Chapter 2593 - 2657: Doing Charity
Meng Xuesong continued, "This makes me unsure of what to say. If the money can be returned, I will definitely pursue the ten billion charity, personally supervise it, and make sure the money is spent effectively without any deception. However, the concern I mentioned earlier is also very real; this difficulty is indeed something I am facing."
"You can convert your assets and squeeze twenty billion out of Fu Yingwei, as long as he still has that money—if not, then it’s your misfortune. You can’t expect me to fish it out from my own pocket for you." Li Yifei said.
"No, no, absolutely not, sir. With you willing to go this far, I, Meng Xuesong, am relieved. I’ll hand over those pieces of evidence; I have no reservations! Even if you want me to plot against Fu Yingwei, I will, but please keep my child safe!"
"Enough with the pity act, Meng Xuesong, I’ve agreed to your issue. Now go and fetch the evidence, and I hope you will satisfy me." Li Yifei said, at which point the Meng Father and son immediately recalled that unnamed fear from before, and hastily nodded, saying, "We’ll take you to the evidence now."
The two of them never imagined that when things reached a point of despair, they could take a turn for the better, allowing them to see hope again. This suddenly appearing mysterious expert was also planning to deal with Fu Yingwei, but due to his status, he had to focus on the evidence rather than directly dealing with Fu Yingwei.
No matter what, as long as Fu Yingwei is dealt with, they were willing to do anything, not to mention they could potentially recover their money.
Standing with Li Yifei, he wasn’t just bragging. Regardless of how much wealth Fu Yingwei currently has, since he was able to swindle such a significant amount from Meng Xuesong, Li Yifei, having promised, would help recover it. As for charity... it was also a whim for Li Yifei; he couldn’t just help this pair demand money for nothing. Li Yifei wasn’t lacking ten or eight billion now, but if it were truly implemented into charity, quite a lot could be accomplished.
It was precisely based on this that Li Yifei decided to help them as well, seeing their adequate performance, unlike what was displayed yesterday.
"Good, I trust you. I’ll certainly do what I’ve said, guaranteed!" Meng Xuesong said forcefully.
Meng Xiaoxiong followed, saying, "Sir, I will also do it."
Li Yifei said no more, guided by the Meng Father and son, arriving at a residential area.
"Here? So it seems you still have a place to live." Li Yifei looked up and said.
Meng Xuesong gave a bitter smile and said, "We don’t dare to return to live here. With such important things stored, we have to guard against Fu Yingwei’s people. We’ve agreed, unless faced with life-threatening danger or a turn for the better, we wouldn’t return here."
Li Yifei nodded lightly and said, "Lead the way!"
Meng Xuesong hesitated slightly but soon walked into the building. He had already brought Li Yifei here, so it was useless to doubt or hesitate now. Besides, outside of Li Yifei’s appearance, they would find it extremely difficult to witness Fu Yingwei’s downfall.
They could only trust Li Yifei, believing he would truly deliver on his promises. Of course, the decision by the Meng Father and son was quite hasty, hence Meng Xuesong’s hesitation earlier!
In front of the door, the Meng Father and son rushed at it suddenly because the door showed signs of tampering. Before leaving, they had made some marks, which were now destroyed.
"Damn, the door’s been tampered with!" Actually, without the Meng Father and son’s words, Li Yifei sensed something was wrong. When the two opened the door, they saw the room inside was a chaotic mess, with debris littered everywhere. The three quickly entered.
"It’s over!" The father and son headed straight for the safe in the room, only to find it opened and the contents gone. The Meng Father and son’s hearts sank instantly; this had been their last guarantee, and now the evidence was all gone, stolen.
"Fu Yingwei, it must be his people, it has to be him!" Meng Xiaoxiong clutched his head and said painfully. With the evidence stolen, their guarantee was gone. Meng Xuesong instinctively looked at Li Yifei, explaining, "Sir, we really had evidence, we were not deceiving you."
"I believe you!" Li Yifei said calmly as he looked at the two.
"But...without the evidence, what do we do? Fu Yingwei might have just suspected before, but now that he’s stolen the evidence, he will definitely send people after us." Meng Xuesong said.
Li Yifei shook his head without speaking, instead heading to the window, noticing it open with the screen pushed aside. The Meng Father and son followed nervously, wondering about Li Yifei’s reaction. Just as they were about to apologize, Li Yifei suddenly jumped onto the window ledge, saying, "The opponent exited from here, has just left, I’ll go after them!"
