By the time the two of them came in from the back, all the security guards at the door had already entered inside. Meanwhile, inside the lounge, which was smaller than the multifunctional conference hall but still quite spacious, someone was already trembling.

Due to the need to move the antiques, Lao Shi and his team hadn’t released smoke bombs inside, but as they burst in from outside, each had prepared tranquilizer guns. Some of the guards inside were injured, unconscious, or fell due to a surprise attack. The security guards who rushed in later were caught off guard; most were hit by tranquilizer darts, struggled a few steps, but before they could retaliate further, they were kicked down and knocked out.

However, Li Yan wasn’t prepared with any tranquilizer gun. When he entered, he already had his gun in hand, but instead of firing at people, he swiftly shot out all the lights in the lounge, including the large chandelier overhead.

"Friends, let’s do this together! Half for each!" Sonia was concerned about all the antiques. Now that she and Li Yan were inside, she believed they could still hold a confrontation, but just the two of them couldn’t carry everything, so she immediately loudly voiced Li Yan’s agreement in international language, saying each would take half! She didn’t know how Li Yan had arranged it, just stated half for each!

After she spoke, she immediately moved her body to avoid being attacked.

Meanwhile, as she talked, Li Yan silently and swiftly moved his body, feeling his way to a certain spot in the darkness!

...

What was Li Yan’s main goal tonight? 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The legendary mysterious stone witnessed by Victoria, said to be passed down along with the guqin, the stone that could reduce the killing intent of a super assassin, filling them with peace!

His own Heart Demon’s issue, years of secret learning and exploration, hadn’t shown any significant results; only superficial solutions, never the root cause. Despite having studied many traditional and legendary items, nothing had been effective. This was the first time he’d heard of something he desired; it was related to his greatest secret, and he must obtain it at all costs!

But Li Yan had only heard Sonia recounting Victoria’s story; he had never seen what the stone looked like. There were many small artifacts here, some in boxes; could he find it without alarming others?

Yes!

Because in the recent promotional booklet, he flipped through only briefly, ignoring all other items, solely looking for information on that stone. Since it had come from abroad, it was already listed among auction items. He didn’t see a box in the brochure, but roughly understood how big the stone was.

Moreover, after entering this room, he felt a surge of killing intent as he fired earlier, intending to shoot all the people in front. But the final outcome was simply shooting out the lights.

This was certainly because his killing intent was fake; he had no real intention to kill, but still felt somewhat influenced.

Just like during Sonia’s narrated experience, the effect of that object was somewhat like buoyancy of water; it grew stronger with resistance. Ordinary people felt peaceful, calm, more prone to sleep, and obtained a calming effect, curbing anger and resentment. But when encountering super assassins, their intense killing aura or intent weakens and they notice the difference.

Relying on such sensing, Li Yan reached a box in the dark. He opened it blindly, took the stone inside, and hid it in his pocket.

His entire action was almost seamless, and even though people could hear it, they only sensed he moved position, unaware of what he did.

During those few seconds, Sonia was still confronting them, Lao Shi hadn’t arrived on the scene; those people were wearing headsets, listening to new instructions.

Sonia was extremely anxious now, hoping her hired people would quickly arrive. She was also worried if Li Yan might betray her at this time, kill her, and take the antiques with those people. After all, he was only getting a fifth of the income; if he gave this half to the others, taking 3-4 million, but they would still profit.

Then, Li Yan dropped the box to the ground, saying coldly in international language, "Take half and leave, or I’ll start killing."

Upon hearing his words, someone moved their hand, trying to fire the tranquilizer gun towards Li Yan. With a "bang," Li Yan had already shot and shattered his gun!

Li Yan was now in the darkest corner, while their group exposed themselves in the glow from the holes blasted open behind, completely visible; if he wanted to kill, it would be effortless!

Just now, that shot, shattering the tranquilizer gun without injuring the hand, was enough to intimidate them.

"Last chance!"

(Asking for a Monthly Pass, give some motivation, please. Tears, only a few votes today...)