The gunshot echoed, and the entire scene fell into a terrifying silence!
Everyone present, regardless of their affiliation, couldn't fathom that Ye Zixiao would shoot and kill Zhao Hong, the Deputy Director of the Security General Department!
"My God!"
"Is this Ye Zixiao crazy?"
"You dog, I'll shoot you."
The security guards were the first to react.
A large group of them, guns raised, instantly surrounded Ye Zixiao and his companions. They shouted loudly, but none dared to fire. With an official dead, who would dare offend Ye Zixiao!
"You, are you insane?"
Lin Qingzhu stomped her feet anxiously!
She had initially thought that after defeating the Qin family, the Lin family would have safely weathered the storm. Just as victory seemed within reach, Ye Zixiao killed Zhao Hong. Wasn't this suicidal?
"Damn it, you deserve to die."
Having emptied his gun, Ye Zixiao tossed the pistol aside. He kicked Zhao Hong's corpse a few times, ignored the agitated Lin Qingzhu, and then looked up at Ge Dabiao.
"Damn it, I'll shoot you."
Commander Ge's mind was filled with questions.
Given his rank and status, he couldn't understand if Ye Zixiao was truly deranged. Killing Zhao Hong offered no benefit to him or the Lin family!
"Still bragging?"
Ye Zixiao sneered, his voice cold. "If you weren't a regular army officer, I'd have killed you long ago. Damn it, I'll give you a chance. Go kill Qin Hanshan."
"Talk your motherfucking nonsense."
Ge Dabiao genuinely wanted to open fire.
Just then, two military vehicles roared in, rushing into the crowd and stopping directly beside Ge Dabiao and Ye Zixiao. The car doors popped open simultaneously.
The drivers got out and opened the rear doors.
From the first vehicle, two individuals emerged, both of considerable importance: one was the Deputy Mayor of Beihai City, and the other was the Deputy Commander of the Beihai Garrison. Both were top-tier figures.
"Cease fire."
"Attention!"
"Salute the superior officer..."
Upon recognizing the identities of the two individuals emerging from the cars, officers within the security team and the garrison forces immediately shouted orders. The police officers and soldiers lowered their weapons, snapped to attention, and saluted.
"Leadership, Commander."
Ge Dabiao also snapped to attention and saluted.
He was a Deputy Division Commander, a high rank in theory, but seeing the Deputy Mayor and Deputy Commander made his legs tremble. After all, he had deployed troops without authorization.
"Everyone, at ease."
The Deputy Commander waved his hand coldly.
"At ease!"
Ge Dabiao personally relayed the order.
Countless police officers and soldiers nervously assumed the at-ease position. Some of the lower-ranking officials began to panic, having never expected such prominent figures to appear.
The rear doors of the second car opened.
Two stunning beauties stepped out.
One was Tang Keke.
The other was Jiang Xiaoyao.
Both women wore smiles, unattended by any retinue. They walked to the sides of the Deputy Mayor and Deputy Commander. After a glance at the chaotic scene, their gazes finally settled on Ye Zixiao.
"He's really mischievous!"
Tang Keke said with a smile to Jiang Xiaoyao.
"Even if he turns the heavens upside down, I will still deal with it."
Jiang Xiaoyao nodded slightly towards Ye Zixiao.
"Security team, get out of here! Damn it, when did family disputes between martial artists become your business? Put your guns away and scram."
The Deputy Mayor shouted angrily.
"Yes!"
"All personnel, withdraw."
"Hurry up."
The officers of the security team immediately complied.
In less than two minutes, all police officers had withdrawn, and the body of Deputy Director Zhao Hong was also taken away. Throughout this, neither of the two important figures even glanced at the corpse.
"Commander, I..."
"Shut the hell up."
Before Ge Dabiao could offer an explanation, the Deputy Commander sharply rebuked him. He strode forward, in front of Ge Dabiao's soldiers, and slapped him across the face, then kicked him.
"Commander, I was wrong!"
Ge Dabiao was terrified.
The Deputy Commander, such a high-ranking official, personally striking a subordinate officer in front of so many people—how furious must he be? But Ge Dabiao couldn't figure out why.
Was it for Ye Zixiao?
