HADES, THE URBAN LEGEND - Chapter 699 - 702: The Straw

Chapter 699: Chapter 702: The Straw

Once the assistant left and closed the door, Lin Ruoxi made sure there was no one outside before cautiously taking out a sticky rice dumpling. She placed one in her mouth and carefully opened the document bag.

It wasn’t the first time she had received such a file. As the company grew, various issues arose, and many people tried to send information to persuade her secretly. Lin Ruoxi considered it a distraction and took out the thick document inside.

Upon examining it, Lin Ruoxi frowned. It turned out to be a dossier, detailing a person’s major life experiences from childhood to the present. When she turned to the first page and saw an old photograph, she couldn’t hide her astonishment. Her eyes were fixed on the man and woman in the picture, unable to look away. In her distraction, the rice dumpling fell from her mouth onto the paper, snapping her back to reality.

Clutching her rapidly beating heart, Lin Ruoxi’s face turned pale, losing all her earlier composure. With a trembling hand, she struggled to turn the page.

In the vast CEO office, she sat alone on the soft sofa, seemingly engulfed in shadows.

Meanwhile, in the seaside villa, the atmosphere in the hall was frosty.

“Ah!”

Wu Yue, who was in Li Minghe’s arms, screamed upon seeing someone pointing a gun at them and fainted from the shock.

Li Minghe, who was initially despondent, snapped back to attention, his heart racing as a gun was aimed at his head. “Don’t! Don’t kill me!”

Li Minghe, panicked and ignoring the unconscious Wu Yue, pleaded desperately with Luo Cuishan. He didn’t resist because he knew he stood no chance against her.

Luo Cuishan sneered, “You’re just a worthless mess. Given a golden opportunity, you instead let Lin Ruoxi rise even higher. To be honest, you’re worth more dead than alive. I don’t mind sending you off since you annoy me.”

She began to slowly pull the trigger, savoring the despair in Li Minghe’s eyes.

Suddenly, Li Minghe seemed to recall something. “Don’t kill me! I have something to tell you!” Gẹtt the l𝒂test 𝒏𝒐v𝒆ls at 𝒏.o/(v)/e/l/bi𝒏(.)co𝒎

Releasing Wu Yue, he crawled towards Luo Cuishan like a begging dog. She looked at him with disgust. “Trying to buy time? Do you think someone will save you?”

“No!” Li Minghe raised his head, trembling with excitement. “I know a secret that can help you bring down the Yang family and ruin them. Spare me, and I’ll tell you.”

Luo Cuishan’s interest piqued. “Oh? How do I know you’re telling the truth? The Yang family isn’t ordinary. Don’t test my patience.”

“It’s true! My grandfather was a personal guard of the former Yang family head, Yang Ye. I stumbled upon a family secret in his memoirs. My grandfather made me swear to keep it secret and burned the memoirs, so I know it’s true!” Li Minghe hoped this would save him.

Luo Cuishan thought for a moment. “Alright, if you really have valuable information, I’ll spare you. But you must tell me now.”

Li Minghe hesitated but, driven by fear, decided to reveal the secret. He whispered it into Luo Cuishan’s ear, even though they were the only conscious people in the villa.

After listening, Luo Cuishan’s eyes gleamed with excitement. “Swear it’s true,” she demanded.

“It’s true! With your resources, you can verify it by finding old servants or soldiers who served Yang Ye. Even the enemy troops from back then might have clues. Modern technology can also help.”

Luo Cuishan smiled slyly. “Li Minghe, or should I say, Xue Minghe. You’re quite resourceful. When the Yang family falls, I’ll reward you handsomely.”

Xue Minghe was overjoyed. “I only ask for a chance to live. I’ll serve you loyally!”

Luo Cuishan walked around, considering. “Alright, what do you want?”

Xue Minghe hesitated, then pointed to the unconscious Wu Yue. “Could you send us back to America? She’s pregnant with my child. I want to settle down there.”

“Her? Pregnant?” Luo Cuishan looked at Wu Yue. “Don’t you want to take everything from your cousin?”

Xue Minghe gritted his teeth. “She’s not my cousin, just the daughter of a traitorous woman. I won’t let her off, but I need to bide my time and come back stronger.”

Luo Cuishan laughed. “You’re destined to fail like your father. He knew his limits and stayed abroad, while you make empty threats. You can’t defeat Yang Chen and your cousin.”

Raising her gun again, she aimed at Xue Minghe.

He was terrified. “You promised to spare me!”

She sneered. “You’re too naive. Lambs can’t negotiate with wolves.”

Desperate, Xue Minghe watched Luo Cuishan’s finger tighten on the trigger.

“Bang!”

The villa door was kicked open, smoke and dust filling the air.

From the dark night outside, a figure with hands in pockets leisurely walked in. It was Yang Chen, who had teleported from Yu Lei International to the vicinity.

Although the journey from the city center to this area would take only a blink of an eye given Yang Chen’s cultivation, the numerous villas in the vicinity made the exact location uncertain. Since Adeline only knew the general area, Yang Chen had to search each villa himself.

Upon finding Luo Cuishan and Xue Minghe, Yang Chen arrived at the villa, took down the guards and bodyguards outside, and kicked the door open.

“Looks like I’m not too late,” Yang Chen said, glancing at the unconscious Wu Yue on the floor, the grim-faced Luo Cuishan holding a gun, and the stunned Xue Minghe. With a mocking smile, he added, “The Prime Minister’s wife seems quite free lately. We just met in Yanjing, and now you’re here stirring up trouble in Zhonghai. Tsk tsk, why do you always do things that annoy me? Or do you really think I won’t kill you?”

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