A Fascinating Marriage with the Colonel - Chapter 23

Chapter 23 Life-Threatening Gunshots
Ling Mohan wore a black army uniform and black leather hard-soled combat boots. He said something to a special troop soldier beside him, and then strode over to Qin Shu.

He was big, tall, and handsome, and had a chilling air of soldiers, which made a few girls around him frequently glance at him and exclaim at his appearance!

Only Qin Shu knew that he was a beast in human attire, a 100% rogue!

“You wait for me here.” Ling Mohan stood in front of Qin Shu, his tone sounding compelling.

“Why?” Qin Shu pouted and then gave a satirical smile. “How long? Three months? Or three years?”

“Quit it,” Ling Mohan scolded in a low voice. He raised his hand and flicked Qin Shu on the forehead. “Just stand here. I’ll take you to dinner later.”

Before Qin Shu could say yes or no, Ling Mohan turned and left.

Su Xiaoya knew the grudges between Qin Shu and Ling Mohan. She elbowed Qin Shu and asked in surprise, “Baby, are you two really together?”

“Who wants to be with him?” Qin Shu denied.

Su Xiaoya didn’t believe it. She winked and said, “Even if you don’t want to be with him, he wants to be with you. The tone in which he spoke to you seems so intimate to me.”

Qin Shu was speechless, and after a while, she said, “Su Xiaoya, are you a masochist? He used a commanding tone because he took me as one of his soldiers!”

Su Xiaoya pulled Qin Shu to the rest area to sit down and couldn’t help but start gossiping. “I just think he is interested in you.”

Qin Shu said calmly, “You’re thinking the wrong way.”

“Perhaps.” Su Xiaoya nodded as if Qin Shu was right. She then smiled and held Qin Shu by the arm. “My baby is so pretty. I think everyone would feel he is interested in you. Look at the two handsome guys on the right side over there—they’re checking you out, almost drooling.”

Qin Shu raised her eyebrows. “How come I feel you are describing me as a piece of pork?”

“Don’t tell the bloody truth!”

“…”

Su Xiaoya was a little chatterbox. Even when there was no response, she could talk to herself happily.

Now she chattered again, “Baby, I dreamed of Ji Chen last night.”

Qin Shu was startled but asked as if nothing had happened, “And then?”

“I gave him a good beating!” Su Xiaoya waved her fist. “Years ago, he promised to take good care of you all his life and asked me to protect you from being stolen by other men. But look what he had done! He just left you behind. I am going to fix him well this time!”

With an “Oh,” Qin Shu watched in a daze the anti-drug promo video on the display screen in the airport lobby.

Once, Qin Shu, Ji Chen and Su Xiaoya were best friends. They were called the Iron Triangle. Now that one of the trio was missing, they could no longer go back to those old days.

“What is on your mind?” With the sound of a low voice, a pair of black combat boots appeared in front of Qin Shu.

Qin Shu raised her head and shrugged her shoulders. “I was thinking when you would come over to us.”

Ling Mohan pinched her chin and examined it. He frowned and said, “Waited too long so you cried?”

“Hey, boss, I suggested we call it a day earlier, but you wouldn’t listen. This beautiful lady couldn’t wait any longer and cried.” A teasing voice came from sideways.

Xia Lun strode over carrying a gun. He then lifted his chin at Su Xiaoya. “Oh, there is another cutie here.”

Su Xiaoya’s eyes lit up!

Compared with cool and domineering men like Ling Mohan, Su Xiaoya preferred a free and unrestrained guy like Xia Lun. She immediately ran over like a little duck. “Brother Soldier, what is your WeChat ID? Come on, let’s add each other as a friend and chat whenever we have time.”

Xia Lun was pleased. He took out his phone and added Su Xiaoya as his WeChat friend.

“Don’t make trouble!” Ling Mohan warned him.

Xia Lun felt wronged. “Boss, I was only having a chat with this cutie. You can’t accuse a man of being hungry when you have eaten your fill!”

Ling Mohan darted a cold look and Xia Lun shut his mouth.

It was already 9 pm when the four of them walked out of the airport. Night fell amid dots of light in the distance.

Xia Lun was the driver, with Su Xiaoya sitting on his right and chatting with him.

Ling Mohan and Qin Shu were sitting in the back seats, speechless.

When the car turned over a corner, it occurred to Qin Shu that the airport was heavily guarded tonight, so she asked curiously, “What’s going on at the airport today? It seems that all your special forces have been dispatched.”

“Just to perform a routine military task,” Ling Mohan said blankly.

Qin Shu graduated from the National Defense University. She guessed that they were all dispatched for some important task because the security check was so strict.

Since Ling Mohan refused to tell the truth, Qin Shu stopped asking. However, her right eyelid twitched uneasily.

After they entered the downtown, Xia Lun drove to a famous restaurant in the city.

The car pulled into the underground parking garage. It was quiet all around. The atmosphere was a bit strange.

Su Xiaoya didn’t notice it. She chirped while holding Qin Shu’s hand, and Qin Shu’s right eyelid twitched harder.

Just as they passed a pillar, Ling Mohan caught sight of a red spot of light sweeping across the pillar!

“Get down!” He growled, suddenly holding Qin Shu down on the ground and quickly pulling out a black pistol from behind his waist.

At the same time, the windshield of the car in front of them smashed into pieces!

