Lin Fan handed a pistol to Ma Qun.
"These bastards, Ma Qun, have no idea what they're up against. Once we fight our way out, we’ll come back stronger and tear their organization apart! The Gao family from Pangolin won’t get away with it either. We’ll settle the score with every single one of them!"
Ma Qun shook his head and didn’t take the gun. After all, he had been shot in the hand and body. At this point, the odds were not in his favor.
"Brother Lin, you take it. I’m already a dead man walking. I don’t want to drag you down."
"Stop talking nonsense! Take it!"
Lin Fan’s expression hardened as he shoved the pistol into Ma Qun’s hand.
Was he joking?
How could he not take the gun?
If they got caught by the enemy, having a gun at least gave him a chance to end it himself.
Otherwise, he might end up betraying the Dragon King later.
What then?
Even brothers have to settle their debts clearly!
Who could guarantee what would happen in the future?
An Youyi had defected from the Dragon King Hall, and so had Li Jiaxin. Even the supposedly loyal Pangolin had turned against them.
It was all so damn treacherous!
In this world, it’s best not to trust anyone but yourself.
Ma Qun was moved once again.
Meanwhile, the sound of fireworks exploding continued to echo around them.
Lin Fan and Ma Qun had initially planned to head toward crowded areas. After all, more people meant more chaos, and blending into a crowd would be the safest bet.
But now, that plan was no longer an option.
"Ma Qun, let’s go! These idiots are digging their own graves. They thought they were being clever, but we can use their own tricks against them. Stay away from the fireworks!"
Lin Fan analyzed the situation.
Ma Qun naturally had no objections.
Soon, the two of them reached an agreement.
Ma Qun stopped refusing. With a gun, he could at least cover Lin Fan. If they were lucky, they might even escape.
"All units, be advised! All units, be advised! Lin Fan and Ma Qun have obtained three handguns. Their target is moving toward West City Road."
Gao Liyuan bit her thin lip and relayed the information as it was.
On the other side, everyone became alert.
Lin Fan had gotten his hands on a gun.
This was going to be tough.
Before, they had the upper hand with their weapons.
Now, the odds were almost even.
It was either kill or be killed.
A fifty-fifty chance of death.
They had to stay on guard.
An Youyi was in a bloodthirsty frenzy.
Xu Shi’s warnings hadn’t been baseless.
If Lin Fan managed to escape this time, he would surely become a menace in the future!
Lin Fan had to die!
After running a few more kilometers,
In just two or three kilometers,
Danger lurked everywhere.
Lin Fan and Ma Qun were gasping for breath.
Lin Fan was in slightly better shape, having only suffered a graze from a bullet.
But Ma Qun’s condition was dire.
The bleeding that had been temporarily stopped started again due to the intense movement.
Blood gushed out of his body as if it were free.
New wounds had also appeared.
The only reason Ma Qun was still conscious was thanks to a small pill Lin Fan had given him earlier.
"Brother Lin, I don’t think I’ll make it out of here. This time, you should really go. Don’t worry about me."
Ma Qun forced a grim smile.
His complexion looked rosy, but it was just a final burst of energy before the end.
Death was inevitable.
Lin Fan also noticed something was off with Ma Qun’s breathing.
"Stop talking nonsense! I want you to live!"
Ma Qun shook his head and smiled. "I’ve already taken a few of them down with me. That’s enough."
"Damn it! How do these bastards always know where we are? There must be a trick!"
Lin Fan furrowed his brows tightly.
Suddenly, he seemed to realize something.
He cursed loudly.
"Pangolin, I’ll kill you!!!"
Then he raised his gun and fired several shots—
Bang! Bang! Bang!
—at a surveillance camera a few meters above them.
The screen went black.
Nothing could be seen anymore.
"All units, be advised! All units, be advised! Lin Fan has discovered the surveillance equipment. Lin Fan has discovered the surveillance equipment."
Gao Liyuan’s tone was slightly heavier now.
But she herself wasn’t panicking.
After all, this area was a high-end villa district.
Installing extra surveillance for the safety of the wealthy residents wasn’t unreasonable, right?
It wasn’t some remote alley.
Gao Liyuan didn’t believe Lin Fan would waste bullets on these cameras without a second thought.
This time,
Gao Liyuan guessed correctly.
After Lin Fan took out a few more nearby surveillance cameras,
He stopped wasting bullets.
Because the pursuers were closing in.
This time, An Youyi had taken a shortcut.
Along with her were five members of the Han Family from another direction.
"Damn it, you bastards are playing dirty. Go to hell!"
Lin Fan’s eyes burned with rage.
This was too humiliating.
From the very beginning, they had been played like fools.
What they thought was an escape was nothing but a joke.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
With their enemies having the upper hand, running was pointless.
