This chapter highlights the protagonist's resilience and the antagonist's ruthlessness.
"Proceed as per the original plan." Zhao Yunhai snapped his fingers.
However, all of this was within Zhao Yunhai's expectations. The moment Ye Fan was thrown into the lake, fate had already placed him in Zhao Yunhai's hands.
Ah Da quickly took the order and picked up his phone to make a call.
After the other party answered, Ah Da immediately instructed, "Act according to the original plan, and do not make any mistakes." 138 Reading Network
The person on the other end of the phone quickly obeyed and intended to personally execute the next phase of the plan.
After all, this was Young Master Yun's matter, and they, who were in charge of "clean-up," needed to maintain good relations with their superiors.
If he could gain Young Master Yun's favor, he might even be transferred to work by Young Master Yun's side, which would be a meteoric rise.
However, one thing puzzled him: the person had escaped even after being tied to stones and sunk, with a dead knot at that. It was incredibly bizarre.
Having been in this line of work for so long, this was the first time he had encountered such a strange incident.
He took out a tracker from his clothes. Sure enough, the red dot on the tracker was constantly moving, its erratic movements clearly an attempt to erase its tracks.
"Brothers, it's time to get to work." Si Jinyan called out to the brothers around him.
.......
Having escaped, Ye Fan did not choose to go to Zhou Corporation. He knew that Zhou Xiong and Zhou Wanting were safe for the time being.
This was because when he was taken away, the two of them were left behind at Zhou Corporation.
Ye Fan returned to his residence and took out a spare phone. He planned to contact his master, who might know something.
*Thump-thump-thump!*
Sudden muffled gunshots rang out. The source of the fire was outside the door, and the door instantly became riddled with bullet holes.
These were Type 952 submachine guns equipped with suppressors, which had reduced the gunshots to the lowest possible decibel.
Ye Fan bent down, his head lowered, and quickly ran towards the bedroom. The window of the bedroom faced a main street, and one could jump directly down from the third floor. The attackers would definitely not dare to open fire.
The bullets left numerous bullet marks on the few pieces of furniture, such as the sofa.
The door was directly pushed open by people outside. These individuals wore masks with skull grins, their faces obscured. Each of them held a suppressed submachine gun.
Si Jinyan waved his hand, signaling the men behind him to go first.
Anyone who could survive such a situation deserved his caution. If he lost his own life, how could he serve Young Master Yun?
More than ten people entered the room in batches, their bullets virtually raining down on the bedroom door, which was already shattered and covered in bullet holes.
The residents of this building had been temporarily evacuated by Si Jinyan's men beforehand.
The honking of vehicles on the street also masked the sounds of gunfire.
Ye Fan, with a grim expression, pressed himself against the wall. He took out a short knife from his bedside. If they dared to enter the bedroom, he would unleash a massacre today.
He saw that the window had been covered with sheet metal at some point, making it impossible to break open. It seemed the enemy had made thorough preparations to deal with him.
Seeing no movement from inside, Si Jinyan signaled his subordinates to cease fire.
One of the subordinates standing on the side was steadily holding a camera, broadcasting everything live.
Zhao Yunhai was observing this scene from the distant Mo Yu Hotel.
Si Jinyan knew that Young Master Yun was watching, so he had to do his best to impress.
"Kid, come out obediently. You can't escape anymore."
Si Jinyan leaned against the wall in the same position as Ye Fan. The two were separated by only one wall.
"Heh heh---you're just dogs of Zhao Yunhai. How dare you speak to me?"
"Tell Zhao Yunhai to come out and speak to me face to face if he has the guts."
Ye Fan had already raised his killing intent, ready to strike at any moment.
Si Jinyan chuckled sinisterly and cocked his gun, his eyes slanting towards the door that could be easily pushed open.
"You think you're worthy?" Si Jinyan, laughing, threw a flashbang into the doorway.
