Who would know that while you're looking at someone, someone else is quietly watching you with a cold smile?
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Xu Zhengyang had no desire to watch a play, nor to direct one, and even less to act like a monkey performing for others, bouncing around on stage.
Little did he know that so many people would be paying attention to him.
Just because he is the new son-in-law of the Li family, and the timing of his appearance is so subtle... Is being the son-in-law of the Li family really that easy?
The Li family faction was already in a state of turmoil when Xu Zhengyang appeared as their legitimate son-in-law. At such a critical juncture, why would they still have the heart to arrange such a son-in-law? Isn't this just adding to the chaos? Well, of course, it also adds to the anxieties and suspicions of the other factions.
The brothers, Li Ruiyu and Li Ruiqing, remained calm and silent.
No matter how things develop, if it becomes impossible to hide it any longer and the truth is revealed, Xu Zhengyang will be a major asset for the Li family. However, they really don't want Xu Zhengyang's true identity to be exposed unless absolutely necessary.
Anping Central Hospital.
Xu Zhengyang stood outside the emergency room with a cold expression.
Besides anger, there was also lingering fear in his heart. Just think, what would have happened if that shot, that single bullet, had hit Xu Zhengyang in the head? Xu Zhengyang's right hand was clenched tightly, whether out of anger or tension, and his fingers trembled slightly when he stretched them out.
All along, Xu Zhengyang, despite his absolute strength, was constantly worried that one day he would encounter a sudden event beyond his control, and a single bullet would take his life, making him the most tragic god in history.
Zhang Zhiqiang and three policemen who arrived later stood aside. Logically, they should have handcuffed Xu Zhengyang and taken him away first. After all, he had fought with people in public and seriously injured several people. How could they allow him to stay in the hospital with his friends?
However, Zhang Zhiqiang violated his duties and regulations as a police officer and even stopped his two subordinates from handcuffing Xu Zhengyang.
It was obvious that Xu Zhengyang showed absolutely no sign of running away.
Just who is this guy?
Suddenly, Xu Zhengyang raised his head, his brows furrowed slightly, and turned to walk towards the stairwell.
Two policemen immediately tried to rush forward to subdue Xu Zhengyang, but Xu Zhengyang easily tackled them to the ground, one with each hand, and then walked on expressionlessly. Zhang Zhiqiang quickly stepped forward to stop his two subordinates from drawing their guns, telling them to stay and keep watch. Then he hurried after Xu Zhengyang alone.
Xu Zhengyang went downstairs, turned the corner, and went into the bathroom.
Inside the restroom, a man with a buzz cut and dressed in ordinary gray casual clothes stood indifferently under the window at the far end.
Xu Zhengyang walked over and stood in front of him.
The man looked to be only twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with a thin face, yet exuding a fierce and valiant air.
Suddenly, the man blinked, and his previously indifferent eyes lit up as he looked at Xu Zhengyang standing before him. The man paused, then frowned, scratching his head, wondering how he had ended up there.
Suddenly, Xu Zhengyang reached out and grabbed the other person's neck. As the other person instinctively raised his arm to retaliate, Xu Zhengyang slammed the other person's head hard against the window.
Clang, clang... The glass shattered.
Despite the sudden attack, the man remained calm, raising his hand to counter Xu Zhengyang's grip on his neck. At the same time, he punched Xu Zhengyang's forearm and then slammed his knee into Xu Zhengyang's abdomen.
Xu Zhengyang released his grip, stepped back, and kicked out, striking the other man's other leg with a thud.
The man cried out in pain, staggered, and fell to the side. His head, already bleeding from cuts from the broken glass, slammed heavily against the partition on the side of the bathroom, before he fell into the gap between the wall and the partition.
"What, what are you doing?" The man bent his legs, covered his head, and feigned innocence as he exclaimed. He had seen police officers following Xu Zhengyang in. However, after the exclamation, the man felt a sharp pain in his leg. He instinctively looked down and saw that his left calf, which had been kicked, was completely deformed and bent.
Xu Zhengyang kicked him again, and the already twisted and bent part was hit hard again, making the man suffer even more.
"Stop! Stop!" Zhang Zhiqiang exclaimed.
