Chapter 13: Chapter 13: Returning Kindness with Enmity
On the outskirts, within a luxurious detached villa, Chen Hongbo was drinking red wine while waiting for Zhou Pan's call.
As soon as Zhou Pan completed the task, he would immediately inform that big shot in the Provincial City.
"Fortune favors me indeed. I never expected to be able to forge a connection with that big shot from Provincial City in such a manner, haha," Chen Hongbo said with a smug look on his face.
Just then, the captain of the villa's Guard Team rushed in, "Second Master, the old patriarch and the First Master have arrived."
Chen Hongbo's face changed, "What? Why are they here, what for?"
The captain of the Guard Team shook his head in confusion, silently wondering how he would know.
"Hmph, I'm not dead yet, and you're already starting to pull off little stunts behind my back?" A stern, old voice came from outside, commanding without anger.
Chen Hongbo's heart trembled, and he hurriedly put down his wine glass and got up to greet them.
At the entrance, the Chen Family patriarch, Chen Yongnian, was leaning on a cane and walking into the villa with the support of his eldest son, Chen Hongjin.
"Dad, big brother," Chen Hongbo hurriedly greeted them.
Chen Hongjin said with a smile, "I heard from my people that you found the old patriarch's lifesaver?"
Chen Hongbo looked at his elder brother, who, despite the gentle smile on his face, had eyes behind gold-rimmed glasses sparkling with a mocking light, causing him to feel a sudden sinking feeling in his heart.
"Where is the person?" Chen Yongnian asked as he sat down on the sofa in the living room.
Chen Hongbo wiped the sweat from his forehead and coughed dryly, "Dad, I... I haven't found your lifesaver, don't listen to big brother's nonsense."
Chen Yongnian snorted, "Are you still trying to deceive me at this point? My eldest's men said they saw Zhou Pan taking the person into the car."
Chen Hongbo's expression changed, and his spine felt cold.
He hadn't expected Zhou Pan to be under covert surveillance by his brother's men; he had underestimated his brother's tactics.
Seeing he could not hide the matter any longer, Chen Hongbo dropped the pretense and said, "Dad, there's more to this matter. Please have big brother leave first, I have something to report to you in private."
Chen Yongnian frowned and scolded, "I have long said that after my death, your big brother will be the one to take over. You should listen to your big brother. We are a family. What is it that you need to hide from your big brother?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Hongbo's face showed unwillingness, filled with jealousy and hatred, he challenged, "Why? I am your son too. Why won't you give me any chance at all? Have I not done as well as big brother over these years? If you insist on leaving everything to big brother, then let's split the family, and we'll each go our own way."
"Rubbish!"
Chen Yongnian was fuming with rage, lifting his cane as if to discipline his unfilial son.
"Quick! Capture him, the young master was beaten to death by him!"
Right at that moment, a panicked scream came from outside, causing everyone inside the villa to be stunned.
Outside the villa, the driver who had just managed to safely return the car pushed open the door and dashed out.
Seeing so many Chen Family guards and bodyguards inside the villa, he immediately started shouting for help.
"Zheng Biao, have you lost your mind? What nonsense are you talking about?" a guard shouted at the driver.
"It's... it's true, Brother Pan got hurt too," the driver, Zheng Biao, said loudly.
The scare he got in the car had truly terrified him, and he had been holding it in all the way until he got back to the Chen Family villa, where he finally came back to his senses.
The subordinates that Chen Yongnian and Chen Hongjin brought with them, who were waiting outside the villa, all frowned, and the guards and bodyguards of Chen Hongbo also looked puzzled.
Just then, the back door of the business van was pushed open, and a handsome, masculine young man stepped off the vehicle.
Seeing that the outside of the villa was surrounded by dozens of people, each a burly and fierce-looking man with quite a few having the bearing of practitioners in their sharp gaze, Yang Fei's lips slightly curled up, "It seems I was anticipated, and they were waiting for me."
Behind him, Zhou Pan watched his back, his expression changing several times before he finally held back the urge to call out loudly.
