"Aaaah—"
It was impossible to tell if it was from pain or utter despair and terror, but Da Nao let out a blood-curdling scream.
"Was the boss's wife's underwear fun to play with?" Lu Chengfeng sneered.
"Lu Songwen—"
A complex, despairing look filled Da Nao's eyes.
Lu Chengfeng sneered and said softly, "I think I see a hint of regret in your eyes."
"Are you regretting crossing me?"
"Too bad it's useless now! A punctured lung can't be fixed!"
Lu Chengfeng yanked out the sharp blade and kicked Da Nao's massive corpse, sending it flying into the pool.
Gurgle...
Bubbles of blood churned to the surface.
A tide of red immediately spread through the azure water of the bath.
Seeing their boss killed, the other underlings immediately grabbed the machetes they had left by the poolside and charged at Lu Chengfeng like madmen.
The air filled with the flash of blades and the glint of cold steel, punctuated by a series of agonizing screams.
In less than two minutes, Lu Chengfeng had cut down every last underling, leaving them all in the pool.
The entire pool had turned completely red.
***
As dawn broke, Lu Chengfeng returned to his villa.
On the way back, Lu Chengfeng had already burned his blood-soaked clothes and taken a brand new set from a clothing store to change into.
He was even carrying fried dough sticks and soy milk, opening the villa door as if nothing had happened.
Wen Lanlan, who had been sitting on the sofa all night without sleep, immediately stood up.
The moment Wen Lanlan saw Lu Chengfeng, she was instantly overcome with disappointment.
His hairstyle was still perfectly in place. Beneath his gold-rimmed glasses was the same inscrutable smile.
Except for a change of clothes, he looked exactly the same as when he had left last night.
"I actually thought you had the guts to go out and fight for me."
Wen Lanlan shot Lu Chengfeng a disdainful look.
"Think it over for the next couple of days. We should hurry up and get the divorce papers filed."
With that, Wen Lanlan turned with a sway of her hips, ready to go upstairs and catch up on sleep.
Just then, the phone on the coffee table in the living room rang.
Wen Lanlan casually picked up the phone. "Who is this?"
"It's me." A deep, authoritative voice came through the line.
"Dou Ye!"
This was the organization's shot-caller! The man who controlled the entire group!
Startled, Wen Lanlan immediately straightened her posture, holding the phone respectfully with both hands.
Wen Lanlan turned to look at Lu Chengfeng and saw him calmly sipping his soy milk.
"He's... having breakfast."
"Tell him to come to the mountain villa for a meeting immediately!"
Wen Lanlan sensed something was wrong. "Dou Ye... did something happen? It's been a long time since you've called him for a meeting."
Dou Ye said coldly, "Wen Lanlan, it seems I, old Dou, have misjudged."
"I always thought your Lu Songwen was just a gentle scholar!"
"Who would have thought he'd take down four of the Jiucheng Gang's territories with just a single blade!"
"Wounded twenty-four men! And even killed Da Nao!"
*Hiss—*
Wen Lanlan gasped.
"Dou Ye, there must be some mistake. With how cowardly he is—"
"I wish it were a mistake! The news has spread all over the underworld this morning! They're saying a 'Gentleman God of Death' has appeared on Donghai Road!"
"Get him here now! You come too! The other bosses are all waiting!"
After saying his piece, Dou Ye angrily hung up the phone.
Wen Lanlan clutched the phone, staring at Lu Chengfeng, who was unhurriedly eating his fried dough stick and drinking his soy milk.
"Songwen, Dou Ye said—"
"I heard everything." Lu Chengfeng blew away the chopped scallions floating on his soy milk and spoke softly.
"Was it really you?" Wen Lanlan asked.
"Mmm." Lu Chengfeng picked up a napkin and elegantly wiped his mouth. "Within the organization, I can admit I did it. That's the rule of the Jianghu."
"But once you step outside the organization's doors, you can't admit it. That's a legal red line."
*Clang—*
In her shock, Wen Lanlan dropped the phone onto the floor.
Immediately after, Wen Lanlan walked over, lifted Lu Chengfeng's shirt, and started patting him down, checking him all over.
He wasn't even slightly injured!
*Hiss—*
He's that good of a fighter?
I'm afraid not even the organization's First Red Pole, that kid Lan Ling, would be his match!
In that instant, Wen Lanlan's heart began to flutter...
Lu Chengfeng saw the shocked yet delighted look in Wen Lanlan's eyes and knew he had passed her test.
Her attention had now completely shifted to his formidable combat prowess and how they would survive in the treacherous organization.
Even if he made some minor mistakes later on, she wouldn't overthink them.
But next up were the organization's bosses and the shot-caller, Dou Ye. Every one of them was as sharp as a tack.
The real test was yet to come.
"I'm not eating!"
Wen Lanlan hurried upstairs, took out an expensive, imported white suit for Lu Chengfeng, and personally helped him put it on.
"When a man goes out to handle business, he has to have face!"
"Wife," Lu Chengfeng said.
"Hmm?" Wen Lanlan was focused on straightening his shirt and tie.
"Can you do my eyeliner for me? A smoky eye look," Lu Chengfeng said with a smile.
Wen Lanlan froze.
Lu Chengfeng explained, "In the movies, when a handsome man turns to the dark side, doesn't he always put on some smoky eyeliner?"
"Today, I want to meet the organization's bosses with a completely new look!"
"Let them know! The man they're facing today is a brand-new Lu Songwen!"
*In reality, Lu Chengfeng was thinking that this would be the best way to conceal any doubts the bosses might have about his appearance.*
"I'll do it for you! You're ridiculously flamboyant!" Wen Lanlan gave Lu Chengfeng a soft, chiding look.
***
Yunwu Mountain was located in the northern part of Donghai City.
Dou Ye, with his immense wealth, had leased the entire Yunwu Mountain under the guise of a tourism project and turned it into his private estate.
Whenever the organization faced a major issue, Dou Ye would summon the five bosses to Yunwu Mountain for a meeting.
After passing through multiple checkpoints and inspections, Lu Chengfeng and Wen Lanlan arrived at the summit of Yunwu Mountain in their Bluebird sedan.
At this moment, the spacious mountaintop parking lot was already filled with over a dozen sedans.
They all belonged to the other four bosses and their most trusted men.
All of them were Tiger Head Benzes.
The estate was surrounded by bodyguards in black suits, sealing it off completely.
"Brother Wen, Sister-in-law, please follow me. Dou Ye and the other bosses are already waiting in the Conference Hall."
A young man—slim, with a pale, handsome face, dressed in a tailored black suit—stood before the Bluebird, greeting Lu Chengfeng and Wen Lanlan respectfully.
This man was Lan Ling, Dou Ye's most trusted personal bodyguard.
He was also the organization's First Red Pole.
And concurrently, the head of the organization's Enforcement Hall.
He was specifically responsible for the organization's dirty work.
Although his rank in the organization was lower than the five bosses, no one dared to look down on him.
And he himself had always been low-key and composed.
Even though everyone in the organization looked down on a boss like Lu Songwen, Lan Ling remained impartial, treating Lu Songwen with the utmost respect.
This alone showed that Lan Ling was a man to be reckoned with.
Just then, the cold, dark muzzle of a pistol was suddenly pressed against the back of Lu Chengfeng's head.
"Fuck you, Lu Songwen! Da Nao was a brother I brought up myself, a brother I'd die for!"
The infamous boss of the southern Jiucheng Gang—Ai Jiao Hu, Zhang Biao—had surrounded Lu Chengfeng with his three top enforcers.
Proofreader: Peter Pan