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Chapter 287 - 287 278 The Mantis Stalks the Cicada

287: Chapter 278: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada 287: Chapter 278: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada Just as it’s said, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

No one knew who would have the last laugh.

Just when Li Cheng thought his plan was halfway to success, another figure walked in, leisurely puffing on a cigarette.

He didn’t seem like he was here to rescue anyone but rather just to watch the commotion.

“Yo, Secretary Liu, Fatty, you’re both here?” Ye Chen revealed a faint smile.

“Ye Chen!” Li Cheng and Liu Jiangqiu called out simultaneously.

“Hehe, sorry to interrupt!” Ye Chen continued to hold the cigarette, exhaling rings of smoke, and looked at Liu Jiangqiu, “Aiya, Secretary Liu, I’m interrupting your plan with the beauty again!”

“Ye Chen, what exactly do you want?” the two asked him simultaneously.

“What can I do?” Ye Chen grinned and said, “What if I told you I am a member of the Chinese Dragon Group, specifically tasked with dealing with people from the Doomsday Family like yourselves?

What would you do?!”

Sss…

Both of them immediately gasped, looking at Ye Chen in astonishment.

Suddenly, Li Cheng glared at Ye Chen, “Impossible, you can’t possibly be from the Dragon Team!”

“Hehe, what’s impossible?” Ye Chen grinned back.

“Dragon Team members all have special abilities.

You’re just skilled in some martial arts, what makes you a superpower user?” Li Cheng still couldn’t believe Ye Chen.

After all, he had interacted with Ye Chen quite a bit on a daily basis, so he felt he knew him quite well.

Ye Chen’s words weren’t trustworthy.

“Damn it, who said I don’t have special abilities?” Ye Chen glared at Li Cheng and retorted angrily, “Dude, I can pee a distance of eight or nine meters.

Can you do that?”

Li Cheng and Liu Jiangqiu were immediately dumbstruck.

Grinding his teeth, Li Cheng said, “Hmph, since you’ve stumbled upon this, then you can go to hell!”

Suddenly, Li Cheng exploded with a towering force.

Ye Chen was startled; this Fatty usually was like a caterpillar, but how had he suddenly turned into a dragon today?

Ye Chen didn’t dare to be careless, lunged forward quickly, and his dagger slipped out smoothly.

In the blink of an eye, he was up close to Li Cheng.

Li Cheng roared and threw a punch, but Ye Chen dodged to the side, and Li Cheng’s fist hammered down on the table.

The entire table shattered instantly.

The room was filled with the thick scent of sawdust.

“Fatty, I hadn’t realized you had such strong power.

Not bad, not bad, you’re almost a match for Da Xia!” Ye Chen smiled, then with a kick of his legs, he rushed toward Li Cheng.

As time passed, Ye Chen found that his own power was growing stronger and stronger.

Compared to when he first arrived in Jianghuai City, it was a difference between heaven and earth.

Perhaps it was because his memory had loosened, allowing him to regain some of his strength.

Boom…

Li Cheng raised his fist and smashed it toward Ye Chen, who also clenched his fist, and the two men’s fists collided.

The impact made both of their hands throb with intense pain.

Ye Chen had it slightly better, but the pain shooting up his arm made him involuntarily gasp.

Li Cheng spat out a mouthful of blood, outmatched, and decided to run away.

Without another word, Li Cheng dashed out quickly, and Liu Jiangqiu, along with his assistant, also hurriedly ran out.

Ye Chen carried a woman out of the private room.

The waitstaff who saw them pass by stood in surprise.

Captain Cao at the entrance hurried over when he saw them, stunned, and said to Ye Chen, “Just now, Minister Li and Secretary Liu ran out from inside!”

“Get back quickly!” Ye Chen ordered immediately.

Ye Chen had a feeling that Li Cheng would not let things be.

Now that he was exposed, he would definitely resist to the end.

Captain Cao immediately drove off, taking a few people and rushing out of Green Mansion towards the Mountain and Sea Villa District.

Li Ruo woke up leisurely in the car, her body completely devoid of strength.

When she opened her eyes and saw Ye Chen, she was surprised and mute for a long time.

Ye Chen smiled and said, “Xiao Ruo, you are awake?”

“Ye Chen, how…

how am I here?” Li Ruo was stunned.

“Silly girl, you were drugged by Liu Jiangqiu.

Do you feel any better now?” Ye Chen asked hastily.

“I…” As she spoke, Li Ruo’s tears fell like rain.

She couldn’t believe that she had been drugged.

Liu Jiangqiu was too despicable, willing to resort to any means to satisfy his desires.

She nestled into Ye Chen’s embrace and said, “If I had been tainted by Liu Jiangqiu, I would definitely not want to live in this world!”

