Chapter 431 - 429: Taking Action
At such a critical moment, with tensions high and everyone outside ready to go, Lin Yu and his group just had to mess up. It was infuriating.
However, they had been planning this for a long time. If they gave up now, finding another opportunity would be incredibly difficult.
Besides, although the Xu Family hadn’t stated the consequences of a failed operation, Mo Shaoyun was a smart person. He knew just by thinking about it that if he gave up now, it would bring revenge upon the Mo Family from the Xu Family.
So, after considering everything, Mo Shaoyun gritted his teeth, deciding not to worry too much about it; now his only hope was that the inside man at the Lin Family Company would help him out.
Clearly, the informant Li Sifang was getting anxious too. He didn’t understand what Mo Shaoyun and the other two were doing. The plan was flawless, so why was Mo Shaoyun the only one there?
Where did everyone go?
Opening the champagne and cutting the cake was the best opportunity. At other times, Lin Batian had a group of bodyguards around him, making it nearly impossible to attack him.
Li Sifang shot Mo Shaoyun a glance, signaling that he needed to act immediately.
Tonight was their only chance. The Xu Family had already ordered him that no matter what, they had to take action tonight, or else the Wu and Xu Alliance would collapse.
Mo Shaoyun took a deep breath. He originally wanted to wait and see if that kid Lin Yu would show up. Besides, where was Li Kai? Even if Lin Yu was missing, why wasn’t Li Kai showing up?
He regretted now, thinking he shouldn’t have sent Li Kai to find that idiot Lin Yu. Now good, both of them were missing.
At this moment, only to see Lin Batian walk to the cake, smile slightly, and shake a big bottle of champagne vigorously before suddenly uncorking it, sending a spray of bubbly white champagne toward the surrounding people.
What a joyous moment, everyone clapped and cheered!
"Boom..."
A blast echoed through the building, shaking the whole structure. The bomb seemed terrifying, but in fact, it wasn’t very powerful, merely exploding the cake, sending cream flying and smoke billowing.
This was a specially designed bomb filled with plenty of smoke, intended to create chaos rather than kill.
Mo Shaoyun saw the moment had come, hurriedly putting on a prepared pair of glasses, and moved towards the fallen Lin Batian in the smoke. He chopped him at the neck, knocking him out, and carried him upstairs.
Meanwhile, Li Sifang was about to move as well. He was a backup and originally wasn’t supposed to be involved, but with Lin Yu’s group in trouble, he had no choice.
As he reached the second floor, there was a woman standing there.
This woman looked about forty or fifty. If Lin Wushuang were there, she would recognize her at a glance. Yes, she was Mrs. Hong, the one responsible for cleaning at the Lin Family Mansion.
"Hurry up, come with me!"
Mrs. Hong quickly said. She had worked in the Lin Family for two years, ambushing there for two years. She knew almost every part of the place, even more familiar than the Lin Family people themselves.
Mo Shaoyun and Li Sifang nodded, knowing Mrs. Hong knew the place well, and followed her in a rapid escape.
Soon, they reached a safety exit. Every building is designed with a safety door so that if a fire breaks out, one can escape through it.
Mrs. Hong had long gotten and duplicated the security exit key. Finally, it was in use now.
Li Sifang took the key from Mrs. Hong and quickly opened the door. The three of them rushed inside without delay.
In no time, they appeared at the side of the villa. It was nighttime, pitch-black, and they dared not turn on the lights. They were fleeing along the predetermined escape route.
After some struggle, Lin Batian was finally carried outside the barrier, where Hao Shuai and others were awaiting them.
"Haha, I didn’t expect things to go so smoothly."
Hao Shuai was evidently pleased to see Lin Batian captured.
However, Mo Shaoyun felt a bit worried. Li Kai and Lin Yu were still inside. If someone discovered something suspicious, and they were caught for questioning, wouldn’t their entire plan fall apart?
So, he decided to go back. After all, the trouble they had caused this time was to help the Xu Family, and he couldn’t disregard his friends.
"Gentlemen, I’m heading back to the Lin Family Mansion. You guys go ahead." Mo Shaoyun took a deep breath and said.
He knew going back now would be very dangerous and would easily arouse suspicion.
"No way! Do you realize if you go back now and get caught, how will you escape? Once the police interrogate you, you’ll spill everything."
Hao Shuai, as the overall leader of the operation, had the authority to manage the entire event, including personnel withdrawal.
"Damn, are you telling me to just leave Li Kai to die? Young Master Hao, Lin Yu is your Hao Family’s little brother, and you don’t care?" Mo Shaoyun finally saw through their facade and asked angrily.
"Well... since he didn’t show up, he must have messed up, and it’s his own fault. We can’t be blamed for lacking brotherhood." Mo Shaoyun replied with a cold smile.
"Heh, fine, serves him right! Forget it, you guys go, I’ll handle my own affairs." Saying this, Mo Shaoyun prepared to turn and leave.
"Stop!"
Suddenly, a cold voice rang out. Mo Shaoyun turned back to see Hao Shuai aiming a gun at him.
"Do you plan to kill me?"
Mo Shaoyun looked at them, not too frightened, but rather angrily.
"I won’t be lenient with anyone who jeopardizes my plan!" Hao Shuai’s lips curled, showing an evil smile.
Mo Shaoyun took a deep breath, his throat moved slightly, secretly pulled a dagger from his pocket, and prepared to act.
"Swoosh..."
Unexpectedly, a dart flashed by, knocking the gun out of Hao Shuai’s hand.
When he reacted, and hurriedly bent to pick it up. At this moment, numerous flashlights lit up around them, and Hao Shuai realized they were ambushed.
"Listen up, in front of me. You’re surrounded. Drop your weapons, hands on your heads, or we’ll shoot."
This voice belonged to Zhao Bing.
He and Deputy Captain Zhou Qiang had been lying in ambush with thirty men for over an hour, finally catching the group. It was indeed rewarding.
Sure enough, Hao Shuai, Mo Shaoyun, and the others were dumbfounded. Although masked, their faces couldn’t be seen, their situation was extremely perilous.
Surrounded by dozens of police like this, breaking out wouldn’t be easy.
However, Hao Shuai knew that if the police captured him, his life and the Hao Family’s future would be over.
Thinking of this, he suddenly made a decision and urgently told Hao Jian and his other three men, "No matter what, we must break through tonight, or we’ll spend the rest of our lives in a dark prison. Breaking out may give us a glimpse of hope!"