Chapter 156: Ye Feng Makes a Move

Just as Chu Yun helped Wang An to his feet, a man behind them picked up a fruit knife from a nearby table and lunged directly at Chu Yun. Taken aback, Ye Feng instantly rushed out from the room and delivered a side kick to the man. The masked man was sent flying through the air. Overjoyed to see Ye Feng emerge, Chu Yun realized once again that Ye Feng had just saved his life.

"Brother Feng!" Chu Yun cast a look of deep gratitude toward Ye Feng, who quickly responded, "Hurry back into the room now and protect President Chen well. Leave the people outside to me." Although Ye Feng's voice was not loud, everyone heard him clearly, and Chu Yun and the others immediately retreated into the room.

In an instant, only Ye Feng and more than ten masked men remained in the living room, alongside a few masked men who had already been knocked to the ground. The masked men surrounded Ye Feng from all sides. "Kid, are you out of your mind? You actually think you can take on all of us by yourself? What a colossal joke. Let me tell you, Chen Liang is a dead man tonight!"

"Heh, we'll see if you have what it takes. While talking big isn't a crime, backing it up requires genuine skill!" Ye Feng shot the masked men a disdainful glance. Although the opponents were not weak, Ye Feng possessed even greater self-confidence. In a standoff like this, courage and boldness were paramount.

"Kill them!" one of the masked men slowly commanded. With a wave of his hand, the group closed in on Ye Feng, throwing punches and palm strikes at him. The corner of Ye Feng's mouth curved into a smile as he transformed his hands into palms and engaged the dozen or more opponents. In truth, such a one-versus-many style of fighting was a tragedy for anyone of lesser ability.

Clearly, however, Ye Feng was no such person. On the contrary, he relished this kind of challenging duel, continuously learning and improving through the clashes. With a single palm strike, Ye Feng could take down an opponent, though he held back from dealing any fatal blows, contenting himself with knocking them unconscious.

A faint smile lingered on Ye Feng's face throughout. To the masked men, this smile was terrifying, yet they gritted their teeth and charged forward anyway to fight him head-on. Ye Feng gradually turned the brawl into a form of enjoyment, refining his combat techniques on the one hand while toying with his adversaries on the other.

Within ten minutes, Ye Feng had knocked down almost all of the masked men, leaving only three staring at him in nervous dismay. Damn it, we really ran into a tough opponent tonight! "Everyone, attack together and finish off Chen Liang!" the three of them stubbornly persisted. Ye Feng couldn't help a slight smile; didn't these people realize that charging at him now was like throwing eggs against a rock?

Naturally, Ye Feng showed no further courtesy and unleashed a fierce flurry of blows against the three men. Before long, all three collapsed to the ground. Right at that moment, a rush of hurried footsteps echoed from outside the door. Judging by the steady cadence, it had to be the police arriving. Indeed, this was how the police always operated—they invariably rushed to the scene only after everything was over.

Chen Liang emerged from the room and opened the door. The police poured in, naturally putting on an arrogant display of authority. Upon seeing the unconscious masked men strewn across the floor, however, everyone couldn't help drawing in a sharp breath. Damn, they're so strong! And so many of them down! If they interrogated these men thoroughly tonight and managed to unearth a major secret, promotion wouldn't be far off.

The police promptly slapped handcuffs on the unconscious masked men and questioned Chen Liang about the incident. Chen Liang merely stated that he had been the target of an assassination attempt and demanded a reasonable explanation from the police. The officer in charge bowed slightly and repeatedly assured him that they would interrogate the culprits thoroughly.

The hotel general manager hurried over as well, expressing deep apologies for the evening's events and promising that the hotel would handle all necessary remediation. Furthermore, he personally arranged a new presidential suite for Chen Liang, offering an eighty percent discount, especially since the living room of the previous suite was in utter disarray and completely unfit for use.

Seeing the hotel's sincere attitude and appreciating the appropriateness of the arrangements, Chen Liang accepted with a smile. The hotel manager inwardly wiped away a cold sweat; he had been terrified that Chen Liang might fly into a rage, refuse the arrangements, demand heavy compensation, or simply storm off to another hotel, which would have meant a massive loss for the establishment.

"Wow, Mr. Ye, do you know martial arts? You are so amazing!" As soon as they entered the new presidential suite, Chen Liang's eyes sparkled like a child's as he asked Ye Feng. Through the peephole, Chen Liang had witnessed the entire fight outside, and Ye Feng had looked utterly dashing. If only he had a daughter, he would definitely insist on marrying her to such a man.

Noticing Chen Liang clinging to his arm, Ye Feng felt a surge of apprehension. He was not gay! With Chen Liang holding onto him like this, it was a good thing no beautiful women were watching, or they might mistake him for a bendy boy. "Ahem, President Chen, could you let go of my arm first?"

"Oh!" Realizing he had gotten a bit too excited, Chen Liang quickly released Ye Feng's arm and motioned for his bodyguards to step outside. "Please sit, Mr. Ye. Your performance tonight was simply breathtaking, which is why I got so carried away." It was truly extraordinary; his judgment was proving to be remarkably astute. Chen Liang felt a quiet sense of triumph inside.

"Heh, it was nothing special, as long as President Chen is safe!" Ye Feng said with a smile, accepting the teacup handed to him by Chen Liang. Taking a sip of tea, he slowly continued, "President Chen's safety is directly tied to the cooperation between the Huang Group and Xinxing Real Estate." If anything happened to Chen Liang now, the partnership between the two major corporations would naturally fall through.

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"What? They were all taken away by the police?!" Dong, who had been sipping fine red wine with great satisfaction, jumped up in astonishment and asked again. Hadn't everything been arranged beforehand? He had even dispatched his elite subordinates, fully believing they would succeed in one fell swoop, yet now news of failure had reached him.

"Yes, yes, Brother Dong. It seems Chen Liang's subordinates were simply too strong. Also, according to our inside report from the hotel, even gunfire was used, but they still failed to finish off Chen Liang. Damn it, I don't know what went wrong. Besides, I had already spoken with the police department, instructing them not to charge in to clean up the bodies until half an hour later, but I never expected them to arrest our men instead," Xi cursed in sheer exasperation. Damn it, this was an assassination he had painstakingly planned!

"Chen Liang's subordinates too strong? Xi, are you drunk?" Dong said triumphantly. "Doesn't Chen Liang only have five subordinates? Those five are completely insignificant characters who could be snuffed out with a mere flick of the finger."