Lu Chen said, "It'll work. Luo Luo, you really should go now, no need to be so polite. After all, this has nothing to do with you. I'll find you and thank you properly once I've dealt with it."
"You!" Zhuang Kelu stomped her foot angrily, her ample breasts trembling. She gritted her teeth, "Fine, Lu Chen, you've got guts! You think I like meddling in your affairs? You even hit me! I'm not talking to you anymore!"
With that, she turned and walked away angrily.
After walking for a while, she shouted back without looking back, "And you just wait! You slapped me, no one has ever hit me like that before! I'll settle the score with you sooner or later!"
At this moment, it was almost dark. The thickest sunset glow before the sun set, like blood, spread across the barren earth. Lu Chen looked at Zhuang Kelu's back, which seemed to be melting into the sunset glow, and couldn't help but sigh.
He intentionally forced Zhuang Keluo to leave. Although she was the eldest daughter of the Zhuang family, one of the four major families in Yunzhou City, she was still a wealthy heiress. If she were to get involved in such a bloody affair, any rumors that got out would be a significant hindrance to her status.
Furthermore, Lu Chen figured he couldn't accept such deep affection from the Zhuang family's eldest daughter, so it was best to avoid her if possible. This was also the reason he made the decision after impulsively slapping Zhuang Keluo, a kind of "what's the use" kind of decision.
Shrugging helplessly, Lu Chen then went to clean up the mess.
His idea was to set up a trap, making it seem like these people had killed each other. Since the three of them had indeed assassinated each other, the evidence was there, so there was no need for elaborate planning.
The only slightly troublesome thing was the Wuling Rongguang van, as it had been scratched and damaged in several places.
Lu Chen quickly came up with a plan: he would lift the gang leader into the car, put him in the driver's seat, and then push the Wuling Rongguang off the cliff. This way, after staging a scene of mutual slaughter, the survivor would drive away but accidentally fall off the cliff.
This way, they could carefully erase their evidence, and that would be enough.
Lu Chen first carefully checked the four gangsters. The three who had been fighting were completely lifeless, while the gang leader still had a faint breath, but was unconscious.
Lu Chen got into the Buick Regal, carefully started the car, and slowly moved it, finally getting the Wuling Rongguang to a stop on the ground. However, it wasn't on all four wheels; it was lying on its side on the dirt road.
Then, he climbed out of the Buick Regal, walked to the Wuling Rongguang with its wheels raised, and reached out to push it back down. Originally, it was just a matter of pushing a small, sideways van so that all four wheels touched the ground. An ordinary, strong man could probably manage it with a bit of effort, let alone Lu Chen, who had a certain level of internal strength.
However, even with the Black Pearl's help, Lu Chen had used both his Curse God and Heal God abilities, expending a great deal of energy, and was actually finding it a bit too much.
He braced himself against the vehicle with both hands, his feet firmly planted on the ground, let out a roar, and exerted all his strength. The Wuling Rongguang trembled slightly and began to fall towards the ground. But Lu Chen's momentum waned, and with a thud, the vehicle crashed back.
"Damn it!"
Lu Chen couldn't help but mutter, spitting twice onto his palms, rubbing them together, and continuing to push.
He didn't notice that on the ground, a hand moved slightly, its fingers gradually curling up.
The forearm was a horrific sight; not only was it a bloody mess, but it was also covered in mud, with the forearm bone barely visible.
Soon, the arm slowly managed to stand up…
Lu Chen continued to push, managing to lift the Wuling Rongguang for the nth time, but it fell over for the nth time. Frustrated, Lu Chen kicked the vehicle, then cried out in pain, his mouth twitching as he shook his foot.
Ouch!
"I should have known better than to let that girl leave so quickly. She should have helped me push the car first. That girl seems to have some strength."
Lu Chen muttered, wiping away sweat. He knew this couldn't be delayed, so he gritted his teeth and continued pushing. Suddenly, he heard a thud behind him, followed by a scream, and then, with a clang, a sharp, blood-stained dagger fell to the ground at his feet.
Lu Chen was startled and turned around to see the gang leader lying curled up behind him, trembling slightly. Behind him stood a pretty young woman.
This woman gripped a thick wooden stick in both hands. A deep sense of smugness lingered on her beautiful face.
"Huh? Isn't that Zhuang Keluo? Why is she back?"
Lu Chen immediately understood. The gang leader was truly formidable; he had silently woken up and even grabbed a dagger, intending to stab him in the back. Zhuang Keluo, for some reason, had returned, brought a large stick, and with a bang, knocked the gang leader unconscious.
This was a classic case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
Zhuang Keluo cheerfully slung the stick over her shapely shoulders, her other hand rubbing her delicate nose with her thumb. She gave the gang leader a cold look and snorted, "Trying a surprise attack? Sorry, you're really unlucky!"
