Chapter 266: I Will Definitely Take Zhang Yun’s Life

Chapter 266: Chapter 266: I Will Definitely Take Zhang Yun’s Life

Ouyang Kunpeng calmly explained, but he heard the sound of Liu Wanqi slamming his hand on the table over the phone, followed by a cup shattering. The old man was clearly furious.

What was going on? Realizing the severity of the situation, he quickly added, "I really don’t know what’s happening. If I’m lying, let me be hit by a car the moment I step outside!"

When someone of Ouyang Kunpeng’s Level swore an oath, it meant he was taking the matter extremely seriously. This managed to suppress Liu Wanqi’s anger slightly.

"You really don’t know?"

"I really don’t."

Suppressing his fury, Liu Wanqi spoke slowly, "My grandson... Yandao’s youngest son, Zhongyuan..."

"I remember him. He’s been a straight-A student since he was little. He’s attending middle school at an international school, right?" Ouyang Kunpeng immediately chimed in. For a figure like him, memorizing the family details of those at his tier or higher was mandatory homework. Not to mention, this was Ouyang Qilin’s nephew; he had actually met the boy.

"Just now, he received a bullet!" Even as he said it, Liu Wanqi trembled with rage.

"What?" Ouyang Kunpeng was taken aback.

Even street thugs adhered to the underworld code of never involving a person’s family. Slaughtering a man’s wife and children out of vengeance was the kind of evil villainy reserved for gangster movies. For big shots like them, applying pressure through power and influence was enough. Resorting to violence and murder, as Liu Yandao had done, was considered a lower-class tactic. Now that Liu Yandao was dead and all traces had been erased without leaving any evidence or clues, the Liu Family still pinned the blame on Ouyang Kunpeng. Even if he hadn’t done it himself, they believed he had orchestrated it!

But even so, without evidence, it was inconvenient to drop all pretenses and declare war. Nor would they make a move against Ouyang Mingruo or Ouyang Chunqiu.

Ouyang Kunpeng felt the same. He genuinely wanted to take care of Ouyang Qilin’s wife and children, but Liu Yandao hadn’t believed him and had transferred them away for protection ahead of time.

Now, Liu Yandao’s youngest son had been threatened with a bullet at his boarding school. This was absolutely a massive incident—an extreme provocation and offense to the Liu Family!

"I’m not afraid to be blunt with you. You were my first suspect! Because I brushed you off earlier, you wanted to give me a warning to put me in my place!" Liu Wanqi said coldly.

Ouyang Kunpeng gave a bitter smile. "Mr. Liu, how long have you known me? You’ve known me since I was a young man. You know I’m not that kind of person."

The fact that Liu Wanqi said it out loud meant he had already dispelled this suspicion. "Then it couldn’t be anyone else. It must be that Zhang Yun you mentioned tonight!"

"Zhang Yun..." Ouyang Kunpeng hesitated. "According to him, he was able to capture professional assassins alive, so he naturally has great capabilities. But he’s thousands of miles away; there’s no way he could get here so quickly. Moreover, he’s just a young farmer from the countryside. There’s no way he’d know about Zhongyuan’s school."

"Heh!" Liu Wanqi sneered immediately.

"Mr. Liu! Don’t misunderstand. How could I leak that kind of information? Just a moment ago, I was constantly advising him to stay calm. And even I only know that Zhongyuan attends an international school; I have absolutely no idea about his schedule, his dorm, or anything else!"

Liu Wanqi sneered. "According to what you’re saying, this young farmer possesses vast Energy, even more than you do?"

"Perhaps... he has some channels or connections I don’t know about. I’m not entirely sure either." Ouyang Kunpeng smiled bitterly. "Please calm down first. I’ll give him a call to see if this has anything to do with him, and then I’ll get back to you. How does that sound?"

"There’s no need! I get it now. He’s not your man, so he doesn’t need to notify you before acting, nor does he need to report to you afterward! Just pass on a message for me: I’m claiming Zhang Yun’s life. The countdown has begun, and not even Jesus can save him. Mark my words!"

