Li Duo'er stood up and loudly stopped him, attempting to shield Li Chonglou, but Yan Bin dragged her far away with one hand.
By the time she tried to rush back and stop them, she could no longer get close to the circle beating Li Chonglou, and she stomped her feet outside the circle in distress.
Xiao Qiang was instantly startled and crawled out from the circle of legs, still concerned about Li Duo'er, and forcefully pulled her back.
Li Chonglou was quick-handed. Using the hand Yan Bin had grabbed, he tightly pulled it in front of him, using Yan Bin's body to block the hands of his subordinates who were lunging at him, while simultaneously chopping at his neck.
Yan Bin himself had some martial arts skills. Although he couldn't compare to those 'camouflaged' individuals outside, he was more than capable of dealing with ordinary people. It was just that Li Chonglou, empowered by the sheepskin scroll's techniques, was no longer ordinary.
He crouched down, flung his hand away, and broke free from Li Chonglou's grip.
His body then spun to evade the palm strike and, at the same time, he grabbed Li Chonglou's shoulder again, pulling him away from the sofa to a more open space in the room.
Taking this opportunity, his subordinates swarmed forward, following the two and unleashing a barrage of punches and kicks on Li Chonglou.
Li Chonglou simply charged forward, focusing solely on Yan Bin.
Amidst the onslaught, he seized an opportunity, crouched down, and landed a punch on Yan Bin's ribs.
As Yan Bin grunted and stumbled back, Li Chonglou suddenly broke out with great force.
He quickly moved behind Yan Bin, wrapped his arms around his neck, and dragged him back, pinning him against the wall.
"All of you, back off, or I'll kill him."
Seeing this, the surrounding subordinates immediately stopped their actions, looking at each other blankly, unsure of what to do.
Yan Bin's face rapidly turned from red to purple due to the pressure on his neck, and he was completely unable to make a sound.
He struggled with one hand while gesturing with the other to his subordinates, signaling them to retreat.
Li Duo'er pushed aside a subordinate and squeezed in, squatting down. She watched as Yan Bin's eyeballs rolled back, his legs kicking incessantly, on the verge of suffocating and passing out. Li Duo'er also grew anxious, desperately tugging at Li Chonglou's arm and urging him to stop.
No matter how you looked at it, Yan Bin had grown up in the Li family since childhood.
Although she found Yan Bin displeasing and often yelled at or beat him, Li Duo'er knew that Yan Bin treated her like family.
She couldn't remain completely indifferent to Yan Bin's life and death; it was unthinkable and unbearable.
Li Chonglou slightly loosened his grip, not because of Li Duo'er, but because he had no intention of causing death.
If he didn't completely subdue Yan Bin in one move, this matter would never end; he had to be resolute.
Xiao Qiang, emboldened, tremblingly approached Li Chonglou. After all, the fight had started because of him.
Seeing Li Chonglou gaining the upper hand, although he lacked the courage to join in, showing solidarity was necessary.
If he didn't stick close to Li Chonglou now, he would be bullied to death by these brats later.
"I warn you, don't think too highly of yourself."
"Don't think that just because you have more people, I can't deal with you."
"Today, for Duo'er's sake, I'll let you off the hook. If you dare to cause trouble again, I will kill you."
"Do you understand?"
Li Chonglou whispered into Yan Bin's ear, issuing a warning while also giving face to Li Duo'er, and again loosened his grip slightly.
Yan Bin, gasping for air, nodded while panting heavily.
At this moment, he had no time for anything else; his priority was to catch his breath.
Li Chonglou released Yan Bin and pushed him forward. He then stood up, broke through the encircling subordinates, and strode back to the sofa.
Xiao Qiang followed closely without any hesitation.
As Li Chonglou released his grip and stood up, several subordinates were about to lunge again. Yan Bin gave them a look, signaling them to stop, and they no longer moved, instead squatting down and reaching out to help him up.
Seeing that Yan Bin was fine, Li Duo'er said nothing further and also left.
Just then, the main door suddenly opened.
A "camouflaged" hulking man stepped into the room, pointed at Yan Bin, and said in a low voice, "You, come out with me."
Although unaware of the reason, Yan Bin did not delay. After taking a few deep breaths, he stood up and followed the man out.
Only Li Duo'er immediately asked, "Where are you taking him?" but was met with the muffled sound of the closing door.
Everyone inside was left with expressions of surprise.
Seeing their boss Yan Bin being taken away, the subordinates abandoned any thoughts of causing further trouble for Li Chonglou.
After all, their boss was gone, not to mention Li Chonglou's life-threatening fighting style just moments ago. They were all still shaken.
They muttered quietly amongst themselves, wondering what it meant for their boss to be called out.
Only Li Chonglou knew that there were no surveillance devices in the room, as he had meticulously checked upon entering.
Therefore, whatever happened in the room could not possibly be seen.
Yan Bin being called out was not due to the fight just now, nor was it a delayed reaction to what happened last night.
It was likely an arrangement by Li Hanlong.
Outside, the Yan Bin who was taken away had his eyes blindfolded by the "camouflaged" men.
After being put into a car and driven a distance outside the golf course gate, the blindfold was removed, and he was pushed out of the car.
His belongings, which were confiscated when he entered the previous night, were thrown to Yan Bin, and then the car drove away at high speed.
Throughout the entire process, the "camouflaged" men did not say a single word.
Yan Bin stood in place, picked up his belongings, and after the dust from the car's tail had disappeared, he carefully surveyed the distant golf course and its surroundings.
He then turned and walked towards the main road.
He had never heard his godfather, Li Hanlong, mention this place before. He had arrived at night, so he hadn't seen it clearly. Moreover, after being apprehended, his eyes were blindfolded, and he hadn't seen anything after entering the room, just as he had come out.
He had a premonition that there was something wrong with this place. The fact that his godfather wouldn't even tell him indicated the severity of the issue.
With this thought, he took out his phone and dialed Li Hanlong's number.
At the same time, Lin Ying was at Uncle Cheng's house in the Saiwei residential area.
Aunt Gao, Uncle Cheng's wife and the director of Yong'an Limin Orphanage,
Upon hearing Lin Ying mention the name Li Hanlong, she found it familiar.
After finally recalling it, she hesitated for a moment, as the orphanage had regulations against casually disclosing information about adoptive parents.
However, because it concerned her husband's friend, she ultimately decided to share what she knew about Li Hanlong.
She was holding two photographs in her hand. The photos showed a boy, one from his childhood and one from the present. He was fair-skinned, with a thumb-sized mole near his eyebrow that was particularly noticeable.
"This child is Yan Bin. He was found at the doorstep of the orphanage when he was six months old."
"That was over twenty years ago. The name Yan Bin was sewn onto the bedding that was wrapped around the child."
"Apart from this name, there was nothing else that could prove the child's identity."
Aunt Gao recounted the events of that time, speaking slowly.
She paused at this point, looking at her husband as if she had more to say.
Lin Ying looked at Uncle Cheng with a hint of confusion. Although she didn't know the connection between this orphan and Li Hanlong, she didn't interrupt but listened intently.
Uncle Cheng pondered for a moment and then nodded at Aunt Gao.
Seeing her husband's affirmation, Aunt Gao no longer hesitated and continued, "There was also an object in the wrapping. It's this. I'll show you."
She got up, took a photograph from her desk, and handed it to Lin Ying.
Lin Ying took the photo and looked at it closely, her eyes widening in surprise.
"This... this is a base."