Shen Liannuo glanced at Lu Yanming, a hint of disdain coloring her alluring face. "Do you realize how easily this could expose us?"
These people were lurking around the villa. Now, their positions were all revealed. If there was a sudden attack, wouldn't they all be caught?
Lu Yanming's hand, holding the thermos, lifted slightly and offered it to Shen Liannuo. However, Shen Liannuo merely cast a indifferent glance at the thermos and walked straight towards the main entrance.
Lu Yanming raised his eyebrows in helplessness, casually handed the thermos to a bodyguard standing beside him, and strode after her.
Walking up to Shen Liannuo, Lu Yanming reached into his suit pocket, pulled out a cigarette case, shook out a cigarette, placed it in his mouth, lit it, and took a drag.
"I know everything about Jingwei's situation. Tang Nian is entirely focused on transferring Tang Wanxing, and his wife is still in our hands. He shouldn't make any rash moves. Tang Nian is a smart man; he wouldn't do anything that harms him as much as it harms the enemy."
Lu Yanming spoke with great certainty. After years of navigating the business world, Lu Yanming had interacted with Tang Nian many times and naturally understood his character.
"Better safe than sorry."
Shen Liannuo stood at the entrance, looking at a willow tree growing by the roadside. She suddenly lunged forward, stepped onto the trunk, and used the momentum to leap upwards. Grasping the willow tree's trunk, she effortlessly climbed it and sat on a branch, crossing her arms and leaning against the trunk to admire the moon.
"Hey..."
Seeing her nimble ascent up the willow tree, Lu Yanming flicked the cigarette in his hand. "What about me?"
"Deal with it."
"You're really heartless, considering I came all this way to bring you supper."
"Hmph, you'd better pray tonight goes smoothly, or I won't let you off." Shen Liannuo leaned against the trunk, closing her eyes as if to rest, but her ears were keenly alert to any unusual sounds around them. She had to admit Lu Yanming's judgment was correct, but tonight she had a nagging sense of unease.
"Don't worry, with me here, they'll be fine." Lu Yanming simply walked to the trunk and leaned against it diagonally, confidently guaranteeing their safety.
"Jingwei has entrusted the lives of her entire family to me. You expect me to feel at ease just because you say so?" Madam Qing, Meng Tianhua and his wife, the two children, Qiao Ziqian, Shu Yao, and others were all currently at Xishan Residence. This was going to be an agonizing night, and not a single mistake could be made.
At this moment, in the courtyard of Xishan Residence, twenty to thirty brothers were enjoying their late-night meal. Although they weren't drinking, after a tiring day, they finally had a moment of leisure and let down their guard.
Bang—!
Suddenly, a gunshot echoed from the mountains to the west of Xishan Residence. In the quiet night, the gunshot was exceptionally clear and startled Shen Liannuo, causing her to jump down from the tree.
"Something's happened!" she shouted, then sprinted towards the Xishan Residence villa.
Lu Yanming immediately dropped the cigarette he was holding and jogged after Shen Liannuo into the villa. The villa covered an expansive five to six hundred square meters. In the vast courtyard, dozens of bodyguards, hearing the gunshot, reacted like startled birds. They all put down their lunchboxes and returned to their posts.
"Be careful, everyone."
"Hurry up and go check inside."
"Protect Madam Qing and the others."
"Quick!"
...
In the courtyard, Li Gui shouted. Shen Liannuo scanned the villa's courtyard and, without further thought, rushed into the living room. At this moment, Meng Tianhua and his wife were pacing in the living room with the children. The two children were crying loudly, and the excellent soundproofing of the living room meant they hadn't heard the gunshot outside at all.