If it weren't for the large number of armed police bodyguards protecting him, Gao Jianfei would probably have had his underwear snatched by the fans!
After the vanity project was completed, a large number of art enthusiasts lined up to enter the cultural venue to formally view the works of nationally renowned painters, led by Gao Jianfei.
Gao Jianfei and others withdrew through the back door.
Secretary Meng of Huashi warmly told Gao Jianfei that the Huashi leadership team would be returning to Huashi this afternoon, while Gao Jianfei politely replied that he would stay in his hometown for a while longer before returning to Huashi.
Gao Jianfei glanced at the leadership team of ZG City and found that Zeng Shiji, the director of the Public Security Bureau, was not present.
Gao Jianfei knew perfectly well that the five thugs he had killed yesterday were among the most heinous murders in recent years in ZG City. As the city's Public Security Bureau Chief, Zeng Shiji was inevitably overwhelmed and had to establish a special task force to investigate.
Gao Jianfei casually asked Secretary Cao of the ZG Municipal Party Committee, "Oh, Secretary Cao, why haven't I seen Director Zeng today?"
Secretary Cao glanced at Gao Jianfei, then looked at Secretary Meng over there. He quickly pulled Gao Jianfei aside. "Master Gao Jianfei, you'll see this in the newspapers and news tomorrow. I won't hide it from you. But you absolutely mustn't tell Secretary Meng and the others. Last night, a premeditated and heinous murder occurred in Heshi Town, a suburb of our ZG city. Five people died, and 35 others were found drugged at the scene. This is one of the largest, most heinous, and most bizarre cases to occur in our ZG city in the last 10 years. Old Zeng has already established a special task force, and they are currently investigating this case."
Gao Jianfei deliberately feigned a look of horror, "No...no...no way? Five people died? Oh my god, this is terrifying!"
Secretary Cao was startled and quickly grasped Gao Jianfei's hand. "Master Gao Jianfei, please don't worry about the security situation in your hometown. The dead were all thugs and hooligans, not ordinary people. I'm sorry to have frightened you, Master."
Gao Jianfei patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief. "So you were just a thug? You really gave me a fright just now."
The Fourth People's Hospital of ZG City.
Zeng Shiji, the police chief of ZG City, stood in a hospital room with a livid face. There were 12 beds in the room, and 12 thugs were lying on them, fast asleep with their heads covered.
"Snoring...snoring...snoring..." They snored loudly and soundly, sleeping very peacefully.
Some doctors in white coats were using small flashlights to examine the sleeping hooligans, while others were taking notes.
At this moment, an elderly doctor wearing glasses walked towards Zeng Shiji with a serious expression. "Director Zeng, it seems that these people have taken an overdose of anesthetic drugs, resulting in their unconsciousness. However, I find it strange that ordinary anesthetic drugs, even general anesthesia and nerve anesthesia, cannot make the user sleep so soundly."
A gloved forensic doctor entered the ward and said to Zeng Shiji, "Chief, it has been confirmed that the time of death for the five victims was between 11 PM last night and 2 AM this morning. Before their deaths, all five victims had ingested a special anesthetic drug. We have taken samples of the victims' blood and cells for testing, but we are unable to determine the composition and nature of the anesthetic drug."
"In other words, the 35 patients who did not die must have taken the anesthetic at the same time as the deceased, which caused them to fall into a coma. That means they have been asleep for more than 8 hours! The effect of this drug is truly... unbelievable!" The elderly doctor gasped.
Zeng Shiji frowned, pondering... "Aren't these thugs members of the demolition office that A-Jian recruited when he demolished that slum? Who exactly targeted them? And if it was a sabotage targeting that demolition, then, as the person in charge, could my son also... have been targeted?"
Now that five people have died, and all five deaths are related to his son, Zeng Shiji can't help but feel nervous.
After a pause, he said directly to the doctor in the ward, "Wake up these unconscious people first. The police need to question and take statements from them immediately!"
"Yes, usually, applying cold water to the face of anesthetized people can help them slowly wake up," the elderly doctor said with great experience.
Then, a group of nurses took basins filled with cold water and used towels to wipe the foreheads of the unconscious patients. While wiping their foreheads, they also washed their faces with cold water and gently poured cold water on their faces.
Zeng Shiji told his officers, "The case is urgent. In a moment, these people who are unconscious will wake up. You will go to the hospital to give statements and make a record."
but……
The nurses had been busy for half a day, but still no one woke up!
"Huff... snoring..."
The sound of snoring echoed unrestrainedly in the ward.
Cold sweat began to bead on the elderly doctor's forehead. He made a snap decision: "Administer an injection to wake them up!"
Soon, another group of nurses came in with syringes and began to administer intravenous injections to the unconscious person.
