No one can keep you alive past the third watch if the King of Hell wants you dead at the third watch.
Yang Fan intended to let Zhang Yunyi live a little longer. After all, Zhao Yunhai only needed news of his death three days later and had not specified when Yang Fan should kill him.
This could be considered his final act of mercy towards Zhang Yunyi.
So, Yang Fan went directly to the stairwell entrance on the first floor to wait, lest the other party escape his sight. He held a poison pill in his hand, which he would feed to Zhang Yunyi later.
Yang Fan was not worried about Yan Rubing’s situation at the moment, because Zhao Yunhai was also in Haicheng. As long as Zhao Yunhai did not leave, Yan Rubing would essentially be untouchable in Yanjing.
At this time, Yang Fan was unaware that Yan Rubing and Mu Xiaoyu had already left Yanjing for a trip and had not yet returned.
Yan Rubing and Mu Xiaoyu had not informed Yang Fan either.
Ever since Yan Rubing was slept with by Zhao Yunhai, an irreconcilable rift had formed between Yan Rubing and Mu Xiaoyu, and Yang Fan.
If Yang Fan had not left them then, Yan Rubing would not have experienced such a thing.
Zhang Yunyi was at home, hoping that the Black Card would return on its own. This was because he had obtained the Black Card in this very spot before; with a flash of black light, the Black Card had appeared directly before him.
Furthermore, the Black Card had bound itself to him, and no one else could use it.
He was unaware that the god of death was waiting outside his door to claim him.
...
"Zhang Yunyi is not dead yet. Could that Yang Fan fellow have suddenly developed a conscience?"
Zhao Yunhai asked Old Qiu after finishing his lunch.
"Young Master Yun, Si Jinyan's side is monitoring closely. Yang Fan is still watching from the stairwell above. Si Jinyan speculates that Yang Fan intends to let Zhang Yunyi live a little longer,"
Old Qiu replied truthfully.
Zhao Yunhai chuckled upon hearing this, "A laughable act of mercy."
However, once Zhang Yunyi, the protagonist, was dealt with, Yang Fan’s own life would be on a countdown.
But he was a man of his word. He had promised Yang Fan that he would treat his master, and he would certainly do so.
"Old Liu, how are the arrangements for Yang Fan's master?"
Without Ah Da and the others, all external communication was relayed through Old Liu and Old Qiu to Zhao Yunhai. Zhao Yunhai's phone was a private line and naturally would not be disturbed by such trivial matters.
"Currently, Yang Fan's master, the old eccentric Zhu, is still in seclusion, recuperating and has not emerged."
"Our personnel are all in place. Once Young Master Yun gives the order, we can apprehend him immediately."
Old Liu quickly replied after organizing the information in his mind.
Zhao Yunhai was relieved when he saw that everything was arranged.
Yang Fan's master was currently located on Sanzhi Mountain in Jingzhou. The environment there was beautiful and pleasant, with its ecosystem unspoiled, consisting mostly of primeval forests. It was a place for martial artists to recuperate.
"Young Master Yun, regarding the Qian family, do we need to make any arrangements?" Old Zhao asked.
"The Qian family?" Zhao Yunhai frowned, thinking about which Qian family he didn't recall.
"The Qian family that likes Zhang Yunyi, Qian Lin'er, the one from the Fuyun Merchant Association."
Old Liu reminded him softly when he saw that Young Master Yun couldn't remember.
"That Qian family, just make them disappear from Haicheng."
After the reminder, Zhao Yunhai remembered. Although it had only been a few days, he truly couldn't recall such peripheral figures for a moment.
He vaguely remembered asking his father to bring down the Fuyun Merchant Association. His father had intervened, and it was probably collapsed by now. He hadn't paid much attention to it anyway.
"As for Qian Lin'er, let such a woman fend for herself."
Zhao Yunhai was indifferent to Qian Lin'er. What kind of woman could be good if she liked a scumbag like Zhang Yunyi?
"Understood." Old Qiu took note.
Zhao Yunhai did not leave the Moyu Hotel until evening. He did not personally appear before Zhang Yunyi to brag before his death.
Killing a protagonist so easily did not pique Zhao Yunhai's interest or give him any sense of accomplishment.
If it were Yang Fan, the protagonist, that would be a different matter.
At this moment, Si Jinyan arrived directly before Yang Fan.
"Who are you?" Yang Fan looked at the person before him vigilantly, clearly someone who had come to find him.
"Young Master Yun sent me. Young Master Yun wants to witness Zhang Yunyi's death firsthand."
Si Jinyan gestured to the camera in his hand. This camera would live-stream the event and transmit the footage to Young Master Yun.
Zhao Yunhai did not have the habit of showing off, but he wanted to personally ensure Zhang Yunyi's death.
After all, the reason protagonists were protagonists was because of their protagonist's halo, which could turn anything around.
Who knew if he might mutate just before dying.
If it weren't for Yang Fan, this protagonist-knife, Zhao Yunhai would have had to kill Zhang Yunyi himself.
"Zhao Yunhai is actually afraid of a nobody?" Yang Fan's interest was suddenly piqued, and he asked curiously.
"That's not something you should be concerned about," Si Jinyan chuckled.
"It's fine if you don't say. He's going to die soon anyway."
Although Yang Fan really wanted to know why Zhao Yunhai wanted to kill Zhang Yunyi, who had become a nobody, could the other party still make a comeback?
He had already fallen to such a state, his entire being utterly dejected, making a comeback utterly impossible.
Zhao Yunhai still had to witness Zhang Yunyi's death firsthand. What had Zhang Yunyi done to make Zhao Yunhai hate him so much?
Or was it that Zhang Yunyi possessed something that made Zhao Yunhai wary of him?
Was it the Black Card?
Yang Fan then dismissed this possibility.
It couldn't be the Black Card. If it were, why would Zhao Yunhai still be so fixated on his life when Yang Fan had stolen the Black Card and handed it to Zhao Yunhai back then?
Could it be about eliminating all potential threats? Was Zhao Yunhai's character inherently so vicious?
A sudden sense of alarm rippled through Yang Fan. Could this Zhao Yunhai fellow be planning to cross the bridge and burn it down?
Thinking of this, Yang Fan glanced at the person beside him. After dealing with Zhang Yunyi, he would definitely have to guard against this fellow's sneak attack.
Si Jinyan fiddled with the camera, completely unaware that Yang Fan's mind was already conjuring a hundred ways to sneak attack him.
Time, like the scythe of the god of death, approached Zhang Yunyi step by step. Yang Fan easily opened Zhang Yunyi's door.
Zhang Yunyi sat on the edge of the bed, his gaze fixed on the headboard, the very place where the Black Card had appeared.
Come out quickly, Black Card, don't torture me anymore.
Yang Fan silently appeared behind Zhang Yunyi, with Si Jinyan following behind with the camera.
Yang Fan slightly tilted his head and glanced behind him, then struck Zhang Yunyi with a hand chop, knocking him unconscious.
Because Yang Fan possessed the protagonist's halo, dealing with Zhang Yunyi, whose protagonist's halo was no longer shining brightly, was naturally effortless.
Si Jinyan meticulously filmed everything, keeping the camera steady, clearly capturing how Yang Fan administered the poison to Zhang Yunyi and subsequently staged it to look like a suicide by poisoning.
"You're not going to use this as evidence to threaten me, are you, Zhao Yunhai?"
After finishing his task, Yang Fan suddenly turned to face the camera, as if looking directly at Zhao Yunhai through the lens.