“Courting death!”
Li Feng snorted coldly, his figure vanishing from the spot as he flicked his hand, a flash of white light streaking through the air.
*Bang!*
A bullet struck the marble floor, sparking. Immediately after, a scream rang out as a throwing knife embedded itself in Li Quan’s shoulder.
Li Quan stared at Li Feng in disbelief, the gun falling from his hand.
Ignoring Li Quan, Li Feng didn’t give the others time to react. He kicked the nearest Black Stone Gang member, who hadn’t expected Li Feng to act under the threat of a dozen guns. Caught off guard, the man was sent sprawling.
In the next moment, Li Feng appeared before him, seizing his submachine gun and, before Wang Xiong and the others could react, pressing it against Wang Xiong’s head.
“Tell them to drop their guns,” Li Feng said calmly.
From Li Quan’s attack to the gun at Wang Xiong’s head, it all happened in the blink of an eye. Wang Xiong barely had time to process it, but the cold barrel against his head made sweat pour down his face like a shower. Hearing Li Feng’s words, he hurriedly shouted to his men, “Put the guns down, now!”
Once everyone had lowered their weapons, Dark Tiger stepped forward, kicking the guns aside before unleashing a flurry of punches and kicks on Wang Xiong’s men. “No one’s ever dared point a gun at me, and you lot have the nerve? You must be tired of living.”
After Dark Tiger had floored all of Wang Xiong’s men, Li Feng looked at Wang Xiong coldly. “Manager Wang, how should I deal with you?”
“Feng, Young Master Feng, however you want to deal with me, just please spare my pathetic life,” Wang Xiong stammered, trembling. Facing the cold gun barrel, seeing Li Quan with a ruined arm and his men writhing on the ground, he was terrified.
“Spare your life? You were just trying to kill me,” Li Feng sneered.
“Young Master Feng, it was a misunderstanding! How would I dare try to kill you? It was Li Quan, all Li Quan’s idea! It has nothing to do with me!” Wang Xiong, desperate to survive, threw all blame aside.
“Wang Xiong, you—” Li Quan, clutching his bleeding shoulder, glared at Wang Xiong with a livid face. He hadn’t expected Wang Xiong to throw him under the bus at this moment.
“Shut up! Who said you could speak?” Li Feng shot Li Quan a cold glance. The throwing knife earlier could’ve killed him, but letting Li Quan die so easily would’ve been too merciful, so Li Feng had spared his life for now.
“You…” Li Quan’s face was ashen, but with Li Feng in control and radiating killing intent, he didn’t dare say another word.
“Dark Tiger, keep an eye on him. If he utters a single word, stab him,” Li Feng ordered.
“Yes, sir.” Dark Tiger held a steel blade, staring coldly at Li Quan.
“Li Feng, you dare—”
Li Quan barely started speaking when Dark Tiger appeared before him, slashing his arm four times, severing it into four pieces that fell to the ground.
The excruciating pain nearly made Li Quan pass out, but he didn’t dare scream, only glaring at Li Feng and Dark Tiger with venomous eyes. He hadn’t expected Li Feng to be so ruthless or Dark Tiger to strike so brutally.
Li Feng sneered, turning his gaze to Wang Xiong. “Whether you keep your life depends on your performance.”
“Young Master Feng, I-I can give you money, all my money…” Wang Xiong stammered, trembling. Li Quan’s fate had thoroughly scared him.
“Money? Not interested,” Li Feng shook his head.
“Ah, then what does Young Master Feng want?” Wang Xiong asked, lips quivering.
Li Feng stared at Wang Xiong for a moment before saying, “I want to know who else is behind this plan to take me down, besides the Black Stone Gang and Li Quan.”
“There’s… there’s the Emperor Pavilion. Liu Shichao was sent by them,” Wang Xiong answered.
“Why does the Emperor Pavilion want to target me?” Li Feng pressed.
“I-I don’t know…”
A flash of killing intent crossed Li Feng’s eyes. “You don’t know, or you don’t want to say?”
