Lin Yao smiled, said nothing, and walked to the left corner of the enclosed hall, which was closest to the internal corridor leading to the fifth floor. Ge Yong and Banan followed closely behind.
Guangyi Huo followed Lin Yao casually to the left corner, accompanied by Sang Biao; there was no one else with them. He understood the specific meaning of Lin Yao's words. On May 21st, Li Gennong met with a high-ranking official representative from higher authorities at Tianyi Villa. The identity of this person was absolutely confidential, which was why he chose to have a conversation—he wanted to find out just how much information Lin Yao possessed.
Lin Yao didn't pay attention to the gun in Sang Biao's hand. It was a Glock 17 9mm pistol. After meeting Ge Yong, Lin Yao had seen pictures of this pistol online. He didn't expect to see it here with Sang Biao.
Lin Yao glanced at Guang Yihuo indifferently, his voice so soft that Guang Yihuo, who had boldly come closer, could barely hear him: "GA Department, Luo Cheng, the person who came is Huo Yi."
Guangyi holm's heart skipped a beat. His body remained motionless, and his expression did not change. Only the muscles on his face twitched almost imperceptibly. If it weren't for Lin Yao's amazing perception at this moment, he wouldn't have noticed this subtle change. "Mr. Zheng's request?"
"In early March, you asked Liu Gensheng of the East Gate of Chengdu to kidnap someone from a pharmaceutical factory. I need to know who is behind this." Lin Yao didn't waste any more words and directly stated his conditions.
"Liu Gensheng?" Guang Yihuo was somewhat puzzled, searching his mind for the identity of this Liu Gensheng.
"They call him Seventh Master in the underworld, I guess you guys don't call him that," Lin Yao reminded him.
"Oh, it's Xiao Qi." Guang Yi Huo felt a little strange. Of course he knew about what happened in March. He had personally arranged for his subordinates to handle the matter. He heard that the matter was not handled well. All the people involved in the kidnapping were caught, and Xiao Qi was left with a disability before escaping. Afterwards, the people entrusted by Brother Long did not pursue the matter further, and the matter was dropped. Why would such a trivial matter cause Young Master Zheng to make such a fuss?
"This is a trivial matter, how could it have offended Young Master Zheng?" Guang Yihuo retorted. In his opinion, the person who had been kidnapped and whose name he could no longer recall should not have any powerful backing and should not be related to Lin Yao at this moment. "Such a trivial matter is not worth Young Master Zheng getting so angry, is it?"
"I'd be happy to." Lin Yao replied casually, his nonchalant tone revealing immense arrogance, implying that he could accomplish great things even with small matters if he wanted to. He knew Guang Yihu was testing him and had no desire to continue arguing with him; after all, these people were doomed after today.
“Young Master Zheng, as you know, the rules of the underworld cannot be spoken of. This puts Brother Long in a difficult position.” Guang Yihuo’s words were rather tactful. After witnessing the security guards’ composure and calmness under more than a dozen pistols, he had elevated Lin Yao’s status to a very high level and no longer underestimated him.
"Then there's nothing to talk about. How about we start fighting now?" Lin Yao didn't want to waste any more time, his temper flaring, a violent thought filling his mind. If he could subdue Guang Yihuo and Sang Biao instantly, the conflict over there wouldn't escalate.
"Please wait a moment, let me consult Brother Long." Guangyi had never seen a person negotiate like this before. On the surface, he was even more gentle and refined than himself, but deep down he was so violent. He couldn't figure him out, so he simply consulted Brother Long, after all, Luo Cheng's matter was too important.
Guangyi Huo, who had been left to make a phone call by Lin Yao, quickly finished asking for instructions, turned around and gestured for him to leave, "Brother Long will be here soon, please wait a moment, Young Master Zheng."
Fifteen minutes later, five people came down from the fifth-floor stairwell. Lin Yao immediately recognized Li Gennong, one of the first two, because the other was wearing a police uniform.
Li Gennong was not old, around thirty years old, about 1.75 meters tall, with a very well-proportioned figure. There was no indication that he had cultivated internal energy, so he seemed to be an ordinary, slightly older, street thug.
