Upon receiving the "order" from the Sun family, Deputy Director Qi Wei didn't waste a single second rushing over here.
He had no choice—he was dying for a promotion.
Right now, he was stuck in an awkward spot.
The current Director of the Magic City Security Bureau was nearing retirement age, but he was still clinging tightly to his position, refusing to step down.
The other Deputy Director, who had powerful backers of his own, was eyeing Qi Wei's spot greedily, waiting for the chance to crush him and take over.
In this cutthroat environment, his path to the top was fraught with obstacles.
Lately, every major power in Magic City—including the Four Great Noble Clans—had been discreetly sending him invitations, trying to rope him into their factions.
But in his heart, he already had a far better choice.
That choice stood right in front of him: Sun Qian, the young master of the Sun family.
The Sun family of Qianyuan was a real powerhouse—a thigh worth clinging to for life!
Once upon a time, he'd been just a poor, unknown kid. The only reason he'd climbed all the way up to become Deputy Director of Magic City's Security Bureau was because Elder Sun of the Sun family had passed through Magic City years ago, recognized his talent with a single glance, and uttered a few casual words that had changed his fate forever.
Ever since that day, he'd proudly called himself a disciple of the Sun family.
With a giant like the Sun family backing him, why on earth would he waste his time with those petty local clans?
For weeks, he'd been scrambling to find a chance to approach Young Master Sun—but opportunities had been few and far between.
And now, the perfect chance had fallen right into his lap.
「If Elder Sun hadn't given me that chance all those years ago, I'd still be a lowly team leader, not the Deputy Director I am today,」 Qi Wei thought to himself, his resolve hardening.
「The Sun family gave me a second life. Anyone who dares to touch Young Master Sun in Magic City is touching my position—touching my very future!」
His face twisted with rage, as if he had been the one insulted. His gratitude to the Sun family poured out of him in a flood of righteous indignation, no attempt to hide it whatsoever.
He looked every bit the man who stood unyieldingly against all evil.
This sycophantic display left everyone in the room gaping in stunned silence.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
Without a moment's hesitation, the Black Robe Enforcement Team moved in, disabling Lei Hu and his men—their limbs snapped with sickening cracks—before dragging them roughly out of the suite.
「What are you doing?! Let go of me!」「Young Master Zhao! Save me! Please save me!」「I'm your man, Young Master Zhao! I've always been loyal to you!」
Lei Hu's terrified screams echoed through the hall as he was dragged away.
Zhao Kun's already swollen face paled even further. He stared at Qi Wei in disbelief, never dreaming that Qi Wei would dare to lay a hand on someone from the Zhao family.
For years, no one in Magic City had dared to touch the Zhao family's people.
Qi Wei was clearly using the Zhao family as a bargaining chip to curry favor with Sun Qian!
「You bastard! Using my Zhao family as your ticket to climb the ladder—well played, Qi Wei! Well played!」
Zhao Kun cursed silently, his heart burning with hatred for Qi Wei.
The Zhao family might not be able to touch Sun Qian—but they could definitely take down a lowly Deputy Director like Qi Wei!
Faced with Zhao Kun's venomous glare, Qi Wei remained completely unfazed.
He'd gladly offend the Zhao family if it meant securing the Sun family's backing.
Unlike the brainless Zhao Kun, Li Yang felt a cold chill run down his spine, a sense of dread gnawing at his gut.
He could see exactly what Sun Qian was doing—using this incident to stir up trouble, to make an example of the Zhao family.
This so-called spoiled playboy was every bit as ruthless and unscrupulous as the rumors made him out to be!
「Damn it! If this mess gets any bigger, it'll attract the attention of every power in the city. Pulling off the assassination plot will become next to impossible!」「If the Magic City Security Bureau gets involved, the Li family's chances of being exposed will skyrocket!」「We have to change the plan—now!」
Li Yang was silently cursing his luck when he suddenly felt Sun Qian's gaze lock onto him and Zhao Kun, his eyes glinting with a knowing, dangerous light.
「The annoying flies are dealt with,」 Sun Qian said casually, his voice cutting through the tense silence. 「Now it's time to settle our business.」
BANG!
A gunshot rang out from outside the hotel.
Lei Hu's desperate pleas for mercy were cut short abruptly.
BOOM!
In that instant, a bone-chilling dread washed over Zhao Kun and Li Yang simultaneously, a primal fear that something terrible was about to happen.
「When a gun goes off, someone dies,」 Sun Qian said slowly, his eyes cold as ice as he stared at the two trembling young masters. 「When someone dies, someone cries. When someone cries, someone always has something to say.」
「I'm still in a very bad mood. I'd like to shoot another ringleader.」
He paused, letting the threat hang in the air like a noose.
「Is there anything either of you want to say before that happens?」
Holy shit!
Li Yang's scalp went numb, the blood draining from his face as he saw the unbridled killing intent in Sun Qian's eyes.
This lunatic is actually going to kill us?!
Wait a minute.
This man had been exiled to Magic City because he'd caused major trouble back in the imperial capital.
Compared to that, shooting two local noble scions would be nothing more than a trivial offense!
THUD!
Zhao Kun's legs gave out beneath him, and he dropped to his knees with a loud thud, his face ashen with terror.
「Young Master Sun! I confess! I turn state's evidence!」 he screamed, his voice cracking with fear. 「This whole thing was Li Yang's idea! He's the one who told me to drug Campus Belle Liu! I had no idea she was your woman—if I'd known, I would've never dared to even look at her, let alone touch her!」
「Li Yang is the mastermind behind all this! I was just a pawn—a helpless accomplice!」
Faced with the prospect of death, Zhao Kun's resolve crumbled completely. He threw Li Yang under the bus without a second thought.
He'd never imagined that a little scheme to drug a girl would end with him staring down the barrel of a gun!
He hadn't even gotten a taste of Liu Yue—hadn't even gotten close enough to smell her perfume!
Why was he about to die for this?!
「Holy shit!」
「Zhao Kun, you bastard! How dare you frame me?!」 Li Yang roared, his face turning purple with rage. 「Young Master Sun! He's the one who's been coveting Miss Liu this entire time! I can prove it! Shoot him—shoot him right now!」
Watching Zhao Kun betray him so shamelessly, Li Yang's mind short-circuited.
The idiot was usually so brainless—but now, he was suddenly sharp as a tack!
He didn't dare to gamble on whether Sun Qian would actually pull the trigger.
This man was known as the King of Hell back in the imperial capital—he'd nearly killed someone over a woman before.
「Li Yang, I'll kill you!」
Zhao Kun suddenly lunged at Li Yang, throwing a wild punch. The two of them tumbled to the floor, rolling around and trading blows like a pair of rabid dogs.
The fake brotherhood they'd shared just minutes ago was shattered completely.
They hated each other with a passion now, each one desperate to kill the other and save their own skin.
Sun Qian watched the entire spectacle with cold, detached eyes—as if he were watching two dead men fighting over their graves.
Standing behind him, Sun Zhong had been observing the scene silently. But now, as he looked at his young master, a faint flicker of surprise crossed his face.
For some reason, he couldn't shake the feeling that Young Master Sun wasn't the same as before.