Chapter 2284 - 2257: Playing a Game

"Mr. Lu, I’ve already... connected the call." After dialing the number, the man nervously looked at Lu Tianxing and said, then handed the phone to Lu Tianxing.

"Turn on the speaker." Lu Tianxing didn’t take the phone but said calmly.

Hearing Lu Tianxing’s words, the man hesitated for a moment, but eventually followed Lu Tianxing’s instructions and turned on the phone’s speaker.

The brief look of hesitation in the man’s eyes didn’t escape Lu Tianxing’s notice, and a cold smile formed in his heart. It seemed that Tang Qingyun had a deep scheme. If he guessed correctly, the phone must have been coated with poison, and not just any poison. If he took the phone, death without a grave might be what awaited him.

However, even knowing this, Lu Tianxing didn’t show anything, just looked coldly at the two men.

"Beep... Beep..."

The phone rang for a moment before it was picked up: "Hello."

It was Tang Qingyun’s voice.

After hearing Tang Qingyun’s words, the man cautiously lifted his head and glanced at Lu Tianxing. Seeing Lu Tianxing looking at him expressionlessly with no intention to speak, he swallowed hard and said in a slightly trembling voice, "Young... Young Master Tang, the Third Young Master of Lu Family has arrived at the cafe. What should we do next?"

"Lu Tianxing is already here?"

Tang Qingyun’s calm voice came through; "He’s right beside you now, am I correct?"

After hearing Tang Qingyun’s words, the man immediately lifted his head to look at Lu Tianxing, seemingly asking how he should respond.

Seeing the man’s gaze, Lu Tianxing said in a detached voice, "I’m right beside your dog. Too bad, I had to kill one of your dogs."

"Mr. Lu, your fame precedeth you, but we’ve never had the fortune to meet; it’s quite a regret."

After Lu Tianxing’s words, Tang Qingyun didn’t sound any surprised. His voice was extremely calm, with hardly any emotional fluctuation. An outsider hearing this conversation would never think that Lu Tianxing and Tang Qingyun both wanted to kill each other.

"Is that so? I’ll remedy that regret for you; I’ll kill you myself."

Lu Tianxing said with a sinister tone, "Tang Qingyun, where is my woman?"

"Are you talking about Miss Bai?"

Tang Qingyun’s playful laughter came from the phone: "Don’t worry, Miss Bai is fine, but I want to play a game with you, Mr. Lu."

"What kind of game?"

"Of course, it’s a game where the winner is king."

Tang Qingyun said calmly: "Right now, I’m at No. 95 Heavenly Sound Villa. From Jingye Cafe to here, it takes about half an hour. I’ll give you fifteen minutes. If you can get here, I’ll tell you where Bai Zhiqing is. Of course, if you’re late, there’ll be a price to pay, wouldn’t you say, Mr. Lu?"

In his last sentence, Tang Qingyun didn’t specify what the price would be, but even a fool could imagine what kind of price it would be.

"How do I know you’re not lying to me?"

"You have no choice."

Tang Qingyun spoke again: "Mr. Lu, your time starts now. You only have fifteen minutes. Don’t let me down."

With those words, Tang Qingyun didn’t give Lu Tianxing the chance to speak again and simply hung up the phone.

Listening to the busy tone from the phone, Lu Tianxing clenched his fists tightly, a cracking sound of joints immediately followed, and the chill on his face, along with the murderous intent on his body, grew even stronger.

"Mr... Mr. Lu, we’ve done as you asked; can you let me go now?"

At this moment, a voice filled with anxiety sounded by Lu Tianxing’s ear.

"Let you go? Of course, I’ll let you go now."

Looking at the two men, Lu Tianxing flashed a bloodthirsty smile but said nothing further and instead turned and walked out.

Watching Lu Tianxing’s back, the two men’s faces couldn’t help showing a look of immense relief, but at that moment, a sudden surge of True Qi emerged from behind Lu Tianxing, forming two arms that surged forward like a tide, striking directly at the two men.

The two men had no chance to react before they felt a sharp pain in their chests, their bodies thrown backward like ragdolls, with blood mixed with fragments of their organs spraying out from their mouths. In their final moments, they heard a cold voice in their ears, "Of course I can let you go, but in your next life. In this life, you’re better off going to Hell."

After killing the two, Lu Tianxing didn’t hesitate. He immediately pulled out his phone from his pocket and dialed Sima Lingyun’s number. If he wanted to reach Tianlai Villa District in fifteen minutes, the best way was to get someone to clear the traffic on that stretch of road; otherwise, there’s no way he could make it in time.

"Judge, how is it going? Have you found Miss Bai?"

As soon as the call connected, Sima Lingyun’s voice came through to Lu Tianxing.

"Zhiqing is not at Jingye Cafe; she was taken away by Tang Qingyun."

Taking a deep breath, Lu Tianxing said in a deep voice, "Sima Lingyun, I need your help to clear a direct route from Jingye Cafe to Tianlai Villa District. I need this road to be unimpeded, with no barriers."

"No problem, leave it to me. You can set off now, and I promise to clear the route as soon as possible."

Upon hearing Lu Tianxing’s words, Sima Lingyun immediately agreed. Sometimes, not too many words are needed between friends.

"Thank you, Sima Lingyun."

With those words, Lu Tianxing ended the call and swiftly walked toward Lin Yafei.

Lin Yafei had been anxiously waiting in the car for Lu Tianxing, her eyes fixed unblinkingly on the cafe’s direction, longing to see the figure that haunted her dreams.

But when Lu Tianxing’s figure came into view, Lin Yafei couldn’t help but be taken aback because she only saw Lu Tianxing by himself, without a trace of Bai Zhiqing.

Although filled with doubts, Lin Yafei immediately opened the car door and got out.

"Tianxing, why are you back? Where’s Zhiqing?" Lin Yafei asked, looking at Lu Tianxing.

"Lin Demon, get in the car first; we’ll talk once we’re in."

As he spoke, Lu Tianxing hurriedly opened the car door and sat in the driver’s seat.

Seeing Lu Tianxing’s expression, Lin Yafei didn’t ask anything further and promptly followed him into the car.

"Vroom!"

With a roar of the engine, the BMW made a sharp turn on the spot, heading off in another direction.