Villain Boss Chapter 216
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 216: You're Lucky
After Shen Bai made arrangements for Gu Yunqing and Su Qin, and separated from Qiao Yi, he rushed to the laboratory building, only to find that the entire top floor of the building had been engulfed in flames.
The fire was still spreading.
Shen Yang was downstairs instructing the firefighters to put out the fire. When he saw Shen Bai, he frowned and asked, "How's it going on your end?"
The burning building occasionally dropped pieces of broken debris.
Shen Bai waved his hand to block the falling ashes. "Gu Yunqing and Su Qin have been rescued. They are still unconscious and have been taken to the emergency room. What about Qin Huai?"
"Gu Yunqing and Su Qin were both there?"
Without answering Shen Bai's question, Shen Yang's pupils contracted.
"Could that guy's target be..."
Having figured out the ultimate goal of Qin Huai's entire scheme, Shen Yang grabbed the accompanying superhuman and ordered, "Keep an eye on Shen Bai. I'm going upstairs to find someone."
The superhuman's face turned pale. "Captain! Such a huge fire..."
Shen Bai also realized something. "Eldest Brother, where's Youyou?"
Shen Yang was here, but where did Shen Youyou go?
Shen Yang didn’t answer, but took off his coat and prepared to go inside.
"Eldest Brother!" Grabbing his eldest brother's arm, Shen Bai said urgently, "Why are you going in? Is Youyou inside? And Grandpa and Yaoyao, where are they?"
At the mention of Shen Yao, Shen Yang said, "Yaoyao has been kidnapped by Qin Huai. Take men to rescue her."
"..." Shen Bai slowly released his grip. "Yaoyao has been kidnapped?"
He glanced at the burning building, then looked at Shen Yang and said in a low voice, "Sorry, Eldest Brother."
Without giving his eldest brother a chance to reply, he raised his hand and struck Shen Yang on the back of the neck, knocking him unconscious.
"Captain!" The superhuman waiting nearby was startled and quickly helped Shen Yang up. "Deputy Captain, what are you doing?"
They were having a nice conversation. Why did Shen Bai suddenly attack Shen Yang?
"Keep an eye on my brother. I'm going upstairs to check."
Because of that affinity, Shen Yao was safe for the time being.
If Shen Youyou was really upstairs, given her abilities, the fact that she hadn't come down after so long meant something must have happened.
Shen Yang's words just now were clearly an attempt to divert him. Of course, Shen Bai wouldn't let him have his way. Even if it was about saving Shen Youyou, it should be his job—he was the one who had been responsible for taking care of Shen Youyou all along. Just like Ranran said, he gave her a name, so he should take responsibility for her.
Before anyone could stop him, he poured a bucket of water over himself, channeled his superpower to cleave the burning flames, and his slender figure was instantly engulfed by the raging fire.
……
On the steep cliff of the snow-capped mountain, Qin Huai stared at the fiery red glow dancing in the darkness, remaining motionless for a long time.
Shen Yao wrapped her arms around herself tightly and gritted her teeth. "What else did you do in the laboratory building?"
"117." Qin Huai's exquisite face was shrouded in the night, looking a bit alluring and indifferent at the same time, like a devil tempting people to fall into darkness. "I made some modifications to the top floor of the laboratory building, just like I modified the amusement park where I entertained Si Xu. In my amusement park, all superpowers were useless."
Shen Yao was stunned. "Your target is Youyou? There’s no bad blood between you and that child!"
"She’s a sharp blade in the hands of your Shen family. How could you say that there’s no bad blood between us?" Qin Huai smiled and cleared his throat twice. "Shen Yao, the bad blood between me and your Shen family can’t be eliminated by an explosion and a fire."
When he responded like that, Shen Yao didn't know how to refute him.
Whether it was Qin Huai or Shen Youyou, they were both tragedies created by the Shen family. When they constantly violated human reason and hurt others for their own desires, everything the Shen family was experiencing today was already predestined.
Shen Yao fell silent. Qin Huai turned to look at her and said, "Shen Yao, you should go back."
She asked incredulously, "What did you say? You... you're letting me go back?"
She was also a member of the Shen family, and his enemy. Why didn't he kill her?
"Qin Huai." Puzzled, she walked toward him. "What exactly are you plotting?"
What was I plotting? Qin Huai chuckled softly. What did you think you had that was worth my plotting?
