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NovelRebirth from the AshesChapter 651 - One Step Behind
REBIRTH FROM THE ASHES
C651 - One Step Behind
Chapter 651: One Step Behind
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The driver braved the chilling murderous intent. “Nothing for now.”
“Is Fu Qingli behind this? Or the man by her side?” It was hard to tell whether the middle-aged man was asking the driver or mumbling to himself.
“Our men are still looking into it.” The driver answered in a low, albeit trembling tone.
The woman named Zhou Zhen was verified to be the daughter of Li Jingran and Su Yi. The mister had located her and was ready to do away with her. To their dismay, the woman was rescued when they just got their hands on her. They even lost their men amid the scuffle.
“What about the guy? Who the hell is he?” Boiling in peevishness, the middle-aged man’s face contorted, and his eyes turned menacing. Like a wild beast, he was ready to snap.
He was certain that Fu Qingli had begun to doubt Shen Xi’s identity. He needed to kill Shen Xi because a dead man told no tales.
However, the security around Shen Xi was watertight. All the men he sent were on a one-way ticket. Still, the middle-aged man could not figure out the identity of the man by her side.
He proceeded to send his men to capture her friends and family, but he was one step too late. After the failed assassination at the temple, the man by her side had assigned protection to those people and was now investigating him instead.
The middle-aged man had gone too far to stop now. However, another attack would put him at risk of exposing himself. He would be dead meat if Fu Qingli was on his tail.
The bottom line was, he was one step behind. All that planning but he never anticipated a mysterious and terrifying man with her.
“We’re still looking into it.” Breaking out in cold sweat, the driver buried his head to avert the man’s tyrannical gaze. He was afraid that one slip of the tongue would cost his life.
“Tell them I’ll feed you all to the dogs if Fu Qingli gets to her before you kill her.” The man felt the gun in his hand and pointed at the driver. In the end, he did not pull the trigger and retrieved the gun for another stroke.
“Yes, Sir.” The man let out a sigh of relief. The car started and quickly disappeared from the road.
The snowfall was growing heavy outside.
The Shen family was immersed in the joyous occasion.
No one left after the party ended. They stayed to chat and watched TV.
Li Yuan played chess with Shen Zhangqing.
Lying on Li Yuan’s lap, Toffeecito was on its best behavior as it watched the game with wide eyes.
Song Xiaomi sat by Shen Zhangqing, lifting its dignified head, sometimes glancing in ennui at the chessboard and other times peering at Toffeecito.
Ruan Sisi was absent-minded as she was worried about Zhou Zhen. It was not long before she excused herself.
Once Ruan Sisi was gone, Shen Xi asked Jiang Yin. “Ms. Jiang, what’s the matter with Sisi?”
Jiang Yin told the truth. “She suddenly couldn’t get hold of her friend. She has filed a report with the police. I also got my people on the case. It shouldn’t be a problem.”
