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"My lord...my lord, something terrible has happened!!" With this terrified cry, the once lively banquet hall, filled with the sounds of clinking glasses, instantly fell silent.

People turned to look in the direction of the sound—and saw the tightly closed door suddenly burst open, and a blood-soaked, emaciated man staggered in.

His face was filled with terror as he scrambled toward the center of the banquet hall, screaming at the top of his lungs, "A big shot... a big shot has appeared!"

The sudden turn of events stunned everyone present, especially the wealthy businessmen. They had been sitting together, enjoying fine wine and food, and discussing business strategies.

At this moment, as if frozen in place, they all stood up from their seats, staring at the thin man who had barged in with hostile eyes.

The wealthy businessman who had been busy trying to curry favor with Lu Li reacted the fastest. He frowned, his face so dark it looked like it was about to drip water, and suddenly stood up and strode towards the man.

Upon getting closer, he angrily raised his hand, pointed at the other person's nose, and shouted, "You useless piece of trash! Do you even know what nonsense you're spouting!"

Faced with the wealthy businessman's rebuke, the thin man trembled with fear, but still managed to suppress his terror and stammer out an explanation.

"Sir, I'm not lying! We were about to catch that despicable thief, but at the crucial moment..."

As he spoke, he thought of Chen Yuan's appearance and the vast expanse of black tentacles, and his body involuntarily trembled violently, even shivering violently.

The words that were already on the tip of his tongue, about to spill out, were swallowed back down as if gripped by an invisible hand.

He stammered, "It was...it happened right then, without any warning. I don't know where dozens of people suddenly came from."

"They all looked fierce and menacing, and they were holding weapons we had never seen before! Without saying a word, they started attacking."

"My companions didn't even have time to react. In the blink of an eye, everyone except me was lying in a pool of blood!!!"

The man, so thin he looked as if a gust of wind could knock him over, was speaking with a trembling voice, as if he was still shaken by the memory of what had happened.

Those once clear eyes were now filled with fear and despair, as if their souls had been mostly ripped away by that horrific massacre.

Looking at the already tattered clothes he was wearing, they were now completely stained crimson with blood. The shocking color indirectly confirmed what he had just said.

The man's words were like a thunderclap, suddenly exploding in the banquet hall. In an instant, the atmosphere in the entire banquet hall seemed to be swept by a powerful cold current, instantly freezing into ice.

Everyone present was stunned by this sudden turn of events, their faces filled with disbelief.

Many people even began to tremble slightly involuntarily, a deep chill rising from the soles of their feet and quickly spreading throughout their bodies, making them shiver uncontrollably.

The wealthy businessman, who had been trying so hard to please Lu Li, turned deathly pale upon hearing this, his face turning completely bloodless.

His eyes widened, and his mouth gaped open, big enough to fit an egg. His hands clenched into fists unconsciously, so tightly that his nails almost dug into the flesh of his palms.

But he himself was completely unaware of it. And deep in his eyes, a fleeting look of barely concealed panic flashed by.

The people around them also showed expressions of surprise and uncertainty. Some began to whisper among themselves, while others stood there dumbfounded, at a loss for what to do.

"You mean, dozens of people suddenly appeared and then slaughtered everyone present? This... how could this possibly happen?!"

Just then, a large-bellied figure strode over; it was Lu Li. His face was full of suspicion as he stared incredulously at the thin, frail man before him.

The thin man's body trembled violently, as if he were still immersed in the bloody and terrifying massacre and unable to extricate himself.

He nodded tremblingly, his voice trembling with tears, and said, "My lord, I really don't know why things have turned out this way! We didn't even have the slightest chance to resist or escape."

Upon hearing these words, Lu Li's previously composed face instantly twisted and distorted, and he could no longer maintain his facade of calm.

Those eyes, as big as copper bells, suddenly widened to their limit, as if the eyeballs were about to fall out of their sockets, and their gaze instantly became extremely solemn and gloomy.

At the same time, the many people standing beside Lu Li also looked as if they had been struck by lightning, their faces showing extreme terror. After all, some of the people chasing Padofilis were assigned by them.

