Ch 180: Holding Fast

Ouyang Qian’s eyes welled up, filled with both sorrow and fury.

Ji Luosha not only beat and tortured Qin Yun, but also threw him into a deep ravine—truly vicious.

“Chief Ouyang, that ravine behind the forest is at least over two hundred meters deep. At the bottom is a swiftly flowing Underground River. On both sides of the river is a dark and damp primeval forest. Whoever is thrown down there has no chance of survival; not even a body could be found.”

Captain Hao also felt heartbroken, but he had to explain the ravine’s true condition to Ouyang Qian.

“Over two hundred meters deep? All primeval forest?”

“So, according to you, we can’t even recover Qin Yun’s body?”

Guo Xiaoyan and Zhou Haixia both frowned, their faces grim.

Before their words had even settled, Ouyang Qian firmly declared, “No matter what, I must find Qin Yun. Alive or dead, I must see him. He saved our lives, and I cannot abandon him!”

“Qianqian, didn’t Captain Hao say that the conditions below the ravine are extremely harsh? It’s impossible to find Qin Yun’s body anymore,” Guo Xiaoyan quickly advised.

“Xiaoyan is right. Instead of wasting time in the ravine, we should quickly pursue Ji Luosha and avenge Qin Yun,” Zhou Haixia added.

“Chief Guo and Chief Zhou make a good point. Judging from the scene, Ji Luosha must have left not long ago. If we chase after her quickly, we might be able to catch her. As for searching for Qin Yun, we can leave that to my colleagues,” Captain Hao considered carefully before offering his opinion.

Ouyang Qian, Guo Xiaoyan, and Zhou Haixia all came from the same organization; Captain Hao addressed them as Chiefs.

“Good. We’ll pursue the Female Demon first. Let your colleagues handle finding Qin Yun for now. After we catch Ji Luosha, I will return to the ravine to search for Qin Yun,” Ouyang Qian hated Ji Luosha and longed to capture her immediately to ensure she received the harshest punishment.

After their discussion, Captain Hao left three colleagues to immediately contact the search and rescue team to enter the ravine and search for Qin Yun.

He and Ouyang Qian led the others, following the trail in the forest and continuing their pursuit.

Before leaving, Ouyang Qian turned her head, her gaze fixed on the ravine. She murmured, “Qin Yun, don’t worry, I’ll be back soon. I will definitely find you and bring you home!”

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Qingshan County, beside the highway opposite the Baihua Grand Hotel.

Qin Yun took less than thirty minutes to travel from Da Wan Village to here.

Before he could catch his breath, his expression changed.

With his exceptional eyesight, he immediately noticed that outside the hotel’s glass gate, Ye Xiong and seven or eight underlings were being brutally beaten by a group of men in black clothes and pants.

These seven or eight underlings were Ye Xiong’s trusted subordinates, all with good physiques.

Ye Xiong himself was also strong.

When they were thugs, they often fought, and ordinary people couldn’t beat them.

But this time, the men beating them numbered nearly twenty, wielding galvanized steel pipes, striking down like a rain of blows.

Ye Xiong and his men were completely defenseless, falling to the ground and crying out in pain.

Qin Yun flew into a rage, clenching his fists and running forward.

He didn’t need to ask to know that these men in black clothes and pants were definitely sent by Wang Junjie.

Wang Junjie’s underlings always wore uniform black clothing.

In front of the Baihua Grand Hotel’s glass doors.

Strongmen wearing black vests and black pants, wielding galvanized steel pipes, continuously struck Ye Xiong and the others. The “bang bang” sound echoed repeatedly.

Each strike caused Ye Xiong and the others to cry out in pain.

Hearing their cries, the men in black not only didn’t stop, but hit even harder, their faces revealing smug expressions.

“You bunch of trash security guards, you dare ruin Young Master Wang’s good time! I’ll beat you to death!”

“Today, we’ll cripple you and let you know Young Master Wang’s power!”

“Offending Young Master Wang means only one thing—death!”

“…”

They beat them mercilessly while sneering and insulting them.

“You…you dare beat people in the street! You’re lawless…” Ye Xiong, along with his men, were beaten black and blue by the galvanized steel pipes. He shielded his head with his swollen arms while shouting loudly.

