However, upon hearing Gu Chen's words, Su Qingqing's eyes lit up, and she became happy again, saying, "I know you're busy. Let's see each other again during the graduation exams. Remember to take care of yourself."
"You're the same." Gu Chen looked at her and said, "If it really doesn't work out, just leave the Su Family and move out. If Su Zhenbei is really looking for trouble, call me and I'll handle it for you."
"Okay, I understand."
After hanging up the phone, Su Qingqing stared blankly at the phone in her hand. A sweet smile finally appeared on her forlorn face. There was something she wanted to say, but she didn't. Gu Chen had come to the banquet today, and she already knew Gu Chen feelings. Hearing his caring words, Su Qingqing was already very content.
That night, Shangjing.
A used Santana with a Beijing license plate pulled up in front of a secluded company.
The company building resembled a dilapidated structure from a failed forced demolition attempt, surrounded by overgrown weeds, giving it a sense of decay.
But any local power in the Shangjing knows what kind of place this is!
One of the branches of the Wuji Manor, the largest assassin organization in Huaxia!
After the Santana stopped, a man quickly got out. He was a man with white bandages wrapped around his waist and chest, and he looked very weak. After arriving, he looked up at the company sign above and then went inside.
A dozen minutes later, inside the company, in a room that occupied more than 200 square meters, the man was kneeling on the ground.
Although the room was large, the space felt oppressive, and instead of electric lights, it was illuminated by candlelight. The braziers embedded in the pillars at the four corners of the room emitted eerie, cold, and sinister flames, sending a chill down one's spine.
Directly above, a man wearing a black cloak was sitting in a chair.
He was shrouded in a black robe, obscuring his features, but his aura was extremely sinister. Just sitting there, he exuded a bloody, intense smell.
"Is everything you're saying true?"
The man in black robes looked at the kneeling assassin and finally spoke.
His voice wasn't deliberately hoarse, but it was like a night raven, dry and grating enough to give you goosebumps.
The assassin's heart skipped a beat.
Although the man in black robes did not use any coercive force, it was precisely this imposing presence that made him feel uneasy.
He knew all too well the black-robed man's methods; he was ruthless and merciless, killing without blinking an eye!
Within the Wuji Manor, he was not only a top-tier assassin but also one of the three Venerable Ones, possessing unfathomable cultivation!
The assassin clutched his stomach, his voice trembling, "I dare not conceal anything, it's all true. Moreover, I took the high-speed train back to Beijing to avoid the Steel Tremor Sect's pursuit. I stole a car after getting off the train and rushed here to report."
"Was the wound on your abdomen inflicted by the Steel Tremor Sect?" the man in black robes continued to ask.
"Yes, that person claims to be Jiang Yi, the Eighth Elder of the Steel Tremor Sect!"
The assassin said in a trembling voice, "I almost lost my life there, but my death doesn't matter. I can't let Wuji Manor become someone else's target, so I risked my life to run back and report to the Holy Envoy."
"Jiang Yi, that's a martial artist at the Revolving Illumination Realm." The man in black robes said calmly, "Although I haven't seen him, I've heard of him. You managed to escape from him?"
"Jiang Yi was already injured at that time!" the assassin said in a trembling voice. "And the target of the mission was also nearby. It was their scheme that killed our employer for this mission and tried to frame Wuji Manor."
Suddenly, a photograph appeared between the black-robed man's fingertips; it was a photograph of Gu Chen.
When accepting a mission at the Wuji Manor, the employer will provide the appearance of the mission target.
Looking at the boy in the photo, the man in black muttered to himself, "This kid is really lucky. You're a silver-ranked assassin, Late Bone-Forge Realm, and you still couldn't kill him. Does that mean he's already reached the Revolving Illumination Realm?"
The assassin bowed his head and said, "Very likely, Your Excellency!"
"Steel Tremor Sect, Gu Family, Shennong Grass, interesting... Immediately have someone investigate the whereabouts of the Steel Tremor Sect. Once the investigation is complete, regardless of whether it's true or not, we'll head to Zhou City immediately. This time, I'll personally lead the team."
The assassin was extremely excited. With the Venerable One leading the team, not only could they take revenge, but the Shennong Grass was also within their grasp!
He hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Yes!"
"I wasn't speaking to you." But the black-robed man's voice rang out, calmly saying, "Mission failed. You're just a dead man now. You don't need to come with me anymore."
"Your Excellency..." The assassin looked up, his face full of surprise, and then he felt a killing intent coming from behind him!
Before he could react, a hand reached out from behind, grabbed his hair, and a flash of cold light slashed through his throat artery.
Blood flowed out, and the man behind him tossed the body aside, knelt on one knee, and said, "Your Excellency, I will take care of it immediately."
"Go." The man in black robes chuckled softly, then flicked the photograph into the brazier.
The photograph drifted slowly in the brazier and instantly turned to ashes.
In the following days, thanks to the efforts of those who cared, a shocking piece of news, like a water-filled balloon, finally exploded over Zhou City after rising to a certain height!
The Zhou Family is wiped out!
As one of the three major families, the Zhou Family, which had been ambitious recently, was destroyed in an instant without warning! Although the company behind the Zhou Family was a listed company, the impact was not particularly large, but everyone knew that with Zhou Nanfeng and Zhou Xiong dead, the Zhou Family had no one to take charge, and the company group would soon be devoured by various forces.
After all, the Zhou Family's aggressive style had subtly offended many people during this period. Now that the Zhou Family is leaderless, many forces, whether seeking revenge or taking advantage of the situation, have begun to make moves.
For example, the Black Wind Hall was the first force to reach out to deal with the Zhou Family family group.
First, they cleared out some of the Zhou Family's underground subsidiaries, then they sealed off the Zhou Family's properties. With the Black Wind Hall's influence in Zhou City, even if the Zhou Family's shareholders wanted to do something, they couldn't. Even if they called the police, they would just run away and come back after the police left.
During this period, the Zhou Family's stock continued to decline in Hong Kong, and many citizens who had already purchased shops and houses were instigated to hold continuous marches and demonstrations.
The entire Zhou Group building is often completely surrounded by crowds.
At that moment, Gu Chen was on the phone; it was Xu Mo from the Xu Family calling.
"Young Master Gu, you're really something! You said the Zhou Family would be finished before our Xu Family, and it really happened!"
On the other end of the phone, Xu Mo was incredibly excited, saying, "The Zhou Family must be out of their minds to have been tricked by the sect behind them! Hahaha, now that the Zhou Family is destroyed, our Xu Family can finally breathe a sigh of relief!"