The King of Urban Mercenaries
Chapter 168 - 168 168 Smile for Me

168: Chapter 168: Smile for Me 168: Chapter 168: Smile for Me Lin Fei did not stay long in the Ice Cave Ward after confirming Elder Wei’s injuries.

He then signaled Moli and her sister to leave the ward.

“Who did this?” Lin Fei asked immediately after leaving the Ice Cave Ward.

Moli and her sister almost simultaneously clenched their teeth and responded.

Although he had already suspected who might have taken action, truly hearing it confirmed by Moli and her sisters still made Lin Fei unconsciously furrow his brows.

To have injured Elder Wei to such an extent, regardless of the method used, was enough to prove their power.

Lin Fei had to admit that he had underestimated them before.

Because of Ling Weiwei, Lin Fei had long been at odds with them.

Now that they dared to attack Elder Wei and leave him severely wounded, Lin Fei had to be on guard.

Of course, even though they had the ability to kill Elder Wei, they posed no significant threat to Lin Fei himself.

As a mercenary king who had survived the battlefield, there weren’t many people or forces in this world who could threaten him.

But they definitely were not among them.

Lin Fei’s concern about Azure Dragon was mainly because he was not alone.

Azure Dragon might not threaten him, but they could threaten the people around him, such as Ling Weiwei, Shen Peini, or even Mu Shanshan.

This was something Lin Fei couldn’t ignore.

“Let’s go, let’s find your Chairman.”

Lin Fei disliked defensive tactics, and since the Azure Dragon Gang would clearly not forget their grudge so easily, the only path laid before him was to take the offensive!

However, being alone, the best strategy for dealing with the threat of Azure Dragon was to collaborate with Xue Mei.

Without needing Moli and her sister to lead the way, Lin Fei found Xue Mei’s villa himself.

It turned out to be his third visit to the villa.

“You two wait outside.

I want to speak alone with your Chairman,” Lin Fei instructed Moli and her sister before entering Xue Mei’s villa.

The villa remained the same as before, with no changes to the interior decoration.

The mistress of the villa, Xue Mei, was still in the living room, fiddling with her Purple Sand Pot tea set.

Xue Mei remained that perfectly merged incarnation of aloof beauty and allure, the Thorny Rose, her cold and charm as striking as ever.

The only difference was that in her captivating phoenix eyes, which were as clear as black jewels, there was less enchantment and aloofness, and more melancholy and sorrow.

“Here you are.”

Sensing Lin Fei’s arrival, Xue Mei did not stop her manipulation of the Purple Sand Pot tea set.

From her alluring red lips, she merely uttered two words.

“Yeah, here.”

Lin Fei responded briefly with just three words.

A greeting and a response, not much talk, just a couple of words.

The two didn’t seem like friends who had met only a few times, instead, they appeared as if they were old friends, a nameless emotion breeding and suffusing between them.

“If you’re sad, cry it out.

Keeping it inside does nothing but hurt you and causes those around you to be sad with you,” Lin Fei spoke while.

After some time, which could have been very long or just a few minutes, Xue Mei, curled up in Lin Fei’s arms like a cat, let out a sigh-like murmur, “I can’t cry!”

Though it was a whisper, a clear note of resoluteness could be discerned if one listened closely.

She wanted to cry, but she could not, because she was the Chairman of Thorny Rose; she wanted to cry, but she dared not cry, because she was the Chairman of Thorny Rose; she wanted to cry, but her tears were dry before they could flow, because she was the Chairman of Thorny Rose!

Tears are an outlet for emotions!

As the Chairman of Thorny Rose, she was destined not to express her emotions through tears.

But, she truly wanted to cry!

Because, Elder Wei, lying close to death in the Ice Cave Ward, had grown up with her, raised her, and cared for her tenderly from her childhood!

And because, after all, she—was just a woman!

“If you can’t cry, then smile for me instead.”

Their eyes met, and in Lin Fei’s gaze was sharpness, warning, but mostly pity.

“How can I smile?”

Lin Fei’s pity, clearly seen in the eyes of Xue Mei, stirred her heart.

Under different circumstances, Xue Mei wouldn’t mind showing Lin Fei her most beautiful side.

The beauty of a lady, willing to be displayed for a gentleman.

But at this moment, Xue Mei evidently had temporarily lost the ability to smile.

“What if I could keep that old man alive?”

“Really?!”

The previously sorrowful and anxious Xue Mei, hearing Lin Fei’s words, instantly showed a trace of joy.

Yet, as Lin Fei arrived, this Thorny Rose showed no signs of blooming, making Officer Lin dissatisfied.

“I—I can’t smile.”

Poor Xue Mei, despite being a Chairman, was pressed by Lin Fei.

Such a thing might be overlooked in usual times, but in this situation, how could the Chairman feasibly smile?

“Never mind, for that old man’s sake, I’ll let you off this time.” Lin Fei did not intend to trouble Xue Mei further, mainly because it wasn’t pressing.

The severity of matters must be judged—Elder Wei’s situation wasn’t resolved yet.

“There are two helicopters,” Xue Mei immediately nodded in response.

“Find someone to carry that old man onto a helicopter; I will have him treated.” Elder Wei’s injuries were clearly not something an ordinary doctor could heal so Lin Fei planned to send him to the Manzhou Base near the Judgement Organization for treatment.