Chapter 1859 — Returning the Assets
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Wei Zhao left with an easy mind. The news had surely spread by now; anyone with the nerve to come troubling Gu Pengzhan and the young lady after this would have to be brain-damaged—or courting death.
Of course, Wei Zhao never imagined that a single strike would make every hidden family lie down and fall silent; that was hardly realistic. Once they gradually realized that he was still only an early Earth-rank expert, they would bare their fangs again. But for the moment they did not dare, and a stretch of time was all Wei Zhao needed.
If he could only press on with the second layer of the Xuanyuan Dragon-Taming Art, Wei Zhao was confident he could raise his strength to another level entirely.
The An family—this was An Liwen's villa. Yet An Mingyue, An Mingri, An Jiande and An Liwen were all seated in the living room.
Something momentous had happened today; as members of the Fire Wolf Gang, once one of the five minor clans, they had naturally gotten word at the first moment.
"Wei Zhao didn't suffer qi deviation after all—instead he unleashed his might and killed three Earth-rank experts in one move, and one of them was late Earth-rank. This time... our An family is in danger..." As he spoke, An Mingri's eyes slid toward An Liwen. Back when they had swallowed up Gu Pengzhan's assets, he had been more eager than anyone; now that trouble had come, he was the first to jump out: "Jianwen, I'm not blaming you, but striking before we had a clear picture of the situation—that's what's brought trouble down on the An family..."
"Hah. If we're talking trouble, then our eldest brother here arranging for someone to run Gu Pengzhan down—isn't that a bigger trouble? Property is a small thing; a human life is another matter entirely. Do you think Wei Zhao will simply let it go once he learns of it?" An Liwen gave An Jiande a cold smile. "This is the An family's business—we all carry it together. Deny it to the death, and Wei Zhao has no proof! But if anyone lets a whisper slip... heh, then we all go down together!"
An Jiande's body gave a violent shudder. He had never dealt with Wei Zhao, but hearing that Wei Zhao had wiped out three Earth-rank experts in a single move—such methods and such strength were beyond anything An Jiande could match. So after An Liwen said his piece, a flicker of worry passed through An Jiande's eyes, and he looked to his father.
An Mingri sighed. He had meant to seize the chance to attack An Liwen, but it seemed that everyone was in on this now. Besides, An Liwen was held in high regard by the Fire Wolf Gang; even if they tore away all pretense with Wei Zhao, with the gang's protection An Liwen would likely come to no great harm—the Fire Wolf Gang did, after all, have Heaven-rank experts, and at the very worst they could preserve An Liwen's life.
The others were a different matter. An Jiande was the mastermind behind the car crash; if Wei Zhao learned of that, he would likely take his knife to An Jiande first.
"All right, we all keep our mouths shut and don't say anything careless. Do what needs doing and don't let Wei Zhao see through us!" An Mingri said. "Jianwen is right—as long as there's no evidence, he can't touch us!"
"Who says that without evidence, no one can touch you?" A voice came from behind them all, and everyone in the room started in alarm.
They had shut every door and window before holding this discussion—so how could another person have appeared in this living room without a sound?
And the voice was familiar. An Liwen knew at once who it was; a flash of terror crossed his face, but then he laughed. "Ha, if it isn't my brother Wei Zhao!"
"Uncle Chu's car crash—was that your doing?" Wei Zhao ignored An Liwen entirely and strode toward An Jiande.
Terror flickered in An Jiande's eyes and he shook his head again and again. "N-no... not me... Everyone knows he crashed the car himself... and there's the dashcam and witnesses to prove it..."