Chapter 678: The True Culprit Behind the Scenes!

Four subordinates…… were all death warriors cultivated for many years by Sun Licheng.

Upon hearing this, the four people…… immediately understood.

The four people, moving with practiced ease…… drew their pistols from their waists.

The four people pulled the bolts, loading their guns, emitting a crisp 'click' sound.

The four of them spread out in a tactical formation, two in front and two in back.

The four people slowly arrived at the stairwell.

The four people slowly arrived at the stairwell.

Sun Licheng and his daughter…… walked forward one after the other, quickly heading toward the stairwell.

Every slight movement downstairs made their nerves tighten even more.

The four pistol-wielding death warriors took the lead, stepping slowly down the stairs.

But as the four reached the bottom of the stairs, the sight that met their eyes instantly froze them——

In the center of the hall, Lin Yuan was supporting the bound Su Zhiyuan, preparing to walk toward the villa's main door.

Obviously, Lin Yuan intended to take Su Zhiyuan and escape from here.

"Stop!" the lead enforcer reacted fastest, his face changing instantly as he shouted loudly!

Before his words even faded, the four assassins without hesitation raised their pistols, aimed at Lin Yuan, and pulled the triggers.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Three crisp gunshots rang out in succession!

The bullets…… like arrows leaving the bow…… shot explosively toward Lin Yuan and Su Zhiyuan! @

From the moment they were fired, they shattered the hall's silence.

The muzzle flash…… was especially glaring in the brightly lit hall.

Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed, his reaction extremely fast!

Lin Yuan didn't have time to think, and immediately grabbed Su Zhiyuan tightly in his arms!

Lin Yuan's body lunged violently to one side!

He brought Su Zhiyuan…… rolling quickly across the cold floor, barely dodging the incoming bullets.

"Puff puff puff!"

Several……

The bullets slammed hard into the wall behind Lin Yuan, spraying debris and leaving several deep bullet holes.

Su Zhiyuan…… was terrified out of her wits by this sudden gunfire……

Her delicate body trembled, and she curled tightly into Lin Yuan's embrace.

Su Zhiyuan buried her face in his chest, her hands clutching his clothes desperately……

Su Zhiyuan's tears instantly welled up, her breathing became ragged, and her heart filled with fear.

In her whole life, she had never encountered such a dangerous situation……

Lin Yuan felt the trembling of the girl in his arms.

Lin Yuan held her tightly with one hand while gently patting her back with the other.

Lin Yuan's tone was gentle yet carried…… reassurance: "Don't be scared, Zhiyuan, I'm here."

Hardly had his words fallen when several more gunshots rang out……

The other three assassins also reacted, raising their pistols and wildly shooting at Lin Yuan and Su Zhiyuan!

The bullets…… came down like a dense rain!

The assassins fired repeatedly, forcing Lin Yuan…… to only be able to hold Su Zhiyuan and keep rolling on the ground!

Lin Yuan dodged the assassins' attacks……

The tables and chairs inside the hall were hit by bullets, instantly becoming shattered.

Taking advantage of the rolling gap, Lin Yuan's eyes turned cold, and his fingertips quietly pinched a few silver needles.

At the moment the bullets came again, he suddenly lifted his hand, applied slight force with his fingertips, and several silver needles shot out like lightning!

The silver needles…… flew precisely toward the incoming bullets.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

Several crisp collision sounds rang out in succession!

The silver needles and bullets…… precisely collided in midair!

The fierce silver needles^…… actually managed to block the high-speed flying bullets outright!

The bullets lost their force and fell to the ground with a loud 'clang,' making a crisp sound.

The four assassins, seeing this, were instantly stunned.

The four all stopped shooting, their faces filled with disbelief……

Just who is this man?

He can actually block and intercept bullets??

The four assassins…… for a moment actually forgot how to react——

They never imagined that Lin Yuan's silver needles would be so formidable, actually able to block high-speed bullets—this simply exceeded their comprehension.

Sun Weiwei and Sun Licheng at the stairwell also happened to reach the corner of the wall.

Father and daughter, following the wall corner, secretly saw this scene downstairs……

The father and daughter's faces suddenly changed……

Sun Weiwei steadied herself, her beautiful eyes firmly locked onto Lin Yuan's figure——

In the hall downstairs…… Lin Yuan, still tightly protecting Su Zhiyuan, still held a few silver needles in his hand……

After confirming that Lin Yuan was indeed in the lobby downstairs, Sun Weiwei's pretty face grew deathly pale, her heart pounding nonstop.

Sun Weiwei had no time to think; she grabbed her father, who was about to step out of the stairway.

Sun Weiwei dragged her father into the dark corner of the stairwell.

She pressed down hard on her father's arm, signaling him to crouch and stay silent.

