Light Fortress
Chapter 189 - 176: Chaos

Chapter 189: Chapter 176: Chaos

The lights went out.

Many people exclaimed... On a day like the Freedom Ball, Deep Sea was supposed to take full control of the hall, so how could a power outage occur?

The drawing room was pitch black.

"Sssss..."

There was nothing but static on the private channel.

But the connection was not yet severed.

The hall descended into chaos, yet the old man sitting in the concert hall remained calm and composed, sitting in the darkness, silently listening to the boisterous noise coming from behind, unaffected.

Mr. Shu slowly said over the private channel, "There’s quite a commotion, but I bet he won’t make his move now. That would be too uncreative... Nan Jin, take care of the first floor’s drawing room and watch out for an attack from the Believer. Gu Shen... you inspect the second floor, don’t let any suspicious individuals in."

"Roger."

"Roger."

Lu Nanjin silently concealed herself in the shadows of a column, drawing out the short knife at her waist and clenching it tightly while Lan Qie sensed the wind speed in the air... The link from Deep Sea was also open to her, but, very similar to when the channel was disconnected previously, the "vision" provided by Deep Sea vanished with the power outage.

But it didn’t matter.

Lan Qie’s sensory range had already spread to the entirety of the drawing room; she could catch every wisp of wind sweeping from every direction in the darkness, nothing could escape her "eyes".

...

...

The second floor was much quieter compared to the chaos downstairs.

At the moment Zhao Qi was about to take out the necklace, the power suddenly cut out—

The whole drawing room plunged into darkness.

And... a deathly silence ensued.

Zhao Qi’s eyes widened in the darkness, somewhat unable to believe the situation... The necklace in the box was a "Taboo Seal" he had exchanged at a rundown factory, just needing to be worn for twenty minutes before the wearer’s spiritual consciousness would be expelled.

In other words, if Lu Nanzhi accepted this gift and wore it during the concert, she would fall into a deep sleep.

The man’s assurance to him was... absolutely safe and absolutely undetectable.

In fact, all his nervousness stemmed from this necklace. When he first decided to attend this Freedom Ball, it was to give the necklace to Lu Nanzhi... from being surrounded by reporters to being checked by Song Ci at the door, he thought about giving up more than once.

To sleep forever... in a way, it’s "murder," right?

Ha... this really is a crazy thing...

The folder containing the will was the last straw that broke the camel’s back; Zhao Qi’s previous statements were all true, personally spoken by Zhao Xilai... That’s why he made up his mind to definitely "get rid of" Lu Nanzhi.

If she were willing to accept the will, does the Zhao Family really intend to give away 51% of the shares?

How could he possibly allow such a ludicrous gift?!

This is like cutting his own flesh!

All his words just earlier, lowering his stance, enduring humiliation... all so he could finally gift this necklace, he had exhausted all his strength, so long as Lu Nanzhi was willing to accept this gift, then everything would be over.

But, just then, the power went out.

For no reason, Zhao Qi felt that it wasn’t a good sign... something very bad was about to happen.

He eerily retracted his hand that was reaching for the necklace box.

The next moment.

A loud bang!

"Bang!"

The door of the drawing room was brutally kicked open.

Song Ci dragged a frail woman inside. First, he saw Zhao Qi and his expression immediately darkened by a few shades. Then, turning to look at the lady, Song Ci’s eyes in the darkness were like flames forged by fire, glittering brightly.

Seeing Lu Nanzhi still sitting calmly on the sofa.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

"Madam, someone was caught eavesdropping at the door," Crow said coldly, "How should we handle it?"

Lu Nanzhi slowly stroked her "ring." A gentle light slowly shot out from the ring, scattered around the not-so-large reception room, quickly enveloping it in dim light.

It was also thanks to the light from this ring.

She clearly saw the woman that Song Ci had grabbed and pulled into the room...

Jiang Wan was somewhat embarrassed, "I... just happened to be passing by."

As it turned out, this statement was very weak after being caught red-handed.

Song Ci, expressionless, glanced at the woman. The bead embedded in the bracelet in the dark still emitted a faint red light... He was too lazy to say anything more. If it weren’t for the power outage, perhaps he might have believed this explanation a little.

"Ying Ji, let her go,"

Lu Nanzhi spoke softly.

Song Ci, however, was stunned. He didn’t understand and still gripped Jiang Wan’s arm. The madam’s observational skills were very sharp... Surely she also noticed the oddness of this bracelet.

"Let her go."

Once again, Lu Nanzhi repeated the order.

She had recognized the girl’s identity... She was the daughter of two of the elder figures from the Huazhi Board of Directors.

Lu Nanzhi had always kept an eye on Jiang Wan.

This girl was not content with being just a pretty face, so she anonymously took a job as a reporter at the Da Du newspaper company and, if she was not mistaken, sneaking into the Freedom Ball was also an attempt to uncover some "news."

Her eavesdropping at the door... the reason was clear.

Lu Nanzhi didn’t expose her, nor did she want to.

Crow reluctantly let go of his hold, releasing Jiang Wan.

This man’s strength was terrifying...

Jiang Wan clenched her teeth, holding her arm. She quickly adjusted her emotions and looked complexly at the madam who had "forgiven" her impolite behavior.

Lu Nanzhi, in the dim light, looked up, met her gaze, and slowly nodded at her.

The recent events... everything was left unsaid.

Jiang Wan gathered her courage, and before leaving, she sincerely bowed, expressing what was in her heart, "Thank you, madam... I have always looked up to you as a role model."

After speaking, she limped away quickly.

Only three people were left in the reception room.

Song Ci coldly stared at Zhao Qi... This guy was no good person; his entire being exuded an odious aura.

He really knew how to pick his moments to intervene.

While madam and Chen San were talking, Zhao Qi had gone upstairs... It was clear he came prepared.

"If there’s nothing else... I won’t interrupt further,"

Zhao Qi had already broken out into a cold sweat from the sound of the door being kicked earlier.

During the check, he had been warned by Song Ci... any rash actions, and he would bear the consequences. He knew the brute strength of this man, and if he really went crazy, he wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

Luckily, he didn’t take out the necklace box.

Had Song Ci seen that, he probably would have kicked him directly again.

The madam gave Song Ci a look.

Song Ci didn’t stop him any longer.

So Zhao Qi hurriedly bid farewell, hastily leaving the reception room...

Zhao Qi had left.

Song Ci immediately asked with concern, "Madam, that guy didn’t do anything to you, did he?"