Stepdaughter of a wealthy family? The little darling of a Beijing tycoon

Just when everyone thought the bullet would pierce Li Hanting's heart instantly and he would surely die, a bizarre scene suddenly occurred!

The bullet, which was flying at high speed, seemed to hit an invisible yet incredibly hard barrier just before it was about to strike his chest. Its momentum suddenly stopped, the metal bullet dangled in the air, and with a clang, it fell straight onto the ground covered with fallen leaves.

This unbelievable scene instantly stunned the three people present.

The drug lord's eyes widened in disbelief, and he exclaimed in shock, "What the hell! What's going on? How can a bullet not penetrate?" His subordinates were even more terrified, their faces pale and their bodies trembling. Their hands, which were gripping their guns, began to go limp, and their eyes were filled with fear as they looked at Li Hanting.

Li Hanting was also taken aback. He looked down at his chest and felt a faint burning sensation in the area close to his body, which disappeared in an instant.

He had no time to ponder this bizarre turn of events; now was the perfect opportunity to defeat the enemy. His eyes instantly regained their coldness, and he abruptly raised his gun.

While the two drug lords were still in shock and slow to react, he decisively pulled the trigger!

"Bang! Bang!"

Two gunshots rang out in quick succession. The drug lord was shot in the wrist, and his pistol slipped from his hand and crashed heavily to the ground. His henchman was shot in the shoulder, and he groaned in pain as his gun-wielding hand fell limply to his side.

Li Hanting moved like an arrow, quickly stepping forward and kicking the drug lord's dropped pistol far away, completely cutting off his chance to resist.

But at that moment, the wounded henchman, despite the excruciating pain, grabbed the pistol with his uninjured left hand and fired wildly at Li Hanting. The bullets ricocheted off the tree trunk, sending splinters flying.

Li Hanting nimbly hid behind a thick tree trunk, dodging the stray bullets. Then, taking advantage of the moment when the drug lord was reloading, he suddenly rushed out, pinned the drug lord to the ground, and neatly pinned his hands behind his back, suppressing him tightly.

"Don't move! I'll shoot if you move again!" Li Hanting pressed the muzzle of the gun against the drug lord's temple and shouted in a deep voice, trying to intimidate his underlings.

Upon seeing this, the younger brother panicked and hesitated, not daring to step forward.

Seeing this, the drug lord roared in a fit of rage, "Don't listen to him! He's a cop, he won't dare kill me! Shoot him dead, or we're all finished!"

The younger brother was taken aback by the shout, gritted his teeth, raised his gun again, and prepared to pull the trigger.

Li Hanting's eyes darkened. These two were truly stubborn. He immediately fired another shot each at the drug lord's leg and shoulder. The intense pain caused the lord to convulse and completely lose the ability to resist.

Then, Li Hanting looked up at his henchman opposite him. The henchman was already terrified, his hand holding the gun trembling uncontrollably, and he cried out in a trembling voice, "You... are you a human or a ghost? Bullets can't penetrate you, don't come any closer!"

Li Hanting scoffed, his tone icy cold, deliberately emphasizing his words to intimidate the other party: "When you were doing these heinous things, causing countless families to be torn apart and killed, why weren't you afraid? Now you're afraid? I'm one of the people you killed, sent here to claim my life!"

These words struck at Xiao Liu's heart, which was already terrified by the bizarre scene of the bullet missing. Now, startled by Li Hanting, he went limp and dropped the gun on the ground with a "clatter," no longer daring to resist in the slightest.

Li Hanting stepped forward slowly, easily disarmed him, took out cold handcuffs from his waist, and handcuffed the two men's hands behind their backs.

Seeing the two drug lords slumped on the ground, their faces filled with terror, his tense expression finally eased slightly. He raised his hand to touch his chest, which still retained a trace of warmth, and pondered to himself, what exactly was that invisible barrier that had saved him just now...

Li Hanting stared blankly at the bullet lying on the ground, when a thought suddenly flashed through his mind and he was instantly enlightened.

It was Shen Jingshu! Before he left, she repeatedly told him to always carry that amulet with him and to be careful on his journey today. Did she foresee that he would face this calamity?

Thinking of this, he hurriedly reached for his chest, but his fingertips touched not the warm and smooth amulet, but a handful of fine, slightly burnt ash that slowly slid from his palm.

The amulet miraculously burned itself out at the crucial moment, shielding him from a fatal bullet!

Even the usually calm and decisive Li Hanting was deeply shocked at this moment, finding it utterly unbelievable.

He had never believed in such mystical things before, but the scene of the bullet being blocked out of thin air and the amulet burning out just now really happened to him, leaving him no choice but to believe it.

Just how many secrets does my stepsister hold?

"Director Li! Director Li, are you alright?!"

A hurried shout came from behind, interrupting Li Hanting's thoughts.

Police officers followed the footprints and gunshot trails through the woods. When they saw the scattered guns and bullet holes on the ground, their hearts clenched with fear that their deputy director had met with misfortune.

Upon arriving closer, they found Li Hanting standing unharmed, though looking somewhat dazed. The two vicious drug dealers, however, were handcuffed to the ground, unable to move, and were already wounded by gunshots of varying degrees.

The officer in charge quickly stepped forward, his voice full of concern: "Chief Li, are you injured? Were any other team members injured or killed?"

"I'm fine, no one was injured."

Li Hanting composed himself, reverting to his usual cold and stern demeanor, and ordered in a deep voice, "Take them both back. Also, thoroughly search the scene and collect all evidence, especially the dropped pistol and bullet."

The henchman, supported by the police officers, remained dazed, his eyes fixed on Li Hanting, muttering repeatedly, "A ghost...a ghost. Bullets can't penetrate him. He's not human..."

The officers assumed he was just rambling because he was frightened during the chase and then scared out of his wits after being captured, and they didn't take it seriously.

One of the officers looked at Li Hanting curiously and couldn't help but ask, "Chief Li, what exactly happened just now? Why is the prisoner so frightened?"

Li Hanting remained silent for a moment, then gently shook his head.

Even if he told the truth about that bizarre scene, no one would believe him.

They are all public officials who have always believed in atheism. If they were to talk about such mysterious things, they would only be regarded as nonsense.

He said calmly, "It's nothing. He just fled to avoid punishment and panicked. Take him back to the station for further questioning."

On the return trip in the police car, Li Hanting gazed at the night scene flashing past the window, his brows furrowed the entire time.

He knew perfectly well that the operation's exposure was no accident; there must have been a mole within the police force who tipped off the drug dealers beforehand, nearly causing their operation to fail.

He had already found the drug lord's phone when he subdued him. The call log of the leaked call was still there. This was the key evidence to find the mole. As long as he traced the number back, he would definitely be able to find the corrupt official hiding in the police station.