Chapter 306 - Show Strength and Escape Trouble

Chapter 306: Chapter 314: Show Strength and Escape Trouble"Catch them!" Qian Wanjun hadn’t expected that Li Yifei would still be able to break out with Lin Qiong amid the besiegement of a dozen bodyguards. He bellowed furiously, and since this karaoke bar was one of their bases, most of the people here were his men. Upon his shout, some waiters and the security staff in the bar all rushed over trying to block Li Yifei and Lin Qiong.

But these staff members were far weaker than Qian Wanjun’s bodyguards. They had intended to block Li Yifei and his group, but Li Yifei charged into them, grabbing one person and throwing them behind him, then another and another. The bodies he threw created barriers that actually blocked the pursuit of the more skilled bodyguards behind them.

Lin Qiong could handle this sort of situation as well. Seeing Li Yifei do this, she also started to do the same. However, she didn’t have the strength to throw people behind her, she could only push them. Though her actions were slower, it still helped impede those chasing them from behind.

Yet, when the three of them burst into the lobby, there were several experts blocking the way. The karaoke bar was not a single passage and, seeing that direct pursuit didn’t work, the experts had circled around to the lobby to wait for Li Yifei and his companions.

"Nice, it turns out we had police coming undercover to my place," Qian Wanjun said with a sinister smile, his gaze fixed deadly on Li Yifei and Lin Qiong.

Lin Qiong shouted, "You know I’m a police officer, and you still dare to block our way?"

Qian Wanjun spat viciously on the ground and said malevolently, "It doesn’t matter if you’re a police officer. Even if it were God blocking my financial path, I would still ruin him today. Everyone, attack, and kill them outright."

By that time, the thugs were all gripping their weapons, which were military daggers about three feet long, just like bayonets mounted on rifles. On the battlefield, they were meant to take the enemy’s life directly, with sharp tips and deep grooves on both sides. Once they pierced the body, blood would flow along the grooves. Even if they didn’t hit a vital spot, the accelerated blood loss could easily lead to death from excess bleeding.

Li Yifei was very familiar with such things; he had always liked playing with military daggers. Seeing them now stirred a sense of familiarity in him. But Lin Qiong was thoroughly startled. Seeing that the other side had revealed such weapons, it was clear they were intent on killing them. But she and Li Yifei were not much stronger than their opponents, and they were unarmed, which was extremely dangerous.

At that moment, she suddenly thought of that mysterious person. If that person were here, he would surely be able to resolve this trouble effortlessly. But under the current circumstances, with no sign of him, Lin Qiong didn’t harbor much hope.

For Meng Xiaofei, her mind was in complete disarray at this moment. She had never encountered such a situation in her life. It seemed like such things only happened in movies and TV shows, making her feel as though she were on a film set, witnessing a movie being shot, rather than facing reality.

"Li Yifei, it’s my fault this happened to you! I’m sorry," Lin Qiong sighed, then grabbed Li Yifei’s arm from behind, a strong sense of guilt rising within her.

Li Yifei took out his cigarette pack, flicked a cigarette into his mouth with a smooth motion, and lit it with a lighter, saying, "Talking about this now is useless. We should think about how we can leave this place."

Lin Qiong gave a wry smile and said, "We have no chance now. But there’s something, before I die, that I still need to tell you."

"What is it?"

"Actually... I think you are not that bad."

Li Yifei was momentarily speechless, but he understood the implication behind Lin Qiong’s words. She was not the type to express herself well. She had always been verbally abrasive towards him, and even though they had shared an intimate moment, she had never once acknowledged it. Now, her true feelings were revealed.

Li Yifei chuckled and said, "For that comment alone, I can’t let you die here. Come on, I’ll take you two out of here today." With a cigarette hanging from his lips, he spread his arms—one hand grabbing Lin Qiong, the other Meng Xiaofei—and strode toward the exit.

With a wave of his hand, Qian Wanjun ordered his thugs to charge at Li Yifei and the two women. They thrusted their military daggers mercilessly, not sparing Li Yifei, Lin Qiong, or even Meng Xiaofei.

Li Yifei laughed heartily, not letting go of Meng Xiaofei and Lin Qiong’s hands. His feet lashed out in a series of kicks, guiding the two away from the thugs’ blades while his kicks landed ruthlessly on the assailants.

Back in the city, Li Yifei had never felt the urge to kill, even when facing frustrating situations, he generally dealt with them using standard methods. But now, facing these vicious people, he felt a true murderous impulse. The force in his kicks was tremendous, and they landed on the thugs’ vital points.

"Thud! Thud! Thud!" In that moment, Li Yifei was like a tiger breaking free from captivity, and those blocking his path seemed like a flock of helpless sheep, not standing a chance to fight back. In the blink of an eye, the opponents’ thugs had been knocked down, and Li Yifei had already reached the door of the karaoke bar.

"Stop him! Kill him!" Qian Wanjun was completely unable to keep his composure any longer. A single man, accompanied by two women, had put down seven or eight of his expensive bodyguards. Was this man even human?

By then, Li Yifei had already dashed out the main door, quickly blending into the night and leaving his pursuers far behind.

"You bunch of trash, you can’t even handle one person! Didn’t you boast about how tough you were? What are you playing at now, get up and chase him!" Qian Wanjun roared, kicking the bodyguards lying on the ground, but they showed no response at all.