However, before he could answer, the piercing sound of gunfire shattered the silence of the snow-capped mountain.
"Qin Huai!"
Blood splattered on her face, and Shen Yao instinctively called his name. She took out a handkerchief she always carried and pressed it against his wound, then hurriedly looked up at the person who had fired the shot.
"Grandpa..." How determined must Shen Lang have been to destroy the enemy of the Shen family that he abandoned his responsibilities to chase after them all the way here alone when the base was in dire straits?
Completely ignoring Shen Yao, Shen Lang's eyes lit up with wild joy when he saw the blood splatter.
"Qin Huai." Shen Lang gritted his teeth, his expression crazed. "You can go die now."
The Shen family's nightmare, his nightmare, had finally come to an end...
Die! Die!
"Ouch, it missed a little."
Ignoring the injury on his shoulder, Qin Huai pressed down on the handkerchief that Shen Yao had placed on his shoulder and waved his hand to push her aside.
He walked toward Shen Lang, his pale golden eyes filled with sarcasm.
"Shen Lang, I really admire you when it comes to dealing with enemies."
The gun was still pointed at Qin Huai. Shen Lang ignored Qin Huai's words and muttered nervously, "Qin Huai, you devil, go to hell!"
This was the person whom he had tasked the fourth team to hunt down ever since he escaped from the base. He had established a blockade, and constantly sent out search teams... all in an effort to eliminate this devil.
But... he failed.
At this moment, the opportunity was right in front of him. He could personally send this person to hell and end his long-standing nightmare.
As Shen Lang approached Qin Huai, he pulled the trigger.
Unfortunately, Qin Huai easily dodged all three bullets.
Qin Huai trudged through the snow, using the shadows cast by the snow and moonlight to dodge the threat of the bullets and easily reached Shen Lang.
"I’ll indeed go to hell."
Under Shen Lang's terrified gaze, Qin Huai smiled compassionately and reached out to grab his collar.
"What are you doing? Don't come any closer! Don't touch me!" Weakened by illness, Shen Lang struggled feebly, his eyes wide as he stared at Qin Huai before him. "Weren't you poisoned? Why are you alright?!"
"Hehe, are you very disappointed?" Qin Huai sighed. "I'm fine, but you're finished."
Before Shen Lang could utter a sound, and without giving Shen Yao a chance to speak, Qin Huai flung his hand and threw Shen Lang off the steep cliff.
"Aaaaaaaahhhhh!"
The screams echoed through the valley, quickly swallowed up by the wind and snow.
It wasn't until Qin Huai disgustedly grabbed a handful of snow to wipe his hands that Shen Yao snapped out of her shock.
She climbed to the edge of the cliff and looked down. It was pitch black, and she couldn't see anything.
"You...you killed him..." Shen Yao turned to look at Qin Huai, her clear eyes filled with hatred and disgust. "You killed my grandfather!"
"Yes, I killed him."
When questioned, Qin Huai remained indifferent.
He walked toward her, leaving a trail of footprints in the snow, like a sharp blade cleaving through the snow, heading straight at the girl.
"He's already given up on you, so why are you still shedding tears for him? What a fool."
Seemingly enraged by her tear-streaked face, he roughly grabbed her arm and pulled her up from the snow. "Shen Yao, he abandoned you. Don't you hate him? I’ve solved your Shen family’s problem by killing him, right?"
"You're talking nonsense!" The grief of losing a loved one and the panic of being questioned pushed Shen Yao to the brink of mental breakdown. "I don't hate him! He's my grandfather! He's my family!"
Even though Shen Lang chose to abandon her, and she harbored resentment, she never intended for him to die.
"Is that so?" Light flickered in Qin Huai’s light golden eyes, and he curled the corners of his lips into a smile. "Then I'll send you to see him, okay?"
"What..."
Before Shen Yao could recover from her despair, a force struck her head, causing her to fall backward uncontrollably.
She fell off the steep cliff and plummeted rapidly.
As Qin Huai looked away, he withdrew his hand, glanced in one direction, and smiled faintly. "If you don't save her, she'll be smashed to pieces."
The air above the steep cliff twisted and created a blurry fault line like an open door.
A white figure leaped out of the "door" and chased Shen Yao down the cliff.
In the last moments before she lost consciousness, the man grabbed her hand, and she heard a familiar, cold voice in her ear.
"You're lucky this time, Qin Huai."
