Chapter 299: Unstoppable

Li Fei walked into the blockhouse under the desperate gaze of Zhu Qingyan.

Shortly after, screams, gunfire, and crashing sounds erupted from within the blockhouse.

This was immediately followed by wails and pleas for mercy.

Zhu Qingyan tried several times to order people to charge in, but she held herself back.

Given the terrifying strength Li Fei had displayed, it would likely be useless even if she sent in all the guards of the Chen Village.

Moreover, Li Fei and his team were only here to make arrests today; they shouldn't be killing people indiscriminately.

The commotion inside the blockhouse continued for quite a while before it gradually quieted down.

But even after waiting for a long time, Li Fei did not emerge.

"Could something have happened to Xiao Fei?"

Li Tianyu could not wait any longer and wanted to go in to take a look, but Lu Sheng stopped her:

"Don't be impatient. With Xiao Fei's strength, he won't be in any danger."

After waiting another few minutes, Li Fei still had not appeared, and Lu Sheng could no longer wait either:

"Call a team, bring bulletproof shields, and go in to check."

The bulletproof shields were heavy shields made of 8-millimeter-thick steel plates reinforced with leather; each one weighed over 100 jin, and there was still a possibility of being pierced by rifle bullets at close range.

For ordinary inspectors, it took two people to lift one shield. Because there was a possibility of encountering a siege today, Lu Sheng had specifically ordered them to bring several bulletproof shields.

Just as these inspectors were preparing to enter, a figure walked out from inside.

It was Li Fei.

His clothes were stained with a little blood, but he did not appear to be injured.

In his right hand, he held his unsheathed Ghost-Slaying Blade, and in his left, he carried a human head!

"Lin'er!"

When Zhu Qingyan, who was not far away, saw the head Li Fei was carrying, she let out a sharp cry and nearly collapsed.

"Old Madam!"

The maid beside her hurriedly steadied her.

"You beast! What right do you have to kill a member of my Chen family without authorization?!"

After catching her breath, Zhu Qingyan pushed the maid aside, leaned on her cane, and pointed at Li Fei, scolding him sternly.

Her gaze was fierce, like a mother tiger protecting her cub; if an ordinary person were to meet her eyes, they would likely tremble in fear.

Lu Sheng, standing to the side, glanced at the expressionless Li Fei and spoke up before Li Fei could:

"The suspect violently resisted arrest and attacked our law enforcement officers; he has now been executed!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Qingyan flew into a rage:

"Nonsense! My Lin'er is so intelligent, it is absolutely impossible for him to have fought back in such a situation. It was him who slaughtered an innocent person!"

"You—"

Lu Sheng was about to speak, but Li Fei interrupted him.

"That's right!"

Li Fei's eyes were icy as he stared at Zhu Qingyan and held up the head in his hand:

"This person indeed did not dare to attack me. He even knelt down and begged me for mercy, pleading bitterly for me to let him go. But I killed him with one blade anyway; I let him off too easily."

"You!!!"

Zhu Qingyan had not expected Li Fei to admit it so directly, and she was so angry her face turned pale.

"Old Madam."

The maid came up again to support her.

"My Chen family will absolutely not let you go! Absolutely not!"

Zhu Qingyan's hand was shaking as she pointed at Li Fei, and she shouted sternly.

"Heh."

Li Fei suddenly laughed and stepped toward the other party.

"Xiao Fei!"

Seeing this, Lu Sheng hurriedly stepped forward to stop Li Fei.

He could see that Li Fei's emotional state was not right at the moment and feared that Li Fei might impulsively do something else.

After all, the Chen family was not an ordinary household. Killing someone directly before they had been clearly convicted was, in fact, a major taboo.

Fortunately, the person Li Fei killed was likely just a collateral descendant of the Chen family, so it was not too serious.

But if Li Fei dared to kill Zhu Qingyan—the grandmother of the current head of the Chen family—in front of so many people, then the situation would be huge!

This was definitely not something that Li Lei, as an acting Chief Inspector, could suppress.