The elderly doctor breathed a sigh of relief and said to Zeng Shiji, "Director Zeng, this is an advanced drug that our hospital imported from Mannheim, Germany. No matter what kind of anesthetic is injected or what kind of hallucinogenic drug is taken, once this drug is injected, they can wake up within 3 minutes."
Zeng Shiji nodded.
After the injection was completed, everyone waited nervously in the ward for a full 5 minutes... 7 minutes... 10 minutes...
Half an hour!
"Huff... snoring..."
Not a single person woke up! They were all drooling and snoring loudly, sleeping soundly and sweetly.
The elderly doctor was completely dumbfounded!
Zeng Shiji felt a surge of unease. He turned and left the ward, taking out his phone and trembling as he dialed his son Zeng Jian's number.
Urban Jungle Community.
He once lived alone in a villa.
Zeng Jian has returned home from the hospital to recuperate. He sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, watching TV. Sister Hong was also smoking while watching TV with Zeng Jian.
At that moment, there was a live broadcast on TV, showing a scene of Gao Jianfei giving a speech at his art exhibition.
"...Fuck you! Mom, it's this son of a bitch! It's him!" Zeng Jian screamed angrily, "He's the one who hit me... I'll kill him!"
Hongjie stared intently at Gao Jianfei on the television screen, as if trying to imprint him deeply into her soul! The muscles around her eyes twitched incessantly, and her pupils released an indescribable hatred!
At that moment, Zeng Jian's phone rang.
"Uh, it's Dad calling," Zeng Jian answered the phone.
“Jian’er, I’m telling you, you have to be careful lately. If you can’t go out, then don’t go out at all. Those thugs in your demolition team were attacked last night! Five of them died, and the remaining 35 were drugged and are all unconscious! The hospital has tried several methods, but they can’t wake them up! The situation is very strange! Son, you have to be very careful. You should move to your mother’s place.”
Chapter 176 The Sky Collapses
Chapter 176 The Sky Collapses
Zeng Jian ended his call with his father, a sinister premonition rising within him. It wasn't that he was worried because those dozens of thugs had been ambushed. In fact, in Zeng Jian's eyes, the group of thugs Gao Jianfei had taken down yesterday were truly…insignificant!
Those thugs were merely peripheral members of Sister Hong's group. In ZG City alone, there were at least tens of thousands of thugs like them who worked for Sister Hong!
Zeng Jian's worry and fear were purely instinctive!
A subconscious panic.
It's inexplicable. It's inexplicable.
Zeng Jian numbly put his phone back in his pocket, his eyes staring straight ahead.
"What's wrong?" Sister Hong noticed that her son's mood was a bit off, so she immediately went over and touched Zeng Jian's forehead. "Son, what did your good-for-nothing father say on the phone?"
Zeng Jian rubbed his temples with both hands. "Mom, those thugs in charge of the demolition site got ripped off last night. Five of them died, and another 35 are still in the hospital, not awake yet."
Upon hearing this, Sister Hong's tense expression eased. "Son, they're just a bunch of scum. They got messed up, so what? Why are you so worried?"
Zeng Jian said irritably, "Mom, I feel like this is very strange, it seems... it seems like it's aimed at me! Really, I have that feeling, and I'm getting really scared."
“This…” Sister Hong frowned. “Alright, son, from now on, you’ll move to your mother’s place. If you’re really worried, you can just go stay at Qingyan Cave for a while.”
Qingyandong Temple!
Zeng Jian gave his mother a strange look. "Mom, I... I've noticed you're really superstitious. What can those monks do? You even built your villa next to the Qingyan Cave Temple. You... you wouldn't happen to have become a Buddhist, would you?"
Sister Hong poked Zeng Jian's forehead with her fingertip. "Silly boy, those monks aren't what you imagine—the kind who eat vegetarian food, chant Buddhist scriptures, and save all sentient beings. They're all... frivolous monks! Wild monks! And they're incredibly skilled! If you ask where the safest place in ZG City is, it's not the police station, nor your mother's house, but Qingyan Cave Temple! Son, let me tell you, 'internal martial arts,' 'qigong,' do you understand? Last time, I saw with my own eyes a monk leap back lightly, like a feather..." "Yes, he floated straight up to a 2-meter-high platform behind him! This isn't just something Mom made up! Also, put two blocks of tofu at the bottom, a brick in the middle, then two more blocks of tofu on top, and slap the top block of tofu. The brick in the middle shatters, but all four blocks of tofu are fine! Son, isn't that incredible?" Sister Hong became even more excited, her words flowing freely. "And tell me, a fifty- or sixty-year-old monk, making...making love for an hour, and then not even blushing or skipping a beat—amazing, right? Could he be an ordinary person?"
