Chapter 48: The Death of Han Long

The next second.

A strong, powerful arm directly wrapped around Xu Banxia’s slender waist, breaking her away from her seatbelt, and swept her straight out through the car door.

"Boom!"

The two cars collided, erupting in a deafening crash.

The truck driver died on the spot, and Xu Banxia’s car flipped over against the iron guardrail on the side of the road, the front end almost completely smashed to pieces—giving a clear indication of just how fast the truck had been traveling.

It was definitely a case of severe speeding.

Meanwhile, Xu Banxia and Qin Feng had already rolled onto the roadside.

"Are you alright, Qin Feng?"

Xu Banxia looked at the face before her and asked anxiously.

Just moments ago, Qin Feng had tightly shielded her, absorbing virtually all the impact entirely by himself. Feeling the deep sense of security radiating from Qin Feng’s chest, a warm current flowed through Xu Banxia’s heart.

But soon,

her concern shifted to Qin Feng’s injuries.

"I'm fine..."

Qin Feng flashed a smile.

Earlier, if he hadn't been lost in thought while meditating on the Heavenly Mystery Diagram, this accident would never have happened.

As for getting hurt?

This level of impact wasn't even enough to scratch his skin.

Instead, Xu Banxia’s instinctive action to protect him left a genuine impression on his heart.

"As long as you're fine."

The hanging stone in Xu Banxia’s chest finally dropped.

"What on earth was up with that car?"

"It was so bizarre, driving straight at us like it had been premeditated."

Her intuition told her that the driver could not simply have been drunk or fatigued.

"Let's call the police station to handle it."

Qin Feng shrugged and asked, "Do you need me to take you to the hospital for a check-up?"

"I don't need to."

Xu Banxia shook her head. Once the police officers arrived, she gave her statement and waited to hear from them regarding the reason why the driver had been speeding so recklessly.

Stepping out of the police station,

Xu Banxia lowered her voice and said to Qin Feng, "Don't tell my mom about this; I don't want her to worry."

"I understand."

"However, do you have any suspects regarding this accident?"

Qin Feng asked.

"What do you mean?"

Xu Banxia asked in surprise, "You think this was premeditated?"

"Of course."

Qin Feng had already locked onto a few candidates in his mind.

Han Long, Xu Lianzhi, Gu Lili—it could only be one of them who would resort to such a method of revenge, and they were the ones at odds with both him and Xu Banxia.

Xu Banxia fell silent.

Naturally, she understood what Qin Feng meant, but she refused to believe her own sister would try to harm her.

"I'm heading back to the hospital first, and I'll come pick you up the day after tomorrow."

Watching Xu Banxia hail a cab and leave,

Qin Feng smiled faintly and dialed a phone call to Qingluan: "I was just in a car accident. Help me look into who the driver had been in contact with recently."

"Yes!"

Qingluan replied swiftly, "A person named Xu Lianzhi made a phone call to him and transferred three million into his account."

Hanging up the phone,

a cold, sinister smirk curled the corner of Qin Feng's mouth.

He had known right away that those few were behind this plot. Originally, for Lan芳's sake, he had already shown mercy to the members of the Xu family.

Now that they were hell-bent on courting death, he didn't mind sending them on their way.

On the other side.

Within the Xu family residence,

Xu Lianzhi was pacing anxiously back and forth in her bedroom.

Han Long sat quietly nearby, sipping tea.

"Brother Long, do you think Xu Banxia and Qin Feng are dead?"

"I can understand you making a move against Qin Feng, but after all, Xu Banxia is your sister..." Han Long frowned.

"Hmph! What do you know?"

"Ever since we were kids, Mom and Dad only cared about Xu Banxia. If she hadn't gone into medicine, how would I ever have had a chance to inherit the Xu family business?"

"I don't want her charity; I want to be the sole future mistress of this household!"

Xu Lianzhi's voice was devoid of any emotion.

Han Long glanced at her, never expecting his fiancée to be so vicious at heart that she could bring herself to harm her own flesh and blood.

Regardless, as far as he was concerned, he only cared about whether Qin Feng lived or died. The moment that man was dead, he could use it as a token of allegiance to gain the protection of the Sun family.

His company had been bleeding money recently, and if he couldn't find a business partner soon, it would be bankrupt within a week.

"Beep, beep..."

A WeChat notification popped up on Xu Lianzhi's phone.

Upon reading it, her expression drastically changed, and her palms clenched tightly: "Damn it, they're not dead!"

"What?" Han Long immediately stood up.

"My sister asked me to go have dinner with her after work."

"Could she be suspecting me?"

Xu Lianzhi's face flickered uncertainly between shade and light.

"Forget it, I'll go meet her first and see how much she knows."

"Are you coming?"

In response to Xu Lianzhi's inquiry, Han Long replied, "I'll pass. The company has been very busy lately, and I have to work overtime tonight."

Mentioning this,

he was also extremely vexed.

Why was this punk Qin Feng so lucky that he still hadn't died?

...

That evening.

After Xu Lianzhi left to rendezvous with Xu Banxia,

Han Long left the Xu family estate alone and headed to the company.

Arriving at the entrance of the building,

just as Han Long parked his car, he spotted a figure standing beneath the streetlamp.

The figure looked familiar.

Staring closely, Han Long's expression suddenly shifted.

"It's you?!"

Qin Feng walked over step by step, deep, chilling murder intent hidden in the depths of his eyes.

He gave a faint smile and said, "Surprised?"

"What are you doing at my company?"

Han Long stared at Qin Feng, a bad premonition gripping his heart.

"To kill you, naturally!"

As the words left his lips, Qin Feng instantly flashed in front of Han Long, grabbed him directly by the throat, and hoisted him into the air.

"You... let me go..."

Han Long's face turned beet red, and his frantic attempts to strike back were entirely futile.

"Let you go?"

"Why didn't you consider that when you bribed someone to ambush me in a car?"

Qin Feng said indifferently.

"You... how did you know..."

Han Long was struck with sheer terror.

Realizing instantly that death was at hand, he wanted to cry for help, but with his windpipe tightly gripped in Qin Feng's iron grasp, no sound could escape.

"You don't need to know that."

"You just need to understand that you should learn to be a proper human being in your next life, or else just live as a beast."

With an utterly expressionless face, Qin Feng suddenly applied force to his palm.

"Crack!"

Han Long's neck snapped, a stream of blood leaked from the corner of his mouth, and his eyes bulged wide, filled with eternal regret...

Before he could even become the son-in-law of the Xu family, he had met such an end. In his final moments, Han Long was clearly unwilling to accept it...

Having finished all this,

Qin Feng casually tossed Han Long's corpse onto the pavement and turned to leave.

...

The next day.

When Xu Lianzhi woke up and received this horrifying piece of news, the young socialite of the Xu family instantly lost her mind...

"How could this happen?"

"Brother Long, how could you die?"

"Why did this have to happen... Ahhh!!!"

Unable to process the reality, Xu Lianzhi's vision went black and she collapsed hard onto the floor, plunging into a deep faint.

When Xu Jingnian rushed to the scene, he too collapsed onto the ground and shouted frantically, "Call an ambulance, hurry!"

As he spoke,

he also dialed Lan Fang's number, urging her to hurry back immediately.

Qin Feng was naturally oblivious to the chaos consuming the Xu family.

And even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

What did it have to do with him?

He had just gotten out of bed when he received a phone call from Song Yuting: "Mr. Qin, I'm in big trouble. Can you please come to the Song family estate right away?"