"Are... are you sure you know what you're saying?" Ming Ju asked, his eyes wide with disbelief.
Wiping out an entire branch of the Wind Escape Bureau was something even the most vicious criminals wouldn't dare to do. And all because the branch had threatened to kill Ying Chen if he didn't leave Xiangjiang?
'I only wanted your lives, and you intend to annihilate me!'
Was he even a man?
Indeed, Ming Ju understood fist fighting; his centuries of skill were unmatched. It was unfortunate that Ming Ju had encountered Ying Chen. Ying Chen had no understanding of "internet fist fighting."
Ying Chen chuckled and said, "What? Is it that hard to believe? It's not like I haven't done something similar before."
Upon hearing Ying Chen's words, the Wind Escape Bureau members were instantly horrified. Ying Chen had done this before? Had an entire branch of the Wind Escape Bureau already been wiped out by him? The members of the bureau looked as if they had stumbled upon a shocking secret, their faces filled with fear and disbelief.
Du Jin'ao's granddaughter, on the other hand, was dumbfounded, but for a different reason. As if her brain moved slowly, she finally reacted, "You... you... you're that mainland guy who had the bet with Li Fengcheng?"
The Wind Escape Bureau members collectively fell silent, looking at Du Jin'ao's granddaughter as if she were an imbecile. 'Isn't this as obvious as a louse on a bald man's head? Do you really need to shout it out in such shock?'
"It is I," Ying Chen said, looking at Du Jin'ao's granddaughter and smiling faintly. He even extended a hand towards her, "Welcome to the gang."
In the past, Du Jin'ao's granddaughter would not have missed the opportunity to touch such a fair and jade-like man's hand. But today, she wanted nothing more than to avoid it. Shaking her head like a rattle drum, she said, "No, no, no, I'm not your accomplice, and I don't know you!"
"You killed the Wind Escape Bureau staff, it has nothing to do with me!"
"You broke into the Wind Escape Bureau, it has nothing to do with me!"
"I'm just an innocent bystander who accidentally got caught up in this mess. I'm not on your side, nor am I on the Wind Escape Bureau's side. I had too much to drink and just want to go home and sleep. Goodbye, everyone. Good night."
Du Jin'ao's granddaughter stumbled to her feet and fled towards the door as if running for her life. However, after taking only one step, she stopped.
"Is it a bit late to run now? Don't forget the video surveillance that proves you knocked those two towering brutes to the ground; you also kicked down the conference room door."
"If you say you're innocent, will anyone believe you?"
Du Jin'ao's granddaughter was on the verge of tears. Her face was etched with grievance as she reluctantly turned back to look at Ying Chen. With a tearful voice, she asked, "Big brother, I was wrong, I was really wrong. I admit I was attracted to your body, but it was only that! I really had no ill intentions towards you, you don't have to do this to me, do you?"
Ying Chen frowned, "Attracted to my body? I'm not Tang Sanzang. But if you're attracted to my body, you still say you have no ill intentions? That doesn't add up, does it?" Clearly, Ying Chen did not understand the true meaning of Du Jin'ao's granddaughter's phrase "attracted to your body."
Du Jin'ao's granddaughter didn't know if Ying Chen was genuinely foolish or pretending to be. She felt completely powerless and filled with despair, as if she had fallen into a huge trap that she could never escape. If only she hadn't gone out today! Just going to a nightclub to dance and drink, and now she was a criminal accomplice? And the most crucial thing was an accomplice in attacking the Wind Escape Bureau's base!
As Du Jin'ao's granddaughter's conversation with Ying Chen reached the ears of the Wind Escape Bureau members, they suddenly understood. So, Du Jin'ao's granddaughter wasn't a seventh-rank martial arts master, nor was she a Bagua palm grandmaster! It was all a facade, and Ying Chen had orchestrated it all! But what could they do even if they knew? Even if Du Jin'ao's granddaughter wasn't a seventh-rank master, and even if one of these two could be discounted, the remaining one was still someone they couldn't resist. After all, the only ones who could resist, Number Two and Number Three, had already been incapacitated by him through unknown means.
The Wind Escape Bureau members exchanged glances and closed their eyes in despair. They were like fish on a chopping block, with no way out. This time, they were doomed! Fortunately, after their deaths, the Wind Escape Bureau headquarters would surely not let this go and would seek retribution for the culprits. This could be a small comfort to their departed souls.
However, just as this thought flashed through the minds of the Wind Escape Bureau members, Ying Chen's words struck them with utter despair.
Ying Chen said to Du Jin'ao's granddaughter, "Stay here and cooperate with me, and I'll ensure your safety."
"Afterward, you'll be responsible for cleaning up the scene. The cleaner you make it, the safer you'll be, understand?"
Du Jin'ao's granddaughter trembled and nodded, "I... I understand! I'll destroy all the evidence and make it look like a fire. I watched the uncles from the Green Gate do this sort of thing when I was little, so I have... experience."
Unexpectedly, Du Jin'ao's granddaughter's background became her advantage. Things like murder, disposal of bodies, and destruction of evidence came naturally to her, and even if she hadn't done it before, she was not unfamiliar with it.
Ying Chen nodded in satisfaction, "Very good." He then turned to Ming Ju and the others.
"There's a saying, isn't there? 'If others do not offend me, I will not offend them. If they offend me, I will destroy their entire family!'"
"Hmm, this saying is very fitting for this situation."
"So don't think your deaths are unfair. After all, misfortune comes from human actions, not from heaven!"
After speaking, Ying Chen's expression suddenly turned cold and stern. A powerful killing intent erupted from him, filling the entire Xiangjiang Wind Escape Bureau. Everyone instantly felt like flies frozen in ice, unable to move. Their blood and minds ceased to function, leaving them with nothing but despair.
'He's... this strong?' This was the thought that crossed all the Wind Escape Bureau members' minds.
Just as the Wind Escape Bureau members were about to meet their demise, at the critical moment, a 'beep' sound echoed in the silent conference room. It turned out that Ming Ju's mobile phone had just received a message, and after a while, it beeped again! Hearing the sound, Ming Ju instinctively looked at his phone on the table. To his surprise, he was instantly granted a reprieve, so excited that tears almost flowed.
"Spare my life!" Ming Ju exclaimed, turning to Ying Chen in a hurry.
Ying Chen glanced at Ming Ju indifferently, "What? Do you have any last words?"
"No, not last words. It's... a misunderstanding!"
"This is entirely a misunderstanding between us!"
Ying Chen frowned slightly, "What misunderstanding?"
"My phone is on the table. Take a look for yourself," Ming Ju said. He was clever enough not to retrieve the phone himself, lest Ying Chen misinterpret and kill him.
Ying Chen, not worried about any tricks, gestured, and the phone flew into his hand. He then saw the content of a recently received text message. The sender's name was clearly written in three characters: Xiang Wentian!