Li Yan struck fiercely with the iron wrench. After Zhang Jing was hit several times, the initial numbness faded, and his hand began to throb with pain. This forced him to step back. Kicking wouldn't work. If it were an ordinary person, Zhang Jing could knock someone down before they reacted, but Li Yan was much faster, ensuring the wrench could strike Zhang Jing's leg before he could kick back. His retreat aimed at grabbing another weapon.

Unfortunately, he still underestimated Li Yan!

If Li Yan intended to kill him, Zhang Jing would have been dead several times over by now. Li Yan could easily handle Zhang Jing effortlessly, even if he pretended not to be exceptional. As Zhang Jing retreated, Li Yan swung the steel pipe with his left hand. With a longer reach than the wrench, and stepping forward, Zhang Jing's head had already been struck before he could ask for the steel pipe!

Zhang Jing only felt his mind roaring, followed by a moment of dizziness, with pain as a delayed reaction.

Not only did Zhang Jing feel the impact, but everyone else did too, and they all charged forward, attempting to overwhelm Li Yan with force.

But Li Yan, already seizing an obvious advantage, would not miss the opportunity. Just after the dizziness, as Zhang Jing felt the pain in his head, he immediately realized that the other wrench was also pounded on him!

Previously, successive blows landed on his arms, unbearable for anyone, and now Li Yan was hitting his head with both hands. Zhang Jing, completely unprepared for such a crushing defeat, was knocked out with the rescue crew failing to catch up, his head struck into unconsciousness.

As Zhang Jing staggered about to fall, Li Yan casually kicked him towards the rushing crowd, then swung both hands to chase them down.

They fully understood Zhang Jing's capabilities. However, seeing Zhang Jing knocked out by Li Yan, they were all stunned. As several rushed to the front, some were hit by Zhang Jing's body, others soon endured heavy blows, immediately crying out in agony.

Despite knowing Li Yan would show up today, they only followed Zhang Jing to capture a female CEO, never anticipating this kind of ordeal. They had two steel pipes in the car; one was now in Li Yan's hands, pounding against them. Among the nine, only one held a weapon. Even with a number advantage, they were no match for Zhang Jing's "force". Once Zhang Jing was down, it spelled the end for them—a chaos as they fled like monkeys before a fallen tree!

After Li Yan pounded them, the one with the steel pipe fled first, ignoring Zhang Jing collapsed there, and hurried to the car. Soon after, the rest followed suit, including those hit by Li Yan, fleeing as quickly as they could, piling into the van, then hurriedly reversing to leave the scene.

No one cared about Zhang Jing's fate anymore. It wasn't only due to Li Yan's threat; true brothers would fight against the odds together. But Zhang Jing had no loyalty or righteousness, treating everyone like dogs, except for Li Yonghao, who he respected. Even Cui Ming was seen as a dog. Such a person, with accumulated fear, had everyone working around him for appeasement. Once danger arose, others fled faster than dogs.

Watching them leave, Li Yan estimated that Zhang Yurong had probably called the police and they'd arrive soon. He dragged Zhang Jing up, placed him in the car, and drove away from the scene. After driving a while, Li Yan pressed Zhang Jing's chest down, found a bottle of mineral water in the car, and poured it over his head to wake him up.

Zhang Jing sharply hit on his head; even though he was awake, he was only barely so, his consciousness not fully restored. In such a state, he wavered between clarity and confusion for a while. If well-utilized, he could speak some useful words.

"Why are you looking for Li Yan? Did I instruct you to find him?" Li Yan mimicked Li Yonghao's tone, asking coldly. He was testing here, not perfectly imitating, but estimating from several meetings that Zhang Jing only obeyed Li Yonghao, no one dared to use the same tone against him, likely letting him mistake this dazed state.

Indeed, Zhang Jing still attempted to reach his head, unable to open his eyes, his brow tightly furrowed, but he quickly responded to the words, "Brother Hao! You told me...not to bother him...but I'm displeased, I don't like him...not just a...pretty boy..."

Li Yan watched his facial expressions, seeing him trying hard to open his eyes to glimpse the surroundings, knowing his brief dazed state was ending, becoming more alert. Having gleaned the information he sought, he didn't wait for Zhang Jing to fully awaken, quickly knocking him unconscious again.

...

From Zhang Jing's prior mention of "boss," Li Yan understood that they did not know his relation with Zhang Yurong. From the vague words Zhang Jing uttered in his daze, he concluded that Zhang Jing independently disliked him, not acting under Li Yonghao's orders! Conversely, Li Yonghao even warned them not to provoke him.

Regarding Zhang Jing's discontent, Li Yan could largely comprehend it. At their first meeting, Zhang Jing tried to sneak an attack, though Li Yan cleverly avoided it due to Li Yonghao's orders. This likely related to Zhang Jing's character; he wants everyone to fear and respect him. That time, not specially regarding him in a unique manner led Zhang Jing to feel displeased.

As for Li Yonghao instructing them not to mess with Li Yan, that was unexpected for Li Yan.

He conferred a harsh lesson to those four tracking individuals purely because they tried to follow him home, something he never allows to threaten his family!

Much like today, Zhang Jing might not know Zhang Yurong is his family, but he couldn't be left alone. However, Li Yonghao needn't be touched; distrusting him would cause significant consequences, and Li Yonghao is self-aware. For those self-aware, not causing trouble, going out of one's way to provoke is a fool's errand, akin to how Zhang Jing behaved.

Having seen the result, Li Yan swiftly drove away, turning around at the next intersection, heading back home.

Being out for days, his phone was nearly dead, but Zhang Yurong and Yue Yao didn't call him, probably aware he was otherwise occupied, unable to answer the phone. Nevertheless, he could imagine Zhang Yurong's current anxiety!

Quickly driving home, Li Yan tossed out both the steel pipe and wrench along the way. He first dialed Zhang Yurong's number.

Once connected, Li Yan immediately heard Zhang Yurong's emotional words, "Thank heavens! You finally called! Are you okay?"

The usually stoic Ice Goddess, unperturbed by anything, now fretting like an ordinary woman, surprised Li Yan somewhat. However, sensing her deep concern for his safety, he felt warmed inside, quickly assuring her, "I'm fine! I'm driving home, took a bit of a detour, but I'll be home soon."

Hearing his normal voice, Zhang Yurong slightly relaxed, albeit still anxious, "Don't lie to me; are you really okay? The police went there and didn't find anyone, even said I made a false report. Where did you go?"

"I simply found a chance to reach the car and drove away. You know I'm good at driving, they also chased me. That's why I wasn't at the scene. But I've shaken them off, I'll be home soon!" Li Yan recited his prepared excuse.

From the call, Zhang Yurong sensed Li Yan's calmness, lacking noisy commotion, seemingly peacefully driving, her confidence bolstered by his excellent driving skills, now truly reassured.

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