Chapter 157 - 147: The Gao Family Wiped Out? Terrifying Power
Chapter 157: Chapter 147: The Gao Family Wiped Out? Terrifying Power
In a small alley, Lu Feng rode off on the un-plated motorcycle he’d gotten from Yang Ming.
After reaching another secluded alley, he pulled a special outfit from his inventory space with a single thought.
The outfit was a single jumpsuit with an integrated hood that could completely cover his face without obstructing his vision.
It was clearly a uniform for some class from the game world, with a post-apocalyptic punk vibe.
He’d collected a few of these outfits in his inventory space out of curiosity back at the Department Store.
This was the real world, after all, and there were too many rules and regulations. He was going to destroy the Gao Family, and he didn’t want to leave behind any trace of his physical appearance.
So, it couldn’t hurt to be cautious.
Lu Feng got back on the bike and headed straight for the Gao Family’s newly renovated hotel.
At the same time, he activated the signal-jamming sphere he had gotten from Zhao Jia. A special electromagnetic field materialized around him.
His distinctly post-apocalyptic attire attracted quite a few stares.
Even with today’s freedom of fashion, many people couldn’t resist taking a picture when they saw something like this, before muttering a couple of curses about what an idiot he was.
This sort of nonconformity could sometimes provoke those with a short fuse.
Many people were taking photos of Lu Feng. ’Dressed so eccentrically while riding a motorcycle—isn’t he afraid it’ll affect his driving?’
’He deserves to be cursed at!’
When these people took videos, they were dumbfounded by what they saw.
In the videos, everything else was perfectly clear, but the guy on the motorcycle was just a pixelated blur.
The motorcycle sped along like a moving blob of pixels!
"What the hell?"
Cries of alarm rang out.
Soon, Lu Feng parked the motorcycle in the garage of a large building not far from the Gao Family’s completed hotel.
The building had surveillance. As Lu Feng entered, a security guard watching the monitors in the security room paused, startled.
He thought he saw a pixelated blur appear on one of the video feeds.
But when he rubbed his eyes, the feed was back to normal.
The guard muttered to himself, "I guess I need to watch fewer... *videos*. Now I’m even seeing pixelation on the security feed."
He then looked down at his phone and said, "Hey pretty girl, pull up that movie starring you that I just downloaded!"
"Of course, sir!" The phone screen lit up, displaying the image of a beautiful woman—the Qingfeng Intelligent Assistant.
Perhaps because the ads for the Qingfeng Intelligent Assistant featured this specific pretty face, she had become the default choice for most men.
Lu Feng quickly reached the building’s rooftop. Then, he once again reached into his inventory space and pulled out the Mecha weapon.
In an instant, the Mecha enveloped his entire body. He then turned to face the Gao Family’s hotel.
At the same time, laser ports all over his body and the laser cannons on his shoulders deployed.
Within his field of view, the auxiliary system began locking onto people as they exited the hotel.
Most of them, however, were waiters, employees, and other staff...
With the renovations complete, the hotel first had to be cleaned and the staff trained before it could officially open for business.
Before long, Lu Feng saw a target get locked on the Mecha’s auxiliary system—it was none other than Goldman Sachs.
Goldman Sachs was surrounded by a group of people, and he was clearly showing great respect to a middle-aged man beside him.
Lu Feng recognized him from the files. This was Gao Qiang.
At the hotel entrance, Gao Qiang was in an excellent mood. This hotel was one of his meticulously planned ventures and was poised to become the largest hotel in Tianzhou City.
He didn’t really need the money the hotel would generate. For him, building it served another purpose.
It was a purpose that ordinary people wouldn’t understand, and he had no intention of telling anyone.
"Sheng, you haven’t been stirring up any trouble lately, have you? For the sake of that project, our family needs to keep a low profile on the streets." At the entrance, Gao Qiang questioned his younger brother.
He knew his brother’s personality. Thanks to the Gao Family’s power, he tended to be flashy and arrogant when he was out and about.
However, as long as his brother didn’t cause any monumental trouble, the Gao Family could always handle it.
"Don’t worry, big brother. It was just a small thing, nothing serious," Goldman Sachs replied, though his mind drifted to the incident at Qingfeng Entertainment City.
’Brother Mo should have already set out with his men. By now, he’s probably taken care of that ungrateful bastard.’
But just then, Goldman Sachs’s phone rang. A smile crept onto his face when he saw the number.
It was the designated number. Whenever Brother Mo and his crew went on a mission, a specific person would call this number once there was a result.
Goldman Sachs immediately answered, but a panicked voice came from the other end. "Brother Sheng, something’s happened! Brother Mo and his guys went down! The target’s too strong! I was watching from a distance... before I could even figure out what was happening, all our guys were on the ground!"
"How is that possible?" Goldman Sachs was stunned.
This caught Gao Qiang’s attention. "What’s going on?" he asked.
Goldman Sachs’s expression soured. He didn’t dare hide it from his brother. "Big brother, something’s come up. I sent Brother Mo and his men to take care of a target, but they all failed."
"Who the hell did you provoke this time?" Gao Qiang’s brow furrowed. "I told you again and again not to cause trouble right now, but you just wouldn’t listen."
He was clearly furious. Ah Mo was the sharpest blade in the Gao Family’s arsenal. If even Ah Mo had fallen, it meant their opponent was a huge problem.
But now that the trouble had arisen, it had to be dealt with. Letting it fester would have an even greater impact on the Gao Family.
"Let’s go. On the way back, you’ll tell me exactly what happened. We have to solve this problem first," Gao Qiang said irritably, then headed straight for a car.
Goldman Sachs didn’t dare hesitate and quickly followed his older brother.
