Chapter 456: Harvest, Begin!

It was 1 a. m.

Lin Yuan wearily returned to Shidai Gongyu, quickly washed up, and was about to sleep.

Just earlier in the Mercedes, he used his mouth to help Mu Lingxue detoxify, which had already exhausted his strength.

Although he only used his mouth, don't forget, Lin Yuan was also making an effort.

Moreover, Mu Lingxue was also feeding on him.

In the end, Lin Yuan also had to hand over public grain to the state.

So, Lin Yuan was also quite tired.

At this moment, Lin Yuan felt his tongue was tired, after all...

Lin Yuan took a shower in the bathroom, was putting on his pajamas, preparing to go to bed.

But just then, his pupils suddenly constricted slightly?

Lin Yuan vigilantly looked toward the apartment door outside??

Lin Yuan's hearing was extremely sharp, so he could hear sounds others couldn't!

At this moment, Lin Yuan clearly heard faint footsteps outside his apartment door, slowly approaching!

Although the other's footsteps were light, almost cautious, Lin Yuan still heard them.

His hearing was several times that of an ordinary person, so even if the other's voice was soft, Lin Yuan could hear it.

Lin Yuan slowly walked to the coffee table, hurriedly grasping a few silver needles in his hand.

Could this be retaliation from the White Gold Han Group?

Lin Yuan speculated inwardly.

Lin Yuan vigilantly observed the doorway.

He wanted to see what those people outside intended to do?!

Soon, a faint unlocking sound came from outside the door.

Obviously, someone from outside had secretly opened the lock.

Lin Yuan's expression slightly tightened? Did the other side have a lock-picking expert?

The single-occupancy apartment door was pushed open.

Soon, in the darkness, dozens of figures silently infiltrated the villa.

Their steps were light, and their breathing was steady and low.

These people were obviously professionally trained assassins!

Dozens of people silently swept through the apartment rooms, then gradually gathered at the bedroom door.

Several dozen people exchanged glances, then slowly opened the bedroom door.

Several dozen people simultaneously drew their pistols.

Several dozen people, each equipped with a pistol!

Moreover, their pistols were all fitted with silencers.

The next second, the pistols in the hands of several dozen people all aimed at the bed in the bedroom.

"Bang bang bang!!"

Dozens of pistols simultaneously pulled the trigger!

Bullets like a sudden rain hammered the large bed in the center of the bedroom@!

The solid wood bed frame was struck, sending wood chips flying……

Cotton fluff flew out from the tears in the quilt.

The originally smooth bedsheet…… instantly became riddled with honeycomb-like bullet holes.

The smell of gunpowder mixed with dust…… filled the entire room.

The gunfire had just ceased.

Dozens of black-clad assassins then kicked open the bedroom door and swarmed in.

They all wore masks, their pistols still pointed at the bed!

The leader assassin stepped forward, reached out and violently lifted the still-smoking quilt@!

But the bed…… was empty.

There was no trace of Lin Yuan at all?!

Only a shattered pillow……

And a torn bedsheet……

The assassin leader's expression was wary; he slowly reached out and touched the quilt on the bedsheet.

Not even a trace of residual body heat remained on the quilt?!

Lin Yuan had never lain down!

"Where is he?! Wasn't he said to be at home?" the assassin leader demanded.

A group of subordinates had complex expressions, shaking their heads.

They were also a bit dazed.

Just then, a faint, echoing voice suddenly came from the ceiling above.

"You guys, are you looking for me?"

The assassins jerked their heads up?!

Only to see, on the bedroom ceiling's top, a person was indeed hanging upside down!

Lin Yuan's whole body was upside down on the ceiling, one hand gripping the bedroom wall lamp, suspended in midair.

Just like Spider-Man!

Swish~ All the assassins' faces changed drastically!

Is the target Lin Yuan?!!

The next second, all the assassins raised their guns in unison!

The pitch-black gun barrels locked on, instantly aiming at Lin Yuan on the ceiling!

"Bang bang bang!!" The assassins all fired!

But the instant they fired, Lin Yuan leapt down, dodging countless bullets!

The bullets struck the ceiling above, kicking up clouds of dust!

Lin Yuan's body was like a ghost, his feet lightly pushing off the wall……

His whole body moved like a leopard, dodging countless bullets, then landing lightly!

As he landed…… the soles of his feet lightly brushed the floor.

Lin Yuan just stood there, firmly behind the assassins, only two steps from the leader.

The air instantly solidified.

The assassins hurriedly turned and raised their guns, barrels swishing to aim at Lin Yuan!

The assassins… their fingers were just about to pull the trigger……

But Lin Yuan was a step faster! He had already surged into the crowd like a ghost!

"Are you done? Now it's my turn."

Lin Yuan's voice was eerie, like a ghostly demon.

Reaping, begin!

Before his words faded, he flicked his fingertips!

Dozens of silver needles… shot out from Lin Yuan's palm!

The silver needles precisely struck the shoulder-neck acupoints of several assassins in the front row!

Those assassins were about to fire, but their bodies suddenly stiffened!

Their limbs…… felt as if their strength had been drained, their bodies actually went rigid, uncontrollable, unable to move?!

A group of assassins had their acupoints sealed, becoming like stone statues.

The remaining assassins' faces changed drastically, attempting to retaliate.

Lin Yuan teleported in a step, closing in to the left of one assassin!

He directly grabbed the opponent's gun-wielding wrist, his right hand slamming onto the elbow joint!

"Crack!!"

A sound of breaking bone!

The assassin's arm bent at a strange angle!

