Dragon Emperor, Martial God

Chapter 540: Dying for Wealth!

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“T-the police won’t let you off if you kill me!”

Luo Erfeng was still hoping to get lucky. She didn’t care about her stupid husband, Wang Lei. She was afraid that the money she inherited from him was from murder. She wouldn’t be able to keep it if that were the case.

Man dies in pursuit of wealth, and birds die in pursuit of food. That wasn’t a bluff.

Ling Yun sighed while shaking his head. He looked at Luo Erfeng with pity. “Think about it, you lost your freedom for more than a month already. Did any policemen find you? Oh, yes, I forgot to tell you that your man had a very good friend by the name of Li Gang. The police got him and are heading here now. You’ll be able to see him soon!”

Luo Erfeng’s face went completely pale.

“I’m sure Li Gang will spill the beans even if you don’t. Your fate is in your own hands. I promise you that no one will make things difficult for you if you tell me the truth,” Ling Yun said straightforwardly.

Luo Erfeng didn’t have any other choice. “W-will you take my money?” she asked timidly.

“How much do you think my villa is worth? Do you think I care about the peanuts you have?” Ling Yun said with contempt.

Luo Erfeng was actually a victim. The person who couldn’t resist the temptation was her husband, who was dead. Ling Yun certainly wouldn’t force her to give up the money, though that wouldn’t be the case if she were a man.

Luo Erfeng considered it for a bit before looking up decisively. “Alright, I’ll talk!”

“There’s no need to rush. Give me all the details. You can leave once you’re done.”

Ling Yun pointed towards the sofa, indicating for her to take a seat. Luo Erfeng didn’t oblige. She started the story while standing.

It turned out that Wang Lei was indeed a transporter. Unfortunately, he became a habitual gambler a few years back.

He lost every penny he had. The only thing he still had was his wife.

Loan sharks banged on his door every day. He dragged on like this every day. God knows how many times he had been beaten.

Then, someone suddenly found him in March with a proposal that could earn him five million yuan. He could get a million yuan down payment as soon as he agreed.

That was music to his ears. Wang Lei knew it must be nothing good, but he really needed the money to save his life. He agreed on the spot without thinking.

Sure enough, that person told him that his task was to hit and kill a high school student — Ling Yun.

Wang Lei struggled internally when he heard that it was to murder someone. However, he couldn’t resist the temptation of five million yuan. Moreover, the other party told him that it would just become a hit-and-run accident. Even if he were to compensate one million yuan, he would still have four million yuan left for himself.

Wang Lei hesitated no longer. His bank account was richer by a million yuan the very next day.

That made Wang Lei very happy. He felt that this money came too easily. He took out two hundred thousand yuan immediately and paid off all his debts. He then gave his best friend, Li Gang, fifty thousand to get his help for the murder.

After everything was planned, the next step was, of course, the execution. Originally, the planned time of the murder was on the evening of March 26th. Unfortunately, Ling Yun didn’t leave the internet cafe for two whole nights. Li Gang, who was on the lookout, naturally spent the night in the internet cafe as well.

Wang Lei naturally couldn’t hit Ling Yun if he didn’t leave the internet cafe. They could only wait for the right opportunity.

They didn’t need to wait too long. Ling Yun left the Internet bar on the second night and went back to school. Li Gang did the same and followed Ling Yun.

Wang Lei was lying in wait in the Steyr filled with heavy stones.

“Going over, do it now,” Li Gang told Wang Lei over the phone when Ling Yun neared that intersection.

Wang Lei threw the phone into the driver’s seat. Adrenaline filled him as he thought about the four million he was about to lay his hands on. He floored the accelerator, and Ling Yun’s body flew several meters from the impact. Once the deed was done, Wang Lei ran away from the scene.

This was how the story began. The bloodthirsty Chen Sen instructed Wang Lei to run over Ling Yun’s body several times. However, Wang Lei preserved his humanity by leaving Ling Yun’s body in one piece.

Ling Yun would have become minced meat.