Inside, Ye Fan, despite the sound of laughter covering it, still heard the sound of a ring being pulled.
His expression changed drastically. Ye Fan thought the enemy was going to throw a grenade, and he immediately rolled under the bed.
*Bang!*
Instantly, the flashbang detonated in the room, creating a blinding white light. Ye Fan's ears also rang with the deafening sound produced by the flashbang.
At this moment, one of Si Jinyan's subordinates kicked the door open.
Si Jinyan did not rush in immediately. He threw another flashbang into the room.
Wearing flashbang goggles, Si Jinyan, with a stern gaze, stormed into the room, his subordinates spreading out.
No one was visible in the room. The only places to hide were the wardrobe and under the bed.
"Playing hide-and-seek with me, huh?"
Si Jinyan gestured for his subordinates to check the wardrobe while he stopped about half a meter from the bed.
Ye Fan, hiding under the bed, saw the feet stop and held his breath. He gathered his strength, preparing to suddenly lunge out and ambush the opponent.
Without a word, Si Jinyan pulled out a flashbang and mentally counted down. In the last second, he threw it under the bed.
Instant detonation flashbang.
Ye Fan had no time to react to the instant detonation flashbang, being instantly blinded and hearing a sharp, deafening sound in his ears.
Ye Fan knew that if he didn't leave now, he might never be able to. He then furiously charged out, pushing the bed forward.
However, Si Jinyan's subordinates were not amateurs. Four of them immediately blocked the front, thwarting Ye Fan's attempt to charge forward with the bed.
"*Thump-thump-thump!!!*"
Si Jinyan directly fired at the bed without hesitation. Blood splattered onto the bedboard.
Ye Fan collapsed in a pool of blood. Si Jinyan kicked the bed aside.
Si Jinyan placed his finger on Ye Fan's pulse. After two beats, he fired two shots directly into Ye Fan's heart.
"Beep beep beep." Si Jinyan pressed his earpiece and said indifferently, "Speak."
"Situation has changed, withdraw immediately." A voice came urgently from the earpiece.
"Captain, Young Master Yun has given the order for us to withdraw. Leave the body. Young Master Yun also said you did a good job this time."
A subordinate responsible for communications reported.
Si Jinyan smiled under his mask. He had personally taken on this task precisely for Young Master Yun's commendation.
The next time Young Master Yun had a need, he would definitely think of him first.
"Let's go." Si Jinyan did not forget the tracker on Ye Fan. After removing it, he led his subordinates to leave the crime scene.
Just then, police sirens wailed from the street outside, and hurried footsteps could be heard running up the stairs in the building.
The chaotic footsteps indicated that there were quite a few people.
Si Jinyan remained calm in the face of danger and immediately pointed to two subordinates beside him.
"You two, disarm your equipment and delay them. We'll leave from the rooftop."
"Yes." The two subordinates immediately removed their gear.
The two subordinates disguised themselves as ordinary people and went downstairs to delay the pursuers, while Si Jinyan led the rest of his men towards the rooftop.
Zhao Yunhai, far away in the Mo Yu Hotel, watched this scene while smoking a cigar.
"What's his name?" Zhao Yunhai suddenly asked.
Ah Da understood Young Master Yun and knew that the person had caught his attention. He quickly introduced, "Young Master Yun, this person's name is Si Jinyan."
"Si Jinyan. Tell the family to make arrangements. Si Jinyan will be with me from now on."
With a casual remark, Zhao Yunhai directly decided Si Jinyan's fate.
"Understood." Ah Da immediately picked up his phone to make arrangements.
.......
Ye Fan was not dead. After being rescued, he lay in the intensive care unit.
His bodily functions recovered very quickly. He woke up after only an hour. He had faked his death at the last moment, and his heart was unusually located on the right side.
About ten bullets were removed from his body.
"Can you answer my questions now?"
A heroic female police officer, holding a voice recorder and a notebook, looked at him sternly.
