Xia Chujian glanced at the license plate, which had seven 8s. It must be a special kind of license plate that ordinary people couldn't get.
She checked this type of car on the Star Network and found that its functions were far inferior to a Flying Vehicle, but the price was about the same as an ordinary Civilian Flying Vehicle.
It really was a car only the rich could afford.
But why would a rich person come to this place with almost no customers in this weather? Could they be here for medical treatment like Ning Sa? Xia Chujian's heart stirred. She conveniently turned on the Quantum Optical Brain's camera, took pictures of the car and the license plate, and then went upstairs with two boxes of Yangchun Noodles and a box of Roasted Cake.
As soon as she got out of the elevator, she heard a barking sound coming from the end of the corridor on this floor.
Xia Chujian's heart sank.
The end of this corridor was Aunt's studio! She quickly exerted force and ran, soon arriving at the entrance of Aunt's "Life is in the Distance" studio.
The studio door was actually closed, and two burly men in black raincoats stood at the door.
They were also wearing sunglasses, with their hands crossed in front of them, looking arrogant.
Their aura was oppressive, and their demeanor was very much like Gene Evolvers.
Inside the studio, the Big Black Dog was barking more and more urgently, and Aunt's screaming voice could be heard...
Xia Chujian frowned.
This was impossible.
Because the soundproofing in Aunt's ward was particularly good, it was impossible for screaming to be heard.
Unless the door wasn't closed, or Aunt wasn't in that ward, but in the living room.
But no matter what, she knew something must have happened.
The more this was the case, the calmer Xia Chujian became.
She narrowed her eyes very calmly, and also glanced at the surveillance camera above the studio door.
Hmm, it's been destroyed. It seems the people who came aren't stupid. This also proved from the side that the people who came were doing bad things, otherwise why would they destroy the surveillance in the first place?
But, it doesn't matter, my Quantum Optical Brain camera is still on...
Xia Chujian slowly put down the two boxes of food she had just bought, walked over, and asked in a cold voice, "Who are you? Why are you standing in front of my company?"
The two men wearing sunglasses looked at each other.
The big man standing on the left side of the door said arrogantly, "Your company? It won't be for long. From now on, our young master has the say here!"
"Who is your young master?"
"You don't even know who our young master is? Our young master... Ah—!"
Before the man could finish speaking, Xia Chujian directly kicked him in the solar plexus, causing the man on the left to bend over.
Because it was too painful, the man's body below the neck changed all of a sudden, turning into a crocodile about 1.5 meters long! Only the head was still a human head.
So they're not Gene Evolvers, they're Humanoids! Xia Chujian didn't have time to be surprised, and then followed up with a spinning back kick, kicking the man on the right in the face, causing the man on the right to be covered in blood.
The man on the right also transformed instantly, growing a wolf's head and strong hind limbs, but his two front limbs were particularly short.
This wasn't a wolf, but a Bei.
Xia Chujian raised her eyebrows.
This Humanoid actually had the Gene of a Bei.
These two Humanoids weren't easy to deal with either.
Before, the two of them were stunned by Xia Chujian's sudden attack and didn't react.
Now that they had come back to their senses, the Bei-man stood up straight and pulled out a gun from his no-longer-fitting clothes, pointing it at Xia Chujian and saying, "You dare to hit Laozi! Grandpa thinks you're tired of living! We'll play these three bitches to death! And then sell them to the Dark Web!"
But Xia Chujian was faster than them.
When she kicked out with both feet, she had already pulled out her Qu Zhong 110 Hand Cannon that she carried with her.
She didn't have the habit of talking harshly to living enemies.
Two shots were fired directly, accurately hitting the Bei-man's two upright hind legs.
The caliber of the Qu Zhong 110 Handgun was much larger than that of ordinary handguns, which was why it had the nickname "Hand Cannon".
These two shots instantly blew off the two hind legs of the jackal-humanoid, blood splattering everywhere. It collapsed to the ground, unable to stand upright.
At the same time, Xia Chujian switched hands and shot the alligator-humanoid in the back, directly piercing its spine, rendering it unable to crawl or use its thick tail to sweep at Xia Chujian.
The two humanoids howled. The jackal-humanoid wasn't a coward either. Although Xia Chujian had preemptively blown off its two hind legs, it still managed to fire two shots at Xia Chujian.
Of course, its aim was much worse. One shot blasted a hole in the opposite wall, and the other hit the ceiling.
Xia Chujian waited until it had fired before firing her own shots, one for each, straight into the back of their heads! After killing these two guards outside, Xia Chujian opened the studio door and went straight in, gun raised.
The Big Black Dog's howl and Aunt's scream were coming from the room where Ning Sa was.
That room was indeed not closed!
Xia Chujian approached the door, gun in hand, and was immediately stunned by the scene inside.
She saw Aunt standing in front of Ning Sa's hospital bed, a man holding a gun pointed at Aunt's forehead.
But the Big Black Dog was stubbornly biting the man's leg, refusing to let go.
The man angrily retaliated, firing a shot at the Big Black Dog's head with a *bang*! The Big Black Dog, however, seemed well-trained, and just as the man fired, it rammed into his leg.
The man's hand shook slightly, and the bullet grazed the Big Black Dog's head.
The Big Black Dog collapsed.
The man immediately turned back and said sternly to Xia Yuanfang, "Since you won't move, you can die in her place!"
As he spoke, his finger was about to pull the trigger.
Xia Chujian didn't waste any time. With quick eyes and hands, she fired a shot, hitting the man in the back of the head.
