This slap sent Li Lili into a daze. Did this kid have a taste for hitting now?
Bang!
Just then, the bedroom door was kicked open.
Zhou Liming and other police officers, including Dao Dahai, swarmed in.
Seeing that the police had arrived, Li Lili clutched at them like a drowning person grasping at a life raft, pointing at Cheng Xiaofan and crying, "Police, arrest this brat! He's trying to kill me!"
"That's right, I'm the Li Lili you've been looking for. You must uphold justice for me. I'm the goddaughter of the American dignitary Degell, and if this isn't handled properly, you'll all be in trouble."
Zhou Liming noticed that Li Lili and the man lying on the floor were both unclothed, and he was taken aback.
He asked Li Lili, "Where are your clothes?"
"Ah!"
Li Lili glanced at herself and let out a startled cry.
All this time, she had forgotten she was naked.
Flustered, she fumbled for her clothes and put them on.
Bai He also quickly got dressed.
Once they were both dressed, Zhou Liming asked Li Lili, "Li Lili, ever since you disappeared, Young Master Zhang has been searching for you everywhere. How did you end up here?"
Li Lili immediately pointed at Cheng Xiaofan without a second thought and yelled, "He kidnapped me and brought me here!"
Slap!
Cheng Xiaofan slapped her across the face and said sternly, "Behave yourself! How dare you lie in front of the police!"
"I called these police officers here myself. Do kidnappers ever call the police on themselves?"
"..." Hearing this, Li Lili realized she had been too flustered.
She had tried to shift the blame onto Cheng Xiaofan, but she had picked the wrong person.
Cheng Xiaofan said to Zhou Liming, "Officer Zhou, don't waste any more time with this woman. Just take away this demonic cultivator Bai He. I'll handle Li Lili."
Zhou Liming stammered, "Mr. Cheng, that might not be appropriate. After all, Li Lili is the goddaughter of an American dignitary. If we hand her over to you, how will the police explain this to our superiors?"
Cheng Xiaofan said impatiently, "Why are you so troublesome? Just say that Young Master Zhang and Li Lili are fraudsters, and this demonic cultivator Bai He is their accomplice!"
Li Lili immediately shrieked, "Officer Zhou, don't listen to him! I really am the goddaughter of America's Degell. You can't hand me over to him; he's a sadist who likes to beat people."
"If he beats me to death, my godfather will never forgive you!"
Hearing her outburst, Zhou Liming was once again in a difficult position.
Slap!
Seeing this, Cheng Xiaofan slapped Li Lili again.
He said sternly, "What are you making such a fuss about? Do you really think Degell cares that much about you?"
"I'll call him right now and see if he acknowledges you as his goddaughter!"
At this point, Cheng Xiaofan admitted that Zhou Liming had his difficulties. To avoid embarrassing him, he decided to call Degell.
Cheng Xiaofan took out his phone, pressed the speakerphone button, and dialed Degell's number.
"Ah, Mr. Cheng, this is Degell. I'm honored to receive your call. Is there anything I can do for you, Cheng Xiaofan?" Degell's voice came from the phone quickly.
Everyone present could hardly believe their ears.
Who was Degell? He was a top minister in the American government.
How could someone of his status speak so deferentially to Cheng Xiaofan?
At this moment, Cheng Xiaofan smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Degell, I hear there's a woman in China named Li Lili, who is your goddaughter, is that right?"
Degell immediately replied, "Yes, yes, yes. She has a Western name, Grillas. Mr. Cheng, do you need to find her for something?"
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled and said, "Degell, this Grillas is not honest. She's been using your name to commit fraud all over China, and I happened to run into her. What do you think should be done?"
"What? This wretched woman dares to offend Mr. Cheng?"
Degell's expression turned furious. "Mr. Cheng, I don't have a goddaughter like that. Degell has no connection with her whatsoever."
"Mr. Cheng, you can handle her however you see fit!"
Li Lili immediately panicked and cried, "Godfather, you can't do this! I'm your goddaughter. Why aren't you siding with me? Why are you siding with others?"
Degell's enraged voice boomed from the phone, "Shut up, you wretched woman! If you want to die, don't drag me down with you!"
"From today on, I have no relationship with you!"
Slap!
At this moment, Cheng Xiaofan hung up the phone.
Everyone present froze.
There was no denying that the person Cheng Xiaofan had spoken to was indeed Degell.
What baffled everyone was how terrified Degell seemed of Cheng Xiaofan.
It was as if his life and death were in Cheng Xiaofan's hands.
As everyone looked at Cheng Xiaofan, their gazes became peculiar.
Cheng Xiaofan paid no mind to their strange looks and, with a snap, delivered another resounding slap to Li Lili's face.
"Wretched woman, do you still think you're Degell's goddaughter?" Cheng Xiaofan asked scornfully.
Li Lili forgot the pain on her face, her eyes fixed on Cheng Xiaofan with terror. She asked, "Who exactly are you? Why is even Degell afraid of you?"
"Aren't you afraid of me?" Cheng Xiaofan asked, glaring.
"I..." Li Lili was speechless.
Cheng Xiaofan then said to Zhou Liming, "How about that? Li Lili's identity has been resolved. You can take away the demonic cultivator Bai He now."
"I need to take Li Lili to the capital. There are still some matters to settle."
Zhou Liming said, "You mentioned there were two other demonic cultivators here. Where are they?"
Cheng Xiaofan replied, "Oh, those two demonic cultivators. As a member of the Jianghu Affairs Bureau, I eliminated them, and their bodies have been destroyed."
"Anything else you want to ask?"
"..." Zhou Liming was rendered speechless.
With his status as a member of the Jianghu Affairs Bureau, eliminating two demonic cultivators seemed perfectly legitimate.
This was also something their police force could not interfere with.
What else could they ask?
He could only leave Li Lili to Cheng Xiaofan, and ordered his nearby officers, "Come, handcuff Bai He and take him away!"
As they were about to leave, Cheng Xiaofan called out to Dao Dahai, "Old Dao, please wait!"
Dao Dahai immediately stopped, a smile on his face, "Xiaofan, what can I do for you?"
Cheng Xiaofan said, "I'll entrust Taibao to you. You'll be responsible for sending it home!"
Dao Dahai smiled and said, "Please rest assured, I will take good care of Taibao!"
After everyone had left, Cheng Xiaofan smiled at Li Lili and said, "Li Lili, now that it's just the two of us, we need to have a good talk!"
Li Lili said, "I know what you want to talk about. Don't worry, as long as you don't hit me, I'll definitely take good care of you!"
With that, she began to undress...