Xu Zhengyang ignored him, instead crouching down and looking at the man, saying, "Who told you to fire the gun?"
"I don't know what you're talking about! Police, police, help!"
"Slap!" Xu Zhengyang slapped the other person's arm as he raised it to cover his head.
"Ah!" the man screamed again. His arm had been broken by Xu Zhengyang's slap, and it was clearly bent and deformed.
"Stop! If you don't stop, I'll shoot!" Zhang Zhiqiang finally couldn't hold back any longer. He drew his pistol and pointed it at the back of Xu Zhengyang's head, warning him.
Xu Zhengyang slowly stood up, turned his head to look at Zhang Zhiqiang, and said, "Do you know who he is?"
Zhang Zhiqiang was stunned.
"It was him. He just shot Chen Chaojiang."
"Huh?" Zhang Zhiqiang exclaimed in surprise. He couldn't imagine how Xu Zhengyang had managed to find the shooter in such a short time, and what a fool the shooter was. After shooting someone, instead of fleeing, he chased them all the way to the hospital to check if the person was dead? Or perhaps he wanted to fire another shot? Putting aside his fear and doubt, Zhang Zhiqiang still pointed the gun at Xu Zhengyang and said, "He committed a crime, and he will be punished by law. You can't take revenge on your own; that's a crime!"
“Okay, he also has a gun on him. Taking it back should allow us to identify the bullet in Chen Chaojiang’s body, confirming it was fired from this gun.” Xu Zhengyang nodded, then turned away without looking at the man again and walked out.
"Don't move! You, don't move!" Zhang Zhiqiang pointed his gun at Xu Zhengyang, but he couldn't stop Xu Zhengyang from following him out. But what about the injured suspect in the bathroom?
"I won't leave, don't worry." Xu Zhengyang said this as he walked out of the bathroom.
Outside the restroom, some nurses and doctors looked at Xu Zhengyang nervously. The screams they had just heard made them realize that something was wrong, and they had quickly notified the security guards.
Xu Zhengyang did not leave. He returned upstairs by the same route and looked at the operating room from afar. Instead of going any further, Xu Zhengyang sat down on a chair next to it, took out his phone, checked the call log, found Ye Jun's number, and dialed it.
After the phone rang for more than ten seconds, it was finally answered.
Who is it?
"I am Xu Zhengyang."
"Oh? Is something the matter?"
"I have a question for you," Xu Zhengyang asked calmly.
"Speak, I'm listening."
"Have you had enough of living?"
There was a visibly pause on the other end of the phone. After a few seconds, Ye Jun said with a cold laugh, "What? You want to help your friend steal the bride?"
"Don't think that you've done something that no one else knows." Xu Zhengyang's voice remained calm, but it was drawn out, heavier, and deeper.
This put more pressure on Ye Jun.
Ye Jun didn't seem to be a person who liked to drag things out. Since Xu Zhengyang had said such a thing, he was too lazy to pretend anymore and said, "Xu Zhengyang, I'm not giving you face or the Li family face. I just want to teach him a lesson so that he will remember it. If he still doesn't repent, I will take his life next time."
“You should be glad you didn’t let your men kill Chen Chaojiang.” Xu Zhengyang let out a long sigh of relief. “Otherwise, your men wouldn’t just have broken arms and legs, you wouldn’t be alive either…”
"You...Xu Zhengyang, don't do anything reckless!"
"Am I being reckless?" Xu Zhengyang sneered and said, "Ye Jun, Ye Wan is your sister and my brother's girlfriend. I think none of us want her to know about these things, right?"
"Stop talking nonsense to me, just say what you have to say."
Xu Zhengyang said, "Don't let things get to the point where it becomes an intractable problem. That's not good. Relationships are a two-way street. I don't agree with you constantly pushing the blame onto Chen Chaojiang. If you can make Ye Wan unwilling to be with Chen Chaojiang, then I can make the decision that Chen Chaojiang will definitely not bother her again..."
"What? Are you trying to scare me with your status as the son-in-law of the Li family?" Ye Jun said with disdain.
