The street before was completely unrecognizable from three years ago.
Even when Ling Feng reached the street corner, he could barely recognize it.
Gone were the smells of fish and pork vendors; instead, neon lights flickered, and monster merchandise signs were everywhere.
Ling Feng felt a sense of resistance towards this scene.
Moreover, this district had been handed over to Lin Shuai Nan for redevelopment years ago, and Ling Feng was now witnessing the changes firsthand.
However, these changes felt too unfamiliar to Ling Feng, completely different from what he had imagined.
Lin Shuai Nan seemed to have sensed Ling Feng's thoughts and spoke with a wry smile, "Brother, times have changed. When you disappeared, this place was indeed renovated quite well. But unfortunately, in just half a year, the entire world transformed, and so did this place. Especially in the past year, the value of materials from monsters has been developed, and even the shops on every street corner have started dealing in these items!"
Ling Feng's expression remained unchanged, but he understood everything Lin Shuai Nan was saying.
The changes here were drastic, but how could Lin Shuai Nan possibly control all of this?
"How did Old Chen die?"
Ling Feng asked indifferently, quickening his pace. Lin Si Qi and the others followed closely behind. Even with their mobility issues, they moved quickly upon hearing of Old Chen's death.
Lin Shuai Nan's brow furrowed. He rarely visited the pharmaceutical factory here.
And even though Lin Si Qi and the others managed affairs here, Lin Si Qi was usually at the headquarters of the pharmaceutical group. She only stayed here for rest when she had free time. As competition intensified over the years, Lin Si Qi hadn't visited Old Chen for at least three months.
Therefore, the news of Old Chen's death was truly sudden. At this moment, Lin Si Qi and the others looked at Lin Shuai Nan with confusion.
After all, Lin Shuai Nan was the one who received the news and must know more than them!
A hint of confusion flashed in Lin Shuai Nan's eyes before he replied to Ling Feng, "Actually, I'm not sure. Chen Jiao called me just now. The last time I saw Old Chen was a month ago, just to settle half a year's rent. Old Chen always handled these matters, and the rent was always collected smoothly. I also had a meal with Old Chen, but we didn't discuss much. However, Old Chen had always been resistant to the influx of monster merchandise. After all, many things are not like killing pigs or fish; the smell..."
At this point, Lin Shuai Nan shook his head repeatedly.
Everyone around nodded in understanding.
They were relatively familiar with Old Chen and understood his thoughts better.
Having managed a street of shops for a lifetime, only to see it become unrecognizable in his old age, it would be strange if the old man didn't feel a sense of loss!
Ling Feng's brow furrowed further, "Did anyone cause trouble?"
Lin Shuai Nan was taken aback. He had clearly matured a lot since those days. He scratched the back of his head with one hand and then said solemnly to Ling Feng, "Brother, you suspect Old Chen was...?"
Ling Feng nodded.
At this moment, they were less than fifty meters away from Old Chen's two-story building.
Immediately, they heard the sounds of commotion coming from inside.
In fact, the commotion inside had already begun when Lin Shuai Nan received the news.
It was about five minutes ago.
In the mourning hall set up downstairs, many neighbors had come to pay their respects to Old Chen.
The atmosphere at the scene was somber and heavy.
But soon, someone delivered a flower basket!
A bright red flower basket, with rather striking roses!
If this were a wedding, sending such a basket would be considered festive and tasteful.
But now, with a deceased person, sending a rose flower basket clearly indicated the intentions of those involved!
They were here to cause trouble!
At that moment, Wang Yuan wanted to beat them up!
Old Chen's son was useless, and he only had his granddaughter, Chen Jiao. Chen Jiao had previously married Wang Yuan, who grew up on the same street. When someone caused trouble in the past, Wang Yuan was stabbed while protecting Chen Jiao.
At that time, Lin Shuai Nan felt Wang Yuan was very spirited, so he later took Wang Yuan as his subordinate. However, in the past few years, Wang Yuan had been managing some businesses here, and perhaps feeling that Lin Shuai Nan's and others' businesses were too large, their relationship had become somewhat distant.
However, Wang Yuan had always been filial. After marrying Chen Jiao, he had lived on this street to take care of Old Chen.
It was Wang Yuan who, along with others, set up Old Chen's mourning hall. Amidst the grief, someone suddenly came to cause trouble, and Wang Yuan naturally went berserk, beating up the person who delivered the flower basket.
But unexpectedly, the other party did not fight back. Instead, they lay on the ground and let Wang Yuan beat them up.
Not only were their faces bruised, but their heads were also bleeding.
Then, security guards arrived and directly took Wang Yuan away.
Chen Jiao had just lost her most beloved grandfather, and now her husband was also arrested. The mourning hall naturally descended into chaos.
Many neighbors were furious but dared not speak out!
Anyone with eyes could see that someone had deliberately provoked Wang Yuan and set a trap for him. However, the deed was done, the guards had arrived, and everything was arranged so meticulously.
At this point, it was impossible for Wang Yuan to refuse to go, even if he wanted to.
However, after Wang Yuan was taken away, the main culprit immediately showed up.
It was a man in a suit and hat. From his facial features, it was clear that he was of mixed ethnicity.
This man was named Zhang De Lai, and the neighbors were not unfamiliar with him.
Because this man supplied most of the monster material goods in the market on this street. Zhang De Lai also had the authorization from the National Martial Arts Hall and was qualified to sell some gene potions.
This was the era of national martial artists!
This man was a supplier to all businesses and had the backing of the National Martial Arts Hall. Naturally, the neighbors here dared not provoke him.
"It's you! You did this!?"
Chen Jiao's eyes were bloodshot red. Seeing Zhang De Lai, she lunged to scratch his face.
It was evident that Chen Jiao hated this man deeply!
"Get lost!"
But before Chen Jiao could rush forward, a bodyguard-like figure casually waved his hand.
A surge of internal energy erupted, and Chen Jiao, unable to resist at all, was sent flying backward!
This showed the vast difference in martial arts strength between the two sides!
Many people around looked on with surprise.
Many old neighbors looked at the photo in the mourning hall, where Old Chen was smiling at them.
At this moment, someone stepped forward and quickly shielded Chen Jiao!
"Boss Zhang, today is Old Chen's memorial day. Please don't cause trouble here, alright?"
A master who was originally a famous butcher from this street stepped forward. After the national martial arts boom, this Master Niu's entire body of muscles had become even more robust, making him one of the strongest martial artists on this street!
He was comparable to a master of great attainment!
Standing here, he still carried some deterrent power!