"Don't be impulsive. As long as we have the evidence, we have plenty of ways to deal with them slowly."

Lu Sheng said to Li Fei in a low voice.

Li Fei nodded, looked at Zhu Qingyan, and said word by word:

"Remember what I said before; I will let you see with your own eyes how the Chen family disappears from this place."

After speaking, he threw the head he was holding toward Zhu Qingyan.

Splat!

Blood splashed onto Zhu Qingyan's shoes.

She lowered her head, looked at the head of her most beloved great-grandson, and suddenly rolled her eyes back and fainted.

"Old Madam!"

"Old Madam!"

The Chen family members present were suddenly in a panic.

Someone suddenly shouted in grief and indignation:

"This is too much! Even if you are from the Inspectorate, you can't push people to their deaths!"

This voice resonated with the Chen family members present.

"That's right, it's too much!"

"What right do you have to kill people?!"

"What right!"

"..."

Seeing that the situation was about to become chaotic, the inspectors raised their Tiger-pattern rifles and aimed them at the crowd.

"Don't move!"

"If you've got the guts, then shoot!"

"Back off!"

"Damn it, if you've got the guts, kill me!"

*Whoosh—*

Just as the situation was about to spiral out of control, a brilliant golden blade light suddenly flashed.

*Bang!!!

The ground shook once more, gravel sprayed, and dust flew into the air.

"..."

The Chen family members who had just been clamoring loudly suddenly went quiet.

A blade was embedded in the ground not far from them, and a crater had been blasted into the earth.

Li Fei swept his icy gaze over these Chen family members; those who met his gaze lowered their heads, not daring to look at him.

After a brief moment of impulse, in the face of such terrifying power, these people became obedient once again.

"Go in and make the arrests."

Seeing that the situation was under control, Lu Sheng immediately ordered them to enter the blockhouse to make the arrests.

A team of inspectors entered through the breach in the iron gate.

Li Tianyu walked to Li Fei's side and asked with concern:

"Xiao Fei, are you alright?"

She did not care that Li Fei had killed someone, because she believed Li Fei was not the type to kill indiscriminately.

If Li Fei killed that person, it meant that person deserved to die!

Her logic had always been this simple.

"I'm fine."

Li Fei squeezed out a smile for Li Tianyu, his mood having calmed down significantly.

A few minutes later, some inspectors came out of the blockhouse with the suspects they had captured.

"Ugh—"

An inspector suddenly ran to the side and began to vomit.

"Ugh—"

Following this person's vomiting, several others soon began to vomit as well.

"What's going on?"

Lu Sheng frowned and walked forward to ask.

The men of the First Battalion were brought up by him personally; they were all experienced inspectors who had seen all kinds of bloody and disgusting scenes, so why were they now vomiting like rookies?

"Captain, in there—"

An inspector whispered a few words into Lu Sheng's ear.

Lu Sheng's face changed drastically after hearing this, and he instantly became incomparably furious.

He strode toward the group of Chen family members:

"You actually dare to keep human pigs?!"

He finally understood why Li Fei's mood had been like that just now.

"Hostages? What hostages?"

Li Tianyu asked with a look of confusion.

Li Fei thought for a moment, did not hide it from her, and explained it in her ear.

So-called human pigs are people whose limbs have all been severed, eyes gouged out, noses, tongues, and ears cut off, and then kept alive with medicine and raised in jars.

"What did you say?!"

It was the first time Li Tianyu had heard of such an inhumane method, and she instinctively felt a wave of nausea.

Afterward, she also pointed at the group of Chen family members in a rage and cursed loudly:

"Fuck."

"Handcuff them all!"

Lu Sheng said, pointing at the Chen family members.

Consequently, the surrounding inspectors stepped forward and handcuffed all of these people.

More than thirty minutes later, Lu Sheng led the team back.

Originally, it was expected that only a dozen or so people would need to be taken back, but in the end, as many as a hundred people had to be arrested!

