Chapter 496 Terrified, the Laurent Family's Investment [1 Update]
"..."
There was a moment of silence in the corridor outside the ward.
Ying Zijing didn't try to hide her voice, and Rita on the other end of the phone heard it too.
She was a little nervous: "What's going on? You're with the Bevin family now? Who are they? I'll send someone over immediately."
Since the Bevin family head's illness relapsed, the entire Bevin family has been in turmoil.
Even Rita has already been the target of several assassination attempts.
If it weren't for her exceptional abilities, she wouldn't have been able to make it through.
Rita was afraid that the Bevin family would do something to Ying Zijing.
These days, there are a lot of people who don't know their place.
After all, she was quite short-sighted the first time, thinking that Ying Zijing couldn't shoot.
As it turns out, Ying Zijing's appearance and age were too deceptive.
“Okay.” Ying Zijing gave an address. “Come over here.”
“I’m leaving now,” Rita said. “I’m still at the underground trading venue. At most three hours have passed. Your safety comes first.”
"What young lady?" At this moment, the middle-aged man finally came to his senses, but he laughed. "You, do you think you're worthy to know our young lady? Do you even know what our young lady's name is?"
Because Rita Bevan spends most of her time in the underground world of O continent, constantly handling guns and engaging in combat, she rarely appears in public.
The true core members of the four major conglomerates in O Continent are completely unknown to outsiders.
It's absurd that a Chinese entertainment industry boss would claim to know their young lady.
The middle-aged man's eyes were full of mockery and sarcasm: "Don't you know our young lady? Then why don't you invite her over?"
"Hmm." Ying Zijing didn't respond, but nodded slightly, lazily. "Find a few more mercenary teams. See you later."
She put her phone away, looked at it again, turned around and went into the ward, closing the door behind her.
With a "bang," the middle-aged man was left speechless and immediately became even angrier.
He rolled up his sleeves, ready to kick the door open, but his agent stopped him in time.
The agent looked panicked: "Mr. Bevin, she knows Chinese Kung Fu. The mercenaries aren't here. We're no match for her."
The middle-aged man's face stiffened, and he had no choice but to pull his foot back, suppressing his impatience: "Then let's wait a little longer. Where's the doctor? Where are the best doctors here? Bring them all. If you can't save Betty, you might as well quit!"
**
In the hospital ward.
Xie Manyu had already woken up. She blinked and looked at the stunningly beautiful woman up close, feeling a sense of unreality.
After a long pause, he finally uttered, "Boss?"
"Your wound hasn't healed yet, so keep quiet." Ying Zijing poured a round bean from the medicine bottle and fed it to Xie Manyu.
The round bean melted in her mouth, and Xie Manyu hadn't even had time to react before asking, "What is this?"
"Candy beans".
"It is quite sweet."
Ying Zijing squeezed Xie Manyu's wrist again before feeling relieved.
Many ancient medical prescriptions are designed for martial arts practitioners, so she couldn't give them to Xie Manyu; she could only let her recover slowly.
"Boss, I'm sorry to have troubled you." Xie Manyu also felt much lighter. "It was my carelessness."
After winning the international Best Actress award, she often filmed abroad and encountered all sorts of unexpected situations.
But this is the first time.
Ying Zijing didn't say anything, only that "Take good care of yourself. Don't worry about the crew, they'll wait for you to recover."
Xie Manyu was taken aback: "But the investment is..."
The phone rang at that moment.
He is the director of "Elf Queen".
[Mr. Ying, you're amazing! I just sent a few clips from our movie to that email address you mentioned, and the Laurent family decided to invest in it!]
I'll kick Betty out right now!
Ying Zijing glanced at it but didn't reply.
This movie is a big-budget production; it's normal for the investment to be several times higher.
Not making money when you can is insane.
"Boss!" Xie Manyu suddenly tensed up as if she remembered something. "Boss, Betty is from the Bevin family, and she has mercenaries under her command!"
There are many mercenaries in O Continent, and it's quite chaotic.
