"What?"
Seeing Alice knock Qin Long back with a single punch, and Qin Long looking quite injured, Shen Lang was slightly surprised.
This woman, though young, had considerable martial arts cultivation. At such a young age, she was already at the Half-step Profound realm.
However, Shen Lang could tell that Alice's cultivation wasn't genuinely earned but was the result of taking certain drugs.
But growing by "pulling seedlings," one ultimately had to pay the price.
"Again—"
While Shen Lang was lost in thought, Alice let out a sharp cry and quickly charged at Qin Long, throwing a punch.
Qin Long knew Alice was stronger than him, so he didn't choose to confront her head-on. He moved his body, skillfully dodging the punch, and simultaneously kicked towards Alice's abdomen.
However, as fast as Qin Long was, Alice's reaction was even faster.
Facing the incoming kick, Alice sneered. With quick hands, she grabbed Qin Long's right foot and twisted it like wringing a towel, directly sending Qin Long flying.
"Bang—"
This maneuver sent Qin Long flying seven or eight meters.
But Alice gave Qin Long no chance to recover. She closed in, leaped forward, and delivered an aerial kick to Qin Long's shoulder, sending him flying again and crashing heavily into a utility pole by the roadside, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Hmph, Special Forces team leader, no match for me."
Looking at the injured Qin Long, Alice displayed disdain.
Qin Long looked at Alice, his face filled with disbelief. He couldn't fathom that Alice, in her early twenties, possessed such a superior martial arts cultivation.
In front of Alice, Qin Long found himself with no opportunity to retaliate, completely at her mercy.
Qin Long regretted not bringing his sword. Otherwise, even with Alice's vastly superior cultivation, he might have had a chance with a single strike.
"Song Shadao, it seems your men can't take me down."
Ignoring the unwilling Qin Long, Alice's gaze shifted to Song Shadao, her expression provocative as she spoke.
"Smelly brat, don't get cocky. Let us have a go at you."
Seeing Qin Long injured, Xiongzi and Liehu were already enraged.
Now, seeing Alice dare to provoke them, Xiongzi and Liehu immediately charged forward.
"Swish—"
"Swish—"
The moment Xiongzi and Liehu charged, they drew the triangular bayonets from their waists and thrust them fiercely at Alice from left and right.
"Hmph, overestimating yourselves."
Xiongzi and Liehu were both top-tier experts, but compared to Alice, they were far inferior.
Facing their simultaneous attack, Alice remained calm and unhurried.
In the next second, the triangular bayonets in Xiongzi and Liehu's hands were less than half a centimeter from Alice's sides, yet they could not advance further.
This was because Alice had swiftly moved, firmly gripping both of their wrists.
"What?"
Seeing that Alice, a seemingly frail girl, could simultaneously block their attacks, both Xiongzi and Liehu's pupils widened in disbelief.
"Bang—"
"Bang—"
While they were stunned, Alice tightened her grip on their wrists and forcefully flung them away.
However, just as they were three meters away and not yet landed, Alice dashed forward and landed a punch on each of their abdomens.
"Pfft—"
This punch sent them flying another seven or eight meters. Upon landing, they both spat out blood.
"No match for me."
Looking at the severely injured Xiongzi and Liehu, Alice's disdain deepened. "Special forces of the Security Bureau? All show and no substance, not a single capable fighter."
"Don't be too arrogant."
Seeing Alice's condescending attitude, Gu Qinghan slowly walked out and said.
"Can't I be?"
Alice looked at Gu Qinghan and sneered, "In my eyes, your Security Bureau is just a bunch of weaklings, not a single one capable of fighting."
"Is that so?"
Gu Qinghan let out a humph. "Since that's the case, let us spar. We will decide victory and death."
"Alright, let me see what the head of the Criminal Investigation Department is capable of besides her family background."
Seeing Gu Qinghan step forward, Alice's smugness intensified.
Today, she not only wanted to rescue someone but also to slap the Security Bureau in the face and extinguish their arrogance.
"You will know."
Gu Qinghan's expression remained unreadable. "Attack."
Seeing Gu Qinghan about to step forward, Shen Lang was slightly surprised. In all the time he had known Gu Qinghan, he had never seen her engage in combat and had even wondered if she didn't know martial arts.
However, he knew that thought was mistaken.
For Gu Qinghan to hold the position of head of the Criminal Investigation Department, in addition to her investigative skills, her combat prowess had to be considerable.
Otherwise, she wouldn't always be at the forefront.
"Hmph—"
As Gu Qinghan's words fell, Alice let out a contemptuous snort and then lunged forward with a single step, her fist aimed directly at Gu Qinghan's face.
Alice's punch was devoid of any fancy moves, purely lethal.
She didn't consider her fight with Gu Qinghan a fair match; her goal was Gu Qinghan's life.
However, facing Alice's powerful punch, Gu Qinghan remained calm and unhurried. She raised her right hand leisurely, deflecting Alice's fierce force with a block and a redirect. She then closed in, simultaneously defending and attacking, and struck Alice's chest with a palm.
"Bang—"
Gu Qinghan's palm strike appeared effortless, but upon impact, Alice felt as if struck by lightning. She was sent flying heavily backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Alice..."
The bald man's pupils widened in shock as he saw Alice injured, letting out a cry.
He never imagined Gu Qinghan possessed such strength, injuring Alice with such casual ease.
It wasn't just the bald man who was surprised. Qin Long and the others also widened their eyes.
Gu Qinghan's criminal investigation skills were second only to Song Shadao's in the entire Security Bureau, a fact universally acknowledged.
However, Qin Long and the others had never expected Gu Qinghan's martial arts cultivation to be so terrifying.
"Tai Chi?"
Shen Lang watched all this from the side, secretly startled. Gu Qinghan's movements resembled Tai Chi, yet they were not quite the same. Even he couldn't discern her true depth. His sister was truly unfathomable.
Meanwhile, Song Shadao watched everything with a consistently expressionless face.
"Gu Qinghan..."
Alice had also not anticipated Gu Qinghan's strength. Amidst her shock, she wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said with a ferocious expression, "It seems I underestimated you. I always thought Qin Long was the expert, and you were just a pretty face. I didn't expect it to be the other way around."
"You didn't underestimate me; you merely overestimated yourself."
Gu Qinghan looked at Alice and sneered, "You think you're invincible, but you don't realize that your 'heaven' is merely the patch of sky you see from the bottom of a well."