Aunt Qin turned her head slightly, muttering something, then turned back and continued viciously, "You brat, tell me, who are you? Who sent you? Why did you kill our young lady! And you even dared to kill her to silence her! Damn it, if you had come any later, those guys would have been forced to talk by my son!"
Her tone was quite smug, tinged with a fierce triumph:
"You saw it too, didn't you? Most of the bones in those guys you silenced are broken. It's a wonder they could hold on, but how could they? They couldn't withstand my son's torture! He used to be a mercenary in Yemen, Haiti, Egypt, Libya, and other places, specializing in torture and forced confessions! Trying to fight my son? Bah!"
"If you hadn't arrived a step earlier, they would have talked!"
"You better tell me right now, or else, hmph, I'll torture you too! I'll find a fruit knife, cut your face from forehead to chin into long strips, and then slowly, tear it off piece by piece. I'll make you suffer to death, make you lose your face, and see how you dare to mess with men again!"
These words weren't just menacing; they were downright vicious, emanating a chilling aura from the deepest depths of hell. Therefore, Shangguan Bei was helpless, Lu Chen was astonished, and even Yu Menglan's face changed color.
"Will you talk or not!" Qin Ma shoved the gun into Yu Menglan's mouth, causing her to grunt and even gag slightly.
Upon hearing that voice, Lu Chen knew that this beautiful woman he had restrained had never performed oral sex on a man; her voice was too innocent, too pure.
Now, Lu Chen felt even more heartache. He was even considering switching sides, feeling dissatisfied with Qin Ma and sympathetic towards Yu Menglan.
He couldn't help but say, "Qin Ma, if you stuff a gun barrel in her mouth, she can't speak even if she wants to!"
Qin Ma suddenly realized, "Oh right! This little bitch, her lower mouth can't speak!"
Lu Chen was immediately dumbfounded. My god, was this really something a middle-aged woman would say? He looked at Shangguan Bei, who wore a helpless expression.
Qin Ma pulled out her pistol and shouted, "Speak!"
Yu Menglan gave her a cold look, a strange smile, then pouted and spat! A mouthful of bloody saliva flew hard onto Qin Ma's forehead, making a loud "thud!"
Qin Ma cried out in pain!
Yu Menglan's saliva, imbued with internal force, was like a small stone hitting Qin Ma's forehead.
A small bump quickly rose there.
Qin Ma roared in anger, raising her hand and slamming it down hard on Yu Menglan's face!
"No!" Shangguan Bei cried out, as if she were the one about to be hit.
Lu Chen also shouted, "No!"
But, with a thud, Qin Ma's hand had already struck Yu Menglan's face. And it wasn't empty-handed; it was the hand tightly gripping the pistol. The force was naturally much greater than with an empty hand.
It was like throwing a punch with your bare hand versus throwing a punch while holding a bunch of keys—the latter was far more powerful!
Lu Chen felt a tremendous force strike him, causing him to stagger.
Yu Menglan screamed in pain.
Originally, Lu Chen could have easily resisted that force and continued to hold onto Yu Menglan. But seeing her so badly beaten, his compassionate heart wouldn't allow him to do so, even if this woman named Yu Menglan wanted to kill Shangguan Bei. Beautiful women are one of the most precious resources on Earth; we must cherish them!
With this thought in mind, Lu Chen cried out and fell backward, throwing Yu Menglan aside. At the same time, he whispered in her ear, "Run!"
Aunt Qin screamed, "Grab her!"
Then she immediately grabbed a pistol and pointed it at her.
This Aunt Qin, she can actually fire a gun, and she actually fired!
Bang!
But Yu Menglan reacted quickly. She leaped up, protecting her head with her hands, and lunged towards the French windows! Her movements were like a cannonball.
Lu Chen was stunned, instinctively wanting to shout, "Hey, those are thick French windows! You'll get knocked out! Why are you so stupid, running straight in there? There's a door right there!"
Before he could finish his instinctive shout, a loud bang was heard!
Followed by the crashing sound of glass shattering on the floor.
The newly installed glass window had a large hole smashed in the middle, riddled with long and short, sharp shards of glass. The remaining glass around the edges was also cracked.
At first glance, the gaping hole in the glass wall looked like the gaping maw of some prehistoric beast, surrounded by sharp teeth!
Just like that, Yu Menglan, whose body looked rather delicate, had such great force that she smashed through the glass and escaped.
Lu Chen watched, feeling his hands and feet turn cold, on the verge of tears.
My God! What a tragedy! The glass wall that was just installed is already shattered again!
As if in response to Lu Chen, a small piece of glass above the gaping hole wobbled slightly, then fell with a thud, shattering into several more pieces, and remained there silently.
Everyone was stunned. After a while, Qin Ma actually turned around and accused Lu Chen of not holding onto Yu Menglan properly, letting her escape like that. Before Lu Chen could respond, Shangguan Bei spoke up angrily:
"Aunt Qin, this is my last warning to you, don't be so rude when you come out with me! First, you grabbed my gun, that was dangerous, you know? Then, you beat her up like that. Such a beautiful woman, even if you wanted to interrogate her, you shouldn't have hit her face! Don't you know that appearance is what women care about most?"
