Chapter 1008 - 1008: All within Calculation

"I don't care about what you're saying," Xiao Feng tapped the table, smiling. "I only care about what's in front of us.

Besides, whether you can survive tonight is already questionable, so don't talk so much about the future."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Wei's face turned ashen.

Xiao Feng timely spoke up, "Why does Fu Yongnan choose to meet you across from the police station? Have you not realized even a bit?

I'm rehearsing with you now to increase your chance of survival, understand?"

"Understood." Zheng Wei nodded.

He believed Xiao Feng was telling the truth while also realizing that another purpose was to eliminate Fu Yongnan.

Simply put, tonight, either he or Fu Yongnan had to die.

Xiao Feng took a sip of tea and said, "Enough chit-chat. From now on, I am Fu Yongnan, and you are still yourself. Let's start from the restaurant..."

The rehearsal lasted for three hours.

Within these three hours, under the rules set by Xiao Feng, Zheng Wei has died at least a hundred times.

And Zheng Wei felt miserable, often doubting if Xiao Feng was deliberately making things difficult for him.

But on second thought, it seemed unlikely.

From what he knew about Xiao Feng during this time, he wasn't the type to waste time like this.

"It's about time; I should head out." Zheng Wei glanced at the fading dusk in the sky and stood up from his seat.

Xiao Feng nodded, "Good luck!"

Zheng Wei turned to walk out the door but paused right before exiting, turned his head, and asked: "If I survive tonight, can the poison in my body be completely removed?

Don't misunderstand; I can continue working for you.

If you aren't assured, I am willing to swear an oath never to become your enemy again in this life."

Xiao Feng contemplated for a moment and replied: "Sure."

In reality, despite all this preparation, he still felt that Zheng Wei's chances of surviving weren't great.

So giving someone a bit of hope, a bit of beauty with just a few words was naturally nothing he'd skimp on.

"Thank you!" Zheng Wei expressed his gratitude and stepped out the door, heading to his appointment.

...

As night fell, Zheng Wei appeared at the restaurant across from the police station on time.

The restaurant was quite busy, with about seven or eight tables occupied.

In the far corner, an old man with a scraggly beard and long hair was eating a bowl of plain noodles.

The old man wore a denim outfit, his face dirty, and even as he ate, his hair fell into the bowl.

But he continued to eat leisurely, not caring about these details.

Zheng Wei walked over, cleared his throat, and said, "The sun rises in the east and rains in the west; said to be heartless but with emotion."

Perhaps due to Xiao Feng's afternoon portrayal of Fu Yongnan, Zheng Wei didn't feel too nervous upon meeting the real Fu Yongnan.

Fu Yongnan acted as if he hadn't heard, picked up his bowl, took a sip of soup, and wiped his mouth with his sleeve, saying, "I don't have so many meaningless rules; meeting face to face doesn't need codes."

Zheng Wei smiled, sat opposite Fu Yongnan, picked up the teapot from the table, and poured two cups of tea: "Mr. Fu, have some tea."

"I'll pass. Let's get straight to business," Fu Yongnan immediately refused.

This situation already happened during the afternoon's rehearsal, so Zheng Wei wasn't particularly surprised.

He took a sip of tea himself and said, "Recently, I've been lurking around Xiao Feng and earned his initial trust.

I feel there's no need to confront him directly to take him out."

"Oh?" Fu Yongnan said, intrigued. "Tell me your plan."

Zheng Wei didn't keep him in suspense and straight-up said, "We can capture his wife and use her as leverage. This way is more assured and less risky."

"Fine, since you're suggesting it, we'll go directly to his home and raid his base!" Fu Yongnan immediately stood up.

"Uh..." Zheng Wei was dumbfounded, seemingly shocked by the logic before him.

This reaction was entirely normal in Fu Yongnan's eyes.

However, what Fu Yongnan didn't know was that Zheng Wei was shocked not by his words.

Suggesting capturing Du Qingyue first to use as leverage was actually what Xiao Feng instructed Zheng Wei to say.

Because, in Xiao Feng's view, with Fu Yongnan's distrust of Zheng Wei, whatever Zheng Wei said, Fu Yongnan would surely suspect it was a trap, possibly even acting contrary.

And the facts proved Xiao Feng's guess was entirely correct, hence Zheng Wei's surprise.

"Let's go, why are you just standing there?" Fu Yongnan picked up a cane from the corner and urged.

Zheng Wei snapped back to reality, nodded, and turned to lead the way.

As they were about to step out, hurried footsteps sounded behind them, and a waitress in work clothes caught up and said, "You haven't paid yet."

Zheng Wei looked at Fu Yongnan, took out his phone, and asked, "How much?"

"One bowl of plain noodles, ten yuan." As she spoke, she handed over the payment code hanging around her neck.

Zheng Wei scanned the code to pay, sensing a pair of eyes on his back, watching his every move.

Once outside, Zheng Wei walked ahead, soon stopped and said, "Mr. Fu, I need to use the restroom, would you wait here?"

"Let's go, I happen to want a break too, together," Fu Yongnan happily replied.

Zheng Wei hesitated, then nodded, a hardly noticeable hint of shock flashing in his eyes.

Again, Xiao Feng had guessed correctly!

Indeed!

Using the restroom as an excuse was another detail specifically instructed by Xiao Feng, aiming to make Fu Yongnan believe Zheng Wei would use the phone to tip someone off while in the restroom.

Of course, this was just the apparent purpose.

More profoundly, it reinforced Fu Yongnan's belief that the real net was being cast around Du Qingyue, leaving no room to think otherwise.

Inside the public restroom, Zheng Wei continued following the plan: "Mr. Fu, I'm heading to the restroom, please wait a moment."

"Go ahead." Fu Yongnan smiled, "But leave your phone, I want to make a call."

"Uh..." Zheng Wei showed reluctance yet dared not refuse.

After a moment, he handed over the phone and shared the password.

The phone landed in Fu Yongnan's hand, and within three minutes, it received a message with no notification sound or vibration.

The message content, including a question mark, was just five words: "How's it going?"

Fu Yongnan's lips curled into a knowing smile as he replied: "A bit difficult."

Soon after, another message came: "No matter the difficulty, bring him to the designated location, or wait for death!"

The sender was, of course, Xiao Feng.

In reality, the original message was "No matter the difficulty, bring him to a romantic getaway..."

But thinking it seemed too much like "acting," it was changed to "designated location."

And the next step was actually quite simple.

The more Zheng Wei seemed intent on taking Fu Yongnan to the romantic getaway, the more determined Fu Yongnan would be to go to Xiao Feng's home.