Chapter 121: Sinking into the River

On the way to the Su Corporation Bank, Lin Feng was engrossed in his phone, paying no attention to where the driver was taking him.

More than twenty minutes had passed when Lin Feng instinctively glanced out the window and sensed something was wrong.

By all rights, he should have arrived at the Su Corporation Bank long ago. So why hadn’t they reached it yet?

Moreover, the road outside was unfamiliar to him—it was not the route to the bank.

“Driver, where exactly are you taking me? Didn’t I tell you I wanted to go to the Su Corporation Bank?” Lin Feng asked the driver, puzzled.

“Don’t worry, sir. I know where you’re headed. There was a traffic jam up ahead, so I took a detour. Once we get past this street and make two turns, we’ll be back on track,” the driver replied calmly. Although his explanation seemed flawless, Lin Feng immediately sensed something was amiss.

From his position behind, Lin Feng could only see that the driver wore a baseball cap pulled low, obscuring his face.

Furthermore, the driver spoke in a deliberately subdued tone, as if trying to conceal his identity.

Lin Feng furrowed his brow and scrutinized the driver more closely. Suddenly, he noticed a tattoo of a scorpion on the left side of the man’s neck. The scorpion’s shape was strange, very different from a normal one.

Upon reflection, Lin Feng’s memory stirred. It was identical to the venomous scorpion released by the female poison master he had encountered in the woods the previous night.

Could it be...

This man was a poison master?

“Driver, please pull over up ahead. I’m not going to the Su Corporation Bank anymore. Just let me off by the roadside,” Lin Feng said seriously, snapping back to reality.

“Stop the car? Are you joking, sir? This is an expressway—you think stopping is allowed here? Sit tight. I’ll drop you off once we reach the destination,” the driver sneered, ignoring Lin Feng’s request.

“Who exactly are you? What’s your connection to the female poison master who was captured last night?” Lin Feng pressed, seeing through the driver’s feigned ignorance.

Screech!

Suddenly, the car’s brakes screamed as it came to a sudden halt.

The driver slowly turned his head. One of his eyes was missing its eyeball, and his face was pockmarked, as if flesh was rotting—an utterly terrifying sight.

“Heh, you actually figured it out? You’re saying my junior sister was taken last night and it has something to do with you?” The driver’s tone turned icy, laced with murderous intent, as he stared at Lin Feng.

A wave of confusion swept over Lin Feng. Could it be that this man wasn’t here to avenge the female poison master?

Then how had he found him? Was it for the bounty?

“You poison masters have wrought so much evil. I was just wondering how to find you, but you actually delivered yourselves to me,” Lin Feng snorted coldly. “Since you’ve been discovered, get out of the car and settle this once and for all.”

“Heh, you think you’re a match for me?” The driver laughed scornfully, showing no intention of fighting. His gaze shifted toward the river not far away, then he said calmly, “You’re not worthy to face me. Since you got into my car, don’t expect to get out alive.”

Swish!

With that, the driver suddenly released a handful of white smoke, spraying it directly at Lin Feng’s face.

Lin Feng quickly shielded his face with his hand. Before he could react further, the car accelerated again, hurtling toward the river.

Noticing the smoke was poisonous, Lin Feng covered his mouth and nose while quickly pressing several acupressure points on his respiratory tract to block the powder.

When the smoke cleared, Lin Feng saw the car was less than fifty meters from the riverbank, rushing at a speed of 150 miles per hour toward the water.

“Haha, you’re going to drown, kid. I’ll be off first,” the driver sneered, then suddenly opened the car door and leapt out. With his foot, he slammed the door shut and quickly locked the car with the key.

Lin Feng found it impossible to open the door from the inside. As he shifted toward the driver’s seat, the car’s front end plunged into the water.

Splash!

A huge spray erupted as the car submerged, instantly causing panic among the many tourists along the riverside.

“Look! A car’s sinking into the river! Call for help quickly!” a little girl shouted in alarm.

Everyone scrambled for their phones, simultaneously calling the authorities for rescue.

It would take at least ten minutes for the police to arrive. After making the calls, the crowd watched anxiously as the car slowly disappeared beneath the surface.

Tension gripped everyone except the man in the baseball cap standing at a distance. He smiled faintly, satisfied, then turned and walked away.

“Boss, my mission is complete. That kid Lin Feng is locked inside the car sinking in the river. No matter how capable he is, there’s no way he can get out,” the man said, taking out his phone to call his superior.

A cold, stern voice came through the line: “I thought that kid was supposed to be impressive. Turns out, he’s nothing.”

“Since the mission’s done, come back. I’ll inform my sister of the good news shortly.”

“Understood, boss,” the man replied, pocketing his phone as he departed.

At that moment, a chorus of sirens sounded as police vehicles rushed to the scene.

Leading the group was Fang Huihui. Upon receiving the report, she immediately mobilized her team and rushed over.

Unaware of the full situation, she quickly dispatched personnel to search the river and ordered an investigation of the surveillance footage to identify the vehicle’s owner and anyone else involved.

About ten minutes later, the investigator returned first and reported seriously, “Sister Hui, we’ve confirmed the vehicle is a taxi with license plate number 66666. There was a driver and one passenger inside.”

“However, the driver jumped out before the car plunged into the river, so only one person went down with the car.”

“Who was that person? Have you found any clues?” Fang Huihui asked sharply.

The investigator hesitated, reluctant to continue.

Fang Huihui fixed him with a stern gaze. “Why the hesitation? Tell me—who was it?”

“We can’t be certain yet, but based on the surveillance footage, the person inside closely resembles Mr. Lin Feng,” the investigator said bluntly.

“What did you say?” Fang Huihui was stunned, her entire body freezing for a moment.

After a long pause, she looked at her subordinate in disbelief. “Can you clearly discern the person’s facial features? What’s the probability that it’s really Lin Feng?”

“About ninety percent. From the footage we captured, the face shape and body type match Mr. Lin perfectly, and the clothes are the same as those he wore last night.”

Boom!

Hearing this, it felt as if thunder had struck above Fang Huihui’s head once again.