Chapter 77: Chapter 77: If the Sky Falls, I’ll Hold It Up! The Stoic Officer’s Ultimate Protection of His Wife

The abandoned warehouse was left with only a dim yellow light.

Lin Wan Yi was tied to a chair, her wrists and ankles were cut into by hemp rope, leaving bleeding marks.

She lowered her head, her breathing was light.

Footsteps came from outside the door.

Two people pushed the door open and came in; one squatted in front of her, using the tip of a knife to lift her chin.

“Tsk, she’s quite pretty.”

“What a pity, can’t be kept.”

Lin Wan Yi lifted her eyelids, her voice weak.

“I… I’m thirsty…”

The two exchanged a glance.

“Give her some water, she’s a dead person anyway.”

One of them unscrewed a military canteen and poured it roughly into her mouth.

Lin Wan Yi coughed a few times, water trailing down her lips.

“That’s enough, stop dawdling, get to work.”

The knife-wielding assassin stood up, drawing a dagger from his waist.

The blade gleamed coldly under the light.

He walked behind Lin Wan Yi.

“Don’t worry, I’m quick, it won’t hurt.”

Lin Wan Yi closed her eyes.

Her consciousness immediately sank into the space.

By the Spiritual Spring, on a patch of newly-sprouted black soil, a few tender green plants swayed with life.

She recognized them.

Mihun Grass.

Her mother had mentioned in medical books that the sap of this herb, once volatilized, could make people lose consciousness within thirty seconds.

Lin Wan Yi’s fingers moved slightly.

In the space, a stalk of Mihun Grass vanished into thin air.

In the next second, a handful of damp leaves appeared in her sleeve.

She suddenly opened her eyes.

“Wait!”

The knife-wielding assassin halted his movement.

“Any last words?”

Lin Wan Yi raised her head, her eyes full of fear.

“I… my stomach hurts… the baby… the baby is going to…”

Her face was pale, cold sweat trickling from her forehead.

The two assassins were momentarily stunned.

“Could she really be about to give birth?”

“Doesn’t matter, she’s going to die anyway.”

The knife-wielding assassin raised the dagger again.

At this moment.

Lin Wan Yi suddenly struggled violently, the chair clattering loudly as she moved.

“Ah— it hurts—”

She screamed, her body arching like a shrimp.

The two assassins were flustered.

“Is she really going to give birth right now?”

“We can’t let her die too horribly, what if the child comes out…”

In that moment of their hesitation.

Lin Wan Yi bit through the Mihun Grass in her sleeve.

The sap volatilized instantly, a faint herbal aroma spreading out.

Thirty seconds.

The knife-wielding assassin rubbed his eyes.

“Why do I feel… a bit dizzy…”

The other assassin also shook his head.

“Me too…”

Before he finished speaking.

Both of them collapsed to the ground simultaneously, unconscious.

Lin Wan Yi took a deep breath.

She held her breath, using all her strength to break free from the hemp rope.

The rope cut into her flesh, blood dripping from her wrists to the ground.

Finally.

The knot loosened.

She staggered to her feet, supporting herself against the wall as she walked toward the door.

Just as she reached the door.

The door was suddenly kicked open from the outside.

Qian Weiguo stood at the doorway, with four fully armed assassins behind him.

He saw the two unconscious people on the ground, then looked at Lin Wan Yi.

“You’ve got some skills.”

Lin Wan Yi took a step back, her back against the wall.

Qian Weiguo slowly walked in.

“Lin Wan Yi, do you know? The trap three years ago was supposed to be flawless.”

“Pity you have a big life, Gu Yanshen that lunatic married you straight away.”

He stopped in front of her, his gaze cold and sinister.

“But it doesn’t matter, today you and the child in your belly, both will die here.”

Lin Wan Yi raised her head, her eyes frighteningly calm.

“Aren’t you afraid of being exposed?”

“Exposed?” Qian Weiguo sneered.

“Wang Qiang is already dead, and the evidence was destroyed by me, who can do anything to me?”

A trace of a smile curled at the corner of Lin Wan Yi’s lips.

“Wang Qiang is not dead.”

Qian Weiguo’s smile froze.

“What did you say?”

“Gu Yanshen has already saved Wang Qiang and obtained all the evidence.”

Lin Wan Yi enunciated each word.

“Including the transfer records of you bribing Wang Qiang, and the call recordings with Zhou Wenxiu.”

Qian Weiguo’s face instantly turned ashen.

“Impossible!”

“Why impossible?” Lin Wan Yi sneered.

“You thought your plan was flawless?”

“Zhang Tingting, who drugged me back then, is Zhou Wenxiu’s niece.”

“Wang Qiang, who was monitoring me, was a spy you personally arranged.”

“And my father, Lin Guodong, was coerced and bribed by you to send me into the trap.”

She paused, her voice colder.

“All of this, Gu Yanshen has found out.”

Qian Weiguo’s eyes turned vicious.

“So what? As long as you’re dead, the Gu Family line is cut off!”

“That old man Gu Zhen Guo values his descendants the most, without a grandson, he’ll go mad!”

