Chapter 359: Really Kicked an Iron Plate
The little girl from earlier returned with her grandfather. Seeing from a distance that the two were unharmed, she finally relaxed.
"Thank you so much for today."
Jin Mingzhu looked at the girl's innocent eyes, and her heart instantly softened. "If you don't have to, you should try to stay inside as much as possible."
"If you absolutely must go out, find someone to go with you."
The little girl nodded emphatically. After what happened today, she would definitely be more careful in the future.
"My grandpa and I will head back now." It was too cold outside; an old man couldn't stay out for long.
"Go on, hurry back." A rare feeling of compassion stirred in Jin Mingzhu. She decided to have someone look into the grandfather and his granddaughter.
'If their family is struggling and they're good people, I'll help them out financially.'
While on missions, Jin Mingzhu had met many cold-hearted people.
The moment they were rescued, their first thought would be to run, not caring in the slightest whether she lived or died.
But this little girl was a rare exception.
The two continued on, asking around town.
'This town is so small. If there are any outsiders here, we'll definitely be able to find them.'
Suddenly, Jin Mingzhu stopped in her tracks and looked back, her eyes turning cold. "Xiao Ye, we've got trouble."
Xiao Ye turned around and saw a group of more than a dozen people on the road behind them.
They were only a few dozen meters away and would reach them soon.
Among them were the same thugs Jin Mingzhu had dealt with earlier.
Jin Mingzhu looked at Xiao Ye. "Is it alright if I don't hold back this time?"
"Those guys are clearly bad news, but you're in charge of this mission. I'll follow your orders."
Xiao Ye nodded. "They're all yours."
Jin Mingzhu stopped and faced the crowd.
Soon, the men arrived a short distance away and stopped as well.
The middle-aged man in the center of the group had a look of stunned admiration on his face.
He hadn't expected her to be such a stunningly beautiful woman!
Not only was she beautiful, but she had a great air about her as well.
He'd been with plenty of women, but never one of such high caliber!
"Miss, you beat up my men earlier..."
Before he could finish, Jin Mingzhu cut him off impatiently. "So what if I did? What are you going to do about it?"
"If you're here to start something, then stop wasting time and make your move!"
"I don't have time to waste on you, and you're not worthy of it anyway!"
At these words, the middle-aged man's expression darkened.
He looked at Xiao Ye standing beside her, and his mood soured even further.
'A man and a woman out here alone together... anyone could guess their relationship wasn't just platonic.'
What's more, the man was handsome and the woman was beautiful, sparking a flicker of jealousy in his heart.
"Miss, I was hoping we could have a civil conversation, but since you're not interested, don't blame me for being discourteous!"
He waved his hand. "You lot, get her! All of you!"
"Be careful! Don't hurt her, especially not that face!"
Several of the men behind him immediately rushed forward.
Jin Mingzhu had assumed they were just a few thugs, but just as she took one down, a cold glint of steel flashed before her eyes!
These guys actually dared to use knives!
She immediately dodged, but didn't expect her opponent to press their advantage!
'Wait, these aren't thugs!'
'How could a common thug have this kind of skill? Daring to take on a first-class special agent like her!'
"They're assassins!" Xiao Ye called out as a warning. "Be careful!"
"Don't worry!" Jin Mingzhu went all out, immediately putting her opponent on the defensive!
The remaining thugs sensed something was wrong and backed away in fear.
"Boss, this... this doesn't seem right!"
"Since when are our guys this good at fighting?"
This kind of fight scene was something you only see in the movies!
The middle-aged man said nothing, his eyes glued to the scene unfolding before him.
After several dozen exchanges, Jin Mingzhu finally gained the upper hand. But just as she was about to subdue her opponent...
The man collapsed to the ground with a THUD. At the same time, his whole body convulsed and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
In just a few moments, he stopped moving entirely!
'Did he... commit suicide?'
Jin Mingzhu immediately knelt to check. "Xiao Ye, he's not breathing! He's dead!"
Dead!
The thugs heard her words and scrambled back in terror!
"You... you killed someone!"
The words had barely left his mouth when another man charged out!
This opponent was clearly more skilled than the last assassin, and he was going for the kill!
Jin Mingzhu immediately rolled out of the way.
Her attacker was relentless, raising a dagger to strike again!
But the dagger looked short and not particularly sharp.
This was a border city with strict security checks. Not only was it impossible to bring in firearms, but even the dagger had likely been acquired after arriving.
The only reason Xiao Ye and Jin Mingzhu could carry weapons was because they were on a mission and someone had pulled strings for them.
Seeing that Jin Mingzhu was struggling to handle her opponent, Xiao Ye finally stopped spectating and joined the fray.
The moment he made his move, the assassin lost any chance he might have had.
The assassin, realizing his capture was inevitable, gave up any thought of escape. Instead, he reversed his grip and plunged the dagger straight into his own heart.
How ruthless!
So decisive!
Xiao Ye saw it clearly, but the thugs had their backs to the action and thought Xiao Ye had killed the man!
Their faces went pale with fright. "You... you really killed him!"
The knife was still sticking out of his chest!
Xiao Ye ignored them completely, dialing General He's number directly to report the situation.
As for these eyewitnesses, they certainly weren't going anywhere.
He hung up the phone and looked at Jin Mingzhu. "Watch them."
The middle-aged man's face changed drastically, his heart filled with immense regret. If he had known it would come to this, he never would have come to gawk at some pretty woman!
"I didn't see anything!"
"Yeah, I didn't see anything either! Please let us go!"
Jin Mingzhu sneered. "Let you go? In your dreams! Stay right where you are, or you'll end up just like them!"
Hearing this, they immediately quieted down.
Their eyes kept darting to the two bodies on the ground.
People had actually been killed!
They only dared to bully little girls; they would never dare to be so ruthless!
This time, they had truly picked a fight with the wrong people.
「Twenty short minutes later.」
A vehicle arrived.
The occupants nodded at Xiao Ye, flashed their credentials, then dragged the two bodies into the vehicle and sped away.
After they left, the bloodstains on the ground were already covered by the snow, as if nothing had happened.
Xiao Ye's gaze fell upon the group of thugs. "Do you want to live?"
THUMP!
The middle-aged man dropped to his knees. "I want to live!"
Seeing this, the others all knelt as well!
'They kill people and have someone else take care of the bodies!'
'This wasn't a brick wall, it was a mountain of solid steel!'
Even if they had ten thousand times the courage, they wouldn't dare to provoke them!
Right now, all they wanted was to survive!
Xiao Ye walked up to the man. "So you want to live. Good. Do me a favor."
"Help me search the nearby towns, and the city, for an outsider."
"An... an outsider!" The man's mouth hung open. "But... there are so many outsiders..."
"An outsider who has been to Da'anling. Find him. If you can't..."
"I'll find him!" The man didn't dare refuse. "I'll definitely find him!"