American Comics: BOSS Invasion

As Qi Shan entered the lobby of the Peace Hotel carrying a food box, he overheard Major Bukashita's furious outburst.

He resembled an enraged leopard, his eyes bulging like copper bells, as he berated and shoved several workers.

With each shove, he would bellow a cry to vent his anger.

The crowd in the lobby fell silent, not daring to move, simply watching Major Bukashita's tantrum.

Qi Shan handed the food box to a guard and whispered, "What's going on?"

"The Japanese discovered that the Communist Tang Ling has infiltrated the Peace Hotel, and they suspect there are more Communists here, hence the rage."

Qi Shan nodded, waved his hand, and instructed him to distribute the food.

From his memories, he knew the police force hadn't had a drop of water since morning, and they were all starving.

Smelling the aroma of the buns, the police officers were overjoyed.

"Second Brother, you got meat buns from Zhang's again! Hey, we're in for a treat today!"

Qi Shan scolded, "Stop messing around with me, bring the money here after you eat. You do nothing all day except freeload!"

His eyebrows were furrowed into a knot, as if troubled by the Communists, or perhaps disapproving of Major Bukashita's rage.

After a moment of contemplation, he gestured to Qi Shan.

Qi Shan nodded and turned back to say, "You guard the elevators. Send two people to the first and second floors. I'll personally take charge of the third floor."

Having Pei Qiucheng's memories, Qi Shan naturally knew which room Chen Jiaying was hiding in.

He was quite familiar with this era, as many movies used it as a backdrop, but Qi Shan had no recollection of anything happening specifically at the Peace Hotel.

But he was certain that this was definitely a plot point, only without the God's-eye view, Qi Shan had no interest in playing house with these people.

Find Chen Jiaying and send her back; that would complete the mission.

Afterward, he would gather some basic information about this era, and then he could go wherever he wanted, right?

Knock, knock, knock!

The door to room 316 was knocked on, and when it opened, Wang Dading's unruly face appeared.

Qi Shan said expressionlessly, "Hello, Mr. Wang, I'm looking for your wife!"

Wang Dading looked impatient. "Say what you need to say, stop dawdling. My wife needs to rest!"

Qi Shan acted with lightning speed, his index finger directly striking Wang Dading's carotid artery.

Wang Dading's eyes widened, he managed to say one word, “You…”, and then he fainted.

Qi Shan stepped forward, caught him from behind, and gently lowered him to the ground.

Then he walked into the room, turned around, closed the door, took off his hat, and sat directly on the sofa.

He picked up the iced tea on the table and poured himself a cup, drinking it all in one go. Without even lifting his head, Qi Shan said calmly, "Have you seen enough? Come out if you have!"

The door to the inner room opened, and a woman cautiously peeked out half her face.

"Why do I get the feeling you're the deputy captain of the police station? Where did Pei Qiucheng go?"

"That's not a very sophisticated question. If I were someone else, I would directly suspect your identity."

Qi Shan glanced at her and said, "I just said I'd send you home. Hurry up and come out, don't waste time!"

Chen Jiaying became even more wary. "What proof do you have?"

"As for proof… is Hu Yifei's 'Tan Yi Shan' enough?"

Before Qi Shan's voice faded, he swung the teacup in his hand violently, creating a hole in the door.

Chen Jiaying was startled, and after staring blankly at the smooth edges of the hole in the door, she was overjoyed.

"It really is you!"

Chen Jiaying quickly walked out. "Quick, time is of the essence, we must leave here as soon as possible. I know there's a secret elevator behind the lounge on the fourth floor that leads directly to the sewers.

The Japanese haven't discovered the location of the sewage outlet yet, so we can escape directly!"

Qi Shan remained noncommittal, stood up, and said, "I originally wanted to go from the rooftop, but since there's a secret passage, we should take it, of course."

Chen Jiaying grabbed a coat and hurriedly put it on, ready to leave with Qi Shan, but seeing Wang Dading lying on the ground, she hesitated slightly. "Or, should we take him with us too?"

Qi Shan asked strangely, "I know he looks like Lei Jiayin, but you wouldn't have fallen in love with him in just two days, would you?"

Chen Jiaying said, "What are you talking about! Don't you know the plot of the Peace Hotel? Although Wang Dading is a bandit, he's the protagonist from beginning to end, and Black Bear Ridge is also a potential Communist force.

If we escape, the Japanese will never let him go, and then the plot will change!"

