Tang Shengtang arrived in the familiar, albeit simple, living room and then sat down on the worn-out sofa.
He took a moment to rest, allowing the fatigue from his journey to dissipate slightly.
He instinctively reached out a hand towards the woman beside him.
What could this possibly mean? After living under the same roof with Tang Shengtang for over a decade, how could the woman not understand?
As a result, the woman unconsciously took out the jewelry she had brought from Zhouge Manor from her bag, and then carefully placed the only valuable items she had on her person onto the dusty coffee table in front of her.
Although there weren't many pieces of jewelry, they were enough to support them for a while.
Tang Shengtang glanced at them and picked out a pearl necklace, handing it to the assistant standing before him.
Nowadays, there were few people he could trust. If he didn't give the person in front of him some benefit at this moment, he feared he wouldn't even have a way to survive.
Seeing this, the person in front of him was at a loss for what to do.
This person refused repeatedly.
"Mr. Tang, how can I possibly accept your things? Especially at a time like this!"
The assistant's face was filled with difficulty.
But Tang Shengtang insisted.
At the same time, his expression was one that was difficult to describe in words.
"If you don't take it, it means you look down on me. What? Now that you, Mr. Tang, have fallen, you don't even care about me anymore?"
Tang Shengtang wasn't just being chivalrous.
He had his own considerations for doing this. If this person didn't take this benefit as hush money, what would happen if they let slip the news of his whereabouts? Wouldn't he be finished?
Before the assistant could speak, Tang Shengtang continued resolutely.
"Take it properly."
With such a firm tone, and having said as much as he had.
How could the assistant refuse?
The assistant could only nod gratefully at Tang Shengtang and then said, "Then I'll accept it for now, Mr. Tang. If you still need me someday and don't mind, just give me a call, and I'll be there anytime."
Hearing this, Tang Shengtang's troubled heart finally found a sliver of comfort.
He raised his eyes and smiled at the corner of his mouth.
"Alright, you can go!"
Having finished his business, and seeing Tang Shengtang like this, the assistant was about to leave through the door to find his own place of refuge.
But just as he was about to reach the slightly ajar door, there was a sudden bang. A massive impact force came from outside, directly pushing the door inward, and he himself was immediately knocked to the ground by this force.
"Who is it? What are you doing? Can't you see anyone?"
Realizing someone was outside the door, the assistant couldn't help but rub his reddened forehead and get up from the ground. However, at that very moment, the scene before him stunned him completely. He had seen these two people before at the manor.
"Lu Feng, Lin Feng, is it you two?"
The assistant's eyes widened. He had no idea how these two had managed to find him here.
Tang Shengtang was also stunned.
His location was supposed to be a top secret.
How?
Countless question marks arose and then vanished in his mind.
At this moment, he looked at the assistant with eyes full of doubt.
Although he didn't speak, his expression clearly suspected the assistant of leaking the information. The assistant looked innocent, he truly hadn't done anything.
However, at this moment, before Tang Shengtang could get any answers from the assistant regarding this matter.
In the next second, he no longer had the capacity to worry about it.
Lu Feng entered from outside the door, his eyes scanning the surroundings. He quickly spotted the person he was looking for.
Tang Shengtang was sitting on the sofa in front of him.
Seeing this, Lu Feng's figure moved like a phantom.
He approached Tang Shengtang with extreme speed.
Before Tang Shengtang could react, with a "噗嗤" sound, all of Lu Feng's strength was concentrated in his right palm. He then lifted Tang Shengtang forcefully from the sofa.
The series of actions were fluid and seamless. Although the woman was standing nearby, she couldn't intervene at all.
When she realized two people had entered and saw their fierce expressions, the woman then tremblingly reached for her phone.
She then addressed Lu Feng, her voice also trembling, "If you dare to cause any more trouble, I'll call the police."
After speaking, to show her resolve, she raised her phone.
However, her words fell on deaf ears to Lu Feng. Lin Feng, at this moment, looked coldly at the woman.
He warned in a low voice, "I advise you not to do that. If the police come later, you two won't be able to escape at all. We're just being taken in, but you two will face the pursuit and encirclement of so many people outside the manor."
He had been to the manor, and he knew what had happened there. He couldn't say it clearly, but he understood the general situation.
Although Tang Shengtang was almost unable to speak due to Lu Feng's grip, he still kept urging the woman beside him, "No, don't do anything. Let him speak. What do you want?"
These words were not only for the woman but also a direct challenge to Lu Feng.
At this point, Tang Shengtang couldn't understand why this person was still fixated on him and babbling incessantly, even in his current state. Did they want him dead to be satisfied?
As a result, even while being held by Lu Feng like this, Tang Shengtang was filled with resentment, but in the next moment, this resentment turned into shock.
As Lu Feng uttered a sentence from the depths of his throat, "Why did you want to kill me?"
He was struck as if by a bolt of lightning, and his composure completely broke.
Heh.
Tang Shengtang couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.
"Do I want to kill you, or do you want to kill me? What do you want? I'm already like this, how could I possibly have the energy to kill you?"
These words were the truth. He was living on the edge of disaster, and he didn't know what tomorrow would bring. How could he possibly have the energy to kill the person in front of him?
Hearing that his words didn't sound entirely nonsensical, Lu Feng was still somewhat unconvinced.
As a result, Lu Feng continued to ask, "Why did you send people to try and kill Lin Mei?"
"How is Lin Mei now? Her face is ruined, ruined, do you know that?"
For a very beautiful girl, her appearance was as important as her life.
Did Tang Shengtang not know this?
But he truly knew nothing about any Lin Mei or any disfigurement.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Tang Shengtang was now like a barefoot person, he didn't fear those wearing shoes.
No matter what, the person in front of him had everything, but he himself had ended up with nothing.
Although not explicitly stated, the heartfelt hatred solidified a thought in his mind.
Why should he tell this enemy in front of him?
Even if he knew, he wouldn't say it, let alone the fact that he knew nothing about it.
Seeing the pathetic state of the person before him, Lu Feng realized that if he didn't give this person a harsh lesson, they probably wouldn't say a single word.
At a time like this, it was even more crucial to grasp the person's weakness.