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Yue Yao was also a trained assassin. Although she didn't have the skills of Li Yan, and couldn't compare in terms of mission experience, she had her own strengths: meticulousness, caution, and mastery of information, analysis of intelligence, and... her concern for Li Yan that surpassed her own!

Yue Yao, relying on her analysis and a kind of inexplicable restlessness, came specifically to meet Li Yan, remind him, and only felt assured upon seeing him. Her mind was fully prepared, and thus, when she saw Li Yan's expression change, she immediately thought of danger.

"Queen, get in the car, there's danger!"

This was Li Yan's warning to her, but Yue Yao's concern for Li Yan exceeded her own safety! Therefore, she quickly reacted to open the car door but didn't get in herself. Instead, she moved swiftly to shield Li Yan with her body.

She had arrived here beforehand and had already observed the terrain and the general distribution of the crowd coming out from the station. Although she didn't know the exact direction of the assassin, she didn't need to duplicate Li Yan's search for the target. All she needed to do was to prevent any surprise, thus she first used her body to shield him from the direction with the most people.

In a flash, Li Yan discovered Rocana Rose, Rocana Rose fired a shot, and Yue Yao flashed in front of him, all happening almost simultaneously!

Seeing the Rocana Rose, Li Yan instantly understood everything and knew she definitely intended to be lethal. With her skills, to kill him, she would aim for the head for a fatal shot! But she was using the cover of the drivers ahead and was not openly aiming, so aiming for the head meant there could be inaccuracies. With her current angle and distance, the safest choice was to shoot at the back. If it could penetrate the body and hit the heart, it would be just as lethal. Even if it deviated, it could still cause a serious injury.

None of this required Li Yan to overthink. Just seeing her, even without observing her actions, as a professional assassin, this information automatically surfaced in his mind because if it were him, he would have arranged the same.

And Yue Yao's swift move in front of him further alarmed him!

Just as Yue Yao cared about him more than herself, he was not frightened when facing danger alone, but Yue Yao putting herself in harm's way for him scared him immensely!

Because this danger was too late to evade!

Theoretically, a person can dodge a bullet. Although human speed cannot match the speed of a bullet, a gun is operated by a person. As long as one can anticipate the action of the shooter in advance, one can dodge beforehand. In other words, as long as one is faster than the shooter, realizing the intention to shoot before the action, one can successfully dodge the bullet or avoid a critical area.

However, against a bullet that's already fired with aim, even the quickest reaction cannot dodge!

All Li Yan could do at that moment was try to pull Yue Yao sideways to avoid a critical hit. While they moved, the bullet had already hit, instantly piercing Yue Yao's body, propelling her forward to collapse into Li Yan's arms!

"Queen!"

The first shot succeeded in an unexpected attack, hard to dodge, because Rocana Rose also used the most concealed method without aiming for the most vital spot. But the second shot, if not avoided, would definitely be fatal!

With his capabilities, Li Yan was certainly not going to let the second shot hit. He no longer had time to check Yue Yao's injuries. He held her and fell back into the car. He had already heard the sound of Yue Yao opening the car door earlier, and now, he fell back in with her directly.

"The gun..."

After being shot, Yue Yao did not lose consciousness. At the moment she moved to shield Li Yan, she had already started to draw her gun. But she didn't have the opportunity to aim at the enemy. Now, she was barely able to hand the gun to Li Yan. Since over two years ago when Li Yan started taking leave, he was living as an ordinary person without carrying firearms. On this mission, she had arranged for the logistics staff to bring the weapons, and they were taken away by logistics staff upon checking out.

Li Yan didn't hesitate. In critical moments, if a dangerous enemy couldn't be eliminated first, there would be no chance to save Yue Yao, and both of them might die. He gritted his teeth, taking the pistol, aimed outside, only to see the sound of gunfire had caused the drivers to scatter after initial shock. Rocana Rose, however, ran faster than the others like a rabbit as if she were the one being pursued!

The same experience of killing could be reversed in evading death. Rocana Rose tried to run to crowded places, not in a straight line, but in chaotic, unpredictable patterns, using the crowd as cover. In this short time, she had already escaped a distance.

It wasn't that she was crazy. That night, she had walked side by side with Li Yan, working together. She was clearly aware that Li Yan's skill surpassed hers, so she only had one chance. If she couldn't bring him down with one shot, there would likely never be a second chance. And what followed would be a deadly threat!

