Having dodged the kidnapper’s deadly shot, Ling Chen continued to move. At the same time, his wrist snapped fiercely, and the bullet in his palm flew out, accurately entering through the right eye of the mask.

Ah!

He heard a painful scream, and the kidnapper quickly reached for his eye, as blood gushed out from his fingertips.

Great opportunity!

Seizing the moment, Ling Chen moved swiftly like a gust of wind, rushing forward like a fierce cheetah. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of the kidnapper, snatching the handgun from his grasp, and in a fluid motion, he scooped Little Hua into his arms and retreated.

By this time, the kidnapper had already lifted the mask from his face, covering his right eye with one hand, squinting with his left, his gaze malevolent and fierce.

"Friend, surrender. For the crimes you’ve committed, you’ll at most get a life sentence; behave well, and who knows, maybe you’ll be released within your lifetime."

"Don’t even think about it."

The kidnapper said coldly, slowly lowering his hand. Suddenly, the bullet embedded in his right eye became visible, his entire face stained red with blood, hideous and terrifying.

"The mission has failed, death is inevitable, go ahead and shoot."

Ling Chen shrugged his shoulders, "Murder is illegal. If you want to die, find a place to ram your head into a wall; I’m not playing this game with you."

The kidnapper nodded, "Kid, take care of yourself. You’ve disrupted our mission; the people above me will not let you off."

As he finished speaking, he suddenly turned and charged towards a stone pier placed at the edge of the guardrail.

Ling Chen’s expression changed slightly upon seeing his actions; he was only joking earlier, not expecting that the guy would actually seek death. Realizing he couldn’t stop him, Ling Chen fired a shot without hesitation.

Bang!

Instantly, the kidnapper’s left foot was pierced by the bullet, and he stumbled forward, collapsing several meters away from the stone pier.

"Friend, there are minors here. If you want to die, find another place; don’t do it here."

"You..." The kidnapper glared at Ling Chen with unwilling rage.

Ling Chen ignored his gaze, busying himself with undoing the zip ties on Little Hua’s body and removing the rag from her mouth, asking with concern, "Little girl, are you alright?"

Little Hua, wiping the tear stains from her cheeks, seemed to have forgotten the danger just moments before, and beamed with joy, "Big brother, thank you for saving me."

"Don’t mention it. Little girl, you’ve always been by Mr. He’s side, how did you get captured by these people?"

Although he hadn’t exchanged blows with He Ziyun, his instincts told him with absolute certainty that He Ziyun was an expert, even more formidable than Ye Liangyong. For this reason, he couldn’t help but ask, wondering how the kidnappers had managed to abduct Little Hua from He Ziyun’s side.

Little Hua hung her head low, looking at her feet, and said with embarrassment, "I... I heard someone outside selling candied hawthorns, and Master usually doesn’t allow me to eat those, so I sneaked out by myself."

Ling Chen chuckled, not expecting that this little girl also turned out to be a foodie. He patted her head and asked her to stand aside, then prepared to tie up the kidnapper’s hands and feet with cable ties. However, at this moment, the kidnapper suddenly grabbed his wrist, enduring the pain in his eyes and legs, and gritted his teeth and said, "Kill me, please kill me."

Ling Chen furrowed his brows and asked, "Why do you insist on seeking death?"

"As long as I am still alive, they will never let me go. If they find me, I will suffer more than death."

"Who are 'they' that you are talking about?"

"They are... No," the kidnapper desperately shook his head, "I can’t say... I can’t say... otherwise I’ll die even more miserably."

Mentioning those people, this man who wouldn’t hesitate to shoot his own companion revealed a look of fear.

Seeing that he refused to speak, Ling Chen wasn’t interested in asking more. He was just an outsider; where these kidnappers came from and why they wanted to kidnap Little Hua were not his concern; that was for Xia Mutong to deal with.

After the call was made, it would be a while before the police arrived, so Ling Chen took Little Hua back to the Santana.

Once in the car, Little Hua saw Nanrong Wanqing sitting in the passenger seat. Her face immediately blossomed with a sweet smile, and she politely greeted, "Hello, Sister."

Looking at the cute little girl, Nanrong Wanqing’s face melted, revealing a slight smile, which made Ling Chen stare in amazement. Having been around this woman for so long, he’d never seen her smile before, and to think she looked so beautiful; like a myriad of flowers blooming, the beauty of the world seemed concentrated in her.

"Big Brother, is she your girlfriend? She’s so pretty, just like my sister Xiaozhu." Little Hua said with an innocent face.

Hearing this, Ling Chen glanced at Nanrong Wanqing with a smile, inwardly applauding the little girl’s charm, feeling that his hard work in saving her life was not in vain.

As if Nanrong Wanqing did not notice the teasing in Ling Chen’s eyes, she corrected, "Little sister, you’re wrong, I’m not his girlfriend; this Big Brother is just my employee."

"Big Sister, why is that? Big Brother is so outstanding, don’t you like him?"

"This..." Nanrong Wanqing didn’t expect this cute little girl to ask such a question. Is this really a six- or seven-year-old girl? Her thoughts spinning, she looked at Little Hua’s rosy cheeks, the corners of her lips curling slightly, displaying a charming curve as she explained earnestly, "It’s not a matter of liking or not liking; there are two kinds of affection in this world. One is love at first sight, and the other is growing affection through long-time companionship. Any relationship requires fate. If two people are destined to be together in this life, no matter how many obstacles they encounter, they will eventually find their rainbow after the storm. If there is no destiny, no amount of effort will suffice. Little sister, you’re still young; one day you will understand the meaning of my words."

Little Hua’s smile was as charming as a flower as she said, "Big Sister, I know all that you said; I was just asking casually. Since you are not Big Brother’s girlfriend, then I will take Big Brother."

"You will take him?"

Not only was Nanrong Wanqing stupefied, but even Ling Chen was stunned by this remark. Kids these days are too bold; she’s only a few years old and she already knows how to fight over men. He looked at Nanrong Wanqing, who was in a daze, and with a grin, indulged himself, "Ah, there’s no helping it; who made me so charming, appealing to all ages."

"Big Brother, you misunderstood," Little Hua said cutely.

"Misunderstood what?"

"I’m not going to take you; I just want to introduce you to a girlfriend."

Ling Chen looked at Little Hua with interest, joking, "Really? And who do you plan to introduce me to?"

"Sister Xiaozhu. Big Brother, you met her last time at the Martial Arts Academy; my sister Xiaozhu is very pretty, not at all inferior to Big Sister. Sister Xiaozhu is the nicest to me; she listens to everything I say. If you’re interested, I can arrange a date for you two."