For Jiang Xiaoyao?
Or for a businesswoman like Tang Keke?
In Ge Dabiao's understanding, even if these three added together could perhaps influence the Deputy Mayor and Deputy Commander, it was hardly enough to make the Deputy Commander personally resort to physical violence!
"At your age, you're quite heavy-handed!"
Ye Zixiao spoke up, like a reckless youth.
"You are Ye Zixiao?"
The Deputy Commander walked towards Ye Zixiao with his hands behind his back.
"Yes, what about it?"
"Young man, you're quite something, aren't you?!"
"So what, want to spar?"
Ye Zixiao tilted his head and confronted him. He sneered at the Deputy Commander and said blankly, "Your subordinate troops are colluding with criminal elements, and you still have the audacity to put on airs with me?"
The Deputy Commander was stunned!
He was momentarily at a loss!
"Officer Zhou, don't target Ye Zixiao. The situation is clear enough. The Qin family are remnants of the Black Tiger Gang, and your subordinates are accomplices. This is no small matter!" Jiang Xiaoyao stepped forward, her tone sharp.
"Leadership, the public order in our Beihai City needs a thorough cleanup. The Qin family, in league with the Black Tiger Gang, kidnapped so many women and children. This is a grave offense!" Tang Keke spoke as if reprimanding the Deputy Mayor.
The Deputy Commander did not respond.
The Deputy Mayor's expression was also dark.
The reason they had come, the reason they were intervening in this matter, and the reason they were stepping forward to protect the Lin family and Ye Zixiao was not voluntary. It was due to a sky-high phone call.
The call had come from Longdu, and its content was simple: "Do not touch Ye Zixiao."
"Ge Dabiao!"
A few seconds later, the Deputy Commander shouted.
"Present!"
Ge Dabiao immediately snapped to attention.
"I order you, take your soldiers, storm into the main building of the Qin family, round up all criminal elements associated with the Black Tiger Gang, and eliminate them on the spot to prevent future trouble."
"Ah?"
Ge Dabiao was completely dumbfounded.
The Qin family was indeed colluding with the Black Tiger Gang, but how many officials in Beihai City were clean? Moreover, the Qin family were renowned industrialists. Eliminate them all?
"Execute the order."
The Deputy Commander said loudly, his face cold.
"Officer, I..."
"What are you? You're looking for death."
Jiang Xiaoyao, standing nearby, suddenly spoke.
This ethereal beauty even started using profanity. She darted forward, snatched the Deputy Commander's sidearm, and pressed it against Ge Dabiao's head.
"What do you think you're doing?"
Ge Dabiao instinctively reached for his own weapon.
"Ant, overestimating yourself!"
With a bang, the gun fired. The bullet pierced Ge Dabiao's skull. Jiang Xiaoyao, with a blank expression, continued to fire, emptying the pistol before Ge Dabiao fell.
*Thump!*
Ge Dabiao fell backward, dead.
His face was mangled.
His death was solely because he questioned the Deputy Commander's order. If he had immediately led his men to execute it, Jiang Xiaoyao might not have acted so drastically.
The soldiers were all stunned!
The Lin family members were even more dumbfounded!
On the third floor of the Qin family villa, the Qin family members who had witnessed everything unfolding were like ants on a hot pan. They already sensed that the Qin family was likely beyond saving.
"Officer, thank you for your gun."
Jiang Xiaoyao returned the pistol to the Deputy Commander, whose brows were tightly furrowed. With one hand behind her back, she said, "Your subordinate was disobeying orders, so I executed him on the spot. No need to thank me; it is my duty."
"Sigh!!!"
The Deputy Commander let out a long sigh!
The Deputy Mayor beside him shook his head!
"Now, who is your commander?"
The Deputy Commander called out to the nervous military personnel.
"Reporting, officer, it's me."
A trembling regiment commander stepped forward.
"Comrade Commander, I order you, take your soldiers and charge into the building. Shoot and kill all members of the dark forces colluding with the Black Tiger Gang on sight. Leave no one alive."
"Yes!"
The regimental commander dared not hesitate.
"All personnel, follow me."
With an order.
The regular army stormed into the Qin family villa.