Magical Girl Heavy Dependence

Chapter 40, The Salary Master

Jiang Fei held a slender glass in her hand, the swirling liquid reflecting her nonchalant face.

A man in a beige striped suit sat on the sofa beside him. He chuckled softly and said, "It seems there has been an unexpected incident, Mr. Jiang. Why don't we deal with official business first and talk about this later?"

The man is Wang Jianxing, the director of the "Xianmeng Group" concert today.

Judging from the dark magical aura emanating from him, he was a demon.

"No need, it's just a normal accident. The production team has contingency plans and will handle it properly." Jiang Fei lowered her eyelids and spoke calmly. "Director Wang has come all the way from afar on behalf of the ball. It's a rare opportunity to communicate in person. As a rising star in the entertainment industry, I still have a lot to ask him."

"Director, isn't it necessary to take refuge?"

Wang Jianxing's secretary whispered something in his ear.

The man calmly raised his hand: "We are guests, so naturally we should follow the host's lead. If President Jiang isn't worried, why should we be?"

He paused for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said, "Speaking of which, a senior at the ball before visiting President Jiang seemed to have mentioned that the Master of the Heart had recently returned to Yincheng in secret... Back then, President Jiang drove him away, and that demon held a grudge. He might take revenge this time... It seems that demons seeking revenge have been quite common lately, so please be careful, President Jiang."

Jiang Fei's fingers tightened suddenly on the outer edge of the wine glass, then quickly relaxed.

"Thanks for reminding me."

She glanced across the stands, her eyes darting toward the stage.

She noticed the moment Songlan's condition became abnormal, but after careful consideration, she did not react.

The female CEO calmly put down her wine glass: "They're just some lowlifes, no need to pay them any mind."

She looked at Wang Jianxing, her usual polite smile returning.

"There's something I'd like to ask Director Wang for help with."

"If there's anything I can do to help, just say the word!" Wang Jianxing leaned forward and nodded seemingly seriously. "If you need support, I can ask the ball's security department to set off immediately."

Jiang Fei sighed and waved her hand listlessly: "Things happened suddenly, and I can't leave the Yin Mansion. I'll trouble Director Wang to help inform the municipal government so they don't need to prepare to arrest anyone, just send a few more cars to collect the body."

The smile on Wang Jianxing's face vanished, and he frowned.

"What do you mean?"

Jiang Fei smiled at him: "After all, Yinfu attaches great importance to this concert... Some audience members really dislike being disturbed, so we might be a little too rough with them."

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Cheng Chen is contemplating life.

He was just quietly watching the concert; he wasn't chatting idly or making any cheesy jokes. Why did they have to arrest him?

He and Liang Ziyi had only been alone for a few minutes when this happened. It was hard not to think that this was a prank on him.

This woman clearly recognized him from the beginning, but pretended not to know until Jiang Fei left before revealing it.

Could it be that she deliberately planted axe-wielders outside the door, ready to rush in and beat him up at his command?

No, she'll just pounce on him and bite him like a Chihuahua.

So it's someone else? But there are so many magical girls at the concert, and half of Yincheng's police force. Who would be so foolish as to cause trouble in such a place?

Lost in thought, Cheng Chen didn't resist; instead, she was curious about where these people were taking them.

Walking through the underground passage beneath the stadium, there is a corridor that stretches as far as the eye can see.

Plain white lights lined up overhead, and the only sound was the clatter of the group's leather shoes on the floor.

It had no breath, no heartbeat, and was not human, but something like a puppet.

There were three people kidnapped in total. Liang Ziyi, like him, had her hands tied behind her back and a hood over her head. There were guards on both sides.

Her secretary and bodyguard instinctively resisted when the group broke into the private room and was brutally beaten. He was unconscious and dragged by the ankles by two people.

Liang Ziyi appeared to be breathing steadily and completely calm.

However, her rapidly racing heart betrayed her inner panic.

After walking for a few minutes, an iron gate was pushed open, and someone held a gun to the back of their head and let them in.

With the hood removed, Cheng Chen could see the surroundings clearly:

The steel forest-like space extends underground, with the chassis of the lifting platform at the top. A dense network of hydraulic rods and load-bearing supports crisscross the space, and tire tracks and oil stains are visible on the concrete floor.

Clearly, this is directly below the stage.

They were not escorted by people, but by several skeletons wearing tactical bulletproof vests, with a red flame burning in their eye sockets.

"It's been a long time, Mayor Liang. I wonder if you still remember me?"

Ahead of them, a black-robed figure completely shrouded in a hood chuckled and opened his arms to welcome the two.

"Or perhaps calling you... Magical Girl Flower Torch would be more appropriate."

Oh my, there's even a box of weapons!

Cheng Chen turned to glance at Liang Ziyi's expression beside her. Liang Ziyi's face was tense, her eyes filled with anger and contempt.

"A stinking rat from the gutter, I never thought it would dare to come back to Yincheng."

"A wanderer will eventually return home. This is my city... Back then, both Fei Ying and I were at the fifth rank, but she somehow borrowed the evil master's Moon Wolf and used a despicable two-on-one attack to force me to leave my hometown! From the moment I left Yincheng, I decided that I would take back what I had lost with my own hands in the future."

