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Chapter 298: Ominous Premonition
The Veiled Woman appeared delicate and lively, but her strength was completely unexpected.
Her slap not only knocked the burly Hong Qichang to the ground, leaving a small red handprint on his face, but also carved five long lines of blood into his skin.
Blood flowed down those five lines, initially writhing like worms, quickly covering half of Hong Qichang's face.
No one had ever dared to strike him like that, especially not a woman.
Hong Qichang was left dazed by the blow, feeling as if he had fallen into an ice pit.
He had heard Bai Man say that when the Shadow Brother got angry, someone would soon be in trouble.
He couldn't understand how Bai Man had managed to provoke this Veiled Woman and the Shadow Brother without any warning.
After slapping Hong Qichang, the Veiled Woman gracefully took her seat. She extended her hand, and a Bodyguard standing behind her slowly handed her two tissues.
She took the tissues and delicately wiped the five long lines of flesh from her fingernails that had struck Hong Qichang.
Her hands were fair and tender, like orchids blooming in the air; yet every movement she made was supremely elegant.
Even her earlier act of striking someone resembled a form of art that was breathtakingly beautiful.
Then, another Bodyguard took out a bottle of mineral water, twisted off the cap, and poured it over the Veiled Woman's hands to wash them.
After washing her hands, she took the tissue handed to her by the previous Bodyguard to dry them, then carefully examined her hands as if admiring a piece of artwork.
Her hands were indeed beautiful, captivating enough to make the moon hide and flowers blush.
The Veiled Woman seemed to realize someone was secretly watching her hands and quickly withdrew them. Her beautiful eyes turned towards Hong Qichang, and after a moment, she said, "Don't pretend to be confused, Hong. Do you have the audacity to let your subordinates steal Flower Shao's suitcase? Are you tired of living?"
"Flower Shao?"
Hong Qichang exclaimed in panic, "Shadow Brother, I don't know who Flower Shao is, nor do I know which of my subordinates stole his suitcase!"
"Flower Shao came from the capital; of course, you wouldn't recognize him, nor do you have the right to," the Veiled Woman coldly reprimanded. "But can you dare say that the bastard isn't one of your subordinates?"
Hong Qichang was even more bewildered. He covered half of his bleeding face with his hand and said aggrievedly, "Bastard? But it seems I don't have anyone named Bastard among my subordinates!"
"Do you still dare to deny it?"
The Veiled Woman angrily said, "That bastard has already admitted he is one of your subordinates. In front of me, you actually protect your subordinate like this; are you looking for death?"
Hearing the scolding from the masked woman, Hong Qichang was so frightened he nearly wet himself.
"Please calm down, Shadow Brother; I wouldn't dare!"
Hong Qichang hurriedly instructed his steward Old Kong, "Gather all the Five Tiger Generals and have them find out who the bastard is!"
"No need to investigate," the Veiled Woman sneered. "That bastard is one of your Five Tiger Generals, Sun Batian's subordinate. He has already been caught by the Criminal Investigation Team and is facing two murder charges; he's just waiting to die!"
Hong Qichang was taken aback, a layer of cold sweat breaking out on his back.
He did not expect that the Veiled Woman and Shadow Brother, who were in Provincial Capital Pearl University, would have such a thorough understanding of matters concerning his subordinates.
Although he did not know who this Flower Shao from the capital was, he could tell from the Veiled Woman's tone that this person must have a significant background; otherwise, Shadow Brother would not have personally come to the Galaxy to seek justice.
Since this Flower Shao had such a powerful background, why was there no sign of them upon arriving at the Galaxy? He hadn't heard a single thing.
He felt an intense hatred for that bastard; why did he have to provoke this Flower Shao?
Of course, he had no idea that all of this was a trap set by Xiao Yun.
"Shadow Brother, I truly apologize. I really had no knowledge of what that bastard did. I, Hong Qichang, am willing to accept any punishment!" Hong Qichang knelt before the Veiled Woman, speaking in panic.
The Veiled Woman said, "I see your attitude is somewhat sincere. I will record this as a major fault. If you make similar mistakes in the future, do you know what kind of outcome you will face?"
Hong Qichang nodded vigorously, "Understood, I will remember this!"
"Alright," the Veiled Woman then softened her tone and said, "I haven't seen Sister Bai Man for quite some time. Please invite her here; I would like to have a chat with her!"
The Veiled Woman's words struck Hong Qichang like a thunderclap above his head.
What? Shadow Brother had not seen Bai Man?
How could that be?
In that moment, Hong Qichang was utterly stunned!
At the same time, he realized why he had been unable to contact her for so long.
It was because something had happened to Bai Man!
"What happened to you?" the Veiled Woman coldly asked as she saw Hong Qichang standing frozen in place.
"Shadow Brother," Hong Qichang stammered, "a couple of days ago, I had Bai Man take a pure Yin woman to the Provincial Capital to see you. She still hasn't returned. Did you... not see her?"
"What? I haven't seen Bai Man at all! What is going on?" The Veiled Woman suddenly stood up and questioned loudly.
"I... I..." Hong Qichang was so frightened that he couldn't speak.
The Veiled Woman was clearly truly angry now, and she shouted sternly, "Hong Qichang, do you know what relationship Bai Man and I have? She is my biological sister! If anything happens to her, you will pay with your life!"
Hong Qichang hurriedly said, "Shadow Brother, I... I believe Bai Man will be fine!"
The Veiled Woman no longer paid him any attention and turned to the two Bodyguards, saying, "Let's go!"
"Shadow Brother..." Hong Qichang rushed forward, wanting to explain something.
