North City, in front of a very simple house in a dirty and chaotic slum area.
Mu Yanluo looked at the dilapidated and dusty furniture inside, the sofa with exposed sponge on the corners, and the entire floor covered with unopened instant noodle boxes, and felt a pang of pain in her heart.
"You weren't discovered, were you?" Mr. Scar hunched over and came up. In just over a week, his entire spirit was gone. His hair had turned significantly white, his eye sockets were sunken, and he was emaciated, with eyes that were now glowing green from hunger.
"No, I was very careful." Mu Yanluo hurriedly opened her wallet and placed a hundred thousand cash on the worn-out wooden coffee table.
She didn't bring a card because it would be useless; Mr. Scar couldn't possibly withdraw the money, as it would be walking into a trap.
"I don't need that much, twenty thousand is enough for me to return to the Northeast. You don't have to feel bad for me. I lost weight on purpose so that during a search, no one would recognize me." Mr. Scar picked up two bundles of cash.
"You're taking the train back?" Mu Yanluo asked in surprise.
"You went to find Shi Guanlin, didn't you? If I'm not mistaken, that old bastard must be taking advantage of the situation and won't help me escape." Mr. Scar replied evasively.
Mu Yanluo didn't deny it because she knew telling her brother would be pointless and would only increase Mr. Scar's anger.
"You can go back. Remember, if I don't make it back to the Northeast tonight, it won't be because I was caught by the action department; it would mean I died at the hands of Jiang or the Chu Family." Mr. Scar said something shocking and gestured Mu Yanluo away.
"Brother?" Mu Yanluo was stunned at his words and then her eyes reddened.
Mr. Scar said no more and closed the door of the house.
...
That evening, after meticulously applying makeup in the house, Mr. Scar disguised himself as an inconspicuous laborer, carrying a fake ID and the twenty thousand yuan given by Mu Yanluo, quietly made his way to the train station.
Even though he knew taking a bus back to the Northeast was safer, the buses stopped running at night, and taking a taxi out of the city would face police checks. Sneaking onto the train was the safest option.
Moreover, the crowded train station was conducive to hiding.
The disguise, good enough to pass off as real, allowed Mr. Scar to successfully slip through the train station's action department search and buy a hard seat ticket back to the Northeast.
The train was to depart at midnight, but at that moment, he saw the action department members change shifts in the station square. Worried about being searched again, he instinctively turned to hide in a corner.
Just then, a flashy woman approached to strike up a conversation, "Boss, looking for a room?"
"Does the motel include a blanket?" Mr. Scar deftly used the slang.
The woman, hearing he was experienced, laughed immediately. She glanced at the distant action department members, pulled Mr. Scar aside, and whispered, "xx fifty, overnight a hundred."
"I'm catching a train, how about thirty?" Mr. Scar half-heartedly haggled, his gaze darting to the action team members.
"Big brother, I haven't had a customer today. You seem like a decent person, thirty it is. Follow me." The woman swayed her hips as she walked ahead, with Mr. Scar following behind, thinking to himself that hiding for a while might be good, waiting till midnight to sneak out unnoticed.
Little did he know, just as he and the woman left, a black car arrived at the roadside.
The people inside stared at Mr. Scar for a while and immediately called Gu Hong!
...
In the office of Zhu Ge Yuheng at the Chu Group.
Zhu Ge Yuheng looked at the headlines that had been frantically pinned and reposted across major channels and networks and sneered, "This is Shi Guanlin deliberately creating momentum to pressure Mr. Jiang, making him back down."
Zhu Ge Yuheng didn't believe with Shi Guanlin's status in North City, someone could secretly take photos of him? This was all orchestrated by Shi Guanlin.
Shi Guanlin intended to intimidate Jiang Feng and indirectly send a message to everyone in Binhai that he was still the same Shi Guanlin, with powerful allies, inviolable!
Jiang Feng sat silently on the sofa, not interested in the matter. No matter who Shi Guanlin brought in to help, they would still meet their demise. He was more concerned about Mr. Scar's whereabouts.
Zhu Ge Yuheng admired Jiang Feng's calmness. Among all of Binhai, only he could hear Qiu Qianguo's infamous name without a hint of change in expression!
"Mr. Jiang, I've been busy all morning searching for Mr. Scar and haven't heard what exactly Shi Guanlin did to you. If he truly seeks vengeance for Mr. Scar, just say the word, and the entire Chu Family will assist!" Zhu Ge Yuheng expressed his sincerity to Jiang Feng, also to repay a favor.
"No need, he just sent an assassin to kill me, but failed. He even came to meet me at noon." Jiang Feng replied calmly.
"He came to South City himself?" Zhu Ge Yuheng was genuinely surprised!
He had dispatched all his manpower and hadn't received any report of this incident. Shi Guanlin personally coming to South City was unprecedented!
"Well... what did you say?" Zhu Ge Yuheng asked further, realizing the situation was more serious than he initially thought. Shi Guanlin had indeed brought Qiu Qianguo specifically for Jiang Feng!
"Tonight at ten, I'll take his life." Jiang Feng's tone was indifferent.
Zhu Ge Yuheng was left speechless!
Tonight at ten, take his life?
It's as casual as slaughtering a pig or a dog, scheduled in advance?
Zhu Ge Yuheng was at a loss. Although he had opposed Shi Guanlin for a long time, he had never taken his life as lightly as Jiang Feng did!
"Ahem, and what about Qiu Qianguo?" Zhu Ge Yuheng asked with a bitter smile.
"Nothing impressive, not worth mentioning." Jiang Feng's tone remained plain.
Zhu Ge Yuheng was even more at a loss for words!
In the current situation where everyone had high hopes for Qiu Qianguo, and yet he looked down on him?
A maestro expert powerful enough to make the entire Binhai tremble, capable of taking on a military combat unit, not worth mentioning??!
At this moment, even Zhu Ge Yuheng was unsure if Jiang Feng was just putting on an act, as such statements were excessively bold!
Just then, Gu Hong opened the office door and entered, greeted Jiang Feng respectfully, and then addressed Zhu Ge Yuheng, "Second Young Master, Mr. Scar has been found!"
Instantly, Zhu Ge Yuheng stood up, exchanged a glance with Jiang Feng, and then they both left the office.
...
Inside a filthy rented room, Mr. Scar was engaged in unspeakable acts with the woman.
Earlier, with the dim lights at the station square, he hadn't seen her face clearly. Once inside, he realized this woman was over forty, her face filled with cheap makeup, no wonder she agreed to thirty.
Just a week ago, he was so high and mighty that not even an average-looking woman could get near him without an eight out of ten in looks. But now, he had fallen to this!
Every time he thought about this, his hatred for Jiang Feng climbed to new heights. If he managed to get back to the Northeast and rally again, he would make Jiang Feng suffer a thousand cuts, shattered to pieces!
While wallowing in his hatred, suddenly the door of the rented room was kicked open, several bright flashlight beams shone in, and Mr. Scar felt his body lift into the air, then fall heavily to the ground, as several feet stomped on him and a sack was thrown over his head.
The whole process lasted less than ten seconds. As Mr. Scar was carried out, the frantic screams of the fallen woman echoed in his ears.