Some of the more timid individuals could no longer contain their fear and began to slowly move backward, hoping to escape the banquet hall, now filled with an aura of death, amidst the chaos.

"Useless trash! You are all a bunch of useless trash!" The wealthy businessman roared furiously, his eyes wide open as if they were about to pop out of their sockets, veins bulging on his forehead, making him look extremely ferocious and terrifying.

He frantically swung his fists, yelling hoarsely at the thin man in front of him, "You didn't catch the thief, did you? You're just lying to us!"

Then, without warning, he suddenly exerted his strength and threw a punch straight at the poor, thin man.

With a muffled thud, the thin man was sent flying two meters away by the tremendous impact, like a kite with a broken string, before crashing onto the hard, cold ground.

The impact was so strong that his body scraped against the ground, producing a screeching sound and kicking up a cloud of dust.

The thin man, after falling to the ground, was unable to get up for a long time, and could only lie curled up on the ground in pain, groaning incessantly. A trickle of bright red blood slowly flowed from the corner of his mouth.

However, despite suffering such a heavy blow, he dared not make any move to resist, not even daring to breathe, and just stared at the wealthy businessman in front of him with fear.

"My lord, I truly dare not lie! Every word I've said is the absolute truth! Please, have mercy on me..."

The thin man pleaded desperately in a trembling voice as he struggled to get up from the ground, but failed several times.

"Enough." At this moment, Lu Li, who had been standing aside and watching coldly, finally couldn't help but speak up after seeing this scene.

He calmly placed the glass of red wine he was holding on the table, then slowly turned around and glanced expressionlessly at the raging businessman and the frail man lying on the ground in a disheveled state.

Then, he narrowed his eyes slightly and, in an unquestionable tone, gave an order to his trembling subordinates behind him, "What are you all standing there for? Go and investigate this matter thoroughly!"

However, the moment Lu Li finished speaking, the wealthy businessman, perhaps feeling that he had just lost face in front of everyone, became even more furious.

So he raised his foot again, preparing to kick the already dying, thin man hard, in order to vent his anger and dissatisfaction.

But just as his foot was about to touch the thin man's body, suddenly, a long, thin black tentacle silently emerged from the thin man's shoulder.

The next second, the black tentacle, carrying a sharp aura, pierced straight through the businessman's forehead without any resistance. In an instant, the businessman's body froze on the spot, like a statue that had lost its soul.

Those eyes, which had been blazing with rage, were now wide open, their pupils almost bulging out of their sockets, and the look of terror and disbelief that remained on their faces before their death.

Immediately afterwards, there was a muffled thud, and the wealthy merchant's body fell straight to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut, raising a light cloud of dust.

As this sudden turn of events occurred, the entire banquet hall fell into complete silence. Everyone stared in disbelief at the scene before them, their minds blank, utterly unable to comprehend what had just happened.

Everyone watched in disbelief as the wealthy businessman's body slowly collapsed, their shock beyond words. After a long while, a cry of alarm rang out from the crowd, "What happened!"

Lu Li wasn't too flustered. He frowned, and when his gaze fell on the shocking blood hole between the rich man's eyebrows, a chill ran down his spine and quickly spread throughout his body, making him shiver.

His face gradually darkened, shrouded in a thick layer of gloom. He took a deep breath and slowly said, "It seems that some of us are already working for that thief boss."

The words had barely left his lips when a murmur arose in the previously quiet banquet hall. Those present exchanged bewildered glances, their eyes revealing a mixture of shock and apprehension.

They were all shrewd businessmen, and they could naturally tell from the shape of the wound on the businessman's forehead that the murder weapon was most likely a high-speed flying object like a bullet.

And they didn't hear the sound of a bullet piercing the glass at all! This strange phenomenon was chilling to behold.

Because normally, if someone fires a gun from a distance, the bullet would make a clear sound when it passes through the glass, but right now there is only dead silence.

Since no one heard the sound of a bullet shattering glass, there is only one possibility—the murderer who killed the wealthy businessman did not come from outside, but was very close, right among them!

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