With a gasp, Bai Mei's foot slipped, and her naked body plummeted from the fifteenth floor. A fall like this, even if she survived, would leave her permanently crippled.
Chu Ling Tian didn't hesitate for a moment. He darted towards Bai Mei like lightning.
But as Chu Ling Tian rushed to save Bai Mei, Bao Tou shamelessly, and with utter disregard for the code of the martial world, aimed his sniper rifle at Chu Ling Tian.
*Bang!*
A gunshot.
Chu Ling Tian's pistol bullet sent Bao Tou's sniper rifle flying.
Staring at the sniper rifle on the ground, and his own hands, which were bleeding from the impact, Bao Tou was terrified.
Chu Ling Tian had been lying on the ground, his left hand holding Bai Mei, whose body had completely fallen off the platform and was now suspended in mid-air, while his right hand gripped the pistol and pulled the trigger.
In that situation, Bao Tou had the overwhelming advantage with his surprise attack, while Chu Ling Tian couldn't even maintain his balance.
Yet, under such disadvantageous circumstances, Chu Ling Tian had managed to shoot Bao Tou's sniper rifle out of his hands with a single shot. Such marksmanship, such skill, was monstrously powerful.
After a two-second pause, Bao Tou no longer cared about face or dignity. He felt the vast gap in strength between himself and Chu Ling Tian and wanted nothing more than to escape and save his own life.
Seeing Bao Tou bolt, Chu Ling Tian, still on the ground, fired another shot.
*Bang!*
The bullet struck Bao Tou's left ear.
"Ah..."
Bao Tou writhed on the ground, screaming in agony.
Chu Ling Tian pulled Bai Mei back onto the platform and to safety. He picked up a large windbreaker from nearby and wrapped it around her before walking up to Bao Tou.
*Thump!*
Chu Ling Tian stomped on Bao Tou's head, looking down at him, his pistol pointed at his face.
"Don't, don't kill me, don't kill me, spare my life..."
Bao Tou had lost all his confidence and arrogance. His intense desire to survive made him plead with Chu Ling Tian.
Chu Ling Tian sneered, "Do you know why I didn't shoot you dead just now?"
"No, I don't know. Please, Brother Chu, enlighten me."
Bao Tou was so terrified by Chu Ling Tian's monstrous strength that he was trembling, fearing that Chu Ling Tian would shoot him.
Chu Ling Tian smiled. He had expected Bao Tou, with his incredibly accurate marksmanship and willingness to gamble on a life-or-death duel, to be a man of spirit and courage. He hadn't expected him to be so cowardly and afraid of death.
"Where is Hei Bao Zi?" Chu Ling Tian asked.
"You, you want to see our boss?" Bao Tou asked in surprise.
Chu Ling Tian smiled faintly. "I'm not going to see him. I'm going to kill him."
"Hahaha, you actually said you're going to kill our boss? That's ridiculously arrogant. You're the first person in all these years to dare say such a thing."
Bao Tou was utterly shocked. He hadn't expected his boss, Hei Bao Zi, who had become a legend after that night and intimidated all the forces in Da Chang City, so much so that many important figures in the city, both in the underworld and in official circles, turned pale when Hei Bao Zi's name was mentioned, to be treated so dismissively by Chu Ling Tian, who clearly didn't care about Hei Bao Zi, who had slaughtered hundreds in a single night.
"You'll take me to see Hei Bao Zi later. If you dare play any tricks, I guarantee your death will be as fitting as your nickname, Bao Tou!"
With that, Chu Ling Tian turned and walked towards Bai Mei.
Bai Mei, under the influence of the aphrodisiac, had completely lost her reason.
Chu Ling Tian scooped her into his arms.
Bai Mei's eyes were hazy, and her soft moans were a seductive plea. Her body and mind yearned for release.
Chu Ling Tian pressed a pressure point behind Bai Mei's ear with his thumb, and she temporarily fainted.
When they saw Chu Ling Tian carrying Bai Mei and then ushering Bao Tou out of the abandoned building, the two trusted female bodyguards, who had been closely monitoring the situation from their car, were overjoyed and rushed out to meet them.
One of the bodyguards quickly pressed her pistol to Bao Tou's head.
The other bodyguard hurried towards Chu Ling Tian and asked, "Mr. Chu, are you and Sister Mei alright?"
"I'm fine. Bai Mei was drugged. I knocked her out. Take her back to rest; a good sleep will do her good."
Chu Ling Tian said, then put Bai Mei into the car.
"Mr. Chu, where are you going?" Seeing Chu Ling Tian take charge of guarding Bao Tou, one of the bodyguards asked.
Chu Ling Tian smiled. "It's nothing. You two head back first. Be careful, and call me if anything comes up."
"Okay."
"Thank you, Mr. Chu."
The two trusted bodyguards looked at Chu Ling Tian with reverence and gratitude in their eyes.
Chu Ling Tian nodded, then took Bao Tou to his car and drove away in Bao Tou's vehicle.
The two female bodyguards also quickly drove away from the abandoned building, taking the unconscious Bai Mei home.
Twenty minutes later, Jiang Huan and his dozen elite armed bodyguards arrived at the abandoned building. However, they found nothing but a few male corpses inside the building.
"What's going on? Has Bao Tou's subordinate from Hei Bao Zi's gang finished the job?" Jiang Huan asked coldly.
Strategist Wang shook his head. "I don't know."
"You don't know? Then call Hei Bao Zi immediately and ask him!" Jiang Huan, who had intended to watch the drama unfold but failed to do so, the arrogant young master exploded in anger.
"Yes!"
Strategist Wang, startled, immediately took out his phone and dialed Hei Bao Zi's number.
Upon learning of the situation, Hei Bao Zi also called Bao Tou, but no one answered.
This made Hei Bao Zi immediately sense that something was amiss. He immediately ordered his second-in-command, Tie Zhang, to go and find Bao Tou to see what had happened.
Strategist Wang hung up the call and reported the conversation with Hei Bao Zi to Jiang Huan.
"Damn it, this is a buzzkill. Immediately order someone to arrange a private jet for me. I'm going back to the capital to have fun. A recently awarded actress is waiting for me in bed right now!" Jiang Huan said angrily.
Strategist Wang was taken aback. "Young Master, you're going back to the capital now? In a few more days, Miss Sophie's concert will be held. And didn't you order the four major families to deliver the twin sisters Liu Bing Xue and Liu Huo Huo to your bed within three days?"
"I'll come back to Da Chang City on the day Sophie's concert officially begins. Also, tell the heads of the four major families that I'm going back to the capital for a few days and will return to Da Chang City later. The day I return, they must immediately deliver Liu Bing Xue and Liu Huo Huo, these twin sisters, to me. If they can't even handle this small matter, don't blame our Jiang family for being harsh!"
Jiang Huan finished speaking and turned to walk towards the car.
Strategist Wang had no choice. A wealthy and powerful young master from a prominent family was capricious, and he had the capital to be so. He could only obey Jiang Huan's orders and arrange a private jet for him to fly back to the capital overnight to have fun with that recently awarded actress.
At this moment, Chu Ling Tian had already escorted Bao Tou to a secluded manor on the outskirts of the city. As soon as he followed Bao Tou inside, a large stone, two meters high, was hurled at him with great force...