ryo countered.
Ryo jumped out, showing himself to the four men.
"Moron.." Ren muttered.
"Who the hell are you!?" One of the guards grunted, as he took of his shades, revealing a knife shaped scar beneath his black eyes.
Ryo responded with raising hands in the basic Hazuki stance.
"Stupid kid, you want a fight eh? You don't cross the Chiyoumen and live!"
After yelling his threat, the guard charged blindly at Ryo, along with his counterparts.
Ryo stunted to the side, dodging an erratic punch by the first attacker, grabbing it halfway, and immediately sweeping the disoriented attacker's feet from under him, making the guard go head first into the concrete. He quickly followed up by parrying the next attacker's punch with his own hand, and then finishing him with a fierce back fist to the jaw, sending him twirling to the ground.
The next attacker caught Ryo off guard with a kick to the side, which sent Ryo back a couple of inches. Ryo felt someone was behind, and quickly rolled to the side, barely evading a spinning heel kick by the guard with a scar.
"Hahaha I won't miss again." He cried out.
Ren tapped him on the shoulder just as he said that.
"You won't get another chance."
Ren swung a wide haymaker, landing it perfectly across the scarred eye guard jaw, his body went limp as he hit the ground incapcitated. The Heaven's leader nursed his hand which was now sore from fierce blow.
"Ren!" Ryo called, surprised that he even helped.
"You stupid fool, finish off the last one." Ren ordered
The last guard attacked Ryo again, aiming at his side again with a kick. Ryo easily evaded the poorly tuned move, he charged his shoulder into the man's sternum, sending him flying back, before hitting the ground like the rest.
"This is some piece of work...heh" Ren said, observing what happened.
"Niao Shun, she is my only lead to Lan Di. But what hotel...."
"Huh? Ryo, we better get moving, we done enough for tonight." Ren said, while looking around frantically.
"Yes..."
They both ran off into the night.
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Shenhua woke up in cold sweats, and breahting heavily, drawing attention to herself from Jasmine.
"Shenhua, is something wrong?" She asked concerned.
"Yangming Temple....."
