Chapter 1265: Backing Up

Backing Up

Chen Ling's current persona was that of a cousin colluding with Pu Shu, acting as his dark and evil protective umbrella.

Cousin had been called, the meal had been eaten, and Pu Shu had paid so much just to have him back him up. Now that things had come to this, Chen Ling naturally couldn't shirk the responsibility.

Pattering cold rainwater drifted down from under the dark clouds.

At this time, Han Meng was still pondering exactly where his reasoning had gone wrong. With furrowed brows, he was walking absentmindedly along the Pu Family's Courtyard. The rainwater fell on his black Enforcer trench coat but didn't leave the slightest water stain.

Just as he was completely immersed in it, a cold and sinister voice came from directly in front of him:

"Yo, isn't this our famous Enforcer?"

Han Meng's train of thought was interrupted, and he looked forward coldly.

He saw a somewhat familiar figure standing in the middle of the path leading back to the wing room, sneering. The moment he saw that face, Han Meng relied on his superhuman memory to recall where he had seen him before...

The first glance Han Meng had of Pu Shu, he knew this was the "collateral branch" the Head of the Pu Family had told him to be wary of when he first arrived at the Pu Family. However, Han Meng currently had no interest in tangling with this guy; his thoughts were all tied up elsewhere at the moment.

Hearing the words "Lackey of the Yan Family", Pu Shu's face sank, and a surge of anger rushed to his heart:

"Han Meng, where do you think this is? You actually dare to scold a member of the Pu Family as a Lackey within the Pu Family?"

"Did I scold wrongly?"

"You..."

Standing behind Pu Shu and looking at this cliché and boring provocation scene before him, Chen Ling silently rolled his eyes in his heart.

At this time, Han Meng also noticed the youth wearing a gray vest and rimless glasses behind Pu Shu, but his gaze didn't linger. After a light glance, he looked elsewhere.

"Han Meng, do you think just because you have the Family Head backing you up, you can walk sideways in the Pu Family?" Pu Shu sneered.

He stepped sideways, specifically making room for Chen Ling to make an appearance.

Then,

Pu Shu looked expectantly at Chen Ling.

Chen Ling: ...

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At this time, Han Meng also seemed to realize that this youth was the source of Pu Shu's confidence, and couldn't help but look at Chen Ling again... However, his eyelids remained lowered, not raising the slightest bit of interest.

Chen Ling stayed silent for a moment before finally speaking:

"I am Pu Jianyue."

"Oh."

"I have plenty of connections and methods."

"So?"

"I will make you pay the price."

"I'm looking forward to it."

Both of them simultaneously fell into silence.

Han Meng felt that this youth in front of him was somewhat strange, but he couldn't put his finger on what was strange... He carefully sized Chen Ling up, waiting for the other party's next threat or harsh words, but Chen Ling seemed to have no intention of speaking further.

Pu Shu at the side spoke up at just the right time:

"My brother's father is the Sixth Uncle of the Pu Family. In this family, my brother's influence is far greater than you imagine... Han Meng, just you wait and see."

Standing beside Chen Ling, Pu Shu's gaze toward Han Meng was incredibly sharp. After he finished speaking, the inner demons in his entire person seemed to have lessened quite a bit, and he walked off into the distance without looking back.

Pu Shu knew very well that even if he wanted to do something to Han Meng, he absolutely couldn't make a move under the watchful eyes of everyone... Anyway, Han Meng would continue to stay in the Pu Family, and in the future, they would have plenty of opportunities.

Facing Han Meng directly this time wasn't just to gain a quick advantage in words, but more importantly, to directly face the shadow left behind in the Aurora Domain back then. He had to let Han Meng know of his existence and know that it was him who brought him enormous trouble. Only then would it be true "revenge".

But what he didn't expect was that his cousin's state today didn't seem too good...

Was he deterred by Han Meng's Pathway Chief Aura?

True, Han Meng was a Seventh-Tier, while his cousin was only Fifth-Tier. It was normal to feel pressure when facing him directly... What Pu Shu wanted to utilize was never his cousin's Combat Power, but his background and influence in the Pu Family.

Chen Ling very perfunctorily completed the goal of "backing him up", turned around, and left together with Pu Shu.

Just at this moment,

Seeing Chen Ling's departing back, Han Meng's heart slightly skipped a beat...

This back figure seems somewhat familiar?

"Wait," Han Meng suddenly spoke.

Pu Shu and Chen Ling stopped in their tracks simultaneously.

"What? Now you know to be afraid?" Pu Shu snorted.

Han Meng didn't even spare Pu Shu a glance; his gaze remained fixed on Chen Ling...

"Your name is Pu Jianyue?"

Chen Ling's heart stirred.

Chen Ling understood Han Meng too well. For the other party to suddenly ask like this, he must have discovered some clues... But Chen Ling thought about it from left and right and didn't feel he had revealed any flaws.

After a brief pause, Chen Ling played his current role even harder and sneered:

"With such little memory, how did you become an Enforcer?"

"Have we met somewhere before?"

Han Meng spoke straightforwardly.

"Never in the past," Chen Ling paused for a moment. "But in the future, you might frequently see me in your nightmares... Hehe."

After speaking, Chen Ling didn't hesitate in the slightest and left directly.

Pu Shu at the side had his eyes light up!

That's right!

This is the true strength his cousin should have!

Han Meng looked at the departing backs of the two, his brows furrowing tighter and tighter...

"Is it him... No... is it not him?"

...

"Cousin, thank you so much." After walking far away, Pu Shu spoke from the bottom of his heart.

"We are family, what is there to thank."

"Hahaha, I was treating you as an outsider... By the way, Cousin, how do you plan to deal with him?"

Chen Ling: ...

Chen Ling turned his head quietly and glanced in the direction of Han Meng's residence,

"I have my own arrangements."

Once this sentence came out, Pu Shu tactfully didn't pursue the question further. After all, they were his cousin's own connections and resources... However, Pu Shu was very expectant. He had seen his cousin's methods since childhood, and almost no one who went against his cousin had a good end...

Since his cousin had spoken such harsh words this time, it meant Han Meng's final outcome would definitely be very miserable.

"By the way, where is my father?"

The main reason Chen Ling arranged for Pu Jianyue to cause a huge ruckus at the Canal Gang this time was to solve the current ownership issue of the toy factory. After the Six of Hearts caused a huge ruckus at the Canal Gang, those people probably wouldn't have the energy to care about the toy factory either, and this asset would be considered completely falling into his own pocket... Next, he should go to the scene to take a look.

"?"

Chen Ling came to an abrupt halt.

He almost forgot, when the Family Head went to track down the Six of Hearts just now, he had called away a large batch of the family's elders... Pu the Sixth was Pu Jianyue's father, and right now, Pu Jianyue was playing the role of the "Six of Hearts"...

Could there be any accidents in this pursuit??