The Strongest Dandy in the City-Chapter 396: The Silent Slap

The sweltering sun poured down from the sky, and the Wu State magnates standing at the gate of the Xu family villa were struck with a blank in their minds. Could it be that the people from the Special Investigation Unit of Huaxia Country had come to Wu State because of the Xus? The Special Investigation Unit represented the safety and security of the entire Huaxia. If they were to go after the Xus, then the Xu family would surely be annihilated.

Xu Jian and his father Xu Kai, sideline members of the Xu family, looked panic-stricken on their faces. Being targeted by the Special Investigation Unit of Huaxia Country meant that their days of dominating Wu State might be coming to an end.

Xu Huanan, the son of Xu Guodong, watched Ye Chenfeng with anger. He knew that all this was Ye Chenfeng’s doing, but with the Special Investigation Unit personnel present, he did not dare to be too presumptuous publicly.

Originally, the Nings who were there to enjoy the show and had tightly latched onto the Xu family’s leg were now sporting the color of liver on their faces. If the Xus were finished, then the Nings would lose their backing in Wu State. Remembering their attitude towards Ye Chenfeng just moments ago, a wave of terror rushed through their hearts.

The Nings prayed internally for the Xu family to emerge unscathed. Now they were in the same boat as the Xus, and if that boat were to sink, the Nings wouldn’t fare well either.

Xu Guodong glanced at Ye Chenfeng and then at the personnel from the Special Investigation Unit and said with a smile, "Does the Special Investigation Unit of Huaxia Country intend to get involved in our private disputes? Are you sent by the Yes? What evidence do you have in your hands? If you don’t have any evidence of the Xu family doing anything detrimental to Huaxia Country, then you have no right to arrest me."

From the Special Investigation Unit, a middle-aged man in his forties spoke coldly, "Our Special Investigation Unit does not obey anyone’s orders. We are responsible for the safety and security of Huaxia, investigating officials across the country. Have you, Xu Guodong, really done nothing that harmed the interests of Huaxia?"

"Would our Special Investigation Unit be rash enough to come to the Xu family to arrest someone without solid evidence in our hands? These documents are just photocopies, take a look, the deeds of the Xu family over the years." The middle-aged man from the investigation team took out a stack of documents from a black leather bag and handed them to Xu Guodong.

Xu Guodong’s face trembled violently as he accepted the documents, and his face turned ashen as if drained of blood the moment he saw the contents. This photocopy was a record of his and the Xu family’s deeds over the years. If all the charges were confirmed, the Xus would have no chance of recovery, and they might indeed vanish completely from Wu State.

Xu Guodong sneered inwardly as he glanced at Ye Chenfeng, who remained composed, "Haha, Ye Chenfeng, I must admit you’re even more formidable than your grandfather. To save the Xu family, I’m the only one who can take the fall. But since I’m going to take on these charges, I’m not afraid of one more murder on my hands. Ye Chenfeng, you’ll accompany my grandson underground!"

Heaving a sigh, Xu Guodong said, "I admit that I alone have done these things; they have nothing to do with the rest of the Xu family. You only need to take me back to Capital City."

Xu Guodong handed back the documents to the middle-aged man from the investigation team. The moment the middle-aged man took the documents, Xu Guodong turned abruptly, pulling a black handgun from his waist and revealing a sinister smile on his wrinkled face, "Ye Chenfeng, rest in peace underground with Pengfei. Do you think you’ve won? You haven’t, and neither have I lost. The Xu family will one day completely obliterate the Ye family."

With a "Bang!" Xu Guodong didn’t hesitate to pull the trigger. A bullet shot out from the chamber, aiming for Ye Chenfeng’s head.

