CHAPTER 1043: CHAPTER 1043

Just as Guo Qiyu was inciting these bodyguards to take action, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Guo Qiyu immediately tensed up, thinking Zhang Yang had arrived.

Originally, his plan was to capture these women and thus make Zhang Yang hesitate.

But plans couldn’t keep up with changes, as these women somehow staged a live stream which rendered his efforts futile. Without a doubt, their location had already been exposed.

Guo Qiyu never underestimated Zhang Yang.

So as soon as the knocking started, Guo Qiyu immediately said to the bodyguards, "Stay alert. The person is outside. Whoever can take him down, I’ll reward with fifty million."

Guo Qiyu’s words exhilarated the guards.

He had promised this long ago; anyone who could kill Zhang Yang would receive a huge sum of money.

The sum of fifty million was enough to make anyone crazy.

With this money, not to mention stopping the live stream, they would do anything he asked.

"Young Master Guo, why don’t we start by shooting through the door?"

"That way, whoever’s outside is sure to die."

Guo Qiyu waved his hand dismissively, "Wait a moment, let me check the surveillance to see what’s happening outside, to see if they’ve arrived yet."

However, when Guo Qiyu turned on the surveillance again, he found it was already blacked out, with nothing visible.

It seemed the entire venue’s surveillance system had been destroyed.

As the president of the Harmonious Society Management Association, Guo Qiyu instantly understood that Zhang Yang might have skilled support.

No matter who was outside, it was certainly Zhang Yang. Otherwise, there would be no reason to destroy the surveillance, so Guo Qiyu issued the order without further hesitation.

"Open fire, take down the person outside immediately."

Gunshots erupted instantaneously, and the room was filled with the strong scent of gunpowder.

Shen Jiayi, Qiao Dongna, and Georgina were utterly terrified by the commotion.

If there was really someone outside, anyone would have been riddled with bullets under such gunfire.

"No, no, Brother Zhang Yang will be fine," Shen Jiayi quickly said.

Shen Mange also hurriedly comforted her, "Don’t get worked up. Stay calm. You’re the one who knows Zhang Yang’s abilities best."

"There’s no way he’ll be harmed. Control your emotions to avoid putting too much strain on your heart."

Despite being worried about Zhang Yang, Shen Mange knew that under the current circumstances, taking care of themselves was the best way they could help Zhang Yang.

"Alright, alright, everyone stop for a moment."

"Don’t waste bullets, you idiots," Guo Qiyu lamented. These bodyguards were locals and couldn’t compare with those professionally trained in Dragon Country.

Dealing with such useless individuals was truly frustrating. Did they think the guns and bullets came for free? Although he didn’t care about the money, it was indeed difficult to acquire these resources.

The door was completely shattered. After the ceasefire, the door finally couldn’t hold any longer and crumbled down into a tattered mess.

Then, through the smoke, everyone saw a staggering figure.

Guo Qiyu was startled, realizing he wasn’t dead. Knowing Zhang Yang’s prowess, he understood that he couldn’t allow Zhang Yang to come closer, as it would be life-threatening.

Guo Qiyu was about to order to open fire again, but suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"Brute, are you going to kill your father too?"

Hearing this voice, Guo Qiyu felt his scalp tingle.

No way, how could this be? How could his dad be here?

He had just been on the phone with him, but Guo Qiyu soon remembered he had hung up on his father in anger earlier.

Most likely, his father was already on the way at that very moment.

"No, no, Dad, how are you?"

Guo Qiyu rushed forward, finally confirming it was his father, who was barely alive, clinging to life with just one last breath.

"Impossible, this can’t be happening. Why did you come here? Aren’t you running right into danger?" Guo Qiyu was distraught.

As ruthless as he could be, he had never intended to harm his own family.

"I knew you were handling things here today, so I’ve been worried about you."

"I didn’t expect them to use live streaming to expose your actions to the public. When you hung up on me, I thought I should come quickly to help sort things out."

"Are you out of your mind? Couldn’t you see it was me?"

"Even if you couldn’t see, you should’ve figured out that if it was that kid, they wouldn’t have knocked politely."

These words rendered Guo Qiyu completely dumbfounded.

"No, this isn’t true. I honestly didn’t know."

But it no longer mattered. In his last conscious moments, the Patriarch Guo held tightly onto Guo Qiyu’s hand.

"Leave quickly, don’t stay here any longer. You’re no match for them. These people are formidable."

"Second Brother Xu is finished, and the Xu Family will soon follow."

Guo Qiyu’s expression changed. Seeing his father finally pass away, he let out a hysterical scream.

"Damn it, Zhang Yang, where are you? Come out, I know you’re nearby. You did this on purpose, didn’t you?"

At this moment, Guo Qiyu was calmer than before, surprisingly guessing that Zhang Yang was indeed nearby.

The next second, the lights in the room suddenly went out.

Startled, Guo Qiyu tightly gripped the two guns in his hands, carefully taking stock of his surroundings for any movement.

But this wasn’t a sustainable solution; he was in a passive position.

So Guo Qiyu hurried to where Shen Mange had been just a moment ago.

He figured he should at least capture one hostage to force Zhang Yang out into the open.

Yet unexpectedly, Guo Qiyu found nothing.

Earlier, several chairs were aligned, binding Shen Mange and the others together. Even in the pitch black room, he should’ve been able to grab someone. Where were they?

Guo Qiyu groped his way over, but apart from empty chairs, he found no trace of anyone.

With his years of criminal investigation experience, Guo Qiyu knew that either he had gone in the wrong direction or they had already been rescued.

How could it have happened so quickly? Only five minutes had passed since the lights went out.

It seemed impossible that Zhang Yang had silently entered and taken the people away without a sound.

Adding to the sorrow of his father’s death in his arms, Guo Qiyu shouted, "In that case, you’re all going to die here."