Chapter 56 (1/2)

After evading the possibly lethal shot, Ling Chen did not stop moving. At the same time, he ferociously flicked his wrist, and the bullet that he was clasping flew out, landing squarely on the right eye of the mask.

“Arghh!”

The kidnapper let out a miserable scream and hurriedly covered his right eye, fresh blood leaking from between his fingers.

An opportunity!

Taking advantage of the fact that the kidnapper was distracted, Ling Chen hastened his footsteps and shot forward, like a fierce predator pouncing on its prey. In the blink of an eye, he reached the kidnapper’s side and in one swift motion, he snatched away the kidnapper’s gun while simultaneously embracing Xiao Hua’s body. He then quickly distanced himself from the kidnapper.

At that moment, the kidnapper had torn off his mask. One of his hands was clutching at his right eye, while his left eye squinted slightly, viciously glaring at Ling Chen.

“Friend, surrender. Considering the magnitude of your crimes, you will be sentenced to life at worst, if you perform well you may even be released in this lifetime. ”

“Don’t dream of it.”

The kidnapper coldly replied, before slowly allowing his hand to drop. Suddenly, Ling Chen could see a bullet embedded in the kidnapper’s right eye. His entire face was red with blood, embarrassing and terrible.

“Since the mission has failed, my death is just a matter of time. Shoot me.”

Ling Chen shrugged. “If you want to die, then find a wall to smash your head against. I will not play with you.”

The kidnapper nodded his head. “Brat, you should watch your back. Since you thwarted our mission, my superiors will definitely not let you off.”

As he said that, he then swiftly turned his body and dashed towards a stone pier beside the guardrail.

Seeing his actions, Ling Chen’s complexion changed. Ling Chen only meant it as a joke but never expected the kidnapper to actually try to commit suicide. Knowing that even if he moved, he would not make it on time, Ling Chen fired a shot with the gun.

Peng!

Immediately, a new hole bore through the foot of the kidnapper, and his entire body crashed heavily onto the ground, collapsing a few metres away from the stone pier.

“Friend, there’s still an underage child here. If you want to die, then find another location.”

“You…” The kidnapper glared at Ling Chen with a visage full of rage and resentment.

Ling Chen ignored his gaze, however. His attention focused on unravelling the cable tie restraint around Xiao Hua’s body. He removed the old cloth stuffed into her mouth and asked concernedly, “Lass, are you okay?”

Xiao Hua dabbed at the tear stains streaking across her face. As though she had forgotten about the mortal danger she had been in moments ago, her face broke into an incomparably wide and ecstatic grin. “Big Brother, thank you for saving me!”

“No need to be so polite. Lass, weren’t you staying beside Elder He all this while? How did these people capture you?”

Although he had never actually sparred with He Ziyun, his intuition told him that He Ziyun was absolutely a formidable expert. He was even stronger than Ye Yongliang. Due to this fact, Ling Chen could not understand how the kidnappers managed to abduct Xiao Hua.

Xiao Hua lowered her head, staring pointedly at her toes and sheepishly saying, “I… I heard someone was selling candied apples outside. Usually Master doesn’t allow me to eat sweets, so I snuck out to buy some.”

Ling Chen gave a wry smile. I couldn’t tell, but this little girl is actually a glutton! He caressed her small head and brought the cable tie over to the kidnapper to bind him. However, at this instant, the kidnapper grabbed onto his wrist. Clenching his teeth to resist the sharp pain in his eye and thigh, the kidnapper hoarsely pleaded, “Kill me. I’m begging you, please kill me!”