At that moment.
The project manager scrambled over, his voice trembling with fear. "M-Miss Liu! Are you alright? Wh-what on earth happened? This is terrible! It's all our fault for failing with safety management! I... I..."
"Shut up!"
Liu Yutong whirled around, her icy glare instantly freezing the project manager in his tracks, forcing him to swallow his next words.
Immediately, she strode over to Yun Cheng and the others, gritted her teeth, and swiftly began issuing orders.
"Yun Cheng, relay my commands!"
"First, spare no expense. Get Zhang Tao and the other injured to the hospital immediately. I want them all alive and well, and they must recover completely!"
"Second, notify all available Wanlong Hui members in the surrounding area. Seal off every entrance and exit of this construction site immediately! Not even a fly is to get out!"
"This time, no matter what, we must dig out those rats. I want them alive! If they dare resist, as long as they don't die, you have free rein to deal with them!"
"Third, immediately account for every single person on site—workers, technicians, security, management. No one is to be missed. Verify everyone's identity. Anyone suspicious is to be detained immediately! Also, lock down all information. Until this matter is fully investigated, not a single detail about today's attack is to leak out!"
"Fourth, reassure all the frightened and injured workers. Provide compensation where it's due, all according to the highest standards! The Wanlong Hui will cover all costs!"
"..."
One command after another flowed from her lips, quickly received and executed.
The originally chaotic scene rapidly became orderly under her formidable presence and efficient command.
Uninjured Wanlong Hui members sprang into action, driving the wounded to the hospital at top speed.
Within mere minutes, a flood of reinforced Wanlong Hui members poured into the area around the site, swiftly completing the lockdown.
Once there were enough personnel, they directly began checking personnel information.
For those assassins to have infiltrated the site, even climbed to the top floor to ambush her, and known her schedule for today, there had to be negligence within the site itself, or possibly even an inside job.
Liu Yutong stood her ground. Though she had several abrasions on her hands and forehead, she only had someone bring iodine to clean them briefly, not even bothering with bandages.
After tending to her wounds, she went nowhere.
A Wanlong Hui member brought a chair from the site office, and she sat down right there in an open area, personally overseeing her subordinates as they screened for suspicious individuals.
No matter who was behind this, Zhao Tianxing or anyone else—anyone who dared target her people, who dared try to take her life!
She, Liu Yutong, would see it through to the end!
To the death!
Liu Yutong had temporarily chosen not to call the police. Although this was a major incident, because she had locked things down promptly enough, the outside world remained unaware of what had happened here for now.
Even if some uninformed workers on site knew something had happened and had seen the wounded with their own eyes, when they saw the dense crowd of men in black surrounding the place, none dared to call the police.
Especially after learning someone had dared to attack the boss of these men in black, they were utterly terrified, fearing these men might vent their anger on them, the innocent bystanders.
Time passed minute by minute, and the atmosphere on site grew increasingly oppressive.
Yun Cheng, along with Ma Da and Zhao Tianyi who had arrived later, were all meticulously supervising the verification of the workers' information.
It had to be said, the pressure from the dense crowd of black-clad figures surrounding them, like something out of a movie, was immense for the workers present.
It was only now that they truly realized the background of the boss behind the project they were working on was actually this... dark.
Liu Yutong sat on the brought-in chair, her eyes slightly lowered, her right hand unconsciously wiping at a remaining smudge of blood on the back of her left hand.
She was thinking about the condition of those in the hospital, especially Zhang Tao. His father had just been discharged, and now he was in the hospital... she didn't even know if his arm could be saved...
Yun Cheng and the others worked with great efficiency. Through the information check, they quickly identified five suspicious individuals among the workers who had no registered information.
After confirming their identities, they subdued them instantly, giving them no chance to resist.
The five were roughly dragged and thrown onto the open ground not far from Liu Yutong, forced to kneel.
Their faces showed a mix of terror, resentment and despair, and one was expressionless, as if already resigned to life or death.
Liu Yutong finally stopped wiping the bloodstain and slowly raised her head.
A breeze blew past, stirring her disheveled hair and revealing the abrasion on her temple.
She didn't speak, only calmly scrutinized the five kneeling men with her ice-cold, beautiful eyes.
Under the pressure of her gaze, the five kneeling assassins felt their breathing grow increasingly difficult, as if someone were choking them.
At that moment.
Ma Da stepped forward and reported in a deep voice, "Young Miss, we've caught them. How shall we proceed?"
Liu Yutong finally spoke, her voice carrying a calmness that chilled to the bone.
"Take them all away. Find a quiet place."
"Yun Cheng, Ma Da, you two interrogate them separately."
"I want their names, origins, who's behind them, and how they got in here. Every step, every detail, I want it all laid out."
"As for methods... as long as they don't die, do as you please."
"Zhao Tianyi, you handle the cleanup. Don't leave any traces!"
In the past, the Wanlong Hui's methods were mostly about intimidation, rarely resorting to truly harsh measures, as that could lead to disputes and legal risks.
But today was different. The nature of this was too vile. This wasn't an ordinary conflict or business competition; it was premeditated murder! And it had caused serious injuries to multiple innocent people, including Zhang Tao!
No matter what methods were used, there was no need to hold back, especially with Zhao Tianyi covering any potential loose ends to prevent problems.
"Understood!" The three immediately accepted their orders.
Subsequently, the five assassins were dragged away from the scene amidst their terror and despair.
Witnessing this, the workers were even more terrified, not daring to breathe loudly, and already imagining the fate of those men.
The more they thought about it, the more frightened they became; some even felt the urge to urinate.
The interrogation results came back quickly.
Among the five assassins, two had very tough bones. Even after suffering considerably, they still clenched their teeth, refusing to reveal who hired them.
The other three weren't as tough; they confessed everything after just a bit of persuasion.
"Zhao Tianxing. As expected, it's him."
Liu Yutong stood up. Before she could even give the order to apprehend the individuals named by the assassins, a foreman among the workers suddenly fell to his knees with a thud, scrambling and crawling to get in front of Liu Yutong.
"Miss Liu, spare me! Miss Liu!"
"Miss Liu, I didn't know, I truly didn't know they were here to harm you!"
"I... I just got a little greedy for some petty cash. That Old Chen, he's a fellow villager of mine. He came to me, said he had a few relatives who just came to the city and wanted to find some work for a few days... and he slipped me two thousand bucks.... I... I lost my head for a moment and agreed."
"If I had known they were here to harm you, I wouldn't have dared to let them in even if you gave me a hundred, a thousand times the courage!"
"Miss Liu, I beg you! Please forgive me this one time! I have a wife and kids at home, my old mother is bedridden! I'm begging you!"
The foreman spoke while kowtowing frantically.
However, Liu Yutong felt not a single ripple of pity in her heart. Especially when she thought of the Wanlonghui brothers and those innocent injured workers lying in the hospital at this very moment, her expression grew even colder.
"You claim ignorance, yet you nearly cost me and my employees our lives. Isn't the price for that a bit too light?"
"Take him away. Give special attention to the hand he used to take that money. Make sure he remembers forever what money he can take, and what money, once taken... will cost him his life."
