novelraw Chapter 147 Thrilling
Chapter 147 Thrilling
Li Fengche was stunned.
In that instant, a complex light flashed in his eyes—surprise, confusion, and something else he couldn't quite put his finger on. He had actually seen someone willing to risk their life for Gu Yanshen. On this island rife with scheming and betrayal, such a scene was too glaring, so glaring that he almost forgot to breathe.
Gunshots rang out.
In that instant, time seemed to be torn into countless fragments. The muzzle flashes burst in the darkness, and a wave of scorching heat rushed towards us.
Gu Yanshen's pupils suddenly shrank to pinpoints.
He saw it—he saw Lu Xiran rush out from behind him, saw her slender back blocking his way, saw the dark muzzle of the gun pointed directly at her back, and saw that she didn't even have time to turn around and look at him.
She had her back to him.
She used her body to block him.
Fear shot from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, as if a hand were gripping his heart tightly, so tightly that his knuckles turned white, so tightly that he could hear the sound of blood vessels bursting. This fear was not the strategic planning of the business world, nor the calm judgment when facing a knife, but an abyss deeper than death—the abyss of losing her.
His body moved faster than his consciousness.
Before he could even call out her name, his legs had already lunged at her. He wrapped his arms tightly around her waist and used all his strength to tilt her to the right.
Their bodies traced a hurried arc in the air. Lu Xiran's mask fell off during the violent movement, spinning and flying into the air, refracting fragments of light like a falling star.
The moment he hit the ground, Gu Yanshen's back slammed heavily against the earth, and excruciating pain spread from his spine throughout his body, his bones emitting a dull thud as if they were about to burst under the strain. He held her in his arms, one hand protecting the back of her head against his chest, while his other arm tightly encircled her waist, as if he wanted to meld her into his very bones.
She lay on top of him, completely unharmed.
He lay on the cold ground, bearing the full impact.
Li Fengche's gaze fell on Lu Xiran's face.
He was stunned.
The sound of the mask hitting the ground was drowned out by the chaos, but his gaze remained fixed, unable to look away for a long time—
Gu Yanxu turned around the instant the gunshot rang out.
He saw the dark muzzle of the gun, saw Gu Yanshen tackle Lu Xiran, and saw the man in black pull the trigger and prepare to adjust his direction.
He had only one thought in his mind—he couldn't let him fire a second shot.
Like a raging beast, Gu Yanxu rammed into the man in black with all his might. The two bodies crashed heavily against the wall with a dull thud, and the man in black's arm was thrown high into the air, his gun forced to point at the ceiling.
Almost at the same moment, Xin Mubai moved.
He crept up from the side, and no one noticed when he had reached the man in black. His movements were clean and swift, kicking the man's wrist as he held the gun. The cracking sound of dislocated bones was drowned out by the chaos, and the gun flew through the air, tracing a cold arc.
Xin Mubai and Gu Yanxu reached out at the same time.
With his two hands overlapping in the air, he steadily caught the weapon, which was still warm from the barrel.
The whole process took less than three seconds.
Lin Chen led his men in from another direction and witnessed this scene. Without hesitation, he immediately led his men to seal off all the exits.
Li Fengche's expression finally changed.
He tried to back away, wanting to blend into the chaotic crowd and disappear. But Gu Yanshen had already confirmed that Lu Xiran was not injured—he didn't even have time to ask her if she was in pain, or to wipe the blood off her face, before he suddenly stood up and pounced on Li Fengche like a wild beast that had been completely enraged.
Before Li Fengche could react, his wrists were already twisted behind his back by Gu Yanshen, the bones cracking under the strain. Lin Chen flanked from the other side, the two striking almost simultaneously, their coordination flawless. Li Fengche didn't even have time to struggle before he was completely subdued.
"Li Fengche".
Gu Yanshen's voice was as cold as a wind blowing up from hell.
"Looks like you don't want to live anymore."
Xin Mubai stepped forward and handed him the captured gun. The gesture was casual, as casual as handing over a cup of coffee, but the glint in his eyes sent chills down one's spine.
Gu Yanshen took the gun.
He didn't aim at Li Fengche's head, but rather aimed directly at his forehead. The dark muzzle was less than ten centimeters from his skin, and Li Fengche could even feel the residual heat from the gun barrel.
"If you dare come any closer—" Gu Yanshen's gaze swept over the restless bodyguards, his voice not loud, but it seemed to strike deep into each of their hearts, "I'll kill him right now. Let's see how long you can keep your secrets hidden."
The bodyguards stood frozen in place.
They looked at each other, but no one dared to move. They knew Gu Yanshen was telling the truth. With Li Fengche dead, everything they had hidden all these years would be exposed, and no one could escape.
Xin Mubai helped Lu Xiran up, who had fallen to the ground.
Gu Yanxu stopped dealing with the bodyguards who were harassing him and helped Song Zhihe up from the ground. Her face was deathly pale, her lips were bloodless, and she looked as if she had just been pulled out of the water.
The hall was deathly silent.
The only sounds were their heavy breathing and the cold silence of the gun in Gu Yanshen's hand.
Li Fengche's lips moved slightly.
He wanted to say something, but when he met Gu Yanshen's eyes, all the words stuck in his throat. There was no anger, no hatred in those eyes, only a calmness more terrifying than death.
That's the look in someone's eyes who's truly intent on killing.