Chapter 346: The Future Is Long

346. Chapter 346. The Future Is Long

In an instant, Xie Tian named the person behind him.

"It's Wang Tong, the Director of the City North Enforcement Bureau!"

He had already been resentful toward him.

Why must he work himself to exhaustion and carry a bad name, while the other one?

He doesn't have to do anything, just wait at the back to count the money?

Isn't it just because the other guy has that bit of authority? If he weren't sitting in that position, he wouldn't even give him a glance.

"Law Enforcement Bureau Director."

Jiang Cheng thought to himself, no wonder.

He noted the name and asked:

"How strong is he?"

"He's only a Fifth-level Force Warrior. Hmph, nominally Fifth-level, but in a real fight he probably can't even beat a Level Four."

Xie Tian let out a cold laugh.

An image of a middle‑aged man with a protruding belly flashed in his mind; without waiting for Jiang Cheng to ask again, he gave the address.

"He lives in Tianhe Residential Complex, Villa No. 13. I've been there many times."

"Tianhe Residential Complex?"

Jiang Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly.

That complex, like the Dinghu Residential Complex where he lives, is also a top‑tier community; it has overt defensive forces, but stopping his Ninth-level Force Warrior there is unrealistic.

If he could infiltrate and kill the target, he would both rid the people of a menace and make a hefty profit from the victim.

After all, the target's status is evident, and his wealth far exceeds that of any Wild Wolf Gang leader, let alone the Gym Master of the Kuangfeng Martial Arts School standing before him.

But his intuition told him the matter wasn't that simple.

What if that complex also has sensing arrays like those in Dinghu? He would be detected the moment he entered.

Who knows whether there are experts around Wang Tong? Hearing Jiang Cheng's doubt, Xie Tian's mouth curled into a bitter smile.

He knew the man before him wasn't so easy to fool, and obediently admitted: "That's right, there's always a Ten-level Force Warrior protecting him, and I reckon he also carries defensive treasures; even a Grandmaster would need some effort to break them."

At this point, he sighed,

"To be frank, I was originally unwilling to lend money, but he threatened me; if I didn't comply, he'd make it impossible for my school to stay open here, so I…"

"Heh."

Jiang Cheng sneered.

Did he really think he was a fool? So easy to fool.

"Really!"

Seeing Jiang Cheng's disbelief, Xie Tian grew frantic and hurried: "His whole family are no good. I won't even mention his father; he's the same sort of scum. His wife runs a beauty salon—items that cost a few dozen yuan sell for thousands or tens of thousands. As for his son, he's even worse! He's proficient in drinking, gambling, prostitution, and even street racing; over the years, the number of people he's killed in accidents is double‑digit!"

He eats, drinks, frequents brothels and gambles, mastering each, and also loves street racing; over the years the number of people he's run over to death has reached double digits!

Jiang Cheng wasn't surprised.

"Yes, yes."

Xie Tian felt a surge of excitement and nodded repeatedly.

"I swear to the heavens, everything I'm about to say is true. His son may have killed people, that's one thing; he even had the victims' families silenced by having their legs broken, and I've heard some were even killed! I've heard he often haunts nightclubs and lounges, a regular there; if you want to find him, just do a little digging and you'll locate him."

I swear to the heavens that not a single word I'm about to say is false; his son hitting someone dead is one thing, but the relatives' complaints about the explanation were all met with him having people break their legs, and I hear he has even killed people by beating them; I also heard he often hangs around nightclubs and lounges as a regular, so if you want to find him, just do a little digging and you'll locate him.

Jiang Cheng gave him a faint glance.

"No, no, I didn't mean that."

Xie Tian, frightened, quickly shook his head.

In fact, that was exactly what he meant.

He was eager for Jiang Cheng and Wang Tong to be like fire and water, a life‑or‑death battle.

In fact, after hearing those words, Jiang Cheng truly developed murderous intent.

He can't deal with Wang Tong, and the other's son, he can't deal with him either?

But on second thought, this course of action carries considerable risk.

After all, this guy is doomed today. If Wang Tong's son also meets misfortune...

An ordinary person would never think of him, but Bing Li might. Since the other side knows his habits so well, even without evidence, merely suspecting and telling Wang Tong would cause trouble.

So, taking out Xie Tian today is enough; the future is long.

"One final question."

Jiang Cheng spoke.

"What is the name of the loan company you run now, and where is it located?"

Xie Tian felt a sudden thump in his chest.

He said so much, and the other still wouldn't let him go?

The next moment, he turned and fled; after all, doing something is better than doing nothing.

But Jiang Cheng was a beat faster; at the instant the other turned, a fist blasted out.

Xie Tian's body shot out like a cannonball; not only were his bones shattered, but his organs were pulverized, and when he hit the ground he was already on the brink of death.

Watching Jiang Cheng draw nearer, a flash of despair and deep resentment appeared in his eyes.

He never imagined in his wildest dreams that a Ninth-level Force Warrior would come knocking; otherwise, if he put on that combat suit, even if outmatched, escaping would have been no problem.

He never even dreamed that a Ninth-level Force Warrior would suddenly show up at his door; otherwise, if he were to put on that combat suit, even without being hostile to the opponent, escaping would be no problem.

Just then, a wave of severe pain struck.

The next second, darkness fell before his eyes, and he knew nothing.

Jiang Cheng glanced at the corpse on the ground.

His heart was not as carefree as he had imagined.

That guy was just a tool, and the mastermind remained at large.

He shook his head, turned and walked to the stairwell; the few people who had been here earlier had already vanished.

"Did they escape?"

He muttered.

That's normal.

No one is a fool; seeing this situation, it would be strange not to run.

Nevertheless, he decided to look again.

Those few, though not the mastermind, were still accomplices; it would be best to eliminate them together, and if possible, ask them about the location of the newly opened loan company.

In a room on the second floor.

The earlier few had bolted the door and left the lights off; in the darkness, several pairs of eyes stared at each other, each revealing fear.

It's terrifying.

In their minds, their master, an Eight-level Force Warrior, was knocked flying after just one encounter.

From behind, more wailing sounds came.

They dared not listen further, nor venture to check, yet they also dared not simply leave.

Because Xie Tian's death would be one thing, but if he survived and later they found one of them had become a deserter,

the consequences would be obvious.

So despite their fear, the few did not flee recklessly; instead they found a hidden room and hid.

They would wait until that person left, then go upstairs to see the situation.

If he wasn't dead, that would be best.

If he were dead, the few of them could split a good sum, and most importantly, the fifth floor still held a combat suit worth twenty million.

That was also a key reason they didn't leave outright.

Time passed slowly; for the few inside, each second felt as long as a year.

No one knew how long had passed, until someone could no longer hold back from speaking.

Outside, a faint tread suddenly sounded.

The few turned pale with fright, each holding their breath, daring not to make any sound.

(End of chapter)