"Shh! Dad, don't go out!"

Sun Weiwei lowered her voice, her tone full of panic.

Sun Weiwei spoke in a voice only the two of them could hear, saying softly,

"Lin Yuan is outside! He really came here!"

Sun Weiwei's voice carried a barely perceptible tremor.

She felt both apprehension of Lin Yuan's strength and an inexpressible complex emotion.

Sun Licheng was jerked by his daughter, his face full of astonishment.

After hearing his daughter's words clearly...

Sun Licheng was instantly shocked, his pupils constricting.

Sun Licheng likewise lowered his voice, his tone full of disbelief:

"What? Lin Yuan? How could he possibly find this place? Our hiding spot is so concealed—how could he find it so quickly?"

Sun Licheng clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with astonishment and unwillingness.

He couldn't fathom how Lin Yuan could break through the outer guards and locate this concealed villa.

Thinking of his meticulously laid plan being thwarted again by Lin Yuan...

Thinking of Su Zhiyuan about to be rescued...

Sun Licheng's eyes instantly blazed with anger.

Sun Licheng gritted his teeth and said, "This nuisance! I'll go kill him! This time I must finish him off completely—cannot let him ruin our plans again!"

Before his words even faded, Sun Licheng instinctively reached for his gun at his waist.

Sun Licheng's expression was ferocious, his eyes full of resolve.

Sun Licheng, clearly blinded by rage.

At this moment, Sun Licheng only wanted to rush out and eliminate Lin Yuan.

But Sun Licheng's hand—just as it touched the gun grip—was seized by his daughter, Sun Weiwei...

Sun Weiwei gripped her father, shaking her head firmly...

Sun Weiwei urged softly, "Dad, don't go out! You're no match for him—you can't beat him at all!"

Sun Licheng turned his head, looking at his daughter in confusion...

Yet he heard Sun Weiwei lower her voice, tinged with a complex emotion, as she said slowly, "And... he is my man."

Sun Weiwei's words, though spoken extremely softly, were clearly transmitted to her father's ears.

She carried a hint of helplessness, also a hint of concern she could not hide.

"What nonsense are you talking?" Sun Licheng instantly flew into a rage, lowering his voice to roar.

Sun Licheng's tone was full of disappointment and anger: "What time is this, and you're still thinking of him? He's our enemy! A stumbling block ruining all our plans! And you still call him your man? Are you crazy?!"

Sun Licheng trembled all over with anger.

If Sun Weiwei hadn't held him back, he would have already rushed out to fight Lin Yuan to the death.

Sun Weiwei's eyes rimmed slightly red, yet she kept a firm grip on her father, Sun Licheng.

Sun Weiwei's tone held a plea: "Dad, I'm not crazy; I know Lin Yuan—his strength far exceeds what we imagined. Since he's come, we're no match for him; rushing out would only get us killed for nothing."

"We have guns!" Sun Licheng still unwilling, lowered his voice to retort.

Sun Licheng's eyes brimmed with killing intent: "Four assassins, all armed—can't we take down one man? If we rush out together and shoot him dead, everything will be over."

Sun Weiwei gently shook her head, her face full of helplessness and apprehension.

Sun Weiwei said solemnly, "Useless, Dad—handguns are likely just for show against Lin Yuan."

"You saw it too—his silver needle can block high-speed bullets; our guns can't hurt him at all, only provoke him, and then neither of us will get away."

Sun Weiwei's words had barely finished...

A piercing wail suddenly came from beneath the stairs,

"Ah—!" a scream that shattered the lobby's silence...

Immediately afterward, a black-clad assassin covered in blood, clutching his chest, tumbled down the stairs and crashed hard at the bottom.

That assassin twitched a few times, then lay still—obviously severely wounded.

Sun Licheng was startled by the sudden wail.

Sun Licheng's body tensed slightly; he held his breath and cautiously peeked out from the corner.

Sun Licheng furtively exposed a sliver of his head, gazing toward the downstairs lobby...

Sun Licheng's eyes were full of vigilance and panic.

Upon seeing this, Sun Licheng was utterly stunned—

Downstairs, of the four gun-wielding assassins originally, two now lay on the ground.

Two assassins, drenched in blood, had lost all ability to resist...

The other two assassins huddled to the side, their faces panicked.

Their guns trembled slightly, no longer bearing their former ferocity.

Those two surviving assassins had long lost their former ruthlessness, leaving only a deep-seated fear...

They curled up in the lobby's corner, clutching their guns tightly, firing wildly in Lin Yuan's direction...

Yet their bullets couldn't even graze the edge of Lin Yuan's clothing.

