Starting Sign-In from a Billionaire God Chapter 1441 - 1440

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Previously on Starting Sign-In from a Billionaire God...
The Rick Brothers' operation to kidnap Li Zixia goes awry, first with her escape and then with the intervention of Master Ye. Master Ye is subdued, but her appearance signals further trouble. Lin Fan and Li Zixia arrive, easily dispatching Rick's men. Rick attempts to use his gun but is disarmed and injured by Lin Fan. Li Zixia interrogates Rick, shooting him in the knee when he hesitates to reveal the location of Master Ye, whom he admits is in the basement.

Dim underground basement.

A middle-aged woman was chained, barely alive, clearly beaten and starved, tortured for days until she was unrecognizable.

Had it been an ordinary person, they would have likely succumbed to such torture and died.

Fortunately, she was a martial artist, tough and resilient, which allowed her to survive until now.

"Master Liu, Master Liu?"

Li Zixia walked up to Liu Yuying, called out twice, and seeing Liu Yuying’s pitiful state, her delicate figure quivered with anger.

Awakened by the call, Liu Yuying regained her senses and lifted her weak gaze. Upon seeing Li Zixia, she became excited, and her previously feeble eyes lit up with a sparkle.

"Zixia! You..." Liu Yuying said with surprise and joy.

Li Zixia said, "I’m fine, I came specifically to find you."

Lin Fan stepped forward, unlocked the chains on Liu Yuying, helped her up with one hand, and guided her to sit on a nearby chair.

He then took out three silver needles to treat Liu Yuying.

After a while, Liu Yuying’s complexion regained its rosy hue, and she felt revitalized.

Liu Yuying’s consciousness gradually recovered as well. She noticed Lin Fan was treating her, and his miraculous technique filled her with silent amazement.

She herself was a doctor, having inherited Huaxia’s medical skill since childhood. Yet Lin Fan’s acupuncture method was something she had never heard of or seen before, and it was just so extraordinary.

In a short time, he managed to harmonize her vital energy and blood flow.

What surprised Liu Yuying even more was how young Lin Fan was, so young yet possessing such formidable medical skill; it had been years since she encountered anyone like him.

Who exactly was this young man?

"She’s fine now, just get her to eat some food shortly." Lin Fan reassured Li Zixia.

Li Zixia gave Lin Fan an appreciative look, "Thank you."

Lin Fan looked at Rick, whom he had thrown onto the ground upon entering; the gunshot wound in his knee was torturing him, and he was already pale due to excessive blood loss.

"You can talk now, why did you kidnap Li Zixia?" Lin Fan asked.

Rick begged, "Help me, I’m dying... please!"

Lin Fan said, "You won’t die, just tell me why you kidnapped Li Zixia, and I’ll save you."

Rick said, "His name is Morgan Smith."

Morgan Smith!

Lin Fan recalled this name; this man was on the guest list of Li Zixia’s auction in London, a local tycoon. That day Lin Fan asked Allen, who pointed out that Morgan Smith was the prime suspect, and sure enough, it was him.

Rick said, "Mr. Smith has done me favors, he ordered me to do this. Even though I’ve never kidnapped anyone, I couldn’t refuse."

Li Zixia asked, "How did he instruct you?"

Rick said, "He said you have something important on you that he must acquire, he asked me to capture you first and notify him afterward."

Li Zixia asked, "Did you notify him?"

Rick said, "No."

Li Zixia asked, "Didn’t he inquire about you?"

Rick said, "He did ask."

Li Zixia asked, "How did you respond?"

Rick said, "I just told him I couldn’t find you, someone else beat me to it."

Li Zixia asked, "How did he react?"

Rick said, "He didn’t say much, nor did he blame me, he just expressed regret. I thought that was the end of it..."

That night, there were so many people at Li Zixia’s auction, the notion of someone else beating him to it was believable, so Morgan Smith didn’t blame Rick.

But what Rick didn’t anticipate was Liu Yuying coming to him, if Morgan Smith finds out, he’d surely suspect something, and Rick felt uneasy.

Rick didn’t even know what Morgan Smith really wanted, so he dared not kill Liu Yuying. He originally planned to find Li Zixia, hoping to capture her to report back to Morgan Smith.

Of course, he didn’t find her, and the matter was shelved.

Until tonight, when Lin Fan brought Li Zixia herself.

Lin Fan looked at Li Zixia, "This Morgan Smith isn’t just an ordinary person or tycoon; his background is that of a noble family in London, the Smith family. Although Morgan Smith is already a side branch, somewhat distant from Smith’s Main Clan, he is adept at cozying up to powerful people and has close relations with Smith’s Main Clan. If he gets into trouble, it might provoke the Smith family, and that essentially equates to declaring war on one of the most powerful families in London. The next step is up to you; do what you feel you should do."

Li Zixia said, "If he hadn’t sent someone to kidnap me, none of this would have happened. Honestly, I don’t want to just let him go, but..."

She glanced at Lin Fan, her meaning clear; she had already troubled Lin Fan a lot, Lin Fan had ventured into danger multiple times for her, they had even fought their way to an Eastern European Country, although Lin Fan was formidable, she never had to worry about him, but she didn’t want to trouble him further. Lin Fan had shown her immense kindness, she couldn’t even think of how to repay him now.

Getting Lin Fan involved with the Smith family, one of London’s most powerful noble families, would inevitably bring him serious trouble.

Of course, if she let it go, she’d find it hard to swallow.

Lin Fan didn’t answer Li Zixia, instead, he asked Rick, "Apart from you, does anyone else know Morgan Smith ordered you?"

Rick shook his head, "No one else."

Lin Fan said, "Call him now, tell him you’ve captured Li Zixia, and see what he says."

Rick said fearfully, "You want me to deceive Mr. Morgan Smith? If he finds out, he surely won’t spare me."

Lin Fan said, "If you don’t make this call, I won’t spare you now. Cooperate, and maybe I’ll give you a chance to live."

Lin Fan could indeed take Rick’s life immediately, and Rick absolutely believed that Lin Fan would kill him without a second’s hesitation.

He could only pick up the phone and call Morgan Smith.

The call connected quickly.

"Mr. Smith, it’s me, I have good news for you, the person you wanted me to capture, I’ve got her. She’s in my possession right now." Rick said.

On the other end, a voice sounded excited, "Are you sure you’ve caught her? How did you capture her? Wasn’t it said that someone else beat you to it?"

Rick glanced at Lin Fan, who returned his look with a signal—he better come up with a reason to convince Morgan Smith.

Rick broke into a cold sweat, "Mr. Smith, I must confess, that day I sent people to capture Li Zixia, we caught her, but she escaped midway."

On the phone, Morgan Smith paused, "What?"

"Mr. Smith, please forgive me, I didn’t dare tell you, I only tried my best to capture her again, and today I’ve finally got her, so I can properly report to you." Rick said.

Then, he waited.

Morgan Smith was silent for a moment, then said, "Bring her to the West District to meet me!"