Initially, "Rose" had calculated and deduced, confident in hitting Li Yan with one shot. Even if it didn't kill him outright, it would surely make him fall injured, giving her a second chance. But she didn't expect that at the moment she shot, Yue Yao would intervene so timely, preventing Li Yan from getting hurt himself.

The instant Li Yan saw her, she felt his unmasked intense murderous intent! Therefore, after the first shot failed, she didn't continue to shoot, instead immediately choosing to flee.

Of course, a very important reason for this was that she didn't know Li Yan didn't have a gun!

Could an assassin who has just completed a mission be without a gun? He chooses to take the train instead of a plane—isn't it because it's difficult to pass security checks with a gun?

That night, Li Yan and she split up to act simultaneously. As a result, the Si Country agents he took out alone were several times more than hers. That kind of strength makes her shudder just thinking about it. Now, not only did she miss, but she hit his friend. She couldn't imagine King not retaliating immediately.

So, it's not that Rose, who is desperately fleeing despite having the upper hand, has something wrong with her head. It's that she is frightened by Li Yan's previous achievements and intense killing aura!

...

With Yue Yao in his arms, having been shot, Li Yan has no time to speculate on why she fled. He can't let her go; even if she ran skillfully, Yue Yao's small handgun quickly aimed at her!

"Bang!"

After Li Yan fired, the rapidly fleeing Rocana Rose fell to the ground in response!

Watching her fall, Li Yan couldn't be sure if she heard the gunshot and deliberately fell, or if she was really hit. He doesn't have time to confirm now; his shot was just to eliminate the danger. He quickly placed Yue Yao properly, grabbed the luggage into the car, and then drove off like a madman.

After driving like crazy for a while, even if Rocana Rose wasn't dead, or if other assassins continued to pursue, there was a buffer of time and distance. Then he couldn't delay any longer. He quickly unfastened Yue Yao's clothes, found some emergency medical supplies she prepared for him from the luggage, and worked to stop the bleeding and bandage the wound.

Li Yan's hand trembled slightly throughout the process. How long has it been... he couldn't remember how long since he'd last bandaged a wound for himself, and now he was bandaging the seemingly fragile Yue Yao.

His first aid could only temporarily stop the massive bleeding. It couldn't save a life. So, after completing all this quickly, Li Yan drove the car as fast as possible!

Only with the car moving fast, only with such a rush against time, could his heart slightly calm.

"Lao San! She's shot, help me find a private doctor, I'm near the train station, tell me the address! Quickly!"

While driving, Li Yan contacted Zheng Yixuan, who was the only person who could provide practical help right now. Ordinary hospitals might not even treat gunshot victims, but they would certainly call the police. With Zheng Yixuan, the lawyer's connections, it's believed there would be some capable private doctor friends.

Zheng Yixuan was also shocked upon hearing this. Without saying a word, he hung up and started contacting friends. A few minutes later, he called back. In such an urgent moment, Li Yan had no time to explain, and he did not ask unnecessary questions, informing him that he had contacted a nearby private doctor friend, giving Li Yan the address and the fastest route.

It was still early in the morning, and there wasn't much traffic. When Li Yan found the private clinic, the private doctor had only hurriedly gotten up after receiving the call from Zheng Yixuan, with no assistants or nurses at work.

Saving lives is of utmost importance; Li Yan didn't care for any formalities and directly carried Yue Yao inside.

The private doctor didn't have an operating room, and of course, the conditions were no match for a hospital, but he didn't slack off at all. Before Li Yan arrived, he had prepared everything as swiftly as possible. At this moment, he asked no questions and directly began emergency care, performing surgery to remove the bullet!

Without anyone else, Li Yan took on the role of nurse and assistant, working with the private doctor in the rudimentary clinic to save Yue Yao.

Earlier during first aid, he had no heart to look at the wound, only to stop the bleeding. Now, carefully seeing the gunshot wound, watching the gushing blood, Li Yan felt pangs of heartache.

In his heart, he would rather it was him who got hurt. At least his body is stronger than Yue Yao's; it wouldn't be as serious.

His slight relief came when the doctor confirmed that the bullet fired from behind lodged in the scapula without damaging vital organs like the heart or lungs.

After the surgery was completed, both the private doctor and Li Yan were drenched in sweat, collapsing into their seats somewhat drained.

"With the insufficient conditions here, I can only provide emergency life-saving care. For follow-up observation and treatment, she'll need to be transferred to a proper hospital."

"Thank you very much!" Li Yan spoke, only to find his voice a bit hoarse.

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