The Bodyguard System

Chapter 238: Targeted

Jaden was driving towards the Eastern part of the city. It was the following day, after Alexander had left the Johnson residence.

Since there was nothing for him to do, and Scarlet was together with Sylvia, training in the basement gym, he decided to come over and see if the progress of the construction of the apartment was going on well.

Due to the crackdown, many activities in the Eastern part of the city had been stopped. That was especially so during the time that people were being relocated from the eastern part to the other parts of the city, to make sure that taking down the criminals would be easier.

Since that is the case, even those that were working for the construction company that was in charge of constructing the apartment had to move as well. And since nobody was being allowed into the Eastern part of the city, the materials and other things could not be transported into the Eastern part of the city from the other parts of the city.

But a few days ago, the lockdown on the Eastern part of the city had finally been lifted. And now, people had already been returned to their own homes, while being compensated for the time that they had been away, being unable to work.

As for the businesses that had suffered many losses due to this operation, they were also compensated. But of course, it was impossible for them to be compensated for everything that they had actually lost during this period of time that they were away.

As little as it was, they still appreciated it. After all, they suffered during the time that the gangsters were quite rampant in the Eastern part of the city. At that time, a few gangsters would visit almost every business, asking for protection fee.

But now, with those gangsters completely suppressed, with the majority of them taken away, it was finally going to be a little more peaceful in the Eastern part of the city. Of course, they understood that it was impossible for the police department to be able to completely eliminate the gangsters, considering that the gangsters would always rise each and every single day.

Jaden did not care that much about that, considering that he had already moved away from the Eastern part of the city. The only thing that brought him there was the apartment, and for him to pay attention to this apartment, it was all related to Scott.

When Jaden got to the site, he realized that the construction was back in motion. Still, the number of people that were currently working was quite low as compared to the previous times, before the crackdown began.

That was to be expected. After all, the residents of the Eastern parts of the city had received quite a few thousand dollars, from the government as a form of compensation. With that, some people got complacent, not willing to do the job again for the time being.

Nonetheless, Jaden was not that worried. In any case, he was not in a hurry to have the building completed soon. For him, as long as it was completed, it was good.

After going around for quite a while, Jaden finally decided to leave. From the supervisor of the construction, it was said that within three and a half months, it should be completed.

Previously, it was supposed to be completed in 3 months, but the activities had been affected a little while, and the number of employees working was also lower than before. Still, it should not be impossible for them to be able to complete within the stated period of time.

Jaden had just driven the car for about 10 minutes, when suddenly, he noticed that there was a car that was rushing towards him from the back.

He had already noticed that this car was following him a little while before. Initially, he thought that it was just a coincidence, but now, he realized that it was not.

Just as he was paying attention to the car behind, he also noticed another one that was coming from the front. Both of them were vans, and from Jaden's observation, he could see that inside those cars, there were definitely many people.

He could not clearly tell the number of people, considering that he could only see a few people that were completely cramped into the vans through the windshields of the vans. Still, Jaden could tell that there should be at least 10 of them in each van.

At this moment, Jaden had just reached a corner, where the number of vehicles was quite low. Currently, the traffic in the Eastern part of the city was lower than even before, due to the crackdown, and many people still being afraid that the gangsters might attack them if they decided to come to the Eastern part of the city.

Jaden's path was blocked, both front and back. Left with no any other choice, Jaden had to stop the car. He was not willing to have his $50,000 car to be destroyed in such a situation.

The moment that he stopped the car, the two vans also stopped. Then in the next moment, a large number of people suddenly poured out of the two cars.

Jaden immediately understood that they were a group of gangsters. This surprised him, considering that they were quite daring to come out at such a moment, when the crackdown had not officially ended.

Each of them was carrying a weapon, ranging from bats, clubs, and even machetes. They were all staring at his car with ferocious gazes, as if they wanted to devour Jaden.

Jaden was not sure about the origin of this group of gangsters that had decided to attack him. In any case, in most of the situations, if he was attacked, it was due to the fact that he was together with Scarlet. And the previous times before he got the bodyguard system, it was simply because they wanted to steal from him.

But, it was definitely impossible for these people to risk everything to come and attack him at this moment, just for the car that he was having. After all, he was not the only person using the road.

And at this point, considering that the gangsters had suddenly blocked this path, the vehicles would always turn around the moment that they realized that there was a group of people that was armed here.

As for the pedestrians around, they had all rushed away. Due to the previous incidences where many people were killed by the gangsters, nobody wanted to get involved in an issue involving gangsters.

"Get down from the car right now and come with us. If you don't cooperate, we will force you to do it." One of the gangsters who was quite close to the car right now, suddenly shouted.

Jaden frowned upon hearing that. It was clear that they had not mistaken, and they had come here for him. But, for what reason? As long as he could remember, there was nothing that he had revealed, that could attract the attention of the gangsters.

It was clear that they were sent here to get him. But by who? That was the question that Jaden was asking himself in his mind continuously, making several guesses, but he could not come up with any person that he had any feud with, that would come to look for him in such a manner.

Another thing that Jaden noticed was the fact that there was no police officer around. Since the crackdown had calmed down a little, police officers were still posted within the Eastern part of the city.

So, it was impossible for a big activity like this to not attract the attention of the police. But right now, it had already been about a minute or two since the road was blocked, but not even a single police office had shown up.

From this, Jaden could already tell that this was a premeditated plan. It was clear that the one that had sent this group of gangsters possessed quite some influence, in such a way that he was able to influence even the police.

Jaden hesitated for a moment. He was observing the gangsters, trying to see what kind of weapons they were carrying. Of course, he was not afraid of the weapons that he could see them carrying. Instead, the thing that he was cautious about was if any of them had a gun on them.

Since they were sent here by a person who possessed quite some influence, it was not impossible that one of them might actually be having a gun. So, Jaden was quite cautious when it came to that.

Even though he had not tried fighting ever since he had taken the physique enhancing pill, Jaden did not want to risk it. He was fast, stronger than before, but he was not sure if he was good enough to be able to dodge a bullet.

After using his sharp vision to observe the gangsters, he did not notice any sign of a gun on them. Even their clothes did not have any bulge that indicated that there was something hidden beneath.

Finally, he stepped out of the car. He looked at the gangsters that were gazing at him, still not taking action. It was clear that they were not willing to take action, unless they had no choice.

But, Jaden did not have the intention of accompanying them. Even though he was curious about who it was that had sent them to come after him, he was not willing to accompany them, considering that he had other things to do.

He had just come out of the Johnson residence, and came here directly. So of course, why should he waste time playing some games with someone that was tired with their life?

"I already told you that you should come with us. If you try to resist, we will have no other choice but to use force." The gangster in the lead stated once again.