It was surprisingly effective, as after about a minute, the entrance door lock was forcefully opened.
The man in black curved his lips slightly, giving the younger subordinate who opened the lock a thumbs-up and saying, "Impressive, you get the first merit later!"
Just as they were stealthily infiltrating the villa, the living room lights suddenly flickered on.
Like rats scurrying from a sewer, they were startled and instinctively wanted to flee.
At this moment, Mu Feng, dressed in his pajamas, was lounging on the sofa with his legs crossed, leisurely sipping red wine.
"Since you're here, why the rush to leave? Come, sit down and have a drink with me before you go!" He swirled the wine glass.
The man in black and his companions quickly recovered from their shock. He sneered, "Who said we're leaving? Hand over all the valuables in the house immediately, or you die!"
Mu Feng chuckled, "I say, you bandits, when you go around robbing and looting, can't you pick your targets carefully? You actually dare to rob me? You're really overestimating yourselves!"
A subordinate charged forward, pointing at Mu Feng's nose and yelling, "How dare you speak to our boss like that? Hand over the money immediately, are you looking to die?"
Mu Feng spread his hands and said calmly, "Sorry, I truly don't have a single penny on me, and there's nothing valuable in the house!"
The subordinate scoffed, "Do you think I'd believe that? How can you live in such a big villa without money? Hurry up, or don't blame us for being impolite!"
"Ignorance breeds fear. I don't want to unleash slaughter in my own home. I'll give you one chance, get lost immediately, or face the consequences!"
Mu Feng didn't want his residence to become a haunted house.
The group burst into laughter, as if they had heard the funniest joke in the world.
The man in black said smugly, "Anyone can say tough words, but you don't have the strength to back them up. Give him a signal, cut off one of his fingers, and he'll behave!"
The subordinate eagerly stepped forward, drew a dagger, and swaggered towards Mu Feng.
Just as everyone expected this young man to be in grave danger, a shocking scene unfolded.
Mu Feng, at some point, had snatched the dagger and then proceeded to chop off all five of the subordinate's fingers.
What was even more astonishing was that there was no sign of bleeding from the wounds, a phenomenon so bizarre that it immediately chilled everyone to the bone.
"A bunch of cockroaches, don't dirty my floor. Get lost quickly, or this will be your fate!" Mu Feng casually plunged the dagger into the subordinate's waist.
He cried out in agony, his face ashen, almost passing out from the pain.
The man in black cursed, "You dare to ambush us? Attack!"
The remaining three grabbed their weapons and swung them towards Mu Feng's head.
A murderous glint suddenly appeared on Mu Feng's face. He stood up and, with a few swift punches, defeated all three of them in a single exchange.
The force of these punches, had they landed on their heads, would have certainly been fatal.
All three lay on the ground severely injured, writhing in pain.
Mu Feng expressionlessly dragged the four of them to the doorway one by one, but he soon discovered four barrels of gasoline placed at the entrance.
This was quite intriguing. If it was just a robbery, why would they bring gasoline barrels? It was clearly an intention to commit arson and retaliate.
"Can we... can we leave now?" The man in black, realizing his men were no match for their opponent, was terrified and wanted to escape.
Mu Feng chuckled, "This is not a place you can come and go as you please. Tell me, what's the deal with these gasoline barrels?"
The man in black hurriedly explained, "This... this is..."
A subordinate had a flash of inspiration and said, "Our car broke down, so we got some gasoline!"
The man in black nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, that's right!"
Mu Feng burst into laughter, "What kind of car needs so much gas? Are you trying to fool a ghost? Tell me, who sent you here to set my house on fire and kill me?"
The group froze. They never expected this young man to be so intelligent.
The man in black argued, "No, how could that be..."
"Do you really take me for a fool? If you don't tell me, I'll have to make you talk!"
Saying this, Mu Feng casually picked up a barrel of gasoline and poured it directly onto the man in black.
Then, he produced a lighter from somewhere and toyed with it, "Tell me, what would happen if I lit this lighter and threw it on you?"
The man in black was petrified. He gritted his teeth, "No, please don't, someone will die!"
"You know someone will die? If you don't want to die, then tell me honestly. My patience is very limited, and I don't mind burning you alive right at my doorstep!"
Mu Feng placed the lighter directly in front of him.
The man in black understood that if he didn't tell the truth, his life would be over.
With that thought, he gritted his teeth and said, "Qian Kang sent us!"
Mu Feng frowned and asked, "The reporter from Blue Sky Daily?"
The man in black nodded frantically, "Yes, yes, that's him! It was this guy who instructed us to do this. This has nothing to do with us!"
Mu Feng never expected Qian Kang to try and take his life so directly. The situation had escalated.
However, he also understood that these people were not to be trifled with. The home invasion and robbery were clearly intentional.
Seeing his continued silence, the man in black urged again, "Brother, please spare us. We truly know we were wrong!"
"Being instigated is one thing, but what about your home invasion and robbery? Was that also instigated?" Mu Feng patted the man in black's cheek.
"This... this is not true, we just wanted to check if anyone was home, so we came in!" The man in black continued to quibble.
Mu Feng smiled faintly, "Oh? Is that so?"
"Absolutely true! If there's even half a lie, may I die violently and not live past tonight!"
The man in black raised his hand and swore solemnly, showing no trace of reverence.
Mu Feng nodded, "Very well. If you are truly speaking the truth, then heaven will deal with you. Now, get out!"
Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and quickly bolted.
They didn't stop until they had fled the villa area, panting heavily.
"Boss, this guy, this guy is too ruthless!" One subordinate placed his hands on his thighs, panting incessantly.
The man in black took a deep breath and coughed, "Do you think I don't know that? No, this matter cannot end like this!"
The subordinates were all alarmed, especially the one whose fingers had been cut off, who was filled with dread. "Boss, I need to get to the hospital quickly to reattach my fingers, otherwise my hand will be crippled!"