’After feeling that murderous aura from him before, I really thought Brother Mo could handle it.’
’But even Brother Mo ran into trouble. I knew this was a huge mess.’
The other core members of the Gao Family also hurried into their cars. They knew what Brother Mo was capable of.
’If Brother Mo failed, they must be dealing with a seriously difficult character. That kind of person had to be eliminated immediately.’
At that moment, on the rooftop, Lu Feng’s Mecha-assisted vision had already locked onto two targets: the Gao brothers.
Gao Qiang was already in the car, and Goldman Sachs was just about to get in.
’This is perfect.’ A cold smirk appeared on Lu Feng’s face.
The next moment, a laser beam shot out, striking the car’s gas cap directly.
BOOM!
Almost instantly, the car erupted in a violent explosion, becoming a massive fireball.
Gao Qiang, who was inside, was engulfed by the flames before he even knew what was happening, his life force extinguished.
The shockwave from the explosion slammed into Goldman Sachs.
The force sent him flying, and he crashed to the ground, vomiting blood.
His chest had caved in. It was clear he wouldn’t survive.
Fear of death filled Goldman Sachs’s eyes. As he watched the roaring flames, the image of Lu Feng surfaced in his mind.
He was filled with regret. ’Why did I have to provoke him?’
He subconsciously knew this was Lu Feng’s doing.
Then, darkness consumed him, and his life force faded completely.
In an instant, chaos erupted at the hotel entrance.
The handful of men with them, all core figures of the Gao Family’s organization, were also killed instantly, struck down by the laser and collapsing to the ground.
A sound of chaotic footsteps rang out as men in suits rushed out frantically.
They were Gao Qiang’s subordinates, rushing over as soon as they heard the commotion outside.
The other core members of the Gao Family’s organization also rushed forward.
"Brother Qiang!"
"Brother Qiang!"
"..."
The expressions on these men’s faces were ghastly.
They knew exactly what the deaths of Gao Qiang and the others represented.
Some hotel employees who knew the situation watched this scene in horror.
They too were well aware that something catastrophic had just happened.
On the rooftop of the nearby building, having dealt with the Gao brothers, Lu Feng immediately retracted his Mecha weapon, left the building, went to the parking garage, and rode away on his motorcycle.
As for the other members of the Gao Family’s organization, he paid them no mind.
They were just people who depended on the Gao brothers. When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.
In fact, he could have dealt with the Gao brothers silently, but that would have been too much trouble.
However, as long as he wasn’t exposing himself, he didn’t mind making a bigger, more public spectacle of it for everyone to see.
’After all, surveillance can’t see me, and people in the real world don’t have laser weapons like I do. When the police investigate, they probably won’t even be able to figure out how the car exploded.’
’But official investigations aside—the kind that need evidence and witnesses—other people aren’t fools. Those who know about the grudge between me and the Gao Family will definitely know I did this. That’s enough.’
’Plus, with Master Kai helping to clean up, once the Gao brothers are dead, plenty of people will be eager to kick them while they’re down.’
’After all, the Gao Family has definitely done plenty of illegal things.’
’Once the two brothers are gone, their followers will surely abandon them. It’s like the tea growing cold after the guest has left. That’s a merit in itself.’
Before long, police sirens began to wail.
With such a major incident occurring at the Gao Family’s hotel, someone had naturally called the police long ago.
But when those people got out of their cars and began to examine the bodies of the Gao Family members and the exploded vehicle, their brows furrowed one by one.
The scene was staggering.
"What on earth caused this hole? It looks like it was pierced by some kind of electrical discharge."
"It can’t be an electrical discharge. If it were, there’d be clear branching patterns."
"What’s even stranger is that there’s absolutely no residue from any explosive material."
"Yeah, if it was caused by an explosive device, there should be some powder traces left behind."
"It almost looks like the gas tank spontaneously combusted."
"Indeed!"
The more they discussed, the deeper their brows furrowed. Spontaneous combustion was just a guess, but the probability of that happening to the Gao brothers’ car seemed extremely low.
But the scene before them offered no usable clues.
And that was the worst part, because they knew the Gao Family was entangled in a vast web of interests.
Now that the Gao Family was finished, many people would undoubtedly be putting pressure on them.
Soon, news of the Gao Family’s fate spread rapidly throughout Tianzhou City.
An organization like the Gao Family naturally had many people keeping a close eye on it.
...
Lu Feng quickly rode the motorcycle to another secluded spot. Then, with a single thought, he brought the motorcycle with him into the game world.
Afterward, he changed out of his gear and into a set of normal clothes.
This way, not a single piece of leverage or a single clue would be left behind.
Leaving the alley, he casually hailed a taxi back to Qingfeng Entertainment City.
「Elsewhere.」
Master Kai had been waiting for news, eager to find out the result of the conflict between Lu Feng and the Gao Family.
He was probably the person most curious about this matter. He and Lu Feng were currently partners, but he was truly dying to know what kind of power this President Lu possessed to be able to procure so much Gold at once.
A moment later, Chu Chen rushed in from outside. "Master Kai, it seems President Lu has made a big move."
"What’s the situation?" Master Kai asked urgently.
"The Gao Brothers have been taken out. You should see the news for the details—it’s already being reported. That President Lu is truly ruthless." As he spoke, Chu Chen hurriedly turned on the television and switched to the Tianzhou City news channel.
The news was broadcasting the situation that had occurred in front of the Gao Family’s hotel. The area was already cordoned off with police tape.
When Master Kai saw the news report, his face was a mask of utter shock.
’President Lu sent someone to do this?’
’To be so ruthless from the very first move?’