He hoped to attract the attention of passersby to deter the Wang Family thugs dressed in black.

Hearing his shouts, the Wang Family thugs were not at all nervous; instead, they laughed and cursed even louder, and hit harder.

Especially the strongest man in black, with his arms folded across his broad chest, his head shaved short, watching the good show from the side, used his booming voice to say:

“We’re beating you right in front of passersby to make you lose face, so you’ll never be able to hold your head up again. As for those passersby, even if you give them ten times their courage, they wouldn’t dare interfere with the Wang Family’s affairs.”

This fellow was Wang Junjie’s head bodyguard captain, the same Ge Dawei who had earlier harassed Su Lina and Qin Yun by the deep pool in the back mountain.

He was formerly a special forces soldier from a Southeast Asian country. He had excellent physical fitness and a loud voice, so even passersby more than a hundred meters away could hear his arrogant and overbearing voice.

The underlings around him shouted along, echoing his words.

“Exactly! Forget about ordinary passersby, even if the police station comes, they wouldn’t dare interfere with the Wang Family’s business!”

“Forget about the police, even the Emperor himself wouldn’t dare oppose Young Master Wang!”

“No one can save you today! Let us break your limbs, and maybe Young Master Wang might spare your lives!”

“…”

Ye Xiong and his men were furious after hearing their arrogant and vicious words.

Since following Qin Yun and Su Lina, they had never suffered such resentment.

“Miss Su will never let you get away with this,” Ye Xiong retorted loudly.

“Su Lina?” Ge Dawei scoffed, and laughed disdainfully, “That bitch has already met the King of Hell, how could she come for us?”

“You…you’re lying!”

“Humph! That bitch Su Lina was so bold as to offend an Ancient Martial Arts Expert. If she’d agreed to become Young Master Wang’s woman earlier, Young Master Wang might have been able to plead for her and save her life.

But she refused Young Master Wang, so she was killed on the spot by that Ancient Martial Arts Expert, along with her assistant Fang. The two of them went to see the King of Hell together!” Ge Dawei proudly and gloatingly boasted.

Ye Xiong and his men were shocked.

Su Lina and Assistant Fang were both killed?

For these Baihua Grand Hotel employees, this news was a bolt from the blue. No one could believe it, nor could they accept it.

But Ge Dawei’s expression didn’t seem like he was lying.

Ye Xiong and several trusted underlings also immediately recalled Qin Yun hurriedly leaving with Ouyang Qian in Peach Blossom Village.

Since they knew Qin Yun, they had never seen him so hurried.

At the time, they suspected something bad had happened.

Qin Yun didn’t explain, and they didn’t dare to ask.

Now it seems, something bad indeed happened.

Ye Xiong and his men’s faces fell.

“Miss S…Miss Su and Assistant Fang are good people, they wouldn’t have died. And, Brother Qin will be here soon, he definitely won’t let you get away with this,” Ye Xiong suppressed his unease, stubbornly declared.

He had promised Qin Yun to protect the Baihua Grand Hotel well and never give in.

“Qin Yun? Hahaha…”

Upon hearing Qin Yun’s name, Ge Dawei laughed even harder, as if countless resentments had been released in an instant.

After a few hearty laughs, he excitedly said, “That kid was overconfident, he actually tried to avenge Su Lina and Assistant Fang, only to be poisoned to death by that Ancient Martial Arts Expert! Not even bones left, he died without a burial place!”

Ye Xiong and his men’s faces instantly changed.

“Impossible!

Brother Qin would never die!”

Qin Yun was the person they admired most; they absolutely refused to believe that Qin Yun was dead.

“Humph! I don’t have time to waste words with you, what I said is the truth!” Ge Dawei was very unhappy when he saw Ye Xiong and the others still refusing to yield.

He took a few steps forward, lifted his size 11 stinky foot, and stepped hard on Ye Xiong’s head, continuing to shout, “I’ll give you one last chance. Beg for mercy, kneel down in front of the hotel, and shout loudly『 Qin Yun is a bastard』!”

Qin Yun had made him look bad several times, and he was very unhappy.

Even if Qin Yun was beaten to death by the Ancient Martial Arts Expert, he would continue to slander and ruin this rural boy’s reputation.

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