Ye Xiao finally understood what had happened. Before, although the bullets fired by the thugs had missed, one bullet had unfortunately struck the middle-aged man right in the heart!

"Big brother, I beg you, please save my dad, wuuu, big brother, I don't want to become an orphan..."

The scene in which Ye Xiao had bravely fought and subdued those murderous and evil thugs had a great impact on the heart of this twelve-year-old girl!

At this moment, Ye Xiao, in the girl's eyes, was undoubtedly an invincible hero!

Facing this innocent and pure-faced little girl, Ye Xiao's heart ached, and her pleading not to become an orphan made him want to flay those thugs alive.

However, facing this innocent little girl, Ye Xiao said, "Little sister, don't worry, I'll do my best!"

Ye Xiao reached out and cradled the middle-aged man in his arms, then quickly gathered a dense amount of Nine Yang True Qi in his hand, which rapidly entered the middle-aged man's body!

Initially, Ye Xiao had no hope left, yet, to everyone's astonishment, when he channeled the Nine Yang True Qi into the man and shielded his heart, Ye Xiao could feel a faint heartbeat in the man!

At the same time, the belated police finally stormed in.

Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan went straight to the police. Ling Shuya immediately revealed her identity as the daughter of Ling Hengyu of Hengyu Group, shocking the officers!

They knew if the daughter of Ling Hengyu was taken hostage or killed under their jurisdiction, they wouldn't be able to keep their jobs, and with the power of the Hengyu Group, even their lives could be at risk!

The alarmed police hurriedly first carried away the two unconscious thugs, then the dead ones, but they did not leave. Instead, they guarded the front and back doors of the bank!

This was undeniably a major case. A group of thugs had killed at least ten people here, a significant case that wasn't within the capability of these mid-level police officers!

And Ye Xiao continued using Nine Yang True Qi to repair the middle-aged man's heart, but the bullet had penetrated too deep, and even then, Ye Xiao held no hope.

However, astonishingly, five minutes later, the middle-aged man's eyes slowly opened, his face extremely pale!

"Dad... Dad... you're awake, wuuu..." The little girl, seeing her father suddenly open his eyes, immediately yelled as if she had seen hope!

At this moment, with tears in his eyes, the man looked at his only daughter and said weakly, "Rongrong, Daddy might... might not be able to take care of you anymore... You must live strong."

"No... Dad, Rongrong wants you to take care of her, for a lifetime, wuuu, Dad..." Tears slowly streamed down Tang Rong's face, which had already turned into a face of tears!

Just then, the middle-aged man gathered all his strength and suddenly grabbed Ye Xiao's hand!

"Young man, thank you for using your True Qi to prolong my life," the middle-aged man looked at Ye Xiao, a faint smile struggling to appear on his lips as he laboriously said, "My surname is Tang, she is my only beloved daughter. Young man, I can see you are capable, I hope you can protect my daughter. If possible, you must take Rongrong to the Tang family in the Northern Territory and find... find... Tang Hongde, tell him, 'A son never regrets, only feels unworthy of his father.'"

After saying these last words, the man's eyes slowly closed, and no matter how quickly Ye Xiao used the Nine Yang True Qi, it was to no avail, as the man ultimately died!

Seeing the middle-aged man suddenly close his eyes, Tang Rong immediately realized what had happened and cried uncontrollably lying on the man's body!

Meanwhile, Ye Xiao slowly withdrew his other hand. Ye Xiao felt that just before the man's death, he had placed something in his hand, and Ye Xiao's eyes now saw that object.

A jade stone, resting in the palm, cooled under his touch, and on it was a character written in small seal script: 'Tang'!

Ye Xiao, looking at this jade stone, understood its significance and further grasped that at this moment, he might have just taken on another responsibility!

Looking at the little girl crying her heart out, Ye Xiao sighed helplessly; it seems this girl named Rongrong belonged to that Tang family in the Northern Territory!

In fact, when Ye Xiao had first heard the middle-aged man speak, he was mostly surprised because there were several major families in the Northern Territory, including well-known ones like the Hong Family and the Tang Family, and this Tang family mentioned by the middle-aged man was likely that prominent Tang family from the Northern Territory!