Qi Shan looked at her without saying anything, but his eyes clearly conveyed his meaning.

What does it matter to me if the plot changes? My mission is just to take you away!

"Oh, well, even though that's what you say, we've come to this special era after all. Even if we can't dedicate ourselves to the revolution and do our part for the Chinese nation, we shouldn't hold it back.

After all, more power means more hope, right!"

Qi Shan nodded. "That makes sense, I suppose! Then he has to come along too!"

As he spoke, Qi Shan suddenly flung open the closet door, and a figure lunged out like a hungry tiger, aiming their elbows at Qi Shan's temples, clearly intending to knock him unconscious with one blow.

Qi Shan's lips curled up in a sneer. Without dodging or avoiding, he took the blow head-on.

The elbows struck his temples, producing a muffled thud.

Qi Shan seemed unfazed, instead, he kicked out, hitting the opponent in the chest, stopping their downward momentum.

The powerful impact caused the opponent to pause in mid-air, but their internal organs were impacted, and they couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

After exchanging blows, Qi Shan felt nothing, but the opponent had broken at least two ribs.

However, despite being injured, the opponent didn't give up. While still suspended in the air, they reached behind their waist and pulled out a pistol.

Before they could aim at Qi Shan, Qi Shan spun around and delivered a whip kick, knocking them down again.

The sturdy man, weighing one hundred fifty or sixty pounds, fell to the ground with a crack, like a strip of meat being slapped on a cutting board, followed by another mouthful of blood.

Having suffered two consecutive impacts, their breathing was interrupted, and their entire face turned purple, clearly having been knocked unconscious.

These two exchanges were like lightning and flint, the entire process taking less than two seconds, one person standing still, the other sprawled on the ground.

Chen Jiaying only felt a blur before her eyes, and suddenly realized that another person had been knocked down.

She glanced at him and couldn't help but exclaim, "Tang Ling?"

Qi Shan raised his eyebrows. "You know him?"

"This is a bug-level character in the plot, proficient in all kinds of special agent skills, whether it's imitating handwriting, disguise, or even strategic deployment, he can do it all with ease.

He and Chen Jiaying were teammates, originally in a dormant state. However, after Chen Jiaying was trapped in the Peace Hotel, he was activated; he was an all-purpose rescue talent.

Unfortunately, he was implicated by the leader of Black Bear Ridge, suffering a 'plot kill' during a baffling charge.

"So, he's also an accomplice?"

Chen Jiaying nodded: "He's the real accomplice. Wang Dading was just attracted to Chen Jiaying and inexplicably thrown into the vortex as an accident.

Tang Ling was supposed to die, but now he's no longer needed!"

Qi Shan nodded, reached out and pressed on Tang Ling's major blood vessels. The latter struggled a few times before passing out.

Then, with one on each side, the two men picked them up like they were carrying two baskets of eggs, and walked out of the room expressionlessly.

Chen Jiaying followed behind.

The two went into the elevator one after the other and went directly to the fourth floor.

The Peace Hotel's casino is in the basement. The first floor is the restaurant and lobby, and most of the rooms are concentrated on the second and third floors.

The fourth floor is the entertainment area and some storage areas.

Originally, the fourth floor should have been the most crowded, but after being blocked by the Japanese, the fourth floor was empty, without a single person.

This greatly facilitated Qi Shan's actions.

The two passed through the billiard room and entered the lounge behind. Chen Jiaying began to search around the room.

"This wall is fake. Press the mechanism to open it, and behind it is a secret elevator.

We don't have much time. If Dou Shixiao sees that you haven't returned to report, he will definitely be suspicious and send someone up to look for you. Help me find the mechanism quickly!"

Qi Shan didn't speak, but just glanced around the room slightly. A white light flashed in his eyes, and then he walked straight to the wall and twisted a decoration 90 degrees.

With a click, the wall was indeed pushed open.

Chen Jiaying was overjoyed and quickly followed Qi Shan in, closing the wall behind her, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Qi Shan ran two trips with the two unconscious men first, and then took Chen Jiaying to the sewer on the third trip, and then walked directly from the sewage outlet to the outside.

Looking at the surrounding wilderness, looking at the blue sky and white clouds, Chen Jiaying breathed a sigh of relief, with joy after surviving a disaster: "We're finally out!"

Qi Shan nodded: "Indeed, we're out! I'll send you back now!"

Qi Shan reached out to touch Chen Jiaying's shoulder, but Chen Jiaying quickly took a step back.

