Chapter 11: Vengeance is Served
Jin Pengfei was terrified. He bowed repeatedly, begging for mercy. "Boss Bai, a misunderstanding! This is all a misunderstanding! Someone grabbed my neck and my hand just now. It really wasn’t me!"
Bai Jiangbo, of course, wasn’t going to listen to Jin Pengfei’s explanation. He stared at him coldly, as if looking at a dead man.
"Which hand did he use?"
"His right."
"Chop it off."
"Yes, sir!"
Several of the henchmen rushed forward, restrained Jin Pengfei, and pinned his right hand to the bar top.
SHLICK!
With a single downward slice, Jin Pengfei’s right hand was severed clean at the wrist.
"AHHHH!!"
Jin Pengfei let out a bloodcurdling scream, desperately clutching his gushing wrist.
The surrounding crowd gasped and instinctively took several steps back. ’Boss Bai is ruthless!’
Cheng Yuan was ecstatic.
He felt this wonderful moment called for a celebration.
Cheng Yuan beamed at the terrified bartender. "Hey, you. Another beer."
Bai Jiangbo looked at Lan Ke dotingly. "Xiaoke, has that cooled you down?"
No matter how strong-willed Lan Ke was, she was still a woman. Seeing such a bloody scene, her anger had already vanished. She just nodded, her face expressionless.
Bai Jiangbo looked coldly at Jin Pengfei. "Take your damn paw and get the hell out! If you get it reattached right now, you might still be able to use it!"
Jin Pengfei snatched up his severed hand, not daring to utter a single defiant word as he turned to leave.
Cheng Yuan wasn’t about to let Jin Pengfei off so easily. He used his Double Pupil to activate Mystical Object once again.
Jin Pengfei felt his left wrist suddenly get grabbed, and his arm swung uncontrollably!
WHOOSH!
The severed hand flew like a grenade, landing squarely on Bai Jiangbo’s face!
SMACK!
A bright red, five-fingered handprint appeared on Bai Jiangbo’s face!
It even knocked out one of Bai Jiangbo’s gold teeth!
Everyone was stunned. No one could have imagined Jin Pengfei would do something so audacious.
"Fuck!"
Bai Jiangbo spat a mouthful of blood and the gold tooth onto the floor, glaring at Jin Pengfei with a murderous look in his eyes.
"Kid! You’ve got some nerve! Looks like you have a death wish!"
Bai Jiangbo pulled a dagger from his jacket, charged at Jin Pengfei like an enraged bear, and viciously stabbed him in the thigh.
Having come up on the streets, Bai Jiangbo fought dirty, but he was measured. He always avoided fatal spots.
After all, the bar had security cameras, and actually killing someone would be a major hassle.
But this time, a very bad feeling washed over Bai Jiangbo.
Maybe it was because he was angry, but his aim was off. He had deliberately avoided the major arteries, but his hand trembled, and the dagger plunged into Jin Pengfei’s femoral artery.
PSSSH!
Blood sprayed out as if from a high-pressure hose!
As an excellent doctor, Cheng Yuan knew exactly what this meant: Jin Pengfei was as good as dead.
’Awesome!’
’This calls for a drink!’
’No baijiu, but beer will do!’
GULP!
Cheng Yuan downed the beer in a single gulp.
Bai Jiangbo’s heart skipped a beat.
’This has gotten out of hand!’
’I have to stay calm!’
Bai Jiangbo methodically wiped his prints off the dagger, tossed it to a henchman, and gave a nonchalant order, "Clear this trash out."
Several henchmen quickly hauled Jin Pengfei outside and dumped him in the alley behind the bar.
Jin Pengfei, weak from blood loss, could only beg the henchmen for help. "P-please, take me to the hospital... My family’s rich, I’ll give you money! A million! I’ll give you a million!"
Too bad for him, the henchmen didn’t dare take that money. You can’t spend it if you’re dead.
Jin Pengfei felt his strength draining away fast. His body grew colder, his eyelids heavier. To his dying breath, he never knew who had orchestrated his downfall.
Only after Jin Pengfei had drawn his last breath did Cheng Yuan, hidden in the shadows, turn to leave, his task complete and his name unknown.
Jin Pengfei was only the first step. Next came his father, and the powerful figures who colluded with him.
Everyone who had him wrongly imprisoned would pay a price in blood!!
Half an hour later, Cheng Yuan returned to Huijing Garden.
A beat-up van was parked in a spot near the entrance to his building.
Cheng Yuan activated his Double Pupil and saw a burly, fierce-looking man inside the van.
Cheng Yuan walked straight up to the van and slammed his fist into the door.
BANG!
A deep, fist-shaped dent appeared in the door.
A flicker of deep apprehension crossed the burly man’s eyes. "Friend, is there some kind of misunderstanding?"
"I’m Cheng Yuan, Scarface. If you’re going to make a move, get it over with."
Beads of cold sweat instantly broke out on Scarface’s forehead. He couldn’t fathom how he had been exposed.
But one thing was clear: he was no match for Cheng Yuan.
Scarface immediately sold out Jin Pengfei. "Mr. Cheng, it was Jin Pengfei who sent me! Please, spare my life!"
"Get lost."
"Yes, sir! I’m leaving right now!"
Cheng Yuan watched coldly as Scarface sped away.
That punch may have looked like it only hit the door, but the brake pads had actually taken the most severe damage.
Confident that Scarface was now a casualty of a fatal car crash, Cheng Yuan headed home.
Cheng Yuan brushed his teeth to get rid of the lingering smell of alcohol, then lay down on his makeshift bed on the floor and fell fast asleep.
With a taste of his great revenge, Cheng Yuan slept soundly. In two years, he had never slept so peacefully.
Lin Ruoxi also slept soundly. She normally had trouble sleeping in a strange bed, and with her stagnant liver qi, her sleep quality had been terrible these past few days. This was the first time she had slept so well in a long time.
In fact, Lin Ruoxi had forgotten she was at Cheng Yuan’s place and thought she was in her own home.
When she woke up, without even opening her eyes, Lin Ruoxi got out of bed and started walking toward the bathroom from memory.
She hadn’t taken more than a few steps before she suddenly tripped over Cheng Yuan.
Cheng Yuan was a restless sleeper and had kicked his blanket off long ago.
As a result, Lin Ruoxi fell right on top of him.
And as luck would have it, her lips landed right on his.
Cheng Yuan was startled awake, opening his eyes to find an exquisitely beautiful face right in front of his.
’Even this close, there isn’t a single trace of a pimple or acne!’
What made his heart race even more was...
Her lips were warm.
Soft.
Sweet.
Cheng Yuan was a hot-blooded young man.
How was he supposed to handle this kind of stimulation?