Qin Shu was shocked. If it hadn’t been for Ling Mohan, one of their heads would have been smashed instead!

Before she could think of something else, Ling Mohan quickly turned over, got up, and fired a shot at whatever was behind them.

Xia Lun had rolled to the other side like a lurking beast. He said in a low voice, “Boss, there are four!”

Meanwhile, he quickly gestured in four directions.

Ling Mohan nodded and told Qin Shu and Su Xiaoya who was almost scared to death, “Stay where you are!”

Qin Shu was a graduate of the National Defense University. With a calm look, she grabbed Su Xiaoya’s hand and nodded to Ling Mohan. “Yes, I know what to do.”

A dead silence reigned again. The entire underground garage was so silent that one could hear a pin drop.

Qin Shu was on all fours. She held her breath and watched around with vigilant eyes.

Suddenly, she spotted from the bottom of the car a toe coming out from behind the pillar on the opposite side!

“Left!” Qin Shu growled at Ling Mohan.

Ling Mohan responded quickly, raising his hand and firing a shot!

The next second, Qin Shu saw from the bottom of the car a person falling down with his face towards her. There was a hole in his head, with scarlet blood slowly flowing out.

This was the first time she saw someone dead in front of her!

A wave of nausea seized her, but she also felt slightly relieved and started to admire Ling Mohan for his good shot.

Su Xiaoya was already scared to death and couldn’t make any sound with her mouth behind her hands. Her small face was as pale as paper, and she clutched Qin Shu’s hand tightly.

“Don’t be afraid,” Qin Shu comforted her using lip gestures.

Xia Lun crept forward, detecting the position of the rest while gesturing toward Ling Mohan. The two of communicated silently by gesturing in the air.

Ling Mohan turned back and gestured to Qin Shu that she and Su Xiaoya should go back to the car first.

His off-road vehicle had been refitted to be fireproof and bulletproof using special materials. It was safest for them to go back to the car.

The car was parked at a distance of three meters from them, which seemed very close. However, Su Xiaoya didn’t dare to move; she almost shed tears.

Qin Shu knew that now she couldn’t be a drag on Ling Mohan, so she dragged Su Xiaoya slowly toward the car. It was just three meters away, but they seemed to have spent ages moving over!

Just as she slowly reached out to get the door, a red spot of light flashed across her white hand!

That was the aiming point of a sniper rifle.

Qin Shu quickly drew back her hand, breaking out in a cold sweat!

She didn’t dare to move anymore. If she got up and got into the car at this time, she would definitely get shot in the head!

Ling Mohan and Xia Lun slowly retreated to the girls, one providing cover, the other aiming at the enemy.

At this point, Qin Shu quickly opened the door and shouted at Su Xiaoya, “Hurry and get in!”

Under the cover of Ling Mohan and Xia Lun, the girls quickly got into the car. Meanwhile, the car door was shot twice by bullets!

A string of gunshots echoed in the garage, making them shudder with fear!

Ling Mohan and Xia Lun jumped into the car in turn, slamming the door shut. Then came another string of horrible gunshots outside the car.

Qin Shu’s heart almost jumped onto her throat!

She was particularly worried that the off-road vehicle may not be strong enough, so the bullets would come through the glass to smash her head. That would be too horrible!

At this time, one arm stretched out and pulled her over, holding her head firmly.

“Don’t look!” Ling Mohan whispered.

At this critical moment, Qin Shu wouldn’t go against Ling Mohan, so she curled in his arms obediently.

Xia Lun saw this from the rearview mirror. He whistled and said to Su Xiaoya, “Cutie, wanna come to my arms?”

Su Xiaoya had been scared and couldn’t respond.

“Relax. Don’t be afraid.” Xia Lun smiled with ease. He rolled down the window to leave some space for him to aim his gun at the enemies outside.

Bang!

A man in black fell outside the car as soon as the bang was heard.

Xia Lun smiled complacently and said, “Boss, there are still two live targets. Why don’t we compete and see which of us is a better shot?”

Ling Mohan darted him a look.

In less than two seconds, Qin Shu heard two gunshots, as if they were roaring in her ear.

Xia Lun wailed, “Boss, you are too greedy, killing two in a row, not even leaving one to me!”

Were they finished?

Qin Shu carefully looked up and watched out of the window, counting under her breath—four bodies were lying on the ground.

Ling Mohan picked up the wireless intercom in the car connected to the army. With a cold voice, he ordered further investigation and blocking of the scene.

In less than ten minutes, soldiers were sent over to block all the passages around the restaurant!

When the alarm was lifted, Qin Shu and Su Xiaoya both breathed a sigh of relief.

Ling Mohan remained expressionless, calm, and cold during the whole process. He was used to such assassinations and sneak attacks as if they were a part of his daily routine.

It was late at night, and Qin Shu hadn’t eaten dinner yet. Now after surviving the life-threatening gunshots, her tense nerves finally relaxed and she realized she was starving.

The four of them sat down in a private room at the restaurant, and dishes were quickly served.

Ling Mohan was a real soldier, and so was his eating style—fast, precise, and hard—unlike Qi Mingran, who was obsessed with being elegant all the time.

Fundamentally speaking, Ling Mohan was a real man, wild and tough, having a strong masculine hormonal vibe all over him!

Watching his resolute and handsome face, Qin Shu remembered the warmth of his arms, and her heart suddenly skipped a beat.