First update,

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As a high-end villa complex, the facilities and staff are naturally incomparable to those of an ordinary community.

Qin Fang had observed the villa complex from the outside for some time and had roughly figured out some of the security measures before he stealthily infiltrated the premises under the cover of night.

This place was no military zone; after all, Qin Fang had been rigorously trained by Tang Cheng's team of special forces on the military base, so infiltrating an area with this level of security proved not too difficult.

With his advanced scouting skills, Qin Fang easily noticed cameras hidden in various spots—after all, these were meant to monitor the inside of the villa complex, not for surreptitious filming like Wei Suo's, so they were not very concealed.

However, after infiltrating the complex, Qin Fang did not hurry to his target location but instead found a corner to quietly wait. The property management and security were under Li Rui's command, and Qin Fang was worried that the security guards were already under Li Rui's control and that traps had been laid in anticipation of his arrival.

For safety's sake, Qin Fang remained extremely cautious. He might not fear a brawl or common weapons like knives and daggers, but he did not dare underestimate terrifying individuals like Song Gang and Cao Chun.

Time slowly passed with Qin Fang crouched motionless in his corner, waiting for the right opportunity to present itself.

The security patrols here were neither particularly diligent nor too infrequent, occurring at regular intervals which were not exceptionally long.

Observing the security guards who periodically passed by, Qin Fang carefully counted the number of guards and after nearly an hour, determined there were about four on patrol and another who seemed to be a team leader, usually staying in the security room and seldom emerging—essentially negligible.

Understanding the number of guards, their patrol routes, and patterns was the most basic safety measure; Qin Fang did not want any guards randomly showing up during his operation, as that would truly complicate matters.

It wasn't just that it would be troublesome for him, but the two individuals he was after were extremely dangerous, and any carelessness could result in fatalities. Regardless of whether these guards were Li Rui's people, it would be unfortunate for them to perish needlessly.

Nearly an hour's wait was not wasted, as Qin Fang had gathered most of the necessary information and felt it was time to head towards his target location.

Just as Qin Fang was preparing to move, two security guards happened to patrol near his location.

"Brother Chen, my stomach feels a bit uncomfortable; cover for me for a bit..."

By a stroke of luck, one of the guards clutched his stomach and groaned as if he had eaten something bad, appearing to be in great pain, and immediately said to the other guard.

"No problem, go use the restroom. I can handle it alone..."

The one called Brother Chen was quite nice, immediately smiling and pointing towards a nearby public restroom, suggesting his coworker go there. They usually patrolled in pairs, which helped if there was a thief—one could chase, and the other could notify the rest.

Naturally, such incidents were rare, hardly occurring even once over a long stretch of time, so patrolling alone wasn't much of an issue.

"Thanks, Brother Chen! I'll treat you to a meal tomorrow..."

The younger guard quickly thanked him with relief, but his stomach seemed to be in serious discomfort as he rushed toward the restroom.

Seeing this small-statured guard in uniform made Qin Fang's mind tick; the man's build was quite similar to Qin Fang's own. Seizing the opportunity, Qin Fang quietly made his way to the restroom under the concealment of the night.

"Dammit, it must be Cao Laoliu's mutton that was bad; it's screwed up my stomach. I'm certainly going to settle the score with him later..."

The young guard cursed under his breath as he entered the restroom, hastily pulling down his pants as if he couldn't wait, with the pain in his stomach seemingly intense.

But as he continued cursing, his body suddenly stiffened, and then he stood motionless as if frozen in place.

If that were all, he would still be in excruciating pain from his stomach, feeling as though he might lose control of his bowels any moment, but the sensation abruptly disappeared.

Why?

His world turned dark as he fainted and lost consciousness.

Of course, the one who had struck suddenly was Qin Fang.

Using the silver needle to seal acupoints was his unique skill, and for the time being, he knew of no one else who possessed this ability, not even the medical grandmaster, Elder Ma.

Certainly, if it were just a simple matter of unblocking acupoints without any special techniques involved, Elder Ma could manage it. For instance, when Ye Xiang had been turned into a vegetative state by Qin Fang, Ye Heng had once asked Elder Ma for help, but upon realizing it was Qin Fang's handiwork, Elder Ma immediately refused.

Qin Fang subdued the security guard out of necessity, quickly knocking him unconscious before swiftly stripping off his overcoat and the security uniform underneath that was faintly visible.

Although it was quite cold that night and the clothes served to keep warm, if Qin Fang were to simply leave the guard there without his uniform, he could actually freeze to death over time.

But Qin Fang couldn't do that, so he applied the Turtle Breathing Needle from The Nine Revival Needles, plunging the young guard into a turtle breathing state. His bodily functions slowed to a very low level, drastically reducing the impact of external conditions on him. Even with fewer clothes, he wouldn't be at risk of freezing to death.

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