Chapter 284

Chapter 284 Playing Along with the Scheme

 

Nightingale never expected to see Second Senior Brother here!

However, why was he wrapped in bandages from head to toe, looking just like a zongzi dumpling!

Bai Qinchuan entered right after, looked at the Cuisongshanʼs senior and junior disciples, then at Su Rui, his gaze becoming extremely complicated.

“You’re the one who made Second Senior Brother like this, aren’t you?”

Nightingale stared intently at Su Rui, and as soon as she finished speaking, her dragon and phoenix paired blades were already swinging, their cold light slashing upward toward Su Rui’s chest!

“Nightingale, stop!” Bai Qinchuan shouted!

But his shout seemed to have no effect whatsoever. Once Nightingale’s blades were drawn, there was no turning back!

Wang Feizhi also shouted from the side: “Junior Sister, don’t!”

He truly wanted to kill Su Rui, but this Second Senior Brother of Cuisongshan clearly knew that even he was no match for Su Rui, so how could his junior sister succeed?

Sure enough, Nightingale’s dual blades didn’t harm Su Rui, as he took a step back, creating a one-meter distance!

Nightingale also moved forward, her blade light following like a shadow!

The fierce blade energy seemed to lower the temperature of the entire room by several degrees!

However, facing such tricky bladework, Su Rui neither dodged nor evaded, but simply reached out his hand!

With Su Rui’s movement, the endless blade shadows abruptly stopped!

Then, a scream made everyone’s eardrums hurt!

Bai Qinchuan’s eyes nearly popped out!

With that reach, Su Rui had directly lifted Wang Feizhi, who was lying on the bed wrapped like a zongzi, and used him as a shield in front of himself!

Nightingale never expected Su Rui would use such a “despicable” move. Unable to stop in time, both her blades stabbed into Wang Feizhi’s stomach!

Nightingale seemed shocked that this had happened. She stood there dumbfounded, holding the knife handles, unable to push forward or pull back!

“Don’t pull the blades out, or your Second Senior Brother will die even faster.”

A mocking smile flashed across Su Rui’s face: “Nightingale, you came all the way from the capital, surely not just to stab your Second Senior Brother twice?”

“Bastard, I’ll kill you!” Nightingale already hated Su Rui intensely, and now that she had injured her Second Senior Brother because of him, she was even more furious. As she spoke, she had already pulled the blades halfway out!

“I told you, don’t pull the blades out! Otherwise your Second Senior Brother will die!” Su Rui still didn’t dodge, holding Wang Feizhi as a human shield in front of him!

Nightingale had forgotten about this, and hearing Su Rui’s words, she suddenly panicked. Her mind short-circuited, and she actually pushed the half-withdrawn blades back in!

“Ahhh!”

Wang Feizhi screamed in agony, his face contorted with pain!

“Nightingale, stop it!” Bai Qinchuan said with a gloomy face: “Again and again, haven’t you caused enough trouble?”

Su Rui tossed Wang Feizhi, with two blades stuck in his stomach, back onto the bed, and said with a slight mockery: “Nightingale, because of you, your Second Senior Brother needs another surgery. You stabbed him, you injured him, it has nothing to do with me. As for the medical expenses, you’d better cover them.”

“Young Master Bai, do you have any objections to handling it this way?” Su Rui smiled as he looked at Bai Qinchuan.

“No objections. Let’s do everything as Brother Rui says.” Bai Qinchuan gave Nightingale another cold look. She stared at the blood flowing from her Second Senior Brother’s abdomen, not knowing what to do.

“Someone come and take this unfortunate fellow out to get stitched up.”

After Su Rui spoke, Jin Taizhu walked in from outside and very roughly picked up Wang Feizhi with one hand, then headed outside.

Seeing his movements were too rough, Nightingale worried he would hurt her Second Senior Brother, so she anxiously called out: “Be careful!”

As soon as she spoke, she heard a dull thud.

Because Jin Taizhu was so careless, as he carried Wang Feizhi out, the latter’s head hit the doorframe hard!

Staring at Su Rui, Nightingale’s eyes radiated hatred: “What do you want? Why do you keep causing trouble for Cuisongshan?”

Su Rui gave her a cold glance: “It’s Cuisongshan that keeps causing trouble for me! When I was in Nanhai, you schemed to kill me. When I was in Xijiang, your senior brother came to kill me. I ask you, who’s causing trouble for whom?”

At this point, Su Rui seemed a bit annoyed: “Stop being unreasonable. My patience has limits. If this continues, I’ll personally go to Cuisongshan and kill everyone there!”

“You bastard!” Nightingale said, about to attack again!

“Stop!” Bai Qinchuan shouted!

He was losing face as the master here, with his bodyguard completely ignoring his orders!

“Know your limits!” Su Rui sneered, grabbing Nightingale’s hand and forcing her into a corner! His knee pressed against her leg, his chest against hers!

Nightingale was firmly pinned, unable to move! Su Rui’s nose tip almost touched her forehead!

“You’re no match for me, so stop asking for trouble.” Su Rui’s words carried a hint of coldness: “I don’t know your sister, let alone whether I killed her. If you think I killed her, then bring evidence. Otherwise, don’t blame me for my lack of patience!”