As she spoke, she kicked him vigorously, now unconscious again on the ground.
That blow landed squarely on his head; it was a miracle it didn't fall like Pigsy cracking open a watermelon.
After Zhuang Keluo finished speaking, she looked at Du Chen, pouted, and said, "How about that? If the person you slapped hadn't come back, you wouldn't be alive."
Du Chen chuckled dryly, scratching the back of his head, "Why are you back?"
"Damn it!" Zhuang Keluo suddenly cursed, acting nothing like a rich young lady. She snapped, "It's so late! You're still letting me go back alone? Have you no conscience? The further I walked, the more uneasy I felt. I've reached the main road, it's already dark. What if some man-eating beast or bad guy suddenly appears? What am I, a weak woman, supposed to do? I'd be completely helpless! So I came back."
Lu Chen thought about it and realized she was right. That reason was absolutely compelling!
He sighed and said, "Since you're back, why not go all the way and help me push this car back, okay?"
Although Zhuang Keluo was still angry and her face was still stinging, she silently agreed to Lu Chen's request. Working together, the two finally pushed the Wuling Rongguang back.
Then, Lu Chen told Zhuang Keluo his idea, and coincidentally, Zhuang Keluo's previous thoughts on dealing with these guys were almost exactly the same as his. So, Lu Chen couldn't help but sigh, "We're really on the same wavelength!"
Zhuang Keluo, still angry, said, "Hmph, how could that be? If we were on the same wavelength, I wouldn't have been completely unaware when you were about to slap me, and then you hit me!"
Lu Chen was quite embarrassed at this point. He looked at Zhuang Keluo's face; although it was getting dark, he could still see a red handprint on her fair skin. He felt a pang of heartache and finally apologized, "I'm sorry, Keluo, I acted impulsively. How about you slap me back?"
Zhuang Keluo nodded vigorously and said decisively, "Okay!"
Lu Chen was dumbfounded. He was just a way of apologizing and softening his stance, not asking her to actually hit him! And she agreed so readily! If she hit him hard, the pain wouldn't matter, but he still had to face people when he got back!
But a gentleman's word is his bond, so Lu Chen still leaned his face closer.
"Fine, hit me! As long as it vents your anger!"
But to his surprise, Zhuang Keluo didn't hit him. Instead, she pounced on him, wrapping her arms around his neck and pressing her vibrant, delicate red lips firmly against his.
Lu Chen was shocked and instinctively pushed her away, only to bump into two soft, elastic mounds. He froze, recoiling as if electrocuted.
Zhuang Keluo, however, tightened her grip on his neck, her luscious red lips pressing firmly against his mouth, pulling as if to rip his lips off.
The pain was a minor issue; the real shock was the panic. What was this girl trying to do? Had she gone mad?
Lu Chen grabbed Zhuang Keluo's shoulders, finally managing to push her away.
With a soft "smack," his lips snapped back.
Zhuang Keluo wiped her mouth with her hand, looking at him triumphantly. Lu Chen was truly exasperated. He glared at Zhuang Keluo, "What are you doing?" He rubbed his mouth, a little exasperated. This girl had really hit him hard; his mouth still hurt. He thought she'd bitten him.
Zhuang Keluo grinned, "Getting revenge! Slapping you back was too boring, so I bit you to make you remember. Now, what goes around comes around. You'll remember this for the rest of your life, right?"
This kind of revenge would probably really last a lifetime.
Lu Chen was truly helpless and could only quickly deal with the aftermath of these four thugs. Zhuang Keluo, on the other hand, had completely changed from her earlier annoyance at being slapped to cheerfulness. She seemed quite experienced; while Lu Chen cleaned up their traces, reinforcing the evidence of their infighting, she pointed out which traces still needed to be removed and which areas needed to be altered to make it easier for the police to believe that the guys had killed each other.
Lu Chen was a little surprised: "You know quite a lot!"
"Of course!" Zhuang Keluo said proudly, "I've read quite a few detective novels, and in our group, we have many retired police officers as consultants who have taught me a lot!"
Finally, after tweaking the accelerator of the Wuling Rongguang minivan, she shoved the still-deeply unconscious gang leader into the driver's seat, started the engine, and was about to put the guy's foot on the accelerator when Zhuang Keluo suddenly said, "Wait!"
She found a travel bag under the back seat, picked it up, opened it, and immediately exclaimed, "Wow, that's a lot of money!"
It was full of neatly bundled hundred-yuan bills, several hundred thousand yuan!
Lu Chen understood: "This is the seven hundred thousand yuan that Niu Erdan was talking about!"