ebookland Chapter 278 Thoughtful Thoughts
Chapter 278 Thoughtful Thoughts
After careful consideration, He Jinyan finally gave up this crazy idea. He stopped, took a deep breath, and tried to calm himself down.
"In that case, let's kill the manager and take back the salt industry area." He Jinyan said coldly, with a hint of unwillingness in his eyes.
He knew that if he wanted to deal with Murong Ling'er and Chu Lingfeng, he couldn't act too hastily. He had to take it slowly, just like cutting meat with a blunt knife, pushing them into the trap he had set little by little.
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The night falls, thick as ink. Tonight is another silent and dark night. The sea breeze, carrying a hint of chill, blows freely in the air.
Murong Ling'er disappeared into the darkness, with light steps, quietly approaching Manager Chen's residence. She was already familiar with this road, and knew every bend and every protruding stone slab by heart.
At this time, the candle in Manager Chen's room had long been extinguished. He was immersed in a deep dream and was unaware of the impending crisis.
Murong Ling'er lurked in the dark, waiting quietly. Time passed by minute by minute, and the surroundings were so quiet that only the occasional sound of waves hitting the shore could be heard.
After a long time, in the night, a black shadow approached quietly like a ghost. The shadow was agile and quick. It jumped to the edge of the wall in a few steps, and then jumped lightly and jumped into the yard silently.
The black shadow crouched down and slowly approached Manager Chen's door, taking every step carefully for fear of making any sound.
Just as the black shadow was about to approach the door, Manager Chen, who was originally sleeping soundly, suddenly opened his eyes. A hint of vigilance flashed in his eyes. He quickly and nimbly rolled off the bed without making any sound.
Murong Ling'er was not surprised by this sudden change. She had long known that Manager Chen was Chu Lingfeng's right-hand man. Chu Lingfeng had many talented people under his command, and anyone who could hold the important position of manager of the salt district was naturally no mediocre person.
After all, the previous manager was eliminated by hostile forces. When Manager Chen took over, he was well aware of the danger he was in. In order to prevent himself from suffering the same fate, he has always remained highly vigilant and his own strength should not be underestimated.
Manager Chen walked barefoot and quietly came to the door, pressed his body against the wall, held his breath, and waited quietly.
The dark shadow outside the door did not dare to be careless. He pressed his ear against the door and listened attentively to the movements inside the house.
Time seemed to stand still. After a long while, when he was sure that there was no sound in the house, the black figure took out a thin wire from his arms and began to carefully pry up the latch.
Manager Chen was standing behind the door, his eyes fixed on the slowly moving bolt, his heartbeat involuntarily quickening a few paces. His palms were slightly bent, ready to strike, ready to give the intruder a fatal blow at any time.
Finally, the latch was successfully pried open, the door was slowly pushed open, and a black shadow flashed in.
At this critical moment, Manager Chen suddenly turned around, gathered all his strength, and slapped out with his palm.
This palm strike came with a whistling sound and was as powerful and heavy as a tiger emerging from the mountains.
The palm wind came towards him, and the killer reacted extremely quickly. He dodged to the side almost at the same time and narrowly avoided the fatal blow.
With a loud "bang", the door was directly shattered by the powerful palm force, and wood chips flew everywhere.
Murong Ling'er stood in the darkness, watching all this coldly.
The assassins sent by the young master of the Xiang family and Manager Chen immediately started fighting each other. The two of them fought back and forth with each move being ruthless.
The killer's moves were fierce and swift, and every strike was made with the momentum of a fatal blow. However, Manager Chen was calm and experienced. Relying on his rich experience and solid skills, he was able to counter each move and not be at a disadvantage at all.
The two figures moved quickly in the darkness, and the sounds of fists and feet fighting were endless. It seemed that the Xiang family was determined to get the position of manager of this salt-producing area.
Manager Chen had anticipated this day would come, so he acted without mercy.
After dozens of rounds, both sides gradually showed signs of fatigue, but Manager Chen was obviously better. He spotted a flaw, shouted loudly, took a step forward, raised his right palm high, and then slapped the killer with a tremendous force.
The killer couldn't dodge in time and was hit directly in the chest by the palm. He flew back several meters like a kite with a broken string. With a "puff" sound, he spat out a mouthful of blood, his face full of horror.
He never expected that the opponent's skills would be so powerful, far beyond his expectations.
The killer struggled to get up from the ground, and began to think of retreating. Before Manager Chen launched another attack, he gritted his teeth, kicked his feet hard, and leaped towards the door, trying to escape from this dangerous place.
Unexpectedly, just as he jumped up, the figure of Manager Chen appeared behind him like a ghost, and hit him hard on the heart with another palm.
The power of this palm was even stronger than before. The killer was knocked away and fell heavily to the ground, and there was no movement anymore.
Manager Chen used several consecutive palm strikes to completely eliminate the killer, leaving him no chance to escape. He stood there, breathing heavily, but the vigilance on his face did not fade.
He flashed and leaned down quickly like a ghost, grabbing the killer's heavy body with both hands, and then with a force, he carried it steadily on his broad shoulders.
Then, his steps were swift and powerful, like an arrow shot from a bow, and he ran straight towards the turbulent seashore. The whole movement was done in one go, smoothly and effortlessly, without any drag.
At this moment, Murong Ling'er was quietly hiding in the shadows not far away. She held her breath and watched Manager Chen skillfully and decisively deal with the killer's body without making even the slightest sound from beginning to end.
After a few breaths, a slight noise suddenly came from the originally quiet night.
Immediately afterwards, a black shadow slowly emerged from the depths of the endless darkness like a ghost.
Murong Linger raised her eyes slightly, glanced at the approaching figure with a cold gaze, and found that the person was actually Lin Yu.
However, facing Lin Yu, Murong Ling'er remained silent, just staring at him expressionlessly.
Lin Yu was completely unaware that his actions had been seen by others. When he saw that Manager Chen was unharmed, a smile of relief that was difficult to conceal finally appeared on his slightly tired face.
Then, as if he had completed an important task, he gently patted his dusty butt, turned around without hesitation, and gradually disappeared into the night with light steps.
Murong Ling'er stood there quietly, like a beautiful and cold sculpture. Only after she confirmed that Manager Chen had returned safely did her tense expression relax a little.
Then, she took light steps, turned around and slowly left.
However, unlike ordinary people, she did not choose to go straight back to the resettlement point where everyone was, but unexpectedly changed direction and walked step by step towards the mysterious dark seashore.