"And now you're even cursing Brother Chen who saved me again, I… I'm really going to be driven mad by you!"
As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes.
What she found most unbearable was that Lu Chen had saved her, yet he still had to endure Aunt Qin's scolding.
This accusation left Aunt Qin pale with fright, apologizing to Shangguan Bei one moment and to Lu Chen the next. Lu Chen smiled wryly, shook his head, and said it was nothing. He found a tissue to wipe Shangguan Bei's tears, saying, "Xiao Bei, don't be too angry. Qin Ma was just worried about you. Seeing you being assassinated again, she was very concerned and wanted to find out who was behind it as soon as possible to prevent similar incidents from happening again, right, Qin Ma?"
As he spoke, Lu Chen looked at Qin Ma.
Qin Ma's face showed gratitude, and she nodded repeatedly.
Then, Lu Chen looked at the damaged glass wall and couldn't help but cry out in despair, "Damn it, I'm so unlucky! The glass wall was smashed a couple of days ago, and now it's been vandalized again! Is this shop unsuitable for glass walls?"
Shangguan Bei tugged at his sleeve and softly comforted him, "Brother Chen, don't be sad! Our group's real estate company has a subsidiary that does interior design and decoration. I'll get them to install a new glass wall for you, a double-layered one, where you can even keep fish in it. It'll look really nice, okay?"
"That's great!" Lu Chen smiled through his tears.
At this moment, Zhong Ji and his group returned. Seeing the chaotic scene, they were all shocked.
"W-what…" Zhong Ji was stunned. "What happened?"
Qin Ma's bad temper flared up again. She strode over and pointed at Zhong Ji's nose, yelling, "What have you all been doing? Going out for afternoon tea? Do you know how dangerous it was for Miss just now! That bitch came back with a pistol and almost killed her! Luckily, Mr. Lu was there, otherwise… Humph!"
"You're all bastards! I'm going to have Pang Bei fire you! You're all worthless scoundrels! Didn't you go after that bitch? How come she came back? And you chased her for so long…"
Spit was spraying all over Zhong Ji's face, but Zhong Ji and the other bodyguards were meek and submissive, not daring to argue back, not even daring to show any anger. Their faces were full of panic.
While Qin Ma was scolding Zhong Ji, Lu Chen couldn't help but whisper to Shangguan Bei, "Xiao Bei, Qin Ma's status in your family must be pretty good, right? She's so fierce! Really... fiercer than Rong Momo!"
Shangguan Bei looked annoyed and answered Lu Chen's question quietly.
This Qin Ma had served the Shangguan family since her grandmother's generation. You could say she was a third-generation nanny in the Shangguan family, and because of her loyalty and dedication, even saving her master's life, she held a high position within the family. Even some of the family's collateral branches treated her with utmost respect.
Especially Qin Ma, she had a very capable son named Leng Guo. Leng Guo had worked as a mercenary in various countries and regions in Africa, East Asia, and West Asia, and after returning to China, he had been serving the Shangguan family ever since. He possessed considerable martial prowess; even Pang Bei had to show him some deference. In terms of rank, he was only one level below him, serving as the deputy director of the Flying Eagle Group's security department, and also the captain of the Shangguan family's bodyguard team.
He was ranked among the top ten martial arts masters in Yunzhou City.
Thinking this, Lu Chen couldn't help but think of Bald Qiang from the Golden Coast. That guy was also a mercenary, and quite skilled. He wondered where he would rank in Yunzhou City's martial arts master rankings.
Dongzi, one of Lingzi's men from Hong Qingtang, had once said that Bald Qiang was ranked in the top twenty. However, Lu Chen hadn't heard that.
Speaking of which, Qin Ma had such a strong background in the Shangguan family, plus a very promising son. She was privileged because of her son, which was why she dared to be so arrogant.
Of course, this arrogance was based on the principle of loyalty and duty, without any personal desire.
At this moment, Qin Ma finally finished her reprimand, panting heavily.
Zhong Ji, wiping his face with saliva, respectfully recounted what had happened on their end. They had been chasing that woman, following her through countless streets and even climbing many buildings, but in the end, they still lost her. Only then did they realize something was wrong and rushed back, only to witness this scene.
"Bullshit!" Qin Ma shouted again, "You were gone for less than five minutes, and they were back. You were gone for almost twenty minutes!"
Zhong Ji was speechless.
Lu Chen spoke up: "Aunt Qin, didn't you just say that several women went to kill people to cover their tracks the other night? I reckon that such cunning female assassins, the ones Ji and the others were chasing were definitely body doubles! The body doubles lured them away. It's not Ji's fault; it's all because those women were too cunning! This shows that Yu Menglan was indeed the one who killed people to cover their tracks that night."
Aunt Qin turned her head and gave Lu Chen a thumbs up: "Yes, Mr. Lu's analysis is excellent, that's exactly right! Those women are too cunning!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Zhong Ji breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought so too."
Aunt Qin turned and glared at him: "You guys are stupid too!"
Zhong Ji quickly nodded and bowed: "Yes, yes, we're stupid too!"