As he spoke, Su Rui grabbed Nightingale’s wrist with his right hand, pulled hard, and slapped her buttocks forcefully with his left hand. She flew up and fell onto the bed where Wang Feizhi had been lying for half a month!

“Don’t make me deal with you again,” Su Rui said coldly!

…

In a quiet café, Su Rui and Bai Qinchuan sat facing each other, while Nightingale stood at the entrance.

She didn’t want to sit down; Su Rui’s earlier slap on her buttocks had injured her. Although it didn’t seem heavy, the fierce energy had penetrated her skin and damaged the internal muscle tissue! If Nightingale were to sit down, she could only use half her buttocks, and she would probably have to sleep on her stomach tonight!

However, dressed in tight black clothes, she still attracted attention, with many passersby staring at her.

“This sister is so beautiful, even with a mask on, you can tell she’s a stunning beauty!” said a high school student in uniform.

“Pretty face, but even more explosive figure! Look at her chest, she’s like a real-life Mai Shiranui!” Another high school student’s eyes lit up.

Swoosh!

As soon as he finished speaking, a cold light flashed before his eyes, and a bright dagger was pressed against his cheek, deeply embedded in the wall!

The two high school students screamed in terror and ran away!

Bai Qinchuan stirred the coffee in his cup with a spoon and said with a bitter smile: “Brother Rui, I rushed here from the capital as soon as I got your message. I didn’t even take leave, so I might get my salary docked when I go back.”

Su Rui pursed his lips: “You, the young master of the Bai family, care about the few thousand yuan monthly salary from the Development and Reform Commission?”

“When under someone’s roof, one must bow one’s head,” Bai Qinchuan said helplessly. “Working in such a ministry consumes youth the most. If my family wasn’t pressuring me, I would have left long ago. Brother Rui, you live freely, going north and south, leaving whenever you want.”

“Going north and south, leaving whenever I want?” Su Rui gave a cold laugh: “More like wherever I go, people try to kill me.”

“Brother Rui, what do you mean? Does anyone still dare to kill you?” Bai Qinchuan was confused. He still didn’t understand why Su Rui had called him from the capital. Was it just because Wang Feizhi was Nightingale’s Second Senior Brother?

“Someone offered two million to buy my head, and this Wang Feizhi took the job. If he had succeeded, I wouldn’t be sitting here drinking tea with you.”

“Absolutely outrageous! Practicing martial arts has rotted his brain!” Bai Qinchuan slammed the table in anger! Drawing the attention of everyone in the café!

“So, I need to draw out whoever is behind this,” Su Rui’s eyes flashed with coldness. “Of course, it could also be a group of people.”

Bai Qinchuan’s heart skipped a beat. The group of people Su Rui referred to naturally meant the Five Great Families!

“Brother Rui, if there’s anything I can help with, just say the word.” Bai Qinchuan said reluctantly.

“Of course, I called you here because I want your help.”

Su Rui’s words undoubtedly made Bai Qinchuan smile bitterly. This was setting him up to be on the same battleship!

Standing with him would undoubtedly mean standing against the Five Great Families! Honestly, Bai Qinchuan didn’t want this!

But there was no other way. He had to agree!

“Brother Rui, as long as you ask, I, Bai Qinchuan, will go through fire and water without hesitation.”

“Don’t be so tense.” Su Rui looked very seriously into Bai Qinchuan’s eyes, shook his head, and said: “This matter may not necessarily be the work of the Five Great Families acting together. The assassination method was rather low-level. If they could use such low-level tactics against me, then I wouldn’t mind responding with even lower-level methods.”

From Su Rui’s words, Bai Qinchuan couldn’t detect any fear. Facing the powerful Five Great Families, he remained as calm as ever.

Honestly, Bai Qinchuan truly admired Su Rui’s determination.

“So what does Brother Rui mean?” Bai Qinchuan asked tentatively.

“I’ve analyzed it. This is very likely the personal action of some wealthy family member who has a grudge against me. If I’m not mistaken, this person should be from one of the Five Great Families, which is where I need Young Master Bai to help me use your connections to investigate.”

“Investigate all the members of the Five Great Families?”

“No, just the outstanding ones who have a chance to gain inheritance rights.” Su Rui’s eyes flashed slightly: “Of course, you can also understand it as: if that person kills me, it would help them smoothly ascend to become the family heir.”

Listening to Su Rui’s analysis, Bai Qinchuan felt a chill: “Looking at it this way, the scope of investigation is much smaller.”

Su Rui nodded and said: “I’ve been away from the capital for five years, and many people don’t recognize me, so I’ll have to trouble you.”

“Brother Rui, rest assured, I’ll do my best.” An unidentifiable light flashed in Bai Qinchuan’s eyes.

Su Rui smiled slightly: “There’s one more thing I need your help with.”

“Brother Rui, please go ahead.” Since they were already up against the Five Great Families, Bai Qinchuan didn’t care about anything else.

“For this operation, lend me Nightingale.” A mysterious smile appeared on Su Rui’s face!