Especially in Country S, gun ownership is legal.
"Don't worry." Ying Zijing lowered her head to reassure her, "I'll let your fans know I'm safe."
It is now the second day after the accident.
However, given Xie Manyu's injuries, it's impossible for her to wake up so quickly with modern medical technology.
Therefore, Ying Zijin used the official account of Chuguang Media to post a Weibo message that Xie Manyu was out of danger.
Comments quickly rose.
Thank you so much, the company is so kind, I'm so glad we're out of danger [crying emoji]
[If this were any other company, they would probably have been terrified of the Bevan family and abandoned their artists long ago.]
Xie Manyu was a little sleepy and was drifting off to sleep.
After an unknown amount of time, the door to the ward was kicked open.
It was the middle-aged man who returned with a group of mercenaries.
"Arrest her." He pointed at the girl, then at Xie Manyu, "and then remove her oxygen tank and everything. Betty is still unconscious. How dare a little movie star wake up?"
Xie Manyu's expression changed, and she struggled to get up: "Boss!"
Ying Zijing looked up, and without making a sound, raised her hand and inserted a needle into an acupoint on Xie Manyu's arm to calm her down.
At that moment, Betty's agent rushed in, very excited: "Mr. Bevin, your family has arrived."
"What? I'll go greet him right away." Rita had already entered before the middle-aged man even left.
She looked at the mercenaries in the hospital room, her expression darkening.
"Young Miss." The middle-aged man was taken aback, breaking out in a cold sweat. He quickly bowed, "Young Miss, you actually came in person?"
Rita Bevan's status among the younger generation of the Bevan family is second to none; even her brothers are not as favored as she is.
As a middle-aged person in the Bevin family, he had no right to enter the residence of the direct descendants.
He had never met Rita Bevan in person, only seen her in photographs.
Although the middle-aged man dealt with mercenaries, he only paid to hire them.
He was unaware of the truly top-tier mercenaries in the O Continent's underworld, let alone the Hidden Alliance, a hidden section of the NOK forum.
He had no right to know any of those hunter rankings.
The middle-aged man reported Betty's injury to the Bevin family, and the family said they would send someone over.
But he didn't expect that the person who came would be Rita.
"You can't invite the young lady, but I can." The middle-aged man was now even more confident, his expression even more mocking. "What else do you have to say?"
Rita just looked at the girl, quite displeased: "Didn't I say we could just kill her? Why did you show mercy?"
"Don't worry about me, I don't mind. You've cleaned up the house for the Bevin family, I'm more than grateful to you."
The ward fell into an instant silence.
Ying Zijing yawned: "I'm a Buddhist."
"What's wrong with believing in Buddhism? I also believe in God."
"Those who believe in Buddhism will not kill."
Rita: "..."
She actually believed it.
"Get out of here!" Rita glanced at the group of mercenaries, clapped her hands, and said, "Men, arrest him. Also, pull out the oxygen tube for the guy in the ward. Let's see who dares to save him."
Ying Zijin raised an eyebrow slightly: "Your hearing is quite good too."
Rita complained, "There's no other way, otherwise I don't know how many times I would have died."
The middle-aged man's mind went blank for a moment, and his tone changed: "Young...Young Miss? Why...why..."
What's going on? Why would the young lady help an outsider?
"What?" Rita sneered. "My mahjong partners need to report to you? Who do you think you are?"
"Playing mahjong? Mahjong friends?" The middle-aged man's ears were ringing; he couldn't understand what those two words meant at all.
But he knew he was doomed.
He offended Rita's friends, and even ten squads of mercenaries couldn't save him.
Mercenaries are also ranked, and the mercenary group he commands is the lowest, Rank D.
Kelita's every move is an A-rank.
"Young Miss, spare me, spare me!" The middle-aged man, who had been so arrogant, knelt down and kowtowed desperately. "Young Miss, I'm blind, I don't know him, please spare me this time, please forgive me."
Rita watched with great interest as the middle-aged man kowtowed: "Beauty, will you spare me?"
