Chapter 289 The Paranoid Painter 19 According to the location data, the van was indeed heading towards the abandoned dock.
Jin Ye took a shortcut and overtook other vehicles, arriving at the dock entrance ahead of time.
He took a long metal box out of the trunk.
Inside was a custom-made hunting knife and a pistol.
As the van entered the dock area, Jin Ye was already lying in ambush.
The car stopped in front of an abandoned warehouse, and the thugs dragged the semi-conscious Zixi out of the car.
The wound on her arm was still bleeding, staining her white shirt with a glaring red.
"The boss said to play with him first and then deal with him. He's really good-looking, but it's a pity he's mute."
A thug grinned lewdly and tried to touch Zixi's face.
A murderous glint ignited in Jin Ye's eyes.
He emerged from the shadows, and before the first thug could react, he was stabbed in the shoulder with a hunting knife and fell to the ground screaming in agony.
"who?!"
Another thug hurriedly drew his gun, but Jin Ye was faster.
A single shot accurately struck the opponent's wrist, and the gun fell to the ground.
The next assailant attacked from behind, but Jin Ye dodged to the side as if he had eyes in the back of his head, elbowed the assailant in the throat, and then kicked him several meters away, sending him crashing into the container with a dull thud.
The whole process took less than a minute, and all the thugs fell to the ground, howling in pain.
Without even taking a breath, Jin Ye rushed towards Zi Xi and cut the ropes binding her hands.
"Xixi, how are you? Wake up!"
He gently patted her face, his voice trembling with fear.
Zi Xi slowly opened her eyes and saw that Jin Ye had fainted without worry.
Jin Ye carefully examined her injuries, and his eyes turned horrified when he saw the deep, bone-revealing wound.
He took off his coat and tightly bandaged the wound to stop the bleeding, then picked up Zixi and walked towards his car.
As they passed the thug who had first harassed Zi Xi, he was struggling to get up.
Jin Ye stopped in his tracks, a cold killing intent flashing in his eyes.
"etc……"
“We were just paid to do it! An Asian woman hired us! She said all we had to do was make this girl disappear…”
The assailant shrank back in fear.
What else did she say?
Jin Ye's expression grew even more somber.
"They say this girl is her love rival...who stole the painter from her..."
"Please, I've told you everything..."
The thug was rambling incoherently.
Jin Ye remained silent for a moment, then squatted down, took the phone from the assailant's pocket, and forcibly unlocked it with the assailant's fingerprint.
“Message your employer.”
"Just say the mission is complete, the body has been disposed of, and ask for the final payment to be transferred."
He said coldly.
The thug trembled as he did so.
A few minutes later, Su Qingyan replied with a bank account information and added: "The final payment will be credited to your account after the death is confirmed."
Jin Ye took a picture as evidence and then stood up.
Just when the thug thought he would be let go, he suddenly stomped on the man's knee, the sound of bones breaking was particularly clear in the empty dock.
"This is the price."
"And tell your accomplices that if anyone touches a single hair on her head again, I'll make them wish they were dead."
Jin Ye's voice was icy.
"Three people need to be dealt with at the dock warehouse."
"Furthermore, gather all the evidence of Su Qingyan's crimes. I want her to never have a chance to recover."
After gently placing Zixi into the car, Jin Ye contacted his private doctor and lawyer.
On the way to the hospital, Jin Ye drove with one hand and held Zi Xi's uninjured hand tightly with the other.
Her face was pale and her breathing was weak, but at least she was still alive.
"Hang in there, little one, please don't let anything happen."
He muttered to himself, "I've never been so terrified."
In the hospital emergency room, while the doctor treated Zi Xi's wounds, Jin Ye stayed by her side without leaving her side.
When the nurse tried to ask him to leave, he was about to explode in anger, but Zi Xi gently tugged at his clothes, which barely calmed him down.
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