No Loss, Only Profit

A few minutes later, five bodies lay in Lu Fei's hall. Almost all of them had been killed by a single slash across the throat. The sword technique was extremely unusual.

The wounds bore scorch marks. If the weapon used had been a blade, then that blade must have been red-hot. What kind of weapon could produce such an effect?

"Did the guards see who threw the bodies at the entrance?"

Lu Fei asked.

His subordinate replied, "The guards said they only heard a thud. When they looked up, the five bodies were already on the ground. It was extremely strange, as if they had appeared out of thin air."

"Appeared out of thin air!"

Lu Fei recalled the news report from not long ago. It had said that more than a thousand patients at Nanzhou Middle School had suddenly vanished into thin air, apparently taken away by someone claiming to be a scientist. Later, the hospital announced that everyone had been cured.

And now, his subordinates had appeared out of thin air as well.

There had to be some connection. Though he had no idea how the other party had done it, they clearly were not simple.

"Find out whether that scientist is named Lin Chen."

The only person Lu Fei could think of was Lin Chen.

After all, Lin Chen's rise had been far too bizarre. In less than two months, he had gone from dominating Donghai City to dominating Nanzhou City. If he had been the young master of some great family, it would have made sense. With money, there was nothing he could not accomplish.

But he had been a nobody, utterly useless in the past, and then suddenly became so formidable. It was hard not to be suspicious.

Of course, Lu Fei would never imagine