"How do you know I don't have a backup, or that I didn't already call the police?"

Ling Zhenfei's words made Qin Lan freeze instantly, alertly looking around, afraid that the police might suddenly rush in.

Seeing no police around, Qin Lan relaxed. "Ling Zhenfei, do you really have a backup?"

"Dealing with a shameless person like you, not leaving a backup would be foolish." In truth, Ling Zhenfei didn't have a backup; he wasn't a person who kept backups. But at this moment, he had to say that.

"You're the real shameless one, leaving a backup!" Qin Lan was furious.

She walked to the car door, opened it, and dragged Jiang Hui out.

At this moment, Jiang Hui's hands were tied, her hair hanging messily on her shoulders, and her mouth covered with tape, making her look extremely distressed.

Ling Zhenfei, seeing Jiang Hui's condition, became even angrier, determined to teach Qin Lan a lesson, so she would never dare do evil again.

Qin Lan placed the knife she had on Jiang Hui's neck and shouted at Ling Zhenfei: "Ling Zhenfei, do you believe I won't kill her now?"

Ling Zhenfei knew Qin Lan wouldn't act; her purpose was to threaten him into handing over the item.

"Qin Lan, do you really think I'll fall for it? Let's release them simultaneously, and I'll pass the backup to you."

As Ling Zhenfei spoke, a flash drive appeared in his hand, but it contained nothing more than a few songs.

Qin Lan thought for a moment and said, "Fine, we'll hand them over at the same time, how does that sound?"

Ling Zhenfei replied, "Sure, let's do it, one hand for money, the other for goods."

Qin Lan handed the knife to someone else, who then held the knife and led Jiang Hui forward, approaching Ling Zhenfei.

Ling Zhenfei also took two steps forward until they were close.

Ling Zhenfei realized this person was a cultivator, with strength in the Zhiyi Boundary, and their knife was on Jiang Hui's neck; if they acted, Jiang Hui might die.

"Put the flash drive in my hand, and I'll take the knife off her neck," the person said to Ling Zhenfei.

Ling Zhenfei nodded and said, "Alright, it's a deal."

The person reached out, and Ling Zhenfei moved the flash drive into their hand.

The flash drive landed in the person's hand, and a smile appeared at the corner of their mouth as they grasped it, but the knife didn't budge.

Ling Zhenfei kept watching them, seeing the person about to exert force with their right hand.

If they exerted force, Jiang Hui's head would be gone.

Ling Zhenfei could feel the anger building inside, knowing they intended to kill Jiang Hui.

Fortunately, Ling Zhenfei was focused, ready to act.

Ling Zhenfei hurriedly grabbed the knife with his hand; other methods were too slow, and any delay would mean Jiang Hui's death.

Holding the knife edge with one hand, he pulled Jiang Hui into his arms with the other.

But the person had already exerted force, causing Ling Zhenfei's hand to bleed profusely.

The person was shocked internally, not expecting Ling Zhenfei to use such a technique to catch the knife, nor expecting Jiang Hui to escape in such a situation.

As they were thinking, Ling Zhenfei made his move.

Ling Zhenfei's fist flew toward the person's head, and they saw it, trying to dodge, but at such close range, evasion wasn't easy.

This punch from Ling Zhenfei wasn't entirely unstoppable; if the person wanted, they could have dodged.

But to dodge Ling Zhenfei's move, they must release their grip on the knife quickly, which they smartly did.

The person's actions were fast; they released the knife and dodged to the side.

But at that moment, something seemed to enter their brain, and before they could react, there was a buzzing sound, and they lost consciousness.

Ling Zhenfei had timed everything, and once the person released the knife, he executed his Soul Attack.

Under the Soul Attack, the person stopped all movement, including the dodge attempt, getting hit directly on the head by Ling Zhenfei's punch.

Ling Zhenfei's punch was heavy, knocking the person flying.

The person crashed heavily to the ground, landing in front of Qin Lan, who was stunned, unaware of what just happened.

Clearly, they had the advantage, holding Jiang Hui hostage and the knife at her neck, seemingly invincible, but now the situation had reversed unexpectedly.

Qin Lan stared at Ling Zhenfei in disbelief, while he untied Jiang Hui, who watched his actions with immense gratitude.

She looked at Ling Zhenfei with tearful eyes, holding his bleeding hand, ready to burst into tears.

"Why are you so foolish? That's a knife! How could you grab it with your hand?"

Jiang Hui spoke as she tore a strip of fabric from her clothes to bandage Ling Zhenfei.

Ling Zhenfei smiled slightly and said, "It's no trouble, it'll heal soon."

"Stop lying to me, I know such serious injuries aren't quick to heal, you must be hurt."

The two spoke sweetly, as if no one else existed around them.

"Are you two finished? Your lives are still in my hands, yet you have the leisure to flirt here, truly impressive."

Qin Lan's voice dragged them back to reality, reminding them they were surrounded by others watching intently.

Ling Zhenfei pulled Jiang Hui behind him and said to Qin Lan, "Do you have any tricks left, Qin Lan? I have both the person and the information in my hands."

Qin Lan replied, "So what? Look around; it's all construction sites. Do you think you can just run away?"

Northern Spiritual Energy burst from Ling Zhenfei, its intimidating power impressive, threatening even those untrained in cultivation.

Ling Zhenfei said to Jiang Hui, "Leave now, I'll see who dares stop you."

Jiang Hui looked at Ling Zhenfei in disbelief and said, "But."

"No buts. These guys are no match for me."

Ling Zhenfei spoke accurately; the person who fought him earlier was probably the best among them, and yet he couldn't withstand a single blow from Ling Zhenfei, let alone the others.

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