Chapter 231: Chapter 228: Ye Qingping Almost Died of AngerYe Fan pressed against the wall beside the bookshelf, holding a hairpin in his hand, and glanced at Zhang Lu.

    Zhang Lu immediately twisted the clock, and with a slight sound, the bookshelf moved to the side like a door.

    "Rat-a-tat-tat!" The dense gunfire erupted along with flashes of flames, and bullets flew out, filling the bedroom space.

    Zhang Lu had already prepared a retreat route, flipping over and rolling out of the bedroom.

    Ye Fan had his own considerations for arranging it this way. The situation in the secret passage was unclear; if there was a bomb, it would be dangerous. So he had Zhang Lu escape the dangerous area immediately.

    As for himself, he didn’t think too much about it.

    Nagatani Meiaki had long been determined to die. She knew she couldn’t escape; she wasn’t even thinking about running away.

    She knew Ye Fan’s abilities. How could she possibly survive in Ye Fan’s hands?

    The most destructive weapon in the secret passage was the submachine gun. If there were a bomb, she would ignite them all. At the moment the bookshelf moved, she would drag Ye Fan and Zhang Lu with her to the grave. But unfortunately, there were no bombs in the secret passage.

    Red Skull couldn’t have anticipated her exposure, so the guns in the secret passage were mostly unnecessary, and definitely no bombs prepared. If time allowed, finding bombs would have been easy for Nagatani Meiaki, but alas, there was no such time.

    "So close, if I were a little slower, it would have been bad." Zhang Lu patted her chest with lingering fear as she glanced at the chaotic scene in the bedroom filled with deadly bullets, and her heart uncontrollably worried for Ye Fan’s situation.

    "He won’t be in trouble." Zhang Lu muttered to herself quietly from her hiding place.

    At the same time, a thought arose in her heart: "There mustn’t be a bomb, otherwise, Ye Fan would be in danger against the wall of the secret passage."

    Now she was far from the secret passage, with little chance of encountering danger, but Ye Fan was still in crisis.

    She had a flash of insight, realizing the intention behind Ye Fan arranging her retreat route, hoping she’d evacuate immediately.

    Nagatani Meiaki fired without any hesitation, timing it perfectly as the bookshelf moved, and the bullets poured out.

    Ye Fan didn’t act rashly. By analyzing the direction and movement pattern of the bullets shooting out of the secret passage, he determined Nagatani Meiaki’s location. So, with a quick flick of his hand, the hairpin flew out, aiming straight at Nagatani Meiaki’s forehead.

    Nagatani Meiaki widened her eyes as she saw the hairpin pierce into her forehead. She wanted to dodge, but just as she reacted and before she could move, the scent of death enveloped her.

    The gunfire ceased, and Nagatani Meiaki fell straight down, dying with her eyes wide open.

    Only then did Ye Fan enter the secret passage. After confirming there was no threat, he finally relaxed.

    "Is it resolved?" Zhang Lu rushed over desperately.

    Glancing at the dead state of Nagatani Meiaki, Zhang Lu smiled complexly and said, "That woman Nagatani Meiaki died too easily."

    "I’ve done all I can. The next step is up to you. I’m leaving first. The things in the secret passage might be useful, sort them out. It will definitely help uproot Red Skull’s operations." After saying this, Ye Fan left.

    Zhang Lu looked at Ye Fan’s departing figure, laughing helplessly as she said, "I really don’t know why he’s so powerful. If I faced Nagatani Meiaki head-on, who knows how long it would have dragged on, and who would live or die is hard to say."

    With that, she measured the size of the secret passage with a strange expression and exclaimed in amazement, "It’s really spooky. Just like he analyzed, the length of this secret passage is exactly as he said, almost as if he designed it himself."

    Zhang Lu began to arrange personnel to seal off Li Qianru’s residence.

    At the same time.

    Ye Juanjuan’s family was finally visited by Zhao Shiyan.

    Zhao Shiyan couldn’t get attention or affection from Ye Fan, so she decided to curry favor with Ye Juanjuan’s family.

    She wanted to win the affection of Ye Fan’s relatives from the sidelines, so she could naturally get closer to Ye Fan.

    Zhao Shiyan got out of the car, retrieved gifts from the trunk, told the driver to wait, and then followed the address to find Ye Juanjuan’s family. Their living area wasn’t luxurious, and the environment wasn’t great either.

    Ye Fan initially planned to let Ye Juanjuan’s family move to a higher-end place, but his uncle and aunt felt attached to the old house, so they didn’t move.

    "Can people really live in such a rundown place?" Zhao Shiyan frowned, waving a free hand in front of her nose as if to fan away the uncomfortable smell lingering in the air.

    "With Brother Ye Fan’s capabilities, why doesn’t he have Uncle and Aunt live in a fancy, comfortable place?" Zhao Shiyan muttered as she walked toward Ye Juanjuan’s house.

    Used to living a life of luxury, Zhao Shiyan didn’t understand the sentiment of preferring one’s own home over a palace.

    Ye Qingping was the factory director now, overseeing many workers, so his days were quite leisurely and not very busy.

    He came out of the house and ran into Zhao Shiyan in the alley.

    Zhao Shiyan hid her discomfort and put on a cute smile, asking, "Sir, I’m a friend of Ye Fan. Does Ye Juanjuan’s family live here?" S~ea??h the N??elFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    She had inquired about Ye Juanjuan’s family’s address, only knowing there were three people in Ye Juanjuan’s family. She hadn’t seen any of them, so she didn’t recognize the man she was calling "sir" as someone she eagerly wanted to befriend.

    "Fanfan’s friend?" Ye Qingping thought to himself, carefully sizing her up, puzzled as to why she was here if she were Ye Fan’s friend. Why not find Ye Fan himself? Could she be here for Ye Fan’s relatives?

    Ye Qingping didn’t understand Zhao Shiyan’s intention, so he took a few more glances, not having the chance to ask who Zhao Shiyan was or what she wanted.

    Before he could ask, Zhao Shiyan, dissatisfied, spoke up, "What are you staring at, country bumpkin, never seen a pretty girl before? Nothing to look at."

    Ye Qingping’s curious gaze upset Zhao Shiyan, making her flare up.

    Ye Qingping almost spat blood and fainted from anger.

    "When did my Fanfan have such an unscrupulous friend? It makes me so angry." Ye Qingping was seething with anger. He didn’t hurl back but simply pointed at his home, "This is Ye Juanjuan’s house."

    After saying that, he turned away, leaving in a huff, trembling with vexation.

    "Country bumpkin, such a big temper, no need for you to point it out, I could find it myself." Zhao Shiyan shot a disdainful look at Ye Qingping and then entered the house.

    Ye Qingping stumbled and nearly fainted from anger.