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Early in the morning, as the sky in the distance expelled the pale white of fish bellies, the decayed scent lingering under the darkness gradually disappeared into every corner with the rising sun, and people welcomed a brand-new day!

In the suburban area of the river, within a mansion, Qi Jieyu, as the richest person in Zhonghai Province, was dressed in her usual OL professional suit.

However, unlike usual, her expression was not as unflappable as before.

Her face was filled with sorrow, her eye sockets slightly sunken, her eye rims frighteningly red!

An overwhelming murderous intent that could not be concealed emanated from her body, filling the living room, making the entire room’s atmosphere extremely oppressive, and the temperature seemed to drop as well.

The two strong men standing in front of Qi Jieyu, feeling the icy murderous intent from her, felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, chilling from head to toe, with their body hair standing on end!

They hung their heads, not daring to look at Qi Jieyu, let alone the two corpses laid out in front of her!

They were the corpses of the man in blue clothes and the bald man!

On the ground, the bald man’s face was covered with dried blood, his eyes wide open, his face full of terror, a look of dying with grievance!

Compared to the bald man, the man in blue clothes died even more tragically; his head had been cleanly severed with a sharp weapon, his face also filled with shock.

It was as if both men had encountered something terribly frightening before their deaths!

Moreover, when the corpses of the man in blue clothes and the bald man were found, it was morning, in the courtyard of the mansion, with no one knowing how their bodies were brought back, or who brought them back.

The only known fact was that the bodies were found inside the mansion.

If the person who brought their bodies had killed them, then...

Just the thought of it caused cold sweat to uncontrollably break out all over one’s body.

Staring blankly at the corpses of the man in blue clothes and the bald man for a long time, Qi Jieyu cried out in sorrow, slowly squatting down, her shaking hands caressing the face of the man in blue clothes, "Blue clothes... it was I who harmed you..."

The man in blue clothes had been with her, Qi Jieyu, for over a decade, serving as her confidant, right-hand man, and also as her family!

Over the years, he had done many unsavory things for her, and had also shielded her from numerous dangers.

Now that he has been killed so horribly, how could her heart not ache?

For a moment, tears slowly slid down from Qi Jieyu’s eyes.

She could have never dreamed that sending the man in blue clothes and the bald man to kill Ye Xunhuan would end up involving herself.

"President Qi..."

Qi Jieyu’s subordinates, seeing her sorrowful state, tried to speak to comfort her.

At this, Qi Jieyu suddenly raised her head, and terrifying light flashed in her reddened eyes!

"Notify Hei Yi, Bai Yi, and Hong Yi, I want Ye Xunhuan dead!"

Hei Bai Hong Lan were the four top masters by Qi Jieyu’s side, who had accompanied her for over a decade and protected her for as many years. It was because of these four people that Qi Jieyu had been safe all along.

Now, with Lan Yi gone and added to the insult to her son, Qi Jieyu’s heart was filled with indescribable rage!

"Yes, President Qi!"

"Go notify Master Xu Yun, tell him, Jing Kong is dead!" Qi Jieyu’s voice was hoarse, as if a wild beast was growling!

Jing Kong was the bald man, and Xu Yun was his master, a high monk.

Qi Jieyu and Xu Yun had a private relationship; on a rare occasion, Xu Yun had sent Jing Kong down the mountain to experience the secular world, and allowed him to come to Qi Jieyu.

But she had never expected that in less than a year, Jing Kong would meet with a tragic death!

"Yes!"

The two burly men hurriedly nodded.

"Why aren’t you going yet!" Qi Jieyu bellowed.

Upon hearing this, the two men quickly left the villa.

After the two men had left, Qi Jieyu bent down again, looking at the already cold bodies of Lan Yi and Jing Kong. Her voice was deep and hoarse, like a beast roaring, "Lan Yi, Jing Kong, rest assured, I will definitely avenge you!"

Just at that moment, Qi Jieyu’s phone suddenly rang.

Hearing the ringtone, Qi Jieyu took a deep breath, suppressing her grief, slowly stood up, grabbed her phone without looking at the body beside her, and answered the call directly!

"Hello..."

Just as Qi Jieyu began to speak, a magnetic male voice instantly came through the handset, "Director Qi, not feeling good right now, are you?"

"Feeling like killing someone?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Jieyu’s expression suddenly darkened, "Who are you?"

"Who I am is not important. Director Qi just needs to know that in Jiangzhong City, it’s not up to you to call the shots!" the person on the other side of the phone said indifferently, "If Director Qi wants to leave Jiangzhong City safely, you need to learn to lay low!"

"Otherwise, next time, what I send to you might not just be two bodies but a knife stuck in your heart!"

"You... Are you Xiao Jiu?"

"Director Qi indeed is a smart person!" Xiao Jiu chuckled lightly, admitting it straightforwardly.

"Did you kill Lan Yi?"

"Is that the point?"

"You..."

"Director Qi, it seems you don’t understand something: here, I’m the one who calls the shots." Xiao Jiu said calmly, "If Director Qi, you want to save face, then behave yourself!"

"Of course, if you want to become a joke, I don’t mind obliging!"

"Xiao Jiu, don’t be too arrogant..."

"Arrogant?" Xiao Jiu’s voice suddenly changed, "Qi Jieyu, you really think too highly of yourself. Trying to touch my brother without even a warning!"

"Did you think Xiao Jiu’s brothers could be messed with by just anyone?"

Qi Jieyu’s expression shifted back and forth uncertainly. Xiao Jiu, the de facto emperor of Jiangzhong City, had turned the city’s underworld into his own personal domain. Since Ding Wanqiu was killed by Ye Xunhuan, no one dared to challenge Xiao Jiu!

"Xiao Jiu, do you think I have no way to deal with you?"

"Then you can try!" Xiao Jiu responded fearlessly, "Let’s see who kills whom first!"

"By the way, rest assured, I won’t kill you. I’ve started to get into mature women lately. I can play all sorts of positions in bed, without any need for training!"

"You too are a mature woman with charms of her own, but I wonder how good you are in bed?" Xiao Jiu’s voice was laced with evil, "I bet it’s fantastic. Your moans must be really weak, right?"

Qi Jieyu’s face was instantly covered with a cold murderous intent, "Xiao Jiu, you will pay for your arrogance!"

"Qi Jieyu, let me also advise you to watch your son closely. Walking too much at night, you’re bound to encounter ghosts!"