"Aaargh—"
Zhang Yongguang cried out in pain, turning his head to look at Lu Chengfeng in disbelief!
"You... you dare to attack me. You... you're asking to die!"
At this moment, the gentle smile on Lu Chengfeng's face had twisted into a savage snarl!
"You motherfucker!"
"So you won't talk things out nicely, is that it?!"
"Will you talk or not?!"
"Will you fucking talk or not?!"
Lu Chengfeng, deciding to go all the way, grabbed the ashtray and mounted Zhang Yongguang's back!
He raised it and smashed it down!
Thump—
Thump—
The ashtray in Lu Chengfeng's hand fell like raindrops!
Aaargh...
Aaargh...
He didn't stop until he had struck more than a dozen times and the ashtray had completely shattered...
Zhang Yongguang lay on the floor, beaten until he could barely breathe!
Nearby, Wen Lanlan watched, stunned!
Holy shit!
Has he gone mad?!
Does he have to be so wild!
But at this very moment, Wen Lanlan surprisingly felt a sense of security, as if she were being protected...
Lu Chengfeng picked up a nearby towel, wiped the blood from his hands, then planted his foot on Zhang Yongguang's face!
"Lu Songwen!" Zhang Yongguang screamed. "You... you dare to touch me! You're dead! I guarantee you'll never see the light of day again!"
Lu Chengfeng sneered, patting Zhang Yongguang's blood-soaked face.
"Officer Zhang, I'm now ordering you to go downstairs and personally tear off the seal!"
Zhang Yongguang roared, "Who gave you this confidence?! Lu Songwen! Either you finish me off today, or I'll make you wish you were dead!"
Lu Chengfeng chuckled. "Finish you off? I don't think I have the guts for that!"
Zhang Yongguang said, "You don't? Then just wait for death!"
Lu Chengfeng sneered. "Officer Zhang, I'm afraid your memory is a bit fuzzy!"
"My dad was running this Da Fuhao Bathhouse ten years ago."
"Back then, you two were drinking buddies, thick as thieves!"
"How much did he 'honor' you with each year? Do you still remember?"
When Zhang Yongguang heard this, his mind suddenly went blank with a buzz!
His body trembled involuntarily.
"I... I don't know what you're talking about!" Zhang Yongguang turned his head away. "I'm not familiar with your Lu family!"
Lu Chengfeng said with a smile, "Perhaps a man of your stature is forgetful, but we of the Lu family wouldn't dare to forget so easily."
"After my father died, I found a ledger while sorting through his belongings."
"Your name and the amounts were clearly listed inside!"
"So... should I help you recall the details now? Or should I take it to the Anti-Corruption Bureau and let them help you remember?"
What!
Zhang Yongguang was stunned!
"Your dad was a bastard!" Zhang Yongguang blurted out.
Lu Chengfeng smiled, sighing in relief inwardly.
In truth, there was no such ledger. It was a complete fabrication.
But Lu Chengfeng knew that a place like this couldn't possibly operate for ten years without someone providing cover.
So, a little bluff was all it took!
"Lu Songwen! Show me the ledger!" Zhang Yongguang was getting anxious!
Lu Chengfeng chuckled. "The day I bring out that ledger will be the day we both go down together!"
"If you, Zhang Yongguang, are determined to ruin me, Lu Songwen, and leave me with no way out, then you won't get to live either!"
"I'm just a gangster anyway. It's only a matter of time before I end up in jail or take a bullet. I've been prepared for that for a long time! But before I die, I'll be damned if I don't take someone down with me!"
"I wonder, Officer Zhang, are you prepared to die with me?"
Zhang Yongguang completely caved. "You mad dog! It's not me, Zhang Yongguang, who's after you! Stop barking up the wrong tree!"
"Then who is after me?!" Lu Chengfeng demanded.
"It's someone from your own group! The Chengnan Jiucheng Gang!"
"They're jealous of your Da Fuhao's prime location and want to take it over."