"Are you crazy? Now that we're out, of course we have to get the diamonds, the diamonds worth 400 million yen!

Twelve diamonds of different sizes, the smallest of which is at least 10 carats. If we bring them back to our era, selling them for 4 billion US dollars would be more than enough.

How can we miss such a good opportunity?"

Chen Jiaying tried hard to recall the plot, constantly muttering: "I remember the diamonds should be in the hands of a Jewish family. I specifically inquired about it at the Peace Hotel before. There is indeed a Jewish gathering place in Changchun City, near the Jewish bank. As long as we go there to get the household registration information and find that president, the 12 diamonds will be ours... Hey, what are you doing..."

Chen Jiaying's face showed horror, and before she could scream, her whole body directly virtualized into a white light and disappeared.

Qi Shan expressionlessly retracted his palm and turned to walk into the sewage outlet: "I don't care about diamonds or anything, completing the mission is the key!"

This woman is definitely a trouble, the sooner she's sent away, the better.

As for Wang Dading and Tang Ling, Qi Shan didn't hit them hard. They will wake up in half an hour at most.

When they realize they have left the Peace Hotel, they will naturally deal with the aftermath themselves.

Judging from the nature of the plot, the heroine must be a fairy who attracts men. Whether it's Wang Dading or Tang Ling, they will continue to look for her whereabouts.

Of course, they will inevitably settle accounts with Qi Shan and inquire about Chen Jiaying's news.

But that's a matter for later.

Qi Shan had already walked to the secret elevator when he suddenly remembered Chen Jiaying's words and turned back.

Walking to the unconscious Tang Ling, he raised his hand, and a black marker appeared in his hand. He grabbed the other's palm and left a line of words from the wrist to the palm, then clenched his fist before turning to leave.

Political donations, 12 diamonds, in the hands of the Jews.

The clues have been given. If they still can't find it with such obvious clues, then it's not my fault.

Following the secret elevator back, through the Kagura Mind's Eye, Qi Shan saw that many passengers had gathered in the lobby on the first floor, and everyone was waiting for Chen Jiaying and Wang Dading from Room 316.

Colonel Bunashita was already visibly impatient and was instructing Dou Shixiao to send someone to check the situation.

Qi Shan hurriedly took the elevator to the first floor. The elevator door opened, and he saw Dou Shixiao standing in front of him. He quickly adjusted his tone and pretended to be anxious: "Brother, it's not good, Chen Jiaying and his wife are gone!"

"What?"

Qi Shan's voice was not low, and the Japanese also heard this sentence. As soon as the words fell, Colonel Bunashita, Captain Ishihara, and Dou Shixiao shouted out at the same time.

Dou Shixiao grabbed Qi Shan by the collar: "Did you send someone to look for them?"

"Brothers are guarding the second floor, and I've searched the third and fourth floors, but there's not a single person in sight."

"What about the rooftop? Have you searched the rooftop?"

"The rooftop is guarded by the Japanese, and no abnormalities have been found."

Colonel Bunashita was furious: "Bakayaro! Search the entire hotel for me! Even if you turn the Peace Hotel upside down, you must find Chen Jiaying!"

The Japanese soldiers responded at the same time and rushed up the stairs with their guns.

Qi Shan was pushed away by Dou Shixiao and rushed directly into the elevator.

With one sentence from Qi Shan, the Japanese went crazy.

The policemen looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Qi Shan waved his hand: "Now this matter is getting more and more complicated, and we shouldn't intervene too deeply. Tell the brothers to guard Datang and not allow anyone to leave until Colonel Bunashita announces the lifting of the ban!"

The policemen looked at each other and agreed.

This is the only way now.

Qi Shan walked to the lobby and stood in the restaurant area, watching the gossiping and panicking spies from various countries.

Smoky words gradually appeared in front of him.

[Mission Completed]

[Space-Time Anchor Issued]

As soon as the words appeared, Qi Shan felt a slight tremor in the sandbox within his body.

A small space-time anchor flew out, actually connecting another space-time at the edge of space-time.

It's a bit like iron chains connecting ships, firmly connecting two ships together. Through the chains, you can jump from one ship to another at any time.

This is a bit interesting.

Qi Shan, who thought he could leave after completing the mission, suddenly found smoky words appearing in front of him again.

Huh?

[Twenty-second Mission, Rescue, Stage Two]

[Mission Requirements: Recruit the bandits of Black Bear Ridge, rescue the transmigrator Wang Dahua.]

[Mission Reward: Unknown]