Chapter 14 Opportunity

Leaving aside his thoughts, Li Cheng颐 looked at the waiter again.

"Also, I'd like to visit your Wisteria Flower Corridor. I heard that the Wisteria Flower Corridor in the Palace Flower Garden is the best internet-famous scenic spot in Suiyang City. I wonder if I'll have the opportunity to admire it this time?"

He spoke politely, and as a major client of the boss, the waiter smiled.

"You're too kind, please follow me, it's this way."

She took the lead and walked towards another bend.

Li Cheng颐 followed closely behind.

He didn't plan to go back until he had thoroughly fleeced the sheep.

Time slowly came to six o'clock.

Li Cheng颐 shamelessly ate an employee meal at the Palace Flower Garden before slowly walking out of the main store.

When he left the store, his wisteria flower's secondary evolution had increased from 0 to 15%.

This was because most of them were repeated wisteria varieties, and he couldn't find many new variations. Otherwise, he would have gained even more this trip.

In the evening, it rained a little, wetting the ground and reflecting large patches of light.

Some passersby held umbrellas, while others, taking advantage of the light rain, rode electric bikes and bicycles, speeding home.

Shops on the street also put out free umbrellas for customers.

The drizzle blurred the colorful lights of advertisements flowing on distant high-rise buildings.

After leaving the main store, Li Cheng颐 didn't immediately take a taxi back. Instead, he strolled slowly along the sidewalk to digest his food.

He was slowly observing and thinking about what kind of material would be best for absorbing evil thoughts.

He had previously tested with the small-time thugs and found that the evil thoughts generated by people with weak wills didn't last long and quickly dissipated.

The evil thoughts obtained in this way were very small in number, usually only single digits.

But if it was a bad person with a firm will, then he could harvest a lot of evil thoughts in one encounter.

'So the best material should be people with firm wills.' Li Cheng颐 affirmed the premise in his mind.

Then, he began to think about how to obtain a stable source of evil thoughts more efficiently.

People with firm wills are not easy to find, so the best method should be repeated use without draining the pond to catch all the fish.

Li Cheng颐 walked as he thought. The large trench coat he wore had some waterproof function. He put on the hood, fastened the buttons, and it could be used as a small raincoat.

There were quite a few people dressed like him on the street.

Although he had bought good formal wear specifically for negotiating the contract, given his original lack of knowledge about luxury goods, the formal wear he bought was just an upgraded version of ordinary business attire.

So walking on the street, he could see similar styles of formal wear everywhere.

This made Li Cheng颐 feel somewhat embarrassed. After all, he felt good about himself when he spoke with Xu Zhongsheng, thinking he was dressed appropriately.

Exposing his ignorance in the eyes of strangers was not a pleasant thing.

Soon, he followed the sidewalk onto a slope, with the road on the right side.

Several cars were stuck there, constantly emitting anxious honking sounds.

Li Cheng颐 felt it was a bit piercing, so he quickened his pace, wanting to get past quickly.

While crossing the slope, just as he passed a dark alley entrance, he heard a voice.

"Beat her to death! Still trying to run!"

"You dare to run after owing money? Don't you want to live?"

"Let me tell you, it's only right to pay back debts. Don't even think about leaving today if you don't pay back part of the debt!"

The surveillance cameras and sensor lights in the alley were broken. Three burly men, holding rubber batons and swinging sticks, surrounded a dark figure and cursed loudly.

Li Cheng颐 didn't pay attention as he quickly passed the alley entrance.

Although these people deliberately shouted loudly, so that passersby could hear them.

The content of the words was also somewhat pretentious, sounding a bit fake.

But ordinary people would generally adopt a "none of my business" attitude and quickly distance themselves from such matters.

Li Cheng颐 also had the mentality of an ordinary person, not wanting to cause trouble, so he quickened his pace and hurried past.

But just as he crossed the alley, his peripheral vision unconsciously swept into the alley.

There, in the gap between the three burly men's positions, was a pair of eyes, black and white, filled with deep hatred, staring at the three, unblinking.

Although it wasn't directed at Li Cheng颐, he saw it.

The hatred revealed in those eyes made even him, an unrelated person, feel a chill in his heart.

Cold, bloodshot, frozen, unmoving.

Those eyes were like sculptures, staring fixedly at the three, and also left a very deep impression on Li Cheng颐.

Although it was only for a moment.

He crossed the alley entrance and walked more than ten meters forward, still unable to forget that pair of black and white eyes.

"The owner of those eyes must have experienced countless terrible hardships to become like that..." Li Cheng颐 sighed.

He stepped over a small puddle, walked down the slope, and as he was about to reach the end of the slope, he couldn't help but turn back and look at the alley.

He sighed with regret, then turned around and quickly left.

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Zheng Qingrong tried hard to curl up, letting the three men around her punch and kick her.

The rubber baton struck her body again and again, and she could feel the pain piercing through her flesh and into her bones, impossible to get rid of.

But although these pains were intense, they were far less than the pain in her heart at this time.

