481: Chapter 481 Is the Ma family of Guangcheng the mastermind behind this?

"Fuck!"

Old Mu cursed under his breath and hurriedly pulled out the needle.

But before he could start shouting, the vehicle jolted violently again.

Immediately afterward,

The entire body of the vehicle felt as if it had been slammed by an invisible giant hand, and the tires let out a piercing screech...

"Bang!!!"

With a loud crash, the vehicle slammed into the highway guardrail.

Everyone in the back was thrown off balance.

Old Mu's head slammed against the wall of the compartment, and his glasses went flying.

The short, stout man tumbled directly off his chair, his head cracking against the iron leg of the operating table, making him howl in pain.

Hemp Six had the fastest reaction, grabbing a handle on the ceiling to barely steady himself.

Once he was stable, his face turned ashen as he grabbed the walkie-talkie and roared, "Old Zhao! How the fuck are you driving?"

A voice immediately came through the walkie-talkie.

"Six... Six-ge! There's someone in front!"

"He's... he's blocking our path!"

Hemp Six froze for a moment, thinking he had misheard. "What did you say? A person? On the highway?"

"Ye... yes!"

"He's just standing in the middle of the road, not moving at all!"

Old Zhao's voice was trembling. "I just hit the guardrail because I was trying to avoid him!"

Hemp Six's expression darkened completely.

He let go of the handle, steadied himself, and pulled a folding knife from his waist. He flicked the blade open, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes.

"Someone is actually blocking the car on the highway?"

"And you, you idiot, actually swerved to avoid him?"

"Anyone who blocks a car in a place like this is either a lunatic or an enemy!"

"Six-ge, what should we do?"

The short, stout man climbed up while clutching his bleeding forehead. He grabbed a crowbar, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

Hemp Six's gaze turned fierce as he pulled a handgun from under the seat and racked the slide.

"Let's go down and take a look."

Seeing this, Old Mu also pulled a handgun from beside the cooling box. The three of them exchanged looks, opened the door, and jumped out of the ambulance.

On the highway, the brake marks were startling, and the guardrail was dented and deformed from the impact.

And ten meters in front of the vehicle, a young man in a white shirt stood quietly in the middle of the road.

Hemp Six and the other two got out and sized up the young man.

Seeing how young he was and that he didn't radiate any fierce aura, their tension mostly dissipated, replaced by a surge of malicious anger.

He raised his gun, pointing the muzzle at Ye Chen's forehead from a distance, and cursed, "Fuck! Are you looking for death, kid? You actually dare to block a car on the highway? Are you tired of living?"

Ye Chen didn't answer; he simply started walking toward the three of them.

"Did you just kidnap a little girl not long ago?"

The expressions of Hemp Six and the others all changed simultaneously.

Fuck!

This guy really wasn't simple!

He had hit the nail right on the head!

Ye Chen took in their expressions completely.

He continued walking forward and spoke again calmly, "Hand over the child and turn yourselves in. This is the one chance I'm giving you."

Hemp Six froze for a moment, then couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Kid, are you a cop?"

"Telling us to turn ourselves in? Who the hell do you think you are?"

The short, stout man beside him also brandished his crowbar and followed up with a shout, "Six-ge, don't waste your breath on him. Just shoot him and dump him in the ditch to feed the wild dogs!"

Ye Chen didn't stop, and he was now less than five meters away from the three of them.

Looking at his unhurried manner, Hemp Six felt an inexplicable sense of unease.

But he had been in this business for over a decade and had seen all sorts of things; how could he be intimidated by a young brat?

He raised his hand, pointing the muzzle directly at the space between Ye Chen's eyebrows, and sneered, "Kid, are you really tired of living? Do you believe I'll blow your brains out?"

Seeing this, Ye Chen remained calm and untroubled, merely letting out a sigh.

"I've already given you the chance."

"If you don't cherish it, then don't blame me."

That tone!

That expression!

It was as if the one being pointed at with a gun wasn't him, but the three men opposite him.

In an instant,

Hemp Six was completely infuriated by his arrogant display.

In this line of work, what mattered most was being ruthless.

This kid was facing death and still dared to act tough; he was simply asking for it!

"Go to hell!"

He roared and violently pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

The gunshot exploded across the open highway, startling a flock of birds in the roadside forest.

The bullet whistled out, flying straight toward the center of Ye Chen's forehead.

However,

The moment the bullet left the barrel, Ye Chen's body swayed slightly, and the bullet whizzed past his ear.

The next second,

Hemp Six felt his vision blur as the figure in the white shirt vanished from his original spot like a ghost.

Before he could even react, Ye Chen had appeared right in front of him.

"A gun isn't meant to be used like this."

Hemp Six's pupils constricted suddenly, and a chill shot from his tailbone straight to the top of his head.

