Chapter 45: Turning the Tables to Flatter Lin Feng

Huh?

Qin Meng was stunned.

He Tiantian was dumbfounded.

Neither of them had expected Cheng Xiangyu to say such a thing.

Oh?

Lin Feng was also quite surprised, momentarily taken aback.

Recovering his wits, he couldn't help but smile inwardly, feeling extremely satisfied with Cheng Xiangyu's reaction.

However, once Qin Meng snapped back to reality, she said, "Lin Feng, I can also testify that Young Master Wang tried to force himself upon me."

"You showed up just in time to rescue me, and when he threatened you and told you to mind your own business while continuing to force himself on me, you stepped in to stop him and accidentally killed him."

"You acted out of righteous courage, not premeditated murder against Young Master Wang."

"But I have one condition."

"That is, you must continue to be my obedient simp, listen to me in everything, let me and He Tiantian stay in the cave, and fetch food and water for us."

"Most importantly, you must kneel down to apologize for hitting me earlier, and obediently let me slap your face ten times."

Upon hearing this, He Tiantian immediately chimed in, "That's right, Lin Feng! As long as you kneel down to apologize, let me slap you ten times too, and willingly serve as Sister Meng's simp to take good care of us, I can also testify that you killed Young Master Wang out of righteous courage, purely by accident."

Hearing this, Lin Feng felt quite displeased.

Ask him to be a simp?

Never possible!

Holding the blood-stained dagger and toying with it, he said coldly, "What did you just say? I didn't catch that clearly. Do me a favor and repeat it."

The implication was crystal clear.

They had better know their place; if they dared to make threats again, he would show no mercy.

Catching his drift, Qin Meng couldn't help but scoff, "Lin Feng, what do you mean by that? You're not going to kill me too, are you?"

Lin Feng replied, "From beginning to end, you've treated me like a disposable lackey, never showing me any respect or caring about my feelings. I despise you to the core now."

"Killing you would also serve to silence you, ensuring fewer people know that I killed the city lord's son!"

"Tell me, why shouldn't I kill you?"

With that, he gripped the dagger and rushed toward Qin Meng.

Qin Meng was instantly frightened into retreating step after step, but panicked so much that she lost her footing and tumbled to the ground.

Seeing Lin Feng still charging forward with the dagger in hand, she hurriedly threw her hands up to shield herself and screamed in terror, "Lin Feng! I was wrong, I was wrong! Don't kill me! I shouldn't have threatened you or asked you to be my simp."

"I'll be your loyal simp!"

"I'll take good care of you and obey your every command. I'll do whatever you tell me to do."

Seeing this, He Tiantian promptly dropped to her knees and began to plead for mercy as well, "Lin Feng, I was wrong! I shouldn't have mocked you, and definitely shouldn't have threatened you. As long as you spare me, I'll be your simp too and do everything you say."

Hearing this, Lin Feng withdrew the dagger that had been aimed at Qin Meng and said calmly, "Alright then, tell me your thoughts first. How should we handle this business with Wang Xingyu?"

Qin Meng rolled her eyes twice and suggested, "I think claiming you acted out of righteous courage to save us might not be the best idea."

"Given the influence and power of the city lord's estate, they'd still manage to have you sentenced and thrown in prison."

"The best method is to dump Wang Xingyu's body into the sea and then claim he never even washed ashore on this deserted island as a survivor."

"Only then will you be completely in the clear."

He Tiantian immediately echoed, "Yes! Sister Meng's idea is great."

Lin Feng, however, looked over at Cheng Xiangyu. "What do you think?"

Cheng Xiangyu waved her hand dismissively. "Bad idea. I've already thought of that, and it simply won't work."

"Because there are far too many traces of Wang Xingyu's presence here on the island, and Lin Feng is still wearing Wang Xingyu's watch. It would be too easy to prove we're lying."

"Once they catch us in a lie, it will become impossible to cover up the truth for Lin Feng."

"The best approach is to maintain that Wang Xingyu attempted to violate us and that Lin Feng killed him by accident while acting out of righteous courage."

"However, to make people believe it, we must get our stories straight and agree on the specific details."

"That way, Lin Feng won't just avoid prison; he might even receive a commendation for righteous action."

Lin Feng nodded. "Very well. Let's bury Wang Xingyu's body first, then return to the cave to discuss the details properly."

Actually, he didn't care all that much.

He had always felt that this deserted island was exceedingly bizarre, and leaving it would be no easy task.

Perhaps they were truly doomed to be trapped here for the rest of their lives.

He Tiantian and Qin Meng also concluded that Cheng Xiangyu's plan made more sense, so they nodded in agreement. "Alright, let's dispose of Wang Xingyu's body and head back to the cave to hammer out the details, so there are no loopholes that might expose our lies."

Lin Feng then instructed, "Qin Meng, He Tiantian, go take care of Wang Xingyu's body."

"Remember to strip off his clothes so he's left in nothing but his underwear, and take his clothes down to the shoreline to wash them clean."

"Clothes are vital supplies. Even if they're stained with too much blood to wash clean for wearing, they still have plenty of other uses."

Qin Meng and her best friend froze upon hearing this.

Being ordered around by Lin Feng left a deeply bitter taste in their mouths.

Seeing their reluctance, Lin Feng sneered, "Didn't you just say you'd obey me in everything? What, changing your minds already?"

"If so, don't blame me for silencing you permanently!"

He Tiantian panicked instantly. "No, no, no! I'll do it, I'll get to work right now."

Qin Meng curled her lip in resentment and stayed silent, but she ultimately joined He Tiantian in dragging Wang Xingyu's corpse toward the water's edge.

They stripped off his garments, leaving him only in a pair of briefs, before shoving his body out into the surf.

Just then, a wave surged onto the shore.

It wasn't a large breaker and didn't knock them over, but it caused them to sway slightly.

However, as the wave receded, its undertow was remarkably strong, causing them to lose their footing and slam their hands into the sandy beach.

Next, they felt a powerful force attempting to drag them further into the deep water to swallow them whole.

Terrified, they dug their heels into the sand with all their might, barely managing to hold their ground and avoid being swept out to sea.

Once the current subsided, they scrambled back up the beach in a panic.

Looking back, they saw that Wang Xingyu's body had already been swept far away by the waves in the blink of an eye.

"These tides are truly bizarre!"

The two girls let out an involuntary gasp of shock, drawing in sharp breaths of cold air.

Any lingering thoughts they might have harbored about fishing by the shore, or swimming in the ocean once everything settled down, were instantly abandoned.

"That surf is terrifying. Fortunately, when I saw the cruise ship disaster happen, I sensed something was wrong immediately and resisted the urge to swim over to scavenge for supplies. Otherwise, I'd be dead by now."

Seeing Wang Xingyu's corpse snatched away by the waves in an instant, Lin Feng couldn't help letting out a sigh.

At the same time, this further solidified his suspicions.

It convinced him even more that escaping this eerie, deserted island would be an uphill battle.