Arriving at the Bao family villa, the same group of people who were at the Lin Corporation entrance had already gathered. The Bao family's security personnel stood on high alert, confronting the crowd.
Long Xiao stood a short distance away, walking slowly forward, wanting to see how the Bao family would handle the situation.
A few minutes later, the main gate of the Bao family villa opened, and Bao Tong emerged with a few bodyguards.
He looked at the crowd with utter contempt and said, "Are you f***ing crazy? Lin Pharmaceutical's medicine has a problem, why are you coming to the Bao family?"
"Hand over the culprit, Iwashiguchi Gorō!" the crowd shouted.
Bao Tong burst into laughter and said, "Hand over Mr. Iwashiguchi? Dream on! Mr. Iwashiguchi is a foreign guest. Even if our Bao family handed him over to you, would you dare touch him? Do you know what the consequences would be if you touched a foreign guest?"
"Give us justice, punish the murderer."
"What murderer? There's no murderer in this. You've all been deceived. Mr. Iwashiguchi is in our country for academic exchange. Accidents are inevitable. Besides, no one has died yet, so why are you making such a fuss?"
The crowd was enraged by Bao Tong's dismissive attitude towards human life. Some yelled, preparing to fight. Bao Tong waved his hand, and the Bao family's security guards advanced with batons, scaring the crowd into retreating.
Long Xiao was watching the commotion when he received a call from Luan Jiping. She informed him that Iwashiguchi Gorō had just left through the back door of the Bao family villa and that her people were tracking him.
Since the car was left for Lin Xuan, Long Xiao had taken a taxi. Just as he was worrying about not having a vehicle, a Buick stopped in front of him.
"Brother Long, Brother Hu sent me to see if I can help you with anything?"
The driver was Hei Gou. Long Xiao quickly got into the car and said, "To the airport. Iwashiguchi Gorō is trying to escape."
Hei Gou was very familiar with the local roads. He took shortcuts and intercepted Iwashiguchi Gorō's convoy about ten kilometers from the airport.
Iwashiguchi Gorō's convoy consisted of five cars. The door of the first car opened, and a middle-aged man in a Tang suit got out and walked towards Long Xiao's car.
"Brother Long, this guy is a retainer of the Bao family, very strong. He's already reached the Xuan realm."
Long Xiao opened the car door and stepped out, walking towards the middle-aged man.
"Who are you, and why are you blocking our car?" the middle-aged man asked.
"Leave Iwashiguchi Gorō."
"Hmph, brat, you're quite arrogant."
The middle-aged man said no more, swung his right fist, and with a whistling sound, it struck towards Long Xiao's head.
Long Xiao reached out, grabbed the middle-aged man's fist, and with a gentle pull, sent the man flying, crashing onto the roadside embankment more than ten meters away.
Long Xiao walked towards the Bao family's convoy. Over a dozen armed men got out of the cars and lunged at Long Xiao.
Long Xiao didn't stop walking. With a wave of his hand, all dozen men were sent flying backward.
Iwashiguchi Gorō, sitting in his car, felt extremely nervous. Although he was also at the initial stage of the Xuan realm, he was no match for Long Xiao. Long Xiao filled him with immense fear; he felt like a giant beast was staring at him, trapping him.
Long Xiao knocked on the car window and said, "Iwashiguchi Gorō, come out. I have a few questions for you."
Iwashiguchi Gorō looked at Long Xiao's kind face, feeling conflicted. He didn't know whether he should go out.
Just as Iwashiguchi Gorō was hesitating, the roar of engines filled the air. Five Humvees sped over and stopped by the roadside.
"Mr. Long, we meet again."
Over a dozen people got out of the cars and surrounded Long Xiao. The leader wore a trench coat, a pair of retro two-tone leather shoes, and a white silk scarf around his neck.
Long Xiao had seen this person before at the medicinal pill auction. He had wanted to buy all the remaining pills then but was refused by Long Xiao.
"Long Nian, it's you again."
Long Nian chuckled arrogantly and said, "Yes, it's me again. Iwashiguchi Gorō is my friend. Give me some face and let me take him."
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "No, he has to go with me. I have something to ask him."
Tu Tian, who was following Long Nian, stepped forward and said, "Long Xiao, you're getting too much. I didn't deal with you last time, do you think no one can touch you?"
"To touch me, you're not enough," Long Xiao said, looking at Tu Tian.
A woman dressed in Miao ethnic attire stepped forward and said, "Am I enough if I join them?"
As the woman approached, Long Xiao smelled a strange scent. It was faint but penetrating.
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "Still not enough."
Long Nian snorted coldly and said, "Long Xiao, don't be ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth. I admire you as a talented person, which is why I didn't act. Don't think I'm afraid of you."
Seeing that Long Xiao was being surrounded, Hei Gou quickly called Brother Hu of Xicheng and described the situation in detail.
"Okay, I understand. I'll bring people over immediately."
"Brother Hu, as far as I know, Brother Long has a good relationship with the Black Widow. Why don't you notify her?"
Brother Hu of Xicheng hesitated for a moment and said, "It's not appropriate for me to call her directly. I'll notify Sister Hong first."
Brother Hu of Xicheng was a subordinate of Ban Jianghong and did not dare to contact the Black Widow directly.
After connecting to Ban Jianghong's phone, Brother Hu of Xicheng explained the situation in detail. Ban Jianghong asked, "Ah Hu, you care about quite a lot, don't you? A live-in son-in-law is worth you being so concerned."
"Sister Hong, Long Xiao is definitely not an ordinary person. I think he's worth befriending wholeheartedly. If he develops in the future, we might not be able to reach him."
"Ah Hu, do you know who is surrounding Long Xiao?"
"It's people from the Long family."
"Good that you know. The Long family is a major family in the capital, not someone our small group can provoke."
"Sister Hong, we can't just stand by and do nothing. In the future..."
"Shut up. With the Long family offended, is there even a future?"
Scolded by Ban Jianghong, Brother Hu of Xicheng dared not say anything more.
After hanging up the phone, Brother Hu of Xicheng still felt uneasy. He dared not bring reinforcements to Long Xiao, nor did he dare to directly notify the Black Widow. After careful consideration, he drove alone to Xinglin Caotang.
The renovation of Xinglin Caotang was nearing completion, with only a few workers on site. Brother Hu of Xicheng quickly found Mingyue.
Since Brother Hu of Xicheng had visited Xinglin Caotang multiple times after its renovation began, he was very familiar with Mi Tianfu and Mingyue.
"Brother Hu, why have you come?" Mingyue asked with a smile upon seeing Brother Hu of Xicheng.
"Mingyue, hurry up and call your Sister Luan. Tell her Long Xiao is being surrounded on the road to the airport."
Luo Tianshui, carrying a mug of water, happened to pass by. Upon hearing Brother Hu of Xicheng's words, he quickly went back inside to get a coat and mask, and then climbed over the wall, leaving Xinglin Caotang.
With over a dozen people surrounding Long Xiao, Iwashiguchi Gorō also became arrogant. He got out of the car and looked at Long Xiao, a refined smile on his face.
"Mr. Long, this Long Xiao has repeatedly targeted me. Please kill him for me," Iwashiguchi Gorō said, pointing at Long Xiao.
Long Nian nodded and said, "Make your move. We must leave his head here today."