"Ugh ah!!"

That assassin screamed in agony!

Another assassin threw a punch……

Lin Yuan took a side step, directly dodging!

He hooked his fingertips into the shoulder joint and twisted!

"Squeak!"

A sound of breaking bone!

The assassin's shoulder dislocated on the spot!

The assassin clutched his arm…… rolling on the ground in wails!

The crisp sound of the Bone-Dislocation Technique…… the assassins' wails echoed in the bedroom!

Lin Yuan's figure weaved through the crowd!

Each of his strikes was precise and ruthless!

Some assassins reached for their waist daggers, but as soon as they touched the hilt, Lin Yuan kicked their wrists;

Some tried to gang up, but he used their force against them, causing them to knock over their own comrades.

But in just a few minutes, dozens of assassins were all taken down……

Some had broken arms, some had dislocated joints……

Others were pinned in place by the silver needles, unable to move.

The entire bedroom was littered with broken bodies.

Wails rose and fell one after another.

Lin Yuan slowly stepped forward, arriving before the leader of the assassins.

Lin Yuan lifted his foot and stomped hard on the assassin leader's arm.

Lin Yuan said coldly: "Who sent you?"

The leader assassin broke into a cold sweat, yet gritted his teeth and persisted, "I don't know…… we were just doing it for the money……"

"You don't know?" Lin Yuan's eyes flashed with a cold light as he exerted force with his foot.

Only a "crack" was heard, a crisp sound!

The sound of breaking bones was especially piercing.

The leader assassin instantly let out a heart-rending scream!

His forearm bent at a strange angle.

"Do you know now?" Lin Yuan asked coldly.

Facing this group of assassins, he showed no mercy.

But that assassin leader still refused to confess.

"I said it, I don't know!"

"Having backbone." Lin Yuan gave a cold snort, pulling a silver needle from his sleeve.

Lin Yuan flicked his finger, and the silver needle precisely pierced the assassin's "Wind Mansion Acupoint" at the back of the neck!

This acupoint isn't lethal, but it can block pain signal transmission while amplifying the stabbing sensation of the nerve endings!

The assassin leader's pupils contracted instantly, and he let out a horrific scream!!

"Er ah!!"

"Speak! If you don't, I'll make you taste all twelve meridians—I guarantee you'll want to die but won't be able to." Lin Yuan crouched down and said coldly.

His tone was flat, yet it exuded a bone‑chilling intimidation.

The leader assassin could hold on no longer, his voice trembling as he shouted intermittently:

"It… it's Mrs. Yuan of the White Gold Han Group… Yuanshan! Mrs. Yuan had us… tonight we must kill you……"

Heh?

Hearing that name, Lin Yuan froze?

White Gold Han Group, Mrs. Yuan Yuanshan?

Sure enough, as he had guessed, they came to avenge Baihejie.

Tonight, Lin Yuan severed Baihejie's legs, and Yuanshan, as his mother, came for revenge?

Heh.

Interesting.

"Where is Yuanshan?" Lin Yuan continued questioning.

The leader assassin's voice trembled as he said, "Mrs. Yuan… Mrs. Yuan will stay at the hospital tonight… to accompany the young master……"

Lin Yuan turned around and pulled several curtain cords, broken by stray bullets, from the corner of the bedroom.

He stepped over the moaning assassins and threw the rope in front of the two nearest subordinates.

Lin Yuan said coldly, "Tie them all up, bind their hands behind their backs—if they try any tricks, it won't just be their arms that get broken."

Those two assassins whose joints weren't dislocated… had already been scared witless.

These two assassins wouldn't dare resist; they hurriedly grabbed the rope and, trembling, tied their companions' hands.

Some assassins winced in pain; even a slight movement tugged at their wounds.

But they didn't even dare to grunt, only allowing their companions to tighten the rough rope around their wrists.

Lin Yuan stood aside, watching, occasionally kicking the loitering assassin.

"Hurry up, stop dawdling!" Lin Yuan barked coldly.

After the last assassin was tied up.

Lin Yuan bent down, grabbed the leader assassin's collar, and hauled him up: "Which hospital is Yuanshan in?"

The leader assassin's forearm was still bent at a strange angle… and when Lin Yuan jerked him, he sucked in a cold breath from the pain.

The leader assassin quickly blurted out, "City… City First Hospital! ICU floor, third floor! Before we set out, Yuanshan's men said she was still guarding there……"

Lin Yuan released his grip and said coldly, "Everyone up, follow me downstairs."

A group of the bound assassins helped each other, stumbling toward the bedroom door.

Some legs were so weak they could barely stand, only able to walk when supported by companions.

Lin Yuan brought up the rear, gripping the pistol he had just taken from an assassin.

He kept the gun trained on the crowd, making sure no one dared to flee.

Downstairs, a silver‑gray minivan was parked.

It was the vehicle the assassins had arrived in.

The car door wasn't fully shut, and a few spent casings lay scattered on the seat.

Lin Yuan kicked the leader assassin: "Get in, pile in, don't waste space."

The assassins shoved and shoved each other into the minivan……

The rear seat wasn't big to begin with, and a dozen people were crammed together……

Their wounds knocked against each other, causing low groans of pain, yet no one dared to protest.

Lin Yuan finally got in, took the passenger seat, and turned to the assassin at the wheel: "Drive, to City First Hospital, as fast as possible."

The assassin's hands were still shaking, but he didn't dare delay, hurriedly inserting the key and starting the vehicle.

The silver minivan sped off, heading toward the hospital……