Ma Hongtu was startled and subconsciously looked up.
Then he saw the devil—
To Ma Hongtu, Li Qianfan was the embodiment of the devil.
Boom.
Seeing Li Qianfan, smiling, standing right beside him, Ma Hongtu felt like thunderclaps exploded in his ears.
Li Qianfan had appeared in his living room at some unknown time.
Ma Hongtu's wife, an honest and dutiful housewife, stood by the door, trembling with a face full of tension and fear.
Besides Li Qianfan, there were two others.
One was a tall woman with a ponytail, wearing a black tracksuit, hands in her pockets, looking cool and capable, appearing to be around thirty.
Judging by her attire, she was likely Li Qianfan's driver or bodyguard.
The other person was Secretary Xiao Tang, from the Chen family patriarch in Modu.
Since Ma Hongtu was a subordinate of President Chen, and more importantly, the Chen family was very good at managing affairs, Li Qianfan had specifically contacted Mr. Chen Er when visiting Ma Hongtu.
Chen Er immediately reported to President Chen.
After a brief consideration, President Chen dispatched his secretary, Xiao Tang, to personally accompany Li Qianfan for a "visit" to Ma Hongtu.
It was evident.
President Chen's arrangement for his secretary to come was a subtle warning to Li Qianfan not to resort to violence against Ma Hongtu!
To be honest, after extorting so much money from the Ma family, Li Qianfan had no interest in resorting to violence.
However.
Li Qianfan truly did not expect Ma Hongtu to be so weak-willed!
With his broken arm barely able to lift anything, Ma Hongtu was already here, using steel needles to prick voodoo dolls.
Let him prick them.
But why did he write "Li Qianfan, Su Nanyin" in red ink on two of the dolls?
And with a contorted face, he muttered imprecations about tearing flesh and skinning.
Damn it.
This was going too far.
Li Qianfan said nothing.
Not even a hint of his elegant smile wavered, he merely looked at Xiao Tang. Kuaishu Pavilion.
The unspoken message was clear: "You see for yourself, how should I handle this!"
Xiao Tang also looked embarrassed.
He hadn't expected Ma Hongtu to play such a childish game of curses.
After all, Ma Hongtu was one of the main leaders of the East Earth Biochemical Research Headquarters and someone President Chen appreciated.
Cough, cough.
Xiao Tang cleared his throat and said to Li Qianfan, "Mr. Li, please wait a moment. I will call President Chen immediately and report the situation here truthfully."
"Alright."
Li Qianfan nodded and walked to the sofa to sit down.
His female driver immediately stood behind him, her gaze unwavering, appearing loyal and devoted.
Xiao Tang quickly walked out to make the call in the villa's courtyard.
Ma Hongtu remained in his wheelchair, his face blank with stupor.
His body trembled uncontrollably.
Ma Hongtu's wife, regaining her senses, quickly walked up to Li Qianfan, her lips trembling, wanting to say something but unable to utter a word.
Just yesterday.
Because Ma Hongtu was unable to move, he had sent his wife to the Ma family's old residence.
This simple and honest woman had personally witnessed Li Qianfan's cruelty!
Ma Hongshan, merely by twisting the truth, had been publicly strangled by Li Qianfan.
So what would happen when Li Qianfan personally saw Ma Hongtu making dolls and pricking them at home?
Looking at his wife, Li Qianfan smiled and asked, "Madam, do you have something to say to me?"
With a thud.
Ma's wife knelt heavily, her head bowed, sobbing, "Mr. Li, please spare Hongtu. Actually, I had advised him many times before not to do this. He might have lost his mind and not listen to anyone. I beg you to give him another chance to reform."
Ma's wife was pathetic.
However.
There were countless pathetic people in the world!
Li Qianfan dodged Ma's wife's kowtow and said indifferently, "Madam, Ma Hongtu, as a trusted subordinate of President Chen, while negotiating with me on assignment, harbored personal grudges and spoke ill of me to President Chen. President Chen is now aware of this. Most despicable of all, I merely refused to donate stem cells for biopsy free of charge, and he colluded with Yuan Mingliang to fabricate rumors about Su Nanyin and me, causing us irreparable damage to our reputation. At that time, did you ever advise him?"
"Mr. Li, I knew nothing of these things he did!"
Ma's wife quickly said, "If I had known, I would have certainly advised him."
Heh heh.
Li Qianfan chuckled disdainfully.
