Chapter 158: Chapter 151: How can you not take responsibility?
Xiao Lin suddenly felt a shock; the opponent’s movements were incredibly fast, so fast that Xiao Lin almost couldn’t react. Fortunately, his crisis awareness was quite sensitive. In the instant Zhang Teng appeared behind him, all his energy, spirit, and essence were rallied to the highest point. Feeling the fierce wind from the palm strike behind him, his body leaned forward like a spring, while his right foot kicked backward.
Zhang Teng’s punch missed, and facing Xiao Lin’s back kick, he suddenly lifted off the ground, dodging away. Xiao Lin took a breath and, not caring much else, rolled on the ground to escape Zhang Teng’s range of attack.
At this moment, Xiao Lin dared not underestimate Zhang Teng any longer; his speed was incredibly fast, and his strength was surprisingly immense. Xiao Lin didn’t dare to hold back anymore and quickly picked up a Silver Needle, stabbing it into several major acupuncture points on his body. Instantly, he felt his blood boiling, as if an endless stream of power was about to burst out.
"Do you think you’re the only one with such power?" Xiao Lin snorted coldly, clenching his fist, which now seemed a third larger than before, with his entire body brimming with energy.
Very few people could force Xiao Lin to use the Nine Dragons Divine Needle to stimulate his body’s potential. Originally, with Xiao Lin’s skills, killing Zhang Teng would at most require a bit more effort. However, to capture him alive, absolute power was necessary to crush him in one go.
Zhang Teng naturally didn’t believe that Xiao Lin could unleash his internal powers in an instant. This one bottle of Biochemical Medicine Liquid was the result of a full decade of research by the United States Federation. This small bottle fetched a price of millions of USD on the black market, and even with such money, it wasn’t necessarily available for purchase.
"I hope this time you won’t dodge!" Zhang Teng’s eyes gleamed with ferocity as he shouted, his ghostly figure darting towards Xiao Lin, thinking he could once again circle behind Xiao Lin like before.
However, at that moment, Xiao Lin moved, rising to meet Zhang Teng mid-air. The two engaged in a matchless contest of strength, devoid of any technique but purely a battle of power.
"Boom!" As their fists collided, an explosive sound rang out, detonating in mid-air.
Zhang Teng looked at Xiao Lin in disbelief, feeling a faint scent of death enveloping him. His strength, tripled, was surprisingly blocked by Xiao Lin, and moreover, Xiao Lin’s counterattack grew increasingly powerful, making Zhang Teng feel his own power was so insignificant.
Zhang Teng’s body, like a kite with a broken string, crashed directly into the wall of the hall. With a boom, the wall couldn’t withstand Xiao Lin’s punch, breaking a large hole when struck by Zhang Teng’s body, the residual force only dissipated afterward.
At this moment, Zhang Teng’s entire nervous system suffered severe damage, and the efficacy of the Biochemical Medicine Liquid was shattered by Xiao Lin’s punch. Zhang Teng was left extremely weak, unable to even attempt suicide; his whole body was in immense pain, blood churning within, spitting out several mouthfuls of fresh blood, utterly devoid of any strength.
"So, will you talk now?" Xiao Lin walked over casually, squatting down to look at Zhang Teng and asked.
"Talk about what? I don’t know what I should say!" Zhang Teng feigned ignorance.
Xiao Lin said blandly, "It seems you haven’t figured it out yet. It looks like I’ll have to send you somewhere to clear your head!"
"Are you talking about Dragon Soul?" Zhang Teng couldn’t help but ask.
"Seems like you know a lot, so you have to go!" Xiao Lin stopped wasting words, and his hands moved like blossom-picking, pressing several points on Zhang Teng’s body, ensuring his meridians were sealed off, then said lightly, "Since you know, and possess such skills, it seems you have many secrets on you!"
At this moment, Zhang Teng wished he could die, but he no longer had that option.
Just then, Xiao Lin vaguely heard the sound of Lin Zhifang outside, suggesting that he had reached the outside of the intersection and was using a loudspeaker to demand the surrender of the robbers inside.
Grabbing Zhang Teng, Xiao Lin strode away.
On the way back, Xiao Lin was merciless towards Zhang Teng’s subordinates. Whenever he encountered one isolated, he basically eliminated them. Along the way, Xiao Lin managed to wipe out five or six isolated bandits, even destroying a heavy weapon. With Xiao Lin’s skills, eliminating these lone bandits didn’t take much effort. If it weren’t for the remaining bandits sticking together, making it difficult to act, and carrying Zhang Teng, Xiao Lin would have eradicated them.
Carrying Zhang Teng up the mountain slowed him down considerably. By the time he reached the top, he saw from above that helicopter rotors were roaring in the distance. Three helicopters approached from afar, likely armed helicopters dispatched by the Yanjing Military Region for support.
By now, Xiao Lin could clearly hear the surrender command echoing below, indicating that the bandits at the pass should lay down their arms and surrender, come out of the mountain pass, or they would be killed without mercy. The tone was quite firm. However, it was not Lin Zhifang’s voice this time; instead, another voice had taken over.
