Chapter 332: Chilling killing intent, Fan Ye easily secures a horse

Seeing Lin Dongfan about to open the door, a hint of panic flashed in Sun Zhiqing's eyes.

She instinctively grabbed Lin Dongfan: "Are you crazy? They are the Zou family's meticulously trained bodyguards; going out alone is basically suicide!"

Suicide?

Seeing Sun Zhiqing's anxious look, Lin Dongfan couldn't help but think she was kinda cute.

Having lived two lives, Lin Dongfan may have once blundered like "carelessly losing Jingzhou", but he still learned from his mistakes—how could he possibly walk into death?

His phone has no signal now, so he's out of touch with Xie Xiaofeng.

But what kind of person is Old Xie?

He came from a military background, having served in a reconnaissance and a guard unit; the key is that the words "unsurpassed loyalty and righteousness" are etched into his bones.

Unable to reach his boss, he will surely try to find a way.

It's obvious even to a toe-thinker that Xie Xiaofeng and Lao Ba are definitely outside the Qingguo Clubhouse; if anything unusual happens inside, they'll surely rush in.

However, Lin Dongfan didn't intend to explain all that to Sun Zhiqing.

The Zou family's lovely daughter-in-law, fighting side by side with the Zou family's arch-enemy, sharing life and death. Haha, this only proves that the Zou family's so-called arch-enemy is truly formidable, skilled in psychological warfare.

Seeing her as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

Panicked and uneasy!

Lin Dongfan also put on a helpless look, teasing: "What do you suggest? We can't just sit and wait for death, can we?"

Sun Zhiqing pondered a moment, then her eyes lit up: "Right, we can crawl out through the central AC's ventilation ducts."

She said this, raising her hand to point at the grille vent on the ceiling.

Lin Dongfan shook his head: "No."

"Who says no? Listen to me, I'm right. You climb up first, then pull me up." Sun Zhiqing said, then went to move things to give Lin Dongfan a foothold.

Lin Dongfan shook his head: "Really no; I, who walk upright, haven't learned to crawl slowly like a lowly creature."

Hearing this, Sun Zhiqing's face filled with question marks.

She looked at Lin Dongfan like he was an idiot: "Is your pride more important than your life? Please come to your senses—Han Xin endured the crotch humiliation, so why can't you crawl through a pipe?"

Anyway, I just can't; I'd rather die than crawl.

In acting, Fan Ye actually has talent; when he put on this look of contempt for death, he successfully teased Sun Zhiqing to the point of collapse, her face full of despair.

Just as Sun Zhiqing was about to bite Lin Dongfan,

"Bang!"

A fire axe slammed hard into the private room door, exposing half an inch of the blade.

That axe blow frightened Sun Zhiqing until her face turned ashen.

She hurriedly urged Lin Dongfan: "If we don't climb now, we're doomed; do you want to be chopped up and fed to the dogs? Qin Songde is the Zou family's loyal hound—he'd really do that."

"Bang!"

Before Lin Dongfan could reply, the door was struck again with a heavy axe blow.

At this rate,

It won't take many more blows; the door will be smashed, unable to withstand the ten bodyguards outside. Without a good countermeasure, we'll end up as meat on the chopping block.

Seeing Lin Dongfan still unwilling to crawl, Sun Zhiqing grew anxious, tears welling in her eyes.

She wistfully complained to Lin Dongfan: "Can't we just be normal? Crawling through ventilation ducts isn't that shameful; as long as the green hills remain, there will be firewood to burn."

"What era is this, still burning firewood? My family uses gas." Lin Dongfan spoke seriously, looking down on Sun Zhiqing: "Your understanding is flawed."

"Is it my understanding that's flawed?"

The discouraged Sun Zhiqing, on the spot, shifted from a desperate lobbyist to a broken, apathetic person.

She plopped down onto the sofa.

Lost and dispirited!

The sound of axe after axe striking the door kept echoing in her ears.

She lowered her head, muttering: "Think about it carefully—dying together with you doesn't seem like a loss; at least we won't be lonely on the road to the underworld…"

"Thinking that way is right—whether alive or dead, one must let go."

Seeing Sun Zhiqing completely hopeless, Lin Dongfan stopped teasing her; now he could be certain she truly couldn't handle the Qin butler outside.

A mere butler actually holds the life and death of the young mistress in his hands.

Is the Qin butler just that formidable?

No!

This only shows that, in the eyes of the Zou family, the Zou family's interests come above all else; to consolidate those interests, they could kill Sun Fucheng, and just as easily kill Sun Zhiqing.

Thus the ancients said: "The most ruthless are imperial families!"

Some prominent families of the new era simply place themselves in the position of a local emperor, carrying out the historical directive of "one general's success, ten thousand bones withered."

Thinking this, Lin Dongfan couldn't help but sigh inwardly:

Fortunately, the Lin family is not such a heartless clan.

Perhaps, the Lin family's thin numbers, this pain point, actually fostered unseen unity and harmony, forcing the Lin family to cherish every relative nearby.

Lin Dongfan gathered his thoughts and turned to walk toward the door.

The door had already been hacked into several axe holes; in the middle was a hole larger than a fist, through which the outside situation could be clearly seen.

Therefore, Lin Dongfan did not open the door.

Lin Dongfan knocked twice on the door and shouted: "Qin Songde, you've got guts, daring to openly swing an axe and kill—does your Zou boss know you're acting so arrogantly?"

"Cutting you down is my idea," Qin Songde replied with a cautious smile from outside: "My Zou boss knows nothing. I'm the one who struck, and I alone bear all responsibility."

Does Zou Yugang really not know?

You're kidding!

Lin Dongfan knew at once that Qin Songde was truly a dog of unswerving loyalty, willing to lay down his life for the Zou family, without hesitation.

Lin Dongfan shouted with a laugh through the door: "Qin steward, do you have any family?"

"What does it matter if I have family? What does it matter if I don't? You can't threaten me." Qin Songde laughed: "I can give you a chance to live—just kill Sun Zhiqing, and I'll let you go."

Upon hearing this, Sun Zhiqing, sitting on the sofa, gave a silent, bitter smile.

Now her heart is truly like dead ashes.

She doesn't even have the interest to scold anyone.

She looked at Lin Dongfan, like a madman, tears in her eyes, smilingly asked: "Do you want to trample on my corpse and scrape out a miserable existence? Come on, I won't blame you."

"Cao Cao never kills wives."

Lin Dongfan returned a faint smile, hoping to comfort her wounded little spirit.

Why would Old Dog Qin offer such terms?

Nothing more than wanting to kill with a borrowed knife!

If Lin Dongfan really killed Sun Zhiqing, even if he could walk out alive today, he would eventually not escape legal punishment.

By then, the entire Lin Family might be implicated.

Lin Dongfan, who has lived two lives, is not so foolish as to be played around by a mere steward's dog.

Lin Dongfan shouted outward: "Old Dog Qin, I'll also give you a chance to live—just order your men to put down their axes now, and I'll guarantee you won't die."

"It seems you still haven't figured out who's controlling the situation." Qin Songde chuckled lightly: "I've already thought up tomorrow's headline for you—Sun Zhiqing kills to avenge her father, fiercely slays Lin Dongfan! Do you understand what I'm saying? After you die, Sun Zhiqing might commit suicide out of fear of guilt, and that has nothing to do with me."

"Damn, Old Dog Qin, did you even finish third grade? You actually know the great skill of passing the buck!" Lin Dongfan laughed and scolded without alarm or agitation.

Qin Songde replied with a smile: "Be good, don't be cheeky—this door is about to break, just wait for your death."