Because the door was relatively small, only one or two people could enter at a time. As soon as the first assassin eagerly rushed in, Zhang Liunian brought down an iron rod, making the man see stars and fall to the ground.
Seeing this, the second person quickly raised the axe in his hand, intending to block Zhang Liunian's sneak attack. Unfortunately, while he could evade Zhang Liunian's attack, he couldn't evade the attacks of others.
As a result, with two "bang bang" sounds, the second assassin also fell to the ground, eyes glazed over, under the iron rods of the bodyguards.
The assassins behind them saw this and dared not move for a moment, knowing it wouldn't be easy to get in.
Just then, someone pulled out something resembling a smoke bomb, removed the cap, and threw it towards Zhang Liunian's room.
With sharp eyes, Zhang Liunian lunged forward and kicked the small bottle back outside the door. Instantly, the area outside the door turned a dense white.
"Block the door," Zhang Liunian, seeing the white mist begin to drift into the room, grabbed the dining table and used it to barricade the door.
It indeed blocked the white mist. After an unknown amount of time, there was suddenly no more movement outside.
Zhang Liunian listened, puzzled. What was that white mist? Could it be a knockout gas?
As he was thinking this, a loud bang suddenly echoed, and something outside forcefully rammed the dining table blocking the doorway.
The impact came too suddenly, and Zhang Liunian and the others were caught off guard, all stumbling back several steps. This successfully broke through their second line of defense, allowing the attackers to enter.
As these people poured into the room, they attacked them ferociously without a word.
Each of them wielded a cleaver, their faces contorted with ferocity. They attacked anyone they saw, without distinguishing between Zhang Liunian and Gu Sanqing.
Clearly, Zhang Liunian's previous moves had enraged them, leading them to attack indiscriminately.
Seeing this, Zhang Liunian roared, "Everyone grab your weapons and charge!"
They were each armed with a cleaver, and several others held axes. Zhang Liunian's bodyguards were not unarmed either; each carried an iron rod.
However, the room was not large, and with so many people surging in and engaging in close-quarters combat, it was inevitable that some bystanders would be caught in the crossfire.
There was no other choice. Zhang Liunian could only fight them hand-to-hand inside the room.
Fortunately, he still had thirty bodyguards. In terms of numbers, they were not significantly outnumbered by the assassins.
If Chen Jiayuan intended to win with just these people, it was impossible.
But Zhang Liunian soon understood why Chen Jiayuan had sent so few people.
Because, not long after the fight began, two of the assassins stealthily hid behind the crowd, pulled out guns, and fired at Zhang Liunian.
Due to the overwhelming noise inside the room, Zhang Liunian hadn't heard the gunshots.
By the time he realized it, he had already been shot.
However, he was fortunate. The bullet hit him below his left collarbone, not injuring the bone, nor lodging in his body. Blood gushed out profusely, making it look terrifying.
"Brother Liunian!" Zhang Qian cried out in alarm upon seeing this. He intended to rush towards Zhang Liunian but was stopped by the latter.
"Don't come over, I'm fine." So this was Chen Jiayuan's trump card? He would never let Chen Jiayuan have his way.
Now that he knew they had guns, he had to end this quickly; they couldn't wait for the police.
With this thought, he ignored his gunshot wound, raised his right hand, and charged towards the two who had fired.
"Bang bang bang..." The assassins with guns saw that Zhang Liunian was unharmed and was charging directly at them. They immediately continued firing.
They knew they had been exposed and had missed the best opportunity to shoot Zhang Liunian. Now, their only option was to fire relentlessly. If they couldn't kill Zhang Liunian, they wouldn't fare well when they returned.
But because the space was too confined and there were too many people, despite several shots, they didn't hit Zhang Liunian. Instead, they hit many innocent people.
Leveraging the advantage of the crowd, Zhang Liunian quickly reached them. With one blow, he disabled the gun in one of their hands and dragged him in front of himself to block the other gunman.
However, the other gunman, seeing Zhang Liunian approaching him, panicked. Disregarding his comrade in his hands, he kept firing. In the end, he accidentally shot and killed his comrade, but Zhang Liunian remained unharmed.
"Die!" Zhang Liunian swung his captive with great force, throwing him onto the opposing gunman, successfully knocking the latter to the ground.
Seeing this opportunity, Zhang Liunian stepped forward and stomped on him, successfully disarming him. He checked the gun and found it was empty.
Angrily kicking the fallen gunman a few times, he then joined the fight to take down the others.
Before he could fight for much longer, the police swarmed in and successfully gained control of the situation.
Three hours later, Zhang Liunian and the others walked out of the police station. His wound had been bandaged by then.
However, he had decided that tomorrow he would deliver all the evidence related to Chen Jiayuan to Comrade Sun. He wouldn't let any of these people go, nor would he let them stay a day longer.
Because his wife and daughter had arrived, and he couldn't let Chen Jiayuan capture them as hostages, nor could he allow them to encounter any danger.
After finally eliminating the Gu family as an enemy, he didn't want another Chen Jiayuan to appear.
"Boss, are you alright!" As Zhang Liunian stepped out of the police station, Uncle Yi, leading a group of people, met him.
Zhang Liunian glanced at the dozen or so people behind him and replied, "I'm fine. What is this?"
"Oh, my Xiao Hua said you were in danger and asked me to bring people to rescue you. But when I arrived, you weren't here. I asked around and heard you came here.
So, we've been waiting here."
Uncle Yi glanced at the people behind him and explained.
Zhang Liunian nodded, understanding.
"Since you can contact them, help me send a message later. Tell your Xiao Hua to take good care of Qingqing and the others, and not to reveal themselves. I'll personally pick them up to come home after I've dealt with Chen Jiayuan and the others."
Speaking of home, Zhang Liunian thought of his destroyed house and realized he would have to find a new place to live.
"You can trust me with this. I'll make sure no one knows your wife and children have arrived."
Uncle Yi knew his concerns and patted his chest to guarantee it.
"Is there a larger place? My home is a mess. I need to find a new place to live, whether to buy or rent. Preferably to buy, a larger one where everyone can live together." Zhang Liunian asked as he walked.
"Then let's buy a detached courtyard house. I know of a few places. Would you like to see the environment first?"
There was nothing Uncle Yi didn't know in this area.
"No need, you handle it. As long as the environment is secluded and safe, the area is large enough, and preferably with a courtyard and walls."
Zhang Liunian had great faith in Uncle Yi's ability to handle things.
"There are indeed two suitable places. One is a three-story detached courtyard house, and the other is a row of houses."
"The row of houses, I don't mind a larger area."
"Alright."