C148 Red Soul Stone(1)

Lee Zhuohua was surprised when he heard this shout. An assassin from the Zhao Family Chamber of Commerce had actually barged in. Who was he planning to assassinate?

"Wait for me in the room first. I'll go out and take a look at the situation." Lee Zhuohua instructed Zi Lan.

"Yes." Zi Lan nodded slightly.

Immediately after, Lee Zhuohua walked out of the room and went straight to the source of the shouts.

...

At this moment, a man with a black cloth covering his face was surrounded by a group of guards from the Zhao Family Chamber of Commerce. This man carried a brocade box in his arms. Judging from the nervous expressions of the surrounding guards, it was obvious that the things inside were very important.

"Where is the assassin?" Lin Wunian, who had rushed over, asked as soon as he arrived.

"Butler Lin, it's him. He stole something from the treasure vault." When one of the guards saw that it was Lin Wunian, he quickly stepped forward and said respectfully.

"Hmm?" Lin Wunian raised his eyes and looked at the man with the black cloth covering his face.

When he saw the embroidered box in the man's arms, he frowned slightly. It was obvious that he knew what the other party had stolen.

"Which force dares to trespass into my Zhao Family Chamber of Commerce at night to seize this item?" Lin Wunian guessed in his heart.

At this time, Zhao Hanyan, who had been attracted by the shouts, also rushed over from his room.

As soon as Zhao Hanyan arrived, he could clearly see what was going on here. She also saw the embroidered box in the man's arms. She quickened her pace and arrived next to Lin Wunian.

When Lin Wunian saw that Zhao Hanyan had also arrived, he immediately called out to her, "Miss."

"Uncle Lin." Zhao Hanyan nodded at Lin Wunian and turned his attention to the man.

"Uncle Lin, who is this person? How dare he intrude into my Zhao Family Chamber of Commerce at night?" Zhao Hanyan did not know what was going on at this moment, so he asked Lin Wunian who was beside him.

"My lady, I have only been here for a short time, and I do not know who this man is, but the brocade box in his hand is..." When Lin Wunian said this, he gave Zhao Hanyan a hint with his eyes.

When Zhao Hanyan saw Lin Wunian's hint, he immediately understood.

"This is too much! Since when did my Zhao Family Chamber of Commerce fall to such a state? They actually dare to come knocking on my door so brazenly!" Zhao Hanyan said in a somewhat cold tone, as if the thing in the man's arms was related to some secret.

Zhao Hanyan looked at the man who was surrounded by the guards with a slightly cold gaze.

"Who are you? Who ordered you to steal from my Zhao Family Chamber of Commerce?" Zhao Hanyan said with a trace of anger on his face.

However, the masked man did not answer Zhao Hanyan's question. Instead, he looked around as if he was thinking about how to get out of here.

Lin Wunian noticed the man's expression and frowned. He shouted in a stern voice, "Don't waste your time. You won't be able to leave."

The masked man also realized the situation he was in right now. Just as Lin Wunian had said, he wouldn't have the chance to escape when he was surrounded by the people from the Zhao Family Chamber of Commerce. Unless he could kill his way out.

But if he had the strength to do so, why would he steal in the middle of the night?

"Hahahaha." At this moment, the masked man started to laugh inexplicably.

Seeing him laugh out loud for no reason, the two of them were puzzled.

"What are you laughing about? Hurry up and return the thing to us. If you give it back to us, there is still a way out. Otherwise, I will make sure that you won't even have a corpse left." Lin Wunian frowned and threatened.

Zhao Hanyan did not say anything at this moment, but she also looked at the man with a cold expression. The thing in his hand had an astonishing origin, and she could not allow anything to happen to it.

"There's not even a corpse left? Would I be afraid? I have nothing to say about being intercepted by you guys today. As for my origin, do you think I will tell you?" The man's voice was a little crazy. He seemed to be ready to give up everything. "Besides, this thing doesn't belong to you in the first place."

Hearing the man's words, Zhao Hanyan and the other man looked at each other. The two of them communicated with each other.

"Which branch are you from?" Zhao Hanyan suddenly said.

The masked man did not expect Zhao Hanyan's reaction to be so fast. With just a few words, he was able to deduce 80-90% of the truth.

"What do you mean by that bloodline? If I can't take this thing away today, you guys can forget about keeping it either." The masked man's tone darkened and he no longer laughed loudly.

He glanced at the people around him, and then, under everyone's gaze, he held the embroidered box with his left hand and suddenly struck out with the palm of his right hand. He was about to smash the embroidered box with his palm, intending to destroy the item inside.

When Zhao Hanyan saw that the other party was actually going to destroy the thing, his face suddenly became shocked.

"Stop!" Zhao Hanyan exclaimed.

Seeing this, Lin Wunian suddenly rushed towards the man in an attempt to stop his actions.

However, because the two of them were a bit far away, it was already too late for him to catch up.

Zhao Hanyan's eyes were filled with shock, and he was extremely anxious in his heart. He did not know what to do.

At this moment, a clear voice sounded from the back of the crowd.

"First Sword."

Before anyone could even react, the white beam of light had already passed through the guards' encirclement and arrived in front of the masked man.

"Here."

With a soft shout, everyone's vision blurred. When they came back to their senses and looked inside, they saw a man in black standing there quietly. He was holding the brocade box in his left hand, and with his right hand, he was grabbing the throat of the masked man so that he couldn't break free.

The person who came was Lee Zhuohua.

Lee Zhuohua originally wanted to tell Zi Lan some questions about his physique when he suddenly heard a surprised cry from outside and rushed over.

As soon as Fang arrived, he saw an assassin being surrounded by the people from the Zhao Family Chamber of Commerce. The assassin seemed to have stolen something and was about to destroy it.