Chapter 432: A Sigh of Relief
The blow just now was restrained; Ling Feng didn’t want to kill Zhang Song outright.
Because doing so would have let him off too easily.
Ling Feng wanted to crush him mentally and also pry some valuable information from his mouth!
So now, his plan was to treat Zhang Song like a mouse, with himself as the cat, thoroughly toying with him!
Zhang Song’s arm had been sliced open, blood flowing freely, nearly rendering him incapable of fighting. Thus, facing the blade, he simply stood still without moving an inch and closed his eyes to await death!
"Heh, wishful thinking!"
Seeing this, Ling Feng sheathed his knife and kicked out at Zhang Song’s shin!
"Crack!"
The sound of bone shattering was heard clearly by everyone around.
"Agh!"
A cry of anguish arose as Zhang Song fell to the ground, his face contorted in pain, his eyes staring venomously at Ling Feng: "If you’re going to kill me, just do it. Stop torturing me!"
"Do I have to do something just because you say so?"
Ling Feng laughed and crouched down to look at him: "Dare to lay a hand on Lin Xue, and not subject you to unbearable pain—how could I be willing to kill you just like that?"
"Lin Xue must be blind, why would she fancy someone like you? What makes you worthy?" Zhang Song clenched his teeth and asked angrily.
"Regardless of what makes me worthy, you certainly are not. She just doesn’t fancy you, showing no interest at all. Doesn’t that annoy you?" Ling Feng asked with a cold laugh.
He had figured out what was going on. This guy had a crush on Lin Xue, but she had been completely indifferent to him.
His psyche must be twisted, unable to have Lin Xue, he actually exploited their acquaintance to plot against her on the road!
Thankfully, he found out in time. If it had been any later, the consequences would have been unthinkable!
Remembering this, Ling Feng’s eyes narrowed as he raised his hand to strike at Zhang Song’s other leg!
"Crack!"
Another sound of a bone breaking echoed!
The onlookers remained silent; although everyone there had seen their share of the world and Ling Feng’s ruthlessness was evident, not a single person frowned.
Zhang Song, with both legs broken, was overwhelmed by the pain and rolled his eyes back, fainting.
"This won’t do; if you pass out, you won’t feel the pain, and how could I allow that?"
Ling Feng said this and reached out to wake him, but at that moment Chen Ping came over and said, "That’s enough. This man might still be useful."
Ling Feng looked up: "Let me do it, don’t worry, I’ll definitely make him talk!"
"Let me handle it, you’ve done enough already!"
Chen Ping shook his head and turned to his subordinates: "Take him away!"
Ling Feng was startled, wanted to say something else, but Lin Huaqiang shook his head at him, signaling not to argue.
With no choice, Ling Feng could only stand up and watch as Zhang Song was carried away and placed in a vehicle.
Chen Ping turned to look at him: "Don’t worry, you’ll get an explanation."
After speaking, he nodded to Lin Huaqiang and left with his people.
Du Song and He Bing both looked at Ling Feng as if wanting to say something, but their lips moved without making a sound, and they too left with Chen Ping.
Ling Feng felt a sense of emptiness in his heart, his anger far from vented, pent up uncomfortably within him!
At that moment, Lin Xue walked over: "It’s okay now, we’ve caught the person, and I’m unharmed, don’t be angry!"
"..."
Ling Feng could only force a bitter smile, not knowing what else to say.
Lin Huaqiang spoke up: "I came in a rush last time, but now I’m here again, Ling Feng, aren’t you going to entertain me properly?"
"Sure, Daddy, go to Shiliu Village. Ling Feng has lots of delicious things there!" Lin Xue clapped her hands and immediately said.
Seeing this, Ling Feng had no choice but to suppress the anger in his heart and manage a faint smile: "Then let’s go back home to talk."
Soon, a line of people had all left, leaving the townsfolk with confused expressions, and no one understood what had happened.
However, as Zhang Song’s landlord, an old man, spread some news, people learned a bit about what had transpired, but were completely unaware of the cause and outcome of the incident.
Hua Qiang, who had been brought by Lin Huaqiang, all went directly back, while he himself took Lin Xue’s car to Shiliu Village.
The storm had ended, but it had unraveled a thread, and what that thread was tied to on the other end would only be known after Zhang Song spoke up.
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The next day, just after Lin Huaqiang had left, Ling Feng received a phone call from Chen Ping.
"Come to Longyuan."
"Has that kid finally confessed?" Ling Feng immediately asked.
"We’ll talk when you get here!"
Chen Ping didn’t answer and hung up the phone after his brief reply.
Ling Feng had no choice but to rush out of the house and drive straight to the county town.
When he arrived, he saw Chen Ping and immediately asked, "Did he end up talking or not?"
"He did, but it might as well have been nothing!"
Chen Ping shook his head.
"Damn, what time is it now, can’t you stop playing riddles?" Ling Feng rolled his eyes, looking desperate!
"Is that how you speak to your superiors? If it were anyone else, they’d have been slapped by now!" Chen Ping said angrily.
Ling Feng was speechless and muttered in a low voice, "Who asked you to be so mysterious? Can’t you just speak plainly?"
"What did you say?" Chen Ping glared, his eyes wide.
"Nothing, nothing!"
Ling Feng chuckled darkly and sat down, unceremoniously picking up Chen Ping’s teacup and taking a sip of the tea inside.
Chen Ping was speechless, sighed, and sat down: "Zhang Song indeed confessed, but he mentioned an organization that we’ve never heard of, without a single clue!"
"What kind of organization? Is it that secretive? It couldn’t have been established recently, could it?" Ling Feng asked.
"Of course not!"
Chen Ping shook his head: "That kid has been in your town for half a year now, clearly up to something. He set up a temporary base in that cave, not for himself, but in preparation for his accomplices!"
"Oh? So, Director Chen means that more people will be coming?" Ling Feng narrowed his eyes.
"That’s right!"
Chen Ping nodded: "But you don’t need to worry, Zhang Song was targeting Lin Xue because he felt wronged; the others won’t do anything to her!"
"I know, if it wasn’t for this kid causing this mess, we wouldn’t even know that someone has been secretly infiltrating our place!" Ling Feng agreed, nodding.
"Mhm."
Chen Ping looked at him: "Feeling better now? Not holding a grudge against me for forcibly taking him away yesterday?"
"Heh heh!"
Ling Feng laughed, scratching his head: "After going back I figured it out, some things are better handled by you, who else do I have covering my back? That kid’s dead, right?"
"Good that you understand!"
Chen Ping nodded: "Dead, very thoroughly so!"
"Then I’m relieved!"
Ling Feng smiled, and immediately, a weight was lifted from his heart.
"Next, you have a new mission. Once the Chu Family’s excavation work starts, you must keep a close watch, no slip-ups tolerated!" Chen Ping said.
"Ah?"
Ling Feng was taken aback: "Seriously? Does the higher-up plan to confiscate whatever they dig up?"