Lin Wan Yi’s hand quietly reached into her pocket.

Inside was a recording pen.

She had taken it from the body of the unconscious assassin during the chaos.

At this moment, the recording pen was working.

“Do you hate the Gu Family so much?”

“Hate?” Qian Weiguo laughed manically.

“Back then Gu Zhen Guo stepped on my achievements to get promoted, why shouldn’t I hate?”

“I risked my life, and he reaped all the rewards from behind!”

“I’ve been suppressed by him in every way all these years!”

His voice grew louder and louder.

“Three years ago, I finally set up a scheme to ruin his son’s reputation.”

“But that lunatic Gu Yanshen married you directly and spoilt you like a queen!”

“I won’t accept it! I want the Gu Family to be wiped out!”

Lin Wan Yi’s finger pressed the stop button on the recorder.

That’s enough.

These words were enough to send him to court.

Right at that moment.

The roar of a car engine came from outside the warehouse.

Immediately followed by the sound of an urgent screeching halt.

Qian Weiguo’s expression changed dramatically.

“Damn it!”

He spun around, pulled out the gun from his waist, and pressed it against Lin Wan Yi’s temple.

“Nobody move!”

The door of the warehouse was kicked open.

Gu Yanshen rushed in.

He saw Lin Wan Yi’s pale face, her wrist bloody and mangled, and his eyes instantly reddened.

“Qian Weiguo!”

His voice sounded like it came from the depths of hell.

Qian Weiguo pressed the gun against Lin Wan Yi’s head and retreated.

“Gu Yanshen, don’t come closer!”

“Take one more step and I’ll shoot!”

Gu Yanshen stopped in his tracks.

He raised both hands, his voice hoarse.

“Let her go.”

“I’ll give you whatever you want.”

Qian Weiguo sneered coldly.

“I want your life!”

Lin Wan Yi suddenly spoke.

“Gu Yanshen, don’t worry about me.”

She looked at him, her gaze calm.

“I have recordings of all his crimes.”

“He admitted bribing Wang Qiang, framing you, and wanting to kill me to silence me.”

Qian Weiguo’s face instantly turned pale.

“You…when did you…”

Lin Wan Yi pulled a recorder out of her pocket and held it high.

“From the moment you walked in, I recorded every word you’ve said.”

Qian Weiguo’s hand began to tremble.

“Impossible… impossible…”

Right at that moment.

A loudspeaker sounded outside the warehouse.

“Qian Weiguo, you are surrounded!”

“Put down your weapon and surrender immediately!”

It was the commander’s voice.

Qian Weiguo turned back and saw soldiers densely packed outside the warehouse, guns pointed at him.

He went utterly mad.

“If I die, you won’t have it easy either!”

He pulled the trigger.

“Bang!”

Gu Yanshen lunged towards Lin Wan Yi.

The bullet grazed his shoulder, instantly dyeing his uniform red with blood.

Almost simultaneously.

“Bang!”

Another gunshot rang out.

A bloody hole exploded in the center of Qian Weiguo’s forehead, and he fell straight down.

Outside the warehouse, a sniper lowered his rifle.

Lin Wan Yi held Gu Yanshen, tears streaming down like rain.

“Are you crazy?!”

Gu Yanshen gave a weak smile.

“I promised you…”

“If the sky falls… I’ll hold it up…”

His hand touched her face, his thumb wiping away her tears.

“Wanyi… don’t cry…”

“I’m fine…”

Lin Wan Yi shook with sobs.

“You’re bleeding so much…”

“Just a scratch.” Gu Yanshen tried to sit up.

Lin Wan Yi pressed him down firmly.

“Don’t move!”

“Doctor! Where’s the doctor?!”

The commander rushed in with people.

Seeing Qian Weiguo on the ground and Gu Yanshen injured, his face turned grim.

“Medic! Quickly!”

Two medics rushed in with a stretcher.

Lin Wan Yi released her hold, letting them put Gu Yanshen on the stretcher.

She stood up and walked to the commander.

“Commander, this is the evidence of Qian Weiguo’s crimes.”

She handed over the recorder.

“It contains all his confessed crimes.”

The commander took the recorder and pressed play.

Qian Weiguo’s frenzied voice came out.

“Back then, Gu Zhen Guo climbed to the top on my achievements…”

“I want the Gu Family to be wiped out…”

The commander’s hand was trembling.

He suddenly shut off the recorder, looking at Lin Wan Yi.

“Good child, you’ve suffered.”

Lin Wan Yi shook her head.

“Commander, I’m fine.”

“But my father is still trapped at the Beijing Lin Family, could you please…”

“I’ll send people to rescue him now.” The commander interrupted her.

“Don’t worry, Lin Guodong is a crucial witness; we’ll definitely bring him back safely.”

Lin Wan Yi nodded.

She turned to leave.

Suddenly her body went limp.

The commander quickly caught her.

“Wanyi!”

Lin Wan Yi’s face was pale, cold sweat on her forehead.

“I… my stomach hurts…”

The commander’s expression changed drastically.

“Quick! Get her to the hospital!”

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