BOOM!

The horrifying scene made Lin Xiao's heart race, his hair standing on end. He'd never dreamed Su Qingning would resort to such an extreme method to resolve the situation. Just how desperate must she have been?

With lightning-fast reflexes, Lin Xiao snatched the dagger from her grasp.

"Give it back!" Su Qingning cried, her voice thick with sobs.

Lin Xiao remained silent, gently tapping a point on her cervical spine. Su Qingning instantly lost consciousness. He carried her to the car, and the moment he shut the door, he spun around, his fury palpable.

A terrifying killing intent erupted from him.

Li Jinlong trembled violently. He felt as if he'd been targeted by a ferocious beast. Fear, an unprecedented wave of it, crashed over him. Even so, with his legs shaking uncontrollably, he forced out a defiant taunt. "S-Stinking beggar, I'm not afraid of you! You're fucking dead!"

Lin Xiao stared at Li Jinlong, his eyes promising death. He was about to stab the worthless trash with the dagger when a luxury car came speeding toward them like a bolt of lightning. Before it had even screeched to a halt, a burly, fierce-looking middle-aged man leaped out.

Upon seeing him, Li Jinlong reacted as if he'd found a long-lost relative, quickly scrambling to hide behind the man. "Dad," he whimpered, "this stinking beggar hit me! He tried to stab me with a knife!"

"What's his background?" the middle-aged man asked in a deep voice.

"Hmph, he's the beggar husband of that bitch, Su Qingning."

Hearing this, the middle-aged man's gaze on Lin Xiao turned murderously cold. "A stinking beggar dares to bully my son? My son, Li Datong's! I think you have a death wish. Get on your knees and kowtow to my son right now."

Lin Xiao let out a cold laugh. "Excellent. I was originally thinking I'd just kill this piece of trash, Li Jinlong, and be done with it. But since you're so eager to die too, I'll be happy to send you and your son on your way together!"

The moment the words left his mouth, Li Datong burst into a sinister laugh. "Kid, what did you just say? Send us on our way together? You really are tired of living. Let me tell you, I've already called the police. Bai Xiangqian, the Chief of Police in Jinling City, is on his way with his team. We'll see who kills who then!"

At these words, Li Jinlong, who had been cowering behind his father, stepped out. He sneered at Lin Xiao. "Stinking beggar, your time is up. Kneel and apologize if you know what's good for you."

Lin Xiao smiled, but the killing intent in his eyes flared like arcs of electricity.

The next second, Lin Xiao swung his hand. The dagger shot forward like a flash of lightning, burying itself in Li Jinlong's chest before exiting through his back. A gruesome spray of blood erupted from his mouth.

Li Jinlong's eyes bulged like brass bells as he stared at Lin Xiao in disbelief. He tried to speak, but only inarticulate sounds escaped his lips. He reached for Li Datong, but his strength was gone.

THUD!

Li Jinlong collapsed to the ground, his body curling up like a beaten dog. He convulsed for less than three seconds and then fell utterly still.

It all happened too fast. Li Datong felt as if he were trapped in a nightmare. By the time reality set in, his son was already gone forever. Staring at his son's unseeing eyes, Li Datong crumpled to the ground. It was as if a colossal hammer had smashed into his skull. His mind went blank, his entire body numb. He felt a vicious hand gripping his heart, the pain so intense it nearly suffocated him.

Panic seized Li Datong, his mind in complete disarray. He frantically pulled Li Jinlong into his arms. "Long'er! Long'er, wake up! Wake up!"

There was no response. There would never be a response again.

Growing more frantic, Li Datong shook his son's body relentlessly, but it was useless. When his brain finally accepted the horrifying truth, a heart-wrenching scream tore from his throat, as piercing as a pig being slaughtered.

Lin Xiao watched it all with cold indifference, as if it had nothing to do with him. To be fair, he wasn't the type to throw his weight around. But Li Jinlong had pushed Su Qingning to the brink of suicide just to protect her innocence. How could Lin Xiao not have acted? In the end, Li Jinlong had brought this all upon himself.

After a few moments of screaming, Li Datong's gaze locked onto Lin Xiao. His eyes had turned bloodshot, like those of a cornered, rabid beast.

"You animal! I'll kill you!" Li Datong roared.

At his words, Lin Xiao summoned the Xuantian Needle. This needle could save lives, but it could also take them. And it could kill without a trace.

Just as he was about to flick the Xuantian Needle into Li Datong's head and send him to meet his maker, the wail of approaching sirens caught his attention. A police car screeched to a halt nearby, and Bai Xiangqian jumped out, followed by more than a dozen armed officers.

When he saw Lin Xiao, Bai Xiangqian froze. His stern, cold expression instantly melted into one of respect. He was about to greet Lin Xiao, but Li Datong, like a drowning man clutching his last straw, scrambled over to him and dropped to his knees with a thud.

"Director Bai, you have to get justice for me!" Li Datong howled.

Bai Xiangqian's heart sank. He realized this incident was almost certainly related to Lin Xiao. His eyes flickered to Li Jinlong's body on the ground. Years of police experience told him the man was already dead. At that realization, his stomach dropped. Did Lin Xiao kill again?

"Li Datong, what happened?" Bai Xiangqian asked, his voice grave.

"That animal! He killed my son right in front of my eyes! Director Bai, you have to help me! Arrest him! Arrest that animal and put him before a firing squad!"

"Get up first," Bai Xiangqian said calmly.

Li Datong staggered to his feet, glaring at Lin Xiao with eyes full of venom. Yet, there was also a hint of smug triumph in his expression, as if to say, *You're dead, you stinking beggar.*

Li Datong was feeling a little smug. Although the pain of losing his son had him on the verge of collapse, the thought that this filthy beggar would soon be executed brought him a small measure of comfort. Of course, even this bastard's death a hundred times over wouldn't be enough to quell my rage. But no matter. That stinking beggar still has a wife. And not just any wife—the number one beauty in Jinling City. I'll get my payback from her. He was even starting to plan how he would deal with Su Qingning.

But just then, Bai Xiangqian walked over to Lin Xiao. To Li Datong's astonishment, he bowed respectfully and said, "Mr. Lin, my apologies that you had to go through this. How would you like me to handle this matter?"

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