Only then did Lu Chengfeng straighten up.
The Chengnan Jiucheng Gang was the territory controlled by Ai Jiao Hu, Zhang Biao, one of the Five Tigers of Donghai City's Qiangsheng Group.
Donghai City's economy had a prominent feature—smuggling!
In this era, the industry of the Xia Kingdom was still very underdeveloped.
The production capacity for industrial products like air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators, and motorcycles was extremely low, and they were ridiculously expensive and of poor quality.
But during this period, Japan had already developed to an insane degree!
Their first and second-generation home appliances were already being phased out, commonly known as "foreign trash"!
Although they were second-hand goods, their quality was more reliable than brand-new domestic products!
Moreover, they were purchased at extremely low prices, as if they were industrial waste.
With just a little refurbishment and maintenance, they could be sold for dozens of times the profit!
The Old City District of Donghai City was originally very poor, but after learning to smuggle "foreign trash" from Japan under the leadership of Ai Jiao Hu, Zhang Biao, the people of the Old City District started making money.
However, no matter how profitable the smuggling business was, it couldn't compare to the profits from a bathhouse.
Enjoying the air conditioning, holding a fair-skinned girl in a tight hip-hugging skirt, with a daily cash flow of hundreds of thousands, all without having to deal with the pungent smell of motor oil from old appliances every day!
Therefore, for the past three years, the people of the Chengnan Old City District had a dream—to move into the city center!
To become the well-dressed upper crust!
The Chengzhong Area controlled by the Lu family was the weakest and easiest target!
That's why, over the past three years, the Chengnan Jiucheng Gang had already opened four bathhouses in the Lu family's territory, encroaching on the Da Fuhao Bathhouse!
Now, they wanted to snuff out even the Lu family's last remaining business!
So ruthless!
Lu Chengfeng said, "Officer Zhang, I don't mind you playing both sides."
"But my bottom line is that this place cannot be shut down!"
"Go! Tear off the seal with your own hands!"
...
A short while later, Lu Chengfeng accompanied Zhang Yongguang downstairs.
The law enforcement officers and the bathhouse's underlings downstairs were all stunned by the sight!
What happened to Officer Zhang's head?
It was wrapped in such thick gauze!
"Officer Zhang, how could you be so careless? You walked right into the glass."
"Look, look, it's still bleeding. Here, let me wipe it for you!"
Lu Chengfeng attended to him at his side, constantly wiping the blood for Zhang Yongguang.
You son of a bitch!
Zhang Yongguang cursed inwardly, then ripped off the seal with a swift tear!
The entire crowd was in an uproar!
In the crowd of onlookers, a bald, burly man wearing a thick gold chain shot a vicious glare at the Da Fuhao Bathhouse before leaving the scene reluctantly.
This man was none other than Da Nao, one of the four top enforcers under Ai Jiao Hu of the Chengnan Jiucheng Gang.
...
After being busy until midnight, Lu Chengfeng and Wen Lanlan finally returned home.
"It's so hot, I'm all sweaty again. I'm going to take a shower."
Wen Lanlan left Lu Chengfeng and went to the second-floor bathroom.
Taking advantage of this moment, Lu Chengfeng quickly began to carefully inspect the living room on the first floor.
His long-term undercover work had become a habit; the first thing he did upon arriving at a new place was to check for listening devices.
After a thorough check confirmed it was safe, Lu Chengfeng began to meticulously search through the cabinets and drawers.
First, to familiarize himself with the placement of various items in the house.
Second, to find and destroy any of Lu Songwen's hair from when he was alive.
He didn't even spare any dead skin cells.
In this era, DNA testing technology had already become widespread.
Tissues like blood and hair could all be used for DNA testing.
"Songwen," Wen Lanlan's sexy voice drifted down from upstairs.
"What is it?" Lu Chengfeng asked.
"Can you get my underwear from the closet for me? I forgot to grab it," Wen Lanlan said.
"Which one?"
"The one you used to like the most."
Proofreader: Peter Pan