Chapter 336: Deploying Forces, Calm

There’s a saying, when you care, confusion follows.

Yurong has extensive experience and knowledge in the business sector, so even if Paradise Group encounters major trouble, she can handle it calmly. However, she is someone who values emotions greatly, and may not invest feelings in most people, but for those she truly cares about, she goes all out.

It’s the same with Zhang Tianyi, and likewise with Li Yan.

Her father’s severe illness made her not only take on the company’s burdens but even place her marriage in the hands of a stranger she’d never met without a hint of resistance. This isn’t a matter of reason and calmness; it applies to the current situation with Li Yan that has left her in disarray. In ordinary circumstances, she might not be so anxious, but last night’s events, which she experienced firsthand, involved skilled assassins with guns, and Li Yan fought them alone!

Under such circumstances, she was wary and defensive towards suggestions given by Zheng Yixuan, whom she was not familiar with or trusting. Conversely, words from Yue Yao, whom she fully trusts, were readily accepted.

Yue Yao tactfully made her accept Zheng Yixuan’s suggestions, so after deliberation, Yurong agreed and went with Yue Yao to bring Li Yan back home.

Of course, Yue Yao was misled by last night’s assassins, making her believe Li Yan’s issues were related to them, so she trusted Zheng Yixuan had no ill intentions. Li Yan had discussed matters about the boss with her, so if she pondered that, she might be more guarded towards Zheng Yixuan than Yurong.

To avoid alarming Zhang Tianyi and his wife, they didn’t inform them and just returned to the villa. Even Liu’s wife wasn’t told; they just said he was drunk and they supported him directly upstairs.

This was after the doctor’s diagnosis—as they couldn’t pinpoint Li Yan’s exact problem, various medical departments confirmed his bodily organs were functioning normally, so no stretcher or IV was needed. Even coordinating holistic medicine practitioners believed his issue was in his head, and he was otherwise fine.

After all this commotion, it was already past noon; Yurong rarely took half a day off work, but she didn’t care. Even if Ke Yunyun called with issues needing her decisions, she temporarily postponed them.

Seeing her sitting by the bed accompanying Li Yan, Yue Yao, although equally concerned, had more to attend to!

She first asked Mrs. Liu to prepare some food and brought it to Yurong, as they hadn’t eaten much since last night. Given the mental and physical stress, collapsing could be troublesome.

Though Yue Yao’s goodwill was met with merely a reluctant smile from Yurong, who had no appetite.

Yue Yao, not wanting to show too much concern for Li Yan, returned to the guest room and started investigating the assassins’ intel from last night and called for nearby reinforcements, ensuring no further harm came to Li Yan.

As most of ’their’ non-tasked personnel were already dispatched to Li Kingdom to deal with an enigmatic assassin group, recalling them wouldn’t be difficult. Yet, after some hesitation, Yue Yao didn’t summon them back. Her reasoning: if Li Yan sustained injuries facing such formidable opponents, other reinforcements would also be ineffective!

To safeguard Li Yan, an S-class assassin would be ideal, although within ’them’, there wasn’t any of that caliber. Even Feng Wuqing, Shi Jian’en, and Liu Xi, though originally A-class capable and having participated in S-class missions, even undergoing intensive training in recent months, still lacked in some respects—considered almost S-class. Liu Xi and Shi Jian’en were leading positions in Li Kingdom, offering valuable training.

Their strength seems inadequate against an S-class assassin capable of injuring Li Yan; other reinforcements would merely endanger themselves. However, having carefully evaluated, acknowledging the opponent’s unexpectedly formidable capabilities, Yue Yao didn’t let it diminish morale within while believing it took multiple attackers using ambush tactics to harm Li Yan.

Thus, she didn’t recall Shi Jian’en and Liu Xi from Li Kingdom but summoned ’their’ strongest member besides Li Yan—Feng Wuqing.

Feng Wuqing was one of ’their’ earliest founders alongside Peng Duandao, Liu Yunqing, among the strongest. During last year’s insurrection for independence and profit, they dared challenge Li Yan, seeking to replace King! Though Peng and Liu were eliminated by Li Yan, and Feng Wuqing was easily subdued with a drink, Li Yan’s reconciliation indicated Feng’s prowess and confidence was among ’their’ standouts.

Besides Feng Wuqing, Yue Yao requested assistance from two others—Yan Ping and Qi Zhongtao.

These two are seasoned veterans, consistently playing the instructors’ roles for ’them’. Nearly all assassins took guidance from them. Even Li Yan gleaned insights from their studies. They surely possess skills, though not frontline types; Yue Yao held authority as the de facto leader Queen but couldn’t order their actions. She could only explain the situation and ask for help. Whether their expertise was purely academic, practical experience—she didn’t know!