Rebirth! The Assassin's Revenge-Chapter 517: No One Called for Help

Taking advantage of the fact that they hadn’t been discovered yet, Gu Ningyue and Ling Tianyou jumped into the courtyard.

"Should we split up to search?" Gu Ningyue looked at Ling Tianyou and said, "I heard there’s a hidden door here. Don’t know if it’s true."

This was a standalone building he had built himself. Gu Ningyue knew about it only from the news Xiao Yun passed on, although it was merely hearsay from the neighbors.

But in this urgent situation, it’s better to believe it exists than to assume it doesn’t!

As the fire gradually grew stronger, even though Gu Ningyue was anxious, her years of upbringing as an assassin allowed her to calm her mind and observe the two-story house ahead.

"Something’s wrong!"

"Something’s wrong!"

The two voices almost sounded simultaneously, yet they stood out clearly amid the acrid flames.

"Why isn’t anyone calling for help?"

"No one’s calling for help! They’re not here."

Once again, the two thought of the same place.

Gu Ningyue hesitated for two seconds, then took a pack of wet wipes from her pocket to cover her nose and mouth: "Wait here for me, I’ll go and check inside!"

Ling Tianyou immediately objected: "No way, the fire is too strong, it’s too dangerous! Let me go instead!"

Gu Ningyue’s eyebrows curved: "Do you have experience like this? Have you ever been inside a fire scene? Don’t be silly, let me handle it, you wait here. Alright?"

Her voice was unusually gentle, her eyes flickering like she was comforting a scared child.

While Ling Tianyou was momentarily stunned, Gu Ningyue had already turned and dashed inside the house.

"Hey, you..." Ling Tianyou sighed, this girl is really fast!

Ling Tianyou was worried that Gu Ningyue might get hurt, and also worried that someone might exacerbate the situation by adding fuel to the fire at this moment, hovering indecisively between rushing in or waiting here.

Five minutes, ten minutes, as a booming sound was heard from inside the house, Ling Tianyou could no longer hold back.

Just as he was about to charge inside, he saw a young woman emerge, stumbling yet carrying a girl out from inside.

Ling Tianyou dashed forward with an arrow-like speed, taking the unconscious Xiao Yun from Gu Ningyue’s back, without any time to ask if she was alive or dead, he immediately looked to Gu Ningyue: "Are you okay? Did you get hurt anywhere?"

Gu Ningyue shook her head: "I’m fine. Let’s get out of here first. Jin Chenglong planted something here, the place will explode soon!"

As her words fell, another huge bang was heard from inside.

Ignoring everything else, Gu Ningyue and Ling Tianyou opened the latch of the back door and fled.

The black sports car sped through the endless night, the sound of explosions coming from behind, like fireworks blooming on the ground, making it impossible to ignore its presence.

In the back seat, Gu Ningyue inspected the injuries on Xiao Yun, her brows furrowed tightly: "Those people actually used hot branding irons on her, truly ruthless."

Ling Tianyou quietly drove the car, not responding to Gu Ningyue’s words.

After a while, watching the fire trucks and police cars passing by them, he spoke: "When did they realize something was wrong with Xiao Yun?"

Gu Ningyue paused, laying Xiao Yun’s head on her lap. As she wiped the soot from Xiao Yun’s face with clean disinfectant wipes from the car, she said: "Today. It should be today. Xiao Yun sent a message yesterday."

Ling Tianyou said: "That message might have been discovered."

Gu Ningyue nodded, fell silent for a moment, and said: "I saw that hidden door. His house really does have a hidden door."

Ling Tianyou asked: "Did you find Xiao Yun there?"

"No." Gu Ningyue replied, "I found Xiao Yun in the guest room. There was no chance to open the hidden door, the fire was too intense. But..."

Gu Ningyue hesitated, and Ling Tianyou couldn’t help but ask: "But what?"

"But I seem to have heard someone inside calling for help..." Gu Ningyue’s brows furrowed even tighter: "A very faint voice, I couldn’t hear it clearly. It was just behind the door of the room Xiao Yun was trapped in!"

Though it sounded a bit eerie, Gu Ningyue indeed vaguely heard it at the time.

Ling Tianyou asked: "Was it a man or a woman? Could you discern?"

Gu Ningyue shook her head: "There’s no time, explosive sounds were already coming from the adjacent house, I could only rescue Xiao Yun first."

Ling Tianyou acknowledged with a sound, pondering why Jin Chenglong installed so many flammable and explosive items in each room? Was he trying to destroy evidence?

If so, isn’t this cost a bit too much?

Thinking this, Gu Ningyue voiced the confusion in her heart: "Is Jin Chenglong trying to destroy evidence? The houses here aren’t worth much. He can easily find a better place anytime. Killing Xiao Yun here also conveniently eliminates future worries."

"It’s the only explanation that seems reasonable now." Ling Tianyou watched the suddenly clogged road ahead: "But... I feel he has some other motives."

Why go to such lengths just to kill a maid?

Considering Jin Chenglong, the kind of person who dared to shoot someone in broad daylight, it wouldn’t require such a big operation!

Waiting for the cars ahead to start moving, Ling Tianyou shared his thoughts with Gu Ningyue.

Gu Ningyue had considered this too. After a moment of hesitation, she looked at Ling Tianyou’s handsome side profile and said: "Could it be Xiao Yun’s appearance only added to the list of the doomed, that Jin Chenglong already had such a plan for tonight, and it was just that Xiao Yun was inadvertently exposed? Or... is there something else?"

"...We’ll know once Xiao Yun wakes up." Ling Tianyou’s eyes were as deep as water, his wariness towards Jin Chenglong grew.

He’s more ruthless than he had imagined.

Fortunately, today wasn’t a weekend, the traffic didn’t last long before the vehicles ahead began moving again.

What remained of the journey went smoothly, with no signs of Xiao Yun waking up, but fortunately, her breathing didn’t weaken, allowing Gu Ningyue some peace of mind.

Upon arrival at the hospital, after arranging medical care for Xiao Yun, Ling Tianyou had people from the villa come for watchkeeping.

Additionally, he brought along two bodyguards.

Gu Ningyue waited outside the emergency room: "Are you worried Jin Chenglong and his men will find out Xiao Yun is alive and try to harm her?"

Ling Tianyou nodded: "Yes."

After an unknown duration, the people Ling Tianyou called arrived at the hospital, and Xiao Yun’s injuries were treated.

The doctor was the same one from last time. Upon seeing Gu Ningyue and Ling Tianyou again, there was no trace of surprise on his face: "No fatal injuries. Keep her under observation, she can be discharged in three days. I’ll prescribe some medication for the scars when she leaves. Poor girl, those scars won’t be easy to remove, extra care is needed..."