Lin Yuan held Su Zhiyuan, his body moving like a ghost, dodging calmly amidst the hail of gunfire……

Every time Lin Yuan sidestepped or rolled, he precisely avoided every bullet……

His steps were steady, his eyes sharp^

In contrast, those two assassins had already been scared witless, their limbs going soft……

The two assassins…… could only pull the trigger in vain, their faces full of despair, utterly miserable.

They never imagined that their handguns, in Lin Yuan's presence, would truly become mere ornaments, ……

The countless bullets couldn't even graze a single hair of his……

The two gun-wielding assassins, instead, were forced into retreat by Lin Yuan's Silver Needle, their courage to resist gradually fading……

The two gun-wielding assassins…… could only keep dodging in fear, utterly embarrassed.

Upstairs, Sun Weiwei watched all this, her apprehension growing stronger.

Her pretty face was as pale as paper, her fingertips icy cold.

Sun Weiwei tightly held down her father beside her……

She forcefully pulled…… her father deeper into the corner……

Sun Weiwei lowered her voice, her tone full of urgency and panic: "Dad, don't look anymore! This Su Zhiyuan card—we might not get it back; Lin Yuan's strength is too formidable, we're no match for him!"

Sun Weiwei paused, a flash of resolve crossing her eyes, then continued to advise:

"Let's withdraw while Lin Yuan is still dealing with those two warriors and hasn't noticed us!"

"Otherwise, once he finishes his men and discovers us hiding here, the evidence of our kidnapping and bid for power will be incontrovertible, and then we father and daughter will truly have no escape!"

Sun Licheng looked at the disheveled assassins downstairs, then glanced at Lin Yuan's composed figure……

The anger in Sun Licheng's eyes…… was gradually replaced by despair.

Sun Licheng clenched his fists tightly, his teeth grinding, his heart full of unwillingness——

He had painstakingly laid out this plan for so long, and was about to seize the Su Group……

But time and again, Lin Yuan thwarted him.

Now, he was about to lose even his last chip……

But Sun Licheng also understood……

What his daughter said was right……

Staying longer would only be walking into a trap.

Weighing the pros and cons, Sun Licheng gritted his teeth hard, suppressing the resentment and unwillingness in his heart^

Sun Licheng gave his daughter a firm nod, his voice low and hoarse:

"All right, withdraw! We'll leave now—while the green hills remain, we need not fear running out of firewood; there will always be a chance to take revenge!"

Having said that, Sun Licheng carefully straightened up……

He lowered his posture, took Sun Weiwei's hand, stepped extremely lightly, and retreated to the stairwell like a ghost……

Father and daughter hurried up the stairs to the second floor……

They dared not make a sound, fearing to alert Lin Yuan downstairs……

They hurried all the way, daring not to pause, quickly reaching the second floor, avoiding all rooms, and headed straight for the back door of the second floor……

Sun Weiwei quickly opened the back door……

Outside the door lay a steep mountain path……

The night was dim, the wind howling……

Sun Weiwei vigilantly scanned the surroundings, confirming nothing was amiss……

Sun Weiwei whispered to her father:

"Dad, hurry, take this path—it leads straight down the mountain, and Lin Yuan won't find us!"

Sun Licheng nodded, took Sun Weiwei's hand, and hurried out the back door……

Father and daughter gently closed the door……

The two stumbled down the steep mountain path under the cover of night……

Father and daughter's steps were hurried and panicked, they dared not pause……

At this moment, father and daughter only wanted to flee this place of right and wrong as quickly as possible, completely shake off Lin Yuan's pursuit, and preserve their lives……

And in the hall downstairs.

Lin Yuan remained composed, his fingertip Silver Needle shooting out again……

His Silver Needle accurately struck the pressure points of the two remaining assassins……

The two assassins screamed in agony and collapsed to the ground.

Over a dozen assassins, the kidnappers' accomplices……

In the blink of an eye, they were all knocked down by Lin Yuan.

Inside the villa's living room, over a dozen people lay there, the scene utterly miserable.

Lin Yuan pulled Su Zhiyuan and chased all the way up to the villa's second floor……

Lin Yuan knew the mastermind behind the scenes was definitely on the second floor!

But when Lin Yuan chased all the way to the second floor.

Yet he found the villa's second-floor conference room empty——

Lin Yuan searched the entire villa but found no one.

And the mastermind?

He had not found Sun Weiwei and her father.

If he couldn't capture them on the spot, he couldn't convict the father and daughter……

Lin Yuan suddenly reacted……

The villa's back door?

Lin Yuan suddenly rushed to the villa's back door……

As expected, he discovered that the villa's back door had already been opened……

Sun Weiwei and her father, did they escape through the back door?

Lin Yuan gazed into the dark outside beyond the back door……

A cold smile flickered at the corner of his mouth……