Ye Xiao had rarely stayed in the Northern Territory; his only trip there was for a mission to kill Hong Ancheng.

Originally, Ye Xiao at that time wouldn't have been able to defeat Hong Ancheng, but as it happened, Hong Ancheng was nearly driven mad from training, and Ye Xiao accidentally killed him. However, that was Ye Xiao's only visit to the Northern Territory, and he had not gone back since!

Ye Xiao looked at the girl called Rongrong and softly said, "Rongrong, you heard what your father said, didn't you?"

Tang Rong, with tears streaming down her face, looked up at Ye Xiao and cried out, "Big brother, is my dad really dead?"

Ye Xiao looked at Tang Rong's face. He really didn't want to tell the truth, but how could Tang Rong be foolish? So, Ye Xiao nodded his head.

"Why? Why is this world so unfair to me? Just a month ago, my mom passed away, and now, a month later, my dad has been shot dead. Why? Oh God, why are you treating me this way?" Tang Rong cried out very emotionally, looking up and shouting loudly.

Hearing Tang Rong's cries, everyone present felt their hearts shatter. This was truly a pitiful little girl—her mother had died a month ago, and now her father too. What could be more tragic than this?

Perhaps, just two months ago, Tang Rong was still a cherished child in front of her parents, pampered by them every day. But now, Tang Rong had become an orphan, without a father or a mother!

Ye Xiao, listening to Tang Rong's words, felt a sting in his nose. Always a man who seldom shed tears, Ye Xiao now found the corners of his eyes turning red.

"Rongrong, if you want to cry, just let it out," Ye Xiao said.

Tang Rong looked up at Ye Xiao, and suddenly threw herself into his arms, embracing him.

She didn't know why, but she felt that this big brother-like figure before her was the most trustworthy person at this moment. It seemed that he was the only one in the world she could trust now.

"Big brother, wuu, I'm an orphan now, wuu..." Tang Rong buried herself in Ye Xiao's embrace and sobbed loudly.

Ye Xiao sighed and whispered only loud enough for Tang Rong to hear, "Rongrong, you've got this orphan big brother to protect you."

Orphan big brother?

Tang Rong, hearing Ye Xiao's words, immediately looked up at him with surprise and tearful eyes, asking, "Big brother, you too?"

"Brother never saw his parents from a young age. Compared to me, isn't Rongrong quite lucky?" Ye Xiao said with some sadness.

Tang Rong immediately stopped crying and even said somewhat comfortingly, "Big brother, from now on, you have Rongrong to accompany you. Big brother, let's depend on each other, okay?"

Hearing Tang Rong's tearful voice, Ye Xiao almost wanted to cry out!

"Okay, I promised your father that I would take good care of you, protect you," Ye Xiao said earnestly.

"Thank you, big brother!" Tang Rong once again lay on Ye Xiao's chest and continued to cry.

Just then, another person walked into the bank from outside—it was a woman, or rather, a policewoman in uniform, looking as majestic as a female general.

Who else could it be but Song Jiamin?

After arriving inside the bank, Song Jiamin's first sight was Ye Xiao squatting on the ground, embracing Tang Rong.

Song Jiamin was immediately very puzzled. However, seeing the many bullet holes around the bank, she understood what had just happened here!

At that moment, a police officer next to her immediately narrated the events that had occurred, although, of course, the most dramatic scenes were unknown to them since the police hadn't entered the bank earlier.

Song Jiamin immediately looked towards Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan, who were closest to her, and asked, "Are you all okay?"

"We are fine. This little girl's father was shot and killed by the criminals," Ling Shuya replied instantly.

"Oh?" Hearing Ling Shuya's words, Song Jiamin looked again at Tang Rong, who was sobbing while embracing Ye Xiao, and immediately inquired of Ling Shuya, "Does she know Ye Xiao?"

"They just met!"

"Then why do these two seem so close, like family?" Song Jiamin asked Ling Shuya in a low voice.

Ling Shuya smiled slightly, obviously unsure how to answer this question. Perhaps Ye Xiao had a deadly attraction to women. Of course, she dismissed this thought immediately!

Ye Xiao also noticed Song Jiamin's arrival, and there might even be reporters coming soon, especially since such a major incident had occurred in Minghai City. This issue was huge and would likely shake the entire city government.

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