“Young Master Feng, I really don’t know!” Feeling the thick killing intent from Li Feng, Wang Xiong’s legs shook. “I was just following Master Wen’s orders. Everything was arranged by him. I don’t know anything! I only heard Master Wen and the others wanted the shares of your Xiangfeng Investment Company, something about getting the core technology of Intelligence One. Yesterday, when Master Wen learned Xiangfeng Investment had become a shell company, he issued the kill order, using Li Quan to lure you here and kill you.”
“Oh? And how were you planning to kill me?” Li Feng asked coldly.
“We planned to lure you to Tianya Pavilion, and then…” Wang Xiong trailed off, not daring to continue, filled with regret. Had he known Li Feng was this terrifying, he’d never have taken this job. Even if their plan succeeded, with Li Feng’s skills, it was uncertain who would’ve killed whom.
“That’s it? What about the Emperor Pavilion’s people?” Li Feng’s main concern was the Emperor Pavilion. Before this operation, they were what he feared most, but so far, they seemed to have made no moves, which puzzled him.
“The Emperor Pavilion? I don’t know. This kill order came from Master Wen; the Emperor Pavilion wasn’t involved,” Wang Xiong shook his head.
Li Feng asked a few more questions, and Wang Xiong answered everything he knew. However, despite being a high-ranking member of the Black Stone Gang and manager of Tianya Loan, Wang Xiong knew little.
Li Feng frowned. He’d hoped to learn more about the Emperor Pavilion from Wang Xiong, but it seemed they were more secretive than he’d thought. Even a high-ranking member like Wang Xiong knew nothing about them.
“Dark Tiger, call our brothers in to take control of Tianya Pavilion,” Li Feng said to Dark Tiger.
To be safe, Li Feng had stationed five Black Hawk Team members outside Tianya Pavilion. Hearing Li Feng’s order, Dark Tiger quickly called them.
A minute later, the five Black Hawk Team members appeared before Li Feng. He instructed them to clean up the hall while he took Wang Xiong to the top floor of Tianya Pavilion.
Tianya Pavilion wasn’t just a Black Stone Gang property; it was their headquarters. The top floor held many of their records. Li Feng wanted to see if there was anything about the Emperor Pavilion in them.
Led by Wang Xiong, Li Feng arrived at a large office.
“Young Master Feng, all the documents are in that safe, but the key is with Master Wen,” Wang Xiong said, pointing to a safe in the corner.
Li Feng approached the safe, extended his hand, and a throwing knife appeared. Under Wang Xiong’s astonished gaze, he tinkered with the safe.
*Click!*
With a soft sound, the safe opened.
“How is that possible?” Wang Xiong stared at Li Feng in disbelief. The safe’s lock was world-class; how could Li Feng open it so easily?
Ignoring Wang Xiong, Li Feng inspected the safe’s contents.
There wasn’t much inside: a few million in cash, a few kilograms of gold, and three small booklets.
Li Feng ignored the cash and gold, focusing on the booklets.
Upon inspection, one booklet recorded the Black Stone Gang’s bribes to influential figures over the years, another detailed arms deals, and the third was a mishmash of miscellaneous records. None contained the information Li Feng sought about the Emperor Pavilion.
“This is all the Black Stone Gang has?” Li Feng looked at Wang Xiong, dissatisfied.
“Young Master Feng, Tianya Pavilion used to be the Black Stone Gang’s headquarters, but in recent years, it’s been a headquarters in name only. Ever since Master Wen built Linghe Garden, that’s been the real headquarters. Everything important happens there now,” Wang Xiong hurriedly explained.
Li Feng nodded. Linghe Garden was Master Wen’s villa, the backbone of the Black Stone Gang. With Master Wen staying there, the gang’s center had clearly shifted from Tianya Pavilion to Linghe Garden.
It seemed learning about the Emperor Pavilion would require going through Master Wen.
Just then, Dark Tiger rushed up, urgency in his voice. “Young Master Feng, trouble! Tianlang and the others have been ambushed and are now surrounded. Based on their strength, they can hold out for two hours at most.”
