Long Night · I
Half an hour earlier, Yacheng, Dragon Sea District.
The last trace of twilight vanished into the darkness of night, yet a soul-shaking roar erupted from the overpass.
Amid violent tremors, heaps of wreckage collapsed and fell, smashing into the seawater and stirring up murky waves of color.
The fire blazed fiercely as gale-force winds spread outward.
Amid the chaos, burning flames parted to either side, revealing a figure walking out from the heart of the explosion. His pure white suit was spotless; only his slightly graying long hair snapped wildly in the wind.
"Brother Xing!"
The panicked subordinates' eyes lit up, some in relief and others in celebration. Only a handful wore grim expressions—for fear of assassination, the boss's whereabouts had always been kept absolutely secret. Tonight's decision to visit Lei Wuye at the hospital had been made on a whim, and only a few people knew about it. So why had this happened?
Several icy gazes swept back and forth through the crowd. Whenever their eyes met, they made no effort to hide their suspicion and indifference.
Until Lei Yaoxing flicked his hand and threw the figure he had dragged out of the explosion onto the ground.
Burned by the Blazing Fire and explosion, he had already been shattered and was barely clinging to life, almost unrecognizable.
Yet the young man showed no gratitude. He merely strained to raise his neck and opened his mouth at Lei Yaoxing.
Ptoo!
Bloody saliva landed on Lei Yaoxing's leather shoe, making his gaze turn even colder.
"Little Ye, I treated you well. After your father died, I raised you, paid for your schooling, took you out to make your way in the world, handed the company over to you..."
Lei Yaoxing sighed. "Everyone here has the right to