"Ask." Ye Fan glanced at the phone by his pillow, relieved that the phone was still there. He could contact his master.
The female police officer then asked many detailed questions. The last question required Ye Fan to identify the people who had blocked the hallway and stopped them at the time.
Since there were no surveillance cameras in the building, they could only rely on Ye Fan, the victim, to identify them.
"Behave."
Two men, handcuffed with their hands behind their backs, were escorted in by several police officers.
Ye Fan did not recognize these two men, but judging by their expressions, he knew they had participated in the assassination attempt on him.
Unfortunately, he truly had no evidence, so he shook his head. "They were wearing masks at the time, and I couldn't see their faces."
"Alright, you should rest well for now."
The female police officer, Huang Qianjia, could only give up for the time being. After a brief instruction, she left the ward with her team.
Although there was no conclusive evidence, the actions of the two men were highly suspicious.
This was a major case that the higher-ups were taking very seriously. Huang Qianjia also wanted to quickly find a breakthrough and prove that she was not just a pretty face.
Ye Fan felt the weakness in his body and sighed.
Zhao Yunhai was truly ruthless to use firearms to kill him. He had been too careless.
Afterward, Ye Fan contacted his master.
The Huayang Needling Technique was his master's unique skill. It should not have been stolen. Only he and his master should possess the Huayang Needling Technique in the world.
After a long while, Ye Fan hung up the phone, his master's worried voice still in his ears.
From his master, he learned some information about the Zhao family. Even his master had only grasped a tiny fraction of the Zhao family's power.
No wonder Ye Fan felt something was amiss. It turned out that Zhao Yunhai was backed by the Zhao family.
He had heard his master mention the Zhao family before. It was because of the Zhao family that his master had retired to the mountains all those years ago.
If someone had not protected his master back then, and the Zhao family had owed that person a favor, his master would likely have been killed by the Zhao family long ago.
However, for all these years, his master had not dared to leave. As long as he stepped out, the Zhao family would surely make a move against him.
The Zhao family had a heritage of a thousand years, with unfathomable depth.
The Zhao family's presence could be traced back to the Shang Dynasty. It was said that the royal family of the Great Qin Dynasty was a branch of the Zhao family.
The terrifying Zhao family cast a dark cloud over Ye Fan's heart. Just thinking about a fraction of the Zhao family's power made his scalp tingle.
However, this was not a reason for Ye Fan to give up on assassinating Zhao Yunhai. Instead, it strengthened Ye Fan's resolve to eliminate Zhao Yunhai.
Zhao Yunhai's ruthless attack on him now meant that the news of his survival would definitely not be kept from Zhao Yunhai.
Zhao Yunhai's next attack would only be more ferocious. He could not always wait to be attacked; he had to take the initiative.
"Ye Fan, something has happened." A female voice came from the other end of the phone, her voice tinged with tears.
"Take your time, don't rush. What happened to her?"
Ye Fan recognized the speaker and quickly calmed her down.
As if his presence guaranteed that nothing would go wrong, the woman on the other end quickly regained her composure and told him the story piece by piece.
"I understand. I'll take care of this matter." Ye Fan took a deep breath and hung up the phone.
Meanwhile, at Huang Qianjia's end, two lawyers arrived, identified themselves, and stated their intention to bail out the two men.
Without conclusive evidence, Huang Qianjia could only accept the loss.
The two lawyers, with their sharp tongues and legal pressure, eventually had to release the men.
Huang Qianjia's face was filled with unwillingness. The comfort of her colleagues did not alleviate her inner frustration.
She still had a breakthrough, and that was Ye Fan. Ye Fan must know something.
Ye Fan had already evaded the guards outside and left the hospital. He made a mysterious phone call.
It was time to use the connections his master had left him.
......
There was a private restaurant in the ancient city that was extremely difficult to book. Only those with extraordinary status and influence could make reservations.
