Chapter 24: The Drug Takes Effect

"Whether your crimes deserve death, we'll see once Shen Qi arrives."

As he spoke, Chen Che took out his phone and dialed Shen Qi's number.

"Hello, Master, do you have any instructions?"

On the other end of the line, Shen Qi's tone was extremely respectful.

"I'll send you an address; you'll know when you get here."

Chen Che hung up immediately after speaking and sat down as if nothing had happened. He completely ignored Zhao Kai, who was kneeling on the ground, and Feng Yuan, who was already dumbfounded.

Ma Menghan also sat down next to Chen Che and waited quietly.

In less than ten minutes, Shen Qi arrived in a great hurry. With Chen Che's order, he didn't dare to delay even a little.

Seeing Zhao Kai kneeling on the ground, Shen Qi looked puzzled, but he couldn't worry about Zhao Kai first.

He came before Chen Che, knelt down with a thud, and like a dog fawning over its master, he smiled obsequiously: "Master, what are your instructions?"

Seeing this scene, Ma Menghan no longer knew how to express the shock in her heart.

That underground king of Shanghai, the boss of the Qibao Association whom ordinary people trembled at the mere mention of, was now actually kneeling before Chen Che like a pug.

If others were to see this scene, their jaws would probably drop in shock!

With that kneeling of Shen Qi's, Feng Yuan felt his very soul tremble.

Only now did he truly realize what kind of existence he had provoked.

His legs went weak, and he collapsed onto the ground, his heart filled with despair.

Chen Che tilted his chin toward Zhao Kai and said, "Your man, ask him yourself."

Seeing that Chen Che was in a bad mood, Shen Qi guessed that Zhao Kai had caused trouble.

He slowly stood up, turned around, and kicked Zhao Kai to the ground.

"Didn't I issue an order before?! You still dare to provoke Master!" Shen Qi roared, "Speak, what is going on?!"

Zhao Kai scrambled up quickly, knelt back down on the ground, and said, "It was Feng Yuan who found me and asked me to help him teach a lesson to the person who ruined his plans to pick up girls. I believed Feng Yuan's nonsense, thinking he was just an ordinary bodyguard from the Cheng Family..."

Before Zhao Kai could finish, Shen Qi kicked him again, saying with frustration, "He asks you to teach someone a lesson, so you do it? You even used a Fifth Grade Martial Artist from the association! How much money did he give you!"

Seeing that Chen Che remained unmoved, Shen Qi didn't dare to stop and continued to punch and kick Zhao Kai.

He and Zhao Kai had been good brothers for over twenty years; privately, he didn't want Zhao Kai to die like this, but he just happened to have provoked Chen Che.

"I clearly just issued an order that anyone from the Qibao Association must have the self-awareness of a dog when seeing Master, yet you actually dared to find trouble with Master!"

Shen Qi hardened his heart, acting as if he were going to beat Zhao Kai to death, "I'll beat you to death, you blind thing!"

"Enough."

Chen Che's cold voice came, and Shen Qi immediately breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, knelt down with a thud, and said, "Master, it is my failure to discipline my subordinates that offended you. I am guilty; please punish me, Master."

Shen Qi knocked his head heavily against the ground, and Zhao Kai, with a bruised and swollen face, followed suit and kowtowed as well.

Chen Che casually tossed the drugged burger in front of Shen Qi and said, "There is poison in this; it is Qi-Dissolving Powder."

"Low-grade Martial Artists who eat it will have their True Qi dissipate, becoming no different from ordinary people. And if an ordinary person eats it, their muscle fibers will carbonize. They won't die, but they can forget about ever walking like a normal person again."

Chen Che looked at Shen Qi: "I don't need to teach you what to do, right?"

"Rest assured, Master, I understand."

Shen Qi picked up the burger, steeled his heart, pried open Zhao Kai's mouth, and stuffed the whole thing in.

He knew that since Chen Che had softened his heart, he couldn't show the slightest hesitation, otherwise Zhao Kai wouldn't even be able to save his life!

Chen Che's voice was icy, every word dripping with an inviolable majesty: "I can choose not to pursue the fact that you sent people to kill me, but you drugged someone by my side—this I cannot forgive. It's fortunate you still had some sense and the poison wasn't lethal; otherwise, you wouldn't have it so easy even if you wanted to die."

