The closer they got to Lin Zheng's base camp, the more uneasy Night Cat felt. There were twice as many sentries as usual, and Old Ghost's men were among them!
Xu Nuo glanced out the car window, and just as she moved her lips, a sharp pain shot through her cheek. She gasped and said:
"Leave me outside, I'm not going in..."
The night owl had been observing the outside movements. Upon hearing Xu Nuo's words, it turned around:
"What are you doing out there? Just waiting to die?"
The night owl's anger had subsided considerably, but his words were still cold.
"Wouldn't I die even faster if I went in there?!"
Xu Nuo was seething with anger and had nowhere to vent it, so his tone became volatile!
"Afraid of dying? If you're afraid of dying, then touch it..."
Night Cat glanced at Xu Nuo, then at Ye Linyan, swallowed the rest of his sentence, and instead said:
"You won't die!"
Ye Linyan watched the two of them speaking in hushed tones and didn't press them for details. Since they didn't want him to know, why bother asking?
Even if you ask, what good will it do? What problems can you solve? What can you do?
I can't do anything about it!
This is what Ye Linyan has concluded in the past two days: he is nothing here, perhaps not even as much as an ant in the eyes of others, and he has no ability to interfere in anything!
No! Not only here, but even if he went back to Yuncheng now, there's nothing he could do!
Thinking of this, Ye Linyan sighed silently in his heart.
Something's not right!
The further the night owl went, the more she sensed that something was wrong!
Xu Nuo also looked outside. He hadn't been here for a long time, and he only noticed that there were more people, but he didn't notice anything else.
"Did Old Ghost do something? How many of his men are here?"
As Xu Nuo spoke, she pressed her hand against her cheek. The punch had hit her too hard; no matter what expression she made, it would pull at her wound and cause pain.
The night owl continued looking out, and just as they were about to enter the village, it spoke up:
"There aren't many people who are truly loyal to him! Some are just opportunists! But there's probably something fishy going on between Qu Lao Er and him. I've been watching them for a long time. Apart from him, we don't need to worry about anyone else!"
Night Owl spotted Qu Lao Er's men near the patrol post and knew for sure that something must have happened!
"Is Qu Lao Er that old bastard who thinks he's the second-in-command because he followed Old Master Lin and got through to K Country?"
A face appeared in Xu Nuo's mind.
"Yes, I'm just worried that Old Gui might have made some kind of deal with him in private. If he turns against us, things could get complicated."
Night Cat kept observing how many people around the village weren't from his side.
"Hasn't he always been stationed in the west?"
Xu Nuo had a vague premonition that Old Ghost dared to return to Lin Zheng alone, which meant he definitely had a backup plan.
"I'm sure he's here now, but he doesn't dare bring too many people with him. If he really did bring people, he wouldn't be able to get through the outer sentries!"
Night Owl patted Xiao Wu, who was driving in front:
"Drive slowly, take a detour, and drive straight to the village behind."
Xu Nuo glanced at Ye Linyan, only to see him with his eyes slightly lowered and his brows furrowed, seemingly lost in thought...
Entering Lin Zheng's lair was like stepping into the gates of hell. Xu Nuo could understand Lin Zheng's determination to kill him. If Lin Zheng hadn't been so ill, he might have been allowed to live a little longer.
The night cat's claim that he wouldn't die was nothing more than an attempt to protect himself in front of Lin Zheng. That silly cat...
Xu Nuo chuckled to himself, thinking that the cat-like man had completely underestimated Lin Zheng's protective instincts towards Ye Linyan!
Well, let's just take it one step at a time!
Looking at Ye Linyan's handsome profile, Xu Nuo thought confidently that Ye Linyan would definitely not let her die. If she slept with Ye Linyan again, she might actually be able to save her life from Lin Zheng's clutches...
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After circling around, the car finally stopped in front of a small villa.
The exterior of the villa looks quite old, with some sections of the exterior walls even revealing the bricks underneath.
There were about twenty people standing at the entrance, all carrying guns.
As soon as the car stopped, Night Owl jumped out impatiently and asked one of the men who seemed to be the leader:
"What happened? Why are there so many people?"
The man glanced into the car, his eyes lingering on Xu Nuo for a moment before replying:
"The eldest brother fell ill last night and has passed away!"
"What?"
Night Owl never expected that Lin Zheng was dead. He glanced excitedly at the mansion's gate and pulled the leader aside, asking again:
"Who's inside? Who was with Dad when he passed away?"
Ye Linyan overheard their conversation from inside the car. He got out and tried to walk into the mansion, but several people stopped him.
"Why are you stopping me, you night owl!"
Ye Linyan knew these people didn't recognize him, so he had no choice but to turn back and seek help from Night Owl.
Night Owl ignored Ye Linyan and kept asking:
"Ah Shun, who's in the house now? Where's Old Ghost? Where's Father's body?"
"The boss's body is in his room, which is full of our men! Old Ghost, Qu Lao Er, and a few other leaders are waiting in the wooden house on the east side."
"Wait for what?"
Night Owl forced himself to calm down. He realized something had happened here, but he never expected to return to find out about Lin Zheng's death.
"Before the boss left, he instructed us to wait for you to return. No one and nothing here can be moved until you come back! No one is allowed to approach his body. All matters must be decided after you return!"
Ah Shun glanced at Ye Linyan and continued:
"Before the boss passed away, he had arranged for our people all around here, just waiting for you to come back. As long as you don't come back, he can't hold a funeral. The boss gave a strict order that even if his body starts to rot, no one is allowed to collect the body until you come back!"
"I'm going in to check on Dad!"
As soon as Night Owl took a step, Ah Shun grabbed him.
"The boss said you need to settle things with those people in the wooden house on the east side first, then go see him and hold his funeral!"
Night Owl stood there, stunned. He looked at Ah Shun, then swept his gaze over the people in front of the door, and couldn't quite understand Lin Zheng's actions.
These people are all Lin Zheng's loyal followers; what they convey to me wouldn't be false, so...................
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