Peach-Orange! – Chapter 425 – The Death of Chu Lingfeng

At the same time Chi Xiaocheng and the others were happily having their first gathering, inside a five-star hotel suite in Jiuzhou City….

A man with missing ears and a grotesquely deformed head asked in a low voice, “You’re telling me we mobilized so many people and still failed?”

A man in a suit stood with his head slightly lowered, neither submissive nor arrogant as he replied, “Yes, Divine Doctor Chu. Si Chen’s off-road vehicle was too heavily armored. The bullets couldn’t penetrate the bulletproof glass, and the grenades couldn’t flip it over.

“Later, Chi Song and Dongfang Yang arrived with reinforcements. There was even….”

The man hesitated.

Chu Lingfeng turned his head coldly. “Even what?”

“Some who escaped back claimed… the place was haunted.”

“Haunted?!” Chu Lingfeng’s pupils suddenly contracted as if remembering something.

He immediately stepped closer to the suited man. “Tell me in detail about this ‘haunting’!”

The man took a step back and nodded lightly. “Some of our brothers were driving while others fired their guns. At that point, the vehicle’s bulletproof glass had actually been penetrated. With a bit more effort, we could have stopped that off-road vehicle.

“Some brothers even got close enough to pull the pins on grenades to throw inside.

“But somehow… many of the drivers had their throats slit inexplicably. With no one controlling the vehicles, they all crashed.

“That’s why the rumors of ghosts started….”

Chu Lingfeng took a deep breath, his right hand trembling slightly.

There was no mistake.

It was that damned Chi Xiaocheng!

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The so-called ghosts, the hallucinations—

The one who reduced him to this state!

Why won’t she just die, why won’t she just die, why won’t she just die?!

Chu Lingfeng gritted his teeth until they nearly cracked, only to hear the suited man continue calmly, “Divine Doctor Chu, Chi Xiaocheng and Su Tao have now returned to that villa complex. Its security alone makes it impossible for us to breach.

“Perhaps… we should listen to the Head Maid’s suggestion. She has better methods than we do.”

Chu Lingfeng’s eyes turned bloodshot as he suddenly turned and slapped the man hard across the face. “You useless trash!

“My plan was perfect! If you hadn’t screwed up, Chi Xiaocheng and Su Tao would never have escaped!

“And now you dare question my decisions? Get out!”

With a roar, Chu Lingfeng kicked the suited man away, then panted heavily, his face exhausted and eyes bloodshot.

In the past, he would have vented his frustrations on a few women.

But because of Chi Xiaocheng—

Because of them, Chu Lingfeng had even lost that ability!

In his former social circles, he had become the laughingstock of women he once looked down upon.

“All of you deserve to die!”

Like a powerless madman, Chu Lingfeng began smashing vases onto the floor, then grabbed a baseball bat from the table and swung it violently at the LCD TV.

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Just then, the previously closed door opened again.

Chu Lingfeng instinctively turned and roared, “What the hell are you coming in for? Want to die?!”

“You disrupted the plan without authorization, ruining all previous arrangements. And then you had the audacity to fail. Who do you think you’re barking at?”

A woman in an elegant English-style maid uniform frowned as she stepped into the room.

Recognizing her, Chu Lingfeng took a deep breath and suppressed his rage. “Weren’t you waiting in the capital for the Young Miss’s return? Why come to Jiuzhou City?”

The Head Maid replied coldly, “Do I need to report my movements to you? If anything, if I hadn’t come, would you still be deluding yourself into thinking you’re the invincible Divine Doctor?

“Without anyone to restrain you, you’d think the sky’s the limit?”

Her gaze turned as icy as her voice. “It was only because you begged pitifully that I invested a little in you and even sent someone to advise you, fearing you’d ruin the plan in your recklessness. Yet you killed my subordinate!

“Not only that, the two others I sent to clean up your mess died in that other villa.”

Taking a step forward, the Head Maid’s imposing aura as a superior crashed down on Chu Lingfeng.

“Why didn’t you follow the plan?”

Chu Lingfeng forced a dry laugh. “The person you sent was too conservative. Slowly infiltrating Chi Xiaocheng’s social circle before making a move against her and Su Tao? That would’ve taken forever!

“Our confrontation is like a battlefield. No plan survives contact with the enemy.

“My people learned they were moving to a more secure location. The journey was our last chance. After that, striking would’ve been near impossible!”

Chu Lingfeng snorted disdainfully. “If only your subordinate had cooperated with me and let me mobilize more people, I would’ve captured Su Tao and Chi Xiaocheng long ago! We wouldn’t be in this mess now.”

The Head Maid listened quietly.

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Then, observing the earless man’s increasingly deranged expression, she smiled.

“So you’re saying… my subordinates deserved to die?”

Chu Lingfeng shrugged indifferently. “They were just minor characters, having no power, no influence. If they took our money to do this kind of work, they should’ve been prepared to die.

“Besides, so what if a few people died and the plan failed? No need to get so worked up. We can always try another plan.”

Spreading his arms, Chu Lingfeng’s lips curled into a cold smirk. “Head Maid, I’ve already devised a new plan. This time, Su Tao and Chi Xiaocheng will die.

“With the men I still have, plus those you brought, they won’t escape. You could even use the Young Miss’s name to take control of Jiuzhou City itself!

“The Dongfang and Si families? They’ll be kneeling at our feet begging for mercy!”

His laughter grew increasingly frenzied.

His bloodshot eyes seemed devoid of reason.

Disheveled hair, hunched posture, face greasy and sallow… his entire appearance now resembled a hideous demon.

Seeing Chu Lingfeng in this state, the Head Maid suddenly smiled with relief.

She said softly, “Chu Lingfeng, did you know? The Young Miss was very angry when she learned of this.”

Chu Lingfeng waved it off. “It’s fine. Once we capture those two with my new plan, the Young Miss will understand.

“What I mean is… the Young Miss wasn’t angry because you failed.”

The Head Maid bent down and slowly drew a pistol from under her skirt, its dark muzzle pointed at the raving man.

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Chu Lingfeng’s smile froze. “Head Maid… what is the meaning of this?”

A trace of pity flashed in her eyes. “Nothing much. I just realized investing in you was a mistake.”

Chu Lingfeng’s face darkened. “You want to kill me? Over a few dead nobodies? These lowlifes exist to serve us. You’re getting hysterical over losing a few pawns?

“Do you have any idea how much my Thirteen Taiyi Needles could benefit the Young Miss?!

“Hahahaha! You’re just trying to scare me! You wouldn’t dare kill me! I, Chu Lingfeng, am the protagonist, and the child of destiny! The future conqueror of the capital!”

The Head Maid sighed. “You’ve truly gone mad. The Young Miss never even knew a clown like you existed.

“As for those ‘nobodies’ you mentioned… they had families too.”

They were her subordinates.

She owed them responsibility.

It was a shame. Her poor judgment had led to loyal subordinates dying because of Chu Lingfeng.

In her final glance at him, the Head Maid’s eyes filled with utter disgust.

“What a… pathetic clown.”

Bang—

A gunshot.

Then silence.