Wang Lei came to a small clearing and stopped by a small lake. He cleaned the bloodstains from the car and returned it.

Wang Lei then took a taxi to meet the person who hired him to claim his reward.

Little did he know that he wouldn’t get the money but would instead be strangled to death and thrown into the river. He was only found by accident three weeks later.

That was the whole story of the night of March 27th.

Ling Hao spent twenty million yuan to hire Chen Sen, while Chen Sen only used one million to take care of the matter. Everything was perfect.

However, there would always be a flaw somewhere. Ling Yun felt the whole matter was fishy originally. He jumped on the chance to investigate when he saw the news by coincidence.

“You know everything that happened before your husband went missing?” Ling Yun’s eyes flashed with murderous intent after he heard the story from Luo Erfeng.

“Yes, he gave me a call after he killed that student.” Luo Erfeng admitted everything.

“Why didn’t you stop him when you knew he was going to kill someone?” Ling Yun frowned.

“Who said I didn’t? Murderers are the scumbags of society! I tried to stop him, but I couldn’t. Moreover, he accepted the million yuan. I-I was also tired of poverty.” Luo Erfeng gave a sorrowful smile.

“Do you know what the person who hired your husband looks like?” Ling Yun asked again.

That would be a valuable lead. It would make things much easier.

Unfortunately, Luo Erfeng didn’t know.

“Why did Li Gang leave Qingshui City?”

“Li Gang knew something must have happened when Wang Lei didn’t return for a whole night. He was also frightened after he realized that the student wasn’t dead...”

“Why didn’t you run away then?”

“My husband didn’t commit murder if that student didn’t die. Also, my husband was the one missing, why do I have to run away?”

Ling Yun smiled. This Luo Erfeng had some intelligence after all.

Ling Yun started to think. He obtained no valuable information from Luo Erfeng aside from confirming his suspicion that the predecessor of this body died of premeditated murder.

He could only hope that Li Gang had more information. A loud ringing sound interrupted his train of thought. He was getting a call from Tang Meng. They had Li Gang and were outside of the villa.

Ling Yun told him to bring Li Gang straight in. He pointed to the gym at the side and said to Luo Erfeng, “Wait in that room. Don’t make any sound and don’t come out unless I allow you to come out!”

Luo Erfeng was shocked by Ling Yun’s influence when she heard that Li Gang was being brought there. She heeded his instructions.

Li Gang was brought in by Tie Xiaohu. Tang Meng walked by the side, covered in huge beads of perspiration.

“Big Brother Yun, this is Li Gang!” Tie Xiaohu pointed at the scrawny Li Gang.

“Throw him on the floor. You two can leave now...” Ling Yun waved them off dismissively.

“Bam!” Tie Xiaohu threw Li Gang mercilessly on the floor and left with Tang Meng.

Li Gang, thirty-four years old. He had a small build, a sharp monkey-like nose, small eyes, and deep sockets. It was obvious that he wasn’t living very well lately.

Li Gang fell in an awkward position. It was painful, and he couldn’t get up for quite some time.

Ling Yun wasn’t as polite to Li Gang as he was with Luo Erfeng. He sunk two needles into Li Gang’s thighs immediately!

“Ah!” Li Gang cried out, sounding like a squealing pig.

Ling Yun took out another four needles and waved them in front of Li Gang. “Bear with it. Make one more sound, and I’ll give you these four needles as well!”

“Tell me everything about what you and Wang Lei did from the beginning. I’ll paralyze you if I find anything out of the ordinary!”

“I’ll talk! I’ll talk!” Li Gang said, rolling around in pain, not daring to make another cry.

He was first caught by the police and transported to such a faraway city. He was then sent here by the police. Li Gang would be a fool if he didn’t understand what was happening.

Li Gang started his story. Ling Yun stopped him when he confirmed that neither of them had lied.

“Alright, there’s no need to say anymore. My turn to ask you questions!”

Ling Yun knew that his only possible lead now was Li Gang.