At the pass, Lin Zhifang, Wu Shuang, and others in the temporary command room occasionally glanced towards the pass, their expressions quite anxious.
"Report, the armed helicopters from Yanjing Military Region are about to arrive, awaiting instructions!" The communicator entered the command room, asking Lin Zhifang for instructions.
"Hmm, I understand! Still no news from Mr. Xiao?" Lin Zhifang frowned, asking. Xiao Lin had been inside for almost two hours, and there had been no movement. Now, with armed helicopters already arriving, they were about to conduct bombardments and strafing inside the mountains.
"Not yet!"
"Why did he leave his phone outside? We can’t contact him at all!" Lin Zhifang was frustrated. If Hua Qingyi from the Hua family were here, there might be a way to contact Qin Ying.
"Director, I think even if Mr. Xiao went inside, it’s likely he wouldn’t stay at the pass; he should be heading towards the Zhang family’s villa!" Wu Shuang spoke up at this moment.
Lin Zhifang thought about it and agreed with Wu Shuang’s reasoning. He then nodded and said to the communications officer, "Immediately notify the members in the armed helicopters to seal the pass with fire, to cover our entry through the pass."
"Yes!"
More than two hundred SWAT officers stood ready, and the three armed helicopters dispatched from the Yanjing Military Region were already overhead, roaring as they crossed the mountaintop and entered the valley.
At this moment, the bandits inside the pass looked at the circling armed helicopters overhead, turning pale in fright. When the three helicopters dropped three bombs overhead, they did not injure anyone, but several bandits rushed towards the pass, loudly shouting not to shoot.
T-Rex and Scorpion were furious, shooting and killing two bandits who attempted to flee, but they couldn’t stop the other bandits from running to the pass to surrender.
"Cowards, do you think surrendering your weapons will spare you from death? Killing one is worth the price, killing two earns extra!" Scorpion shouted fiercely.
However, even with the violence from Scorpion and T-Rex, they couldn’t stop the bandits’ desire to escape for their lives. They knew that surrendering didn’t guarantee safety, but not surrendering certainly meant death.
The ten or so bandits following T-Rex and Scorpion all had blood on their hands. They weren’t too afraid of death and stayed with T-Rex and Scorpion.
Meanwhile, Xiao Lin was still on the mountain. The way down was obviously more difficult than going up, especially with Zhang Teng on his shoulder, increasing the challenge. Spotting the armed helicopters flying overhead, followed by explosions heard from below, Xiao Lin didn’t rush, slowly making his way down the mountain.
With the support of the three armed helicopters, Lin Zhifang led over two hundred SWAT officers into the pass, encountering many unarmed bandits rushing out. They were not shot immediately but captured one by one and taken outside.
T-Rex and Scorpion considered firing rockets at the pass. However, the armed helicopters above weren’t just for show. When a flare burst in the sky, the entire valley lit up like daylight, exposing T-Rex and Scorpion’s location.
Subsequently, six artillery shells carpeted the area, instantly creating a sea of fire. The two, along with over ten bandits, didn’t even have time to groan before being blown to pieces, leaving no remains.
The SWAT team only fired a few stray bullets throughout the battle, charging unimpeded to the villa. Lin Zhifang was extremely anxious, hoping Xiao Lin hadn’t encountered any problems. If Xiao Lin were captured, would they retreat or not?
However, to Lin Zhifang’s surprise, as the main force charged into the villa, they discovered signs of a struggle on the second floor. Just wondering what happened, the communicator buzzed, with Wu Shuang outside reporting to Lin Zhifang, "Director Lin, Mr. Xiao has safely reached outside the mountain and captured Zhang Teng!"
Upon hearing Wu Shuang’s report, Lin Zhifang was relieved and said, "Good, that’s great!"
"By the way, Mr. Xiao asked you to thoroughly search Zhang Teng’s villa!"
"Yes, I will do that!" Lin Zhifang would naturally conduct a thorough search of Zhang Teng’s villa.
At this time, Xiao Lin was already in the temporary command center outside the mountain, where Wu Shuang was left in case Xiao Lin needed someone to contact after coming out.
Wu Shuang put down the phone, looked at Xiao Lin, and said, "I’ve informed Director Lin. By the way, your girlfriend called. She said she’s already picked up the person and is heading back to Yanjing. There’s another call from someone named Night Eagle. He said he’s arrived in Yanjing and asked you to contact him!" After saying this, Wu Shuang handed Xiao Lin his phone.
Xiao Lin took the phone, then pointed to Zhang Teng and said, "You take care of Zhang Teng. Someone will pick him up tomorrow. Make sure you guard him well tonight!"
"No problem!" Wu Shuang nodded in agreement.
"If there’s nothing else, I’ll head back. You can handle things here." Xiao Lin saw that the inside was already secured, so Lin Zhifang would handle the rest. Since Night Eagle had arrived, Xiao Lin needed to return to Yanjing to plan.
Wu Shuang looked at Xiao Lin with wide eyes and said, "How can you be so irresponsible...?" But before finishing, Xiao Lin had already walked out.
Wu Shuang stomped her feet in frustration but couldn’t say anything.
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