A scene unfolded next that filled him with utter despair.
The bullet he fired was caught by Ying Chen’s casual grasp!
Caught in his hand!
“No… impossible!”
“I must still be dreaming and haven’t woken up.”
“Wake me up! Wake me up!”
Slap, slap, slap, Herbert slapped himself repeatedly.
He thought he was still in an illusion, seeing only hallucinations!
But the pain on his cheeks made him realize this was no illusion!
It was something that had actually happened!
This meant the man before him could indeed catch bullets with his bare hands!
“Who are you?” Herbert asked, looking at Ying Chen in terror.
“Me? Forget my name, you just need to know I’m here to help you,” Ying Chen replied.
Upon hearing Ying Chen’s words, the already despairing heart of Herbert instantly reignited with hope!
“Help me?”
“Are you sure?”
Herbert, fearing he had misheard, quickly confirmed.
“Sure.”
Hearing these two words, Herbert almost couldn’t resist letting out a long laugh!
As expected of Bao Jie!
Their problem-solving was always foolproof, always with a backup plan.
This person was clearly sent by Bao Jie headquarters, a hidden operative sent to secretly assist in handling the Mirage situation!
He had always heard from company elders that Bao Jie had a somewhat murky origin, with various ties to the underworld.
He hadn't believed it then.
But now he did!
Because someone with Ying Chen’s skills clearly came from the underworld, a top expert from the underworld!
Headquarters clearly knew the importance of the Mirage, so they had discreetly dispatched Ying Chen to secretly protect them, and to assist them in taking down the Mirage at a critical moment!
Thinking of such a powerful reinforcement suddenly joining their side, Herbert was instantly energized.
He even ignored his bleeding gunshot wound.
He grinned menacingly at Min Ziqiong, “Miss Min, even now, are you still unwilling to yield obediently?”
“Must I implement those torturous punishments on your daughter right before your eyes, punishments that even I find incredibly cruel, before you’ll submit?”
“Also, I advise you to give up all your little tricks! You’ve seen how terrifying my helper is! He can even catch bullets with his bare hands!”
“Let alone you, even the police would be helpless against him!”
Logically, these words should have made Min Ziqiong tremble with fear.
After all, when Herbert was without a helper, he had already greatly frightened Min Ziqiong with just a few words.
Now that Herbert had a helper, Min Ziqiong should at least have fainted from fear, or at the very least, knelt on the ground, weeping and begging for forgiveness.
But for some reason, Min Ziqiong remained unmoved!
Instead, her eyes held an indescribable expression, as if she were mocking Herbert, as if she pitied him, and with a hint of faint pity and sorrow.
“What’s with that look? You b*tch, believe it or not, I’ll dig your eyes out!”
Herbert was furious.
This was hardly the look of someone in a weaker position!
This look clearly belonged to someone in a dominant position!
Huh? Dominant position?
Herbert suddenly realized something and looked up sharply at Ying Chen.
Then he saw a hint of playful amusement on the corner of Ying Chen’s mouth, as if he were looking at a clown.
“You… who exactly are you?”
Herbert asked, his voice filled with suspicion.
And Ying Chen repeated his earlier answer, “I’m here to help you!”
“No! I don’t believe it!”
“How can you not believe it? I promised your companion that I would let him take ten minutes less of a detour than you, and I must keep my word.”
Herbert was utterly bewildered, “Ten minutes less of a detour? What are you talking about? Why can’t I understand you?”
Ying Chen replied with a smile, “It doesn’t matter, you’ll understand soon.”
“Ten seconds left until ten minutes.”
“Ten.”
“Nine.”
“Eight.”
…
Ying Chen then ignored Herbert’s various questions and began to count down.
Herbert was consumed by an inexplicable sense of panic and tension.
Even though he didn’t know what would happen when Ying Chen finished counting, he felt an uncontrollable fear.
Finally, Ying Chen counted down to “0”.
And Herbert’s tension reached its peak.
His body trembled, and he tried to retreat.
But for some reason, he couldn’t muster any strength.
“Ten minutes is perfect, I wish you a smooth journey. When you get down there, please give your friend a message for me: I kept my promise. I truly let him take ten minutes less of a detour than you, entering the ultimate form of life – death – ten minutes earlier.”
Ying Chen said leisurely.
Herbert finally understood.
So this was what Ying Chen meant by help!
It wasn’t to help him control Min Ziqiong and her daughter, nor to help him seize the Mirage, but to help him die!
“No! You can’t do this! We are both representatives of Bao Jie Group, excellent corporate elites holding overseas passports! If you kill us, you will also fall into endless trouble! Our embassy officials will never let this go! China will also bear international disputes because of this!”
Herbert roared.
He was trying to scare Ying Chen with the angle of international disputes.
Unexpectedly, Ying Chen seemed to know nothing about international disputes, blinked, and said, “Hmm, that sounds pretty scary.”
Herbert thought Ying Chen was scared and quickly pressed his advantage, “If you spare me, I can help you conceal the fact that you killed my colleague. Then, only heaven, earth, you, and I will know, and you won’t have any trouble. I will quietly leave China, as if nothing ever happened…”
“Heh heh.” Ying Chen scoffed.
“I haven’t finished what I was saying: Although it sounds scary, it doesn’t mean I’m afraid of it!”
“Let me think, for handling these foreign affairs, the Wind Bureau should be qualified, right?”
“Then I’ll call Xiang Wentian to ask.”
Saying this, Ying Chen was about to call Uncle Xiang, Xiang Wentian.
Upon hearing the words “Wind Bureau,” Herbert’s heart instantly trembled.
He had naturally heard of the Wind Bureau and knew its status.
Given the responsibilities and status of the Wind Bureau, they were indeed qualified to handle this matter!
But, wasn’t Ying Chen lying?
How could the prestigious Wind Bureau obey Ying Chen’s orders?
Just as Herbert was doubting, Ying Chen had already dialed Xiang Wentian’s number.
On the other end, Uncle Xiang, who had just become the head of the Eastern Branch of the Wind Bureau, asked in an extremely respectful tone, “Old Ancestor, what are your orders?”
Ying Chen replied lazily, “Two foreign devils have broken into my villa and attempted to shoot me. I just want to ask, if I kill both of them, what legal responsibility will I bear? Will it cause any international disputes?”
After asking, as if he had predicted Xiang Bo’s answer, Ying Chen directly held the phone to Herbert’s ear.
And Herbert, hearing Xiang Bo’s reply from the other side, instantly felt his blood run cold, and he roared in unwillingness and despair, “Birds of a feather flock together! You are all birds of a feather!”
“I will expose you! I will complain about you! I will expose you to all the media in the world!”