137: Chapter 137 The Underworld Boss's Benefactor 3
In the short year that followed, Leng Yan subdued all the major underground forces in City B, securing his position as the underworld boss of City B. From then on, no one dared to underestimate him in the slightest.
As for the Li Family, during that year, their company operations and business partners faced frequent issues, eventually causing their capital chain to break, leading to bankruptcy, and the Li Family completely went into decline.
As for the young master of the Li Family, Li Mingda, he also vanished from everyone's sight, with no one knowing where he had gone.
When the wall falls, everyone pushes; when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. Li Mingda had committed many evil deeds in his time, so it was likely that some enemy had dumped his body into the sea.
Lu Zhan received the notification that the mission was a success, and his mood was quite pleasant.
He originally intended to leave immediately, but it just so happened that Leng Yan paid a visit at that very moment. Lu Zhan figured it wasn't urgent to leave in the next few seconds, so he considered it a farewell; it wouldn't be too late to leave after seeing him.
However, even after such a long time had passed, Lu Zhan still had deep memories of what happened that night.
At that time, under Leng Yan's deliberate guidance, he had drunk a few too many glasses of wine, making his head feel a bit dizzy, so he let the other party help him back to his room to rest.
The specific details of what happened in between were not clear to Lu Zhan.
He only remembered that when he woke up, he was lying on the bed, his body nearly naked, with some ambiguous marks left on it, while Leng Yan was hovering above him.
At that time, Lu Zhan still considered himself a straight man. Faced with such a scene, he couldn't remain calm at all, so he slapped Leng Yan hard across the face and then swiftly kicked him off the bed.
His heart was filled with anger at being schemed against and offended. His brows were furrowed with visible rage, his expression was chillingly cold, and he stared at the person sitting on the floor with eyes full of frost.
Leng Yan, with a pale face, hurriedly knelt by his bedside, then poured out his heart with genuine emotion, apologizing and admitting his mistake with an earnest attitude.
But Lu Zhan couldn't listen to any of it. The mission was already successful, yet such a thing had happened, so he lost his patience and directly raised his hand to cut the other party off.
Lu Zhan felt it was better to completely cut off this ill-fated connection, to end the Male Protagonist's inappropriate thoughts, so as to avoid any complications in the mission.
Therefore, the words he said to Leng Yan at that time were particularly heavy, leaving no room for sentiment and being exceptionally hurtful.
He bluntly stated that the other party disgusted him to the core, pointed at the door, and told him to get as far away as possible, never to appear in his sight again for the rest of his life, or else he would kill his entire family and throw them into the river to feed the fish.
At that time, although Leng Yan's power was not to be underestimated, he did not yet possess the strength to contend with a top-tier noble family like the Lu Family.
Facing Lu Zhan's harsh words, his face instantly turned as pale as paper, devoid of any color, and crystalline tears flowed continuously down his face.
Being so detested and humiliated by the person he held dearest, Leng Yan felt extreme embarrassment, and his whole body was filled with an aura of sorrow and despair.
Lu Zhan remained completely indifferent to this; he knew all too well how to manipulate Leng Yan.
If his words had only been directed at Leng Yan personally, perhaps the other party might have been a bit tougher and persisted in his entanglement.
But his mother and sister were Leng Yan's Achilles' heel, and the temperament Lu Zhan had always displayed was one that always followed through on his words; Leng Yan did not dare to take the risk.
Sure enough, under Lu Zhan's cold gaze, Leng Yan remained silent for a moment before slowly standing up.
Then, he stumbled out of the room, leaving the manor where his beloved lived.
After Leng Yan left, Lu Zhan also directly left the Small World. Before leaving, he was still uneasy and gave instructions to the clone not to have any more contact with Leng Yan.
With all the memories finished, a touch of irritation unconsciously dyed Lu Zhan's indifferent eyes.
Rubbing his temples gently with his fingers, he felt a slight headache.
Lu Zhan had not expected to come to this world again, so he hadn't left any room for maneuver in his past actions.
Now, having to eliminate Leng Yan's blackening value while maintaining his persona, it must be said, is truly quite difficult!
Sigh...
Lu Zhan sighed helplessly in his heart, stopped dwelling on it, and turned to continue asking 009.
"009, how long have I been gone? I am, after all, the eldest young master of the Lu Family; how did I end up in this state? And what is Leng Yan's current situation?"
009's cheerful voice sounded in Lu Zhan's mind once again.
"host, you haven't been gone for long, just over half a year. It is now only the second month since the apocalypse began. The reason why you have fallen into this predicament is due to several factors.
Although Elder Lu was in good health, he was advanced in age and could not survive the high fever before the mutation, passing away while in a coma. The event happened too suddenly, and he did not leave any last words or a will.
Before the apocalypse arrived, you had quietly gone to City A, thousands of miles away, to have fun with several wealthy young friends, so you were not in City B at that time.
As for that cheap father of yours, Li Huang, after a high fever, he actually had an Awakening of fire-element Superpower, so he took the opportunity to consolidate all the wealth of the Lu Corporation.
Afterward, he joined forces with the Mu Family to create the largest human survival base in City B, naming it Dawn Base. Currently, Li Huang is one of the leaders of Dawn Base.
Li Huang had maintained the image of a kind father and a devoted husband in front of Elder Lu for so many years that even Elder Lu never noticed anything amiss.
But in reality, according to the information currently found, Li Huang had long had another woman and son outside.
That woman was his first love, and the son, named Li Lian, is just two or three years younger than you, host, and he even had an Awakening of a healing Superpower.
The clone never looked at this cheap father in the eye, and in his heart, Li Huang similarly regarded you, host, as the shame of his life.
Therefore, even though Li Huang knew you were trapped in City A, he chose to ignore it and even used methods to erase your tracks, wishing you would just die in City A.
The clone perhaps also realized that this cheap father could not be relied upon, and since Grandpa hadn't sent anyone to rescue him, he was likely already in trouble.
So he decided to save himself, teaming up with the wealthy young friends who had come to City A with him, and set off towards City B instead of staying in City A to wait for death.
Among the group, two or three had an Awakening of Superpowers. At that time, the apocalypse had just begun, the evil of human nature had not yet been revealed, and since everyone had known each other for many years and their relationships were quite good, they had been looking out for each other on the way.
But they didn't get far before the zombies became increasingly numerous, and even the people who survived in the apocalypse began to go crazy!
Their group was too large a target, and the ordinary people were all burdens. If things continued like this, not a single person would be able to arrive in City B alive.
In the end, everyone discussed that those with Superpowers would go to fetch reinforcements, while the ordinary people would stay in this basement to wait for rescue, which is why you, host, are trapped here.
As for Leng Yan's situation, compared to your current difficult predicament, host, it is simply a life with cheats enabled, no explanation needed!
Leng Yan already controlled the entire underground force of City B; he had both manpower and money. After the apocalypse arrived, he also had an Awakening of two powerful Superpowers.
Therefore, Leng Yan's rise was destined to be unstoppable, and he is now also one of the leaders of Dawn Base.
Moreover, he commands the largest faction; Li Huang joining forces with the Mu Family is only just barely enough to match him.
That is the general situation for now. Finally, a reminder to the host: please maintain your persona, perform the strategy immersively, and do not let the character become inconsistent. 009 is going invisible."
After 009 finished speaking, it fell silent.