Su Mojin sat beside Lin Yan, hugging her knees, and nodded slightly upon hearing his words. It wasn't the first time she had encountered such a situation, and the young girl had become much calmer.
The Isle of Man was actually a suitable place for action. It was sparsely populated and vast, so Lin Yan had prepared and brought many people. Li Wei had taken his men out, and there were still over thirty bodyguards remaining around the car, fully defending its safety.
The security work inside and out was armed to the teeth.
The entire state lasted for more than two minutes. After two minutes, a metallic collision sound came from the car window.
The sound was crisp. Lin Yan had heard this sound many times before; it was probably some fool taking a potshot.
Half a minute later, the sound came again, another crisp crack. The sound of a bullet hitting the bulletproof glass.
Lin Yan saw several figures through the camera, flashing by. It was Li Wei and his men, likely going to apprehend someone.
Two gunshots were enough for Li Wei and his men to determine the enemy's location. Using the engine noise during the race to cover the gunshots, Lin Yan doubted if this could truly mask them.
It might work for ordinary people, but it would be difficult for Li Wei and his men.
About thirty minutes later, Li Wei sent Lin Yan a message. It wasn't a sniper as Lin Yan had imagined, but just a gunman hidden in a tree.
The Wei family did not yet have the power to carry out an assassination with a sniper.
"Young Master, we've extracted some information. The employer is unknown, but their original intention was not to take a potshot from the tree."
"Oh, then what did they plan to do?"
"They planned to... make a move while you were participating in the race."
Li Wei hesitated for a moment before saying this over the phone.
Make a move during the race?
Admittedly, this was a good opportunity. If Lin Yan truly participated in the race, making a move during the competition would indeed be very secure. The other party must have seen that his name was not on this year's list, which is why they acted so impatiently.
"Can you interrogate anything else?"
"Young Master, based on my experience, he likely knows more but isn't saying it. However, I doubt he'll reveal anything further, and it's not of much importance to us."
"Then deal with him directly."
Lin Yan said with an unchanged expression.
Su Mojin also appeared normal when he said this, clearly accustomed to it.
Sometimes, one had to be ruthless.
The assassination attempt was over, and the race had entered its later stages. Sun Kai had reached the fifth stage, the incinerator stage.
The riders following Sun Kai were clearly dark horses. The gap between them had shrunk by two seconds, meaning two seconds per lap. Sun Kai was likely not going to advance.
As for the Chinese rider behind him, Lin Yan estimated his chances were also slim.
Just as Lin Yan was about to shift his gaze to other riders, an accident suddenly occurred.
Someone had crashed. The rider who crashed was none other than Sun Kai.
He had a low-side crash and was thrown off the track, tumbling into the woods.
The race car caught fire, and a rescue helicopter was already en route. It was unclear how effective it would be.
"Will he be alright?"
Su Mojin looked worried. Lin Yan had not told his wife about the previous incident, so she was unaware.
Lin Yan was also unsure of Sun Kai's condition.
Sun Kai had already fallen out of the broadcast frame, but based on Lin Yan's rough estimation, the problem shouldn't be too serious. The road conditions in this section were quite good, with no major obstacles. Moreover, he was riding a small-displacement bike, so his chances of survival were relatively high.
The rescue helicopter arrived, and Sun Kai was lifted onto the plane. For now, he was not dead and was conscious.
However, the man was still grimacing in pain, his mouth twitching.
Sun Kai hadn't even reacted when he crashed. It was likely that his front wheel had hit something, and he was instantly on the ground, then lost consciousness.
Riders don't feel pain at the moment of crashing; their minds become hazy. When they recover, they are already on the ground, and that's when the pain sets in, just like Sun Kai.
Struggling to sit up on the stretcher, he glanced at his limbs. Seeing that all his parts were intact, Sun Kai breathed a sigh of relief. Indeed, the section where he crashed had no obstacles, only a field of wheat. It was a stroke of luck that he had saved his life.
After preliminary examination, Sun Kai had multiple fractures. He was quite satisfied with this injury. Although injured, he had narrowly escaped disaster. If he had finished the race with a poor performance, it would have been humiliating to return. Crashing offered a more dignified exit.
It had to be said that Sun Kai's thinking was quite mature.
Sun Kai's crash was the first accident of the race. Ten minutes later, the second rider crossed the finish line. Just as Lin Yan had predicted, the dark horse in second place successfully advanced to the main race.
Five minutes later, another Chinese rider also crossed the finish line. Neither of them advanced.
Watching the rider break down in tears, Lin Yan sighed and then clapped his hands, continuing to enjoy his skewers.
Sports competition is like that. Losing is losing, and failure is failure. You can only try again next time. Some people may never advance in their lifetime, and some may always remain in the lowest division. This is reality.
Su Mojin looked at each rider crossing the finish line and the disappointed faces of those on the leaderboard, feeling a bit regretful.
This feeling seemed similar to failing the college entrance examination.
"If they didn't make it, do they have to wait until next year?"
Su Mojin asked.
"Yes, don't be so nervous. They still have many opportunities."
There were many opportunities, but the younger one was, the greater the chance of success.
Lin Yan stroked his wife's little head, realizing he hadn't done so in a while.
The advancing riders shed tears of excitement, while the failing riders cried in despair. Such scenes on the video screen created a stark contrast.
The qualifying rounds were not very exciting. It was unknown how the main race would be.
After watching all the qualifying matches, Lin Yan couldn't discern much. There were no particularly spectacular moments. He would wait and see how the main race would be tomorrow.
Dinner was delivered by Li Wei and his men: a steak and a portion of pasta.
While Li Wei was delivering dinner, Lin Yan instructed him on something.
"Don't worry, Young Master. I'll deal with him after we return this time."
Sun Kai had forgotten last time, but Lin Yan wouldn't forget this time.
Lin Yan also sent a message to Lin Guoxiong regarding Wei Hua's matter.
In fact, even if Lin Yan hadn't sent it, Lin Guoxiong would have already known.
"Young Master, actually, there's one more thing..."
"What is it?"
Lin Yan glanced at Li Wei, wondering why he was being so timid.
"The gunman from before wants to defect to us."
"Defect? No need. Kill him directly."
"Okay!"
In recent days, Lin Yan had a new idea: to build his own team. However, building his own team carried risks.
Li Wei and Yang Tianming were currently his own people, but they were also Lin Guoxiong's people. Although there was no difference, apart from them, Ah Dong and the others did not completely obey him, which made Lin Yan feel a bit awkward.
There were things he didn't know, but Lin Guoxiong already knew them. This feeling made Lin Yan slightly uncomfortable.
It wasn't that he was being harmed, but rather a psychological reason. It was precisely because of this reason that the idea of building his own team emerged.
One reason was inconvenience, and the other was that he would eventually need to train his own personnel.