"Huh? Mom, monks having sex? How did you know that?" Zeng Jian looked at Sister Hong suspiciously.
Sister Hong gave an awkward smile. "Uh... well, I overheard the monks talking about it. Anyway, son, I have a very close relationship with those monks. If you have any psychological trauma or feel scared, I can give you a word, and you can stay at Qingyan Cave for a while. No one can touch you there!"
"Live in a temple?" Zeng Jian muttered. "Then forget it. Mom, I'll just move in with you at most."
After finishing up with the art exhibition and seeing off Secretary Meng and the others, Gao Jianfei went straight home.
At home, she mostly just chatted with her father and aunt, and kept Chen Xian company. Speaking of which, after Chen Xian joined the Gao family, she eagerly took on all the big and small tasks. Cooking, selling vegetables, doing housework—she absolutely wouldn't let her aunt lift a finger, almost as if she wanted her aunt to "enjoy her retirement."
At 3:30 p.m., Gao Jianfei received a text message from Chen Yaohui: "Jianfei, my men will arrive in ZG City tonight."
"We'll arrive tonight?" Gao Jianfei was overjoyed. Then... he could go straight to Sister Hong's casino tonight!
Gao Jianfei immediately replied to Chen Yaohui with a text message... "K, Yaohui, then tonight we'll meet directly at the casino of the underground Chinese gang, Sister Hong's Group. If possible, we'll launch a blitzkrieg and take down Sister Hong's casino! Don't worry, Yaohui, after we take over Sister Hong's casino, the profits will still be as we agreed before... I only want 15%. The rest will go to the Dongxing Society."
The two exchanged a few text messages and arranged to meet.
Immediately afterward, the voice of the intelligent program rang in Gao Jianfei's ears again... "Dear user, the soul of the Level 2 ghost 'Miao Jiang Tian Du Gongzi Gongyang Feng' has been pieced together and placed in Ghost Nest Room 2-30. You can see him immediately. By containing the Level 2 ghost Gongyang Feng, you have gained 600 exorcism points and 600 experience points. Please continue your efforts and strive to advance to Level 3 exorcist as soon as possible."
Upon hearing the AI program say this, Gao Jianfei immediately stood up, made an excuse that he was a little tired and needed to rest for a while, and then went into the bedroom and locked the door.
With a flash of thought, he entered the haunted house.
In the den of ghosts.
"Dear user, welcome to your haunted home," the AI program's voice announced.
Gao Jianfei nodded, turned on the virtual display screen, and scanned his status...
"The Exorcist: Gao Jianfei"
Age: 22
Level: 2
Exorcism Point: 1100/13005
Experience: 13000
Experience required to upgrade to Level 3 Exorcist: 87,000
We've taken another small step closer to the upgrade!
Of course, if Gao Jianfei wipes out the Zeng family of three, he will gain 54,000 experience points at once, and leveling up will be just around the corner!
Suppressing his inner joy, Gao Jianfei went directly to the second floor of the Ghost Den. Room 2-30. The door was ajar.
Gao Jianfei pushed open the door and entered.
The scene in the room completely stunned Gao Jianfei!
This is an outdoor scene.
There are waterfalls, mountain springs, rocks, shrubs, grass, butterflies, pine trees, swamps, and some pink mist swirling around.
Miasma. Pink miasma.
A middle-aged man dressed in flashy clothes sat on a protruding rock, smiling as he looked at Gao Jianfei.
Gao Jianfei went straight into the room, trudging through the muddy path until he finally reached the rock.
Upon closer inspection, the middle-aged man's clothes were those of an ethnic minority. Gao Jianfei wasn't sure what ethnicity he was, but it was either Miao or Yi. His face was pockmarked and dark, and his eyes occasionally flashed with a vicious and sinister light.
"Hello, Xiao Gao." Of course, he was still quite polite to Gao Jianfei, the owner of this den of thieves.
"Gongyang Feng?" Gao Jianfei asked. To be honest, Gao Jianfei had only read Jin Yong, Gu Long, Liang Yusheng, Wen Ruian, and Huang Yi's martial arts novels before, and had basically never read any other martial arts novels. This Gongyang Feng came from a martial arts novel by Dongfang Yu. This person did not know martial arts, but the poisons he concocted were extremely potent.
"This is Gongyang Feng, the Poison Prince! Did you bring me here, Gao, to use my poison to kill someone?" Gongyang Feng winked and smiled at Gao Jianfei. "Gao, the poison I, Gongyang Feng, concoct is unparalleled in the world! You must know this."
Gao Jianfei was too lazy to chat with this unfamiliar martial arts character, so he directly instructed the intelligent program to open the learning space of the Super Ghost Instrument.
Learn Gongyang Feng's specialty directly... concocting poison!