Unless they found a place with fewer surveillance cameras.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The gun muzzle flashed with fire.
The gunshots were relentless.
But they were all drowned out by the sound of fireworks.
The distance between An Youyi and Lin Fan shrank from a hundred meters to seventy or eighty meters.
And the gap was closing fast.
This was thanks to the Han Family members who were helping to pin them down.
Lin Fan was now caught between a rock and a hard place.
Lin Fan, his eyes bloodshot, wielded two guns, firing at the Han Family members ahead.
Meanwhile, Ma Qun stayed behind to cover Lin Fan.
He tried to hold off An Youyi and buy Lin Fan some time.
But with just a handgun,
He was no match for the rapid fire of a submachine gun.
Soon, he was overwhelmed by the firepower.
An Youyi’s swift movements sent chills down Ma Qun’s spine.
He quickly thought of someone they all knew.
"Brother Lin, run! The assassin chasing us from behind is Slaughter!"
Ma Qun screamed hoarsely.
Only then did Lin Fan snap out of it.
No wonder she was so relentless!
Everything made sense now.
An Youyi was a professional assassin, highly skilled and well-equipped.
Even Lin Fan had to tread carefully.
Going head-to-head with that maniac in a firefight was a losing battle.
In the blink of an eye,
Lin Fan made up his mind.
He had to carve a path through the people blocking their way.
Since this was a wealthy area, there were plenty of buildings around.
The stalemate gave An Youyi some time.
When the distance was down to fifty or sixty meters,
An Youyi tossed aside her submachine gun.
She had used up all her ammunition.
The barrel of the gun was already scorching hot.
One more round, and it might have exploded.
This wasn’t because the guns Han Zhiqi provided were of poor quality.
It was just that An Youyi’s usage was too brutal.
The moment she discarded the submachine gun,
An Youyi grabbed the large G from her back.
She charged forward while aiming.
Her movements were swift,
But her hands holding the gun remained steady.
At that moment, Ma Qun thought An Youyi was reloading.
To slow her down,
Ma Qun had no choice but to fire a few shots behind him.
He wanted to intimidate her.
But just then—
Bang!
A bullet struck Ma Qun’s gun hand.
It went straight through his entire hand.
Clang!
The pistol fell to the ground.
Both his hands were now useless.
His body was covered in blood.
Knowing he couldn’t escape,
Lin Fan managed to break through the encirclement ahead.
He shot two Han Family members dead.
One was seriously injured, and two others were lightly wounded.
Since both sides were fighting for their lives,
Lin Fan now had three more bullet wounds.
Compared to the Han Family’s losses,
This was still a stroke of luck.
"Ma Qun, let’s go!!!"
Lin Fan turned back and shouted at Ma Qun.
Ma Qun forced a weak smile.
His voice was faint.
"I can’t go. You go."
The sound of fireworks was too loud.
Ma Qun’s voice was too soft.
Lin Fan could only see Ma Qun’s lips moving.
He also noticed Ma Qun’s hands were useless.
Ma Qun seemed ready to stay behind and hold off An Youyi.
At that moment,
A single tear welled up in Lin Fan’s eyes.
"Ma Qun, take care!! In our next life, we’ll be brothers again! When I return in triumph, I’ll make Slaughter and Pangolin pay for your death!!!"
Lin Fan’s voice was filled with rage.
This An Youyi was too despicable!!
Betrayal would have dire consequences!
He would tear her apart, leaving her unrecognizable.
And Xu Mo’s entire family too.
An Youyi’s betrayal wasn’t without reason.
Xu Mo might have been behind it all.
Tonight’s enemies,
If Lin Fan escaped tonight, he would return with vengeance, sparing no one!
Ma Qun let out a long laugh, then coughed repeatedly, a thick metallic taste of blood rising in his throat. He spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with saliva.
"Take care, Brother Lin. Farewell, and may we never meet again!"
Ma Qun took a deep breath.
His eyes burned with fearlessness.
Over the years, he had killed countless people.
But he had never imagined that one day, he too would be killed.
"Let me be your opponent in this slaughter."
Gritting his teeth against the pain, Ma Qun rolled away like a donkey.
Forty meters... Bang! Thirty meters... Bang! Twenty meters... Bang!
Fifteen meters... Whoosh!
An Youyi drew a dagger from her waist and hurled it with all her might.
The speed was incredible.
Almost as fast as a bullet.
In the next instant,
the dagger pierced Ma Qun's forehead,
leaving only the hilt visible.
Ma Qun's eyes remained wide open in death.
His expression was a mix of bitterness, exhilaration, reluctance, and, above all, a sense of release.