He somehow felt that even with so many people from the boss's villa here today, they might still be no match for this guy.
Zheng Biao, upon seeing Yang Fei getting out of the car, immediately shivered in fear and pointed at him, shouting, "Catch him! It's him who killed Young Master Chen Bin."
"What?"
Chen Yongnian, Chen Hongjin, and Chen Hongbo—the father and sons who rushed out upon hearing the commotion—had their expressions change drastically when they heard the news of Chen Bin's demise.
Chen Hongbo, in particular, was shocked and roared at Zheng Biao, "What did you say? What happened to Xiao Bin?"
"Boss, the young master is dead. This guy crushed his throat. You must avenge the young master," Zheng Biao said excitedly.
A thunderous blast seemed to explode in Chen Hongbo's mind, leaving him dumbfounded.
His son is dead?
How... How is this possible?
Chen Yongnian and Chen Hongjin also couldn't believe that this news was true.
Zheng Biao exclaimed loudly, "The young master's body is in the car."
Upon hearing this, several guards immediately rushed into the car and soon brought out Chen Bin's body.
Seeing the body of Chen Bin struck Chen Hongbo as though he had been hit by lightning.
Chen Yongnian too felt darkness encroach upon his vision, nearly passing out.
"Ah!"
Chen Hongbo quickly regained his senses and let out a ghastly growl. Looking furiously at Yang Fei, he yelled, "Bastard, I'm going to flay you and pull out your tendons, making sure you don't die with a complete corpse!"
Yang Fei's gaze locked onto Chen Hongbo. Seeing him so agitated, he asked, "Is it you who sent Zhou Pan to kill me?"
"Yes. I didn't expect Zhou Pan to be such a failure, not only failing to kill you but also allowing my son to die at your hands. Ah, to think you dare to come to my house after killing my son, as if the Chen Family is so easily bullied. Kid, I want you dead, I want all your relatives to descend into Hell with you, to accompany my son in death!" Chen Hongbo's eyes were bloodshot, and he stared at Yang Fei with intense venom, his appearance crazed.
At that moment, Chen Yongnian also came back to his senses. He looked at Yang Fei with a complex expression and said gravely, "You... Did you really kill my beloved grandson?"
Yang Fei had actually noticed Chen Yongnian earlier. Just yesterday, he had saved him, only to become the sworn enemy of the Chen Family today.
Such a perverse twist of fate.
Seeing Chen Yongnian ask, Yang Fei didn't hide it and nodded, "Yes, I killed him."
Chen Yongnian's old face contorted with ferocity and heartache, "You are my savior, Chen Yongnian, and you have done me a great kindness. I've been sending people all over Binhai to find you to repay that debt. But... why did you have to kill my grandson?"
Yang Fei said calmly, "That's a question for your son. Ask him why he sent people to kill me."
Chen Yongnian abruptly turned his head, fixing his gaze on Chen Hongbo.
Indeed!
If this wretch hadn't sent people to harm Yang Fei, why would his grandson have suffered as a consequence?
Seeing his father's sharp gaze fixed on himself, Chen Hongbo, who had always been afraid of his father since childhood, felt a shiver in his heart and hurriedly leaned in to whisper a few words into his father's ear.
Chen Yongnian trembled, exclaiming, "Is that true?"
Chen Hongbo nodded, "How could I dare to deceive you, my elder?"
Chen Yongnian closed his eyes, then reopened them. The old, usually dull eyes now shot forth two sharp glints, staring at Yang Fei, "Young man, although you saved my life and have done me a favor, today, by killing my grandson, you have become a greater enemy than a benefactor. Moreover, you have offended people you shouldn't have. Truly, you deserve to die! Do not blame me for repaying kindness with enmity!"
He had genuinely intended to repay Yang Fei for saving his life, but upon learning that his beloved grandson had been killed by Yang Fei, his desire for revenge overshadowed his gratitude.
Now, having learned from his youngest son that the powerful figure in the Provincial City wanted Yang Fei dead, he immediately made his decision.
Yang Fei must die. In Binhai, no one can protect him!