Chapter 1475: The Reason Behind It All
Chapter 1475: The Reason Behind It All
Ling Feng was stunned, thinking he heard it wrong: "What?"
"You clearly heard it!"
Yang Guang rolled his eyes and continued, "A somewhat tricky little spell, I found the vital information of those two people. They’ve fled into the mountains, right in this area!"
"Alright, you’re impressive!"
Ling Feng nodded, offering praise.
The two entered the forest shortly after, and beyond the trees lay a range of continuous mountains.
At this moment, Ling Feng could see through Divine Sense a small cave in the valley with a bonfire lit at its entrance, where two people were huddled inside.
Seeing their faces, Ling Feng narrowed his eyes, "They’re really well hidden!"
Fortunately, he thought of asking Yang Guang for help. Otherwise, scanning every person in Yangjing County would have been useless, as these two were not in the town at all.
Having locked in on the target, the next steps seemed straightforward.
Ling Feng picked up Yang Guang, accelerated swiftly, and moments later, arrived at the cave!
The two people sitting by the fire were startled, watching in disbelief as two individuals appeared before them, a young man and a petite short-haired girl, both staring at them with enigmatic smiles.
After a moment of eye contact and seeing the other’s bewildered expression, Ling Feng laughed and said, "What? You thought hiding here meant no one could find you?"
"You, you’re Ling Feng?" asked the man with a black mole.
"That’s right, unexpectedly you know me, which makes things easier!"
Ling Feng nodded, looking at him mildly, "Three stabs, you stabbed Chen Fei three times!"
"I..."
The man with the black mole panicked, standing up nervously, "I didn’t mean to, nor did I know that woman knew you."
"You only refrain from stabbing those who know me?"
Ling Feng sneered, "When you intend to take someone else’s life, don’t forget you aren’t immortal either!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a flicker of movement, and the man with the black mole who was about to run found himself lying on the ground instead.
A sharp pain radiated from his legs, and when he looked down, he realized his legs were severed!
Not a fracture, but sliced cleanly by a sharp implement!
"That counts as two stabs; one more to go!"
Ling Feng sneered, touching the man’s acupuncture point to prevent excessive bleeding or from fainting due to severe pain, which would defeat the purpose of punishment.
Leaving the man on the ground, Ling Feng turned to the other person, who was already terrified and pale.
"What’s your name?"
"Li, Li Can."
"What’s the deal with you two? Why target Chen Fei?" Ling Feng continued questioning.
"We didn’t mean to; she suddenly rushed out to block our way, so... to escape..."
The person didn’t finish speaking, suddenly realizing Ling Feng had grabbed his wrist, resulting in shock and fainting on the spot!
Ling Feng: "..."
He was speechless; he had intended to verify if he was telling the truth, but didn’t expect his mental endurance to be this weak!
"Uncle, let’s bring them back for questioning. This wild mountain place feels unsettling!" Yang Guang commented from the side.
"Alright."
Ling Feng nodded, glanced at the man with the black mole, and walked over.
His intention was to end the guy, but when he lifted his foot to crush his skull, he hesitated.
This was because he suddenly recalled Chen Fei’s words.
Ling Feng sighed, then sent him, along with Li Can, into the Space Bracelet.
After extinguishing the bonfire, he carried Yang Guang out of the mountain, quickly rushing back to the county under the night’s cover.
Returning to Chen Fei’s home, Ling Feng retrieved Li Can and woke him up.
Upon waking and discovering a change in environment, now inside a house, Li Can knelt down with a thud, "Mr. Ling, please spare me. We really didn’t intend to kill that person."
"You don’t appear to be ordinary, but your level is unimpressive. Tell me your background!"
Ling Feng looked into his eyes, speaking sternly.
Li Can lowered his head, "I, I’m just a farmer from the mountains. Recently, I don’t know what happened; suddenly my strength kept increasing, walking faster, working tirelessly, and later realized I might not be ordinary anymore."
Ling Feng looked at him, "And then?"
"Wang Cheng and I are alike; then we drank together, and he said now that we have abilities, we shouldn’t stay in the mountains farming. We should venture out to earn a fortune!"
"We agreed and headed to the county, but jobs weren’t easy to find. People didn’t value our strength. We found jobs, but the pay was too low, only eighty bucks a day!"
Ling Feng listened and sneered, "Then, you two, dissatisfied, resorted to robbery?"
"Not me, it’s Wang Cheng; he said going back empty-handed was shameful, suggested robbing some money since police couldn’t catch us!" Li Can raised his head.
"Is that so?"
Ling Feng squinted, pressing his shoulder, "Is everything you said true?"
Without needing Li Can to answer, he got the truth.
This guy indeed spoke truthfully.
It wasn’t what Ling Feng initially thought, someone hiring assassins against Chen Fei specifically; she just encountered a robbery and intervened, leading to the events prior.
Ling Feng was speechless, thought for a moment, and said, "Sending you to the police station next, explain everything thoroughly. As for sentencing, that’s the judge’s matter; you must take responsibility for your actions!"
"I, I know, I understand!"
Li Can nodded frantically, grateful to be imprisoned instead of dead, which was far better.
Then Ling Feng brought out Wang Cheng in front of him.
This guy was in a time-stop state inside the Space Bracelet, not feeling any pain at all.
Now brought out, he felt the surge of pain again, unable to shout, just a face of agony, drenched in sweat.
Ling Feng looked at him, "Initially thought you were following orders, wanting to end you; now it seems you’re just desperate. Since Chen Fei wasn’t gravely harmed, I’ll spare you!"
"But your severed legs are irreparable; spend the rest of your life in a wheelchair, using the years ahead for reflection!"
Saying this, Ling Feng pressed his sleep point, alleviating his pain.
Then tossed the two back into the Space Bracelet, he and Yang Guang left Chen Fei’s house, intending to deliver them to the police station.
While driving, Ling Feng, in the passenger seat, watched as a car dashed from the intersection, crashing into a waiting electric scooter!
His brow furrowed immediately, "Why are there so many incidents today?"
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