Starting to Gain Experience from Push-Ups

Chapter 1445: Chapter 697

In the early hours of the Sea Sky Garden, it was shrouded in a continuous curtain of rain.

On the distant ring road, occasionally a pair of headlights pierced through the mist, tearing a brief brightness which soon vanished into darkness.

The entire apartment building seemed to be asleep, with only the sound of raindrops pattering against the green belt echoing in the night sky.

Click.

The security door was gently pushed open, then closed behind.

Fang Cheng stepped into the room.

He didn’t turn on the light, took off his sneakers, stained with a bit of mud, at the entrance, and neatly placed them beside the shoe cabinet.

With a casual toss, the shoulder bag arced and landed precisely on the living room sofa cushion in the distance.

Then, barefoot, he walked on the cold floor tiles straight into the kitchen.

He opened the large freezer storing food, and cold air rushed towards him.

Fang Cheng reached out for a bottle of mineral water, twisted open the cap, and gulped down more than half of it.

The icy liquid slipped down his throat, invigorating his spirit.

Carrying the remaining half bottle of water, he walked to the living room, stopping in front of the wide floor-to-ceiling window, quietly watching the city shrouded in torrential rain outside.

The clouds on the horizon hung very low, a mass of pitch-black.

Suddenly, a thick lightning bolt tore through the night sky.

Silver-white light filtered through the glass, illuminating his face.

Fang Cheng wore only a black T-shirt and sports pants.

With each breath, the contours of the muscles on his chest and back subtly moved, rising with firm lines.

Although he had walked through the heavy rain, no corner of his clothing was even slightly wet from head to toe.

Under the protection of Gang Qi, the rain didn’t even touch a single hair on his skin.

At this moment, Fang Cheng’s gaze was bright, his expression calm.

The lingering scent of blood on him was gradually dispersed by the wind coming through the side-opened ventilation window.

No one would guess that two hours ago, he had experienced an intense massacre, as if he had just returned from vacation.

After leaving Peace Farm, they crowded into that dilapidated van, taking the extremely weakened Li Jie back overnight to Hidden Cloud Cottage in Jiangbei Suburb.

Lin Chuqiao and the Professor and others couldn’t sleep, sitting in the living room waiting all night.

It wasn’t until they saw Fang Cheng returning safely with Li Jie, stepping through the door, that their hanging hearts completely settled.

Fang Cheng made a brief stop at Hidden Cloud Cottage, and after seeing Li Jie stabilize with medication, he instructed a few follow-up arrangements.

He advised them to keep a low profile for the time being and to be wary of retaliation from the Black Shark Organization, reporting any news to him immediately.

Afterwards, Fang Cheng drove alone to Sea Sky Garden.

He didn’t go to Old Factory Street or return to Wanghu Town tonight.

Returning home at this hour would only disturb his sleeping family, and many things would be hard to explain.

As for the mess left at Peace Farm, he had arranged it properly on the way back.

Fang Cheng first made a call to Chen Chen from the Red Tiger Gang, asking for help.

The old fox agreed readily on the phone, immediately dispatching his most capable men to rush to the southern city overnight.

According to Chen Chen, the Red Tiger Gang had helped the Noah Organization clean up such dirty work numerous times and had a team of "Cleaners" specialized in handling scenes.

Their skills in destroying evidence and eliminating traces were highly proficient and absolutely professional.

Simultaneously, Fang Cheng had Chen Chen convey a message to the startled farm couple that if they were smart enough, they should know how to keep quiet externally.

Having settled the victims, Fang Cheng then called Zhou Yongnian.

He specifically instructed the Red Tiger Gang to leave two Black Shark killers’ corpses at the scene. Once Chen Chen’s people cleaned up, Zhou Yongnian would lead a team to investigate.

With the case landing in Uncle Zhou’s hands, it would be categorized as a regular malicious kidnapping case.

Following prearranged testimonies, the deceased Ghost Fox and others became robbers who acted on greed and kidnapped the farm owners.

In their greed-sharing process, they clashed with a mysterious third party, resulting in a brutal inside-job kill-off.

With Zhou Yongnian coordinating from within the police, the impact of this Black Shark Organization’s complete downfall incident would be forcibly minimized, not causing much stir in East Capital.

Fang Cheng finished the last sip of water, his fingers exerting light pressure, compressing the plastic bottle into a flattened plastic wad.

With a "clang," he tossed it into the nearby trash bin.

As his thoughts churned, Fang Cheng recollected Ghost Fox’s dying words.

Ideal Land was secretly plotting an earth-shattering grand plan.

If successful, it might change the entire situation of Xia Country.

Even though Ghost Fox was just an outer member of Ideal Land, his claims were likely attempts to bluff and muddle for survival.

But Fang Cheng was quite sure that the information behind those words might be true.

Because Xuan Zhen, who died at his hands earlier, had hinted similar things.

The old demon’s words were filled with Ideal Land’s disdain for the old order and ambitions for creating a New World.

Fang Cheng’s eyes narrowed slightly, reflecting the lightning that once again flashed across the horizon.

Could the so-called "grand plan" of theirs, be focused on Xia Country?

Even... having countless connections with the recently uncanny events happening at West Mountain?

Fang Cheng stared at the dense lines of rain outside the window, pondering for a long time.

Finally, he chuckled silently and shook his head.

No matter what tricks Ideal Land might be playing, or how many top experts from all over the world gather in East Capital next,

there’s one thing he’s clear about—he’ll eventually face off against that mysterious leader.

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