Wang Haoran shifted his attention from the battle outside and immediately used his X-ray vision to scan the people around Qin Yunhan.

He noticed a male waiter carrying a tray, casually walking towards Qin Yunhan. The tray was covered with a dark cloth, obscuring its contents. However, this was no obstacle for Wang Haoran’s X-ray vision.

The waiter approached Qin Yunhan, slowly reaching for the dark cloth on the tray. But before he could act, Wang Haoran, with lightning speed, grabbed a wine bottle and smashed it over the waiter’s head.

With a loud bang and a scream, the waiter clutched his head and fell to the ground. The surrounding people were startled and somewhat bewildered. They didn’t understand why Wang Haoran suddenly attacked.

However, their attention quickly shifted to the tray that had fallen to the ground. Due to the impact, the dark cloth had slipped off, revealing a gun inside the tray.

The assailant, after being struck, clutched his head and screamed, seemingly losing the ability to resist. To be cautious, Wang Haoran kicked the weapon further away.

Qin Kai, being sensitive, immediately realized that this was likely a kidnapper targeting his daughter.

“Father, this is…” Qin Yunhan was both terrified and confused.

“Now do you understand why I hired a bodyguard for you?” Qin Kai said sternly.

Qin Yunhan was still shaken. If it weren’t for Wang Haoran, she would have been held hostage by now. Previously, she was saved by Wang Haoran from a fire, and now, facing a kidnapping, he saved her once again.

In fairy tales, when a princess is in danger, a prince always comes to her rescue. Perhaps Wang Haoran is her prince?

With this thought, Qin Yunhan couldn’t help but gaze at Wang Haoran. In terms of appearance and family background, isn’t Wang Haoran a real-life prince?

[Ding! The host intercepted the protagonist, preventing the kidnapping of Qin Yunhan, gaining 400 villain points, reducing Xiao Yifeng’s protagonist halo by 20, and increasing the host’s villain halo by 20!]

[Ding! The heroine Qin Yunhan’s favorability towards the host increased by 10, with a current total favorability of 55 (developing affection).]

[Ding! The host significantly influenced the plot direction, gaining 600 villain points, reducing Xiao Yifeng’s protagonist halo by 30, and increasing the host’s villain halo by 30!]

Receiving three consecutive system messages, Wang Haoran was overjoyed. The 1000 villain points and 50 halo points were secondary. The main thing was the qualitative change in Qin Yunhan’s favorability towards him. This made dealing with Xiao Yifeng even easier.

“Haoran, thank goodness for your quick reaction and timely intervention, otherwise, it would have been a disaster. Thank you so much!” Qin Kai expressed his gratitude.

At this moment, Xiao Yifeng also rushed over. However, all he could do was further incapacitate the already subdued assailant.

“Miss, are you alright?” Xiao Yifeng asked with concern.

“The assailant was already dealt with, and only then did you show up. What use are you as a bodyguard?” Qin Yunhan said disdainfully to Xiao Yifeng.

“Miss, you asked me to guard the door earlier. If you had let me stay by your side, this person would have been down three meters away from you,” Xiao Yifeng replied.

“So it’s my fault? I told you to guard the door, and you did. If I told you to die, would you go die too?” Qin Yunhan, accustomed to being spoiled, retorted sharply.

Xiao Yifeng was left speechless.

…

Outside the banquet hall, the sound of gunfire gradually subsided. Both sides had limited supplies, and whoever ran out first would be doomed.

The assailants, taking cover behind the hotel’s pillars, numbered seven. Among them were three young men who had previously failed to kidnap Qin Yunhan: a tall one, a short one, and one with a pockmarked face.

“Damn it, why are there so many bodyguards here? And they’re armed too!” The pockmarked youth growled as the battle temporarily halted.

“Maybe Qin Kai brought them. This man is not simple; he even had such precautions,” the tall youth exclaimed.

“So… what do we do now?” the short youth asked, looking a bit panicked.

“It’s all your fault! If you hadn’t accidentally exposed the gun, those bodyguards wouldn’t have noticed us!” the pockmarked youth accused angrily.

“Now’s not the time to argue. Xiao Meng hasn’t come out for so long; something must have happened to him. We shouldn’t wait any longer. Let’s find a way to leave!” the tall youth decisively instructed his companions to cover their retreat.

Upon hearing this, the group used their remaining supplies to provide covering fire and retreated in an orderly manner. The bodyguards, seeing this, didn’t risk their lives to stop them. Their main goal was to protect their employer, not to fight the assailants to the death.

Suddenly, the sound of sirens blared.

“The cops are here. Let’s split into two groups!” the tall youth commanded.

The group of assailants split into two vehicles, fleeing in opposite directions.

Leading the pursuit was Xu Zheng.

“I’ll chase the black van. Xiao Lin, chase the white van. Xiao Ling, check the banquet hall to see if there are any hostages. If there are, prioritize their safety!”

Upon witnessing this, Xu Zheng immediately divided his team into three groups: two to pursue the assailants’ vehicles and one to check the banquet hall.

After giving his orders, Xu Zheng and Xiao Lin went after the assailants.

“Follow me!” Ling Duanya, with a commanding presence, led her colleagues into the banquet hall with weapons drawn.

However, upon entering, they found no assailants threatening the guests. The only assailant present had already been subdued.

Confirming there was no danger, Ling Duanya and her colleagues immediately lowered their guard. They quickly took preliminary statements from the bodyguards and some guests in the banquet hall.

After understanding the general course of events, Ling Duanya looked at Xiao Yifeng with a slight frown. Xiao Yifeng had indeed acted, but only after the assailant was already subdued. To Ling Duanya, this seemed unnecessary and even slightly excessive.

Assailants have rights too. Xiao Yifeng, in dealing with someone who couldn’t resist, had further incapacitated him. The assailant could potentially hire a lawyer to sue Xiao Yifeng. However, with business tycoon Qin Kai backing Xiao Yifeng, the chances of the assailant winning were nearly zero.

But this wasn’t Ling Duanya’s concern. She had a strong dislike for Xiao Yifeng and naturally ignored him. Instead, she looked at Wang Haoran with admiration. Her gaze was filled with surprise, amazement, and respect.

[Ding! The heroine Ling Duanya’s favorability towards the host increased by 5, with a current total favorability of 25 (very friendly).]

[Ding! The host influenced the plot direction, gaining 100 villain points!]