The man in the black robe removed his hood, revealing his scarred face.

Countless crimson cracks spread across the skin's texture, igniting fierce flames that flowed freely between the cracks. The flames ignited the corners of his golden-red pupils, and even his disheveled long hair was ablaze.

Wow!

Cheng Chen carefully observed him. Putting aside his skill level, this person's appearance was quite handsome.

When playing a villain, you can be a bit weak, but you have to be intimidating enough. Otherwise, you'll look like a weakling and fight like a weakling, and then you'll really become a weakling.

Being good-looking at least allows one to be seen as an elite junior leader.

"What's your name?"

He quietly turned to Liang Ziyi and asked.

"Mortals, remember my name—the Lord of Cinder!"

Someone answered first.

The Lord of Fire spread his arms wide, flames billowing behind him to form a colossal, blazing tree. "I am the King of Fire, the End of All Things, the Destroyer of Heaven's Mandate, unstoppable, indefensible, I am..."

The immense oppressive force of a fifth-order demon was like a relentless tidal wave.

"Alright, alright, that's enough with the nonsense. Such exaggerated claims are laughable. A broken-backed dog, beaten and slinking away with its tail between its legs, dares to boast like this?"

Despite being just an ordinary person, Liang Ziyi sneered under this pressure, "Instead of going to find Fei Ying, you come to me to show off. Are you too scared to go?"

"That woman, Hiyori, I'll make her pay the price sooner or later."

The Lord of the Hearts' expression calmed down, and he stretched out his hand, from which a fiery serpent emerged.

"Today is just collecting some interest. Next, I will snatch that idol off the stage in full view of everyone, telling Sakura and the others that the real person has returned. And no one will care about Mayor Liang's whereabouts. When they realize what's happening and start looking for you, they will only find a corpse burned to ashes..."

The fire snake touched Liang Ziyi's forehead.

"And you will die in excruciating pain, to temporarily quell the hatred I've longed for day and night for so long!"

"Eek~ Ah!"

Liang Ziyi's secretary was kicked awake first. The skeleton soldier grabbed his collar and made a creepy laugh from his empty eye sockets.

Flames streamed from the skull's bones, beginning to scorch his sleeves. The secretary pleaded in terror, "Don't kill me...don't kill me...please..."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Upon hearing the plea for mercy, the master couldn't help but burst into laughter, feeling quite pleased.

He raised his eyebrows triumphantly and deliberately looked at Liang Ziyi: "If Mayor Liang also begs for mercy, maybe I'll let you die a little easier."

"Pooh."

Liang Ziyi lowered her eyes in disgust and spat, "Do you idiots really enjoy explaining your plans? Aren't you afraid of dying from talking too much?"

Cheng Chen stared at her with wide eyes.

of course!

You wouldn't understand if you've never been a villain. When you have the upper hand, it's incredibly satisfying to appear in front of your righteous allies with the most arrogant attitude, laughing wildly while explaining your evil plan!

Especially when you see the clenched teeth on the face of your righteous partner, you can't help but let out a soft groan.

How can you call that stupid?

"Explanation? Hahahaha, I'm just telling you how you're going to die. Don't get me wrong, you're not worth me going to such lengths for."

The salaryman's laughter abruptly stopped, his expression turning cruel and ferocious. "This is a personal grudge."

The fire snake suddenly surged, and the flowing flames undulated like waves. The scorching heat had already made Liang Ziyi's lips dry.

She closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and awaited death.

"Um... excuse me."

Cheng Chen raised his hand inappropriately, "Am I going to die too?"

"Hmm? Of course."

The man thought this guy was crazy. He'd been brought here and was now being subjected to a long, rambling speech. Did he think he was immortal?

Cheng Chen spread his hands and sighed, "But I don't know her well, and I have no grudge against you. Your business has nothing to do with me. How about this, you let me go, and I promise I won't tell anyone what I saw after I leave."

Liang Ziyi opened her eyes and stared blankly at Cheng Chen's profile, not knowing what he was saying.

The master's expression darkened; the manic villain atmosphere he had painstakingly created had been ruined by him.

"Noisy bugs."

He refused to communicate, then suddenly waved his hand, and the fire serpent instantly expanded into a huge fireball.

"Go to hell, all of you!"

boom!

The flames engulfed the entire area beneath the stage, and the flowing flames even shot far out along the underground passage.

The intense heat melted even steel structures into molten iron, and the high temperature swept through layers of heat waves, blowing against the hem of the Lord of Fire's black robe.

After the fleeting, dazzling flames died down, a sigh escaped from the scorching white smoke.

The salary collector remained calm, a cold smile playing on his lips, as if to say, "Just as I expected."

"So, you really are this woman's bodyguard?"

"Actually, I'm her enemy too."

Cheng Chen calmly patted his sleeves and strolled forward leisurely.

Liang Ziyi, who was burying her head and waiting for death, suddenly opened her eyes and saw only a reassuring figure from behind.

Cheng Chen rubbed his wrist, ignoring Liang Ziyi behind him, and looked at the Lord of the Heart: "You seem to be stronger than ordinary demons. I hope you can give me a good time today."

"How arrogant!"

The Lord of Fire laughed angrily, his entire body engulfed in flames.

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