Chapter 204: Despicable and Shameless
“It’s getting late, I need to go rest. I haven’t had a good sleep in a long time, so I’m going to get my fill tonight,” Xia Chenge said, changing the topic haphazardly.
As if! She had no intention of being teased by Ling Hanmu!
Ling Hanmu chuckled, “Little brother, are you trying to evade the question?”
“Oh, that’s enough!” Xia Chenge couldn’t help but say, “If you keep prying like this, our friendship will be over.”
“The end of friendship is the beginning of love. I’m not afraid.”
“When did you learn to be so glib?”
“From the moment I fell for you.”
Xia Chenge felt her face grow even redder. Even though they were separated by a network, she couldn’t control herself.
“Little brother?” Seeing Xia Chenge fall silent, Ling Hanmu called out softly.
Xia Chenge snapped back to reality and decided to play dead.
Ling Hanmu chuckled again, “You should go rest. I won’t tease you anymore. Goodnight.”
“Goodnight,” Xia Chenge said, immediately hanging up the phone.
Oh my goodness, she patted her chest, her heart felt like it was about to leap out of her chest from being so flustered.
When did this guy learn to spout sweet nothings non-stop?
Xia Chenge collapsed onto her bed, pulling the quilt over her head. She was becoming more and more pathetic…
…
Two days later.
To avoid being recognized, Xia Chenge slightly altered her appearance and used a special method to reduce her height, making herself look like a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl as she quietly traveled to the capital of Country H.
She infiltrated the Imperial Palace, looking for the whereabouts of the laboratory.
However, after two days, she had still found nothing.
Just as she was starting to suspect Ling Hanmu might have been misled, Ling Hanmu’s people sent new information: Zheng Changdong was preparing to make a move against Ji Yanmo’s father, Ji Wenbo, who was currently at the Imperial Palace.
Xia Chenge immediately found Ji Wenbo at the fastest speed possible.
At that moment, Zheng Changdong was threatening Ji Wenbo with the things Ji Shinian had been doing in secret over the years.
“My son has been abroad all these years and stumbled upon this information unintentionally. Although I can hardly believe it, it’s likely true. The things Ji Shinian has done abroad over the years are truly outrageous. The Ji Family is the foremost family in Country H. If such a scandal were to spread, it would likely bring nothing but harm to your Ji Family.”
“Are you threatening me?” Ji Wenbo seemed to grasp the hidden meaning in Zheng Changdong’s words.
Zheng Changdong smiled slyly, “We are friends, so the word ‘threaten’ doesn’t seem appropriate, does it? Wenbo, you’ve helped me a lot over the years, and I remember it all. So, this is just a small favor.”
Ji Wenbo’s smile vanished, and he said coldly, “What do you want?”
“Didn’t I just say? You’ve always helped me over the years, and I hope we can continue to cooperate,” Zheng Changdong said, looking at Ji Wenbo. “Cooperate as we did before, without any reservations.”
With that, Zheng Changdong picked up the wine glass in front of him and raised it to Ji Wenbo, “Wenbo, let me first wish us a happy cooperation.”
Ji Wenbo remained motionless. “I don’t think there’s any possibility of cooperation between us anymore, Zheng Changdong. Until now, I still considered you a friend. But our Ji Family has never been too involved in political matters, as you should know.”
“Wenbo, don’t say such disheartening things. I don’t need you to help me, I just need you not to side with them,” Zheng Changdong said, still smiling, but his eyes were chillingly cold. “Wenbo, you know that persisting in something for too long becomes an obsession, and obsession can become a demon that drives people to madness. I’ve been on this path for too long, and it’s too late for me to turn back.”
Ji Wenbo’s expression turned stern. “So?”
“So, if I go to hell, I will definitely drag my best friend down with me, so I won’t be lonely,” Zheng Changdong said, looking at Ji Wenbo with eyes that were already showing signs of madness.
“Zheng Changdong, don’t do anything rash. Life isn’t about only one thing to persist in,” Ji Wenbo said, frowning and trying to persuade him.
“It’s too late. Wenbo, let’s toast,” Zheng Changdong stubbornly continued to raise his glass to Ji Wenbo.
Xia Chenge couldn’t help but frown, but then her sharp eyes caught sight of a bodyguard behind Ji Wenbo tapping him. Ji Wenbo then picked up his glass and clinked it with Zheng Changdong’s, while also saying, “Changdong, if you open your heart a little, you won’t have so many inner demons. What’s wrong with living a more relaxed life? Why cling to fleeting things?”
Zheng Changdong drank it all down. “No, that’s not fleeting. That’s the meaning of my existence in this world.”
This is… Xia Chenge was somewhat confused.
But three minutes later, Ji Wenbo suddenly clutched his temples and, without any warning, collapsed straight down.
“President!” The bodyguard who had signaled Ji Wenbo to drink immediately stepped forward to support him, calling out anxiously.
Ji Wenbo’s eyes were tightly shut, and he showed no reaction.
The bodyguard stared coldly at Zheng Changdong. “What did you do to the President?”
“How much does Ji Wenbo pay you a month? I’ll give you ten times that, plus five million, to work for me. How about it?” Zheng Changdong looked down at the bodyguard from his superior position.
The bodyguard didn’t answer. He picked up Ji Wenbo and was about to leave.
As a result, more than ten people rushed into the private room, each holding a gun and aiming it at the bodyguard and Ji Wenbo.
“Smart people know what the best choice is right now,” Zheng Changdong said slowly as he poured himself more wine. “You’re still young, you should know that some opportunities, once missed, will never come again.”
Despicable and shameless fellow! Xia Chenge cursed inwardly.
But she couldn’t make a move yet. If Zheng Changdong intended to harm Ji Wenbo, he would definitely take him back to the laboratory.
She needed to find out where Zheng Changdong’s laboratory was!
Xia Chenge looked at the bodyguard, only to see him staring directly at Zheng Changdong, his gaze piercing.
Xia Chenge had already felt that this bodyguard was somewhat unusual, and this feeling was even more pronounced now.
To remain unfazed in such a dangerous situation, where did this demeanor come from for a mere bodyguard?
“What? You’re not willing?” Zheng Changdong asked coldly. “Young people shouldn’t be too greedy!”
The bodyguard remained silent, his gaze still cold.
Zheng Changdong seemed to be getting annoyed. He let out a cold laugh and slammed the cup in his hand onto the table. “I like people with backbone like you.”
Several people immediately rushed forward, but the bodyguard’s expression changed rapidly. “I agree!”
Is he Ji Yanmo?
Xia Chenge suddenly had this thought.
She stared at him intently, increasingly convinced that her guess was correct!
Zheng Changdong raised an eyebrow. “It would have been better if you were this sensible earlier.”
“But I have a condition,” he added.
“You don’t have the qualification to negotiate with me,” Zheng Changdong said coldly, waving his hand. “Take them away.”
His men immediately stepped forward and seized Ji Wenbo and the other two.
“Where are you taking me?” the bodyguard, who was suspected to be Ji Yanmo, asked fearfully.
“You’ll know when we get there. Don’t ask so many questions,” one of them said, roughly pushing him. He stumbled a few steps before managing to steady himself, looking terrified.
