Chapter 123 - Intentions

The phone call was very clear, Ding Hong and Li Shan’s bank accounts had been completely frozen, and from this moment on, they were no longer officials of Huaxia Country.Next, they must cooperate with the relevant departments’ investigation, until the matter was thoroughly investigated.

For Ding Hong and Li Shan, this was like a bolt from the blue.

Over the years, they had committed no small amount of embezzlement and bribery, even going as far as hiring murderers multiple times!

Once the national authorities got involved, all their dirty secrets would surely come to light, and they would probably lose any chance of avoiding the death penalty, let alone getting a lengthy prison sentence.

Regret was killing Ding Hong inside!

He now wished he could hack his son-in-law, Tian He, into a thousand pieces, realizing he had crossed someone he shouldn’t have.

Li Shan’s mood was no better than Ding Hong’s.

He had thought he was just coming to give Ding Hong a little help today, after all, they were used to throwing their weight around in these border regions.

Who would have thought that this time they would run into a King of Hell, feeling even more aggrieved than Dou E herself!

The pale-faced Ding Hong and Li Shan exchanged glances.

If this incident could be minimized, the better it would be for them.

Forcing a smile, Ding Hong politely said, “Young man, I think there has been a huge misunderstanding today.

We can apologize to you.

What do you say?”

“Yes, yes, we can apologize to you,” Li Shan immediately chimed in; at this crucial moment of life and death, they couldn’t afford any ambiguity.

The villagers of Xiyuan Town, who had just seen the once bold and assertive Ding Hong and Li Shan, were stunned to see their attitudes take a complete one-eighty and apologize to Ye Chenfeng.

They thought to themselves, “A real immortal is an immortal indeed!

What are officials in the face of an immortal but nothing!”

Mao Kangping, who stood aside, fell deep into thought.

He had only seen Ye Chenfeng make a phone call, and although he didn’t hear the contents, Ding Hong and Li Shan had changed their demeanor dramatically after their call ended.

What did that signify?

It signified that Ye Chenfeng was no ordinary person!

Fortunately, Mao Kangping had chosen to drive Ye Chenfeng to Xiyuan Town.

Otherwise, he would not have had any interaction with Ye Chenfeng, and now he was even more convinced that Ye Chenfeng could help him with the troubles in the border trade market.

With a playful smile, Ye Chenfeng said, “Why should you apologize to me?

I can act as if nothing has happened today, and you are free to leave.”

“Really?

Thank you so much, we will definitely not set foot in Xiyuan Town again,” Ding Hong and Li Shan said, not expecting Ye Chenfeng to be so easy to speak with, continuously thanking him.

Then Ding Hong added, “Young man, could you possibly make another call back?

Otherwise, we won’t feel at ease.”

Ye Chenfeng asked with curiosity, “What call?

Haven’t I made myself clear?

I can pretend nothing happened today.

As for what others might do to you two, what’s that got to do with me?”

If Ding Hong and Li Shan still couldn’t hear that they’d been played by Ye Chenfeng, then they might as well have lived their lives in vain.

Ding Hong dropped the ingratiating smile from his face and said, “Brother, you better not push us too far, or it might not end well for either side.”

“You can get out of Xiyuan Town now, and I don’t want to repeat myself,” Ding Hong’s threat was nothing more than a fart to Ye Chenfeng.

Laughing uproariously, Ding Hong suddenly said, “Brother Li, it seems we’re unable to escape our fate today.

Let’s have these people join us in death!”

Li Shan, of course, understood the meaning behind Ding Hong’s words, and hastened to command the armed police standing on either side, bellowing, “Execute everyone here on the spot, leave no one alive.”

Upon hearing Li Shan’s command, the armed police quickly aimed their machine guns at the villagers of Xiyuan Town, ready to open fire.

Today, Li Shan brought out his most trusted subordinates, so there was no question about them carrying out his orders.

“I’ve always said not to push people too far, even a cornered dog will jump over a wall!

Let alone a person.”

The sound of Ding Hong’s voice had barely faded when three or four dozen armed police pulled their triggers, “tat-tat-tat-tat—”, and the rattle of machine gun fire was incessant, stinging the eardrums.

Ye Chenfeng pushed his Fifth Level Soul Force to the extreme, releasing it to intercept the bullets coming from the machine guns.

If his Soul Force had still been at the Fourth Level, controlling such a large-scale machine gun barrage would have been nearly impossible.

But now that his Soul Force had reached the Fifth Level, although controlling such a scene was still somewhat strenuous, he could just barely ensure that none of the villagers from Xiyuan Town got hurt.

As the machine guns’ muzzles spat fire, Ding Hong and Li Shan’s faces twisted into ferocious grins, believing it was worth it to have so many people die with them.

However, the scene in front of them did not turn into the bloodbath they had anticipated.

The countless bullets shot from the machine guns all floated in mid-air without exception, losing their forward momentum.

Ye Chenfeng stood amidst the rain of bullets suspended in mid-air, sweat beading on his forehead and cheeks, yet his expression remained calm and collected.

“Are you in such a hurry to meet King Yama?

A cornered dog will jump over a wall?

But you two dogs will never be able to leap over my high wall,” Ye Chenfeng said indifferently.

The rain of bullets floating in mid-air suddenly reversed direction, shooting towards the traitorous armed police and both Ding Hong and Li Shan, filling the air with their wails of agony.

Originally, Ye Chenfeng had not intended to kill them!

He wanted the law of Huaxia Country to punish Ding Hong and the others, but what they did made Ye Chenfeng change his decision.

After all, he just had to make a call to Grandpa Ye, who would surely cover for him, and besides, what he was doing could hardly be considered unjust; it might even be seen as serving justice for the people. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on NovᴇlFɪre.nᴇt

Looking at the bodies scattered on the ground, Ye Chenfeng shrugged indifferently.

For these people who weren’t worth pitying, he had no sympathy in his heart.

“Fairy Brother, you’ve saved me again.” The girl who Ye Chenfeng had saved twice approached him, her head lowered, a shy expression on her face.

A gentle smile appeared on Ye Chenfeng’s face as he said, “Didn’t I tell you last time?

Don’t call me Fairy Brother.

You can just call me Brother, or Chenfeng Brother is fine too.

What’s your name?”

The girl bit her thin lips and said, “Chenfeng Brother, my name is Su Yueru.

Can I be your wife when I grow up?”

Ye Chenfeng really hadn’t expected Su Yueru, who appeared to be only seventeen or eighteen years old, to suddenly say such a thing.

He laughed awkwardly and replied, “You’re still young now.

If you still want to marry me when you grow up, I’ll let you be my wife.”

Ye Chenfeng was simply pacifying a young girl.

In his opinion, how could Su Yueru at this age understand what love is!

She would probably forget him in another two years.

The young girl Su Yueru nodded firmly, her face flushed as she said, “Chenfeng Brother, you’ve promised me.

You can’t go back on your word in the future.”

Perhaps, Ye Chenfeng hadn’t realized that today’s jest would become Su Yueru’s long-held expectation for the future, for a girl’s heart is often inscrutable to others.