Chapter 1257 - 1256: The Earthquake Arrives (Seventh Update)
After Feng Chengcheng left, Lin Fan lazily stretched and a series of "crackling" sounds of bone friction came from his back, as loud as popping beans!
Lin Fan turned and walked to the massive floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the street below, where police cars were constantly driving by, and at a nearby intersection, there were officers directing traffic. Additionally, there were armed police guarding each intersection!
Such tight security could be said to be truly impenetrable, making it difficult for ordinary people to escape!
But for Lin Fan, it wasn’t enough to make him panic!
"Ring Ring Ring~"
At this moment, Lin Fan’s phone rang!
Lin Fan took out his phone to look — it was an unfamiliar number!
Only a few people knew Lin Fan’s phone number, so upon seeing this mysterious number, he couldn’t help but frown!
"Who is this?" Lin Fan asked immediately after answering the call.
"It’s me, Li Mingliang!" Li Mingliang’s voice came through!
"How did you get my phone number?" Lin Fan asked curiously.
"I got it from a friend!" Li Mingliang quickly explained.
Lin Fan nodded, not dwelling on the matter further, and asked Li Mingliang, "Is there something you need me for?"
Li Mingliang said, "I’m downstairs at the hotel where you are staying right now, Lin. Do you have time? My father wants to meet you!"
Lin Fan replied, "Alright! I’ll be right down!"
Li Mingliang said, "My car plate is five 6s, a black Mercedes, in the parking lot!"
Lin Fan noted it down, ended the call, and took out a hat. Although he wasn’t worried about being caught, if found, it would still be quite troublesome. So, putting the hat on his head, he turned and walked out of the room!
Arriving at the hotel parking lot, Lin Fan immediately spotted the Mercedes S-Class with the license plate of five 6s!
Li Mingliang also noticed Lin Fan, quickly got out of the car, and respectfully opened the car door for him!
After Lin Fan got into the car, Li Mingliang promptly sat in the driver’s seat and offered Lin Fan a cigarette, lighting it respectfully!
Lin Fan took a deep drag, looked at Li Mingliang, and said, "Is your injury healed?"
"Almost healed, no major issues! Thanks to the prescription Lin gave my dad, the doctors said that the Chinese medicine was truly miraculous. If it weren’t for Lin’s prescription, I would probably be struggling even to eat now!" Li Mingliang expressed his gratitude!
Lin Fan nodded, noting that the prescription he gave Li Tiansheng was one unavailable to the outside world!
The strength of Chinese medicine and herbal remedies is difficult for those accustomed to Western medicine and ordinary people to comprehend. Long ago, before Western medicine even existed, powerful Chinese medicine had already recorded performing simple surgical operations, even craniotomies!
Unfortunately, fewer people now believe in Chinese medicine, with some even labeling it as witchcraft.
Furthermore, many traditional Chinese treatment methods and prescriptions have already been lost; those herbal concoctions available on the market are common recipes, with limited efficacy and slow treatment speed. How can they compare to the Sun and Moon Divine Sect’s prescriptions, treasured over hundreds of years!
Subsequently, Li Mingliang started the car, quickly leaving the hotel to head towards the Li Family!
The Li Family resides in the most famous affluent district in the Northeast, Gulf Villa!
Li Mingliang, familiar with the route, arrived in front of the largest villa in the district, honked the car horn, and someone came up to open the door, allowing him to drive into the yard!
To Lin Fan’s surprise, there were five men in black suits standing in the yard, dressed like bodyguards, with bulging waistbands, definitely carrying weapons!
Seeing Lin Fan’s suspicion, Li Mingliang hurriedly reassured him, "Don’t misunderstand, Lin. Something happened last night in the Northeast, so my dad is just being cautious, and he invited Lin here precisely to discuss this matter!"
Lin Fan nodded and said, "Let’s get out of the car!"
"Please, Lin!"
Li Mingliang gestured for him to proceed!
Once out of the car, Li Mingliang led Lin Fan into the villa!
The villa’s interior was lavish, truly splendid, but it also housed several bodyguards, with strict security!
In the living room, Li Tiansheng, dressed in a suit, was sitting on the sofa!
Upon seeing Lin Fan, Li Tiansheng quickly stood up, greeted him respectfully with a smile, and said, "Mr. Lin, you finally arrived. Please, have a seat!"
"Mr. Li is too polite!" Lin Fan chuckled lightly and then sat down!
"You all may leave now!" Li Tiansheng instructed the bodyguards in the room.
The bodyguards nodded and left the villa, displaying their training!
Li Tiansheng poured a cup of tea for Lin Fan and said, "I hurriedly called Mr. Lin here, I hope you don’t mind!"
"Mr. Li, we’ve met before, let’s skip the pleasantries and get straight to the point!" Lin Fan took a sip of the hot tea and spoke cheerfully!
"Alright! Since Lin is so straightforward, I’ll get right to it. Mingliang, bring the tablet!" Li Tiansheng ordered.
Li Mingliang promptly retrieved the tablet, found a file, opened it, and handed it to Lin Fan!
The tablet screen displayed several photos; Lin Fan tapped the first one, revealing a chaotic scene inside a villa, with bullet holes in the walls, various liquids spilled on the floor, etc.!
At the same time, three bodies lay on the ground, blood streaming from them, forming a small creek flowing across the floor!
Lin Fan swiped to the second photo and discovered one of the murdered individuals was Zhou Meng, one of the Northeast’s four young masters, and the other two bore a resemblance to Zhou Meng, appearing to be his parents based on age!
Lin Fan frowned, looking at Li Tiansheng, and asked, "What’s the situation here?"
"This happened last night. The whole Zhou family was shot and killed, not a single survivor. These photos were obtained from a friend at the police station."
"And this morning, I heard that the group under Qi Tian had come forward, with a document personally signed and fingerprinted by the Zhou Jewelry Group Chairman, completing the acquisition of Zhou Jewelry for one billion!"
Li Tiansheng explained, his expression growing increasingly solemn!
This development also exceeded Lin Fan’s expectations. Since it was Qi Tian’s group that acquired Zhou Jewelry, the killing of the Zhou family must be linked to Qi Tian!
Previously, Ximen Ding had died, Master Ximen was attacked, now Zhou Meng has also died, and the whole family was slaughtered!
Both individuals were among the Northeast’s four young masters and had significant influences, yet they were consistently targeted, all seemingly tied to Qi Tian, or more precisely, Hong Feng himself!
This made Lin Fan more puzzled, as to what Hong Feng was actually aiming for with these provocations — what exactly does he want?
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