American Comics: BOSS Invasion

Four men with familiar faces circled the grand hotel before entering the dining area, looking rather dejected.

Rhino Hide asked, "Did you find that adulterous couple?"

Lohan Kuo, panting, said, "I even checked the restrooms, but I couldn't find them anywhere!"

Herb said, "Partridge is putting friendship second to lust. Who knows where he ran off to? Let's not worry about him and order some food!"

The group picked up the menus and pretended to browse for a while before tossing them onto the table.

None of them spoke Japanese or recognized Japanese characters. They barely knew the 26 letters of the English alphabet. Asking them to order from a menu was too difficult!

After a brief discussion, they summoned a waiter and began the classic charade of ordering with gestures and broken phrases.

Not far away, Zhao Qian, who had been watching them, had a flash of reminiscence in her eyes, followed by deep thought.

She had met the Lucky Stars by chance at the airport and still hadn't come up with a good way to approach them.

Despite their goofy antics in the movies, each of the five was actually quite clever. Otherwise, the police wouldn't have specifically chosen them to cooperate.

Zhao Qian vaguely remembered the plot of 'The Lucky Stars Go Places'.

They cooperated with the police and traveled to Tokyo to hunt down a criminal organization called the Straw Hat Club.

Aside from the Five Lucky Stars' comedic elements, it was a typical Hong Kong commercial action film, not much different from Jackie Chan's other movies.

This was precisely why Zhao Qian was troubled. She didn't know how to proceed or to what extent she needed to disrupt the plot.

The Straw Hat Club was just an ordinary criminal organization. Even with a large number of members, they could never compare to an official entity.

Helping a criminal organization defeat the protagonists and win would be extremely difficult.

What should she do?

Zhao Qian looked over at them again. After their combined efforts of speaking and gesturing, the waiter nodded as if he understood and finally brought over four trays.

Rhino Hide's ham, milk, and fried egg, Herb's meat sauce noodles and coffee, and Earthworm's sandwich were all correct. But when it came to Lohan Kuo, his sausage had turned into a small mushroom.

Watching the three of them burst into loud laughter without hesitation, Zhao Qian suddenly realized that the Five Lucky Stars were actually not that involved in the case.

Except for Partridge, the other four were just there for comedic relief. The main investigators were Inspector Barbara Woo and Muscles, played by Jackie Chan.

If she could just deal with these three or expose their identities, the Straw Hat Club wouldn't be lured out by a mere few tens of millions of yen.

Perhaps she could really start with these guys.

Having made a decision, Zhao Qian quickly calmed down.

The Five Lucky Stars were lecherous and timid, with no resistance to beautiful women.

Under normal circumstances, Zhao Qian only needed to dress a little sexier, walk over, and beckon with her finger, and they would obediently fall for it as if they were under a spell.

But Zhao Qian had never considered that. She had trained in free-fighting boxing and was wearing loose casual clothes.

It was probably too late to change now.

Her eyes darted around. She dipped her finger in her water glass and flicked it lightly on her forehead, then took out a towel and hung it around her neck, as if she had just finished exercising.

She slowly walked past the men, and a gust of fragrance instantly attracted the attention of all four of them.

Lohan Kuo's expression changed to a look of infatuation: "Hey, a beauty! A beauty!"

Rhino Hide stared intently: "You don't need to tell me; do you think I don't know she's a beauty? But this kind of beauty is for looking at only, can't touch, she's Japanese!"

Herb asked, "How do you know?"

Lohan Kuo's eyes widened: "She's talking to me, she's talking to me!"

"Talking to your big head, she's talking to me!"

Rhino Hide muttered, then put on a smiling face and said to Zhao Qian, "Miss's Mandarin is very standard. It seems you must be a fellow countryman. It's really like meeting an old friend in a foreign land..."

Herb suddenly stood up, looked at Zhao Qian with a deep expression, and said, "Meeting an old friend in a foreign land is better than a chance encounter. How about we invite you for a drink and chat about life and dreams? It's a bit noisy here. How about we go to the bar over there? My name is Herb, my English name is Hansom. What's your name, Miss?"

Zhao Qian covered her mouth and chuckled: "You really are just as Inspector Barbara Woo described. You're so interesting! But never mind. Which one of you is Rhino Hide?"

"That's me!"

Rhino Hide stood up immediately, his little mustache twitching.

"Inspector Barbara Woo asked me to tell you that she and Partridge have gone ahead. If you're ready, I should take you to them directly."

Rhino Hide said, "Oh, so you're the colleague who's here to meet us. No wonder you look so familiar! Then let's not delay and set off quickly!"

Lohan Kuo interjected, "That's right. What if that adulterous couple leaves us behind?"

Earthworm slapped him on the head and whispered, "What are you saying? You can't say that in front of the lady! We're already prepared and ready to go at any time!"

Zhao Qian covered her mouth and smiled: "You guys are so interesting. Then let's go, but we're going to a high-end casino this time. Improper attire is not allowed. You have to go back and change your clothes first!"

The four men agreed immediately. Without any suspicion, they took Zhao Qian back to their hotel room.

As soon as the door closed, Zhao Qian acted without hesitation.

She struck Rhino Hide's carotid artery with a knifehand strike, knocking him unconscious instantly.

Lohan Kuo, not seeing what happened, was still confused when he received a heavy blow to the back of his head. Everything went black, and he lost consciousness.

Herb was shocked: "What are you doing...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Qian kicked him out, sending him crashing into Earthworm. The two of them tumbled to the ground like gourds.

Just as they stabilized themselves and were about to stand up, Zhao Qian reappeared behind them, striking their necks with knifehand strikes with both hands. The two of them simultaneously rolled their eyes and collapsed.

The whole process didn't take more than three seconds. Before they could figure out what was happening, they had already passed out.

Zhao Qian first tied them up with bedsheets, then found an unoccupied room and moved them there from the outside.

Only at this point was it temporarily settled.

Zhao Qian thought briefly and didn't touch anything else in the room. Instead, she turned and left, returning to the hotel lobby.

She needed to prepare for the next step.