Ying Zijing gave Xie Manyu another round bean, and said indifferently, "No."
One word sent chills down the spine of a middle-aged man, making his blood run cold.
Rita Bevan is such a proud person that she never bows her head to anyone among her peers.
"Did you hear that?" Rita said coldly. "Take him away immediately, and don't pollute my eyes with your presence."
The middle-aged man lay sprawled on the ground, his face ashen, his body trembling uncontrollably.
Betty's agent was stunned.
Xie Manyu wasn't much better off; she was somewhat dazed.
The ward was soon empty again.
Ying Zijing stood up: "Actress Xie, you rest, I'm going out."
Xie Manyu nodded woodenly.
The ward door closed.
Rita said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "The mercenaries said they want to see you."
"when?"
"Tonight."
Ying Zijing thought for a moment: "Let's go early, I still need to pick someone up from the airport."
**
On the other side.
The Bevan family territory.
Evan was getting anxious: "Brother Evan, Rita said she found the number one poisoner and even announced it on the NOK forum. Aren't you worried?"
He knew that the ancient doctor invited by the Taylor family head was very young, and his medical skills were probably just so-so.
If it were the ancestors of ancient medical families, they might be able to rival the number one poison master.
Lin Qingjia decided to forget about it.
"Alright, just take what she says with a grain of salt." Evan waved his hand dismissively. "Last time she said she went to China to hire some top poison master, but it turned out to be a fake?"
"These top-ranked individuals cannot be bought with money alone."
The top hunters haven't appeared on the various hunter rankings for a long time.
The only one who is active is Devil, who is ranked number one on the assassin list.
But even Devil has been out of the public eye for almost two years.
"That's good." Evan breathed a sigh of relief. "Big brother, you are the eldest son, and the Bevan family should rightfully be inherited by you. Rita will get married sooner or later, and we can't let her continue to benefit from so much."
Evan remained calm: "Isn't she looking for some kind of Fire Essence? I specifically told those mercenaries in the underworld that what she's looking for is probably fake, don't fall for it."
Having said that, Ivan was relieved.
Evan narrowed his eyes and stood up: "Get ready, we're going to pick up Uncle Taylor and the ancient doctor tomorrow."
Ivan also got up and hurriedly followed.
In any case, only Lin Qingjia can cure the Taylor family head's illness.
**
night.
O Continent Underground World.
A chaotic place where demons run rampant.
Ying Zijing glanced around, pulled her black robe tighter, and concealed her face completely behind a mask.
Centuries have passed, and this place remains unchanged.
This place is very large, so they thoughtfully arranged a sightseeing bus.
Soon, the two arrived at the mercenaries' encampment.
“This is an S-class mercenary group,” Rita said. “They are very strong. The leader’s abilities are no weaker than a martial artist with fifty years of cultivation from your side, and the members’ strength is at least equivalent to a martial artist with thirty years of cultivation.”
Fifty years is a watershed moment, and it's also the highest level that 99% of mercenaries can reach with the help of drugs.
Ying Zijin nodded.
The mercenary group had been waiting for Rita for a long time when a young man immediately came out.
He glanced at Ying Zijing, who was completely shrouded in a black robe, with a wary expression, but still spoke: "Miss Rita, your credibility is guaranteed, but you may still be deceived."
Rita's eyes turned cold: "What do you mean?"
"What I mean is—" the young man said calmly, "we suspect that the number one poison master you've found is a fake!"
He reached out and grabbed the girl's shoulder with one hand.
Rita's expression changed, and she immediately drew her gun: "You're asking for it!"
The young man's hand had already gripped the girl's shoulder.
Nothing has changed.
"It was fake after all." Upon seeing this, the young man let out a cold laugh. "You don't even have any poison on you. You dare to lie to us? You're dead."
Ying Zijing tilted her head, deliberately lowering her voice to a slightly hoarse tone. She chuckled softly, her voice cool and indifferent: "You want poison? Fine, I'll give it to you for free."
(End of this chapter)
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