Boss Niu shivered when he saw Mu Feng return, his eyes filled with extreme fear. He knew Mu Feng would not let them off easily.
He was utterly terrified now.
He immediately knelt on the ground, begging desperately.
"I wanted to run, but he forced me to act. It was all his idea. If I didn't do as he commanded, I would die."
"This matter has little to do with me; I am also a victim. Please, spare me!"
Mu Feng looked at him with a half-smile. "Since you call yourself a subordinate, you now have an opportunity for revenge."
"You can directly deal with him. How you do it is up to you."
"This can also be your 'tou ming zhuang' to prove your words are true."
Upon hearing this, a ferocious look appeared in Boss Niu's eyes. His gaze immediately fell upon the secretary.
The secretary's face turned ashen, his eyes filled with threat and burning rage.
Unfortunately, he couldn't open his mouth, unable to utter a single word.
Boss Niu's struggle and hesitation lasted only a moment.
"You can't blame me for this. You brought this upon yourself."
"If you had listened to me earlier and we had left, none of this would have happened."
"But you completely disregarded my words, believing your plan was foolproof. This is all your own doing; you have no one to blame but yourself."
"I don't want to die with you. Mu Feng has given me a chance, and this is my only way to survive."
The secretary's eyes blazed with growing anger, laced with a heavy threat.
He wanted to say something, but as he slightly parted his lips, no sound emerged.
Mu Feng said with a half-smile, "Do you really want to speak now? I can give you an opportunity to let you two 'dogs fight each other' slowly."
"I don't care if you live or die. Whichever of you wins, I won't kill him."
"I will only impose a small punishment."
"After all, a death sentence can be waived, but a living punishment is unavoidable!"
The corners of his mouth curved into an icy smile.
He had no intention of letting either of them go. When the time came, they would learn what it meant to wish for death but be unable to find it, preferring to die than live another second.
As his voice faded, he flicked out a silver needle.
The needle swiftly pierced the secretary's throat.
His Adam's apple bobbed a few times, and he regained his ability to speak.
"Boss Niu, I advise you to think twice. Mu Feng is clearly using us as pawns to amuse himself. He's still holding a grudge because we threatened him with Su Nianxue."
"So, he's making us personally experience that feeling."
"Put down the knife you're holding. The more we fight each other, the more pleasure Mu Feng will get."
"Neither of us can escape today. Think about what you've done. If your enemy treated you like this, would you let him go?"
"Moreover, Mu Feng already gave you a chance before. You are just an ant he could crush at will. He's toying with you like prey."
Boss Niu's face contorted further in rage. He gritted his teeth and said, "I fell into this predicament because I trusted your words too much before."
"I will not make the same mistake twice."
"Now you're scared I'll kill you, so you're deliberately misleading me because I have a knife. I won't fall for your tricks again."
"I'll kill you, you bastard!"
Boss Niu shouted and lunged forward, raising the knife high.
The secretary's face turned extremely grim. He had possessed considerable strength, but Mu Feng had directly crippled him.
His current physical condition was worse than that of an ordinary person.
The damage to his dantian and Qihai acupoint caused his spiritual energy to surge erratically, damaging his meridians and causing excruciating pain throughout his body. Even the slightest movement felt as heavy as lead.
Although he narrowly dodged Boss Niu's attack, his arm was still cut.
"You idiot! He was clearly planning to scheme against us, and you still fell for it!"
"Since you want to die, I'll oblige you. Even if I'm crippled, my strength is still far superior to yours, a brain-damaged bastard."
Boss Niu's eyes widened in fury, shouting, "You're still putting on a show for me. Do you really think I can't see how weak you are?"
"I won't let you go! Die!"
He swung the knife wildly.
Seeing that his words had no effect, the secretary's face became twisted and ferocious.
As Boss Niu swung the knife again, he endured the blow with all his might, grabbed Boss Niu's wrist, and simultaneously applied a joint lock, reversing the blade and stabbing it back.
"Pfft!"
Boss Niu lowered his head in disbelief, only to see the knife deeply embedded in himself.
The pupils of his eyes dilated, and as he opened his mouth to speak, blood choked his throat.
The secretary's face was contorted as he snarled, "I didn't want to kill you, at least not to let Mu Feng have his way so easily. But you courted death."
"We both have to die today. I can't live, but why did you force my hand?"
"However, you'd better wait for me on the road to the underworld, because I'm coming to join you soon."
After speaking, the secretary unhesitatingly pulled the knife out and then slashed it across his own neck.
His eyes were filled with utter determination.
He looked back at Mu Feng, his gaze holding a grim smile.
Mu Feng wanted to toy with him, but he would not let Mu Feng have his way. He would prefer a swift death to letting Mu Feng achieve his goals.
However, before the knife could touch his neck, a metallic "ding" echoed.
The blade was flung away, and the hand holding it split open, bleeding.
"I already said, you can only die if I allow it."
Mu Feng's face was etched with a cold, mocking smile. "Boss Niu was merely a tool for you to use, so his life or death is of no consequence."
"But I never said he couldn't die."
He flicked out several more silver needles, slowing the bleeding from Boss Niu's wound, and then spoke, "Make your choice, and I'll grant you a little more time to live."
"Consider this my mercy."
Boss Niu felt the pain in his wound amplify infinitely, a sharp agony that seemed to tear at his very soul, making him writhe uncontrollably.
He now believed their words; Mu Feng genuinely intended to torture them to death.
"Mu Feng, why are you doing this to me?"
"I've done as you said. Even if I have to die, can't you let me die quickly?"