Xu Zhengyang knew there was no point in negotiating, so he said, "Didn't you want to teach Chen Chaojiang a lesson? Fine, I'll teach you a lesson too. Be careful later, and don't get too badly injured. Just make sure your injuries match Chen Chaojiang's..."
Ye Jun was stunned. What kind of nonsense was this?
The phone call ended.
Xu Zhengyang instructed in his mind: "Wang Yonggan, go to the capital and make Ye Jun get injured, whether it's a car accident, a fall, or a collision, it will do."
"Yes, sir." Wang Yonggan bowed and accepted the order, then added with concern, "But sir, what about your safety..."
"Huh?" Xu Zhengyang glared angrily.
Wang Yonggan quickly knelt down and said hurriedly, "Yes, yes, I'll go right away. I know I was wrong."
Xu Zhengyang closed his eyes and waved his hand.
Wang Yonggan's ghost entered the City God's Mansion in an instant, and then, under the City God's divine command, appeared in the capital city.
A short while later, Wang Yonggan reported to Xu Zhengyang through the ghost messenger token: "Sir, I am incompetent, utterly incompetent! I can't get into where Ye Jun is, I really can't get in. I've tried several times..."
"Oh, it's alright, I will allow you to go in. Go ahead."
"Yes, sir!" Wang Yonggan was overjoyed. Indeed, with the City God's permission and divine blessing, he could go anywhere.
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It's located in a scenic villa area nestled against the mountain in the suburbs of Jingshishan, Beijing.
Ye Jun strolled along the quiet path of the residential area, his brow furrowed. The phone call he'd just received had thoroughly infuriated him. That Xu Zhengyang, that country bumpkin, was really getting ahead of himself, daring to speak to him like that. If it weren't for the Li family's sake, he would have killed him on the spot just for daring to challenge him like that.
Looking back at the villa where the Li family lived, Ye Jun sighed. This younger sister of his had really been spoiled since she was a child.
Just as Ye Jun was about to turn back, his phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID and answered it.
"Boss, things have gone wrong. Xu Zhengyang broke my leg and arm..."
"What?" Ye Jun was taken aback. Thinking of what Xu Zhengyang had said earlier, a surge of anger rushed to his head. He asked, "How did he find out about you?"
"I don't know either. I was supposed to leave for Beijing to meet you, but somehow I was in a daze for a while, and when I came to, I was in the bathroom of Anping Central Hospital, and Xu Zhengyang was right in front of me..."
"Confused? If you're confused, why don't you jump off a building?"
"Boss, that kid, that kid's really good. I didn't even have time to fire, let alone fight back, damn it..."
How are you now?
"Surgery is needed immediately!"
Ye Jun said, "Okay, I understand."
After hanging up, Ye Jun frowned deeply. It was truly unbelievable; how could such an absurd thing happen? No wonder Xu Zhengyang knew that it was he who had arranged for someone to teach Chen Chaojiang a lesson.
When this subordinate called earlier, he gave a detailed account of what had happened, saying that no one would suspect Ye Jun because when his subordinate received the order and was about to carry it out, he happened to encounter a few gangsters attacking Chen Chaojiang. However, those idiots ended up being knocked to the ground.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ye Jun's men shot and wounded Chen Chaojiang.
This naturally led to suspicion that the murderer was an accomplice of those idiots.
After listening to his subordinate's report, Ye Jun smiled and said, "I'll have to tell him again later that I was the one who had him injured, otherwise how will he learn his lesson?"
Volume Five, Spirit Official, Chapter 256: There's Someone More Anxious Than You
Ye Jun never expected that his men would be found by Xu Zhengyang so quickly. Or rather, he unwittingly delivered himself to Xu Zhengyang's doorstep, only to be brutally beaten.
Isn't this a blatant slap in the face to Ye Jun?
How absurd!
Just as Ye Jun was getting annoyed, Ye Wan came out of the villa and stood in the yard. She looked around furtively and saw Ye Jun standing under a tree by the roadside not far away.
Ye Wan blushed with unease, pouted, glared at her brother, and then turned to go back into the house.
"Wan'er, come here for a moment!" Ye Jun called out sternly.
"Brother..." Ye Wan walked out of the courtyard with a tight mouth, a stern face, and a heart full of resentment.