While Ma Qun was holding off An Youyi,
Lin Fan's body radiated an overwhelming killing intent as he fought his way out of the encirclement.
He had taken down two more men and severely injured another.
But Lin Fan himself now bore two more wounds.
These small fry were much easier to deal with than An Youyi.
If he hadn't been in such a hurry to escape,
they wouldn't have been worthy of even scratching him.
He could have toyed with them for hours, slaughtering them all.
But at this moment,
Lin Fan's only thought was to get out as quickly as possible.
"There shouldn't be anyone else left, right?"
Lin Fan pulled out silver needles and swiftly inserted them into several acupoints.
Only then did the bleeding stop.
Of course, it was a forced measure.
It was certain to harm his body,
but it was better than continuing to bleed heavily while fleeing.
He kept the last small pill in his mouth,
ready in case he needed it during a desperate fight.
"You traitorous bitch, I'll make sure you suffer for this one day!"
Lin Fan growled viciously.
Before he could even settle down,
a familiar burly man charged out from the other side,
wielding two submachine guns and firing indiscriminately in Lin Fan's direction.
Rat-tat-tat...
Even though Lin Fan had cover,
the man kept firing relentlessly.
When you're poor, you aim carefully; when you're rich, you spray and pray!
No rules, no mercy, no reasoning.
"Damn it..."
Lin Fan rolled to the side like a donkey.
He too could dual-wield pistols,
but his old-fashioned revolvers
were like toys compared to the man's submachine guns.
"I can't stay here any longer. I need to get out of this godforsaken city, find a safe place to hide, and then leave the country as soon as possible!"
Lin Fan's thoughts raced.
Staying meant certain death.
Everything depended on him escaping!
As the Dragon King, he knew that patience was key to long-term success.
He had learned long ago that as long as he survived, there would always be a chance for revenge.
Revenge could wait.
It could wait until Xu Mo and Zhou Qiaoqiao had children.
It could wait until their children were in middle school,
or even high school or college.
By then, these people would have almost forgotten about him.
And Lin Fan would be more than happy to make them bury their own children,
watching helplessly as the younger generation they had worked so hard to raise perished.
At this thought,
Lin Fan's smile grew even more sinister.
When had he, the mighty Dragon King, ever been humiliated like this?
Meanwhile, Song Ligang had bought some more time.
The remaining members of the Han Family were arriving one after another.
During his escape,
Lin Fan took a bullet but took another life in return.
Suddenly, as he looked at the corpse on the ground,
Lin Fan froze.
"Hahaha... Heaven hasn't abandoned me. I will defy fate!"
He quickly fished out an earpiece from the corpse's ear
and stuffed it into his own.
"Lin Fan was last seen at the intersection in the eastern district. He destroyed all the cameras in the area. Damn it! Surround that area immediately. Don't let him escape again."
"Understood. I'll take a team there right now."
The voice sounded familiar.
A certain troublemaker flashed through Lin Fan's mind.
"Son of a bitch!"
Lin Fan was seething with rage.
It was Red Rose, the one who had swindled him and remained at large.
No wonder the voice sounded so familiar.
Even if the owner of this voice turned to ashes,
even if the voice was digitally altered,
Lin Fan could still recognize it instantly.
No one had ever cheated him out of money and gotten away with it!
Gradually, a smile spread across Lin Fan's face.
He was itching to kill,
but this was also a golden opportunity to escape.
Knowing their next move,
Lin Fan could turn the tables on them.
He could anticipate their plans and act accordingly.
He could even disguise himself as one of them and slip away.
"Little Ma, give me some time. I'll make sure these bastards and their families join you in the afterlife!"
Lin Fan's smile was sinister as he resolved to prolong his revenge.
Now that Xu Mo's family and friends were dead,
their loved ones would be devastated, but Lin Fan felt it wasn't enough.
He had to be ruthless!
He would kill Xu Mo's own children!
And then he would humiliate Xu Mo's woman in front of him. That would be true vengeance!
Lin Fan wasn't sure how Red Rose had gotten involved with Xu Mo,
but everyone connected to Xu Mo had to die!
Meanwhile, on the other side...
"Brother, how did you...?"
Xu Shi was both happy and surprised to see Xu Mo suddenly appear. Xu Mo swiftly covered her mouth with his hand and made a shushing gesture.
Then, with his other hand, he removed the earpiece from her delicate earlobe.
His lips moved slightly,
forming a silent message.
'Stay quiet. Leave the rest to me.'
Xu Shi looked at him, puzzled.
Xu Mo didn't explain further, putting the earpiece into his own ear.
This happened at the same time as Lin Fan putting on the earpiece he had taken from the corpse.
Xu Shi didn't ask any questions.
Xu Mo didn't offer any explanations.
He simply walked off in a certain direction.