Fatal Attraction: The CEO & His Mischievous Wife

As the car sped away, Xi Long laid back into his seat with his eyes closed. He had spent time with his kitten in a happy mood but it never lasted long. Reality had a way of bringing him back when things were too carefree, no matter how long or short that was. Lei Shufen had texted him last night alerting him of new underground activity that smelled a lot like a rat he was searching for. Anger filled his veins as he thought of the man who he was targetting. As soon as he had taken control of the family business and started building his own network and army he had kept his eyes on distinct people. One of which was a man who went by the name Tao.

His real name was something else but he had built his reputation with this alias. He had maintained a loyal and subservient image to his parents but went behind their backs to sell information to competitors. That itself would be a criminal offence nothing more but what he had done after is what set Xi Long's anger off. After being fired, he had snuck back into the company and planted a small bug which their enemies used to track them. By the time he had noticed it had been too late....

Blocking the memories in his head, he reopened his eyes and checked outside to see where they were. The surroundings slowly turned into trees and the path got bumpier as they began driving onto rural roads. Opening his mouth, he spoke quietly breaking the silence "change." Shufen heard his boss's orders and flipped open a small compartment next to the dial on the car. Small shakes could be felt as the car shifted and altered itself. The originally black discreet car became a run down old compact car in less than a minute. It was a modification that was added to the car when they purchased it. No matter how discreet or subtle looking their car was, to avoid further suspision the car itself could change its appearance. Even the license place switched to a random order matching a fake alias. His Boss usually used this function when he wanted to avoid people or when he carried out specific missions. Hearing the final click, he continued driving the car forward. Going deeper into the intense forest he took multiple turns before a small building appeared in a dark hidden corner. Stopping the car, Shufen quickly got out the car and opened the door for his boss. His spine straightened as he got a glimpse of his boss's face before he walked past him. Taking a breath he wiped the small bead of sweat of his forehead before falling after him. "Huhu Boss, you're already emitting death energy. Please save it for the target not your poor servant."

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Walking near the building, Han Xi Long reached out his slim fingers and pressed a series of codes on the bottom left side of the door before entering. The building was a small cottage size residence with worn down furniture. The feel of the residence was designed to be old and abandoned. Moving further into the house, he entered the last room before pulling the plant off the windowsill. This movement triggered the book case to swing open revealing another metal door. The thick silver door was an extra security feature that could only be opened by a retina scanner. Hearing the dull creak of the door opening he walked into the darkness as small lamps lit up the staircase leading downstairs. He waited a couple of seconds for Shufen to enter before closing the door behind them. Solid steps clicked against the floor as he made his way down. His face was blank throughout, resulting in a strong negative energy permeating through the air.

The stairs opened into a larger room with two chairs and a wall of multiple computer and tv screens. This was his personal surveillance tower where he could hack and see anything that he wanted to without being noticed. Every single piece of technology in that room was equipped with an automatic widget that ran their ip address through millions of addresses leaving them completely untraceable. Switching on the systems the screens lit up to show different real time locations. Xi Long's eyes curved into a glare as he watched them. Some of the screens showed his prisoners in other facilities and others of people he was keeping track off. What triggered his glare was one specific screen in the right corner showcasing a dingy casino. A thin mousey looking man sat in the corner hunched over a slot machine. A hat was on his head covering half his face but did nothing to escape from his view. The minute he stepped foot in the country there were 10 sets of eyes on him and a team of informers who gave relayed it to him.

"Is everything ready?"

"Yes."

"Where are the men."

"Boss, we have two men playing at the green poker table across the room, one at the slot machine two seats away from him, and 5 outside the premise of the building to capture him if he runs."

"Mmm." Xi Long calmly leaned back in his seat as he listened to Shufen list the details. This plan was made quickly and efficiently with no room for errors. His fingers twitched as he adjusted the cameras with some simple clicks on the keyboard. He was very tempted to rush the mission and grab him immediately but time was imperative. It has been 5 long years waiting to capture this man and he was so close to achieving it. There had been a secret force behind Tao who helped him escape to country where the government was strict and where he could not commit murder easily.

Reaching his hand out behind him he signalled for Shufen to place the transmitter in his grasp. Keeping it in his hands he watched the time pass by as he stared at the screen focused. Finally, the mousey man got up and headed towards the bathroom.

Without missing a beat he clicked the transmitter in his hands, "get him." The second he spoke, his men on the other side of the device immediately went into action. A smirk graced Xi Long's face as he heard the screams and shouts of the man as he was dragged out of the building. Bursts of energy filled inside him at the thought of what was to come, the torture that was to come.

An evil laugh escaped him, "you should've just stayed away when you had the chance."