Chapter 321: Killing to Stop Killing

So, even when he received the news, he still waited to come out before he turned on his phone to call Zhang Yurong.

Originally, he intended to ask Yurong where she was so he could rush over immediately, but the call was answered quickly and Zhang Yurong urgently asked first: "Where are you?"

"I..." Li Yan was heading to the parking area.

"I just called you, why couldn’t I reach you? Come home immediately, something happened!"

Li Yan’s heart skipped a beat. What he just learned from Liu Chen, who received a call from Fang William, was only that the assassins should all have arrived by now. There might be a result tonight, but no specific arrangements were mentioned.

In fact, as an industry insider, he’s very clear about the whole process. Once a task is posted on the platform and picked up by assassins, it’s no longer within the employer’s control. These assassins aren’t subordinates to the employer; during the process, they won’t report their status back to the employer, nor disclose it on the platform. Only when the results of failure or success are out, there’ll be contact, but not directly with the employer.

So he used Heart Demon on Liu Chen, one reason was to figure out his remaining arrangements, such as Liu Chen saying he had already found a dozen people to kidnap Zhang Yurong, Liu Yunyun, Fang William, etc.; the other reason was to deal with Liu Chen himself. There was no expectation of stopping the assassins through Fang William, or even cancelling these tasks, as it’s already too late for that.

To resolve these assassins already in S City, he must rely on himself!

"Where are you? Find a safe place to hide, I’ll be back immediately!" Although hearing her say something happened, since she could still make a call, it clearly wasn’t at a serious level, there’s still time. And while speaking, he was already at the parking area.

Zhang Yurong felt puzzled hearing his words, "Why hide? I’m heading home now, my mom just called saying my dad almost got into some trouble, I’m not sure what’s going on now, I’m rushing back and so should you. You don’t need to go home, go directly to my parents’ place!"

"Alright. Anyway, be careful, I’m coming over right away!"

It was Zhang Tianyi who ran into trouble, making Li Yan feel slightly reassured. Of course, it’s not that he doesn’t care about his father-in-law, but being in the hospital suggests it hasn’t escalated drastically; otherwise, they’d be in the hospital, where it should be safe. And since Zhang Yurong is already on her way home, asking her to go back and bring Yue Yao likely wouldn’t work. Even if Li Yan wanted to fly over, it would require some time, talking more wouldn’t help now, so he agreed and hurried over.

When Zhang Yurong received the call at home earlier, she tried calling Li Yan, but his phone was unreachable. Helplessly, she had to head back herself. Originally feeling a bit resentful thinking that Li Yan might be out having fun with his phone off, perhaps even fooling around. But hearing his worried words now, her heart warmed.

"Alright, no more talking. Just come over, but be careful driving. By the way, I have Yue Yao with me, in case we need someone to support."

As she was about to hang up, Zhang Yurong’s words surprised Li Yan. He quickly realized Yue Yao must feel the situation is uneasy; regardless of the assassins’ target in S City, staying with Yurong offers some protection.

Li Yan originally planned to call Yue Yao, but hearing she’s with Yurong, calling back wouldn’t be convenient, and this matter requires immediate attention. Hesitating briefly, he directly said: "Are you driving? Be careful, then pass the phone to Yue Yao, let her check your location, maybe I can catch up with you."

"Is that necessary?" Zhang Yurong felt he was being fussy but couldn’t refuse given his concern. She also knew he drives well and won’t be careless even with a call.

"Hello..."

Upon hearing the voice, Li Yan knew the phone was with Yue Yao now, he lowered his voice slightly and quickly said: "About what you mentioned earlier, they’re coming for me, maybe things really happened there. You two must be very cautious, I’ll get to you as soon as I can!"

"Let me see, we’ve reached..." Yue Yao pretended to check the road signs outside, giving a response to pass the time. She already understood clearly what Li Yan meant, initially suspecting, now truly needing to be fully alert!

...

"Hey, Xiao Duan? I’d like to ask you a favor!"

While driving to Zhang Tianyi’s home, Li Yan contacted Duan Haibo.

When Duan Haibo moved back to live in S City after retiring, some enemies wanted to eliminate him quickly. At Yu Mocheng’s request, Li Yan helped Duan Haibo, whom he then didn’t know, tackle those attempting to kill him. Because of this connection, Duan Haibo was always willing to help with whatever Li Yan needed as a payback for his great kindness.

Initially, Li Yan didn’t expect him to return the favor, but occasionally there were matters that needed discreet handling, for which he sought Duan’s help. As they spent more time, they became friends.

At this time, Duan Haibo was already in their rental apartment. Upon hearing Li Yan needed help, he knew what kind of things it might be, and immediately agreed, listening quietly to Li Yan’s arrangements and promising to handle it promptly.