Chapter 097: [In the Plan] (The book is ripe, ready for harvest)
“Revenge?”
“Yes, revenge!” Wu Shouhan took a deep breath and began his account. “Ke Wenji originally worked as a sales clerk in Yunhai Mall. Because of her beauty, the general manager, Shi Yanyi, noticed her and promoted her to supervisor.”
“That’s right, just as you guessed, Shi Yanyi is from the Shi family.”
“The Shi family owns half the shares in Yunhai Plaza. Shi Yanyi started as deputy manager, but after earning several merits, he became general manager.”
“Don’t be fooled by his age—he’s only thirty—but his talent for business is remarkable. Under his leadership, Yunhai Plaza surpassed Tailong Plaza, Lantian Plaza, and Longyan Plaza in just two years, becoming the number one plaza in Qinghe.”
“Good family, good looks, exceptional talent, and not weak in martial arts; people like him naturally attract women. Ke Wenji was just one among many.”
“But compared to Shi Yanyi’s other women, Ke Wenji adored him most. For his sake, she was willing to do anything—even sleep with other men.”
“When Shi Yanyi found out, he quickly turned Ke Wenji into his puppet... No, to be precise, his slave!”
“I won’t go into the specifics, but suffice it to say, Ke Wenji was under Shi Yanyi’s control for eight long years.”
“Last month, under Shi Yanyi’s orders, Ke Wenji accompanied five men to ‘play games.’ One of them was too rough and broke her hand, disfiguring her. Shi Yanyi then discarded her.”
“Late at night, with rain pouring down, Ke Wenji lay on the street. It was as if she woke from a dream—she finally came to her senses.”
“…After waking up, she began her revenge?” Kong Dabao murmured.
“Yes.” Wu Shouhan sighed. “Ke Wenji knew she was no match for Shi Yanyi. She couldn’t get close to him, not even to poison him. There was only one way…”
“Become a corpse puppet?” Feng Tiejian interjected angrily. “Damn, so to get revenge on Shi Yanyi, she turned herself into a corpse puppet? Is this woman crazy? Doesn’t she realize this would kill countless innocent people?”
“You said she’s crazy, so why would she care about others?”
Wu Shouhan recounted calmly, “For revenge, Ke Wenji cared nothing for anyone else. After all those years near Shi Yanyi, she’d already learned his routines. She couldn’t get close to him, but she could plant a bomb in his vicinity.”
“Ke Wenji calculated Shi Yanyi’s daily schedule, sneaked into his office’s lounge at night, and committed suicide by poison under his bed.”
“Before dying, she sprayed her body with odorless deodorizer to mask the smell of decay.”
“Shi Yanyi was busy celebrating these days, rarely entering the lounge; when he did, he just fell asleep, so he never noticed Ke Wenji’s corpse beneath his bed.”
“Until the corpse demon maggot found her, turning her body into a corpse puppet!”
The dormitory fell silent.
Whether it was Kong Dabao or Gu Bo, after hearing the whole story, none spoke.
Was Ke Wenji pitiful?
Of course, she was.
But for revenge, she killed over a thousand people today!
No matter how you calculate it, the numbers don’t add up.
If you trace the source, it all leads back to Shi Yanyi.
Shi Yanyi was the root of this disaster!
“That bastard.” Kong Dabao cursed, unable to restrain himself. “There isn’t a single good person in those martial arts families!”
“Frankly, if Shi Yanyi had simply killed Ke Wenji outright, so many people wouldn’t have died today,” Gu Bo said quietly.
“Yeah, Ke Wenji’s death is nothing to regret, but Shi Yanyi deserves worse. Having his body torn apart by corpse puppets was too easy for him!” Feng Tiejian said angrily.
“Shi Yanyi isn’t dead yet,” Wu Shouhan said calmly.
“What?”
“Shi Yanyi isn’t dead? How is that possible? Ke Wenji became a mid-level corpse puppet, right? How did she fail to kill Shi Yanyi?”
“Or is Shi Yanyi a fifth-tier expert?”
“…”
Feng Tiejian, Kong Dabao, and the others shouted in disbelief.
Su Jingxing recalled Wu Shouhan’s earlier words and asked in surprise, “Did Ke Wenji already know that even as a corpse puppet, she might not be able to kill Shi Yanyi?”
“Hm? What do you mean?” Feng Tiejian was confused.
Kong Dabao and the others looked equally puzzled.
“Little Su guessed right.”
Wu Shouhan cast a look of appreciation at Su Jingxing and said gravely, “Yes, Ke Wenji knew that even as a corpse puppet, she might not be able to kill Shi Yanyi. After all, when she became a corpse puppet, Shi Yanyi wouldn’t necessarily be sleeping in the lounge.”
“That’s exactly what happened. When Ke Wenji transformed into a corpse puppet and burst from the lounge, Shi Yanyi was in a teahouse beside the plaza, sipping tea and enjoying the success of his celebration.”
“Ke Wenji’s true killing move was that after becoming a corpse puppet, she killed countless innocent people. The blame would fall squarely on Shi Yanyi.”
“And that’s exactly what Ke Wenji wanted—to use this crime to force the Martial Guard Bureau, even Li Linzhou himself, to eliminate Shi Yanyi!”
Hiss—
The sound of sharply indrawn breaths filled the dormitory.
Apart from Su Jingxing, the others were stunned.
So ruthless…
Unbelievably ruthless!
Ke Wenji wasn’t just crazy—she was a genius madwoman!
For revenge against Shi Yanyi.
She chose to commit suicide and become a corpse puppet, slaughtering thousands of innocents, then left video evidence to force the Martial Guard Bureau, even Li Linzhou, to take action!
“What about the Shi family?” Feng Tiejian, remembering Shi Yanyi’s family background, steadied himself and pressed on, “Uncle Wu, is Shi Yanyi being hidden by the Shi family now?”
“Yes.”
Wu Shouhan nodded. “Shi Yanyi has vanished, and Ke Wenji’s plot succeeded. Just as I came here, I received word—Li Linzhou is personally leading a team to the Shi family!”
…
Shi family.
More than a hundred elite Martial Guard Bureau officers, surrounding Li Linzhou, stood in the Shi family’s courtyard, facing off against the Shi family.
At the front of each group stood Li Linzhou and Shi Jinnian.
Dressed in plain clothes, Li Linzhou kept his hands behind his back and spoke coolly, “Master Shi, hand over Shi Yanyi, and this ends here.”
“Ah, to be frank, Lord Li, I don’t know where Shi Yanyi has gone or where he’s hiding. If I knew, I’d have sent that bastard straight to the Martial Guard Bureau!”
Shi Jinnian sighed helplessly, “If you don’t believe me, feel free to search. If you find that bastard, you won’t need to act—I’ll execute him myself!”
Li Linzhou’s expression remained unchanged as he uttered a single word, “Search.”
“Yes, sir!”
The hundred Martial Guard Bureau elites immediately spread out, searching the Shi family estate and the entire neighborhood.
Throughout the process, the Shi family looked indignant but did not interfere.
Half an hour later, the search was over.
“Reporting, sir: the target was not found.”
A Martial Guard Bureau expert reported to Li Linzhou.
“See? I wasn’t lying.” Shi Jinnian gazed at Li Linzhou with apparent sincerity.
Li Linzhou remained silent.
In the next moment, he turned and left.
“Let’s go.”
With a rustling sound, the hundred Martial Guard Bureau elites followed Li Linzhou, departing the Shi family neighborhood.
Shi Jinnian and his kin escorted them to the gate.
Only when everyone vanished from sight did his face regain its composure. He said calmly, “How is it?”
“Everything is going according to plan!”