Rat-a-tat-tat...

A burst of frantic shooting.

Lin Chuan reacted swiftly, rolling to the ground the moment the trigger was pulled. A multitude of steel pellets splattered against the wall opposite, kicking up clouds of dust, with several bullet holes conspicuously visible. The man Lin Chuan knocked down to the ground cursed in pain, "Damn it, who told you to shoot? I'm almost dead."

The man holding a large crossbow was immediately stunned.

At this moment, the man in white struggled up from the ground, his arm wounded by rebounding steel pellets, blood flowing profusely.

"Where is he?" the man in white cursed angrily. He hastily picked up the crossbow and started looking around for Lin Chuan.

Lin Chuan stood gasping behind a huge pillar, his ear pressed against it, using the sound transmission between the floor and the pillar to judge the distance between himself and his pursuers. However, by now, he could judge the distance just by their shouts.

The tones of the two men revealed some tension and fear. It seemed that they were quite frightened by Lin Chuan's ghostly and elusive speed.

"No idea where he went," the man in black said, looking embarrassed.

Just as the two were about to search around for Lin Chuan, suddenly, a voice came from behind them: "Lin Chuan, where are you?"

The sudden appearance of Tang Yumeng caught Lin Chuan off guard, and it also stunned the two men, who turned their heads to look at Tang Yumeng.

"Ah!" Tang Yumeng was instantly shocked as she saw the weapons held by the two men. Realizing the danger, she immediately stepped back twice.

"Stop, don't move," the man in white, holding the mini crossbow, glared at Tang Yumeng and said, "If you dare to move again, I'll shoot you right away."

Tang Yumeng was stunned, immobilized by the threat, she dared not move an inch, just standing still and watching the two men. Just as these two ferocious men were about to approach Tang Yumeng.

"The person you're looking for is me," Lin Chuan suddenly emerged from behind the pillar.

"Heh heh, you finally decided to show yourself?" the man holding the large crossbow crooked a sinister smile, then grinned and said: "This shows that you really care about this woman. But then again, she's so beautiful, not only you, but even I can hardly resist showing her some tenderness."

Lin Chuan immediately had an ominous feeling.

"What do you want?" Lin Chuan asked coldly, his hand involuntarily withdrawing into his sleeve.

"Don't move," the man scolded: "If you dare move, we'll shoot immediately. We may not be able to kill you, but do you think we can't kill this woman?"

Lin Chuan immediately stopped what he was doing, took a deep breath, and said, "Brother, calm down. Can't we talk it over? Who sent you? How much did they pay? I'm willing to offer double the amount."

"Really?" Upon hearing this, the man laughed slyly: "The other side paid five million for your life. Are you willing to pay ten million?"

"I can." Hearing this, Lin Chuan immediately nodded and said, "I'll pay ten million, to take the life of the other party."

At this point, the man in white glared at him and said, "Brother, have you lost your mind? Since we've taken Mr. Song's commission, how can we back out halfway? This is highly taboo."

After hearing this, the man felt there was some truth to it, as both movies and novels seemed to say the same. If an assassin accepts a job, they can't change targets on a whim, nor can they abandon loyalty for profit. If they take the money and fail to complete the task, or even turn to kill the employer, they would certainly be shunned in the assassin world.

"Hmm, that makes sense." The man nodded and said, "Younger brother, go and grab that woman for me."

"Yes!" The man in white immediately nodded, turned towards the elevator area, holding a miniature crossbow, and looked coldly at Tang Yumeng. At this moment, Tang Yumeng was panicked, quite terrified, and even at a loss. She hurriedly stepped back, and just as she moved, the man in white sternly warned, "Stop, or I will shoot."

Tang Yumeng's face turned pale, intimidated by the threat, she dared not move and could only stand still, but her eyes looked towards Lin Chuan for help. Lin Chuan, however, appeared very calm. It seemed unlikely that he could bribe the other party with money. He quickly said, "Brother, why trouble a woman, right? You want to kill me, right? I'll give you the chance."

"Are you sure?" The man in black snorted coldly.

"Sure." Lin Chuan nodded, spread his hands, and said, "Go ahead and shoot."

"Don't even think about it." The man scorned, "There are plenty of people here, the sound of the gunfire must have already aroused the security's suspicion. If you really want to save her, then just follow us quietly."

"Alright." Upon hearing this, Lin Chuan was overjoyed, noting the foolishness of the 'assassin'. To miss such a perfect opportunity and instead get close to the target, since the other party was courting death, he could hardly be blamed then.

The man hastily shouted, "Younger brother, ignore him, let's hurry up and leave."

"Brother, I'll drive, keep an eye on him," the man in white quickly jumped into the Ruifeng van.

The unconscious man in black was moved to the back seat by him as he quickly dove into the driver's seat. At this moment, Lin Chuan was forced onto the van at crossbow's point by the man in black, a sinister smile appeared on the man's face, seemingly assured that Lin Chuan was doomed. Little did he know, at such close range, Lin Chuan was 90 percent sure he could deliver a fatal blow.