Li Tianhua, the "Crown Prince" of the ancient city's entertainment industry, had considerable clout. He had rented out this private restaurant entirely, postponing all other reservations.
"Young Master Zhao, please come in. Everyone is eagerly awaiting your arrival inside."
Li Tianhua greeted Young Master Zhao with a smile from outside and personally opened the door, inviting Young Master Zhao to enter first.
Zhao Yunhai had a good impression of Li Tianhua and nodded slightly.
After all, this was the first person who had approached him since he arrived in this world, differentiating him from the previous body's social circle.
Inside were basically the second-generation rich of the ancient city, people within Li Tianhua's circle.
If they were not in his circle, he would not have given them such an opportunity to make an impression on Young Master Zhao.
Upon seeing Young Master Zhao arrive, everyone quickly stood up to greet him. The female companions by their sides, filled with nervousness, also rose.
These female companions were mostly recognizable figures from television. However, in the face of money, they could only bow their heads and put on forced smiles.
Zhao Yunhai, perhaps because he was the main villain, greatly enjoyed such lively gatherings.
The unruly aura that inadvertently emanated from him even made many female celebrities unable to help but cast more glances his way.
This Young Master Zhao was truly handsome.
"Everyone, please sit down." Zhao Yunhai raised his hand, signaling everyone to sit.
He casually picked up his wine glass. Li Tianhua quickly poured him a drink, and he slowly began to speak.
"Seeing how enthusiastically everyone has welcomed me, I can truly feel the warmth of the ancient city."
Zhao Yunhai's words instantly closed the distance between everyone. They raised their glasses and chuckled in response, finding Young Master Zhao very humorous.
"You two wait outside. I'll accompany Young Master Yun inside."
Ah Da said to Ah Er and Ah San outside the door, then closed the door after entering.
After Ah Da entered, the atmosphere inside was already heated.
These second-generation rich were all full of vigor. At least three out of every two sentences they spoke were sexually suggestive.
Among these people, only Zhao Yunhai did not have a female companion by his side. It was unclear if Li Tianhua had deliberately overlooked this.
At this moment, Li Tianhua leaned in mysteriously and said, "Young Master Zhao, I've prepared the best gift for you to enjoy."
"What gift?" Zhao Yunhai took a sip of wine, a hint of curiosity flashing in his narrowed eyes.
"I guarantee you'll be satisfied." Li Tianhua patted his chest and promised.
Li Tianhua took out his phone and made a call. A moment later, the private room door was pushed open, and a woman, seemingly reluctant and wearing black sunglasses, was pulled inside.
With her tall stature and familiar appearance, even with the sunglasses, the women in the room, who were all in the entertainment industry, recognized her.
"Oh, isn't this the little songstress Su Xiaorou?"
"Don't think we won't recognize you just because you're wearing sunglasses."
"Tsk."
The sarcastic remarks made Su Xiaorou furious. She directly removed her sunglasses, revealing a face that made the men present's hearts pound.
The women present were all filled with jealousy, wishing they could tear that face apart on the spot.
Su Xiaorou had been forced by her company to come. If she refused, she would be completely blacklisted by the entertainment industry.
When she arrived, Su Xiaorou kept telling herself that this was just a simple dinner.
Seeing Su Xiaorou's full face, Zhao Yunhai's eyes flashed with admiration.
Seeing that Young Master Zhao was satisfied, Li Tianhua's heart was put at ease. Su Xiaorou was originally meant for him to enjoy, but now she had to be given to Young Master Zhao.
"She seems a bit unwilling? Is this forcing a good girl to become a prostitute?"
Zhao Yunhai, with his legs crossed, gestured for her to sit on his lap. However, her slightly nodded gaze forward made him find it amusing.
Since she was here, she was still deceiving herself, wanting to be a whore and yet erect a monument?
Suddenly, a mobile phone notification sounded.
Zhao Yunhai picked up his phone and saw the message from Si Jinyan. His eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold glint appeared in his pupils.