21 The Doctor

At five in the morning, Anton Yeong received a call from one of his men. "Sir, a group of men is trying to get in the south factory. We are holding them off, but they are too many of them."

Anton immediately got up from his bed and asked, "Have you already called the base?"

"Yes, sir. They are heading here - but. They are still further out - "

"I'm coming."

Knowing he could reach there sooner, Anton quickly got changed and called two of his men that were on standby at his penthouse suite. They hurriedly drove to the south arms factory, equipped with night vision goggles, knives, and handguns.

From time to time, Yeong Guns and Ammos experienced infraction. Sometimes small theft, but on rare occasions, highly organized crimes attempting to steal weaponry from their factories. This was one of the main reasons why Anton Yeong had formed a team of highly skilled men to protect his territory over the years.

Law enforcement was too weak to handle the job. He learned this the hard way in the past.

While they were on the road, Anton instructed the back-up team to make contact before proceeding to engage. He said, "We are on our way. Make sure to warn us upon your arrival and avoid shooting at our own."

It was a thirty-minute drive, and as soon as they got closer, they turned off the headlights, avoiding being seen.

Anton quietly got out of the car and just before spreading out, he called for his men inside the building, "We are here. Aim for the ground below while we take them out from behind."

"Copy, sir."

He then signaled his men to take the other directions while he advanced at the frontmost entrance.

He slowly walked towards the pale sounds of firing rifles. From where he stood, he could see five men up ahead, shooting aimlessly at the factory building. They were smart enough to use a silencer, but not wise enough to use night vision goggles.

Anton pushed back his jacket, revealing a belt of army knives. Each of his hand puled one blade out and swiftly threw it at the men in front of him, puncturing their backs.

When their groans of pain were heard, his hands sought for his back and pulled out one golden handgun and one black semi-automatic.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

He quickly took down the other three capable invaders, shooting them where it mattered most and preventing them from fighting back.

Anton then came approaching the other two who were merely stabbed with knives and shot their arms and legs. "There, there. You aren't going anywhere."

Soon, he heard other shots fired from the direction of his men. He assumed that they had taken down the robbers successfully.

He looked around to find other perpetrators and just as he turned, a man came approaching him at high speed, holding up a knife.

Anton managed to block him with one hand, before throwing a powerful punch to his face. The culprit tried to fight back, kicking and slashing the knife in an uncertain direction that he managed to cut Anton by the chest.

It upset Anton that he made his entire body fall against the attacker, paining him with Anton's firm and large elbow, landing first against his chest. He shot him in the legs and arms then after.

When his opponent was down, Anton dove to the ground and looked out for perpetrators around. However, after just minutes, he felt his phone vibrating. He knew his men had arrived.

He quickly answered the call to confirm. "Sir, we are here."

With the arrival of their back-up, the lights surrounding the factory including those from their vehicles were lit up, clearly exposing the culprits who were in hiding.

They had earlier purposely switched off the lights to gain an advantage of the situation. They were not only more familiar with the factory's surroundings, but all of Anton's men also had night vision goggles.

Seeing that everything was under control, Anton instructed his men to clean up the mess as he was to proceed straight to work. The office was half an hour away, and it was already almost seven in the morning. He figured he would just get changed from his private room.

He and Yanmei had an early appointment with a client that day. He did not want to miss it as it was still their third client to take part in his new business venture with Lu-Wei Enterprises.

Realizing he was cut with a knife, he called Junsu and asked the office doctor to immediately come to the office and attend to his wounds. Thankfully, the cut was not deep enough that he merely used a towel to stop it from bleeding.

After driving to the parking lot, Anton went up to his office, covering his chest with a jacket.

When the elevator opened for him, he saw Junsu was already there. He immediately told him to have Yanmei come to his office so they can prepare for the early meeting.

"Yes, Mr. Yeong… And the doctor is waiting inside," said Junsu.

"Good morning, Mr. Yeong," said the doctor. "I heard you were wounded."

"Yes, there was a robbery attempt at one of the factories," explained Anton. He then took off his shirt to reveal his cut for the doctor to get started. "Quickly now doctor, I have an appointment."

"Yes, Mr. Yeong." The doctor efficiently disinfected his wound and sewed together the cut, then covered it with a bandage before asking permission to leave.

"Thank you, doctor. Off you go then," said Anton while heading to his private room.

Seeing the stained cotton balls and bandages, the doctor took a little more time cleaning up before finally leaving the CEO office.

When Yanmei arrived at Anton's, she knocked on the door a few times, but there was no answer. She turned to Junsu with a puzzled face, but he merely gestured for her to enter.

Just as she opened the door, the doctor came out of Anton's office in his casual yet crumpled clothes. He was not able to wear his white coat beforehand and because Junsu rushed him to come early; he was not able to iron his shirt.

Yanmei saw the doctor startled by her presence, but he quickly recovered saying, "good morning. Ms. Yanmei. Right? Excuse me. I'll be on my way."

She merely smiled at him and walked inside the CEO office. She sat on the chair in front of Anton's desk, wondering where the boss is. Still, she waited patiently.

After nearly twenty minutes, Anton came out of his private room, still putting on his tie, looking freshly washed.

Her eyes instantly grew wide and her mouth hung open. Her fingers were pointing back and forth, wanting to express in words, but the only thing that came out of her mouth was, " The doctor?!"

Anton did not understand anything she was doing. He saw her pointing at him and at the door, referring to the doctor. He shook his head and said, "Yes, he is the company doctor."

"Oh. Haha!" Yanmei was laughing out of the blue. It took a minute for her to bounce back. She gave him a thumbs up and said, "Way to go, girl!"

"Yanmei, I have no time for this. Run by me the proposal before we head to the client's office."