If You Could Hear My Heart

Shen Chi sneered coldly and jabbed the gun against his head once more, causing Zhuo Fan’s body to shiver and his heart to skip a beat.

“You really let Sisi go?” Zhuo Fan dared not be certain.

He did not trust Shen Chi!

“Do you have a choice?” Shen Chi scoffed disdainfully.

“Sisi is really in your hands?” Zhuo Fan hesitated, but he wasn’t stupid; a mobile phone alone proved nothing.

“Want to hear her voice?”

Zhuo Fan stopped talking and stared straight at Shen Chi.

Shen Chi signaled with his eyes to Xiao Mo, who dialed a number.

Once connected, Xiao Mo said, “Let Jian Sisi answer the phone.”

The man at the other end replied, “Secretary Xiao, the woman has passed out.”

“Nonsense, make her answer!”

“Alright, alright.”

Zhuo Fan’s heart lifted with tension, it seemed true that Jian Sisi was in their hands!

Shen Chi’s gun was firmly pressed against his temple, and he could not move.

After more than a minute, a voice came from the phone.

“Don’t touch me, what are you doing! Ah!” The scream was piercing, clearly Jian Sisi’s voice!

“Be smart.” It was a man’s voice, cold and fierce.

No need to listen further, Xiao Mo promptly hung up.

Zhuo Fan’s pupils dilated, wider and wider!

At this moment, the sound of the sea roared incessantly, beating against the shore with thunderous noise. Beneath the ink-colored sky, lights twinkled faintly.

These specks of light illuminated the faces of everyone present.

“Talk, where did the goods go?” Shen Chi asked coldly.

Darkness enveloped Shen Chi’s face; he seemed like the King of Asura, a creature of the night, with blood spreading in his eyes and an intense aura surrounding him!

He thought, his patience was wearing thin, and when it ran out, he would definitely pull the trigger, blowing Zhuo Fan’s brains out!

“Okay… I’ll talk…”

Zhuo Fan finally made up his mind and hesitated no more.

If he spoke, he might die at Shen Shihan’s hands; if he kept silent, he would die right now at Shen Chi’s hands.

To die at Shen Shihan’s hands meant at least Jian Sisi and his child wouldn’t die. But to die at Shen Chi’s hands meant both Jian Sisi and his child would die!

Either way, it was death!

He knew how to do the math.

“Speak!” the word slipped from Shen Chi’s cool lips.

“The goods headed… Ah!”

“Bang!” A gunshot!

“Bang!” Then another!

Zhuo Fan’s scream accompanied the gunshots, piercing the silent night sky!

As Zhuo Fan was about to reveal the direction of the goods, a bullet, precise and unerring, passed right through his heart from behind.

“Who?!” Shen Chi, ever vigilant, dodged the bullet and his icy gaze swept the surroundings!

Xiao Mo also turned around just in time to see a dark figure darting away to the east from behind a rock!

“Go after him!” Xiao Mo ordered his men.

“Yes.”

Upon receiving the command, Xiao Mo’s men immediately chased after the fleeing figure!

Shen Chi crouched down and checked Zhuo Fan’s breathing.

His dark eyes narrowed—Zhuo Fan was dead.

Both shots hit vital points; death was inevitable, leaving no last words behind!

Zhuo Fan’s hands pointed to a small path to the west. His eyes, filled with terror, were wide open, glaring in death.

Blood flowed from his back, staining the sandy beach with mottled traces.

Moonlight shone on his face, adding a particularly eerie touch.

“President Shen, he was pointing towards the west!” Xiao Mo informed Shen Chi.

Urgency was written on his face—such matters did not allow for delay.

Clearly, the person who shot Zhuo Fan was sent by Shen Shihan!

The chill in Shen Chi’s eyes grew colder; Shen Shihan’s heart was far more ruthless than he had imagined.

Zhuo Fan was his man, even a trusted subordinate, and now he had been killed just like that.

“Chase.” Shen Chi uttered the command, stowing his firearm away.

Xiao Mo nodded gravely and, with a wave of his hand, led the rest of the men westward in pursuit!

After Xiao Mo left, Shen Chi followed suit in the chase!

He had arrived by car and when he reached the side of the path, he quickly jumped into his vehicle and floored the accelerator.

The car shot forward like an arrow released from its bow.

Tall birch trees lined the side of the path, dense and impenetrable.

The night wind rustled the lush leaves with a “swish swish” sound. There were no other cars or people in sight all along the road.

The road was smooth; Shen Chi’s car raced along, chasing the figure ahead.

His cold gaze was locked onto the road before him, not missing any detail.

“President Shen, be careful,” Xiao Mo kept sending voice messages to Shen Chi.

“Hmm.”

Soon, Xiao Mo caught up in his own car. Shen Chi’s vehicle led the way, with his trailing behind.

There were no streetlights on the country road, with only their headlights to guide them.

It was now a quarter past two in the morning.

Suddenly, using the headlights for visibility, Shen Chi saw a small truck ahead!

The truck was speeding as if it knew someone was following, and the driver pushed it to the speed of an off-road vehicle.

Shen Chi pressed down on the accelerator, rapidly closing the gap.

The truck did not dare to pause, terrified of being caught by Shen Chi.

As he neared the truck, Shen Chi drew his gun.

With one hand on the steering wheel and the other holding the gun, he aimed precisely at the rear tire of the truck!

As he extended his left hand out of the car window, suddenly, a gunshot rang out before he did, “bang,” shattering the glass of his car!

Broken glass flew everywhere, a shard embedding into Shen Chi’s arm!

Blood immediately started to flow, drop by drop, staining his shirt with blood, and the smell of blood filled the car…

Pain washed over him, and he clenched his teeth, not bothering to deal with the broken glass.

The gunshot disrupted his focus.

He pulled the trigger and missed!

The bullet grazed the wheel of the truck, which veered on the spot, but it was otherwise fine and continued on.

“President Shen, be careful!” Xiao Mo sent another voice message.

He saw that Shen Chi had been injured in the arm!

As the words left him, another bullet flew out from the birch grove!

This time, the bullet hit the front tire of Shen Chi’s car!

“Bang,” the tire burst, and Shen Chi slammed the brakes urgently.

Still, the car spun around on the spot, nearly crashing into a tree.

The bullet had come from the birch grove. The enemy was hidden; he was exposed. His gaze scanned the surroundings but spotted no one.

It was too dark and too concealed; nothing was visible!

Xiao Mo fired a shot into the grove, but quickly several figures darted past.

The path was narrow, barely wide enough for one vehicle.

Shen Chi’s car was stuck on the road, unable to start, so Xiao Mo had no choice but to stop as well.

Both Shen Chi and Xiao Mo could hear the movement of the group in the grove, “rustle rustle rustle,” astonishingly loud in the open night.

“President Shen, should we get out and chase?” Xiao Mo asked anxiously.