Chapter 58 Want to take revenge on me? Survive leaving the deserted island first if you can.

Defeated!
Wang Mengru really was defeated after all!
Although He Tiantian had anticipated this outcome, seeing it unfold still felt somewhat difficult to accept.
She truly was unwilling to let Lin Feng trample on her and order her around.

Lin Feng cupped his fists toward Wang Mengru and said, "You conceded graciously. You are also very formidable; if you hadn't made the first move, it wouldn't have been so easy for me to win."

Wang Mengru replied, "So when you let me strike first, it wasn't because you looked down on me as a woman, but rather because you wanted to figure out my style and find my openings?"

Lin Feng nodded. "Precisely!"

Oh?
He Tiantian was startled with a pleasant surprise.
Could it be that Wang Mengru wasn't entirely no match for Lin Feng?
Coupled with Ye Tian, wouldn't they have an even better chance of defeating Lin Feng?
Doesn't that mean she could still use the truth about Wang Xingyu's death to blackmail Lin Feng?

Yet she saw Wang Mengru look at Lin Feng with an apologetic smile. "I'm sorry, I misunderstood you earlier. But I feel that if you had attacked first, I probably would have been even less of a match for you."
"I noticed that under my fierce onslaught, you didn't reveal a single opening, and you were ready to launch a defensive counterattack at any moment, keeping me from daring to lower my guard for even a second."
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have felt somewhat exhausted after a flurry of empty punches and failed to maintain the fierce momentum I had at the start."
"And I certainly never expected that I would be defeated by you like this."
"I am completely convinced!"

Uhm...
She's genuinely convinced?
He Tiantian was speechless once again, and her heart began to ache uncomfortably.
Especially when she remembered how bizarre this deserted island was and how the rescue helicopter had met with an inexplicable accident, she felt as though Wang Mengru's words were merely comforting herself.
She couldn't help but fall into a sense of despair once more.

Qin梦 (Qin Meng), meanwhile, leaned in and whispered, "Tiantian, thank you for stopping me just now and letting me observe first. Otherwise, we would have been in deep trouble."

At that moment, Lin Feng looked toward Li Hao and Luo Ruifang. "I am the King of the Deserted Island. Now, is there anyone else who is not convinced?"

Li Hao rolled his eyes, pinched his fingers into an orchid mudra, and huffed, "Oh my, oh my! You're amazing, you're great, I submit! I submit, alright?"
"Besides, the helicopter crash just now only happened because the rescue smoke signal we lit was too thick and blocked the pilot's vision, causing the accident."
"It won't be long before more helicopters come to search and rescue us from the air and take us away."
"What does it matter if I let you act high and mighty for a few days?"

Oh?
This was the reason why the rescue helicopter crashed?
It wasn't because the deserted island was too bizarre?
Haha!
That's wonderful!
Before long, they would be able to leave the deserted island.
He Tiantian's despairing heart instantly reignited a glimmer of hope.

Luo Ruifang gave Lin Feng a sideways glance and said, "Whatever. It won't be long before we can leave anyway, so let a penniless nobody and bottom-feeder service worker like you play the King of the Deserted Island for a few days and get it out of your system!"
"However, as an elder, I must advise you: never let a feather go as an arrow or pull off any outrageous stunts."
"Otherwise, once we leave the deserted island and return to Haicheng, bear the consequences at your own risk."

Hearing this, Cheng Xiangyu quickly said, "Mom, please say a little less!"

Luo Ruifang, however, sneered, "I'll say whatever I want. What, is he going to hit me?"

Upon hearing these words, Cheng Xiangyu was even more terrified.
She thought to herself that Lin Feng even dared to kill people, let alone hit someone.
She hastily looked at Lin Feng. "I'm sorry, my mother doesn't know how to speak properly. Please don't be angry."

Lin Feng coldly glared at Luo Ruifang before saying, "Cheng Xiangyu, you'd better keep your mother in check, or don't blame me for being unpolite."

"Yes, yes, absolutely!" Cheng Xiangyu repeatedly agreed.
Then she turned to Luo Ruifang. "Mom, if you run your mouth again and offend Lin Feng, I won't care about you anymore."

Luo Ruifang curled her lip and turned her head away, still looking somewhat unconvinced.