Fast!

Too fast!

He had no idea how the other man had dodged the bullet, let alone how he had moved!!!

And yet, such a formidable man had targeted them...

He instinctively tried to pull the trigger again, but his wrist was seized by Ye Chen's palm.

The force was immense, nearly crushing his bones.

"Ah—!"

Hemp Six screamed in pain, his fingers involuntarily loosening, and the handgun fell.

Ye Chen's right hand swept out, catching the handgun mid-air.

In the next second, the muzzle was pressed against Hemp Six's temple.

From the moment the shot was fired to him being subdued, the entire process took no more than two or three breaths.

Old Mu and the short, stout man stood frozen in place, completely scared witless.

What had they just seen?

A bullet... was dodged?

At a distance of less than ten meters, he dodged a bullet?

The most ridiculous part was...

He could actually subdue their boss in an instant!

Old Mu and the stout man's legs began to tremble...

With a gun to his head, cold sweat poured down Hemp Six's forehead, and his entire body was shaking.

"Bro... Brother, let's talk this out..."

"The child is in the car, she's fine, not a single hair is missing..."

Ye Chen looked at him, his face expressionless. "Looking at you, you've probably done this more than once."

As he spoke, he casually tossed the gun aside.

Then,

He raised his left hand and slapped Hemp Six across the face.

"Pa!!!"

Hemp Six's head snapped to the side, and his entire body was sent flying as if hit by a truck. His feet left the ground, and he slammed into the guardrail, losing consciousness completely.

It was unclear whether he was alive or dead...

Seeing this, Old Mu and the short, stout man could no longer maintain their composure.

The next second,

"Thud!"

"Thud!"

The two of them were so terrified that they fell directly to their knees.

The short, stout man began to beg for mercy in terror.

"Big brother! Big brother, spare my life! I don't know anything!"

Old Mu also snapped out of it and hurriedly explained.

"Bi... Big brother! It has nothing to do with me!"

"It was all Hemp Six! Hemp Six took the job! He's the one who found the client! I'm just a blood tester! I'm just an employee!"

"Yes, yes, yes! It was all Hemp Six!" the stout man echoed desperately. "He made us do it! He said if we did a big job, we could make hundreds of thousands. We were all tricked by him!"

The two of them talked over each other, pushing all the blame onto Hemp Six, afraid that if they spoke too slowly, they would be the next one to get slapped.

Ye Chen looked down at them, his brow furrowing slightly.

"Quiet, both of you."

The two of them shuddered and simultaneously shut their mouths.

Ye Chen continued calmly, "I ask, you answer. Understand?"

The two nodded frantically.

Ye Chen asked plainly, "Who is behind you?"

Old Mu and the short, stout man looked at each other, hesitating to speak.

In this line of work, a few desperate criminals alone couldn't make things work; there had to be someone supporting them behind the scenes, otherwise it would be impossible.

Seeing this, Ye Chen said indifferently, "You can refuse to answer, but I guarantee the person behind you won't be able to protect you, because... I am from the Dragon Group."

The Dragon Group!

They had heard of it!

That was an existence they absolutely could not afford to provoke!

While the person behind them might help clean up their mess, the problem was...

Once you're up against a state organ, would they care about whether you live or die??

The answer was certain.

Not caring would be the best-case scenario; if they directly manipulated things to pin all the crimes on you...

Tsk, tsk, tsk!

There would be no chance of survival, and even your family might be silenced.

In an instant,

The short, stout man was the first to break. Shaking all over, he stammered, "It's... it's the Ma Family of Guang City! The Ma Family provides us with the contact information!"

"Yes! That's right!"

Old Mu also nodded hurriedly.

"The child's information, home address, daily schedule..."

"It was all provided by the Ma Family!"

"We were only responsible for the kidnapping and transportation; we didn't have to worry about anything else!"

"The Ma Family?" Ye Chen raised an eyebrow.

"That's right!"

Old Mu swallowed hard. "They have great influence in Guang City, and I heard they have businesses abroad too. We're just errand runners for them, it really has nothing to do with us!"

Ye Chen ignored their pleas for mercy, took out his phone, found Yan Qingwu's number, and dialed it.

The phone rang twice before it was picked up.

"Hello? Ye Chen?" Yan Qingwu's voice came from the other end, sounding a bit lethargic, clearly still catching up on sleep. "Is a single birthday still not over yet?"

"I'm in Guang City."

Ye Chen leaned against the guardrail and said calmly, "Help me check out the Ma Family of Guang City."

Yan Qingwu was stunned for a moment, then sounded utterly confused. "The Ma Family of Guang City? Why are you looking into that family?"

"They provoked me," Ye Chen said plainly. "Tell me what you know."