Deranged

Gao Family Mansion.

"(⇀‸↼‶) Wow, Xu Shi, has your brother finally come to his senses?"

Gao Liyuan's face lit up with excitement, her large, doll-like eyes fixed intently on Xu Shi.

She had already set a trap for Lin Fan.

And it was no ordinary trap—it was a deep, treacherous one.

Once Lin Fan discovered the truth,

he would undoubtedly come after her.

As a highly skilled and professional hacker,

how could she let the situation spiral out of control?

When the time came, she would act decisively.

She would eliminate any potential threats!!!!

Xu Shi nodded, a look of relief spreading across her face. "Yes, my brother has come to his senses. He doesn’t want to follow that so-called 'plot' anymore."

"Hmph, it’s good that he’s seen the light. That path was a dead end from the start," Gao Liyuan said with a cold snort, crossing her arms.

Han Zhiqi’s furrowed brows gradually relaxed, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of her lips.

After returning to the Han family,

her parents and relatives had said nothing.

Sometimes, silent treatment could hurt more than bullets.

The group of women chatted for a while longer.

Then, Xu Shi steered the conversation back to the main issue.

"Our top priority right now is to locate Lin Fan. He’s in the shadows, and we’re exposed. That puts us at a significant disadvantage. If that mad dog finds out that we’re behind the destruction of his strongholds, he’ll stop at nothing to take us down with him."

Han Zhiqi’s expression turned icy.

"Who does he think he is? Does he even have the strength left to take us down?"

Yesterday, they had destroyed five of Lin Fan’s key strongholds.

It was like pulling teeth from a tiger.

On top of that, An Youyi, Li Jiaxin, and even Gao Liyuan’s younger brother, Gao Liming, had turned against him.

Not only had they defected,

but they had also turned the Dragon King Hall upside down.

Xu Shi’s delicate brows furrowed. She nodded in agreement but then shook her head. "He may not have the strength anymore, but he’s still capable of targeting the people close to us. We have some ability to protect ourselves, but what about Yang Jingying, Lin An'an, and Shen Manni? Do they?"

Xu Shi had hit the nail on the head.

The group fell silent.

Among them, Li Jiaxin and An Youyi were the most qualified to speak on the matter.

The Dragon King, An Youyi, was a bit slow on the uptake. Aside from her interest in assassination, nothing else seemed to captivate her.

Li Jiaxin, however, was different.

She knew Lin Fan all too well.

He was vindictive.

Petty to the extreme.

If you hit him once,

he’d bite back twice as hard.

"Here’s my suggestion: during this period of hunting Lin Fan down, Yang Jingying, Lin An'an, and Shen Manni should avoid going out at night as much as possible. This will minimize the risk of that mad dog attacking them. It would also be best if they hired some skilled bodyguards who know martial arts. Once we’ve dealt with him, they’ll be safe," Li Jiaxin proposed.

The women exchanged glances.

They all agreed that this plan was feasible.

An Youyi twirled a dagger in her hand and said calmly,

"At the end of the day, the only real solution is to kill the Dragon King as quickly as possible."

The group turned their attention to Gao Liyuan.

"Gao Liyuan, have you managed to track Lin Fan’s location?"

Gao Liyuan frowned. "I’ve found a few possibilities—Ma Family Villa, Purple Garden, and Riverside Villa. His movements are irregular."

Li Jiaxin sneered, "Hmph, the Dragon King is as cunning as ever. He’s got multiple hideouts."

An Youyi suggested, "Why don’t we each stake out one of those locations?"

Xu Shi shook her head. "No, no. A cornered beast is still dangerous. Lin Fan may have lost his lackeys, but his martial arts skills are still intact. If we split up, we’ll be easy targets. It’ll be like sending the seven dwarfs to rescue Snow White—one by one, we’ll fall."

Xu Shi had firsthand experience with Lin Fan’s tenacity.

That man was like a cockroach—hard to kill.

Extremely stubborn.

If given even a sliver of a chance to recover,

he would disappear to some unknown place to recuperate.

Then he’d come back stronger than ever.

Like a cockroach,

the more you tried to crush him, the harder he fought back.

The only way to end him was with a single, decisive blow.

Nothing less would do.

"Ugh~~~~~~~"

Gao Liyuan clutched her head, sighing in frustration.

"My abilities are limited. I can only search a small area. If I could access the government’s surveillance systems, finding Lin Fan would be much faster."

Gao Liyuan had truly given it her all.

Over the past few days, she had been working tirelessly to locate Lin Fan.

She had even lost some hair from the stress.

In a city as vast as Shanghai,

Gao Liyuan could only cover about one-tenth of it.

The remaining nine-tenths were beyond her reach!!!

It was utterly frustrating.

"Gao Liyuan, if you had access to government resources, could you pinpoint Lin Fan’s location?"

Just as the group was at a loss, the youngest among them caught onto the key point.

Hearing this, Gao Liyuan perked up immediately.

She stuffed some chips into her mouth to calm her nerves, then said nonchalantly,

"Just get me into the government’s system, and I’ll make sure Lin Fan is done for! If you want, I can even leak his high-definition, uncensored photos online for the whole world to see. Let’s see how he likes that."

Talk about adding insult to injury!!!

This was next-level savagery.

Absolutely ruthless (and brilliant!!!!)

Of course, they had no interest in seeing such trashy photos themselves.

But posting them online would let the netizens do the shaming.

The goal was to break Lin Fan’s spirit.

Under the pressure of public scrutiny,

Lin Fan’s mental state would crumble.

Then, a few well-placed bullets would take care of the rest.

Both his mind and body would be destroyed.

Double annihilation, sweet and satisfying.

Even if Lin Fan had the thickest skin,

being exposed to the world, especially to those with certain... preferences,

would be enough to make him cower in shame, too disgusted to show his face in public.

It seemed that only Xu Shi and Gao Liyuan were on the same wavelength.

They had grasped the essence of the plan.

The other women were left confused.

Some even looked at them with strange expressions.

Xu Shi coughed lightly and said, "Leave the government resources to me. I have a way to get you the access you need."

"Really?" Gao Liyuan’s eyes sparkled, her mouth still full of chips. Her expression could be compared to that of the infamous "black garlic lady," though without the gagging part, of course.

Xu Shi nodded earnestly. "Really!"

The first person Xu Shi thought of was her good friend Yang Jingxuan.

At the moment, there was no concrete evidence linking Lin Fan to the five strongholds.

But there was enough suspicion.

The authorities couldn’t just sit back and do nothing, could they?

Especially since the allegations were true.

With Yang Jingxuan acting as the intermediary,

and given that she had just earned some credit yesterday,

the chances of success were high!!!

An Youyi turned to Han Zhiqi.

"Can you get me a sniper rifle?"

Han Zhiqi blinked but didn’t refuse.

"What model?"

"M200 sniper rifle."

"I’ll get you the silencer and all the necessary equipment. I’ll also provide two extra magazines. How does that sound?"

"How soon can you get it?"

"Tomorrow—no, tonight!!! I’ll have someone deliver it to you before midnight."

Han Zhiqi’s tone was cold,

her killing intent unmistakable.

An Youyi nodded expressionlessly. "Deal."

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