Bang!
The two young Bodyguards turned around simultaneously and kicked out, sending Hong Qichang's hefty body nearly flying onto the roof.
Smack!
He fell to the ground, seeing stars and spitting out a mouthful of blood.
After a while, the sound of a car engine came from outside the courtyard; the Veiled Woman's car was leaving.
Shadow Brother came like a gust of wind and left like a wisp of smoke.
Hong Qichang struggled to get up from the ground, and with the help of Old Kong, the butler, he dizzily sat down on the sofa.
Bai Man must be in trouble!
As he thought about this again, cold sweat streamed down Hong Qichang's face like he was running a hundred-meter race.
Although Hong Qichang was cunning and ruthless, using every means possible to undermine others, he felt a chill in his heart when it came to the Shadow Empire. If they wanted to eliminate him, all they had to do was give a signal, and he would completely disappear from this world.
The problem was that he had no direct connection with the Shadow Empire; everything was mediated through Bai Man. If something really happened to Bai Man, it would be a disaster for him.
In March next year, there was a secret meeting of the Blood Curse Gate scheduled to take place. Anyone attending would need to present a Blood Curse Gate card. If he couldn't produce one, he would surely meet a gruesome end. What frustrated him was that Cheng Hu and Red Sister seemed to have evaporated into thin air.
Fortunately, there were still several months before the secret meeting of the Blood Curse Gate, giving him enough time to handle things. The immediate priority was to find out Bai Man's whereabouts.
He had originally hoped that Bai Man would bring Lulili to meet Shadow Brother and help him eliminate Xiao Yun, but unexpectedly, things had gone awry, and Bai Man had gone missing.
"Old Kong, make a call and summon the Five Tiger Generals here!" Hong Qichang weakly instructed.
"Yes, Boss!" The butler Old Kong went aside to make the call.
In less than half an hour, all Five Tiger Generals of the Flying Tiger Gang arrived.
These five were Blade, Lu Shan, Sun Batian, Chou Dabo, and Ba Qi.
They had all been Hong Qichang's right-hand men, having fought their way through bloodshed. Each of them had several lives on their hands; they just operated discreetly enough that the police had yet to catch on.
In a city like Galaxy, strange deaths occurred frequently, or people simply vanished without a trace. Losing one person was less significant than losing an ant. This reality contributed to the rampant behavior of underground gangsters; despite several crackdowns by law enforcement, results were minimal.
Seeing that all five were present, Hong Qichang rolled his eyes at Sun Batian and asked, "Batian, do you have someone under you named Wang Bada?"
"Son of a bitch?" Sun Batian was taken aback. Just as he was about to shake his head, he nodded and said, "There is one, but his name isn't Son of a Bitch; it's Wang Bodan. This kid is completely useless. A couple of days ago, he actually broke into the Wealthy Grand Hotel and stole someone's suitcase. He got caught by the police, and they even found out that he was linked to a recent rape and murder case... Uh, Boss, why are you asking about this?"
Hong Qichang listened and felt so angry he could spit blood.
"Forget it, I was just asking casually," Hong Qichang suppressed his anger.
Since the incident had already occurred, Hong Qichang didn't want to inquire further. The reason he wanted to know about Wang Bodan was to verify whether what the Veiled Woman said was true.
Now that it had happened, there was no point in pursuing it further. After all, these Five Tiger Generals were his trusted subordinates, and he didn't want to offend any of them.
Hong Qichang straightened his chest, sat up straight, and with a glint of malice in his eyes said, "I called you here today to investigate someone: Lu Jiutang's daughter Lulili. Check if she is at the Galaxy or studying at Mingzhu University. In any case, you will split into five teams and investigate discreetly. Do not alert anyone. Once you find any trace of her, report back to me immediately!"
He began to suspect that Bai Man had inadvertently leaked information about Lulili's whereabouts to Lu Jiutang, leading him to intercept his daughter midway and kill Bai Man and her bald driver.
As long as they could find Lulili's whereabouts, it would prove that Lu Jiutang was behind this.
At that time, he could also give Shadow Brother an explanation and shift all the blame onto Lu Jiutang.
...
Meanwhile, Xiao Yun's White Volkswagen Polo had already arrived in Jiang County. For some inexplicable reason, he felt an ominous premonition rising within him, as if someone nearby was about to encounter trouble.
Who could it be?
He mentally went through everyone around him when suddenly one name jumped out—Lu Jiutang!
How could it be him?
Although Xiao Yun had not interacted much with Lu Jiutang, he held a certain admiration for him. A person who had come up from the underworld still retained some conscience; he was able to refuse to engage in drug dealings with Gu Tianfeng that would harm his fellow countrymen. Just this alone was commendable.
Moreover, Lu Jiutang was upright and generous, qualities that Xiao Yun appreciated.
What puzzled Xiao Yun was a feeling of unease that seemed to stem from Lu Jiutang.
What might happen to him?
Could it be related to Bai Man's death?
Seeing Xiao Yun furrow his brows, Li Qiqin asked with concern, "Xiao Yun, are you feeling unwell?"
"Oh, it's nothing," Xiao Yun replied with a smile. "I suddenly remembered something and wanted to call a friend about it!"
"Alright, go ahead!" Li Qiqin said understandingly, giving Xiao Yun a charming smile.
Her smile blossomed like a flower before him, causing Xiao Yun's heart to skip a beat. The air felt thick, and time seemed to freeze as he tucked her smiling face deep into his heart.
After a moment, Xiao Yun seemed to snap back to reality. He pulled over to the side of the road, took out his phone, and dialed Lu Jiutang's number.
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