Yu Mengzhi sat in the corner, hugging her knees, her lips pursed in silence.
Hearing their plan, she regretted not severing ties with Yu Lingxiao sooner, which would have spared Chen Jinqiao from this crisis.
Something occurred to her, and she looked up at Yang Biao, asking, "My grandfather sent you to kill Chen Jinqiao, didn't he? I just want to know, what else did Yu Lingxiao tell you, for example, how to deal with me?"
Yang Biao turned to look at the woman and sneered, "Sorry, no comment."
Yu Mengzhi extended five fingers and waved them in front of Yang Biao, saying, "I won't tell Yu Lingxiao, but you just need to open your mouth, and I'll give you five million."
"Don't worry about me not paying you; you have the means to force me anyway."
Yang Biao was amused by Yu Mengzhi.
He stroked his chin, sizing up Yu Mengzhi, and chuckled, "You're a smart woman, too bad you can't be my woman. I'll tell you the truth, Yu Lingxiao's intention was for us to kidnap you and use you to force Chen Jinqiao to show up."
"What if Chen Jinqiao doesn't show up?" Yu Mengzhi retorted.
This was what she cared about.
Yang Biao looked deeply at Yu Mengzhi, thinking how truly intelligent this woman was. He said indifferently, "It's very simple. Just like the phone call before, we'll strip you one piece of clothing at a time. If Chen Jinqiao still refuses to appear, we'll have someone do things to you, then film it and send it to Chen Jinqiao. That way, he'll comply."
Yu Mengzhi's whole body trembled.
She was terrified and asked disbelievingly, "Did Yu Lingxiao tell you all this?"
Yang Biao nodded.
He had nothing to hide about these matters.
Yu Mengzhi's heart sank to the bottom, all her illusions about her grandfather shattered. Just as Chen Jinqiao had said – Yu Lingxiao was an out-and-out villain.
"Did he tell you I'm Qin Fengwu's fiancée?" Yu Mengzhi asked again.
As if afraid Yang Biao wouldn't know Qin Fengwu, she explained, "The Qin family behind Qin Fengwu is one of the nine great families of Yan Jing, ranking among the top three. You should have heard of them."
Yang Biao's expression indeed changed, and he cursed inwardly, "This old fox!"
If they really harmed Yu Mengzhi, they would inevitably attract Qin Fengwu's attention, making it extremely difficult to continue their business in China.
That was the Qin family!
Yang Biao took a deep breath and said to Yu Mengzhi, lowering his head, "You stay here and don't move. Once we kill Chen Jinqiao, we'll let you go. As for your five million, I don't want it anymore."
Yu Mengzhi hesitated, wanting to beg Yang Biao for mercy.
Yang Biao seemed to know what Yu Mengzhi wanted to say, and he said expressionlessly, "Don't think about begging for Chen Jinqiao's life. Since we from Shadow have accepted the bounty, we must kill Chen Jinqiao, or else what will become of our reputation? Don't think we don't know that Qin Fengwu also wishes Chen Jinqiao dead, so don't try to use Qin Fengwu to pressure us on this matter."
Yu Mengzhi bit her lip, growing more worried.
"Chen Jinqiao is indeed very strong, but he's still too weak before us from Shadow. You can collect his corpse later," Yang Biao said, lighting a cigarette.
Bang bang bang!
Gunshots that shook the soul echoed in the rainy night, startling Yu Mengzhi.
Yang Biao exhaled smoke and chuckled, "If nothing unexpected happens, Chen Jinqiao has already fallen at the first checkpoint."
At the first checkpoint upon entering the village, Yang Biao had positioned four men in the demolition buildings on either side, aiming four guns at the main road leading into the village. The moment Chen Jinqiao appeared, they would open fire.
Now that gunshots were heard, they had likely succeeded.
Yu Mengzhi's eyes widened, then gradually lost focus. Could it be that Chen Jinqiao was already dead?
No!
She refused to believe it.
Yang Biao picked up the communicator and called the people at the first checkpoint.
"This is command, has the enemy been eliminated?"
"Please respond!"
Static crackled from the communicator, but no one responded. This caused Yang Biao's brow to furrow, sensing a faint unease.
What was going on?
Yu Mengzhi also emerged from her despair, staring tensely at Yang Biao, also awaiting a response from the other end of the communicator.
Finally.
A hoarse voice came from the communicator, but it wasn't from Yang Biao's subordinates; it was from Chen Jinqiao!
"Command?"
"I'm coming right over. Are you ready to offer your necks?"
After saying this, Chen Jinqiao cut off the communication, leaving Yang Biao stunned and Yu Mengzhi excited.
Yang Biao quickly reacted and, without delay, called the second defense line, which also consisted of a four-man team. He shouted, "Chen Jinqiao has broken through the first defense line! You must hold him back!"
"Do you hear me?"
Receiving a positive response from his subordinates, Yang Biao finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.
To this day, he still couldn't figure out – how did Chen Jinqiao break through the first defense line? There were four guns aimed, and even a great immortal might not have been able to dodge them.
The rain poured down harder.
Yang Biao lit another cigarette and exhaled smoke, saying, "It's only the first checkpoint. I don't believe he can break through the second one."
Yu Mengzhi's spirits soared. Recalling how Chen Jinqiao had surprised her time and again, she thought to herself, "He can do it. No one can stop his progress. He is my heroic protector!"
"My heroic protector is coming to take me home."
Outside the abandoned factory was the real battlefield.
Chen Jinqiao had sensed danger before entering Donglong Village.
Thanks to the experience gained from facing various dangers in the Northern Territory, Chen Jinqiao began counter-reconnaissance after entering the village. Taking advantage of the cover of night, he killed the four subordinates.
He was the master of the night.
Before reaching the second defense line, Chen Jinqiao stopped.
Ahead was a bend in the road. As expected, the ambushers were likely around the bend. After careful consideration, Chen Jinqiao took off his upper garment and created a commotion to attract the attention of the ambushers.
Under the cover of darkness, Chen Jinqiao threw his white T-shirt towards the bend and then closed his eyes, listening intently.
Bang bang bang!
Several gunshots rang out, reducing the T-shirt to shreds.
Chen Jinqiao opened his eyes and muttered, "There are four ambushers in total, and their skill is greater than the previous four. A total of twelve shots were fired. There must have been only three misses."
They were indeed troublesome.
However, Chen Jinqiao felt no fear; instead, he was somewhat excited. He hadn't experienced such a gunfight in a long time. Weren't these people walking into his gun's sights, courting death?
He glanced at the time; it was already past midnight.
A heavy rain still poured from the night sky. Chen Jinqiao took a deep breath, his gaze growing brighter, as if a fire burned deep within his eyes.
"The hunt officially begins."