With those words, Li Yifei jumped, his figure landing softly on the ground without a sound. Unable to prevent Li Yifei’s departure at the window, the Meng Father and son were left incredulous at the scene. Finally confirming Li Yifei was indeed an expert; otherwise, who among normal people dared jump down like that.
"Dad, what do we do?" Meng Xiaoxiong instinctively asked.
Meng Xuesong clenched his teeth and said, "The evidence is gone. We must rely on that cultivator now. Ah, hopefully he can catch up, otherwise it will be the death of both of us!"
"Dad, if he doesn’t catch up, let’s escape immediately," Meng Xiaoxiong said.
"We’ll see..." Meng Xuesong was indecisive.
As they spoke, they suddenly felt a cold chill behind them. They quickly turned around and saw a woman standing at the doorway. This woman was extremely ordinary, even somewhat ugly, with a centipede-like scar on her face. No, that’s not right, it was a centipede because scars don’t move. Seeing this strange and ugly woman suddenly appear at the door, the Meng Father and son’s hearts pounded wildly. This woman seemed very eerie, especially when the two turned around; her lips curled into a mocking smile.
"Who... who are you?" the Meng Father and son hastily asked.
There was no warmth in the woman’s eyes as she locked her gaze on the Meng Father and son. With a coarse voice, she said, "You don’t need to know who I am, dead men don’t need to know these things!"
Dead men! The Meng Father and son immediately felt a boulder press down on them, and fear surged in their hearts. This ugly and terrifying woman was here to kill them. Now that she blocked the door, they had nowhere to run. Unless they, like Li Yifei, jumped out the window, which seemed impossible. Even if they dared to jump, they’d either die or be badly injured.
"Are you here to kill us? Are you Fu Yingwei’s people?" Meng Xuesong asked with difficulty.
"Hehe, you could understand it that way," the woman said in a grating voice. Without seeing her, one couldn’t even tell if she was male or female.
"Can you... not kill us? We are already so down and out; we won’t pose a threat to Fu Yingwei," Meng Xuesong pleaded.
The woman slowly shook her head, the centipede on her face moving with it. Its countless claws were embedded directly in her face, sending chills down one’s spine just thinking about it. For the Meng Father and son, today seemed like a dead end. They couldn’t leap out like Li Yifei, and this woman... they felt no hope, not even if they risked everything.
The coarse voice of the woman sounded again: "No, my mission is to kill you, especially after seeing the evidence you hold. This means you refuse to behave."
"No, no, we..." the Meng Father and son tried to argue, but seeing the stack of evidence in the woman’s hands, they fell silent. Regret was useless now, and they couldn’t blame Li Yifei, who was definitely pursuing someone.
"I don’t like killing, but I don’t mind it either. My darling has long needed human blood!" the woman coldly stated, reaching to stroke the centipede on her face. The centipede seemed to receive a command, its claws pulling away from the woman’s face... yes, pulling away. The centipede was directly attached to her face, its claws embedded straight in, yet oddly enough, when removed, no blood came out, and her face quickly healed as if nothing had happened.
The centipede crawled down the woman’s clothes to the ground, shaking its body. The Meng Father and son could distinctly hear the rustling sound it made as it moved, like the whisper of death.
"Dad, I’ll hold her, you run!" Meng Xiaoxiong suddenly shouted.
"No, you run!" Meng Xuesong pushed his son aside, watching the centipede crawl towards them, that rustling sound like the death knell. Imagining a centipede over a foot long climbing on them to bite and suck blood made them shudder.
"Not bad, knowing how to be courteous at this time, but the pity is, both of you must die!" the woman said, urging the centipede, and commanding, "Go ahead, both of them are yours, have a good feast, hahaha!"
The centipede seemed to understand human speech, no, it definitely could understand human speech. With orders given, it immediately sprang into action, raising its mandibles, its eyes fixated on the two like they were its dish, its prey.
Meng Xuesong grabbed a nearby chair, held it up, and shouted, "Don’t come closer, or I’ll smash you!"
"My darling isn’t afraid of your chair," the woman shook her head and said.
"Try it!" Meng Xiaoxiong also grabbed a mop handle, holding it in his hand, taking deep breaths to steady himself. But faced with the bloodthirsty centipede, their hearts lacked confidence. This woman had come to kill, so she was definitely no ordinary person. Now that Li Yifei had gone after someone, could they survive on their own?