Xu Guodong’s sudden extreme action caught everyone off guard, leaving them only to watch helplessly as the bullet sped unceasingly toward Ye Chenfeng’s head, with most believing that Ye Chenfeng was dead without a doubt. freēwēbnovel.com

A scream resounded at the entrance to the Xu family’s villa; the scream didn’t come from Ye Chenfeng but from the throat of Xu Guodong’s son, Xu Huanan. In a moment of inexplicable compulsion, Xu Huanan had leaped out at the crucial moment to take the bullet for Ye Chenfeng, and the bullet unerringly penetrated Xu Huanan’s skull.

Xu Huanan let out a painful scream from his throat before slowly losing all signs of life. In the final moment before his death, he didn’t understand why he suddenly stepped forward to take a bullet for Ye Chenfeng. He only felt an invisible force pushing his body forward until it was in front of Ye Chenfeng, and the bullet that Xu Guodong had fired buried itself into his skull.

As Xu Huanan’s body slowly fell to the ground, his eyes, filled with reluctance and confusion, seemed to glare in unresolved death.

"That was close, really close. I thought I was a goner. Old Xu, luckily your son stepped up to take a bullet for me. I truly hadn’t realized your son was a good person," Ye Chenfeng pretended to be scared as he patted his chest. In fact, the moment Xu Guodong drew his gun, Ye Chenfeng had released his Soul Force, using it to control Xu Huanan’s actions, which ultimately led to Xu Huanan taking the bullet for Ye Chenfeng.

"No, impossible, absolutely impossible. How could Huanan step in front of a bullet for you? You must be tricking us, you must be tricking us, Ye Chenfeng, I’m going to kill you!" Xu Guodong, seeing his son, Xu Huanan, shot dead by his bullet, simply couldn’t accept this reality. His expression grew even more crazed as he shook his head vehemently.

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and arrest Xu Guodong," commanded the middle-aged man from the special investigation team to the sixteen robust soldiers by his side.

The sixteen soldiers quickly subdued Xu Guodong and seized the gun from his hand.

The middle-aged man from the special investigation team approached Ye Chenfeng and said, "Glad you’re okay. Otherwise, it would have been a real loss for our Huaxia Country. Rest assured, we’ll ensure the Xu family’s matters are settled properly. The Xus’ influence in Wu State’s military and political spheres has been completely taken over by Huaxia Country. Wu State will no longer be the Xu’s realm."

"We have other matters to attend to and won’t chat with you for long. Someday when we have the chance, we can have a few drinks together." After patting Ye Chenfeng on the shoulder, the middle-aged man left the Xu family villa with Xu Guodong.

Xu Jian and Xu Kai, seeing Xu Huanan shot in the head and the old man of the Xus taken away by the special investigation team, stood there dumbfounded as mere collateral Xu family members. When their eyes turned once more to Ye Chenfeng, fear was the only thing they felt.

The big shots from Wu State present had also come back to their senses, breaking out in a cold sweat. They were fortunate they hadn’t tried to curry favor with the Xus. The Xu family was completely fallen, and they knew that most of what happened today was likely manipulated by Ye Chenfeng. From Xu Pengfei’s head being blown apart to the Honghai Association’s establishments in Wu State being taken down by the Victory Sky Society one by one, and finally, the special investigation team arriving in Wu State to apprehend Xu Guodong.

It was as if one incident was tightly coupled to the next, pushing the Xu family into an abyss.

The Nings gazed at Ye Chenfeng and Ning Yuting, their faces pale as death. This silent slap was more painful than a loud one. Had they taken a firm stand from the start and not been swayed by the Xus, and slowly made amends for the wrongs they had done to Ning Yuting and Ning Minyan over the years, perhaps Ning Yuting and Ning Minyan might truly have forgiven them.

Now with the Xu family annihilated and their reliance gone, if the Yes wanted to act against the Nings, it would be effortless. The expression on Ning Rongxuan’s face kept changing.

"Let’s go and apologize to Yuting and Chenfeng together. Whether or not they can forgive us, we must do this," Ning Rongxuan said through clenched teeth. This was the only thing they could do now, but his skin was really thick. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian to vote for it and leave your monthly ticket - your support is my greatest motivation.)