Chapter 38: Confessing Without Being Pressed

"A bunch of useless trash! What’s the point of employing you? You couldn’t even keep Bingyu safe! Pack your bags and get out tomorrow!" Yang Zhennan flew into a furious rage, reprimanding all the bodyguards at Yunju Mountain Villa. Ye Xuan felt a pang of guilt as he listened to the harsh scolding.

He was essentially Yang Bingyu’s bodyguard as well. For her to be abducted right from under his nose was his failure.

"Sir, you can’t blame them for this. I was too overconfident. I thought that as long as White Snake was with her, Bingyu would be safe. If you want to scold anyone, scold me." Seeing that the old man was about to fire all the bodyguards, Ye Xuan felt very apologetic.

The bodyguards were merely caught in the crossfire. Ever since he had taken on the role of Yang Bingyu’s bodyguard, he had dismissed the other guards of the Yang family. So when the incident occurred, it had absolutely nothing to do with them. Yang Zhennan was just taking his anger out on them, using them as punching bags.

"Aren’t you going to thank Mr. Ye? If he hadn’t pleaded for you, every single one of you would be gone!" Since Ye Xuan had spoken, Yang Zhennan wouldn’t dare disobey. He scolded the bodyguards a few more times before finally letting the matter drop.

"Boss, I found a lead! It was the Long family who took Miss Yang and White Snake!" After a long and agonizing wait, Zhu Hui had finally uncovered the culprits behind the abduction.

The Long family? That didn’t make any sense. Had the Patriarch of the Long family gone mad? How could they dare to kidnap Yang Bingyu? Furthermore, the bodyguards of the Long family shouldn’t have been capable of defeating White Snake. This matter was definitely not that simple. The Long family was merely a borrowed knife, being used by someone else. The true mastermind was someone else entirely.

"Go investigate everyone the Long family has met with recently. I need specific details." After giving Zhu Hui his orders, Ye Xuan headed out once again. This time, he didn’t seek out anyone else; instead, he went straight to the city hospital and found Long Tian.

"W-what are you doing here?" When Long Tian, who was lying in his hospital bed, saw Ye Xuan, he reacted like a mouse spotting a cat. Terrified, he leaped out of bed and backed as far away as the room allowed.

Ye Xuan frowned as he looked at the man. If Long Tian was this terrified of him, how could he have the guts to kidnap Yang Bingyu? Could it have been someone else in the Long family? Regardless of who did it, as long as he took Long Tian away, he would have leverage. With that, the Long family wouldn’t dare touch Yang Bingyu.

"Ye Xuan! What are you going to do?! Someone, help! Help me!" Long Tian was paralyzed with fear as he watched Ye Xuan step closer and closer. He had completely lost his nerve. The cold, bloodthirsty expression Ye Xuan had worn while crippling his hands was still vivid in his mind, haunting his every nightmare. With both of his arms hanging lifelessly at his sides, Long Tian screamed for help in utter despair.

"Keep quiet." Finding the noise incredibly grating, Ye Xuan coldly spat out the command before raising his hand and delivering a sharp chop to the back of Long Tian’s neck. Long Tian’s screams cut off abruptly, and he collapsed stiffly onto the floor.

Ye Xuan hogtied him, hauled him into his car, and snapped a photo, sending it directly to the Patriarch of the Long family, Long Peng. By the time the men sent to pick up Long Tian arrived at the hospital, he was already long gone. Shortly after, Long Peng’s call came through.

"Ye Xuan! If you dare lay a single finger on Tian’er, I will make Yang Bingyu wish she were dead!" Long Peng’s vicious voice snarled through the phone. Ye Xuan’s expression only grew colder.

So he was confessing without being prompted? Ye Xuan sneered and said, "If you want your son to live, you’d better treat Bingyu like absolute royalty. If anything happens to her, I will have everyone in the Long family dead!"

Even through the phone, Long Peng could feel the chilling murderous aura radiating from Ye Xuan. He couldn’t help but swallow hard, his legs trembling slightly. He never expected Ye Xuan to track him down so quickly, leaving him no time to even transfer Long Tian to a safe location.

"Fine, you have guts. Since you care so much about Yang Bingyu’s life, come find her at the old warehouse in the south of the city! Only you and Tian’er are allowed to come. If I see a third person, I wouldn’t mind dragging the Yang family down to hell with us!" With things having escalated to this point, Long Peng had no choice but to risk it all. After dropping this ruthless ultimatum, he hung up the phone.

Once Yang Zhennan learned of Yang Bingyu’s whereabouts, he wanted nothing more than to dispatch every single bodyguard of the Yang family to the old warehouse in the south of the city. However, Ye Xuan frowned and stopped him. Long Peng was already like a cornered dog; if Yang Zhennan’s men showed up, it would inevitably push him over the edge, which would be extremely detrimental to rescuing Yang Bingyu and White Snake. Therefore, he had to follow Long Peng’s instructions and go alone with Long Tian.

"Cyan Dragon Chief, you absolutely must not do this! If anything happens to you, how am I supposed to explain it to my superiors?" Yang Zhennan was a hundred percent against Ye Xuan going to the old warehouse alone. It was obvious that Long Peng had dug a trap waiting for him. If Ye Xuan went by himself, it would undoubtedly be a suicide mission. Even though Ye Xuan was doing this to save his granddaughter, his status was higher than anyone in the Yang family. Even if Yang Zhennan had to die himself, he could not allow any harm to come to Ye Xuan.

"It doesn’t matter. A measly Long family can’t do anything to me." Ye Xuan waved his hand dismissively, his mind made up.

This made Yang Zhennan frantic with worry. He believed that if it were just the measly Long family, they genuinely wouldn’t be able to lay a scratch on Ye Xuan. But it was obvious now that someone was backing Long Peng. If Ye Xuan went, he would be playing right into their hands.

"Cyan Dragon Chief! This is a matter of the Yang family, so please let us handle it ourselves! It’s clear that Long Peng is targeting you. If you go now, wouldn’t you just be walking into their trap? Please, let my men go!" Yang Zhennan blocked Ye Xuan’s path, refusing under any circumstances to let him head to the warehouse alone.

"Yang Bingyu isn’t the only one who was taken. White Snake is in their hands as well. Even if it’s just for White Snake’s sake, I have to make this trip." Ignoring Yang Zhennan’s attempts to stop him, Ye Xuan hoisted up the terrified Long Tian by the collar and forced his way out of Yunju Mountain Villa.

The tracker inside White Snake had lost its signal, which meant the Long family had already made their move against him. If Ye Xuan didn’t rescue him soon, White Snake’s chances of survival would be slim. This was a brother who had gone through hell and back with him for years. Ye Xuan could not allow anything to happen to him, no matter the cost.

Speeding the entire way, Ye Xuan soon arrived at the old warehouse in the south of the city with Long Tian in tow. However, in the massive, dilapidated building, Ye Xuan couldn’t spot a single trace of anyone else. He walked inside cautiously, his entire body on high alert.

"Long Peng, I’ve brought him to you! Aren’t you going to come out and see your precious son?" Ye Xuan shouted into the empty warehouse, tightly gripping Long Tian’s collar.

After a moment, a few figures slowly emerged from the depths of the warehouse. As their faces came into view, Ye Xuan’s pupils contracted violently. His expression instantly changed, his body tensing up, and his eyes turning terrifyingly cold.