"Bang!"
Li Hao was sent flying, crashing into a pile of sand. Had it been a pile of steel bars, he would have died on the spot.
Ye Longlin got out of the car and quickly went to help Mu Hanqi up. Mu Hanqi wiped the blood from her lips and shook her head slightly, "I'm fine."
Ye Longlin frowned. "You're spitting blood and you're fine? Yuan Gang, take her to the hospital."
As Yuan Gang was about to help her into the car, Mu Hanqi refused. She said anxiously, "No need. Hurry and leave. They're from Lingong Group, the top-tier construction company in Xingcheng. Moreover, they're backed by Global Group, and Global Group is backed by one of the Nine Young Masters of the capital."
As she spoke, tears welled up in Mu Hanqi's eyes. She had been truly terrified just now. If Ye Longlin hadn't arrived so quickly, she might have fallen victim to Li Hao's brutality today.
Seeing the dust on her clothes and her torn stockings, even Ye Longlin's usually placid heart felt a flicker of anger.
Mu Hanqi had taken a bullet for him. Although it was unlikely to hit him, her selfless act made him look at her differently. If anything had happened to Mu Hanqi, he would never have forgiven himself.
"Watch me get revenge for you."
With his martial energy flowing, Ye Longlin checked her body. As long as there were no major issues, it was fine, just a recurrence of her old injury.
Meanwhile, Li Hao had gotten up from the ground, blood trickling from his head, making him look quite ferocious.
"You're looking for death!" Li Hao roared, grabbing a steel pipe from the side and glaring at Ye Longlin menacingly.
However, Ye Longlin wasn't going to waste words with him. He reached down, picked up the steel bar that had fallen from Mu Hanqi's hand, and then swung it, smashing it into one of the lackeys. The lackey promptly rolled his eyes and collapsed onto the ground, his fate unknown, twitching occasionally.
Li Hao's explosive temper was visibly shaken. He immediately roared, "All of you, go! Cripple him for me!"
Everyone reacted, picking up steel bars or pipes from the ground and charging at Ye Longlin.
"Kid, how dare you touch us? Today, I'll let you know some people you can't afford to offend."
"Damn it, you dare to hit Brother Hao? I'll fuck your mother! Today, I'm going to kill you!"
"Damn it, do you think you're all that because you drive a Maybach? You'll still end up on the ground for me!"
They roared, charging at Ye Longlin.
Ye Longlin looked at them coldly, a group of mere chickens and dogs.
He raised a steel bar and brought it down hard. The steel bar smashed into the head of the nearest person, splitting it open. The steel bar even bent, and blood gushed out uncontrollably.
This blow made everyone else present feel as though their heads might not be so lucky. They stopped in their tracks, exchanging glances, none daring to advance, fearing a similar fate.
Even though Mu Hanqi had witnessed scenes of gunfights, she had never seen such a close-quarters combat. And with just one move, two people were incapacitated, and the one whose head was bleeding might not even survive.
It was too brutal.
"All of you, go! What are you waiting for, a buffet? I don't believe he can take all of us! Go, whoever cripples him gets a reward of fifty thousand!"
Li Hao roared. This statement, driven by money, sent the sixteen or seventeen men charging forward with renewed ferocity.
Ye Longlin hooked his finger. Numerous steel bars on the ground levitated, and with a sweep of his hand, the steel bars surged towards them.
"Pfft, pfft, pfft—"
The steel bars, imbued with immense power, pierced through the bellies of several individuals. The inserted steel bars protruded from their bodies, front and back, dripping blood and looking exceptionally terrifying.
The scene instantly fell silent, followed by a cacophony of moans. Screams, heart-wrenching and soul-crushing, filled the air, bringing tears to the eyes of those who heard them.
A chill coursed from the soles of their feet to the crown of their heads. Their bodies felt as if plunged into an ice cave, their souls fleeing in terror, cold sweat pouring down their faces, their eyes filled with sheer dread.
Ye Longlin's gaze fell upon Li Hao. Li Hao's legs gave way, and he actually knelt down!
Tears and snot streamed down his face as he wailed.
"Mr. Ye, I was wrong, I know I was wrong. Please spare me, I know I was wrong. Miss Mu, I was wrong, please spare me, please forgive me...."
"I'm not human, I'm a beast, I'm a dog, woof woof woof."
Li Hao was just an ordinary person. When had he ever seen steel bars levitate? This display had completely stunned him, making him realize he had provoked someone he shouldn't have.
Without any hesitation, he immediately knelt down.
He had never witnessed such a horrifying display of power; it had truly terrified him.
Mu Hanqi's face turned pale at the sight of such a bloody scene. She felt she would be having nightmares for days. Who knew Ye Longlin's methods were so formidable!
Her heart was filled with a mixture of fear at Ye Longlin's capabilities and a sense of security from his protection.
For a moment, she couldn't quite articulate the complex emotions churning within her.
"I heard you're backed by Global Group?" Ye Longlin asked from above, his voice cold.
Li Hao trembled all over and quickly nodded, "Yes, yes, I am."
He had no idea what Ye Longlin intended to do, and secretly hoped that Ye Longlin would provoke a behemoth like Global Group.
"Who is the boss of Global Group?"
Li Hao was on the verge of tears. "Brother, I don't know! How could a small nobody like me possibly know?"
Ye Longlin thought about it and concluded it was reasonable. How could such an ant possibly know?
"Get lost. If you cause trouble here again, this will be your fate."
Ye Longlin pointed at his subordinates.
"Yes, yes, yes."
Li Hao quickly nodded, pulled out his phone, dialed 120, and waited obediently for the ambulance.
Yuanzhan Capital's project in the eastern part of the city was a major undertaking, and with Yuanzhan Capital taking the lead, many eyes were naturally cast upon it.
Furthermore, with Ye Longlin having sent Ye Lin, the legal representative of Meihua Group, to prison, those who had previously aligned themselves with Meihua Group regretted their decisions and began to seek out influential elder figures in the business world to target Yuanzhan Capital.
Even the elder generation, upon learning of Yuanzhan Capital's actions, couldn't help but feel envious. If this large project were completed successfully, it would undoubtedly carve a significant mark in Xingcheng's history.
They no longer lacked money; what they lacked was renown.
"There will be more of these incidents in the future. Remember next time, if they try anything, go along with them, and I'll handle it."
Ye Longlin said to Mu Hanqi sternly. If he hadn't arrived in time, who knew what would have happened?
Mu Hanqi smiled playfully. "CEO Ye, are you concerned about me? But my heart is injured. Do you want to touch it to comfort my wounded soul?"
As she spoke, Mu Hanqi's face turned rosy. She said shyly, "They say, 'Do secretary work when there's work, and do other things when there's no work...' CEO Ye, I'm your secretary, you know."