"Apologize to Xiaocang," Lin Hai said again.

Third Young Master Chen clenched his fist tightly, then released it.

Humans are strange creatures; originally, they think they can adhere to any principles they wish to uphold, but when a gap appears in those principles one day, and once there is a first time, there will always be a second time.

If it had been before, Third Young Master Chen would absolutely never apologize.

But now, it was as if a little devil inside his heart kept repeating in his ear: "Just apologize quickly, and everything will be okay."

Under that shame of his dignity being trampled, Third Young Master Chen became somewhat irrational, clenched his teeth hard, and, facing Xiaocang, his lips trembled a few times, and ultimately he gave in and said, "I'm sorry."

Xiaocang never could have imagined this scene in her dreams.

Third Young Master Chen was about to become the nightmare in her heart.

But now, with Brother Lin by her side, this nightmarish figure seemed to have become incredibly tame, no longer so terrifying.

She covered her little red lips in surprise, incredulous.

"That's settled then, Xiaocang's issue can be crossed out, right?" Lin Hai asked.

"You really played hardball this time, a few hundred thousand I don't care about, this matter can be crossed out."

Lin Hai shook his head: "You speak as though we are begging you."

"Third Young Master Chen, recognize the situation, you should be the one praying for mercy now."

Lin Hai disliked this sense of superiority, as if because of one's birth status, one could look down on others.

"Hmph, force is better than reason, I accept my loss this time, but do you dare to kill me?"

Chen Yingming let out a cold snort.

Before he finished speaking, Bai Gu's Bone Blade suddenly descended, like a shimmering cold star, fiercely stabbing towards his neck.

"I dare!"

A chilly voice sounded, and the temperature of the air seemed to drop a few degrees amidst the murderous aura.

Lin Hai crossed his arms and watched everything indifferently, without intervening or showing fear.

How few had he killed? What was Third Son of the Chen Family considered?

The reason for acting this way today was merely to solve Xiaocang's problem completely. If it weren't for fear of Xiaocang facing a retaliatory blow, he would have taken down everyone on the scene by himself long ago.

Chen Yingming suddenly realized, Bai Gu was serious.

He felt a slight coldness on his neck, and most importantly, sticky blood began to flow out.

"Are you really not afraid of death? One last chance," Bai Gu asked coldly.

The Bone Blade had already penetrated his neck, and was only 0.5 millimeters away from the major artery, held back by the precision of force control. Just a tiny bit more strength, and Chen Yingming could join the [dead at] Yellow Springs directly.

The threat of death is a sensation where coldness, profundity, and fear intertwine.

Chen Yingming swore, after tasting the flavor of death, that he never wanted it to happen to himself for the rest of his life.

"I... I am the Third Son of the Chen Family!"

"If you kill me, the Chen Family will not let things go!"

"Bai Gu, consider this carefully."

"You may be ruthless, but my family is not short of experts!"

After Chen Yingming finished speaking, a trace of shame appeared on his face.

"Forget it, Bai Gu."

Lin Hai shook his head; he did not want to escalate the situation.

Bai Gu slowly withdrew the Bone Blade, and let out a series of strange laughs at Chen Yingming, his eyes filled with mockery: "I have never been afraid of death. When a knife entered my heart back then, my adversary also asked me this question, and my response was to take a step forward."

"The guy got scared, afraid of the crazy retaliation from his people if he killed me, so the knife deviated from my heart."

"As a reward for not killing me, I eliminated his lineage."

These words, once again, shocked everyone present.

Undoubtedly the infamous Bai Gu of Huadu who made people dread at the mere mention of his name.

Ruthless to his enemies, even more so to himself.

"Actually, all I thought about was dying together. If you're going to die, you might as well bring someone down with you."

The crowd was rendered speechless again, thinking to themselves that they should avoid conflicts with Bai Gu at all costs, as the guy was an unequivocal madman.

Chen Yingming's face became even more ashamed.

A man fearing death tends to be seen as lacking backbone, and those without backbone are looked down upon, even though practically everyone fears death.

"Let's go."

Lin Hai felt that there was no more point in staying.

Taking Su Wanjing's hand and leading Xiaocang, with two women by his side and Yu Tianlin, Dog King, Bai Gu and others closely following behind.

Along the way, the Chen Family's thugs who had been taken down by Bai Gu and Dog King scuttled away in fright, their eyes filled with awe as they looked at this group.

"Big bro, who exactly is that guy?" The fat man whispered, his voice trembling, clearly terrified by the recent events. This was truly a grand gesture, comparable to the great big shots.

Chen Yingming clenched his teeth tightly, his fists smashing into the wall, allowing blood to stream freely from his hands, his eyes brimming with resentment.

"The humiliation today, I will repay a thousandfold another day. Lin Hai, although I'm not sure who you are, after today, Chen Yingming will never rest until I've settled the score with you."

Sometimes, people are like that; a lion occasionally shows mercy and spares a pathetic wolf.

But the wolf only harbors resentment, feeling it's unjust to be at a disadvantage this time, thinking about revenge next time, never contemplating what mercy is.

Some people are not worthy of mercy.

"Thank you for today, Wanjing. I really don't want you to take risks. Fighting and killing should always be a man's job."

Su Wanjing smiled tenderly, looking at her man and nodded gently, "But I still can't suppress the worry for you. Even if it's dangerous, I'd be willing to take a bullet for you."

Lin Hai sighed softly, feeling moved and pained by having such a beautiful and loving woman in this tumultuous life.

"Wanjing, thank you." Lin Hai said again.

The two exchanged a tacit smile and walked outside.

"Brother Lin is out."

The leaders of over a dozen gang branches immediately bowed respectfully and shouted when they saw Lin Hai emerge.

The hordes of followers behind them also echoed, creating a huge scene.

Hearing the noise outside, the non-mainstream girl with white hair who was initially approached by the fat man curiously looked out the window. Seeing the dense crowd, she gasped in shock, then stared fixedly at the exit, wanting to catch another glimpse of Lin Hai's departing figure.

Power is the best garment for a man, exerting a deadly attraction on women.

"What... What kind of person is he? He can't just be a security guard, can he?"

As everyone dispersed, Lin Hai sat in Yu Tianlin's car with Xiaocang clutching her hands together, sweaty and nervous. She felt today was like a dream and even wondered what exactly caused Brother Lin to be locked up in the detention center last time.

Could he possibly be a Big Shot among the underworld?

"Xiaocang, about today's events, I hope you won't mention them to anyone."

Shangguan Xiaocang obediently nodded, vowing, "Brother Lin, don't worry. Xiaocang swears, I definitely won't blab."

Suddenly, a cell phone rang.

"Linlin."

"Muxin, how did it go?"

"The job is done. Gao Dashang embezzled funds and used company channels to launder money illegally. All the evidence has been found."

"Good. Tomorrow's the day of the board meeting, right? Let's see if Gao Dashang can still stay optimistic."