"So it was Lin Feilong pulling the strings."
Shi Feng didn't really care about a small fry like He Youcai. All he wanted was to figure out who was targeting him. Now that he was one hundred percent certain it was Lin Feilong, He Youcai had outlived his usefulness.
"Alright, save your crocodile tears. I'll go up, but you need to tell Headmaster Xu everything clearly. Otherwise, you're on your own." Shi Feng kicked He Youcai, who was kneeling on the ground wailing uncontrollably, and spoke flatly.
"How can you do this?" He Youcai's expression flipped in an instant. He snapped back to his normal demeanor, as if nothing had happened before — except a glint of resentment flickered through his eyes.
He Youcai had already made Xu Wenqing lose face. If he now told Xu Wenqing the full story of what had happened, Lin Feilong would never let him off. And behind Lin Feilong stood an even more terrifying Zhao Jianhua. Even if Xu Wenqing spared him, Lin Feilong and Zhao Jianhua wouldn't.
A wolf ahead and a tiger behind — either way, he'd be lucky to escape with his skin.
He had to admit, Shi Feng was ruthless!
"Why can't I? I'm simply asking you to tell the truth. Right now, all I want to know is what you choose." Shi Feng smiled faintly, completely unfazed by the venomous look in He Youcai's eyes.
If you had known this would happen, you should have thought twice before.
After a long silence, He Youcai drew several deep breaths, his eyes darting around. Then he looked at Shi Feng with a vicious glare, clearly having made up his mind.
"I'll agree to your terms on one condition," He Youcai said. "You have to let me join the Zero Wing Guild."
"It seems you still don't understand your situation. You want to negotiate with me? Let me give you your options: you either tell the truth, or you don't. My personal recommendation is that you do. At least then Headmaster Xu might still let you off." Shi Feng's sharp brows furrowed slightly. "My patience is limited. I'll give you three seconds to think it over."
"Fine, I'll talk." He Youcai made his decision quickly. Compared to Lin Feilong and Zhao Jianhua, he feared Xu Wenqing more — the Headmaster's influence was far too widespread.
Shi Feng then followed the bodyguards into the building. They took the elevator to the thirty-sixth floor.
Shi Feng's arrival drew considerable attention.
Xu Wenqing's fury had already informed many of them about what had happened, and they were all curious about the kind of person Old Master Xu had summoned. Everyone wanted a look.
Under the bodyguards' lead, Shi Feng and the others were brought before Xu Wenqing and his group.
When an unremarkable young man in a plain black tracksuit stood before them, everyone's eyes widened as they scrutinized him, searching for something different.
But they were disappointed. Both his attire and his bearing were utterly ordinary.
"Shi Feng, what are you doing here?" Lin Feilong couldn't hide his surprise. He had originally planned to deepen his relationship with Zhao Jianhua. He never expected that Shi Feng would actually make it inside — this was completely beyond his imagination.
"There's always an exception to every rule, isn't there?" Shi Feng replied with a smile.
"Shi Feng, I'm so glad you're here. I was just about to go find you." Zhao Ruoxi lit up when she saw that the newcomer was Shi Feng. If Zhao Jianhua hadn't been holding her back, she would have left this boring social mixer long ago.