Chapter 54: Passed Out?
The guy had actually pissed himself in fear.
Lin Feng shook his head and tapped the man's temple. In the next instant, he too passed out cold.
"Alright, job's done. Let's go."
Once he had taken care of everything, Lin Feng stood and brushed some nonexistent dust from his clothes before walking over to the three girls, who watched him with shocked and slightly awestruck expressions.
"Flex your arms and hold them close to your bodies. My control isn't perfect yet, and I don't want you to get hurt."
Seeing Li Shiqi and her two friends staring blankly, Lin Feng reminded them with a soft laugh.
The three girls nodded and adjusted their stances as Lin Feng had instructed. Although it was still a struggle for them, it was just about passable.
Lin Feng took a deep breath. The muscles in his arms began to ripple at high speed, and he tore the steel cable—which was as thick as a baby's arm—apart with his bare hands.
'Is this guy really that incredible?'
The youngest of the three, Qi Xiaomeng, stared with wide eyes, her face a mask of utter shock.
Li Shiqi and Zhou Yawen were also staring blankly at Lin Feng.
Lin Feng said nothing. After tearing the steel cables apart, he tossed them to the ground.
"How's your body? Can you stand up?"
Li Shiqi tentatively took a few steps, then began to jump up and down in excitement.
"I can! I really can! I actually can!"
Li Shiqi was ecstatic. She had been sure she would meet a horrible fate today, but in a shocking turn of events, Lin Feng had appeared to save them. Deep down, Li Shiqi was already overcome with gratitude.
Lin Feng nodded with a smile and gestured for Zhou Yawen and Qi Xiaomeng to follow him out.
"Let's go."
The three girls followed Lin Feng out of the mall through a secluded side path, without attracting anyone's attention.
Although the authorities had sealed the mall tight, for someone like Lin Feng, sneaking three girls past a group of ordinary people without being noticed was a simple matter.
The four of them quickly left the mall, and Lin Feng led them to the outskirts of the city.
Night had already fallen, and the sky was filled with countless stars. The gentle evening breeze against their faces was refreshing and invigorating.
Li Shiqi and the others had recovered some of their energy, but their faces were still pale. After all, they had just narrowly escaped a kidnapping.
"Get in the car. I'll take you back."
Lin Feng turned to the three girls and gestured toward a car up ahead.
"Thank you, Mr. Lin."
The three girls hurriedly thanked him. After all, the man before them had saved them from an extremely dangerous situation, risking life and limb to do so.
"You're welcome. Your father asked for my help."
"We're business partners. I couldn't just stand by and let something happen to you."
With a wave of his hand, Lin Feng opened the car door and got into the driver's seat.
He drove the three girls back to Jiangnan University.
Li Shiqi and her friends were silent for the entire ride, the earlier events still replaying in their minds.
If Lin Feng hadn't shown up in time, they would have been done for. But now they were safe and sound. The huge contrast was difficult for them to process.
Finally, Li Shiqi was the first to speak, solemnly promising, "Thank you for saving us. In the future, if you need anything from me, I'll do it!"
Lin Feng replied bluntly, rejecting Li Shiqi's offer outright, "You? Forget it. Just try to spare your dad the trouble. Your family has a stake in my company now, and I still need him for certain things."
"Uh..."
Li Shiqi was left speechless. She was trying to repay his kindness, but she never expected Lin Feng to hold her in such low regard. She immediately felt a surge of frustration.
She had been the golden girl her entire life, and now Lin Feng had rejected her in front of her best friends.
But when she thought about Lin Feng's incredible abilities and how respectfully her own father behaved around him, she suddenly felt that the talents she had always been so proud of were truly nothing special.
Seeing that Li Shiqi had fallen silent, Lin Feng instructed the three girls, "Don't tell anyone what happened today if you don't have to."
It wasn't that he was afraid someone would trace it back to him; he just hated the hassle. It would inevitably lead to investigations and questioning from certain people.
Although he could probably sort it all out with a single phone call, less trouble was always better than more.
"Mm."
The three girls nodded in unison, obediently agreeing.
Seeing their response, Lin Feng said no more. After all, he barely knew them. If not for his relationship with Li Minde, he never would have rushed out in the middle of the night.
Moreover, although he hadn't fought against an Ancient Martial Arts expert this time, dodging bullets had consumed a great deal of his energy, and he needed to rest and recover.
「Meanwhile, in a luxurious hotel room.」
"Damn it! Trash! Are all of you trash?!"
"You let one person ruin the entire plan and completely botched the job I gave you!"
Accompanied by the sound of shattering porcelain, a young man in a white suit was furiously berating the two people in front of him.
The two of them cowered with their heads down, not daring to say a word, because this young man was none other than Shu Yuhang, the young master of the Black Tiger Gang!
"Hmph! I will have my revenge for this! Keep a close watch on those three women, especially that brat Li Shiqi. The moment you get a chance, bring her to me!"
Shu Yuhang ordered viciously, his eyes glinting with sparks of resentment and rage.
The mission he'd received this time had been given by a person whose status was so high he couldn't even fathom it. He had even hidden this matter from his own father. If he failed, the consequences were something Shu Yuhang didn't dare to imagine...!
"And that bastard with the surname Lin, he's another piece of trash. How dare he ruin our business? Once I get the chance, I'll make sure he regrets it!"
Shu Yuhang roared in rage, his eyes blazing with intense killing intent.
"Right, there's one more thing."
Suddenly, as if recalling something, he whipped his head around to face the man at his side. "Zhang Heng, remember, you were the one leading this operation. You found that bunch of useless trash, so you'd better give me an explanation right now!"
Zhang Heng's brow furrowed slightly at the accusation, but he still explained patiently, "I was indeed careless regarding this matter."
Shu Yuhang's brow furrowed as well, and he barked coldly, "Is that your way of admitting fault?"
"Of course it is."
Zhang Heng nodded in acknowledgement, then continued.
"I started preparing a backup plan the moment I found out about all this. I've already sent someone to hire another man for one million."
"His name is Yang Hao. He's an elite soldier, a veteran of an international mercenary group who also served in a highly specialized unit. Dealing with that piece of trash, Lin Feng, should be no problem for him."
Upon hearing this, Shu Yuhang's expression finally eased, and he let out a quiet sigh of relief. After all, he had heard about Lin Feng's god-like skills.