The bedroom door opened, then closed again in an instant.
Concurrently, a series of clinking sounds echoed in the air.
Fang Yan felt as though she had touched those flying needles, but they didn't hurt at all.
Bang!
Her fist landed unimpeded, smashing directly into the face of the small figure.
Without even a scream, the small figure collapsed to the ground, clearly unconscious.
"Are you alright?" Lin Xiao Tian looked at her.
"N...no problem." Fang Yan stared at Lin Xiao Tian in astonishment, then she realized, "These flying needles, you dealt with them?"
"Mm." Lin Xiao Tian nodded.
"How did you do it?"
"I just used needles to knock all of them down," Lin Xiao Tian said nonchalantly.
Fang Yan's cheeks twitched.
Such tiny needles, and at least a dozen of them, and Lin Xiao Tian had knocked them all down, using needles?
Was that even possible?
It wasn't until Lin Xiao Tian turned on the light that Fang Yan finally believed it, looking at the two distinctly different types of needles on the floor.
She couldn't help but glance at the ground again, noticing that Lin Xiao Tian's silver needles were even finer than the dwarf's needles!
"Mr. Lin, it's so late, aren't you asleep yet?" Fang Yan asked.
"I heard a commotion, so I came out to take a look."
"When did you notice us?"
"From the moment he entered."
Hearing Lin Xiao Tian's answer, Fang Yan was even more shocked.
She had been diligently keeping watch, almost staring at the living room, and only realized the intruder's presence belatedly. Lin Xiao Tian, sleeping in the bedroom, could still detect him?
For a moment, Fang Yan began to question her life choices.
While Fang Yan was still in a daze of surprise, Lin Xiao Tian was already examining the intruder's injuries.
Before them was a short, middle-aged man with a lecherous expression. That one punch had swollen his left cheek, making him look like a sickly camel, a truly comical sight.
But the man was indeed skilled. An ordinary person would have been severely injured by that blow, yet the short middle-aged man only passed out, his injuries not too severe.
Lin Xiao Tian pulled out a silver needle and directly pricked him with it.
"Ouch!"
The dwarf, still in a daze, was instantly pricked awake.
Seeing someone in front of him, he instinctively tried to resist. However, as he threw a punch, the other person actually caught it.
The dwarf, not to be outdone, threw another punch, but the other person immediately released his grip and swiftly caught his next punch.
He tried to throw yet another punch, but the next moment, a sharp pain shot through his body.
The dwarf, in pain, wanted to cry out, but after opening his mouth for a long time, he found he couldn't make a sound.
"Shouting loudly in the middle of the night can really disturb people's sleep, that's not good," Lin Xiao Tian said calmly.
Unable to make a sound, the dwarf didn't give up resisting, still launching attacks at Lin Xiao Tian with all his might, even using his feet.
But throughout it all, Lin Xiao Tian only used one hand to deal with him.
And every time Lin Xiao Tian blocked his attack, he would follow up with a prick of a needle.
The dwarf fell into complete despair, both physically and mentally, utterly terrified of the person before him.
In the end, Lin Xiao Tian completed the entire process. The dwarf was now completely unable to move.
But what was agonizing was that even though he couldn't move, he could still feel pain. His left cheek, just struck by Fang Yan, now felt like it was about to split open.
"What's your name?" Lin Xiao Tian looked down at him.
The dwarf was stubborn and refused to speak.
But Lin Xiao Tian didn't force him, casually pricking him with a needle.
This needle made the dwarf's eyes widen almost out of their sockets.
Pain!
Such pain!
More painful than the ache in his face!
"What's your name?" Lin Xiao Tian asked again.
"My name is Liu Wei." The dwarf caved.
Lin Xiao Tian was about to ask him his purpose, but before he could, the dwarf blurted out,
"Big brother, I was instructed to come here, but I only steal things, I never intended to hurt anyone. Please, big brother, spare this humble one! I will surely repay you in the future."
The dwarf maintained a submissive posture, but with his contorted face, it appeared quite comical.
"You're quite honest. I figured you wouldn't just come here to steal for no reason. Tell me, who instructed you?"
Hearing Lin Xiao Tian's question, Liu Wei hesitated.
Seeing this, Lin Xiao Tian didn't waste any words and revealed his silver needles.
"Big brother, wait a moment, I'll tell you everything."
"Then tell me, who was it?"
"This... I don't know! The instructions came from the middleman, I don't know the employer's identity."
"Middleman? Which middleman?"
"Black Swan, you've probably heard of it, right, big brother?"
Lin Xiao Tian paused. He had never heard of it, but outwardly, he remained calm.
However, Fang Yan beside him let out a surprised gasp.
"Black Swan? I didn't expect an assassin organization like this to be involved. This makes things difficult."
"Xiao Tian, I don't think we can stay here anymore. Should we go to Jiangcheng to lie low?" Fang Yan said with a serious expression.
Lin Xiao Tian didn't answer her, continuing to look at Liu Wei.
"Tell me, what was your employer's objective this time?"
"This..." Liu Wei hesitated for a moment.
Lin Xiao Tian cut to the chase and took out his silver needles.
Liu Wei, terrified by the previous pain, immediately replied:
"They asked me to retrieve something from here."
"What thing?"
"Longevity Pill."
Lin Xiao Tian frowned.
Regarding the Longevity Pill, it should have been unknown to anyone except Fang Wenhua and himself. Even Fang Yan now only knew that he was refining pills, but she couldn't possibly know that he was refining Longevity Pills.
If anyone else knew, it could only be someone from within the Lin family.
Furthermore, this person would have to hold a significant position, as this matter involved Fang Wenhua, who held considerable influence within the Lin family. Who would dare to investigate him casually?
But who could it be?
Old Madam Lin certainly had the authority, but she shouldn't be so foolish as to steal pills, right? This was meant for her anyway. Unless the Old Madam was a psychopath.
This possibility would be temporarily kept aside.
The remaining possibility, apart from a traitor within the Lin family, was only one.
"Jiang Shi, it seems they can't sit still any longer!" Lin Xiao Tian smiled slightly.
Fang Yan didn't know what a Longevity Pill was, so she couldn't deduce Lin Xiao Tian's conclusion. However, upon hearing "Jiang Shi," her heart couldn't help but skip a beat.
"Mr. Lin, you mean... Jiang Shi instructed him to come here?"
Lin Xiao Tian nodded.
A flood of questions welled up in Fang Yan's mind.
What was the Longevity Pill? Why would Jiang Shi go so far as to employ Black Swan to steal it?
After all, Lin Xiao Tian was considered Fang Wenhua's man, and Fang Wenhua was part of the Lin family. In a way, Lin Xiao Tian was on the Lin family's side. Even if Jiang Shi disliked Lin Xiao Tian immensely, they wouldn't resort to using Black Swan to this extent.
This was tantamount to declaring an irreparable rift between Jiang Shi and the Fang family!
However, despite her many questions, Fang Yan, bound by her duty as a bodyguard, did not ask them, waiting for Lin Xiao Tian's decision.
Lin Xiao Tian looked down at Liu Wei and suddenly chuckled.
"Is there something else you haven't confessed?"