Whoosh!
Just as the mysterious masked man’s right index finger was about to pull the trigger, aiming the white unknown liquid in the gun barrel at Liu Bingxue, a hand suddenly emerged from his back and gripped his right wrist.
The mysterious masked man’s expression changed drastically. His right hand, holding the gun, was in such intense pain that he instantly lost the strength to pull the trigger.
His reaction was remarkably swift. The next second, his left hand found a sharp dagger at his waist, preparing to stab backward.
However, the mysterious masked man had clearly underestimated the strength of the person behind him. His left hand had barely touched the dagger at his waist before the gun was snatched from his right hand, and its muzzle was pressed against his temple.
At the same time, the elevator doors closed. Liu Bingxue inside was completely unaware of what had happened.
"Who sent you?"
The person standing behind the mysterious masked man asked in a deep voice.
The mysterious masked man's face was grave, and his tone was filled with shock. "I didn't expect a small commercial company to hide a master like you!"
"Speak, who sent you to attack Liu Bingxue?"
Swish!
The mysterious masked man did not answer. Instead, he suddenly drew the sharp dagger from his waist with his left hand and turned to fight the person behind him to the death.
Bang!
But the moment the mysterious masked man drew the dagger from his waist, he received a heavy palm strike to the back of his neck.
As he completely lost consciousness and was about to pass out, the mysterious masked man vaguely saw that the person standing behind him was wearing a security uniform.
"This white liquid in the syringe is a powerful anesthetic. It seems this mysterious masked man intended to kidnap Liu Bingxue."
Chu Lingtian opened the syringe from the gun and immediately identified the contents as a powerful anesthetic.
Just as Chu Lingtian was about to turn and leave, his soldier's instinct and heightened alertness allowed him to discover the mysterious masked man hiding in the stairwell.
"You're lucky, Liu Bingxue. If it weren't for me, you would probably have been kidnapped by now."
Chu Lingtian thought to himself.
Although there was no romantic feeling between him and Liu Bingxue, and their one-night encounter was an accident due to alcohol, a one-night stand created a bond for life. After all, she was a woman he had slept with, and more importantly, the woman he had taken her first time from. He couldn't stand by and watch a woman he had been intimate with be violated.
Subsequently, Chu Lingtian removed the mask from the mysterious masked man's face, finding his features ordinary. He also searched him but found no other clues that could prove his identity.
Chu Lingtian thought for a moment, untied two shoelaces from the mysterious masked man, tied his hands behind his back, and pushed him out of the stairwell.
Soon, other security personnel discovered the knocked-out and bound mysterious masked man, along with the gun containing the white liquid anesthetic. They immediately panicked and began reporting the situation to their superiors.
Before the mysterious masked man was discovered by the other security personnel, Chu Lingtian had been standing in the shadows, guarding against the possibility of the mysterious masked man suddenly waking up, as the others in the company were no match for him.
Once he confirmed that the mysterious masked man was surrounded by over a dozen security guards and would be powerless even if he woke up, Chu Lingtian quietly left. He acted as if nothing had happened and returned to the underground parking lot gatehouse.
"Brother Chu, you took quite a long time changing your clothes. Something big happened in the company, did you know?" Wang Dagang asked, staring with wide eyes as soon as Chu Lingtian returned.
Chu Lingtian asked back, "What happened?"
"Just now, at the elevator entrance of our underground parking lot, someone tried to harm President Liu Bingxue!" Wang Dagang replied with a shocked tone.
"Harm President Liu?" Chu Lingtian feigned surprise.
Wang Dagang nodded and said, "A colleague from the security department went to the underground parking lot elevator entrance and saw a person lying unconscious in the adjacent stairwell. When he went to take a look, he was greatly alarmed because the fallen person had his hands tied behind his back, and there was a gun with an unknown white liquid next to him."
"A gun… did you call the police?" Chu Lingtian asked.
"Yes, the police are already here at the company," Wang Dagang nodded and asked back, "Brother Chu, you were wandering around in the underground parking lot just now, you must have passed by the elevator entrance. Didn't you notice anything unusual?"
"No," Chu Lingtian shook his head.
Wang Dagang frowned and murmured, "Then it's strange. Who saved President Liu?"
"How did you conclude that this person was here to harm President Liu?" Chu Lingtian asked tentatively.
"Minister Yang Kai of the Security Department immediately reviewed the surveillance footage of the underground parking lot elevator entrance after learning about the incident. Everyone present personally saw in the video that as President Liu Bingxue entered the elevator, a gun with a syringe containing an unknown white liquid was quietly extended from the stairwell. However, the syringe did not fire at President Liu until the elevator door closed. Everyone speculated that the assailant must have already been subdued by the person who saved President Liu at that time. It's just a pity that the surveillance footage couldn't capture what was happening inside the stairwell," Wang Dagang replied.
Chu Lingtian shrugged and chuckled, "Since the police were called, they will surely investigate and figure it out. We can't help much, so let's just do our jobs properly."
"Yeah, I heard that Minister Yang and the police have gone to President Liu's office." Wang Dagang nodded, completely unaware that while everyone was speculating about who had secretly saved Liu Bingxue, the person responsible was Chu Lingtian, standing right in front of him.
At this moment, in Liu Bingxue's presidential office.
Yang Kai, the head of security for Baoxue Company, along with a young male and female police officer, were talking with Liu Bingxue.
"Ms. Liu, according to the surveillance video, this man with the syringe gun filled with anesthetic was specifically here to attack you. Please think about whether you've made any enemies in business recently, or if anything unusual has happened to you personally," the female officer asked Liu Bingxue.
"Enemies, unusual events…" Liu Bingxue frowned deeply. She had been in the business world for many years and knew that the market was like a battlefield, with many people resorting to unscrupulous means to compete for profits. However, someone who would resort to such extreme measures was still uncommon. Enemies, she couldn't think of anyone. However, there had been something unusual happening to her in the past few days – her twenty-plus years of chastity had been taken by a stranger named Chu Lingtian.
"No, I can't think of anything." Liu Bingxue shook her head.
The male officer spoke, "President Liu, we will interrogate the assailant, but we also need your cooperation to investigate more quickly and accurately to find the truth. First, to determine why this assailant attacked you, or who sent him. Second, who saved your life in secret!"
"Ms. Liu, we hope you can tell us everything that has happened to you and within the company during this period, without omitting any details. Because the attacker used a powerful anesthetic, which can cause unconsciousness for days or even death in severe cases. It is extremely dangerous, and if not investigated quickly, your life may be in danger later," the female officer added.
Liu Bingxue paused. If she were to reveal what she and the company had experienced in the past few days, wouldn't that mean she would have to mention the incident with Chu Lingtian in the hotel? Then, could it be that the thugs who harassed her in the bar that night and were beaten away by Chu Lingtian had found their way back to the company, and these thugs had hired the assailant to harm her?
After thinking for a moment, Liu Bingxue said to Yang Kai, "Minister Yang, please step out for a moment. I need to speak with the two police officers privately."