"Boss, they... they seem to have fainted," some subordinates who checked the bodyguards reported back, secretly alarmed. A single strike powerful enough to knock someone out, a little more force and they would be dead.

Li Yifei had indeed shown mercy. If he wanted, he could have killed them all. But he was no longer the second-in-command of Flying Hawk Squad, killing for a mission. Now, he was just an ordinary city dweller, and killing was no longer an option. So, he held back at the last moment, just incapacitating them temporarily.

This time they had gathered enough evidence to ensure these people couldn’t escape. The law would naturally deal with them soon, so why should he go the extra step and cause trouble for himself?

Li Yifei, with Lin Qiong and Meng Xiaofei in tow, darted one way, then another, and quickly lost the pursuing thugs. They then hopped into a taxi, heading straight to Lin Qiong’s home.

When they arrived at Lin Qiong’s place, she aggressively gulped down two large glasses of water before she could calm herself down. First, she took out all the surveillance equipment and seeing that they were intact, she heaved a sigh of relief. Then, she turned her burning gaze towards Li Yifei.

Li Yifei chuckled and said, "Why are you looking at me with those eyes?"

Lin Qiong suddenly grabbed Li Yifei by the collar and snapped, "You’re so tough. Why did you keep that a secret from me?"

Li Yifei lifted his head proudly and replied, "I’ve always been tough. That day in the bar, I took down seven or eight thugs all by myself, didn’t you know?"

"I knew about that, but the people we were up against this time had military knives. How can you compare them to those street thugs? So many people... I can’t even imagine how we could have gotten out safely."

Li Yifei said with doubt, "Were they that tough? I didn’t feel it. They seemed pretty average. Maybe My Little Universe exploded?"

Lin Qiong didn’t believe the reasons Li Yifei gave. She thought she already knew him well but now realized there were many things about him she didn’t know.

"Ah!" A scream suddenly rang out behind the two, startling both Li Yifei and Lin Qiong. They turned to look at Meng Xiaofei, whose face was pale and tears were streaming down her face.

"Xiaofei, what’s wrong?" Li Yifei hurried to Meng Xiaofei’s side and checked her over, but she didn’t seem to be injured anywhere.

"Brother Li!" Meng Xiaofei turned to look at Li Yifei, then suddenly threw herself into his arms and clung tightly to his waist, sobbing loudly.

Li Yifei patted Meng Xiaofei’s back and said with a smile, "It’s okay, it’s okay, there’s nothing to be afraid of now."

"Brother Li, it’s all my fault. If I hadn’t yelled out like that at that moment, you wouldn’t have faced such danger. I’m so sorry."

Had it not been for Meng Xiaofei, Li Yifei and Lin Qiong would have completed their mission perfectly. But there was no use blaming Meng Xiaofei now, especially since she was so frightened. Li Yifei couldn’t bear to upset her further and, caressing her hair, he said softly, "It’s okay. We completed our mission. It was just a minor slip-up at the end, which didn’t really affect anything."

"Really?" Meng Xiaofei quickly lifted her head, gazing at Li Yifei with hope.

"Of course it’s true. When have I ever lied to you?" Li Yifei asked with a smile.

"Never. Brother Li never lies to me." Meng Xiaofei immediately brightened up, and in her excitement, she suddenly leaned forward and kissed Li Yifei on the cheek.

"Hey, hey, no need to get that excited, right?" Li Yifei said, a little embarrassed.

Meng Xiaofei was the carefree type. Once Li Yifei had mitigated her responsibility, she felt as though she wasn’t to blame, laughing and said, "It doesn’t matter since Yiyi isn’t here. Kissing you once isn’t a big deal."

Li Yifei was speechless. Yiyi wasn’t here, but Lin Qiong was around. You couldn’t just ignore her presence. He laughed awkwardly and said, "You really are playing around. Alright, rest here for a bit, I need to speak with Officer Lin."

"Okay, you talk. I won’t interrupt," Meng Xiaofei said, suddenly acting very obedient.

Li Yifei and Lin Qiong exchanged glances, then both entered the bedroom and closed the door. Lin Qiong immediately crossed her arms and glared at Li Yifei, "Wow, you’ve hooked up with a stewardess now."

Li Yifei hastily said, "There’s nothing between us. You saw it, she kissed me on impulse, and I didn’t respond at all."

"Humph, that’s what you say. If you dare have any designs on her, I’ll..." Lin Qiong said, making a scissor gesture with her fingers and motioning in the area between Li Yifei’s legs.

Li Yifei instinctively crossed his legs and said with a wry smile, "Can we not be so violent?"

Lin Qiong ignored him and continued, "Now that we’ve been discovered, we need to send this evidence up fast. Otherwise, if they run away before we get them, it won’t be easy to catch them."

Li Yifei rubbed his nose and said, "It’s not a matter of whether they’ll run away now. What I’m worried about is... whether those people above will come after us first to stop us from being a threat to them."

Lin Qiong was startled, having not considered this problem before, but what Li Yifei said was very likely. The smuggling group had deep connections. Now that they knew they were going to be exposed, would those implicated take drastic measures?

"Knock, knock!" Just then, someone knocked on the anti-theft door outside. Lin Qiong and Li Yifei looked at each other and simultaneously managed a bitter smile.