Right at that moment, Li Hao chimed in, "Oh, seriously! Just a penniless nobody from the bottom of society—what is there to be afraid of?"
"I'm standing right here. What does he dare do to me?"

Smack!
Lin Feng directly delivered a backhand slap across his face.

"Ah yaya! You hit me, you actually dare to hit me! Do you know who I am?"
Taking a slap, Li Hao shrieked in absolute rage.

Lin Feng said calmly, "I know, aren't you the young master of the Haicheng Li family?"

Li Hao was stunned for a moment, then danced around in a frenzy of exasperation. "Knowing I'm the young master of the Li family and you still dare to hit me? You're dead, you're dead!"

Lin Feng let out a mocking chuckle. "Heh heh heh. What, trying to use your family background to exact revenge on me? You should first figure out whether you can even make it off this deserted island alive."

Hearing this, Li Hao shrieked even louder. "Ah... Lin Feng, what do you mean by that? Are you planning to kill me?"

Hearing this, Wang Mengru turned her head to look at Lin Feng and narrowed her eyes.
Originally, her suspicions regarding Wang Xingyu's death had waned, but now those suspicions flared up once more.
If Lin Feng dared to kill Li Hao, he certainly would have dared to kill Wang Xingyu as well!
Moreover, given how formidable his combat prowess was and his audacity to kill, Cheng Xiangyu, Qin Meng, and He Tiantian were all afraid of him and would certainly never dare speak the truth.
She decided she needed to investigate the matter thoroughly.

Lin Feng looked at Li Hao with a faint smile. "Heh, killing you is going too far, but you are not welcome here. As for whether you can survive on your own, that depends entirely on your own abilities."

Smack!
His gaze suddenly turning icy, he struck Li Hao across the face once more. "Get lost immediately, or else I'll castrate you and turn someone who acts like a eunuch into a real eunuch!"

"You wouldn't dare!" Li Hao screamed.

Smack!
Lin Feng slapped him again without hesitation and scoffed, "Tell me whether I dare or not."

After taking three consecutive slaps, Li Hao was finally beaten into submission. Although he originally wanted to hurl threats that he would make Lin Feng's life a living hell once they returned, he no longer dared to utter a word.
He turned his head to look at Wang Mengru and Ye Tian. "Lin Feng is openly assaulting people. As police officers, are you two just going to stand by and do nothing?"

Ye Tian spread his hands. "I can't even beat him in a fight, so how am I supposed to stop him? Besides, you knew full well how formidable he is—even my boss couldn't beat him—yet you still provoked him. You're practically courting death."
Clearly, he also held little fondness for Li Hao, this neither-male-nor-female creature.

Wang Mengru then spoke up: "As the King of the Deserted Island, in order to better manage everyone, ensure obedience to his arrangements, unite as one, and better overcome this crisis, it is entirely normal for him to discipline a troublemaker."
"If it were me, and someone who clearly wasn't my match still refused to submit and repeatedly provoked me, I wouldn't be polite to them either."

Huh?
Li Hao was dumbfounded, feeling utterly wronged and so depressed he wanted to cry.
It was one thing for Ye Tian not to speak up for him, but Wang Mengru did the exact same thing.
He twisted his body and whined, "Oh, Mengru, you're from the City Lord's Mansion and the chief detective of Haicheng. If you were the King of the Deserted Island, I would definitely submit! But why should I submit to a penniless nobody, a bottom-feeder service worker?"

Wang Mengru smiled and shook her head. "Heh, so what if he's a penniless nobody? He has the strength and the capability, and even I submit to him. What grounds do you have not to?"

Li Hao was left speechless. He slumped directly onto the ground and began to sob like a child. "Wuu wuu wuu... You're all bullying me! You're all bullying me!"

Seeing him like this, Lin Feng found him repulsive and stepped forward, raising his hand. "I told you to get lost, didn't you hear me? Or do you want me to carry you out myself?"

Cheng Xiangyu didn't want to look at him either, and chimed in, "Li Hao, for a dignified young master of the Li family, are you actually just a good-for-nothing who is completely incapable of surviving on this deserted island on your own, which is why you're clinging here and refusing to leave?"
"I'd rather die than marry a neither-male-nor-female man like you!"