Chapter 297: Don’t Provoke Me Next Time (Part One)
After Fergus pleaded guilty, an officer came and said someone was here to see him.
When he was brought to the front and saw that the visitor was actually Xu Cheng, he gritted his teeth as if he wanted to bite Xu Cheng through the glass window.
“Now, no one in your family dares to come and visit you, so you should be happy that at least I’m here.”
“Yes, and also thank you for planning the perfect series of murders.” Fergus sneered.
Xu Cheng faintly smiled. “I already told you, you are a smart man, you should’ve been obedient.”
Fergus fell silent briefly. Then, he suddenly looked at Xu Cheng and asked, “Was it you that stepped on my foot and grabbed onto my steering wheel?”
Xu Cheng: “How could that be? I’m not God.”
Fergus: “It was you! You circumvented the surveillance and slitted Buren’s throat! And Jiru, who died in the washroom, and Tom who drowned, they were all killed by you! The last two both seem to be mysterious and natural deaths, and in fact, it was hard to explain when there’s no murderer present at the scene. But, in fact, you had always been at the scene! Just like how you kept my foot down on the gas pedal and how you grabbed onto my steering wheel.”
Xu Cheng suddenly smiled deviously. “And then? Who’s going to believe you when you tell them? You currently look like someone who is pretending to have a mental disorder, and your words will only make the judge think you are a madman speaking gibberish. The more you say, the more it proves that you are trying to act crazy to escape the punishment of the law. Then, your family business will be suppressed by the other four families and the Royal Family, so I think you should think twice before you speak. You should probably keep your sanity and shoulder all the responsibilities, because only if you plead guilty and go through the legal procedures will your family be slightly better off.”
Fergus: “Why are you doing this?”
Xu Cheng: “I think I reminded you five before, ever since we were little until now, I’ve been telling you to not test my tolerance, but you five just didn’t listen and continued to have fantasies about my wife, not to mention that you also tried to kill me when I was in the hospital! Then, you can’t blame me for what I did. This is just who I am: those that are good to me, I will repay a hundred or thousand times. Not to mention 3.3 billion euros, in the future, as long as the Lin Family needs more, I will continue to give them gifts and protect them. Those that go against them will also be against me, and those that are against me, I will also repay in hundreds and thousands of times more. Just like on the day of the banquet, I will strike back when the opportunity arrives.”
Fergus said in disdain, “Then how come I don’t see you seeking revenge on the Queen?”
Xu Cheng faintly smiled. “I didn’t?”
Fergus frowned.
Xu Cheng said, “Do you think Prince Will’s death isn’t a huge blow to someone that’s already 89 years old? Isn’t it the worst kind of news to hear about her grandson’s death on her birthday? I heard she fell ill and hadn’t been able to get out of bed. She probably doesn’t have too much time left.”
A trace of fear flashed past Fergus’s face. “You sure are merciless.”
“I’m not the merciless one, you guys asked for it,” Xu Cheng said as he stood up. “If your family comes to visit you later, pass the word onto them as well as the other families. Just tell them that if they dare to lay their hands on the Lin Family, I won’t give any warnings and take action directly.”
Then, Xu Cheng left, leaving behind Fergus roaring like crazy as he furiously slammed on the glass window.
Chapter 297: Don’t Provoke Me Next Time (Part Two)
At another place, Bei Shan was reading the newspaper. A prince dying was big news, and the whole country was reporting on the car accident involving Prince Will. And also on the same day, the entire case was apparently solved, Fergus had confessed everything.
After reading the story, Bei Shan put the newspaper to the side and said, a bit suspicious, “Why do I feel that this whole thing wasn’t that simple? Could it have been done by Xu Cheng?”
The J of Diamonds was making fried rice in the kitchen, and he said without turning around, “Why don’t you go and ask him? I’m curious as to whether this was done by him as well. Maybe not Prince Will’s death, but those other three’s methods of dying were all pretty creepy, especially the one that drowned. I heard that the forensic doctor found that he was dragged by the ankle until he drowned, but according to the witnesses at the scene, the pool was very clear at all times, and there wasn’t anyone lurking in the pool at all during that time. Some people said there are ghosts in the pool, but I obviously don’t believe that there are ghosts in this world. Even if there is, Old Two would be one.”
Bei Shan frowned. “After these days of following Old Two, the more I get to know him, the more unpredictable the guy seems to me… The vibe this guy’s giving me is more and more like the Division Master.”
The 8 of Diamonds laughed and said, “Yeah, of course, the Division Master is probably unpredictable even to himself, how are you able to predict what he’s going to do?”
Bei Shan: “Yeah, that’s the feeling. Sometimes you feel like you know what he’s going to do, but he’s going to pull something off that’s completely beyond your wildest imagination. But now, at least the biggest positive difference Xu Cheng has in comparison to the Division Master is that he’s more humble. After serving the Division Master for so many years, I really can’t tolerate how much he shows off, as if he wouldn’t feel comfortable if he goes one day without showing off.“
The 8 of Diamonds laughed. “Maybe on the day Old Two wears that joker’s mask, it will be the day he starts showing off as well. And then, you have to serve the second generation of the Show-off King.”
Bei Shan: “…”
The J of Diamonds: “There’s no use in just talking about it. One day, I will just spar with him and see what he’s really about.”
Bei Shan: “Yeah, one day when you both have time, you guys can fight a few rounds, but I don’t think you can beat him.”
The J of Diamonds squinted his eyes, “You look down on me?”
Bei Shan glanced at him from the corner of his eye. “When have I not?”
The J of Diamonds: “Senior Brother, with my 30 years of experience in being single, you are not going to believe how fast my hand speed is! Even if you have an iron rod, I can sharpen it into a needle!”
Bei Shan: “Yeah, that I believe you. Yours is probably as thin as a needle right now already.”
The J of Diamonds: “…”
– Lin Family’s Estate –
Lin Chuxue shot up from her bed as she just woke up from a nightmare, her face was nervous and red, and she immediately climbed out of bed and ran out of her room barefoot, as if she was anxious to look for someone. When she got to the stairs and saw the scene of Xu Cheng playing chess with her dad, she finally let out a sigh of relief. Fixing her messy hair and looking at two of the most important men in her life, her face slowly revealed a peaceful smile.
“Hey, what are you smiling like a fool alone up there?” At that moment, Mommy Lin walked past the stairs and saw her daughter standing by the stairs looking at Xu Cheng and smiling in a daze.
Lin Chuxue felt a bit shy after being found out as she stuck out her tongue and smiled before running back into her room. Not long after, she didn’t even put on makeup as she changed into her floral skirt and ran straight down to Xu Cheng’s side and looked at him left and right.
Feeling a bit awkward being stared at by Lin Chuxue like this, he indeed became a bit distracted from the game. Then, after a move or two, Lin Guiren ate a piece of apple and said, “Checkmate.”
Xu Cheng was speechless. “You father-daughter-duo tricked me!”