The Revenge of the Reborn Supreme Sovereign

"Mr. Qin, not yet!"

Those few words nearly drained Chang Yuanyi of all his strength. No one could possibly understand how much courage he had to muster just to say them. Forty hours had passed. A full forty hours, and he, the kingpin of Jinling’s network, couldn’t even identify the culprit. It was ironic. Worse, it was a disgrace! As the words left his mouth, his face flushed red with shame before paling with panic.

"Useless!" Qin Fan’s face instantly darkened as he bellowed.

Shaken by that one word, Chang Yuanyi trembled and hurriedly explained, "Mr. Qin, I’ve mobilized every camera I can access! Land, sea, and air are all under strict surveillance with police cooperation, but we still haven’t found a single clue!

"Although we haven’t identified the killer, he’s definitely still hiding somewhere in Jinling. It’s very likely he’s being sheltered by someone! Also, seventeen stab wounds... those were meant to kill Old Li. Such a murderous act... I think only someone from the underworld would be capable of it. I’m already using my connections to secretly screen those organizations. As long as that bastard is still in Jinling, I’m confident we can drag him out.

"Mr. Qin, let me handle this! Please? I promise I will see this through for you!"

"You’ll handle it? By waiting to screen them one by one? Heh!" Qin Fan laughed with derision and shook his head, utterly dismissing the idea.

His expression turned grim once more. "In my name, put out the word. Within one hour, every single Flag Holder of Jinling’s underworld is to kneel at the entrance of the Military General Hospital. Anyone who doesn’t show up will be exterminated, root and stem, sparing neither man nor beast!"

WHOOSH—!

Hearing Qin Fan’s cold, furious command, Chang Yuanyi trembled violently.

Making a scene like this at the entrance of the Military General Hospital? The fallout from the Jinling Mansion incident hasn’t even settled! And now he’s starting another storm? Is he seriously trying to provoke the Forbidden City again?

Suddenly, Chang Yuanyi’s mouth went dry. But even so, he didn’t dare defy Qin Fan in the slightest. He could only agree. "Yes, Mr. Qin. I’ll see to it immediately."

With a curt nod from Qin Fan, Chang Yuanyi departed as hurriedly as he had arrived.

If a command like that could make even Chang Yuanyi tremble, how could Wang Dalu and the others withstand it? Their scalps tingled with fear, and their faces went pale as they stood frozen in stunned silence.

Threaten all of Jinling’s underworld leaders into kneeling at the hospital entrance by his power alone? This... How is that possible? Why would they ever come? But Chang Yuanyi’s hasty departure seemed to imply another meaning entirely. And that threat... anyone who doesn’t come will be exterminated, root and stem, sparing neither man nor beast! Did Fourth Brother really say that? Does he truly possess that kind of power?

It was somewhat understandable for Li Yunzhe, who had witnessed Qin Fan’s power on multiple occasions. But for Wang Dalu and Zhu Houqing, the shock struck them to their very souls.

Fourth Brother... what is his background? At that moment, the heart-pounding question consumed them.

"Fourth Brother, what... what are you doing?" Zhu Houqing asked timidly, staring at the man who suddenly seemed like a complete stranger.

"Doing what I have to do," Qin Fan replied. "Second Brother, Third Brother, do I suddenly seem like a stranger to you? Good. This is the real me. In my world, there are no rules, no laws. Countless people have died by my hand.

"Not long ago, I walked into the Jinling Mansion and slaughtered the entire Bo Family. It seems even that wasn’t enough to scare off the riffraff in Jinling. There are still fools begging to die.

"Since they want to make trouble, then let them pay the price! No one gets to bully my friends and family. Anyone who crosses that line... dies!!!"

It seemed that after returning from Beijing, Qin Fan’s entire disposition had changed. Before, he would never have resorted to such extreme measures. But now, under the shadow of an unknown chess game in which he was merely a pawn, he no longer cared about the consequences. He might have to return to the Cangqiong Continent with the Six Paths any day now. Before he left, he would shock the world with bloodshed. He would use his contempt for rules and law to carve the terror of slaughter into their very bones. He wanted to make it so that any riffraff who even thought of making a move would shrink back in bone-chilling fear.

He didn’t even care about the Forbidden City. As for these nobodies, even if he wiped them all out, who could possibly stop him?

There was one other important point. Since Li Qiuzhe was adamant about walking this path, then he would clear it for him, removing the thorns and brambles that lay in his way. This display of slaughter and intimidation was the most effective method.

With the appearance of the Six Paths and the shadow of that chess game looming over him, it had to be said that Qin Fan had gone a little mad. He was starting to treat this world like the Cangqiong Continent. He wanted to leap out of that chess game, to break free from the frame that seemed to control him, and so he had become extreme.

It was also an undeniable fact that the violent aura inside him had begun to surge after he left the Imperial Kitchen.

He.

Now.

Wanted to kill.

He wanted to unleash that violent energy.

"No, Fourth Brother, you’re... you’re joking, right? Ha ha! How can you make a joke like that? What if someone hears you? Ha ha, stop joking!"

As Qin Fan finished his stark confession, every muscle in Zhu Houqing’s ashen face trembled. He kept repeating that it was a joke, yet his quivering body inched backward uncontrollably. It was obvious that, despite his words, he believed every word Qin Fan had said.

These words didn’t just shock Zhu Houqing and Wang Dalu; even Li Yunzhe, who had seen Qin Fan’s power firsthand multiple times, began to tremble.

As a Jinling native, how could he not know what the "Jinling Mansion" and the "Bo Family" represented? If he didn’t firmly believe that Qin Fan was not one to make empty boasts, he would have refused to believe it a million times over. The Bo Family... Bo Xianmin... That was a man who had one foot in the door of the Forbidden City! And he died at Qin Fan’s hands? And their big brother, Qin Fan, was still walking around freely?

"You’ve all always wanted to know what I’m truly capable of, haven’t you? Well, this isn’t a joke. You know Chang Yuanyi’s status by now. Do you think a man like him would bow and scrape so easily?"

The violent aura surging within him found no release. Even though Qin Fan maintained a clear mind as he spoke, his voice was still laced with that same violence.

"But none of that matters. What matters is that you are my brothers. My brothers for life. That will never, ever change. From now on, I’ll shelter you from the storms. If the sky falls, I’ll hold it up for you. Big Brother was stabbed more than a dozen times. If I don’t tear this sky to shreds for him, how can I justify the forty hours he spent fighting for his life? Houqing, Dalu, Yunzhe... no matter how much I change, I will always be the same Qin Fan you’ve always known. Our bond as brothers will never, ever change!"

As he spoke, he walked over to Wang Dalu and Zhu Houqing. When Qin Fan placed his hands on their shoulders, they couldn’t help but tremble.

But they didn’t pull away.

For Qin Fan, that was enough.