The uniformed man next to him was about forty years old, with a dignified appearance and a serious expression. If he weren't standing next to Li Gennong, Lin Yao would have mistaken him for a qualified police officer. Lin Yao knew this must be Liu Xian, the director of the Shalangkou District Branch of the Chongqing Public Security Bureau.
Judging from his appearance alone, Liu Xian is a high-ranking police officer with a righteous image. His rank insignia as a second-level police inspector shines brightly and is quite dazzling.
"Young Master Zheng has come from afar, so I, Long, must do my best to be a good host." Li Gennong's hearty laughter was very infectious. If Lin Yao didn't know the other party's background, he would think that this was a very generous and worthy person to befriend, and he would not be able to see any ruthlessness and viciousness that made him disregard human life.
"I wouldn't dare disturb you, Mr. Li. I just came to ask for some information." Lin Yao's voice was steady and neither humble nor arrogant, completely giving the impression that he was not familiar with Li Gennong. He also did not use the usual way of addressing himself as "Mr. Long," but instead called him by his original surname.
"Deputy Director Zhang, how did you get involved?" Liu Xian suddenly spoke up, looking at Director Zhang, the kind-hearted man who had been standing next to Lin Yao, with a displeased expression.
"Director Liu, there's a situation here. As police officers, we should naturally get involved, but we didn't expect the branch office to be unable to recruit many people. We have to ask Director Liu to make arrangements personally." Deputy Director Zhang's tone was somewhat harsh. He had been forced to come to Haolong Casino by the situation and had been holding back his anger for a long time. Now he was no longer willing to compromise. Li Gennong's men had even used their privately hidden guns, so he might as well go all out. At worst, he would just have to leave this hundred-plus pounds here. He couldn't let himself be complicit with them.
"Hmph." Liu Xian snorted heavily through his nostrils, his expression ruining his image; he no longer looked like a fair and honest man.
"Young Master Zheng, I cannot meet your request, please forgive me." Li Gennong's tone softened. He saw more than twenty of his men huddled on the ground near the elevator. The angry shouts they made reminded him of the other party's capabilities. Seeing that all of the other party's men were unharmed, he knew that they were fearless and that he should not confront them directly.
After understanding this relationship, Li Gennong's attitude improved even more. "If you can put aside the small matter from last time, then Young Master Zheng will be my friend from now on, and we can all make a fortune together."
Lin Yao didn't want to waste any more time. Now that the main character had appeared, they could get down to business. He secretly communicated with Xiao Cao, "Xiao Cao, are you ready? You take ten and I'll take five at the same time."
"Don't worry, Yaoyao." Xiaocao's tone was very casual. "Leave everything to me, it won't have a big impact."
Lin Yao understood Xiao Cao's meaning, but he didn't want her to take action if there was even the slightest impact. Dealing with ten people was the limit of Xiao Cao's ability without being affected. "Let's decide on this. My flying needles are not bad either. I'm confident I can handle five people."
Seeing that Lin Yao hadn't responded for a long time, Li Gennong was about to speak when he was interrupted by Lin Yao's cold snort.
The battle began instantly. Suddenly, Lin Yao's arms disappeared, and all the armed men, including Sang Biao, groaned in pain as their weapons fell to the ground.
Strike first! Lin Yao chose to take the initiative. He despised the kind of designs in TV shows and movies where the villains were allowed to make the first move. Didn't they know that there was a saying from our ancestors that was a golden rule?
"Strike first to gain the upper hand; strike later to be at the mercy of others."
Before the gun even hit the ground, Li Gennong sensed the change in the situation. His opponent's silent attack had disrupted his plans. His instincts, honed by a lifetime of bloodshed, compelled him to immediately pull out the miniature pistol hidden in his chest, flick the safety, and fire a burst of bullets at Lin Yao.
"Ah!" Two exclamations rang out simultaneously.