Her younger sister was dead.

Raped and strangled to death, and ready to be sent directly to the crematorium. If it hadn't been for a classmate on that side secretly reminding her, she wouldn't have even been able to see her sister for the last time.

After seeing her sister, she broke down on the spot and was about to question her sister's classmates who attended the birthday party last night, but on the way, she heard the bad news that her parents had died in a natural gas explosion.

Before she could recover, on the way to her home, another group of people ambushed her, knocked her to the ground, and beat her so badly that she couldn't speak, and could only run away in a mess.

If it hadn't been for that classmate secretly reminding her, she might not have even known why she was being beaten.

Tie Feng Group, the birthday party her sister attended, was hosted by Zheng Jiayu, the son of Tie Feng Group.

According to that classmate's reminder, her sister's death, her being beaten, and the accident of her parents were all likely related to Tie Feng Group.

Also surnamed Zheng, Zheng Jiayu's father, Zheng Kai, was a prominent figure in Suiyang, a business elite. The Tie Feng Group under his leadership occupied one-third of the sporting goods market in Suiyang City.

Such a force was far beyond what their ordinary family could compare with.

If it was them, then everything that happened before could be explained...

Zheng Qingrong lay on her side on the wet, cold ground, which gave her some relief from the pain in her body.

"What to do? Take her back first?" She heard one of the men beside her ask.

"The captain said to find a way to dispose of her directly. There are too many surveillance cameras in the city. You drive over in a while, and we'll take her outside the city and throw her in a river."

"Turn on the signal jammer to prevent people from taking pictures with their phones. You two move quickly."

"Yes, yes..."

The sound gradually faded away, getting weaker and smaller.

Zheng Qingrong slowly felt a dizzy feeling in her head, and her consciousness began to blur.

Unconsciously, she couldn't hear anything, and her eyes fell into darkness.

Not long after she fell into a coma, three burly men from Tie Feng Group were about to lift her up, get in the car, and go to the suburbs outside the city to completely dispose of her.

The three men had just put her into a sack, ready to carry her away.

When they turned around, they suddenly found a dark figure standing at the entrance of the alley, a strange man with his head lowered so they couldn't see his face.

The three men were startled. They didn't expect that there would suddenly be another person next to them.

The alley was so small, and there were three of them, but they didn't even notice the other person coming in.

The situation was a bit strange.

"Who are you?!" The leading burly man took a step forward warily, staring at the man.

"A private company is recovering gambling debts. Don't meddle in other people's business!"

This was the excuse they specifically used as a cover.

"I just heard you say you were going to throw her in the river?" The man slowly raised his head, emitting a low voice.

The three men were about to reply, but the moment they saw the other person's face, they all involuntarily took a step back.

The man didn't show his face at all, but instead revealed a complex mask made of pure purplish-black metal!

The mask was covered with delicate and intricate wisteria patterns.

"Friend, this has nothing to do with you. It's not worth getting yourself involved. Why don't you go back, take a good shower, drink a glass of milk, and watch a movie?" The leading burly man's expression became tense, and he vaguely had a bad feeling.

"But I think it won't take me the time to drink a glass of milk to take care of you."

Li Cheng頤 slowly moved forward.

"Of course, if you can tell me some inside information, I can consider being a little gentler."

The three men looked at each other, quickly exchanged glances, and slowly retreated.

If they were ordinary, ignorant thugs, they wouldn't have seen much, so naturally they wouldn't know who was strong or weak.

But they were different. They often saw things similar to the person in front of them within the Tie Feng Group, so at this time, they could assess the situation and not make unnecessary resistance.

Before long, three muffled groans came from the alley.

The three men from Tie Feng Group staggered, clutching their broken arms, quickly ran out of the alley, got into a black van, and sped away into the distance.

Li Cheng颐 also helped Zheng Qingrong up, quickly left the alley, and took a taxi to the suburbs.

There were too many surveillance cameras in the city, making it inconvenient to do anything, but the suburbs outside the city were different.

Not long after he left, a passerby quietly entered the alley, glanced at the traces on the ground, and quickly left without showing any emotion.

After walking more than a hundred meters out of the alley, the passerby lowered his head and adjusted the button communicator on his collar.

"Boss, the three people I led there are gone, and Zheng Qingrong is also gone. Li Cheng頤 must have taken her away."

"Well done, have someone observe the scene to determine the Zheng family's reaction. Also, did that kid not call the police?" Xu Zhongsheng's voice came from the earpiece.

"No."

"Interesting. It seems he's also a guy with ideas. I wonder if Xindela knows." A hint of a smile appeared in Xu Zhongsheng's voice.

"What do we need to do next?" The passerby asked in a low voice.

"The enticement plan has been completed. Come back. Those dead-end people are all people who could die at any time, and they could do anything. Anyway, now it's dog-eat-dog, and whatever happens has nothing to do with us. Come back and watch the show," Xu Zhongsheng said with a smile.

"Understood."

The passerby pressed down his hat, and like other people getting off work, quickly disappeared into the crowd.