Chapter 110 The Dust Settles
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A woman's voice came from the shadows.
Li Ruoxue came out.
She was wearing a black trench coat, her face was pale, and she was carrying a silver case.
She didn't even glance at Fang Che, and walked straight towards Jiang Tianqi.
“Tianqi,” she said softly, “the people have already been attracted, why dirty your hands? Let me do it.”
Jiang Tianqi raised an eyebrow: "You?"
“Li Hanzhou ruined my family, and Fang Che stole my man.” Li Ruoxue raised her eyes, her eyes slightly red, but her tone was cold. “I should settle this score with my own hands.”
She walked over to Jiang Tianqi, put down the box, and held out her hand: "Give me the gun."
Jiang Tianqi stared at her for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled.
He took out another gun and put it in her hand.
“Fine,” he stepped back, “let me see what the eldest daughter of the Li family is capable of.”
Li Ruoxue gripped her gun tightly and turned to walk towards Fang Che.
The high heels clicked on the concrete floor, clang, clang, clang.
Fang Che watched her approach without moving, the gun still pressed against his temple.
The distance between the two people was reduced to one meter.
Li Ruoxue raised her gun and aimed it at Fang Che's forehead.
Their eyes met.
Fang Che saw the complex emotions that flashed across her eyes.
“Fang Che,” Li Ruoxue said, her voice so soft that only the two of them could hear, “remember my words.”
She abruptly turned the gun around and pulled the trigger on the ropes binding Xi Rong!
"Bang--!"
A gunshot rang out! The rope snapped! Xi Rong, along with her chair, fell backward!
Almost simultaneously, Li Ruoxue slammed the miniature remote control she had been hiding in her palm into Fang Che's hand, her nails digging into his flesh as she screamed, "Underground C4! The red button is to deactivate! Quick—"
"Li Ruoxue! How dare you—!!!" Jiang Tianqi's roar and the sound of gunfire erupted at the same time!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The bullet tore through the air and pierced Li Ruoxue's back.
Blood splattered on her black trench coat.
The impact caused her to fall forward, and Fang Che reached out to catch her.
A warm body crashed into his arms, pressing down on his back and causing him excruciating pain.
"Li Ruoxue! Li Ruoxue!" Fang Che's voice changed. He slumped to the ground, holding her in his arms, his hands frantically trying to cover the bleeding bullet hole in her back. Sticky liquid instantly stained his hands red. "Hold on!"
Li Ruoxue lay in his arms, her face pale, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, her breathing broken.
Her unfocused gaze struggled to focus on Fang Che's face; there was no fear in it, only calm.
He coughed and choked, and blood splattered onto Fang Che's face.
“Fang Che…tell…Brother Hanzhou…” Li Ruoxue used her last strength to grab Fang Che’s blood-stained shirt, “The old house…the secret room…the evidence…is…there…to avenge his parents…”
Her hand loosened and slipped away.
"I've calculated everything too clearly in my life..." Her last words were as soft as a sigh, "In the end... I wasn't confused... Dying for someone worthy... is more... satisfying than... living for myself..."
As soon as she finished speaking, the light in her eyes went out.
Her body grew cold and heavy in Fang Che's arms.
"Li Ruoxue...?" Fang Che's voice trembled. He shook her, but she didn't respond. "Hey! Wake up! I'll take you out!"
There was no response.
A surge of overwhelming emotions engulfed Fang Che like a tsunami.
He let out a suppressed growl from his throat, his eyes bloodshot.
This woman, who had once been his nemesis, gave him her chance at life at the last moment, and then died in his arms.
"Ah—!!!" Fang Che roared, tears mingling with blood as they rolled down his cheeks.
He held Li Ruoxue's body tightly, his whole body trembling.
"Hahahaha! Dead! Good riddance!" Jiang Tianqi stood on the high platform, laughing maniacally, his eyes flashing with violence. "Do you see that, Fang Che? Everyone who gets close to you will end up like this! The next one is—"
His boastful words were abruptly cut short by a violent gunshot!
"Bang--!!!"
The bullet came from the ventilation duct above his head!
Li Hanzhou had already knocked open the ventilation fan when Li Ruoxue turned her gun around!
He witnessed his cousin being shot, falling down, and dying!
Like an enraged demon, he leaps from a great height, rolls upon landing to dissipate the force, raises his gun, aims, and pulls the trigger!
The movements were executed in one smooth motion!
That shot hit Jiang Tianqi's wrist, where he was holding the gun, with pinpoint accuracy!
"Ah—!" Jiang Tianqi screamed as the pistol flew out of his hand.
Li Hanzhou's eyes were icy cold, devoid of any warmth, filled only with deep-seated hatred.
He fired continuously, each shot hitting Jiang Tianqi in the leg.
