Chapter 983: The Story of Ling and Heng (246)
While the deep love between a granddaughter and her grandmother was playing out on one end, chaos was unfolding on the other end.
Feng Ling had gathered everyone’s attention upon herself when she noticed Qiao Fei; he had just rescued Feng Mingzhu from those men. She reached into her pocket and tossed her spare gun at him. When she saw from afar that he had received it, she did not interact with him again nor did she attempt to move closer to him.
The two of them moved through the crowd in sync.
Several of the men were already on their last breath after having their necks sliced open. The crowd watching were startled by the disarray, and some had already escaped to call the police.
The police could not interfere much in a situation involving the underworld, but considering that most of the guests present were influential people, they still had no choice but to make an appearance. Otherwise, if the guests were to make things difficult for the police, their life would become even more troublesome.
Even if the police could only show their faces, they needed to be present.
Feng Ling restrained her urge to fire the gun. It wasn’t suitable to have too many casualties in this sort of event. Otherwise, this incident would definitely receive a lot of attention. Her and Qiao Fei’s involvement would also be revealed. XI Base had just endured through a storm. She could not allow XI Base to be faced with another round of difficulty.
She jumped on top of a table with various wines on it. She borrowed it’s height and continued heading up onto the second storey. Just as everyone was exclaiming about the amazingly skilled young woman, the police charged in.
Qiao Fei’s reaction was the fastest. Just as the group of men’s attention were directed upstairs, he reached out and hauled the leader back, pressing him down onto the ground with his feet.
The police charged in to see such a scene; it was complete chaos downstairs.
Qiao Fei’s father and mother glanced upstairs with slight suspicion.
They knew of their son’s involvement in the XI Base and were unsurprised by his skills. As for the girl, however, although no one could catch a glimpse of her face, her speed had been startlingly fast.
If they remembered clearly, that set of sportswear…
Was she the girlfriend Qiao Fei had mentioned?
This… what was going on? Why was she such a capable young woman?
Feng Ling went around the corner and quickly entered an empty room by the side. She lowered her head to see that her sleeves were stained with blood.
However, she was dressed thinly underneath and could not remove her jacket as she pleased.
As she looked at the stains on her sleeves, she felt that her skills were still not up to par.
Earlier, her arm had felt slightly numb and her movements were slowed down by a second. If it hadn’t been so, she could have moved faster and her clothes would never have become stained.
She watched as the police interfered with the situation on the first floor and felt that the guests would be fine for now. Feng Ling, who typically was too lazy to deal with such matters, stood in the small room. She glanced out silently for a moment and folded her sleeves back. After concealing the blood stains, she turned toward the balcony on the second floor and left through the back entrance.
Before leaving, she sent Qiao Fei a message: [I’ll make a move first.]
Considering the circ.u.mstances, Qiao Fei definitely would not allow her to appear once more. After the incident with the military base, Feng Ling was currently watched by a lot of people. If the truth about her gender was revealed, things would definitely blow up.
She did not wish to make another appearance.
Qiao Fei naturally would not force her to do so either.
It was best that she left this way.
After calling for a car, Feng Ling sat in the vehicle and checked the time. She then placed her phone in her pocket and touched the cold jade ring. She held it in her palm and watched it for a moment.
As the car approached the condo and came to a stop, her phone pinged with a new message. She picked it up to see Qiao Fei’s reply: [Set your mind at ease and head back first. They won’t be able to cause any trouble for you with me around. Thanks for today.]
After seeing the message, Feng Ling placed her phone back into her pocket and headed for the condo entrance.
She had only just entered when she was startled by the loud noise of a vehicle charging over . She turned back instinctively and watched as Li Nanheng’s car drove past her. The wind brushed against her clothes, causing her jacket to flutter.
The enormous and tall, black Hummer came to a stop in the parking s.p.a.ce by the residential area. The man then alighted and slammed the door close. He approached her expressionlessly.
The moment Feng Ling saw his demeanor, she felt that he already knew something.
Even though he was supposed to be at the base, he had suddenly charged back to the condo.
“Boss.” Facing the approaching man, Feng Ling subconsciously straightened her back.
Li Nanheng’s expression was unchanged. He scanned her from head to toe indifferently: “Where did you go?”
“I was bored on my own so I went out for a walk.”
“Only for a walk?”
“En.”
Watching her perfectly composed expression, Li Nanheng’s brows s.h.i.+fted: “It’s boring staying at home alone?”
“Previously when I was in the base, my time was always tightly filled. I’m not very used to slowing down, but I’ll try my best to adjust. Boss, if you have matters to attend to, you don’t have to come back and accompany me.”
“It’s true that I have matters to attend to, by right, I would have come back tomorrow, earliest.” The man lowered his head to watch her. His eyes s.h.i.+fted toward the patch of skin below her ear, where a drop of blood laid on her neck. He reached out and touched it. As expected, it was blood that had dried up. He wiped it away.
The man expressionlessly s.h.i.+fted his hand back: “Your walk was peaceful? Nothing happened at all?”
“En…”
Li Nanheng coldly lifted one corner of his lips: “The little girl has learned to lie?”
Feng Ling: “…”
Seeing that it was impossible to conceal things any longer, she deliberated over it and spoke: “I’m sorry, Boss Li. I only went out to help a friend. I saw that someone was being held hostage, so I interfered a little. I wasn’t wearing my combat clothes, so I don’t think anyone recognized me as a member of XI Base. Don’t worry, I won’t stir up anymore trouble for the base.”
“When did I ever say that you caused trouble?”
She wasn’t sure why, but this man seemed to have carried anger back with him. It was as though he had swallowed an explosive. Feng Ling did not know what to say and could only give him a strange look.
Li Nanheng coldly lifted his brows. He brought out his phone and opened a message, enlarging a picture before lifting the screen before her eyes: “The Chinese circle in Los Angeles is having a gathering today, and Young Master Qiao brought his girlfriend with him to meet his parents. These sorts of news involving the influential people can easily be released within an hour. You told me you went to help a friend?”
The moment Feng Ling saw the picture, her lips twitched.
Why didn’t she notice the reporters nearby?