“Isn’t everything fine now?” Ye Chen smiled and said, “Rest for a while and hurry home.

I’m afraid something big is about to happen, isn’t it?”

“What big thing?” Li Ruo hastily asked.

“There’s something that I’ve been wanting to tell you, but you might not believe it!” Ye Chen had always wanted to tell Li Ruo, but after all, it involved family, so even if he did tell her, she might not believe it.

Li Ruo pressed, “Tell me quickly!”

“It’s about Li Cheng!” Ye Chen laughed and said, “The car bomb attack last time wasn’t orchestrated by Zhang Siyang but by Li Cheng and the forces behind him!”

“That’s impossible, my brother would never do such a thing!” Li Ruo quickly shook her head.

“I know you wouldn’t believe it, so let’s hurry back and see for ourselves!” Ye Chen urged Captain Cao to speed up.

The car’s speed had already reached a hundred miles per hour, zooming swiftly along the road.

Inside the car, Li Ruo was extremely anxious, trembling all over.

She couldn’t believe this was true, but she couldn’t question Ye Chen’s character or his words.

Thus, Li Ruo was caught in a contradiction, tormented by agony.

In a blink of an eye, they had already arrived at the Mountain and Sea Villa District.

At the gate of the Li family’s villa, two black-clothed men held the gate.

Seeing the car approach, they immediately stopped it and said, “This place has been sealed off; you should turn back!”

“Hmph!” Ye Chen stepped out of the car and then said coldly, “Let Li Cheng come out and talk!”

The two black-clothed men at the gate looked at each other, and in that instant, Ye Chen lunged forward with a swift stride, his legs sweeping like two horizontal rods across their heads, instantly toppling them to the ground.

Captain Cao seized the opportunity and rushed in, the car rolling right over the two men.

Immediately, their heads burst open, and they died on the spot.

Ye Chen hurriedly carried Li Ruo into the hall, only to find it crowded with over a dozen black-clad men.

These people all gazed uniformly at the newly intruded Ye Chen and the others.

Li Cheng was sitting comfortably on the sofa in the hall, while the elderly Mr.

Li Tianya was tied up with thick ropes by several black-clothed men.

Looking at this situation, Li Cheng was clearly on a path of no return.

“Dad…

Dad!” Li Ruo struggled out of Ye Chen’s arms, but she had no strength left in her body and could only crawl step by step toward Li Tianya.

Ye Chen quickly stepped forward to hold Li Ruo in his arms, fearing she would be injured again.

With great difficulty, Li Ruo looked at Li Cheng and said, “Brother, why are you doing this?

Why?

Has our Li family ever wronged you?”

“Hmph!” Li Cheng snorted and said, “The Li family has wronged me too much.

I was abandoned by that old man since I was a child.

Li Ruo, do you know how much older I am than you?

A whole ten years.

You are the daughter they had in their old age; they abandoned me.

So, they focused on nurturing you, making you the heir to Tianya Group.

But all of it should have been mine!”

Li Cheng’s hysterical, angry roar plunged Li Ruo into even deeper despair.

The saying was true—there have always been many feuds among noble families, especially cases of sibling rivalry.

“But after you came back, didn’t Dad treat you well?” Li Ruo said between clenched teeth.

“Nonsense!” Li Cheng glared at Li Ruo and said, “If he really cared about me, why didn’t he hand over Tianya Group to me?

What did he give me?

A department head of the Security Department?

Was that pity?

Was he taking pity on me?

I don’t need anyone’s pity, I don’t need anyone’s sympathy.

I have decided to take back everything that’s rightfully mine with my own two hands!”

“So you joined the Doomsday Family?

Sold your soul?” Ye Chen couldn’t help but smirk and said.

“Nonsense!” Li Cheng gave him a glare and said, “I was adopted by the Squad Leader since I was a child, becoming a member of the Doomsday Family.

I carry the mission to revitalize the Doomsday Family.”

“I understand!” Ye Chen grinned and said, “You, Fatty, have been brainwashed.

Are you planning to donate the entire Tianya Group to the Doomsday Family once you inherit it?”

“How did you know?” Fatty Li was taken aback.

“With tricks like yours, even a fool would know!” Ye Chen gave him a disdainful glance and said, “Wake up, Fatty.

Open your eyes and see clearly; right before you is your own sister, and beside her is your biological father.

What’s most important in the world is family; don’t let some unfounded things blind you.”

“Bullshit!” Li Cheng glared furiously at Ye Chen and said, “Today, I am here to take back what belongs to me!”

With that, Li Cheng pulled several contracts from his bosom and tossed them onto the table, saying, “Here is the property transfer contract.

Li Ruo, if you agree to transfer Tianya Group to me, then I’ll let you go.”