Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 458 - 459 Bait

Chapter 458: Chapter 459 Bait

After checking everything, Song Xiaodong covered the clothes over the woman’s body and then stood up furrowing his brows.

"Brother Song, why did the assassin want to kill you?" Chen Zixu asked cautiously.

"Not me, her," Song Xiaodong said indifferently.

"Her?" Chen Zixu looked towards Feng Kexin.

Song Xiaodong nodded, took a few steps with his hands behind his back, and said, "Zixu, take care of this corpse, don’t alert anyone, and don’t leave any trace."

Chen Zixu quickly replied, "Absolutely no problem, leave this little task to me."

Song Xiaodong nodded again and continued, "Don’t talk about tonight’s incident to anyone. The things involved here, I reckon you couldn’t handle it."

"Ah... that serious?" Chen Zixu’s mouth twitched. If it were someone else, he wouldn’t have believed it, but the fact that Song Xiaodong spoke so solemnly was sufficient to illustrate the gravity of the situation.

"Alright, let’s go."

At that moment, Chen Zixu said, "Brother Song, although I might not be very capable, I do have a good number of brothers at my command. If there’s anything I can do, I won’t hesitate to help."

Song Xiaodong smiled and said, "If there’s any way I can make use of you, I will."

"Cousin, I... where are we going now?" Feng Kexin asked from inside the car, stammering.

"Let’s find a place to eat and sleep," Song Xiaodong said casually.

Feng Kexin hurriedly said, "Ah... I’m scared to go home, and I can’t stay at school either."

"Then... let’s stay at a hotel for now."

Feng Kexin hurriedly said, "Then, can you stay with me?"

Song Xiaodong nodded and took Feng Kexin to a hotel, where they booked a room.

After entering the room, Feng Kexin sat on the bed, her body still quivering. Whether it was someone wanting to kill her or witnessing someone die right in front of her, either was enough to terrify any girl.

Song Xiaodong sat down beside her, draped an arm over her shoulder, and gently said, "Don’t be scared, I’m here to protect you."

"Cousin!" Feng Kexin suddenly threw herself into Song Xiaodong’s embrace, tightly hugging his waist, as if trying to merge herself into his body.

Song Xiaodong held her too, then gently patted her back, slowly calming her tense nerves.

After a while, Feng Kexin’s emotions finally began to stabilize. Song Xiaodong said, "Go take a shower, it will help you relax. I’ll have the hotel bring up some food for us to eat."

"Oh..." Feng Kexin hesitated for a moment, but went to the bathroom nonetheless.

Song Xiaodong randomly ordered some food while mulling over many things. Once Feng Kexin was out, the food had just arrived. She had hardly any appetite and only managed a few bites.

Song Xiaodong looked at Feng Kexin and said, "Kexin, now you have two choices."

"What choices?" Feng Kexin looked at Song Xiaodong.

Song Xiaodong explained, "The first option is for me to take you to a secret place and hide you there temporarily. This way, your adversary won’t easily find you, ensuring your absolute safety."

"Oh... and the second one?" Feng Kexin hesitated, feeling the second option might not be easy, but still couldn’t help asking.

"The second option..." Song Xiaodong paused, then said, "Is that you continue going to school."

Facing Song Xiaodong’s gaze, Feng Kexin knew there was more to come.

"If the other party wants to kill you, and the first attempt failed, there will definitely be a second attempt. Then we’ll lure the snake out of the hole, set up a trap, and this time we must catch someone alive. This will allow us to find out who wants to kill you. Once we know who it is, I’ll have a target to counter. We can be thieves for a thousand days, but to guard against a thief in ignorance is too painful."

"This..." Feng Kexin couldn’t help hesitating because this meant she was the bait, and the other party was after her life. If anything went awry, she might end up dead.

"There’s also another point..." Song Xiaodong took a deep breath and said, "I think since we were sent out before, and now someone is after us, shouldn’t the person who sent us out appear to protect us now?"

Feng Kexin grabbed Song Xiaodong’s hand, excitedly saying, "I get it. Whether they are here to kill me or to protect me, as soon as we make contact with one, we can uncover our identities, right?"

"Exactly," Song Xiaodong nodded.

Without waiting for Feng Kexin to decide, Song Xiaodong added, "Originally, even I could be the bait, but if the other side really investigates me, they probably won’t act rashly against me. Instead, it might complicate things further."

"No, no, no!" Feng Kexin immediately shook her head and said, "You’re the hunter. You need to stay hidden so you can catch people. If you’re exposed, then we lose any trump card we have. Cousin, you were amazing just now. The assassin’s dagger was at my throat, and yet you were able to save me. You’re a master, aren’t you?"

Song Xiaodong nodded and said, "Hmm, decent, I suppose. I should be capable of handling these assassins." Now was not the time for modesty.

Feng Kexin said, "That settles it, then. You can’t risk revealing yourself too easily. I figure, even if someone comes to protect us, we can’t trust them blindly until we know their motives. It’s no big deal if I’m exposed, but if you’re exposed, we’re utterly defenseless and at the mercy of others."

Song Xiaodong acknowledged, "Yeah, but it’s extremely dangerous asking you to do this. That’s why I’m in such a dilemma."

Feng Kexin clenched her fists and said, "Brother, there’s no escaping this now. I can’t live forever in fear of being assassinated. I have to resolve this issue. I trust that you’ll help me."

Song Xiaodong nodded and said, "That’s right, I’ll help you. This time, I might need more than just myself. I’ll have to call a couple of friends over."

Feng Kexin immediately said excitedly, "Oh, there’s backup? That’s great."

Song Xiaodong gave a slight smile and said, "Don’t worry, they’re also very capable people. With them around, there won’t be many in this world who can harm you."

Thinking of the ones he had to find, a smile appeared on his face. Considering those two guys, whom he had not seen for months, a warm feeling involuntarily rose in his heart.

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