The Qu Zhong 110 Hand Cannon was extremely powerful. At close range, it was like a Sniper Bullet. The bullet entered from the back of the head and exited from the bridge of the nose, directly causing a penetrating wound to the man's head!
The man's hand loosened, and the handgun instantly slipped and fell to the ground.
Xia Yuanfang quickly pushed him away.
With a thud, the man fell to the ground, twitched a few times, and then stopped moving.
Xia Chujian rushed forward and fired several more shots into the man's heart, ensuring he was thoroughly dead, before looking up at Xia Yuanfang.
She was still holding the gun, the overflowing killing intent hadn't had time to dissipate, her eyes were resolute and ruthless, and her expression was cold and icy.
It was completely different from her usual cheerful and even occasionally submissive demeanor in front of Xia Yuanfang.
Xia Yuanfang almost didn't recognize her.
Xia Chujian quickly composed herself, still holding the gun with both hands, remaining vigilant, and asked in a low voice, "Aunt, is there anyone else here?"
Xia Yuanfang nodded, saying with a complicated expression, "There are two more at the door..."
"Oh, I killed them all," Xia Chujian said casually, then immediately realized something was wrong and added, "They fired first, I was acting in self-defense."
Xia Yuanfang looked at the man lying on the ground, thought about the extra shots Xia Chujian had fired, and murmured, "...Wasn't he already dead? Why shoot him again?"
Xia Chujian shrugged. "This person had a weapon and might be a Gene Evolver. We can't take it for granted. If the other party still has the ability to act, they could launch a counterattack before dying, and we'd all be dead."
Xia Yuanfang slowly sat up straight on the edge of Ning Sa's hospital bed, looked at the messy state of the room, thought about the two corpses at the door, and said in a low voice, "...Call the Punishment Department, people died here after all."
Xia Chujian comforted Xia Yuanfang, "Aunt, don't be afraid, we acted in self-defense. They all had guns, one was a Gene Evolver, and two were humanoids. We'll be fine."
Xia Yuanfang closed her eyes and said, "They came for Ms. Ning, I'm worried..."
Before she could finish speaking, Ning Sa opened her eyes.
The commotion had been too loud. Ning Sa had finally broken through the effects of the anesthetic and regained consciousness.
She clutched her stomach, sat up from the hospital bed, looked at the dead man in front of the bed, and then at Xia Chujian, who was still holding the gun, and said in surprise, "...You killed him? You know how to use a gun?"
Xia Chujian blew on the still-hot muzzle and said, "Yes, I'm a Bounty Hunter with credentials. Killing people with a gun is my profession."
Ning Sa's eyes widened. "You're a member of the Dark Night Hunter Association?!"
"That's right, I even have my own Team," Xia Chujian said, looking at Ning Sa. "Ms. Ning, do you know why these people wanted to kill you?"
Ning Sa calmed herself down and first said to Xia Yuanfang, "Doctor Xia, I didn't expect you to protect us, mother and son, even at the cost of your life. I owe you a life, no, two lives. From now on, I consider you my friend. If you need anything, just say the word. My name, Ning Sa, still carries some weight in Mulan City!"
Xia Chujian and Xia Yuanfang exchanged glances, completely not understanding what she meant.
Ning Sa looked at the expressions of the aunt and niece, confirming her guess.
This aunt and niece really didn't care at all about the political ecology of Mulan City...
She said in a light voice, "Although I am a Humanoid, because of that man, I opened a small company in Mulan City under his protection, and cooperated with the Law and Justice Department to release some lists."
Cooperating with the Law and Justice Department and releasing lists...
Xia Chujian's mind worked quickly, and she immediately blurted out, "...Lists? It wouldn't be the Hunted List, would it?!"
That was a list that all Bounty Hunters in the Beichen Empire were staring at! Ning Sa smiled slightly, "Chujian is a Bounty Hunter, so she should be familiar with the Hunted List. Well, my company is responsible for the release and daily handling of the Hunted List, such as verifying the identities of both parties, and providing funds guarantee and transfer for both parties. Of course, we also charge a certain percentage of handling fees."
Xia Chujian said happily, "You are really amazing! That list releases so many tasks every day, the circulating funds alone must be hundreds of millions every day?!"
Ning Sa smiled bitterly, "...This number is not an exaggeration, of course, it is also because the benefits are great, and many people are staring at me."
"...But the Hunted List has existed for many years, right?" Xia Chujian looked Ning Sa up and down, feeling that she was at most in her early thirties, no more, but the Hunted List was at least several hundred years old, as long as the history of Bounty Hunters.
Ning Sa said, "Before me, the Hunted List was a folk list, which was not recognized by the authorities and was often banned. It appeared again every few years. After me, I brought it from the gray area into a normal industry, so that all Bounty Hunters don't have to be afraid of being hunted down by both their enemies and the authorities after accepting the tasks on it."
Xia Chujian said "Oh" to show that she understood.
She pointed the Qu Zhong 110 Handgun at the man who had been killed on the ground and asked, "Then these people want to take advantage of your poor health to kill you, so they can seize the ownership of the Hunted List?"
"...It's more than just taking advantage of my poor health." Ning Sa sneered, "They should also know that I broke up with that man, so they came to hunt me down unscrupulously."
Xia Chujian said, "They think you have lost your backer, and with such a big gold mine in your hands, it would be strange if these people didn't have crooked thoughts."
Ning Sa chuckled, "I'm not a pushover either. When my child is born..."
She touched her belly, and a trace of cold and fierce killing intent appeared on her beautiful face.
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