With that, Liu Wanqi hung up the phone.

Ouyang Kunpeng immediately dialed back. "Mr. Liu! Is there really a need to take it to this extreme?"

Liu Wanqi said impatiently, "He dared to use my grandson’s life to threaten me. He has crossed my absolute bottom line, and for that, he has to die!"

Seeing that the other man’s emotions were flaring up again, Ouyang Kunpeng had no choice but to speak more bluntly. "Then pardon me for speaking out of turn! Are you upset that the other party didn’t just kill Zhongyuan right away?"

"Ouyang Kunpeng!"

"Liu Wanqi, you’ve gone senile!" Ouyang Kunpeng growled softly. "Even if you dispatched a group of men to pick up your grandson the moment you answered the phone, can you be faster than the person who left the bullet? The guy is right there at the scene!"

Liu Wanqi froze, choked by these words as if a basin of ice water had been poured over his head.

When he received the call just now, he had been absolutely furious and immediately arranged for bodyguards to pick up Liu Zhongyuan. He only thought about how Zhang Yun’s audacity to threaten him in such a manner was an extreme offense and provocation to the Liu Family. He felt he had to secure the Liu Family’s safety first and then rip the culprit to shreds!

Especially since this person was very likely the weapon Ouyang Kunpeng had used to kill his son! Now, hearing Ouyang Kunpeng’s desperate words, he finally realized his recklessness.

Whether it was Zhang Yun himself or someone he had arranged, would they just sneak into the school, leave a bullet, and walk away? They would inevitably wait at the scene for a reaction! No matter how fast the bodyguards rushed over, it would take at least half an hour. That was more than enough time for the culprit to kidnap Liu Zhongyuan and take him away. If it was someone a bit more extreme whose only goal was murder, it would be even easier to pull off!

"Then don’t pass on what I just said to him... I need to—I need to contact Zhongyuan immediately..."

"You are Liu Wanqi! The great Mr. Liu who wouldn’t flinch even if a mountain collapsed in front of him! Can we face this calmly?"

The sharp reprimand followed by a compliment managed to smooth Liu Wanqi’s emotions somewhat. Realizing that the bodyguards were already on their way and that panicking now wouldn’t achieve anything—and that recklessly passing on threats might actually get his grandson killed—he forced himself to calm down.

"How do you think we should handle this?"

"I..."

"Don’t play dumb! The only person capable of pulling this off, and the only one who would do such a thing, is him! We don’t need to debate whether it’s him or not; we need to discuss how to deal with him!"

Ouyang Kunpeng fell silent for a moment before saying earnestly, "Then I’ll speak frankly. He’s the man my daughter has taken a liking to..."

"Cut the crap! Could you be any more ridiculous? Ouyang Mingruo taking a liking to a young farmer? You, Ouyang Kunpeng, finding an ideal son-in-law from the countryside?" Liu Wanqi snapped back impatiently.

"Heh, that’s different. Matters of the heart are hard to predict. It’s completely normal for a young man and woman to date; it doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll become my son-in-law. But even if he’s just my daughter’s boyfriend, or simply the man Mingruo likes, I can’t possibly team up with you to deal with him. Otherwise, my daughter would hate me for the rest of her life."

"Hmph! You could choose to side with him..."

Ouyang Kunpeng interrupted, "Nor do I need to side with him to deal with you. I want to be the peacemaker, to stop the two of you from slaughtering each other over a little misunderstanding!"

"Slaughtering each other? I certainly can, but does he have what it takes?" Liu Wanqi said arrogantly.

Ouyang Kunpeng hesitated for a moment. "Since that’s your attitude, Mr. Liu, then I’ll be blunt about what I sugarcoated earlier. From Zhang Yun’s perspective, his family consists of just him and his father—two bachelors with nothing to lose. Taking down two people breaks even, and taking down three is a profit! How many people are in the Liu Family?"

"How dare he! I’d like to see him try!"