The Genius Sweetheart of the Abstinent Goblin Boss

Chapter 213 - The Situation Continues to Deteriorate

Zeng Yichen's tone, however, was very firm.

"Sister-in-law, I must rescue Mom."

Seeing his unwavering resolve, An Lian swallowed all the words of persuasion she wanted to say.

Zeng Yichen's eyes darkened slightly:

"Time is running out for the Zeng family, and time is running out for us as well."

An Lian was startled. "What...does this mean?"

Zeng Yichen's face showed unprecedented seriousness as he explained:

"My brother gave me all the evidence that Zeng Nian had attacked Commander Qi, and I have already passed it on to Ji Ran."

I think she will hand it over to the leader soon.

I don't know what will happen to the Zeng family after that.

Given that I stole something from Zeng Nian's study yesterday, if he discovers something is wrong and checks the surveillance footage, his trust in me... could be completely destroyed at any time.

Therefore, I must rescue my mother as soon as possible.

Otherwise... if we wait any longer, we'll miss our chance.

Hearing these words, An Lian was so shocked that she lost her voice. She had no idea that so many things had happened during the time she had been away from Zeng Yan.

However, there is one thing she must admit: Yichen's mother really needs to be rescued as soon as possible.

After all, the current situation is so chaotic that the Zeng family's fate is already teetering on the brink of collapse. If any changes occur, the situation will completely spiral out of control.

“Okay, if there’s anything I can help you with, sister-in-law, just let me know,” An Lian replied.

Hearing this, Zeng Yichen finally felt a warmth in his heart. "Thank you, sister-in-law."

“Silly child,” An Lian smiled bitterly, then thought for a moment and said seriously:

"However, you must not act rashly."

Speaking of this, she couldn't help but recall the tight security she had encountered when she last visited Nansha Tower.

She wasn't even allowed to walk in with her eyes open.

Despite having visited, she knew very little about the place.

“I’ll try to find out what’s going on there first,” An Lian said.

Zeng Yichen paused for a moment, then said, "Perhaps... I can ask my brother."

An Lian was stunned for a moment, feeling a little hesitant.

Zeng Yichen knew that his sister-in-law would have reservations about meeting his brother, so he added, "I'll go ask her."

An Lian was silent for a few seconds, then nodded.

Doesn't she want to see Zeng Yan?

Maybe.

suddenly,

'Bang! Bang bang!'

Several gunshots rang out in the backyard.

The two exchanged a glance, both filled with shock.

"I'll go take a look!" Zeng Yichen said in a low voice, then got up and walked quickly towards the backyard.

An Lian watched his retreating figure, feeling very uneasy, but in the end she still got up and followed him.

Zeng Yichen held onto the door, intending to push it open, but he turned back to look at An Lian and made a 'shh' gesture.

An Lian bit her lip tightly and nodded.

Zeng Yichen turned around and carefully pushed open the door.

I pushed it halfway, but then I felt the door being blocked by a soft, squishy obstacle.

As a fresh smell of blood wafted over, Zeng Yichen's pupils dilated.

He turned around and mouthed to An Lian: Don't move.

He then carefully moved to the window in the far corner of the corridor and jumped out.

He peeked out from behind a pillar and saw a man in black lying behind the door, blood pooling on the ground. He had clearly been shot in an artery and was bleeding to death.

Then he peeked out from another direction to observe the situation in the courtyard.

Soon, the gaze settled on a figure kneeling on the ground.

But that figure was all too familiar to him.

It was Zeng Yan.

"elder brother!!!"

Zeng Yichen's heart tightened, and he immediately rushed forward, squatting down in front of Zeng Yan.

"Brother! Are you okay?"

At the same time, An Lian, who heard Zeng Yichen's shout, could no longer restrain herself, pushed open the door, and rushed out of the house.

Staring blankly at the middle of the courtyard, the man who was both so familiar and yet so unfamiliar was now kneeling on the ground, panting heavily.

His forehead was covered in sweat, and his face was unusually pale, almost like a dead man.

Zeng Yichen nervously looked around at his surroundings and realized that his right hand was covered in blood, and his blood-stained phone lay beside him, showing that he had just ended a call.

"Brother, what's wrong?" Zeng Yichen asked anxiously.

"No...it's nothing," Zeng Yan replied weakly.

"You still say you're fine!" Zeng Yichen pried open the hand that was covering his arm and discovered a bloody bullet hole.

"You've been shot!" Zeng Yichen exclaimed in shock. "We need to get this treated immediately!"

Zeng Yan had fainted due to blood loss.

Zeng Yichen was shocked and, disregarding everything else, immediately pulled Zeng Yan up, put his arm on his shoulder, and carried him on his back with all his might, moving him into the house.

An Lian only realized what was happening at that moment and immediately went inside to find first aid supplies.

Zeng Yichen simply settled Zeng Yan in the master bedroom that he and An Lian used to share, without having time to think about anything else.

At the same time, An Lian ran in carrying a first-aid kit.

Zeng Yichen reached out to take it, but An Lian walked past him and opened the first aid kit on her own, taking out the first aid supplies inside.

"I'll do it." Her voice sounded very calm, which calmed Zeng Yichen's anxious heart a little.

Yes, he suddenly remembered that his sister-in-law had also taken a first aid course at the military hospital for a period of time.

An Lian skillfully cut open one sleeve of his arm, carefully rinsed the wound with saline solution, then took out tweezers, disinfected them, and quickly and accurately removed the bullet before applying medicine to the wound.

The whole process went very smoothly.

"Thank you, sister-in-law," Zeng Yichen said.

My sister-in-law is such a good person; she saved my brother without holding a grudge.

An Lian was stunned for a moment, then fell silent.

Because she just realized that her relationship with him now is one where she would be thanked after saving him.

Zeng Yichen had no idea what she was thinking; while worrying about her brother's condition, she suddenly remembered something else:

"correct,"

He stepped forward and picked up the scissors.

“Zeng Nian sent people to cut my brother every day, so we have to deal with it.”

As he spoke, the scissors had already cut the shirt open from the neckline down.

The horrifying wounds were laid out before the two of them, so terrifying that they both felt a chill run down their spines.

The wound was very deep, and the sternum was even faintly visible; it was severely infected.

It turns out that cutting once a day doesn't mean cutting randomly every day, but rather cutting the same spot repeatedly, causing it to continue to worsen and have no chance to heal.

An Lian also saw Zeng Yan's body for the first time; his entire chest and abdomen were covered in bruises.

Even the skin has begun to show signs of atrophy.

What kind of hatred or grudge could make someone so cruel to their own son?

An Lian forced back her tears as she treated the wound, but her hands were trembling violently now, unlike before.

After the two of them had barely managed to deal with the situation while suppressing their heartache, Zeng Yichen remembered the corpse downstairs.

"Sister-in-law, please keep an eye on my brother for me," Zeng Yichen pleaded. "I'll go down and check on the situation."

An Lian felt another pang of pain in her heart. She wanted to say that there was no need to be so polite with her.

But in the end, she just nodded:

"it is good."