At thirty, I started my comeback from the intelligence system.

The front desk was empty, except for the "female customer" who was sitting on the sofa in the reception area, elegantly flipping through a service booklet.

The shop was quiet. The door to the inner office was ajar, and faint voices could be heard coming from inside. It was Cui Lanzhen's voice, as if she was talking to someone, her tone hesitant and troubled.

"Who are you looking for?" The woman looked up at Chen Geng with a gentle smile, but her eyes quickly swept over him.

"I...I'll find the manager." Chen Geng forced himself to calm down and looked into the inner room.

"The manager is inside attending to a client. Could you please wait a moment?"

The woman's voice was gentle as she stood up, seemingly trying to block Chen Geng's path.

Just then, the door to the inner office was suddenly opened, and Cui Lanzhen walked out with a pale face.

Upon seeing Chen Geng, she was taken aback at first, then a look of surprise and a hint of panic flashed in her eyes: "Xiao Geng? What brings you here?"

Just as Chen Geng was about to speak, the man suddenly rushed out of the office, and a cold, oddly shaped triangular scraper was already pressed against Cui Lanzhen's neck!

At the same time, with lightning speed, he grabbed Chen Geng's wrist with his other hand, pulled him into the office, and slammed the door shut behind him!

"mom!"

Chen Geng was filled with shock and anger, and tried to struggle, but the man's hand was like an iron clamp, with tremendous strength.

The blade of the scraper was pressed tightly against his mother's skin, making him afraid to move.

"Don't move, don't shout."

The man's voice was hoarse and deep, with a Northwestern accent, and his eyes were fierce.

"Is this your son? Perfect timing! Old woman, tell your son where your good friend Yu Xiulian has gone. If you don't tell me, I'll make a hole in your son first!"

Cui Lanzhen trembled with fear, but seeing her son being restrained, she found a surge of courage and said in a trembling voice:

"Who...who are you people? I...I don't know where Xiulian is! She said yesterday that she was working at the villa, but I haven't been able to get through to her on the phone since..."

"Still being stubborn?" The man increased the pressure on his hand, and the scraper pressed a white mark on Cui Lanzhen's neck.

The woman walked in, locked the office door, and her gentle smile had vanished, replaced by a cold indifference.

She took a small cloth bag out of her handbag, inside which were several fine needles that gleamed with a bluish luster.

"Grandma, we're running out of patience. If you don't speak up, we'll let your son taste the poison on this needle. We guarantee he'll regret ever being born."

The woman's voice remained soft, yet it sent chills down one's spine.

Chen Geng was filled with unprecedented fear and regret!

So stupid!

Knowing full well that he was a professional killer, he still arrogantly rushed in!

Not only could he not save his mother, but he also got himself involved and became a bargaining chip to blackmail her!

He thought he could control everything with his intelligence, but he forgot that in the face of absolute violence and danger, his little bit of cleverness and system intelligence were utterly useless!

If I manage to survive this time...

Chen Geng vowed that he would never be so reckless again!

"Don't hurt my son!"

Cui Lanzhen cried out, "Xiulian... she called yesterday afternoon saying she was at a big boss's villa and told her son Xiaoqiang to go there, but then I haven't heard from her! I can't get through on the phone at all! I really don't know where they are! Please, let my son go, it has nothing to do with him!"

"Villa? Which villa? What's the owner's name?" the man pressed.

"She didn't say! She just said it was at Hengda Garden..." Cui Lanzhen said in a panic.

Hengda Garden?

I did hear there was a fire there yesterday... Could the target have died inside?

Did they run away?

In any case, it seems that the old woman really doesn't know her whereabouts.

But now that we're here, we can't leave any survivors, especially this kid who suddenly barged in and saw their faces.

A murderous glint flashed in the man's eyes, and he was about to press hard against Cui Lanzhen's scraper.

The woman also picked up a poisoned needle and aimed it at Chen Geng.

At this critical moment—

"Bang!!!"

The office's not-so-sturdy wooden door, along with its frame, was smashed to pieces by a tremendous force from the outside!

Amidst the flying sawdust, a tall and agile figure burst in like a cheetah!

Hehe!

She didn't go through the main entrance at all, but instead broke into the housekeeping company through a side alley by smashing a window and rushing straight there!

Her movements were as fast as lightning. Before the man could fully react, she delivered a fierce, axe-like side kick, slamming it into the joint of his arm holding the knife!

"Snap!"

A clear cracking sound! The man screamed in agony as the scraper flew from his hand!

Without pausing, Lang Hehe's other elbow slammed into his chest like a heavy hammer!

"Pfft!" The man spat out a mouthful of blood, his body was thrown backward and flew heavily against the wall, then slid down and passed out.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye!

"Brother Long!"

The woman was terrified. With a flick of her wrist, three poisoned blue needles transformed into cold stars and shot towards Lang Hehe's face and chest in a triangular formation!

At the same time, she herself pounced forward, her five fingers forming claws, the tips of which were faintly black, and thrust them straight into Lang Hehe's throat—an extremely vicious move!

Lang Hehe's eyes were icy cold. In the nick of time, she twisted her body and shook her head. Two poisoned needles flew past her ears and shoulders and embedded themselves in the filing cabinet behind her.

Faced with the black claws thrusting into her throat, Lang Hehe did not retreat but advanced. His right hand, like a nimble snake emerging from its hole, precisely grabbed the woman's wrist and twisted it with force!

"Ah!" the woman cried out in pain as her arm was twisted behind her back. Lang Hehe raised his left knee and slammed it hard into her lower back!

The woman groaned, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, and slumped down. But a resolute and tender glint flashed in her eyes. With her last strength, she shoved Lang Hehe and hissed at the unconscious man, "Brother Long... let's go!"

It turned out that when the man was knocked away by Lang Hehe, he was seriously injured and unconscious, but the woman had also quietly rolled a small smoke bomb and a hand grenade next to him at the moment she shot the poison needle.

"Bang!" The smoke exploded instantly, obscuring the view, while a bright flash and a loud bang rang out in the confined space!

Lang Hehe reacted extremely quickly, closing his eyes and turning to the side, tackling Chen Geng and Cui Lanzhen, who were closest to him, to the ground and shielding them with his body.

Chen Geng felt a ringing in his ears and his vision went completely white.

As the smoke cleared and the flashes subsided, the office window was shattered, and the male assassin had vanished.

The woman lay in a pool of blood, looking at the window where "Brother Long" had disappeared, a sad yet relieved smile on her face, her eyes quickly dimming.

She bit into the poison sac hidden between her teeth and died.

That final cry and sacrifice were only to give the man a slim chance of survival.

Lang Hehe quickly examined the woman and confirmed that she was dead.

Her face was icy as she pressed the microphone: "The target is a man who escaped. He has a broken arm and serious internal injuries; he shouldn't have gone far. Seal off the surrounding three-kilometer area and conduct a house-to-house search!"

Then, she stood up and walked to Chen Geng, who was still in shock, supporting his mother, and looking at him with complicated emotions.

"Chen Geng," Lang Hehe's voice was devoid of emotion, "you need to give me an explanation! And also, regarding the information you promised last night."