However, with Tang Yumeng still at the scene, he didn't want to act rashly; first, he didn't want to startle Tang Yumeng, and second, since another man was still present, even if he could kill the man beside him instantly, if the man in white decided to attack Tang Yumeng, he would be helpless.

"Lin Chuan." Tang Yumeng looked anxiously at Lin Chuan.

"Sister, you go back," Lin Chuan said with a smile at Tang Yumeng as they passed by each other, then added, "Take good care of yourself. I shouldn't have been harsh with you just now, even though it was because I recognized the danger. But, I promised you once, no matter the situation, I would never let you be sad. I'm sorry I didn't keep that promise earlier."

"Lin Chuan." Tang Yumeng became frantic.

Lin Chuan was forced into the vehicle with the crossbow pointed at his head. Soon, the vehicle sped away towards the outside.

"No, Lin Chuan!" Tang Yumeng dashed towards the car. However, how could two legs compete with four wheels?

Tang Yumeng hurried to the entrance of the parking lot where several security guards were gathering, seemingly preparing to check the situation in the parking lot as someone had heard the sound of gunfire. One or two guards were too afraid to go down and inspect, so they had to wait for more people to join them. However, before they could go down, a Ruifeng minivan rushed out. Shortly after, a beautiful woman ran out from it.

"Stop them, quick, stop them!" Tang Yumeng shouted urgently.

"What's going on, what's happening?" The guards asked in astonishment.

"Kidnapping, they've kidnapped my boyfriend," Tang Yumeng yelled towards the departing car.

"Quick, call the police," a guard said and hurriedly pulled out his cellphone to make the call.

However, by the time they called the police, the car had already driven a few hundred meters away. Lin Chuan sat calmly in his seat, while a man in black continuously held a crossbow against Lin Chuan. Initially, Lin Chuan's face was tense. However, as time passed, Lin Chuan appeared more relaxed and much plainer.

"Do you think with your strength you can kill me?" Lin Chuan suddenly laughed.

"Kid, don't try any tricks." The man hit Lin Chuan's head hard with the crossbow, angrily said: "Dare to move again, and believe it or not, I'll blow your head off right here in the street!"

"You don't have the guts," Lin Chuan sneered.

While speaking, Lin Chuan nonchalantly took out a cigarette from his pocket.

"Fuck, don't mess around." The man panicked, fearing Lin Chuan might pull out a gun. His hands trembled a bit, really killing someone at such close range was something he was truly afraid of, especially when blood and brain matter splattered on his head in that moment, he would feel an immense sense of fear. So, he was scared, and nervous.

When he saw Lin Chuan elegantly lighting up a cigarette, he was even more infuriated. He roared: "Fuck, dare to move again and I'll kill you."

Click click...

The man immediately unlocked the safety catch.

Clack clack clack...

Suddenly, he gritted his teeth, harnessed his courage, and pulled the trigger; however, unexpectedly, Lin Chuan lightly deflected his crossbow. The steel ball started shooting crazily against the glass, shattering it instantly into beads.

"You!" The man tried to adjust the aim but found Lin Chuan had scattered all his steel balls in an extreme fashion.

Lin Chuan holding a steel ball, smiled and said, "Now you're out of options, aren't you?!"

"You!" The man was enraged, he reached out trying to reload the steel balls.

Bang...

Lin Chuan kicked over swiftly, his foot hitting the man right in the chest. The man was caught off-guard and fell backward onto the car, his back against the driver's seat. Lin Chuan firmly pinned him down in the driver's seat, coldly smiled, and said, "You've lost your advantage, do you think you still have a chance?"

"I'll fight you with everything I've got," said the man, immediately swinging the large crossbow in his hands.

Even without bullets, the large crossbow was heavy enough, not only could it be used as a lethal weapon but also as a fire poker. Lin Chuan caught the crossbow swung at him smoothly.

Click click...

Lin Chuan, with a cigarette in his mouth, coordinated both hands together and magically reloaded the steel balls. This time, however, Lin Chuan held the crossbow, both hands on the trigger, aiming at the man. The man was dumbfounded, his own weapon of anger had suddenly become the murderous weapon pointed at him.

"Put your hands up," Lin Chuan smiled.

Everything seemed so natural, so easy.

The man immediately raised his hands high. Lin Chuan smiled and said, "Driver, pull the car over."

"Ah?" The man in white saw through the rearview mirror the seriousness of the situation. He hurriedly pulled the car over to the roadside. Awkwardly he said, "Big Bro, what... what exactly is happening?"

"How would I know," the man raised his hands up, cursively said with a gloomy face, "We're no match for him."

"Speak, who sent you guys." Lin Chuan took a puff of his cigarette, asked indifferently.

"We're not telling, don't even think about knowing," the man spat disdainfully.

"Good lad, got some guts," Lin Chuan said with a cold laugh.

Bang...

Lin Chuan, with the crossbow ready, gave a heavy swing, and a steel ball immediately hit the man's shoulder blade.

"Ah!" The man immediately clutched his shoulder, screaming in agony.

"Tsk tsk, got some guts," Lin Chuan smiled, "You were just lucky, during that swing it didn't hit your brain, or else, even nine lives wouldn't be enough for you to survive."

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