Chapter 1207 - 1207: The Dam King Replaces Deng Ke

Beside the bedroom wine cabinet, Wei Jianhua was on the verge of collapsing.

Dozens of consecutive phone calls, none connected, transformed his excitement into unease.

The most critical thing was, the vigor he regained had now turned back to a lifeless silkworm baby.

This made Wei Jianhua doubt if the previous upright stance was just a final spark before total failure.

However, despite the doubts, he still clung to the hope of "maybe it can be salvaged," not daring to make any rash moves...

He didn't dare to drink water, didn't dare to urinate, he even didn't dare to leave his position, fearing he might violate unspoken taboos set by Xiao Feng, leading to the silkworm baby's complete demise.

The only thing he could do was pull up his pants and stand obediently in front of the wine cabinet; when tired, he would reach out to support the wall.

When one arm grew sore, he switched to the other.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Knock knock knock!"

Wei Jianhua gritted his teeth and squeezed out two words from between them: "Come in."

"Click!"

The door swung open automatically, and a tall, burly middle-aged man walked in. Upon seeing Wei Jianhua, he hurriedly approached and expressed concern, "Master, are you alright?"

"I... am alright?"

"Sweating so much, how can you be alright? Let me help you back to bed to rest for a bit."

But just one step forward, Wei Jianhua suddenly shouted, "Don't come over!"

"Master, what's wrong with you?"

"Don't come near, don't touch me, just stand there and talk to me." Wei Jianhua said in a muffled voice, "Have you found Pei Dengke?"

The middle-aged man was bewildered, but he replied, "Pei Dengke can't be reached, the phone says he's out of service area."

"Then go to his house to find him, do I need to teach you these things?!" Wei Jianhua shouted angrily.

"Already sent people over, Pei Dengke isn't at home. I have someone stationed at his door. As soon as there's news, you'll be notified immediately."

"Alright, I understand. You can leave now."

The middle-aged man hesitated but confirmed, "Master, are you... really okay?"

"I say I'm fine, which means I'm fine! Get out!" Wei Jianhua yelled angrily.

Helpless, the middle-aged man had to leave, growing increasingly confused about what was going on with his master.

As for Wei Jianhua at this moment, he truly felt like dying.

What is the most terrifying?

The unknown is the most terrifying!

Even knowing now that his silkworm baby was completely ruined would be better than enduring this uncertainty.

Unfortunately, before the final result was revealed, the torment that needed to be endured still had to continue.

...

Elsewhere, Xiao Feng and Pei Dengke were already heading toward the second location under the bridge.

"Duck farm, duck farm—where the hell is there a duck farm!" Pei Dengke fretted and kept pounding the steering wheel with his fists.

Xiao Feng ignored him, instead analyzing the opponent, or simply put, Wang Tingwei's intention to have Pei Dengke get off the car alone.

Was the plan to eliminate?

This possibility seemed unlikely, because if they wanted to kill Pei Dengke, there could be more perfect "accidents" to cover it up, no need for such an elaborate setup.

And if it wasn't to eliminate...

In his mind, Xiao Feng listed several possibilities, concluding that the biggest possibility was—Wang Tingwei wanted to create an environment for a solo conversation with Pei Dengke.

Sounds absurd, but thus far, it's the most logical answer he could think of.

Xiao Feng stroked his chin, eyes thoughtful.

A solo conversation, was it to extract information about himself?

Just as he was thinking this, a force suddenly pushed him forward uncontrollably.

Had it not been for the seatbelt, Xiao Feng might have already hit the front windshield.

If that did happen, this car's front windshield could truly be called a "windshield"...

The cause was not someone crashing from behind, but Pei Dengke stepping hard on the brakes.

"Screech!"

The vehicle stopped, Pei Dengke looked at Xiao Feng and said, "Brother Ba, you've seen the second note too.

I know you're worried about my safety, but I can't risk Weiwei's life.

So... please get off the car first, and after delivering the money to the designated spot, I'll come back to pick you up immediately."

"Alright then, be careful." Xiao Feng reminded.

Pei Dengke nodded: "I will."

Xiao Feng tugged at the door handle, frowned and said: "Unlock it."

"It's already unlocked, what, can't open the door?"

Curiously, Pei Dengke leaned left to check, fingers just about to touch the unlock button, felt a pain in his neck, his vision went black, and he lost consciousness instantly.

This was Xiao Feng's solution.

In the past, there was the story of the civet cat replacing the prince; now there's the story of Brother Ba replacing Dengke.

Indeed!

He planned to disguise himself as Pei Dengke and go to the specified location to deliver money, or rather, take the risk instead of Pei Dengke.

Of course, admittedly there's a bit of personal interest involved, but ultimately he's risking for Pei Dengke.

"Let's get to work!"

Xiao Feng exhaled deeply, reclined the car seat, slid it back, clearing a larger space, and grabbed a backpack from the rear seat.

He pulled out mask paper and painting tools, and started sketching according to Pei Dengke's facial features.

At this moment, Xiao Feng felt fortunate he had taken time to practice disguise techniques, otherwise making it in a short time would be impossible.

The opponent limited it to an hour, and given the fixed distance in between, if time was delayed too long, it would surely arouse suspicion...

Getting the mask made as quickly as possible, Xiao Feng put it on his face, lowered the front passenger sun visor, and checked in the small mirror for any discrepancies.

Then he glanced over Pei Dengke's face again, ensuring no major flaws, and felt relieved.

With the face changed, next was...

"Sorry bro!"

Xiao Feng said, stripping Pei Dengke's clothes.

For realism, he changed everything except the underwear.

After all was done, about a quarter of an hour had passed.

After getting out of the car, Xiao Feng carefully observed the surroundings, confirming no surveillance, turned Pei Dengke's phone screen on, finding the signal restored.

This proved indirectly that at least this section wasn't monitored.

Nearby was a shallow pit about a meter deep, perfect for hiding the car to prevent Pei Dengke from being found.

Xiao Feng circled to the driver's door, reaching to pull the handle but paused just before touching it.

As it stands, the "trouble with driving" curse still tightly hovers over him, with no sign of relief.

"Thus, I can only push it off!" Xiao Feng chuckled, thinking this situation was absurd, changing identity needed this much hassle.

But there was no choice, these procedures were essential, couldn't skip.

He pushed the car into the ditch, camouflaged with branches and leaves, scanned for discrepancies.

Only then did Xiao Feng pick up the insurance boxes, walking in the direction they were heading.

Even imitating Pei Dengke's walking posture and gait as much as possible.

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