Blood splattered!
Jiang Tianqi, clutching his bleeding wrist, roared hoarsely into the shadows, "Shoot! Kill him!"
The gunmen throughout the warehouse were then jolted awake, and gunfire erupted once more!
But Li Hanzhou was faster.
He moved like a black lightning bolt, swiftly moving between containers and machines. Every time his gun fired, someone would fall.
His goal was clear—Jiang Tianqi on the high platform.
Fang Che was also awakened by the gunshot.
He gently laid Li Ruoxue's body down, tore off his floral shirt and covered her face with it. His fingertips trembled as they touched her cold cheeks.
He bit his lower lip until it bled, using the pain to force himself to break free from his grief.
He looked down at the blood-stained remote control in his hand.
The screen displayed a glaring countdown: 04:59…04:58…
There are explosives underground.
The warning that Li Ruoxue paid with her life.
"Brother Li!" Fang Che shouted hoarsely, and at the same time, he instinctively pressed the second red button on the remote control.
The remote control beeps, the alarm stops, and the screen flashes to display: [The program has been aborted].
At the same time, Cheng Tieniu's urgent voice came through the earpiece: "Che! C4 is under the load-bearing column on the west side, the fuse has been removed! It's safe!"
Fang Che let out a long breath, but his heart was still heavy because of Li Ruoxue's death.
"Sister Ruoxue... I'll collect some interest on your debt for you first!" He roared as he stood up, no longer hiding, and opened fire on the gunmen who were blocking Li Hanzhou!
His marksmanship may not have been precise, but his momentum was astonishing. He fought with a desperate, all-out approach, clearing the way for Li Hanzhou.
Li Hanzhou had already rushed up the iron ladder like a cheetah, approaching the high platform.
Jiang Tianqi dragged his injured leg and tried to escape to the escape route, but Li Hanzhou was faster, kicking the iron gate away and blocking his way.
Jiang Tianqi coughed up blood, but he was still laughing: "Li Hanzhou...you won the territory and the hearts of the people, but you can't win me."
He pulled another gun from his waist.
"I knew you'd come." He pointed the gun at his temple. "Today, I'll die with you!"
Li Hanzhou raised his gun but didn't move, coldly saying, "Jiang Tianqi, don't even think about dying a quick death."
"Heh..." Jiang Tianqi looked at him, his smile twisted in a sinister grin, "Do you know... do you know why I have to kill you?"
He frantically turned towards Fang Che, "Because...because I like him..."
Jiang Tianqi chuckled dreamily, as if whispering sweet nothings, "The first time I saw him on Portland Street... I thought, someone this handsome should be locked up, only for me to see... Li Hanzhou, you're not good enough for him..."
Li Hanzhou suddenly accelerated and punched Jiang Tianqi in the face, silencing his words.
"This punch is to repay you for that shot you fired at Ruoxue."
Jiang Tianqi, his mouth full of blood, sneered and pulled the trigger!
Li Hanzhou fired simultaneously! The bullet struck his wrist, which was gripping the gun!
The bones in his hand burst open!
The excruciating pain prevented Jiang Tianqi from uttering his last words.
He opened his eyes wide, staring at Li Hanzhou who was so close to him, and fell backward unwillingly.
The finger loosened, and the gun fell.
Li Hanzhou caught it.
The gun was pointed at his forehead.
"Go to hell with your father." Li Hanzhou didn't hesitate and pulled the trigger.
The bullet pierced the skull, splattering blood.
Jiang Tianqi fell into a pool of blood and finally fell silent.
it's all over.
Li Hanzhou stood still, gun in hand, for a long time without moving.
Having avenged his great enemy, he felt no joy, only endless exhaustion and emptiness, and belated guilt towards his cousin lying in a pool of blood.
Fang Che dealt with the last gunman and, despite his back injury, climbed onto the high platform.
He walked to Li Hanzhou's side and reached out to tightly grasp the cold, blood-stained hand.
Li Hanzhou's fingers trembled slightly as he gripped his fist tightly in the back.
He turned his head to look at Fang Che, then at Li Ruoxue below, who was covered by a floral shirt. His Adam's apple bobbed, and deep pain finally showed in his eyes.
"It's over," Fang Che said hoarsely, squeezing his hand tightly. "Brother Li, let's take her home."
Outside the warehouse, the sound of police sirens grew louder as they approached.
Lu Che led his men in and saw the mess on the ground, Jiang Tianqi's body, and the two people standing together. He waved to signal for the scene to be cleaned up and the wounded to be rescued.
He walked down from the stage, looked up at Li Hanzhou, who was being supported by Fang Che, and then looked at Li Ruoxue's body, silently saluting.
That night at Saigon Pier, flames and bloodshed, sacrifice and revenge, finally came to an end.
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