He just died.

"Come back!" Lin Qi shouted immediately.

Blind Guy turned right back.

He might ignore anyone else's words, but never the young master's.

"Where do you think you're going?" Lin Qi asked, annoyed.

"To kill Chai Wuyan! That bastard dared to threaten the young master, I have to take his life!" Blind Guy said viciously.

"And after you kill him, are you going to prison or on the run?" Lin Qi asked.

Blind Guy fell silent.

He wasn't stupid.

Chai Wuyan was no ordinary man; he was a top-tier entrepreneur in Huaijiang City. If he really killed a man like that, being able to run away would be the lucky outcome—nine times out of ten, he would end up in prison and pay with his own life.

Blind Guy muttered, "My pathetic life, I'd just trade it for his, as long as the young master stays safe and sound..."

"Your life isn't pathetic." Lin Qi looked at him and said earnestly, "Every single one of you is important to me. Trading lives with him is not worth it!"

The restaurant fell silent.

Both Tang Long and Blind Guy felt a slight stir in their hearts.

In truth, they had never truly regarded themselves as "human beings." They felt they were merely pawns, pawns meant to help Lin Qi exact his revenge and wipe away his humiliation!

This wasn't out of self-deprecation, but rather their steadfast objective—much like the pawns in Chinese chess that could only march forward, willing to be shattered to pieces for the sake of ultimate victory.

For the sake of revenge, for the sake of rescuing Elder Lin, they were willing to pay any price, including their lives.

In their view, Lin Qi was the "general" on the chessboard. The pawns could charge into battle for the "general," while the "general" had no need to care about the status or lives of the pawns.

Yet now, Lin Qi was telling them they were important, that it wasn't worth trading lives with someone else!

Blind Guy's eyes flickered with tears: "Young master, I understand. I'll never say such things again..."

Tang Long gave him a side-long glance: "Such a fuss, why are you crying?"

In reality, Tang Long was deeply moved as well, just not as openly expressive as Blind Guy.

Lin Qi pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Chai Wuyan wants to kill me; it's a desperate move, a final gamble on his part. But I cannot kill him, because my chances of winning are still very high. I still need to annex the Fanyuan Group and complete the mission assigned to me by Tianji. I must never take risks over a matter like this."

If it were an ordinary person, killing them wouldn't matter—there were plenty of ways to handle the aftermath. But if Chai Wuyan were to die, the entire Huaijiang City would be thrown into chaos.

Tang Long asked, "If Chai Wuyan knows about your business plan, swallowing up the Fanyuan Group within three months will probably be difficult..."

Lin Qi nodded. "Yes, I must change my strategy... But before that, I must root out the traitor first, otherwise the plan will still be leaked, and it will all have been in vain!"

Saying this, Lin Qi looked at Blind Guy again: "Don't alert Chai Wuyan just yet. Just say the operation failed, make up some excuse, and buy us some more time."

"Alright." Blind Guy agreed immediately.

After giving a few more instructions, Lin Qi hurried away from the Longyue Group.

Returning to the Feihong Group, Lin Qi immediately summoned Secretary Hu and ordered him to thoroughly investigate all senior executives in the company to see if any of them had private dealings with Chai Wuyan.

On the other side.

Blind Guy had also returned to his residence.

He rented a large brick house in an urban village in Huaijiang City, living there with a group of sworn brothers. Every day they ate, drank, and occasionally went out to collect debts.

"Blind Brother is back!"

"Blind Brother..."

The men greeted him one after another. Blind Guy was just about to say something when his cell phone suddenly rang.

Pulling it out, he saw it was Chai Wuyan.

Blind Guy turned and walked into the main room, answering the call.

"What's going on? Why hasn't Lin Qi been killed yet?" Chai Wuyan demanded.

"There was someone else in the restaurant, I couldn't make a move!" Blind Guy used the excuse he had prepared beforehand.

"Why do you care about him? Just killing Lin Qi would have been enough!" Chai Wuyan said, irritated.

Chai Wuyan was furious, but Blind Guy was even angrier.

He had already despised Chai Wuyan; the man had actually dared to order him to kill the young master! If the young master hadn't stopped him, he would have already taken care of this bastard!

"How I carry out a hit—do I need you to teach me?!" Blind Guy roared.

"Blind Guy, are you even capable of this?!" Chai Wuyan grew increasingly anxious. "If you can't do it, return my money sooner rather than later and I'll find someone else! You aren't the only ruthless character in Huaijiang City, I can go find Du Erdan instead! Ever heard that saying? When Erdan wants you dead at the third watch, you won't live until the fifth! I'll have Du Erdan help, and Lin Qi will be dead by tomorrow..."

Du Erdan was another major mob boss in Huaijiang City's underworld, his fame comparable to Wang Fugui's, and his relationship with Blind Guy was not bad.

Of course, this "good relationship" was merely on the surface; in reality, both men knew they would have a showdown to the death sooner or later.

And as luck would have it, just as Chai Wuyan said this, Du Erdan happened to come looking for Blind Guy.

"Blind, let's grab a drink tonight..."

As soon as Du Erdan stepped inside, Blind Guy reached out and, with a sharp *crack*, snapped his neck.

"Who did you say? Du Erdan?" Blind Guy said into the phone, "Sorry, he just died."