Chapter 45

Time stopped, the timer on the bomb really stopped.

"You idiot, do you know how dangerous it was just now?" Lin Bingbing angrily walked towards Xia Tian. It was extremely dangerous just now; if Xia Tian had pulled the pin, everyone nearby would have been finished.

"It didn't explode." Xia Tian said seriously.

"I mean, what if it had exploded!" Lin Bingbing said angrily.

"It really didn't explode. Don't believe me? Take a look." Xia Tian handed the bomb to Lin Bingbing.

"That's a bomb, give it to me. We need to find a specialist to handle it." Lin Bingbing carefully took the bomb; she had already notified the bomb disposal expert.

At this moment, Xia Tian's eyes caught a trajectory, a very thin and familiar one.

"This is... a bullet, so the target is?" Xia Tian followed the trajectory and saw Zeng Rou right in the line of fire. The bullet was aimed at Zeng Rou. With a quick step, Xia Tian instantly reached Zeng Rou and tackled her to the ground, turning his body to land first to prevent her from falling.

This way, Zeng Rou wouldn't fall.

The bullet passed through the spot where Zeng Rou had been standing, shattering the glass behind her.

"Take cover, it's a sniper." Lin Bingbing shouted urgently. At that moment, a second bullet was fired, this time targeting Captain Xu.

The bullet pierced his forehead.

"Captain Xu." Everyone took cover.

"Sister Rou, stay here and don't move. I hate these people who shoot from behind. I'll find him." Xia Tian placed Zeng Rou behind a pillar, and the others also found cover.

This wasn't a joke; it was real bullets. Seeing Captain Xu lying on the ground, everyone was truly terrified. Captain Xu had been so powerful just a moment ago, but now he was shot.

Today's events were too coincidental. Captain Xu had insisted on taking Zeng Rou back, and the car that was supposed to transport her was equipped with a timed bomb. This made everyone suspect Captain Xu's intentions.

But Captain Xu was now shot dead, a clear case of murder to silence him.

No one dared to show themselves; bullets weren't to be taken lightly.

Just as everyone was extremely tense, Xia Tian stood up, his eyes fixed on the rooftop of the opposite high-rise building.

"Damn, he got away." Xia Tian picked up Zeng Rou. The target was very clear: Zeng Rou and Captain Xu. One shot per person, and a quick retreat regardless of whether it hit or not.

This level of skill and decisiveness was not something a third-level killer could have, indicating that a second-level killer was involved.

However, the second-level killer was even more difficult to deal with than Xia Tian had imagined. In their first encounter, Xia Tian hadn't even seen the killer's face.

"Xia Tian, what are you doing?" Lin Bingbing shouted when she saw Xia Tian stand up.

"He's already gone."

At this moment, everyone except Xia Tian and Zeng Rou was still hiding behind cover. The police were searching for the sniper, but they didn't relax their vigilance upon hearing Xia Tian's words.

"Xia Tian, come to Jianghai University later."

"Cousin, what happened?"

"Tang Yan has challenged us again. This time, all the regular members of the basketball team are here."

"What does that have to do with me?"

"The captain of the basketball team is the son of the vice president of Jianghai University. If you don't accept the challenge, he will have his father shut down the arts department."

"Alright, I'll go later."

Xia Tian hung up the phone.

Seeing Xia Tian on the phone for so long, the people hiding in the corner finally stood up.

Now there was a mess left behind. From the initial assassination attempt, to Captain Xu's insistence on forcing Zeng Rou into the car with the bomb, and finally the sniper.

"Mrs. Zeng, we will give you an answer regarding today's events." Lin Bingbing came to Zeng Rou's side.

"Do you know Xia Tian?" A woman's intuition is very sharp.

"Yes." Lin Bingbing nodded.

"Let's put today's events aside. If there's anything that needs investigation, ask my lawyer." Zeng Rou's meaning was clear: since you know Xia Tian, I'll give you face and let this go.

Otherwise, Captain Xu's actions had already brought too much negative publicity to the police department.

Zeng Rou was a public figure in Jianghai City. The Zeng Group paid hundreds of millions in taxes to the state each year, making it a protected legitimate enterprise. But today, she was almost killed by a police officer.

If the government couldn't give a satisfactory response, it would make all entrepreneurs feel insecure.

This was a serious issue.

But with one sentence, Zeng Rou put the matter to rest, all because Lin Bingbing knew Xia Tian. One could say Zeng Rou gave Xia Tian a lot of face.

Lin Bingbing didn't know that because of Zeng Rou's words, she got a promotion. She took over Captain Xu's position after he was expelled from the party.

Captain Xu's wife and daughter were found on the beach.

Of course, this was all later. Now, he had dealt with the Zeng family's five elders and the people from the Sand organization. If the Zeng family's five elders didn't continue to fund the operation, the Sand organization would likely stop sending killers.

Although the Sand organization's principle was to complete the job once they took it, they weren't philanthropists and couldn't send killers indefinitely. Normally, a third-level killer would be enough to kill Zeng Rou, so the Zeng family's five elders only paid for a third-level killer.

But a third-level killer couldn't kill Zeng Rou, so the Sand organization would continue to send killers. At this point, the client would need to pay more, but the client didn't inform the Sand organization about Xia Tian's existence, which led to the loss of a third-level killer.

The Sand organization usually sent two third-level killers together to ensure success, with the second killer acting if the first failed. Neither killer knew when the other would act.

The Zeng family's five elders spent a lot of money to kill Zeng Rou, hiring two third-level killers and one second-level killer.

Xia Tian had already dealt with the two third-level killers, and now only the second-level killer remained. If Xia Tian could eliminate the second-level killer, the Sand organization's assassination attempt would end.

Unless the Zeng family's five elders continued to fund the operation, but they had already turned themselves in, their funds were frozen, and they would spend the rest of their lives in prison.