Seeing that he did not believe her, Ma's wife burst into tears and suddenly kowtowed forcefully.
Her forehead struck the floor with resounding thuds.
Meanwhile, Ma Hongtu remained as if in a stupor, sitting motionlessly in his wheelchair.
He was truly terrified.
The scene of his wife returning home yesterday and describing how Li Qianfan had hanged his second brother flashed before his eyes.
Although his limbs were crippled and he would never be able to play basketball as dashingly as young master Cai again, it was still infinitely better than being hanged alive!
Li Qianfan frowned and walked to the window.
The woman, kneeling, took a few steps forward, then suddenly turned and crawled to Ma Hongtu, crying, and hugged his legs tightly.
If Li Qianfan wanted to harm her husband, he would have to step over her corpse first!
Ma Hongtu looked at his wife, whom he had increasingly despised, and waves of regret began to rise amidst his fear.
People.
Only when suffering severe blows do they realize who is truly good to them.
Li Qianfan, however, had a heart as hard as iron.
As for the cool female driver, she didn't even spare a glance in their direction.
These two, man and wife, were undoubtedly heartless one after another!
Xiao Tang walked in.
He glanced at Ma's wife, who was tightly clinging to her husband, and a hint of pity flashed in his eyes. He said softly to Li Qianfan, "President Chen said that all of Ma Hongtu's positions will be terminated. As for how Mr. Li handles him, President Chen will not interfere."
Now.
President Chen had finally realized that it was Ma Hongtu who had been stirring up trouble, and had decided to terminate all his positions.
However, out of past consideration, he had sent Xiao Tang to try and save Ma Hongtu one last time.
But when President Chen heard Xiao Tang say that Ma Hongtu was actually making dolls at home, he became furious!
He immediately told Xiao Tang to inform Li Qianfan that he could handle Ma Hongtu however he pleased.
Ma Hongtu, sitting in his wheelchair, heard Xiao Tang say these words and his vision suddenly went black.
After speaking, Xiao Tang bid farewell to Li Qianfan and left quickly.
Li Qianfan turned and looked at Ma Hongtu.
Ma's wife stopped crying, merely clinging to Ma Hongtu's legs, fiercely protecting him.
Heh heh—
Li Qianfan let out a cold laugh and walked out of the living room.
Ma's wife thought Li Qianfan was going to the courtyard to find a rope to hang her husband.
She looked up at her husband, her voice hoarse, "Hongtu, don't be afraid. I'll go to my death with you."
Ma Hongtu's eyes were vacant, and he showed no reaction.
After an unknown amount of time, the sky gradually darkened.
However, Li Qianfan never returned.
Ma's wife slowly got up and stumbled to the living room doorway.
There was no one in the courtyard.
Only the evening breeze gently blew.
It blew into the open car window, blowing away the ash from the cigarette held in Li Qianfan's left hand, which was resting on the car window.
It also lifted a strand of hair from the high ponytail of the female driver in the passenger seat, gently brushing her face.
Gradually, fine threads of rain began to fall.
Li Qianfan rolled up the car window and asked the Empress Su beside him, "Do you think I was too soft-hearted by leaving without harming Ma Hongtu?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Su Nanyin said lazily, "You're a man, and a pure one at that!"
Li Qianfan was puzzled, "Which eye of yours saw that I'm a pure man?"
Su Nanyin replied, "This morning when I opened my eyes and looked down, I saw your 'big friend' was hard."
What 'big friend'?
Li Qianfan didn't dare to ask further.
He just gave an awkward chuckle, lightly turned the steering wheel, and turned right onto Jinling Road.
Tonight, they could stay at their own home and no longer need to stay in hotels.
Jinling Road was a very prosperous and famous area in Modu.
However, as it had started raining, there were few people on the street.
As the small blue car drove towards the east end, Li Qianfan pulled the car close to the curb, lowered the window, and stuck his head out to look at the house numbers.
Stinking dog.
Didn't even bother to welcome the master of the house at the door, forcing him to squint at the house numbers.
After passing a pedestrian, Li Qianfan spotted the house number he was looking for.
They were home.
Li Qianfan parked the car and got out.
That pedestrian happened to be walking towards the car.
Li Qianfan instinctively looked up.
It was a tall, jade-faced handsome man in his thirties.
As Li Qianfan looked at him, the handsome man also instinctively looked up at him.
Their eyes met.
Both of them, out of basic courtesy, smiled at each other.