"You… you all, I have no grudges against any of you. Why do you want to harm me?"

Lin Zhengnan tried to escape but was pinned by two thugs pressing on his shoulders, unable to move. He could only shout angrily at the robust man.

"Why harm you? Hahaha… President Lin, you can't blame us. We're simply taking someone's money to solve their problems!"

Upon hearing this, a vicious light shone in the robust man's eyes as he let out a proud, sinister laugh, "However, considering you're about to die, I might as well tell you who exactly wants you dead!"

"Who? Who is it?" Lin Zhengnan's eyes filled with rage as he cried out in despair.

"Haha, President Lin, let me tell you the truth. The person who wants your life is none other than your good brother, Big Boss Du Kongting!" the robust man laughed coldly.

"What… Kongting? Are you saying… Du Kongting hired you to kill me? How… how could this be?"

The moment Lin Zhengnan heard the robust man's words, it was as if he had been struck by lightning.

He could have never imagined that Du Kongting, the business partner he trusted and who had started the company with him, would actually hire hitmen to kill him.

"Alright, President Lin, whether you believe it or not, I can't be bothered to waste more words with you. Once you're buried and I collect the reward from Boss Du, this matter will be considered settled."

While Lin Zhengnan stood utterly bewildered, the robust man impatiently flicked some cigarette smoke away and gestured to his subordinates.

"President Lin, heh heh, just go on your journey with peace!"

The two subordinates, understanding the signal, raised the iron shovels in their hands and brought them down towards Lin Zhengnan's head.

Lin Zhengnan never dreamt that he, the richest man in Binyang City, would die so inexplicably!

"Heh heh, this is my territory. You want to kill someone, have you asked for my permission?"

Just as the two big men raised their shovels to take Lin Zhengnan's life, and Lin Zhengnan could only close his eyes and await death, a cold laugh suddenly echoed from a nearby tree…

This sudden, chilling laughter struck the ears of the robust man and his subordinates like the wails of ghosts in the midnight, causing them to be terror-struck instantly.

Lin Zhengnan, who had resigned himself to inevitable death, was also startled by the sound and hurriedly opened his eyes.

Everyone was still unsettled when they turned towards the direction of the sound, only to see a figure descend from a large tree and advance towards them.

"You… are you human or a ghost?" Seeing Ling Zhenfei approaching step by step, the robust man's face turned pale with fright.

One should know that this was an abandoned wilderness, seldom visited by anyone. Suddenly, a person appeared out of nowhere; it would be strange not to be scared to death!

Moreover, they were in the midst of an assassination—a deed that made them very uneasy to begin with!

"Heh heh, of course I'm human."

Ling Zhenfei's gaze was sharp as lightning, his face cold as ice, as he stared intensively at the robust man, "But you are about to die!"

At first, the robust man was as shocked as if his heart was pounding like a drum, but upon closer inspection, seeing that only Ling Zhenfei had come alone while there were three of them, he instantly grew bolder.

"Boy, since you're looking for death, then I'll be the one to send you and this Mr. Lin on your way!"

The robust man gritted his teeth fiercely, threw his cigarette to the ground, stomped on it hard, and pointed at Ling Zhenfei, shouting to his men, "Take down this youngster first and bury him along with the other!"

"Yes!" The two subordinates obeyed the command without hesitation, wielding their iron shovels and attacking Ling Zhenfei with a ferocious and menacing air.

"Young man, run!"

Lin Zhengnan had hoped for a savior, but upon seeing Ling Zhenfei's seemingly fragile appearance, he felt some disappointment and, not wanting to see Ling Zhenfei fall into danger, shouted a warning at him.

"Run? Heh heh, that word doesn't exist in my dictionary!"

Ling Zhenfei, unfazed by the two big men rushing at him, stood immobile as a mountain, showing not the slightest intention of fleeing.

Whoosh!

Just then, the iron shovels in the hands of two assailants swung open with two fierce gusts of wind, chopping down at Ling Zhenfei from both sides.

"Hmph!" Ling Zhenfei snorted coldly and his figure moved as fast as lightning.

He was so fast that the assailant on the left hadn't even reacted before the iron shovel was snatched away by Ling Zhenfei.

"Back off!"

Having taken the iron shovel, Ling Zhenfei let out a fierce shout and parried the other assailant's incoming blow.

That assailant immediately felt a great force rebounding, not only causing his weapon to be knocked away but also jolting his whole body backwards several steps, until he sat down on the ground with a bump.

"You lie down too!"

After repelling the first assailant, Ling Zhenfei didn't stop. The iron shovel in his hand whirled through the air, creating a trail like a spear flower, and he quickly slapped it toward the other assailant who hadn't yet reacted after his shovel was taken.

Ah!

This strike, whistling like the wind, accurately chopped across the other assailant's shin, causing the man to let out a heart-wrenching scream of pain and roll on the ground clutching his leg.

The first assailant picked up his iron shovel, ready to jump back into the fray, but when he saw the miserable state of his comrade, he was immediately frightened into throwing his shovel aside and didn't dare to make another peep, hiding off to the side.

Clang!

Having ended the fight in less than two minutes, Ling Zhenfei still acted as if nothing had happened, tossing aside the iron shovel and not even glancing at the two assailants who were visibly terrified. He advanced toward Big Man.

"You… you…"

Clearly, Big Man had not expected Ling Zhenfei to be so skillful. In just a moment, he had taken out his two men!

"You… don't come any closer… If you take one more step, I… I'll kill him!"

As Ling Zhenfei steadily closed in, Big Man's heart hammered like a drum, and he suddenly pulled out a knife, pressing it against Lin Zhengnan's neck.

"Kill him? Heh, isn't that what you were planning to do all along? Go on, kill him!"

Faced with Big Man's threat, Ling Zhenfei didn't slow his steps, instead he scoffed coldly, "Go ahead, do it. You kill him first, and I'll just have to kill you later to avenge him!"

Ah!

Big Man was someone who was imposing on the outside but weak on the inside. Seeing Ling Zhenfei's stern expression and unfazed by his threats, he began to lose his nerve first, and the hand holding the knife started to tremble uncontrollably.

"Idiot!"

As he hesitated, a glint of cold light flashed in Ling Zhenfei's eyes, and his body pounced forward like lightning, swiftly snatching the knife from Big Man's hand.

Click!

Next, Ling Zhenfei, without a moment's hesitation, exerted force with both hands and brutally dislocated the arm of Big Man who was holding the knife.

"Ow!"

Big Man clearly had more bark than bite, as his arm got dislocated, he immediately let out a painful cry and fainted from the agony.

"Scram!" Ling Zhenfei walked up and fiercely kicked Big Man, yelling at his two underlings.

"Yes! Yes! We're going right away! We'll leave immediately!"

The two assailants had already been terrified by Ling Zhenfei, and they dared not linger a moment longer. Picking up Big Man, they fled from the grove in a panic.

"Are you alright?" Ling Zhenfei walked over to Lin Zhengnan and extended a hand to help him up.

"I'm fine, I'm fine! Young man, you're my savior. If it weren't for you today, I… would not have survived!"

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