Zhao Kai swallowed it whole and lay on the ground coughing.

Shen Qi reminded him: "Still not thanking Master for the grace of not killing you!"

Zhao Kai felt dizzy as the Qi-Dissolving Powder began to take effect. The bone-deep pain made him regret his actions; he regretted being blinded by greed and agreeing to help Feng Yuan with this favor.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be suffering the consequences of his own actions, with the Qi-Dissolving Powder bought from the black market ending up in his own stomach.

Zhao Kai wobbled as he straightened his waist, then kowtowed heavily again: "Thank you, Master, for the grace of not killing me!"

Shen Qi remained kneeling on the ground; without Chen Che's word, he didn't dare to help Zhao Kai up.

At this moment, Chen Che's gaze shifted to Feng Yuan, and the latter, meeting those icy eyes, felt his soul trembling instantly.

Realizing it was his turn, he finally remembered to beg for mercy.

"Mr. Chen, I... I was blind... I had no intention of offending your esteemed self... I... I am willing to offer up all the assets of the Feng Family, please spare my life, Mr. Chen!"

Feng Yuan begged incoherently.

"Since you wanted my life, I should treat you the same way."

Chen Che said: "However, I will naturally take the Feng Family's assets, and I will also take your life."

Feng Yuan was terrified, kowtowing incessantly with thuds as he begged for mercy: "Mr. Chen, I was wrong, I really know I was wrong... Please spare my life, as long as you can spare my life, I am willing to do anything for you, I am even willing to be your dog!"

Shen Qi threw a punch, and Feng Yuan fell to the side, several teeth flying out of his mouth.

"You want to be a dog for Master and be on equal footing with me? You're not worthy!"

Shen Qi respectfully asked Chen Che for instructions: "Master, you don't need to waste your breath on this kind of trash; leave it to me to handle. I guarantee I won't let you down, Master."

Having witnessed Chen Che's power, Shen Qi would absolutely not allow anyone to replace his position by Chen Che's side; if a dog lost its value, then what awaited it was being abandoned.

"Then you handle it."

Chen Che added: "Remember, I want Feng Yuan's life and all of the Feng Family's assets. As for the others in the Feng Family, you can decide for yourself."

"As you command!" Shen Qi replied.

Afterward, Shen Qi ordered his men to take Feng Yuan and Zhao Kai away.

Seeing that Chen Che had no other instructions, he also withdrew.

For a time, only the three of them remained in the KFC.

Cheng Kexiang was still fast asleep; it seemed she wouldn't wake up until dawn.

Chen Che turned his head and discovered that Ma Menghan was staring at him without blinking.

"What are you looking at?" Chen Che asked.

Ma Menghan's eyes were seductive, and she leaned her entire body against him, whispering, "I never imagined you were not only good-looking but also so capable; I like you so much..."

Chen Che was stunned; Ma Menghan was radiating a thick scent of female hormones, and her eyes were filled with an intense desire on the verge of erupting.

Chen Che glanced at the cola on the table; the cup belonging to Ma Menghan had been spiked with a potent aphrodisiac.

Although she had only drunk a little, it was already starting to take effect, and it seemed the potency was even stronger than he had imagined.

"I'm so hot..."

Ma Menghan hooked her arms around Chen Che's neck, buried her head in his chest, and planted a forceful kiss on his Adam's apple.

Chen Che couldn't help but shiver.

Having been a virgin for twenty-five years, he had never experienced a scene like this.

He hurriedly recited the Calming Mantra in his mind and pushed Ma Menghan away: "Calm down, I'll give you an acupuncture treatment, and the effects of the drug will dissipate."

"No..."

Ma Menghan shook her head with a soft, sweet voice, rubbing back and forth in his arms.

Her professional office lady suit was wrinkled and disheveled, and she continued to press against Chen Che, eventually straddling his lap.

"Help me, don't use needles..."

Ma Menghan breathed like an orchid, gently biting Chen Che's earlobe.

Chen Che's body trembled, his Calming Mantra instantly broken, and he pulled Ma Menghan into an embrace.

Her figure was slender, yet she had plenty of flesh in all the right places, making her feel exceptionally comfortable in his arms.

Chen Che stood up and laid Ma Menghan down on the table, unbuttoned her shirt, and released those two big white rabbits.

His hands moved downward, pushing her hip-hugging skirt up to her waist...