He had no choice but to leave a portion of his team behind in Chen Family Village to keep watch, while he returned with the key suspects, witnesses, and evidence.

As it turned out, the convoy was intercepted not long after it had driven away from Chen Family Village.

Ahead on the road, a convoy consisting of over a dozen black cars blocked the way.

The Inspectorate's vans all came to a stop.

Lu Sheng got out of the car, Li Fei got out of the car, Li Tianyu got out of the car, and one by one, gun-wielding inspectors got out of the cars.

On the other side, martial artists dressed in tight-fitting outfits stepped down from the black cars, each holding cold weapons in their hands.

The number of people on both sides was about the same, but one side was entirely composed of martial artists, possessing an overwhelming advantage in momentum!

The powerful sense of oppression was like a monstrous tsunami, sweeping toward the Inspectorate's side, causing the inspectors, who only had the physiques of ordinary people, to feel a sense of suffocation.

"You dare to block the Inspectorate's convoy? Do you want to rebel?!"

Lu Sheng braced himself against the immense pressure, stepped forward, and shouted loudly.

Ahead, the leader was Chai Jue, the chief retainer of the Chen family, a martial artist of internal strength at the peak of the Qi Transformation realm.

He also stepped forward, staring at Lu Sheng:

"Captain Lu, sorry, our cars broke down, we can't make way!"

Lu Sheng's expression was grave.

The Chen family's approach was the same as Zhu Qingyan's; both were trying to stall for time.

Stalling until the higher-ups sent people to apply heavy pressure, forcing Lu Sheng to release the people.

Given the Chen family's current influence in the Xingcheng officialdom, combined with Chief Lan Changqun's considerations for balance, this possibility was very high.

Lu Sheng guessed that Li Lei must be under immense pressure at this moment, he just didn't know when he might be unable to hold out.

Only by successfully bringing the people back to the Inspectorate and completing the chain of evidence could the Chen family possibly be truly convicted.

Before that, the outcome of this game was still hard to say.

"All units, raise your guns!"

Lu Sheng raised his arm and gave the order loudly.

The cars breaking down was of course just an excuse; if Lu Sheng sent people to check or tried to move the cars by force, the other side definitely had a series of methods waiting for him.

Dozens of inspectors with guns facing dozens of martial artists would certainly be at a disadvantage.

Therefore, Lu Sheng decisively ordered everyone to raise their guns, directly adopting the toughest attitude!

Swish, swish, swish, swish—

All the inspectors who had exited their vehicles raised their Tiger-style rifles and aimed them at the Chen family martial artists ahead.

Seeing this, Chai Jue sneered, showing no fear at all.

He used his internal strength to project his voice and said loudly:

"Captain Lu, our cars just broke down, and you're going to open fire and kill people? That doesn't make sense, does it?"

"Ready—"

Lu Sheng did not respond at all, continuing to apply pressure to the other side.

Click, click, click, click—

The team members pulled their bolts one after another, chambering their bullets.

Chai Jue's gaze also turned cold, and with a swish, he drew his own saber:

"If your Inspectorate insists on wantonly killing the innocent, then we will have no choice but to strike back in self-defense. Even if this matter goes all the way to Datong Prefecture in the future, we will be the ones in the right!"

As he drew his saber, the dozens of martial artists behind him also brandished their weapons, spread out their formation, and assumed a posture ready to charge at any moment.

Lu Sheng's heart began to sink.

He could see that if he dared to order them to open fire today, the other side would truly dare to fight back!

The most critical point was that even if the dozens of inspectors opened fire, they would absolutely not be a match for the dozens of martial artists on the other side at this distance.

The two sides were less than 50 meters apart; the Inspectorate side could fire at most one round, and unless they could guarantee every shot hit, they would be closed in on by the martial artists.

Just as Lu Sheng was caught in a dilemma, a figure passed him and walked toward the front.

"Uncle Lu, let me handle this."

Li Fei left behind this sentence, then faced the dozens of martial artists ahead all by himself.

With this action of his, the powerful sense of oppression from the other side instantly shifted onto him alone.