One was Lin Yao's surprise; he hadn't expected Li Gennong to make a move, let alone that the other's skills were so swift. The other voice came from Li Gennong. The little grass sensed the danger the instant he reacted and immediately sent out its tentacles to attack. However, it had always trusted Lin Yao's abilities, so its reaction was a little slow, allowing the other to fire the shot.
A series of thuds rang out—the sound of sixteen pistols falling to the ground. The last heavy thud was the sound of Deputy Director Zhang, who was next to Lin Yao, jumping up to block a bullet and falling onto the carpet.
Unexpected situations best test a person's reaction ability. While Li Gennong's men were still in a daze, the veterans quickly rushed forward, tacitly assigned their respective enemies, and instantly used their strongest enemy-controlling tactics to strike all the Wudao personnel to the ground. The guns on the ground were quickly kicked towards Ge Yong, and all the Wudao personnel were quickly searched to prevent their counterattack.
The final battle took place between the security guards disguised as Mr. Luo and Li Gennong. Apart from Li Gennong, all the Wudao personnel were no match for the veterans. All of them, including Liu Xian, were instantly rendered incapable of fighting. They lay on the ground in pain or simply passed out. It is unknown whether anyone was killed in one blow.
Despite his slender build, Li Gennong was a skilled martial artist with impressive hand and foot techniques. He held his own against security guard Mr. Luo. Lin Yao immediately recognized that Li Gennong practiced external martial arts, which explained why he hadn't sensed his internal energy before. It seemed his experience was still insufficient and he needed to improve.
Those who practice external martial arts react quickly, and when combined with firearms, their lethality is greatly enhanced. This is the only exception we encountered today. Although Xiaocao had quickly set up a barrier in front of her body to protect herself from injury, she did not expect that Deputy Director Zhang would risk his life to save her and take a bullet for her. She owes him a huge favor.
"Attack together, stop dawdling." Lin Yao ordered in a deep voice as he quickly tore open Deputy Director Zhang's clothes. His tone was somewhat ruthless, as he hated these Wu Dao people to the extreme.
After a quick check of Deputy Director Zhang's body, I felt a surge of relief. The bullet had pierced through his chest, passing through the muscles between his ribs and entering his chest cavity. Fortunately, it hadn't penetrated his heart or lungs, but instead passed through the gap between the two lung lobes, lodging in front of a rib on the north side, causing a fracture, but not a complete break.
Using silver needles to stop the bleeding, Xiaocao pulled the bullet back from the hole in the chest and quickly disinfected the wound. Lin Yao took care of the rest. Although she could intervene, it would affect her recovery. Besides, Lin Yao was perfectly capable of handling this level of injury.
He stopped the bleeding, applied medication, used his medical qi to promote wound healing, immobilized the wound, and bandaged it. Only after quickly completing all the first aid procedures did Lin Yao look up to check the situation.
"Doctor, how is Director Zhang? Is it serious?" The policeman who had spoken earlier stared into Lin Yao's eyes and asked nervously, his voice trembling slightly, because Deputy Director Zhang was still unconscious.
"Director Zhang is fine now, there's no danger at all, don't worry." Lin Yao said with a smile and a very gentle tone. He was indeed very grateful to these brave and upright police officers. "Director Zhang is temporarily unconscious because the bullet damaged his nerves, but it's not serious, so don't worry."
The older policeman believed Lin Yao's words. After all, he had witnessed firsthand how the bullet in Director Zhang's chest had been miraculously "squeezed" out of the wound. With his extensive professional knowledge, he knew that the bullet wasn't originally in the muscle, but had been removed by this Mr. Zheng in some inexplicable way. Hearing Lin Yao's assurance, his heart eased slightly, and his trembling hand gripped his colleague's arm with considerable strength.
Two security guards acted quickly and subdued Li Gennong. Instead of knocking him unconscious, they dislocated his limbs, rendering him incapable of reacting. They knew their boss had questions for this underworld figure.
"Mr. Zheng, what do you mean by this? I came here with great sincerity." Li Gennong said hatefully while lying on the ground. His injuries did not make him frown, showing that he was an extremely ruthless person.