Chapter 47 Attempted Murder-Após o rompimento do noivado, a senhora da alta sociedade vem à minha porta implorando que eu mude de ideia(Uma vida inteira sem amarras)

"The Heavenly Map?"

Qin Feng frowned slightly.

This was not the first time he had heard of this item. It had flashed through his mind on numerous occasions, and in the depths of his consciousness, he always felt an inextricable connection between himself and this object. He had once asked the old man about it, but the old man had clearly been unwilling to say much.

"Precisely!"

The bespectacled man said, "I wonder if Your Excellency is aware of the Yunhai's former premier wealthy family, the Qin family?"

"Naturally."

Qin Feng's heart stirred.

Xu Banxia also turned to look at Qin Feng, as she was one of the very few who knew of Qin Feng's background.

"The ancestors of the Qin family were originally a prominent family in the capital. Old Master Qin moved away from the capital to the small city of Yunhai for the sole purpose of escaping calamity. It is just a pity that his son and daughter-in-law both went missing, and in the end, the family was still ruined and destroyed."

"What do you mean?" Qin Feng's gaze sharpened, and his aura surged turbulently at that moment.

"This Heavenly Map is the heirloom of the Qin family."

"Legend has it that this map depicts a mortal paradise on earth. Those who reach it can attain endless wealth, power, and even longevity!"

"Unfortunately, the Heavenly Map was divided into eight parts by Old Master Qin. Before the Qin family met its demise, its whereabouts became unknown. Now, there is a clue regarding one of those parts in the northern district of the city, and people like us will spare no cost to obtain it."

"This portion is naturally useless to Your Excellency, but it is of great use to us. Thank you, Your Excellency, for showing mercy and playing along. A pleasant cooperation."

As the bespectacled man finished speaking, an unspeakable astonishment filled Xu Banxia's eyes.

She never expected to hear such a secret on this trip.

And it was even related to Qin Feng?

"Your Excellency, we shall take our leave now."

Holding the contract, the bespectacled man prepared to bid farewell.

Qin Feng suddenly spoke up, "Hey, did I say you could leave?"

"Huh?"

The bespectacled man reacted the fastest, immediately casting a spell in an attempt to control Qin Feng.

Qin Feng moved even faster.

Flashing right before his eyes, he delivered a fierce kick that nearly shattered the man's internal organs, leaving him completely devoid of any combat capability.

The remaining two men stared in wide-eyed terror, knowing they were no match for Qin Feng. The moment they ran to the door of the inn, they were immediately subdued by the crowd waiting outside.

"You... you lack integrity..."

Spouting blood, the bespectacled man said with bitter resentment.

Qin Feng glanced at him and shrugged. "Integrity depends on who you're dealing with. For vile and evil scoundrels like you, talking about integrity is a complete waste of breath."

"You..."

The bespectacled man turned pale, so furious he was on the verge of fainting.

Shortly after.

Qin Feng looked at the dazed Gu Qingyun and tapped him casually on the forehead. Gu Qingyun shuddered all over, instantly waking up and gasping heavily for breath.

"What happened to me?"

"Where is this?"

Seeing the unfamiliar surroundings, Gu Qingyun asked in bewilderment.

"Mayor Gu, you were controlled by these felons."

Xu Banxia stepped forward and recounted the entire sequence of events from beginning to end.

Upon hearing this,

and looking at the severely injured bespectacled man and his accomplices, Gu Qingyun's face filled with rage. "Good, you damned scoundrels, how dare you plot against me!"

Infuriated, he viciously kicked the bespectacled man several times, causing the man to vomit blood repeatedly and worsening his injuries further.

"You'd better not kick him to death, or it might cause some trouble."

Qin Feng offered a calm reminder.

Only then did Gu Qingyun snap back to his senses, hurriedly expressing his gratitude to Qin Feng. "Mr. Qin, earlier my words were out of line. You saved me, yet I treated you that way. I am truly ashamed beyond words."

"If the mayor wants to thank someone, thank Director Xu."

Qin Feng said indifferently, "If it weren't for her kind persuasion, I wouldn't have bothered to save you."

Hearing this, Gu Qingyun once again expressed his thanks to Xu Banxia, proclaiming that he would personally write a silk banner to present to her. This made the latter blush, considering she hadn't actually contributed much throughout the entire ordeal.

All the heavy lifting was done by Qin Feng, so how did all the credit end up going to her?

"Mayor Gu, I'll leave these people in your hands."

"We'll be taking our leave now."

Seeing that matters were mostly settled, Qin Feng waved his hand and spoke.

"Very well, I shall see Mr. Qin off."

"Another day, I will surely visit your residence to express my thanks in person."

After leaving the inn,

Xu Banxia drove the car with Qin Feng sitting in the passenger seat, his mind entirely occupied by what the bespectacled man had said earlier.

"Why didn't you mention the matter of the Heavenly Map to Gu Qingyun?"

He looked at Xu Banxia's profile and asked.

"Our upright Director Xu actually knows how to keep secrets? This doesn't look like your usual style of doing things."

Xu Banxia rolled her eyes at him and said, "I'm not stupid. I could tell that thing is very important to you. Besides, even if I didn't say anything, once those people are arrested, they'll confess anyway."

"They won't be confessing."

Qin Feng recalled how he had secretly used silver needles to pierce the vital acupuncture points of those individuals before leaving.

Within ten minutes,

they would all be dead.

There were no surveillance cameras in the inn, so even if suspicion eventually fell on him, it would be entirely useless.

"Ah?" Xu Banxia wore a look of utter confusion.

She could not understand why Qin Feng would say such a thing.

"No matter what, thank you."

Qin Feng said, "As for this matter, I don't want a third person to know about it, including Aunt Lan and the others."

"I understand."

Xu Banxia nodded heavily.

Suddenly, a message popped up in her WeChat group chat.

"Qin Feng, I have a class reunion the day after tomorrow. Are you coming?"

"A college class reunion?"

"Yes..."

"Doesn't that mean Gu Lili will be going too?"

Hearing this,

Xu Banxia covered her mouth and smiled softly. "Don't worry, she won't come. I estimate she was quite badly injured and hasn't recovered yet."

"Besides, she has already left our college group chat. Yalan said her boyfriend broke up with her."

Qin Feng originally had zero interest in such occasions.

However, since Xu Banxia was willing to keep his secret tonight, he simply agreed, "Alright."

"Really?"

Joy blossomed in Xu Banxia's heart.

Actually, she had another selfish motive: the day after tomorrow was her birthday. In the past, she had always spent her birthdays alone, but this year she wanted Qin Feng to accompany her.

Yet, words like that were simply too difficult for her to voice.

Just as Xu Banxia was secretly rejoicing,

a large cargo truck came roaring down the road, heading straight toward the car she was driving.

Furthermore!

There was no deceleration at all, looking very much like a deliberate act.

By the time Xu Banxia reacted, her expression had changed drastically. It was already too late to turn the steering wheel, and her face was left with nothing but despair.

"Qin Feng, get out of the car quickly!"

In the critical moment, Xu Banxia pushed her car door open, trying to use the last remaining seconds to shove Qin Feng out of the vehicle.