"Don't come any closer, Li Yang. Let's talk this through. If you let us go, we'll agree to any conditions you set."
Zhou Jian'an, terrified that Li Yang would kill him, quickly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
"Mr. Li, please don't let them go. This father and son are insidious and cunning. If you let them escape, they will surely commit more evil deeds," Qiu Youcai hurriedly advised.
He wished he could slay these despicable scoundrels right then and there. He had genuinely treated them as friends, but for a piece of jade, they had caused the harm of so many people in the company. Leaving them alive was a great hazard.
Li Yang smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, I won't disappoint you. I know what kind of people they are far better than you do."
Then, Li Yang turned back to Zhou Jian'an and said coldly, "Since you want to live so badly, how about we play a guessing game?"
"What kind of guessing game?" Zhou Jian'an asked, confused.
"Guess which hand I'm holding this coin in. If you guess correctly, I'll let you go. If you guess wrong, you'll die without a doubt," Li Yang said with a cold smile, taking out a coin from his person.
"This... Alright, I agree."
Zhou Jian'an felt his eyesight was perfectly fine and he would definitely guess the truth, so he readily agreed.
Soon, Li Yang first tossed the coin into his right palm, then tossed it between his hands, while the positions of both hands constantly changed.
After dozens of exchanges, Li Yang clenched his fists and placed them both in front of Zhou Jian'an, saying with a smile, "Guess, which hand is the coin in?"
"It's, it's..."
Zhou Jian'an was stunned on the spot!
Because Li Yang's movements had been too fast, he hadn't seen anything at all and had no idea which hand held the coin.
Li Yang shrugged and asked, "What? Didn't see it clearly? Want me to do it again?"
"That would be best!" Zhou Jian'an said with an awkward laugh.
"If we do it again, your stakes will have to increase. As a martial arts family, your Zhou family must have many fine ancient weapons from your training. If you lose, you'll give those ancient weapons to me, how about that?" Li Yang said, stroking his chin thoughtfully.
"No problem, it's settled!"
In the face of death, Zhou Jian'an naturally wanted to preserve his life. Those weapons were external possessions.
Seeing his prompt agreement, Li Yang didn't hesitate and performed the same hand-switching movements again, this time even faster than before.
After finishing the demonstration, Li Yang smiled and said, "Guess now, this is your last chance."
"This... I guess the right hand!"
After looking back and forth between his hands, Zhou Jian'an made a random guess based on his intuition.
Li Yang shook his head helplessly and said, "What a shame, so close, you guessed wrong."
With that, Li Yang opened his right palm. It was empty; there was no coin inside!
At that moment, Zhou Jian'an collapsed onto the ground, his body going limp, filled with despair.
"A bet is a bet. You've lost, so your life is mine now."
Li Yang said coldly, then immediately struck his chest with a palm, killing him on the spot, blood gushing from his mouth.
"Dad!"
Seeing this, Zhou Cai's heart completely broke. He ran over and hugged Zhou Jian'an, shouting loudly.
Li Yang was disdainful and looked at Zhou Cai, saying, "Don't worry, you'll be joining him soon. Do you want to play the guessing game with me like before? Now, with both my hands still, guess which hand the coin is in?"
"Hmph, do you take me for a fool? The coin isn't in your right hand, so it must be in your left," Zhou Cai said, glaring at Li Yang with fury.
"Oh, I didn't expect Young Master Zhou to be so clever. Unfortunately, you've also guessed wrong. The coin is neither in my left hand nor my right hand; it's in my pocket."
Li Yang spread his empty hands, then took the coin out of his pocket.
At this moment, Zhou Cai realized he had been tricked!
He glared at Li Yang, his face burning with rage, and said, "You dare to toy with us father and son, I'll fight you!"
With a whoosh!
He lunged at Li Yang!
As a result, Li Yang didn't even bother with him. He struck back with a palm, hitting him directly in the chest. He died in mid-air, falling straight to the ground, motionless.
"Mr. Li, well done! This despicable father and son have finally paid the price for their actions!"
Qiu Youcai's face lit up with joy upon seeing both of them perish.
Li Yang turned to look at him. He saw that Qiu Youcai was lying on the ground, on the verge of death, looking as if half his life was gone.
The other people in the company were also all lying on the ground. Some were unconscious, while others were convulsing uncontrollably on the ground; the situation was dire.
The root cause of all these symptoms was the curse cast by the sorcerer earlier.
Li Yang walked forward a few steps, looked around, and quickly found the source of the curse: the feng shui gourd by the west window of the company.
The gourd had been infused with evil energy, which, carried by the wind outside the window, spread to every corner of the company, causing everyone to be afflicted.
Li Yang walked up to the feng shui gourd, carefully took it down, pointed his right index finger at the center of the gourd, and slowly injected a golden light while chanting an incantation.
Bang!
A few seconds later, the gourd suddenly exploded, and the evil energy within dissipated like rolling smoke.
However, all this evil energy was suppressed by Li Yang. Upon emerging, it could not escape and instead gathered on the ground in clumps.
Seeing this, Qiu Youcai couldn't help but show fear!
He couldn't believe that such strange things existed in the world, capable of making people foolish and even driving them mad for no reason.
After releasing them, Li Yang immediately sealed them with a golden light formation and then burned them to ashes with the fire from his palm.
A few minutes later, all the black energy had vanished into nothingness, and everyone in the office naturally recovered.
Qiu Youcai felt his legs and feet suddenly regain their strength. He joyfully got up and walked directly to Li Yang, kneeling down and saying, "Mr. Li, you are truly a master. I admire you greatly. Thank you for saving my life."
"Your great kindness, Qiu will never forget. From now on, Qiu belongs to Mr. Li."
"Boss Qiu, you're too kind. I only ask that you fulfill our previous agreement. Where have you hidden that Divine Dragon Jade?" Li Yang asked him seriously, looking back.
"That jade is actually on me. I knew they would search the entire company for the jade, so I deliberately kept a backup. When they confronted me, I took the opportunity when they weren't paying attention to hide the jade on my person."
"As expected, they didn't suspect me and turned the company upside down, but found nothing," Qiu Youcai said, taking out the jade from his person.