Chapter 176: Volume 1 Chapter 176: Study Hard, Make Progress Every Day (20)

Seeing the black-clothed people getting closer and closer, Jiang Zhi hurriedly got up from the ground and pushed the wheelchair in the opposite direction.

The boy in the wheelchair suddenly turned around, licked his lips, his smile widening, his voice like a demon's whisper sending chills: "You can't escape, Zhizhi—we'll all die~Having you die with me makes me so happy~"

Jiang Zhi wished she could smash him unconscious with a hammer; the footsteps behind grew clearer, and she pushed him forward with all her strength.

Not far ahead, several black-clothed men ran up to block them, raising their guns and aiming at them.

The people chasing from behind stopped; in the narrow corridor, bright light spilled onto the floor, and they had been driven to a dead end.

The Leader obviously knew Li Wen Nian, didn't rush to shoot, and signaled his gun-wielding companions to hold fire.

He walked a few steps forward, stopped three or four meters away, and said calmly: "Master Nineteen, my mission is to kill you, but if you tell me where the Second Master is, I can give you a quick death."

Li Wen Nian's gaze remained fixed on the girl's face behind him the whole time, like a rabbit trapped in a desperate situation, bristling with spikes, his eyes nervous yet hiding fear, yet he refused to flee.

He suddenly changed his mind, not wanting to watch her die like that.

Even if it meant death, it had to be him who killed her.

"Let her go, and I'll tell you." Li Wen Nian leaned forward slightly, grinning pleasantly.

The Leader glanced at the girl standing behind the wheelchair, who had exhausted herself from running too fast, her face pale as she gasped, the slight arch of her neck like a dying swan, utterly fragile.

He raised his hand, waved, and ordered: "Let her go."

Jiang Zhi didn't move, her tone calm: "Li Wen Nian, let's go together."

Her eyes were clear as a bottomless spring, untouched by any worldly wickedness, steadfast and earnest.

Such beauty should not appear in his world.

【Villain Li Wen Nian Favorability 68 points, Hatred Value 86 points】

"Bang bang bang!!"

Gunshots rang out in succession around them, and the black-clothed men surrounding them were shot down one after another.

Before Jiang Zhi could see clearly, the boy in the wheelchair pulled her into his embrace, placing his hands over her ears to block the external gunfire.

Smelling the faint medicinal scent on him, she gradually closed her eyes, her startled body slowly relaxing.

After the gunfire ended, the corridor seemed to fall into eternal silence.

"Zhizhi, sleep nicely."

Jiang Zhi felt a pain in the back of her neck, and before losing consciousness she heard countless footsteps approaching from this direction.

Subordinates hurried over; Chen Nan saw the person sitting in the wheelchair and quickly took out medicine from his bag to hand over.

"Boss, everyone's been dealt with."

Li Wen Nian swallowed the medicine, stood on one leg, and let the fainted girl sit in the wheelchair.

His emotions steadied somewhat, and a faint, inscrutable smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Those subordinates of Second Brother are still impatient; the moment I show a slight opening, they can't wait to kill me."

Chen Nan, his longest-serving subordinate, knew very well the dark heart hidden beneath the angelic appearance of the blond boy before him.

Otherwise he wouldn't have lived to this point; the heirs of the Ulysses Family are more like gu worms, relentlessly slaughtering each other until a victor emerges.

Each of them is no easy opponent.

"Boss, should we send her back?"

Last time, it was also him who sent her back.

Li Wen Nian's fingertips slipped through her soft, smooth black hair, feeling like silk, hard to let go; his thumb inadvertently touched her delicate, fair skin, and he narrowed his eyes excitedly, saying: "Take her back."

In the coming days, he needed to go abroad to handle the ensuing troubles.

But this time, he would not let her go again.

"--Zhizhi, will you go down to hell with me?"

Aboard the Wintergarden cruise ship sailing to F Guo, the Ulysses Family, like a dark empire, held sway here, its industry chain and influence spreading across the globe, and as the godfather, Lord Horton Ulysses held a position as unshakable as an emperor.

Regarding the news of the Ulysses Family heir Lan Ze's death, early reports from newspapers worldwide showed he, who had the best chance to inherit the godfather's position, died obscurely, his corpse a gruesome sight, as if he had been brutally tortured before death.

In the luxurious cabin, Jiang Zhi awoke to find her view once again shrouded in white mist, unable to see her surroundings.

She felt her way down from the bed with her fingers, the floor swaying ever so slightly, and even heard the waves lapping against the ship.

"Am I on the ship?"

777: "Yeah, the villain is going to take you to F Guo."

Jiang Zhi opened the data panel.

Favorability had reached 72 points, while Hatred Value remained at 86.

This was the first time Hatred Value and Favorability rose together; once both are maxed, her mission will be complete.

Jiang Zhi's stomach began to churn, a strong seasickness surged up, she staggered and sat down on the floor, covering her stomach as she retched dryly.

She hadn't eaten anything these days, and combined with the seasickness, her feeling was especially unpleasant.

Footsteps sounded outside the door; as the door opened, a maid entered carrying a tray, and upon seeing this, she quickly set the tray down and approached.

"*&#￥"

The maid spoke in a language she couldn't understand, presumably the local language of F Guo.

Seeing her lack of reaction, the maid got up and ran out.

Soon after, the ship's doctor entered with a medical kit, helped her lie on the bed, examined her, and his expression was grave.

Her body was weak, her constitution poor, the seasickness severe; she feared she wouldn't hold out before reaching shore.

After the ship's doctor hung two bottles of nutrients for her, he left the cabin, found Chen Nan, and said: "I need to report to Master Nineteen."

Chen Nan was swamped: "The boss just took a sedative and is sleeping; you know his temper—waking him now would be suicide, so wait a bit longer."

The ship's doctor sighed: "Alright then, if Master Nineteen wakes, please let me know."

Until 1 a. m. at night.

Li Wen Nian opened his eyes and woke up; the side effects of the sedative made him increasingly gloomy and violent, his distinctively jointed fingers pressed hard against his forehead, he threw off the blanket, got out of bed, and left the cabin.

Chen Nan, who was guarding the door, woke at the sound, hurriedly rose and said, "Boss, you're awake."

Li Wen Nian asked in a low voice, "What time is it?"

Chen Nan glanced at the time: "It's 1 a. m."

Li Wen Nian strode off with his long legs, heading straight in one direction.

Seeing this, Chen Nan recalled what had happened during the day and followed behind, saying, "Boss, the ship's doctor has something to tell you."

A flash of impatience crossed Li Wen Nian's brows and eyes: "What is it?"

Soon they arrived at the cabin where the girl lived; before entering, the ship's doctor rushed out, and upon seeing him, his tone panicked:

"Nineteenth Lord, the girl you brought can't hold on much longer!"

Li Wen Nian paused for a few seconds, then suddenly seized his neck, radiating undisguised killing intent and a shocking aura.

The smile on his face sank into intense malice, wrapped in terrifying killing intent: "What are you saying?"