Li Fei looked calmly at these martial artists ahead, walking forward step by step, brilliant golden light lingering around him, his momentum rising continuously!

At this moment, the sunset on the horizon was falling, the afterglow of the setting sun shining on Li Fei, echoing with the brilliant golden light on his body.

At this moment, the momentum of Li Fei alone actually overwhelmed everyone on the opposite side.

He looked even more dazzling than the sunset in the distance!

The Chen family martial artists were in a stir.

Chai Jue looked at the approaching Li Fei with a grave expression; he did not know about those deeds of Li Fei in Datong Prefecture City, but that did not prevent him from realizing Li Fei's strength, especially after recognizing the Vajra Strength on Li Fei.

"What does your Excellency want?"

Chai Jue asked loudly.

Li Fei did not answer him, just continued to walk forward.

"If your Excellency does not stop, I will assume you are threatening the convoy. In order to protect our lives and property, I will have no choice but to strike at you."

Chai Jue continued to shout.

The response to him was the sound of footsteps getting closer and closer.

Chai Jue's face sank, and he swung his blade fiercely toward the front.

Shua—

A cyan blade aura tore through the air and slashed toward Li Fei.

Li Fei did not dodge or evade, nor did he strike back, just letting this blade aura strike him.

Bang!!!

The force of the wind caused the grass on both sides of the road to sway violently.

The cyan blade aura shattered into a stream of cyan innate Qi, the golden light on Li Fei remained, and he continued forward, completely unharmed.

Chai Jue continued to strike with his blade, and in the blink of an eye, he slashed seven times in a row toward the front, seven cyan blade auras intersecting together as they slashed toward Li Fei.

Li Fei finally made a move, drawing his blade, the Ghost-Slaying Blade sweeping across.

Boom, boom, boom, boom—

With successive explosions, the seven cyan blade auras were instantly shattered!

Before Chai Jue could continue to strike, Li Fei had already rushed in front of him.

Chai Jue held his blade with both hands and slashed down; Li Fei held the Ghost-Slaying Blade with one hand and slashed upward.

The blades collided, the cyan internal strength was shattered by the Vajra Strength, and Chai Jue felt as if a thunderbolt had exploded where the blades met; the immense vibrating force caused the webs of his hands to split, and he almost couldn't hold onto the blade in his hand.

Before he could adjust, Li Fei completely ignored the "aftershocks" generated by the collision of their internal strengths and slashed again without any pause.

Chai Jue blocked horizontally with his blade, simultaneously circulating his internal strength to protect his body, forming a shield in front of him.

Externalizing internal strength and adding shape could make a martial artist's methods much richer.

Bang!

The next second, the Ghost-Slaying Blade struck the "shield," the Vajra Strength like a high-speed spiral drill.

Chai Jue quickly adjusted his internal strength to neutralize this Vajra Strength, while simultaneously reflecting a stream of his own internal strength back.

But Li Fei still ignored this reflected internal strength and slashed out a third blade without any pause.

This time, the Vajra Strength vibrated at high speed.

Bang!

The "shield" cracked.

Next was the fourth blade, the Jin Gang Force cutting rapidly.

Chai Jue could no longer keep up with the speed of Li Fei's blade strikes and the speed of his force's changes; his protective force was broken through.

Finally, the fifth blade.

Bang!

Chai Jue flew backward.

In the eyes of many martial artists nearby, Li Fei had simply rushed up and slashed Chai Jue once.

In reality, he had slashed five times in an instant, all five using the incomplete version of the Armor-Breaking Style.

Li Fei was currently unable to complete multiple changes in an instant like Hao Yi, so he used quantity to make up for quality, stacking multiple methods together in the manner of "Rolling Waves."

Swish—

A human head flew high into the air.

After his defense was breached, Chai Jue was decapitated by Li Fei's blade!

This time, he had attacked Li Fei first, so Li Fei could also be considered to be acting in self-defense.

The surrounding Chen family martial artists all changed color and hurriedly retreated.

(End of chapter)