Lord, give up! Madam has too many vests

Chapter 335 Top Assassin

Upon learning that Qin Shi was still alive, Madam Qin's hands trembled with excitement, and a blush rose on her haggard face.

"I have to tell Sheng Sheng this good news right away!" She turned around to tell her daughter.

Yan Lan gently pressed her mother-in-law's wrist, her long eyelashes casting a shadow on her face: "Mom, Sheng Sheng is in her final year of high school. Let's tell her the definite news about A Shi later."

Madam Qin then noticed the weariness in her daughter-in-law's eyes, and nodded with some heartache.

Back in the bedroom, Yan Lan took off her coat and hung it on the coat rack.

She opened her laptop, the blue light from the screen reflecting on her pale face.

Outside the window, a night breeze stirred the curtains, bringing with it the fragrance of gardenias from the courtyard.

The search continued until 3 a.m.

Yan Lan rubbed her sore eyes. The data showed that Qin Shi was accompanied by two crew members and the director of the R&D center that day, but the information of the fifth person seemed to have been deliberately erased, with only a hasty signature: "xiao".

The signature sent a shiver down her spine. The flow of the ink, the curve of the final stroke—all exuded an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

The next day at noon, sunlight streamed in through the office's floor-to-ceiling windows.

Yan Lan, dressed in a light gray business suit, was organizing documents when Situ Qing called.

"Liu Jinnian has been released on bail." The voice on the other end of the phone carried suppressed anger. "Shen Yunzhong paid an exorbitant bail."

Liu Jinnian walked out of the police station with heavy steps.

His suit was wrinkled, and the stubble on his chin made him look several years older.

Shen Yunzhong and Liu Yuli immediately went to greet them, and Liu Yuli tenderly stroked her son's thin face.

Just then, Liu Jinnian's phone rang. His pupils contracted sharply upon seeing the caller ID.

After a brief phone call, he told his parents, "I have something to take care of." His voice was incredibly hoarse.

In the parking lot, a black Bentley was parked quietly.

Yan Lan pushed open the car door and got out. Today, she was wearing a black trench coat, which made her skin look even whiter.

Liu Jinnian's eyes lit up, and she quickly stepped forward: "Yan Lan..."

"Don't misunderstand." Yan Lan interrupted him coldly, her voice like ice. "I'll only ask you one question: Who is the assassin you hired on PrisonNet?"

Liu Jinnian's smile froze.

He didn't want to bring up the assassin.

He instinctively took a half step back, his leather shoes screeching on the cement floor, the sound particularly clear in the empty parking lot.

"You're still investigating the prison network?" His voice suddenly rose. "That's an entity you can't afford to offend!" Sunlight shone on his bulging forehead, and beads of sweat glistened.

Yan Lan remained unmoved, simply staring directly at him with her cold, clear eyes.

Under such gazes, Liu Jinnian succumbed and said dejectedly, "His name is 'Dawn,' and he's the ace assassin of Prison Network."

“Dawn…” Yan Lan repeated softly, the word like a sharp knife piercing her heart.

At the scene where my mother was murdered fifteen years ago, the blood-written "D" suddenly appeared before my eyes.

She turned and got back into the car, and the black Bentley drove away silently.

In the rearview mirror, she saw Shen Yunzhong walking towards her angrily.

"You actually went to see her!" Shen Yunzhong's roar could be faintly heard. "If it weren't for her, the Qin family would have been ours long ago!"

"You are not allowed to see her again."

Shen Yunzhong issued a warning.

"Dad, I'm an adult now."

"It was because of his parents' pressure that he missed out on Yan Lan," Liu Jinnian said coldly.

Shen Yunzhong looked at his son in front of him, who used to be so obedient!

The afterglow of the setting sun painted the parking lot red, casting long shadows of the father and son.

Shen Yunzhong grabbed his son's arm with such force that Liu Jinnian frowned.

"It's all because of that Yan Lan!"

Shen Yunzhong gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead, "If it weren't for her, how could I have lost two sons!"

His voice was hoarse, and the spittle he spat out landed on Liu Jinnian's face.

Liu Jinnian abruptly shook off her father's hand and took a step back.

His suit became even more wrinkled from the pulling, and his tie hung askew around his neck: "It was your own greed that ruined us!"

He sneered, the anger in his eyes particularly glaring in the setting sun. "If you hadn't insisted on seizing the Qin family's assets, how could things have developed to this point?"

Shen Yunzhong's face instantly turned ashen.

He grabbed Liu Jinnian's tie with such force that it almost choked his son: "You unfilial son! Who am I doing this for?"

Liu Jinnian forcefully pried open her father's fingers, and the tie made a "ripping" sound as it was being torn.

He was breathing heavily, his voice low and resolute: "Enough! I will no longer be your tool. It's all over. I want to start over."

"The end?" Shen Yunzhong curled his lips in a mocking smile, his eyes flashing with a cold light. "Do you think you have any other choice now?"

He stepped forward, his leather shoes slamming heavily on the concrete. "With a case on your record, which company would dare hire you? If it weren't for my legal fees, you'd still be in jail!"

Liu Jinnian clenched his fists at his sides, his knuckles turning white, but he knew that everything Shen Yunzhong said was true.

“Not to mention going back to being a doctor,” Shen Yunzhong said slowly, each word striking Liu Jinnian’s heart like a hammer blow. “You have a life on your hands, which hospital would dare to hire you?”

Liu Jinnian looked down at his trembling hands—hands that once held scalpels to save lives, now stained with indelible blood.

"Do you want to drive your mother crazy?" Shen Yunzhong suddenly raised his voice, which echoed in the empty parking lot. "She's counting on you to make something of yourself."

He glanced at his watch, the platinum dial gleaming coldly under the streetlights. "How many hairs did she turn white for your unrealistic dream?"

Blood seeped from a crescent-shaped wound on Liu Jinnian's palm. He looked up at his father, the anger in his eyes gradually subsiding, replaced by a deathly calm.

"Right now, you only have one way out."

"Go and bring Yan Xue back." Shen Yunzhong lowered his voice, each word sounding like poison. "This is our only chance to turn things around."

Liu Jinnian suddenly laughed, but there was an indescribable desolation in his laughter. "Dad, you will never learn when to stop."

Seeing that Liu Jinnian did not refuse to die, Shen Yunzhong knew that there was hope.

He knew his son all too well.

Liu Jinnian absolutely did not want to live a mediocre life like an ordinary person, especially after he learned that Qin Shi might still be alive.

Shen Yun lowered his voice and said, "Dr. Shan's hospital received a genetic testing report... Yan Xue is the First Commander's illegitimate daughter!"

Liu Jinnian looked up in shock, the sunlight making him squint. This sudden news exploded in his mind like a bomb.